I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Good morning all. 

Kam - loved the video.  

linda - good kipling poem.

On Siegel and others: they should be indicted for violating federal election law.  I find it funny that the Republicans chant Freedom as their mantra yet cheer on voter suppression and voter intimidation.  The only freedom offered by the Repugs is the Freedom of the boss to make as much money as possible.  

By the way, I saw the picture of those miners forced to appear with Romney.  Boy, they do not look happy.

Love the link, Belinda44!  Thanks for posting it.  Oh so funny and oh so true at the same time.

It's a beautiful morning here in NYC, crisp and clear.  I just got back from a run over the Brooklyn bridge and the view absolutely filled me with happiness. 

Linda

Maleus Americanus Crustius - love it Belinda!

Dumbing the Lies down:

Bunch of has-beens - all of them. Including Romney. They made all this money but leave nothing of note to the world. When they die they will be forgotten.

They are probably jealous of the younger, handsomer more manly and more POWERFUL Obama - who will not be forgotten.

These are just crotchety old fogies being mean girls.

Excellent link, Belinda!

Belinda and Kam...both great pieces.  After sleeping on things and reading Belinda's article I still feel the same about these used up, washed out, unable to cut the mustard types of old men who seem to have to threaten hard-working honest people.  At some point it is time to pay the fiddler.  

As far as Romney and Ryan....well, I do believe the saying you have to stand for SOMETHINGfor you fall for anything....we still know precious little of what Romney stands for and that has continued to convince me he is a pawn.  Too bad that he is, as has been said a businessman/salesman as well because they find it easy to switch to whatever alliance it takes to get you to buy or in this case vote.  Does not connect the word ethical or moral to any of it.  Only my own personal sensations.....perhaps he has been running for office too long....too much of a record out there.  That pulls Ryan down...not that I think that was so hard anyhow.

Ok.....onward for the day.  After no reading other threads this a.m. I'm feeling great  and enjoying the blessing of the sun coming through my home office window.  It's going to be a great day.

Jackie

E - would love to see your horse.  My all-time dream was to have a horse.  Not likely to at my age etc., but the thought's there.  I did sit on a horse and walk, twice, while I was in Vermont.  Even trotted a few steps. A big victory.  I developing a high fear of falling after my treatment. 

So the hearings on the embassy attack in Libyia.  Does anyone remember Republicans clamoring to throw out Bush because he had warnings that Ben Laden was determined to attack inside the US, not just the August memo, but memos throughout the late spring, but he didn't do anything, just brushed the warnings aside?  Nope.  They all rallied around him, claiming he couldn't have know, bla bla.  Is it me, or do I detect incredible hypocricy on the R. side - not only because the Repubs cut funding to embassy security two years in a row, and now they're shocked, terribly shocked that our ambassador didn't have enough security, but also in light of what they didn't do to Bush after 9-11?

This has been a horrible week at work - speaking of bots.  I want again to thank you ladies.  I am amazed constantly at the wonderful things you find and just the way I feel after visiting this link.  I occasionally listen/read things from the alternate universe and become so confused at the thoughts expressed.  I think about my moderate/liberal/progressive friends who show such sanity, thoughtfulness and kindness in a world gone mad. 

Whomever posted the "If" poem (my poor brain doesn't hold things very long anymore) - thank-you from the bottom of my heart.  That was my absolute favorite poem as a teenager/twenties but I hadn't read it for so very long.  I deeply appreciate the reminder call to sanity and steadfastness in these crazy times.

I don't know who will be elected.  I sincerely hope it will be Obama.  What I do know, is that whomever is elected, this country needs to regain some sense of unity, compassion and an ability to compromise.  I am aghast constantly at the level of hatred that is shown towards our President (who is the primary target) and really anyone who doesn't toe the conservative/tea-bagger line.  Any crazy fool thing that is said - if it is negative - will be believed by some people.  Many of them seem to haunt the internet at all times looking for negative stuff - it's not all that hard to check that same stuff against any "urban legends" site and find that it's a bundle of lies.  But it doesn't matter to them anymore - if it ever did.  My heart aches for this country.

gg - I love your post. Hatred is moving so much in this election. It is indeed heartbreaking. Sorry you are having such a bad time at work.

I'm thinking of retiring.  There is no question that I would do well, other than financially.  GG - the problem with thinking about it is that if you think too much about it, it is hard to unthink about it.  It becomes inevitable, if it is at all a choice. (I hope this made sense.)

All this business with what happened in Libya could not have come at a worse time..........That fiasco on TV yesterday was ridiculous......I did not see what party the 2 goons were from that were interrogating the Kennedy guy, but I'll bet they were Republican............

I heard on the news that someone who spent time with the Ambassador said, "no amount of extra security would have helped, or changed anything that happened"............" the attack was well planned, and well orchestrated".............so all the hoop-la about they asked for more security, and were refused it....in the real scheme of things would have changed nothing................

If they got away with 911, on Bush's watch, (and that was far greater), what makes them think they could have stopped Libya...............

I hopt all this bullshit doesn't cause a win for Romney..............I am sure they are gonna hammer this home at every opportunity..............

Oh Linda - the pastrami dilemna!  I've been so good on my "healthy diet" since August (I mean h e a l t h y), but deviated a bit this week and had a BLT - bacon, the food of gods, is on my do not touch list, usually.  It was fun...do it once...get it out of your system and move on. 

lewing - good luck with the phone bank. I did some of that in '08 - I'm terrible at it! Which states are you calling?

Definitely go with the pastrami.  It is the only way to stop thinking about it.  

I had rice and beans and kale for lunch, so pastrami will provide needed balance.

 L

lewing - more power to you making the phone calls.  My husband and I did it in 2004.  It was exhausting and I got tired of people yelling at me...  Though I'd probably be willing to do it again, I don't think my husband would under any circumstances - he doesn't take rudeness well.  But OTOH, I spent a great deal of my youth getting phones slammed on me, or doors closed, as my first jobs were door to door and/or phone interviewing.    I think I got used up.