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To your original point, which

Hey Wally — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:16:59 +0000

In reply to My opinion of government is

To your original point, which you reprised this way:

"Stardust sees that Holbrooke's final words (quoted by his family) "you've got to end this war in Afghanistan" are being torqued and spun by the White House Press Secretary into a humorous quip in an attempt to neutralize their effect (which I believe would be negligible anyway)..."

Spin. You own it.

You're saying you know more about Richard Holbrooke's last words and the circumstances and demeanor of their utterance than the White House.

Your spin. Amazing.

My opinion of government is

we are stardust — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:25:54 +0000

In reply to Funny stuff, your reply (not

My opinion of government is low---but with all due respect, your thinking and conclusions don't really get you where you want to go in a discussion. I'm going with DanK on this, and wondering if someone is paying you to be a shill.

Of course my response was the only possible kind to a charge that I should admit to being an anarchist. You remind me of the Mormon missionaries who come to my door often; they are so woefully unprepared to be effective at their missions that they don't even know that other relligions besides Christianity believe in one God. Your simple view of politics mirror theirs on religion.

I was interested to see you sign on to Donal's less cranky communication, though; luckliy it was after you called me an anarchist, which I loved. Saddest part to me is that the attrition of the middle and lower classes in terms of justice and economics in favor of Wall Street is exactly what will drive anarchy and rebellion in this country, a future which I am trying so hard to avert.

Funny stuff, your reply (not

Hey Wally — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:04:16 +0000

In reply to Let's see what we have here,

Funny stuff, your reply (not to confuse that with a "response").

I've been noticing that your opinion of government is exceedingly low, no matter which thread one follows you on. Your melodrama is in keeping.

Just an FYI .... don't

kgb999 — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:06:00 +0000

In reply to Wally:Your response to what

Just an FYI .... don't bother. Dry hole.

Wally:Your response to what

wws — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:47:47 +0000

In reply to Wow. Three irresponsible

Wally:

Your response to what were clearly conjectures on my part reminds me of the childrens' game of telephone: what you heard (evidence of "racism" -- huh?) is a conjecture of your own, for it was neither in what I actually said, nor, fyi, in thoughts unsaid. I'm therefore baffled by the quantum leap you made "on your end of the line". Never mind.

Let's see what we have here,

we are stardust — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:39:00 +0000

In reply to The meeting to spin that must

Let's see what we have here, Wally-Oh: Stardust sees that Holbrooke's final words (quoted by his family) "you've got to end this war in Afghanistan" are being torqued and spun by the White House Press Secretary into a humorous quip in an attempt to neutralize their effect (which I believe would be negligible anyway) somehow equals that Stardust FAVORS ANARCHY?

Stardust complies with Wally's illogical conclusion, and busts out into a full-throated version of "The Fish Cheer", takes a toke off a reefer, and tosses an empty beer bottle beside the trash barrel, proving the love of ANARCHY! Stardust then hurries home to cut off the 'Do not remove this tag under penalty of law" tags off the pillows and mattresses in the house. Not yet satisfied, Stardust grabs the gallon jar of pennies on the dressing table, runs outside and throws them all over the driveway, yelling, "Take that, you fucking pennies! You cost more to produce than a penny, and I HAVE HAD IT WITH YOU! You can just act as more gravel to keep the mud off my shoes! Why won't they vote to end the penny???" And thinks: "Later I may write WITH INK on a few dollar bills; I love anarchy in the winter time!

Yeah, that Sloby, he was a

AmericanDreamer — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:32:46 +0000

In reply to Diana hearts Slobodan

Yeah, that Sloby, he was a swell guy, wasn't he? Maybe some unresolved anger management problems (what was the phrase that used to be used before that one came along--SOB? Bastard? Or, to move away from excessive focus on characteristics of one's genetic origins, asshat?). But, hey, nobody's perfect, right?

Diana hearts Slobodan

Hey Wally — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:23:33 +0000

In reply to Holbrooke or Milosevic: Who

Diana hearts Slobodan Milosovic. Not so much Holbrooke.

Holbrooke or Milosevic: Who

A Guy Called LULU — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:12:53 +0000

In reply to A Coda to the Death of Ambassador Holbrooke

Holbrooke or Milosevic: Who is the Greater Murderer?

Diana Johnstone, writing at Couterpunch, has a more critical view of Holbrooke

http://www.counterpunch.org/

The meeting to spin that must

Hey Wally — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:46:53 +0000

In reply to Don't look now, but the State

The meeting to spin that must have been strange.

Good grief, what meeting to spin it? What spin? I was hearing about the humorous context of Holbrooke's final words yesteray on CNN, shortly after this post went up.

Is everything the government says or does automatically nefarious and dishonest in your book? If so, dispense with the "analysis" and state your desire for anarchy plainly.