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Sunday, January 6, 2008 09:02 AM

Thanks GG for the clarification

Was not accusing-was saying I could understand others point about timing..how meaning could be misconstrued and only you could answer that.

I'm still confused by the oped pieces of the past 3 days.

I'm used to your always excellent legal expertise and exposure of illegality of the govt.in cases like torture, wiretapping, wrongful imprisonment based on FACT.

When you switch gears to make YOUR opinion-supported by facts you gather to support that opinion as a given-in lui of alternate/other sides---it throws me a little---that's all.

After today, I think I will digress from commenting on such oped pieces as the "Glenn-Glory" crowd wants to sing harmony without any alternate notes/verses.

A few on here want to treat the comment thread like a subgrouped Facebook extension-bringing past beliefs going back to Glenns' toddler days here-which I find redundant.

Guess I can be guilty too, but I can honestly it's not from holding grudges-it's from every post of Glenns' to such posters being jerks,disrespectful of others voices trying to create a "clique-like atmosphere" explaining it away as "just elitism". So while the grotesque, little peons refuse to fall in line to the song being sung-the noise becomes ever louder

as the paranoia over a different view to threaten ones' "secure" view of oneself of the Glory crowd becomes a high-pitched scream.

Anthropology 101, Psych 101, Philosophy 101-whatever it is-it's NOT progress.

Sunday, January 6, 2008 09:33 AM

Might I also add:

It's ELITISM that killed Kerry in 04.

It's going to be the death of the GOP "blue-blood" elitist corporatautacracy.

Stand back and watch it's dessimation-don't get sucked down the drain with it.

Sunday, January 6, 2008 11:45 AM

I listen to my own music

right now it's Beck.

Strange Apparition

Lord, please don't forsake me

In my Mercedes Benz

all the riches and the ruins

Now we all know how that story ends

Strange apparition

haunting my brain

standing on the last legs

of a dream that walked away

When the Lord rings my front door

and asks me what I got to show

Besides the dust in my pockets

and the things that just eat away at my soul.

strange apparition

haunting my brain

there's some permissions

of a dream that got cremated

The least I had to lose from

is the most I seem to care

anything should make you happy

Nothing could make you scared

We'll be on the shoreline

when that heavy ship goes down

Did you think you were lucky?

You should see yourself now

Word.

A stationary bike is healthier, and you can get just as far spinning your wheels.

nowhere.

Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:25 PM

Thrasher

If Glenn says that was not his intention, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

Not backpeddling at all--still don't agree with him that his opinion can be shaped by citing articles to make that somehow seem factual ie "end of story".

I agree with you about whites trying to put words in your mouth-there are lots of elitist on here who want to presume the right to do that to others.

trust me..you're not alone in that.

How many black newsmen, pundits, journalists are there in the msm?

quite a few-but not enough.

and none that were cited in GG's original post-ALL white.

Told ya already I saw what you say-but your communication skills are lacking (as are many others on here).

everywoman is much better at it.

stop the tit4tat. stop playing the same game-rise above it.

stop reading innuendo in everyones words-you can't assume "tone" of someone elses verbage on the tubes-only words.

If someone is reaching out to you-don't slap them down.

Hint:

Progress in communication:

'I feel_______,becasue_______-I would like to see_________.

So what you're saying is:____________.

You sound_______. Is it_______ or is it_______?

People can argue facts you present-people can't argue feelings.

Those are yours/you own them/you should stand up for them-just find a better way to get that across.

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