Re: [RC] You know you are a Radical Centrist when--

[David R. Block]

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I like O'Reilly and many of the FOX weekend shows. His sessions with Dennis Miller and Bernie Goldberg are great. Hannity is better on radio, but some of the TV show features are OK, if I can sit through some of his tirades long enough. Megyn Kelly, The Journal Editorial Report, and some of the weekend business shows (but WHY do they have to scream at each other most of the time?). David   "Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine."--P. J. O’Rourke On 10/25/2011 3:35 PM, Chris Hahn wrote: Billy,   Thanks for making the effort.  I think that the positive and negative spins both have merit, and that as radical centrists we need to elucidate radical thought from all over the place.   Here’s one... you know you are a Radical Centrist when you are willing to consider and ponder ideas from widely disparate sources.   And Billy, you certainly qualify.  I am regularly surprised by the wide-ranging sources of the articles you post.  You certainly aren’t a Fox-only or MSNBC-only kind of guy.  I fall a bit short in that category because I can't tolerate spending any time with either of those channels.   Chris       From: radicalcentrism@googlegroups.com [mailto:radicalcentrism@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of bil...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:15 PM To: radicalcentrism@googlegroups.com Cc: bil...@aol.com Subject: Re: [RC] You know you are a Radical Centrist when--   Chris : You got me there. Seems as if you nailed me for an RC heresy. I should have also made something of the positive side of the ledger, not just the negative side.   OK.   You know you are a Radical Centrist when :   You like any number of ideas that the Democrats in Congress and the Republicans in Congress have proposed as solutions for our problems and are dismayed by partisan bickering that gets nothing done.   You like some of the ideas proposed by the Obama White House which seem to offer promise to solve some of our problems and are dismayed that Republicans cannot bring themselves to accept at least a few administration ideas as worthwhile.   You liked some of the ideas which George W Bush advocated which might have helped the nation deal with its problems and were dismayed that Democrats were so unwilling to even listen to what the administration was saying.     The  problem is that none of this is very funny.   Also, a biggie, it seems to me that most of what DC has offered to us all recently, both parties, has not been worth very much. The "hate" is supposed to be humorous by way of exaggeration. Trouble is that sometimes the word can be taken very literally, because of disgust at both parties. Regardless, neither party is 100 % warped and evil, and such a negative assessment is only deserved, say, 80% of the time.   Billy     ====================================================     10/25/2011 12:56:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, c...@2chahn.com writes: Can you create similar set of statements using an antonym for the word hate?   Chris       From: radicalcentrism@googlegroups.com [mailto:radicalcentrism@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of bil...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:14 PM To: radicalcentrism@googlegroups.com Cc: bil...@aol.com Subject: [RC] You know you are a Radical Centrist when--   You know you are a Radical Centrist when :   You hate the Congress for the many of the same reasons that Democrats hate Congress  and  Republicans hate Congress   You hate Barack Obama for many of the same reasons that Democrats hate Obama  and  Republicans hate him   You hated GW Bush for many of the same reasons that Democrats hated Bush  and  Republicans hated him.     ---------------------   Cheerful thought for today Billy -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org   -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org