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Thanks

A Guy Called LULU — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:44:05 +0000

In reply to Hey Lulu, something got lost

Thanks

Hey Lulu, something got lost

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:43:00 +0000

In reply to This is all too confusin? for

Hey Lulu, something got lost amid the banter, the thing that I really appreciated about your piece.

So much of blogging...and any public writing perhaps...is showmanship. We're always trying to outdo one another, whether in knowledge, wit, eloquence, argument, or even rhyme. Everyone wants the last word, the irrefutable point, the devastating cut. That's fine, I think. That's what makes it fun and inspires us to communicate effectively. That's what makes us click back to a day-old post to see if anyone responded.

But the real prize, in my opinion, is the rarest of achievements: to make people think. Your piece made me think. That's what I liked about it.

Fishing and Scandinavian folk

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:25:11 +0000

In reply to Yeah, but that's Minnesota -

Fishing and Scandinavian folk songs

(with apologies to Mr. Day)

This is all too confusin? for

Lulu — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:39:06 +0000

In reply to It was funny, actually. I was

This is all too confusin’ for my simple mind, but thanks for the responses. I’m thinkin’ I’m thankin’ Pearaclawsporfavor too, but I hold to the right to change my mind if I ever make it up.

And you up there, DDay, It’s a pleasure and a plivlidge to receive your daily award. Thanks

Yeah, but that's Minnesota -

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:25:10 +0000

In reply to It was funny, actually. I was

Yeah, but that's Minnesota - what do they know?

It was funny, actually. I was

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:18:24 +0000

In reply to Ouch. My reward for trying to

It was funny, actually. I was just returning the friendly salvo.

Speaking of which...

There once was a man from Duluth

Who insisted on telling the truth.

To every report

He'd respond with a snort,

"You've messed up the facts!"

Then he'd take up his axe

And whack it with zest

'Cause he knew the best.

No nit was too nitty,

No matter how witty.

If the facts were OK,

He'd whack anyway.

"For Justice!" he'd cry.

"For Truth," he would sigh.

But no matter how hard he'd grind,

He couldn't change someone's mind.

His axe was too dull,

And his mind was too full

Of self-righteous pride

In the Truth that he spied.

His contradictions made waves

But did nothing to save

The fools and the cretins

Who did not agree with him.

It is bit of a tangent. I

Michael Maiello — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:51:23 +0000

In reply to I am nI do not think it is

It is bit of a tangent. I like to think that's it not quite your point, but it rhymes.

As for your point about selective outrage. Indeed, Lulu, Indeed. I'm in total agreement.

Not so sure - remember how in

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:21:44 +0000

In reply to This is one instance where I

Not so sure - remember how in 2006-2007, war with Iran was guaranteed to happen by late summer, with Lieberman leading the charge? how Hillary had made it inevitable through supporting Kyl-Lieberman?

We will shower Bibi with concessions to support his magnanimous restraint, or else he'll go to his AIPAC support group which will create a PR nightmare for him.

Here's Israel asking for a green light in 2008:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/25/iran.israelandthepalestinians1

Here's us thinking about an attack in 2007 just because Iraq wasn't going well

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2007/05/20/13082/iran-plan-b/

Here's Cheney supporting our 1st strike led by Israel in 2005:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO505A.html

It's all a Happy Meal game. Israel knows very well Iran is far from any nuclear threat capability, and even if the have facilities, a few bunker busters can seal up any entrances. So what does it gain? Iran's letting IAEA inspect its facilities. There's no real progress. Bombing Iran would just make all this clearer, when Bibi just wants power over us instead.

This is one instance where I

jollyroger — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:47:58 +0000

In reply to Heaven forbid we be bumbling

This is one instance where I am prepared to believe that Prez in his private communications with Bibi is less accommodating than his public posture would imply--I believe this because if it were otherwise, there would be smoking ruins in Teheran, Tel Aviv and Times Square.

Ouch. My reward for trying to

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:56:00 +0000

In reply to Good idea. And if someone

Ouch. My reward for trying to be funny & friendly?

2nd prize - a 2012 Obama bumper sticker?

3rd prize.... hold my tongue

Pardon-moi for my lack of bon humor

But hen-pecking seems much like a tumor

We parlay away

The tough duels of the day

To engage in snide quips and bald rumor

Since the other side never acquiesces

Our contempt for them too never ceases

We proclaim verbal war

Till we sleepwalk and snore

And find ourselves distracted to pieces

To be accurate never suffices

A wit that cuts, shreds and slices

Is usually preferred,

Whether far-fetched or absurd

To lead our way out of this crisis

When all things are said and not done

We've engaged in a whole lot of fun

We've adopted a tack

From which we can't quite get back

Where we support the values we shun

But it's fine when we go out and do it

It's not lying - we just want improve'd

The truths of the day

Hidden away

What the facts lack, we're proud to intuit