Comments on: What Will Be The Story Of The 2008 Election? http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:44:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: koolmuse http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1694022 koolmuse Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:49:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1694022 <p>In many ways this campaign is the liberals VS the media, more than Obama VS McCain.</p> <p>I hope should Obama win he goes to war against the media.</p> <p>The democrats should threaten a Constitutional amendment revoking their 1st amendment special privileges. I’d like to see them defend their truthfulness, integrity against the facts of the last 8 years; from zero investigation of election 2000 to the present day.</p> <p>I would like nothing better than to see them face four years of a constant criticism right in their face from Obama and the liberals. I would love to see FOX News constantly having to report and show video of, Obama calling the the right-wing nut-bag fascist GOP shills that they are. If you’re “fair and balanced” you don’t have to tell people ad nauseum…they’ll know.</p> <p>Not one person in the media has backed off of their lock-step support of Bush and his murderous wars of invasion. None have acknowledged, to this day, their complicity in the lies and deception perpetrated on the American and world’s people, their failure to properly question, investigate and report the truth of so many matters concerning the Bush/GOP’s years in power. Instead they’ve chosen to ignore the continuing criminal behavior that has destroyed the world as we once knew it.</p> In many ways this campaign is the liberals VS the media, more than Obama VS McCain.

I hope should Obama win he goes to war against the media.

The democrats should threaten a Constitutional amendment revoking their 1st amendment special privileges. I’d like to see them defend their truthfulness, integrity against the facts of the last 8 years; from zero investigation of election 2000 to the present day.

I would like nothing better than to see them face four years of a constant criticism right in their face from Obama and the liberals. I would love to see FOX News constantly having to report and show video of, Obama calling the the right-wing nut-bag fascist GOP shills that they are. If you’re “fair and balanced” you don’t have to tell people ad nauseum…they’ll know.

Not one person in the media has backed off of their lock-step support of Bush and his murderous wars of invasion. None have acknowledged, to this day, their complicity in the lies and deception perpetrated on the American and world’s people, their failure to properly question, investigate and report the truth of so many matters concerning the Bush/GOP’s years in power. Instead they’ve chosen to ignore the continuing criminal behavior that has destroyed the world as we once knew it.

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693814 foothillsmike Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:16:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693814 <p>Variances in sentence structure between languages affects perception and vica versa, Being multi lingual (as opposed to american - ha) allows for a mental flexibility.</p> Variances in sentence structure between languages affects perception and vica versa, Being multi lingual (as opposed to american – ha) allows for a mental flexibility.

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693812 eCAHNomics Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:10:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693812 <p>Wobblybits & foothillsmike,<br /> I think language is partially a gift, but can be learned. When I used to travel on business to Europe, I used to try to converse with taxi drivers, hotel clerks, airline personnel, whoever, in French or German, just to try to get a little practice. I’m not bragging, but my accent for simple Qs was good enough that they rattled back to me too fast for me to understand. So I think that, if I had lived next to countries where French or German were spoken, I could have maintained those languages, even though I have no particular talent for foreign languages. My late husband, however, was truly gifted in that sphere.</p> Wobblybits & foothillsmike,
I think language is partially a gift, but can be learned. When I used to travel on business to Europe, I used to try to converse with taxi drivers, hotel clerks, airline personnel, whoever, in French or German, just to try to get a little practice. I’m not bragging, but my accent for simple Qs was good enough that they rattled back to me too fast for me to understand. So I think that, if I had lived next to countries where French or German were spoken, I could have maintained those languages, even though I have no particular talent for foreign languages. My late husband, however, was truly gifted in that sphere.

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693810 foothillsmike Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:10:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693810 <p>I think that children have an ability to learn languages with ease. Not so later.</p> I think that children have an ability to learn languages with ease. Not so later.

]]> By: wobblybits http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693806 wobblybits Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:04:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693806 <p>I believe in the former as I have an ear for language but many people have learned via the latter. I think they can be acquired either way but the ease by which they are aqcuired is another story altogether.</p> <p>In the end, I think it may be a mixture of both. As a language instructor, I believe that knowledge of how a language works (grammar rules, etc.) is not the same of knowing how to use the language creatively.</p> I believe in the former as I have an ear for language but many people have learned via the latter. I think they can be acquired either way but the ease by which they are aqcuired is another story altogether.

In the end, I think it may be a mixture of both. As a language instructor, I believe that knowledge of how a language works (grammar rules, etc.) is not the same of knowing how to use the language creatively.

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693805 foothillsmike Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:04:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693805 <p>We took a trip with our exchange student and went from OK to WY, where my son was stationed. She was astounded at the vastness and remarked that if we had gone that far in europe she would have gone through five countries.<br /> As a sixteen year old she was fluent in three languages and conversant in two more. My cousin teaches language at a univ in Geneva and speaks six languages.</p> We took a trip with our exchange student and went from OK to WY, where my son was stationed. She was astounded at the vastness and remarked that if we had gone that far in europe she would have gone through five countries.
As a sixteen year old she was fluent in three languages and conversant in two more. My cousin teaches language at a univ in Geneva and speaks six languages.

]]> By: DrBong http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693804 DrBong Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:01:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693804 <p>slàinte</p> slàinte

]]> By: wobblybits http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693803 wobblybits Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:01:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693803 <p>boa noite SD<br /> peaceful rest. i got the bail fund ready for ya!</p> boa noite SD
peaceful rest. i got the bail fund ready for ya!

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693802 eCAHNomics Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:00:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693802 <p>So I have 2 hypotheses. One is that language skills are a gift that only a minority of the population possesses. The other hypothesis, in conflict with the first, is that language is a skill that is acquired with practice. Would you care to opine?</p> So I have 2 hypotheses. One is that language skills are a gift that only a minority of the population possesses. The other hypothesis, in conflict with the first, is that language is a skill that is acquired with practice. Would you care to opine?

]]> By: wobblybits http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693801 wobblybits Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:00:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/21/what-will-be-the-story-of-the-2008-election/#comment-1693801 <p>Love those stories.</p> Love those stories.

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