Letters to the Editor
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A bit of clarification
UsedtobeKristin, I meant that I found Obama's tactics to be self-defeating -- at least in the long run -- not that I believe he himself is a Christianist. I'm persuaded that his world-view isn't that different from my own, but that his reluctance to confront an enemy who makes no bones about being an enemy is a weakness, not a strength.
Apparently he believes otherwise. That's his right, and time will tell whether or not his course or my reluctance to follow it was the wiser decision. What I don't think, however, is that his tactical decisions disqualify him from consideration, or that I won't support him, even in the primaries. I haven't made my decision on that score; I'm still thinking about it, as are many people. When the time comes, I'll do what I think must be done, but in the meantime, I think airing these concerns openly is not only proper, but important.
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Link for the History impaired.....
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/obamas-gospel-concert-tour/
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Ride a Painted Pony!
Spinning Wheel
Blood, Sweat and Tears
What goes up must come down
Spinnin' wheel got to go 'round
Talkin' 'bout your troubles it's a cryin' sin
Ride a painted pony let the spinnin' wheel spin
You got no money and you got no home
Spinnin' wheel all alone
Talkin' 'bout your troubles and you never learn
Ride a painted pony let the spinnin' wheel turn
Did you find the directing sign on the
Straight and narrow highway
Would you mind a reflecting sign
Just let it shine within your mind
And show you the colors that are real
Someone is waiting just for you
Spinnin' wheel, spinnin' true
Drop all your troubles by the riverside
Catch a painted pony on the spinning wheel ride
Pictures of painted ponies!!!
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Ponies!
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@ William Timberman
What I don't think, however, is that his tactical decisions disqualify him from consideration, or that I won't support him, even in the primaries. I haven't made my decision on that score; I'm still thinking about it, as are many people. When the time comes, I'll do what I think must be done, but in the meantime, I think airing these concerns openly is not only proper, but important.
-- William Timberman
I apologize for my misunderstanding of what you said.
Of course everyone will view each candidate's actions differently in terms of their importance or whether they disqualify him/her. I was on the fence about Obama anyway, and was considering him only, ironically, as a tactical maneuver.
But, ultimately, we agree that airing these concerns is important. IMO, those supporters who attack people like Glenn for airing them (and most commenters here did not attack Glenn) are doing their candidate a disservice.
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A little worrisome
As a sideline dweller, I have been cheering for Obama, because I've felt like a president who's lived overseas might actually be able to fix the way America interacts with the world. I'd also hoped that he might help to fix many of the structural problems plaguing the US government.
But ads like this make me really question it. I have no problem with a US president being a Christian, nor would I really care if he were a Muslim for that matter. But overtly religious political advertising suggests that from such a person, we can just expect more of the ongoing erosion of the line between church and state. That erosion is bad for the US, but more so, it's greatly increased tensions throughout the world, and scares me quite a bit.
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Inadvertent revelations
To anyone noticing that there were far too many thinks in my last comment, I have nothing to say in my defense, except that sometimes syntactical lapses reveal more about our mental states than the content we're trying to express.
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Isn't it true that Tonto means "fool" in Spanish?
This *is* true, but it was not that meaning that was intended by the producers of the show.
There are two versions of the story.
Fran Striker told the Saturday Evening Post that he invented Tonto's name and that it was picked by merely alterring the consanants in the name Bobo. (This was a caveman character Striker had created in another radio program.)
Jim Jewell says that Striker was remembering wrong. Tonto, he said, is another Potowatomie word.
There were a few Indians who would come to the camp to tell stories to the children.
One of the Indians apparently had a penchant for drinking after the children had gone to sleep. Sometimes he would get rowdy and the other Indians would call him "tonto." This meant "wild one."
Jewell remembered the word, liked it, and gave the name to the Lone Ranger's Indian companion.
Originally, Tonto rode double with the Lone Ranger on Silver. After a publicity photo was taken of the Lone Ranger and Tonto this way, Station WXYZ wisely decided to give Tonto his own steed.
I ride a Pinto Bean.
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@ Dirks: yes of course I am familar with him, that is not my point Glenn had an agenda
by having a black female gay special interest pundit pen 2 hit pieces against Obama as his guest writer and penning such a nothing commentary on MLK invloving Obama a candidate that he clearly has no love for...
I have posted in detail my position on Glenn's agenda. I would suggest you revisit her posts wherein Glenn tolerated her racist attacks against a white gay minister( Glenn had no problem stepping on Pam in replys to posters in the letter section)
One other note of interest I thought Glenn's selection of this topic on MLK day left a lot to de desired BTW I have also posted that James
Hannaham ( A black gay writer) selection on MLK day was also a left a lot to be desired as well.
I really was troubled by Hannaham's pulp commentary on MLK day given I was instrumental with Joan in having Salon finally hire a Black writer on it's payroll . I also pointed out to Joan( please note her reply to me) that I hope James would not just cover the usual Black related subject matters!!!
Tragically he did do the run of the mill Black story on Clarence Thomas!!!!!