Comments on: A Deck Chair Would Be Lovely Over There… http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:13:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: dead last http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408819 dead last Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:15:08 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408819 <p>“Keeping us up here eats away at families,” said Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), who typically flies home on Thursdays and returns to Washington on Tuesdays. “Marriages suffer. The Democrats could care less about families — that’s what this says.”</p> <p>Sounds an awfully lot like “Let them eat cake!”</p> “Keeping us up here eats away at families,” said Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), who typically flies home on Thursdays and returns to Washington on Tuesdays. “Marriages suffer. The Democrats could care less about families — that’s what this says.”

Sounds an awfully lot like “Let them eat cake!”

]]> By: nikto http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408725 nikto Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:00:57 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408725 <p>Conservatives are scum, with scarcely any exceptions.</p> <p>It’s time for America to dump the toxic illusion that Conservatism is a legitimate philosophy.</p> <p>Either America survives or Conservatism survives.</p> <p>We cannot have both.</p> Conservatives are scum, with scarcely any exceptions.

It’s time for America to dump the toxic illusion that Conservatism is a legitimate philosophy.

Either America survives or Conservatism survives.

We cannot have both.

]]> By: P J Evans http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408669 P J Evans Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:31:43 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408669 <p>Dilireus @ 148<br /> <em>one of his groupies was telling the audience about the three jobs she worked…and the audience applauded her</em></p> <p>They probably rationalize it as congratulating her for ‘making the American dream real’ or some similar kind of BS.</p> Dilireus @ 148
one of his groupies was telling the audience about the three jobs she worked…and the audience applauded her

They probably rationalize it as congratulating her for ‘making the American dream real’ or some similar kind of BS.

]]> By: Dilireus http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408650 Dilireus Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:19:44 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408650 <blockquote><p>It is wonderful to see a Republican like Jack Kingston supporting working families like this — wherein some folks have to work two and three jobs just to make ends meet.</p></blockquote> <p>I’m sure many people have brought this up in the past, but this reminds of one of those town hall type meetings Bush had at which one of his groupies was telling the audience about the three jobs she worked…and the audience applauded her. I don’t know about anyone else, but my reaction to that was anger at the fact that anyone would <i>have</i> to work three jobs just to make ends meet. This says as much about the Republicans as it does about the worker/slave. I’m getting pissed off all over again just sitting here thinking about it.</p>

It is wonderful to see a Republican like Jack Kingston supporting working families like this — wherein some folks have to work two and three jobs just to make ends meet.

I’m sure many people have brought this up in the past, but this reminds of one of those town hall type meetings Bush had at which one of his groupies was telling the audience about the three jobs she worked…and the audience applauded her. I don’t know about anyone else, but my reaction to that was anger at the fact that anyone would have to work three jobs just to make ends meet. This says as much about the Republicans as it does about the worker/slave. I’m getting pissed off all over again just sitting here thinking about it.

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408646 selise Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:15:53 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408646 <p><a href="#comment-408642"><em>angie @ 146</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>ET– I did not realize that Reid and Kerry had joined Pelosi and Conyers and I am extremely disappointed in their stance against Jimmy Carter’s book and invitation for discourse.</p> <p>The dialogue must occur in this country and it seems as though our leaders are first in squelching it.</p></blockquote> <p>i didn’t know about kerry either. ET - do you have a link? thanks.</p> angie @ 146

ET– I did not realize that Reid and Kerry had joined Pelosi and Conyers and I am extremely disappointed in their stance against Jimmy Carter’s book and invitation for discourse.

The dialogue must occur in this country and it seems as though our leaders are first in squelching it.

i didn’t know about kerry either. ET – do you have a link? thanks.

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408644 selise Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:14:20 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408644 <p><a href="#comment-408638"><em>Ed*ard Teller @ 145</em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-408635"><em>selise @ 143 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-408627"><em>Ed*ard Teller @ 141</em></a></p> <p>don’t they get it that supporting current israeli political leadership is condemning the israeli people to lives of violence and oppression? or don’t they care?</p> <p>so frustrating.</p></blockquote> <p>I’m pretty sure they just don’t get it.</p></blockquote> <p>i think you are probably right. so then the question is how to help them understand? a few years ago i (and some others) tried to get my congressional rep (mostly a very good guy - jim mcgovern) to go to israel/palestine and meet with the grass roots peace activists to hear what they had to say. at first he promised to do so, but then refused.</p> <p>felt like banging my head against a brick wall.</p> Ed*ard Teller @ 145

selise @ 143

Ed*ard Teller @ 141

don’t they get it that supporting current israeli political leadership is condemning the israeli people to lives of violence and oppression? or don’t they care?

so frustrating.

I’m pretty sure they just don’t get it.

i think you are probably right. so then the question is how to help them understand? a few years ago i (and some others) tried to get my congressional rep (mostly a very good guy – jim mcgovern) to go to israel/palestine and meet with the grass roots peace activists to hear what they had to say. at first he promised to do so, but then refused.

felt like banging my head against a brick wall.

]]> By: angie http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408642 angie Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:12:11 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408642 <p>ET– I did not realize that Reid and Kerry had joined Pelosi and Conyers and I am extremely disappointed in their stance against Jimmy Carter’s book and invitation for discourse.</p> <p>The dialogue must occur in this country and it seems as though our leaders are first in squelching it.</p> ET– I did not realize that Reid and Kerry had joined Pelosi and Conyers and I am extremely disappointed in their stance against Jimmy Carter’s book and invitation for discourse.

The dialogue must occur in this country and it seems as though our leaders are first in squelching it.

]]> By: Ed*ard Teller http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408638 Ed*ard Teller Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:09:48 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408638 <p><a href="#comment-408635"><em>selise @ 143 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-408627"><em>Ed*ard Teller @ 141</em></a></p> <p>don’t they get it that supporting current israeli political leadership is condemning the israeli people to lives of violence and oppression? or don’t they care?</p> <p>so frustrating.</p></blockquote> <p>I’m pretty sure they just don’t get it.</p> selise @ 143

Ed*ard Teller @ 141

don’t they get it that supporting current israeli political leadership is condemning the israeli people to lives of violence and oppression? or don’t they care?

so frustrating.

I’m pretty sure they just don’t get it.

]]> By: University Update http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408636 University Update Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:08:45 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408636 <p><strong>A Deck Chair Would Be Lovely Over There…</strong></p> A Deck Chair Would Be Lovely Over There…

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408635 selise Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:08:03 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/06/a-deck-chair-would-be-lovely-over-there/#comment-408635 <p><a href="#comment-408627"><em>Ed*ard Teller @ 141</em></a></p> <p>don’t they get it that supporting current israeli political leadership is condemning the israeli people to lives of violence and oppression? or don’t they care?</p> <p>so frustrating.</p> Ed*ard Teller @ 141

don’t they get it that supporting current israeli political leadership is condemning the israeli people to lives of violence and oppression? or don’t they care?

so frustrating.

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