Comments for Rantcaster http://rantcaster.wordpress.com Rants on the contemporary political/social scene Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:15:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on A Quitter in the Land of Achievers: Sarah Goes to Hong Kong by wickle http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/a-quitter-in-the-land-of-achievers-sarah-goes-to-hong-kong/#comment-590 wickle Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:15:39 +0000 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/?p=440#comment-590 Dancing panda? That pretty much covers it. Well said! I might go on, but I don't think that Gov. Palin is worth any more of my time. Dancing panda?

That pretty much covers it. Well said!

I might go on, but I don’t think that Gov. Palin is worth any more of my time.

]]> Comment on On “Back to School” Speeches and Willful Ignorance by wickle http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/on-back-to-school-speeches-and-willful-ignorance/#comment-587 wickle Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:33:29 +0000 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/?p=428#comment-587 A reasonable conservative blogger put in his post, "Do you remember the olden days when the Right was in favor of hard work, staying in school, and listening to teachers?" This has all been well beyond absurd. A reasonable conservative blogger put in his post, “Do you remember the olden days when the Right was in favor of hard work, staying in school, and listening to teachers?”

This has all been well beyond absurd.

]]> Comment on On “Back to School” Speeches and Willful Ignorance by rantcaster http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/on-back-to-school-speeches-and-willful-ignorance/#comment-586 rantcaster Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:13:34 +0000 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/?p=428#comment-586 I really believe there is an epidemic of ignorance here – something truly pathological that will not be easily cured. Add to that the ugliness on the extreme right born of desperation and irrelevance – the perceived loss of the “Norman Rockwell” image of America that white, middle-class Republicans have always had. This is the stuff that civil wars are made of. I really believe there is an epidemic of ignorance here – something truly pathological that will not be easily cured. Add to that the ugliness on the extreme right born of desperation and irrelevance – the perceived loss of the “Norman Rockwell” image of America that white, middle-class Republicans have always had. This is the stuff that civil wars are made of.

]]> Comment on On “Back to School” Speeches and Willful Ignorance by rantcaster http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/on-back-to-school-speeches-and-willful-ignorance/#comment-585 rantcaster Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:12:57 +0000 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/?p=428#comment-585 I really believe there is an epidemic of ignorance here - something truly pathological that will not be easily cured. Add to that the ugliness on the extreme right born of desperation and irrelevance - the perceived loss of the "Norman Rockwell" image of America that white, middle-class Republicans have always had. This is the stuff that civil wars are made of. I really believe there is an epidemic of ignorance here – something truly pathological that will not be easily cured. Add to that the ugliness on the extreme right born of desperation and irrelevance – the perceived loss of the “Norman Rockwell” image of America that white, middle-class Republicans have always had. This is the stuff that civil wars are made of.

]]> Comment on On “Back to School” Speeches and Willful Ignorance by jebarry1 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/on-back-to-school-speeches-and-willful-ignorance/#comment-584 jebarry1 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:08:56 +0000 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/?p=428#comment-584 This is great! I completely agree with you. Ignorance has become synonymous with the Republican party lately. Beware of Socialist homework! Nicely done. This is great! I completely agree with you. Ignorance has become synonymous with the Republican party lately. Beware of Socialist homework! Nicely done.

]]> Comment on Obama’s School Talk: Fear Consumes the GOP and the Whacko Right by rantcaster http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/obamas-school-talk-fear-rules-the-gop/#comment-583 rantcaster Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:53:10 +0000 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-583 I think that this is a bona fide physical/mental pathology that has overcome life-long Republicans, watching their "Norman Rockwell" image of America fade into oblivion. I fear it will get uglier before it gets better. I think that this is a bona fide physical/mental pathology that has overcome life-long Republicans, watching their “Norman Rockwell” image of America fade into oblivion. I fear it will get uglier before it gets better.

]]> Comment on Obama’s School Talk: Fear Consumes the GOP and the Whacko Right by wickle http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/obamas-school-talk-fear-rules-the-gop/#comment-582 wickle Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:04:20 +0000 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-582 I agree ... this is beyond absurd. The President wants to encourage kids to work hard and study. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THAT? Then again, the Right has, over the past year, condemned Pres. Obama's choice of mustard, his new pet dog, and just about everything else he does. I agree … this is beyond absurd.

The President wants to encourage kids to work hard and study.

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THAT?

Then again, the Right has, over the past year, condemned Pres. Obama’s choice of mustard, his new pet dog, and just about everything else he does.

]]> Comment on Obama’s School Talk: Fear Consumes the GOP and the Whacko Right by Ben Hoffman http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/obamas-school-talk-fear-rules-the-gop/#comment-581 Ben Hoffman Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:25:25 +0000 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-581 Right-wingers seem to have elevated Glenn Beck to god status. Or at least they take his word as the gospel. Beck never even went to college (other than taking one class that he didn't complete). Right-wingers seem to have elevated Glenn Beck to god status. Or at least they take his word as the gospel. Beck never even went to college (other than taking one class that he didn’t complete).

]]> Comment on Obama’s School Talk: Fear Consumes the GOP and the Whacko Right by Lila Mach http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/obamas-school-talk-fear-rules-the-gop/#comment-580 Lila Mach Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:43:46 +0000 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-580 The GOP - Republicans - alias Religious Right - wants President Obama's administration to fail ... Of course, this "Party" does NOT believe in education ... so it stands to reason they would challenge something positive in a child's life as brainwashing! When, in effect, that is exactly what they are doing -- manipulating the minds of the vulnerable and least educated -- the parents of these children. It is so sad for our great country that we have this disgraceful and idiotic group who can only do damage to its followers. The GOP – Republicans – alias Religious Right – wants President Obama’s administration to fail … Of course, this “Party” does NOT believe in education … so it stands to reason they would challenge something positive in a child’s life as brainwashing! When, in effect, that is exactly what they are doing — manipulating the minds of the vulnerable and least educated — the parents of these children. It is so sad for our great country that we have this disgraceful and idiotic group who can only do damage to its followers.

]]> Comment on Obama’s School Talk: Fear Consumes the GOP and the Whacko Right by Ben Hoffman http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/obamas-school-talk-fear-rules-the-gop/#comment-579 Ben Hoffman Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:44:28 +0000 http://rantcaster.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-579 Agreed, and it is sad. Agreed, and it is sad.

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