Comments on: The Judgement of Craig Newell http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:33:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mommybrain http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399812 Mommybrain Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:58:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399812 <p>Namaste to you, Ian, and may Mr Newell rest in peace.</p> Namaste to you, Ian, and may Mr Newell rest in peace.

]]> By: ekunin http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399802 ekunin Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:49:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399802 <blockquote><p> An example would be that many people (correctly) see Osama Bin Laden as a mass murderer and therefore evil</p></blockquote> <p>Not to carp-ok a little, but IMHO Bin Laden is no more or less a mass murderer than pilots who bomb the crap out of Iraq or leaders who order them to do it. Your “correctly” is a judgment and a harsh one at that. The difference between a “terrorist” and a “patriot” is whether his side ends up winning or losing.</p> <p>Nice memorial to your teacher. I never had a teacher I liked all that much. Never went running with any of them. Too bad he didn’t read it before he died.</p>

An example would be that many people (correctly) see Osama Bin Laden as a mass murderer and therefore evil

Not to carp-ok a little, but IMHO Bin Laden is no more or less a mass murderer than pilots who bomb the crap out of Iraq or leaders who order them to do it. Your “correctly” is a judgment and a harsh one at that. The difference between a “terrorist” and a “patriot” is whether his side ends up winning or losing.

Nice memorial to your teacher. I never had a teacher I liked all that much. Never went running with any of them. Too bad he didn’t read it before he died.

]]> By: triciawrites http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399476 triciawrites Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:23:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399476 <p>Epu land. I also had teachers that made an impact on me. My sophmore English teacher was great, Mrs. Monzingo. I also wanted to mention a proctor when I took my GED exam, who graded my exam and told me I could be whatever I wanted. Now, I have a BSN. Who woulda thunk.</p> Epu land. I also had teachers that made an impact on me. My sophmore English teacher was great, Mrs. Monzingo. I also wanted to mention a proctor when I took my GED exam, who graded my exam and told me I could be whatever I wanted. Now, I have a BSN. Who woulda thunk.

]]> By: masaccio http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399336 masaccio Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:21:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399336 <p>Ding. Here’s to Sister Mary Alice, Brother Rosario, Brother Donald, Brother Benedict, Brother Pascal, Darwin Meade, Barth Pollack, and Richard Otter. And my College Freshman English teacher, and the econ professors, whose names elude me these many years later.</p> <p>And to Mrs. Rheinhardt, Mr. Christie, Miss Lee and my son’s Chemistry teacher whose name I cannot remember, 4 teachers critical to my daughter and son, and to Marcia Thom, my voice teacher.</p> Ding. Here’s to Sister Mary Alice, Brother Rosario, Brother Donald, Brother Benedict, Brother Pascal, Darwin Meade, Barth Pollack, and Richard Otter. And my College Freshman English teacher, and the econ professors, whose names elude me these many years later.

And to Mrs. Rheinhardt, Mr. Christie, Miss Lee and my son’s Chemistry teacher whose name I cannot remember, 4 teachers critical to my daughter and son, and to Marcia Thom, my voice teacher.

]]> By: dmac http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399213 dmac Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:45:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399213 <p>rbg ha ha lol : P</p> <p>ends up i also had a problemo on my end..took a while to realize it was two separate things….got fine help at fr*gnet help-line, as usual, is working fine now…</p> <p>thanks.</p> rbg ha ha lol : P

ends up i also had a problemo on my end..took a while to realize it was two separate things….got fine help at fr*gnet help-line, as usual, is working fine now…

thanks.

]]> By: RevBev http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399180 RevBev Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:10:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399180 <p>The coverage and his threat sounded very serious when I heard an earlier report. One more f* up, fair to say.</p> The coverage and his threat sounded very serious when I heard an earlier report. One more f* up, fair to say.

]]> By: kathieinmn http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399176 kathieinmn Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:05:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399176 <p>Amazing post! Thank you so much!!!</p> <p> a teacher</p> Amazing post! Thank you so much!!!

a teacher

]]> By: Mickster http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399174 Mickster Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:45:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399174 <p>Thanks Ian. Nice post and a good reminder. God bless Mr. Newell.</p> Thanks Ian. Nice post and a good reminder. God bless Mr. Newell.

]]> By: LS http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399173 LS Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:39:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399173 <p>I hope Mr. Newell can hear or comprehend this somehow now that he is gone. We have to learn to “realize” in the present. Actually, “the” present never is, but always is.</p> I hope Mr. Newell can hear or comprehend this somehow now that he is gone. We have to learn to “realize” in the present. Actually, “the” present never is, but always is.

]]> By: NeoLeftist http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399172 NeoLeftist Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:34:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/the-judgement-of-craig-newell/#comment-1399172 <p>A very nice post, Ian<br /> It brought together two streams of consciousness for me. First of all, for the last couple months I’ve been walking every Friday afternoon with my favorite college professor. The last class I took from him was in 1970 & we’ve crossed paths over the years. The recent regular walks have been a delight of intellectual challenge & exploration that I seriously miss in the workaday world. Connecting with an old Mentor is a terrific experience.<br /> The other is what comes out of long slow runs. Running for an hour or two with someone at that easy conversational pace is good for the body and great for the soul. The endorphins start rising and great friendships evolve from the deep and personal conversations. A one hour run this morning with a new partner from my running group who is 25 years my junior and in a very different time of life opened to door to another of these friendships.</p> <p>Thanks for the post that conveys the wisdom of what may come from that kind of relationship.</p> A very nice post, Ian
It brought together two streams of consciousness for me. First of all, for the last couple months I’ve been walking every Friday afternoon with my favorite college professor. The last class I took from him was in 1970 & we’ve crossed paths over the years. The recent regular walks have been a delight of intellectual challenge & exploration that I seriously miss in the workaday world. Connecting with an old Mentor is a terrific experience.
The other is what comes out of long slow runs. Running for an hour or two with someone at that easy conversational pace is good for the body and great for the soul. The endorphins start rising and great friendships evolve from the deep and personal conversations. A one hour run this morning with a new partner from my running group who is 25 years my junior and in a very different time of life opened to door to another of these friendships.

Thanks for the post that conveys the wisdom of what may come from that kind of relationship.

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