Comments on: The Culture War: A Negotiated Ceasefire, or a Calculated Retreat? http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:05:21 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: igo2go http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877453 igo2go Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:26:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877453 <p>I don’t think it matters if Obama has Boo Radley or Jerry Mathers on his advisory committees he’s still going to do whatever he decides, probably with less input than anyone would like. Opening up a dialogue and at least acting like he’s listening to nutjobs at least might legitimize him with the rest of the nutjobs that they listen to. Give the cat a minute, he’s got a bit on his plate and this is one wacky country he’s trying to lead.</p> I don’t think it matters if Obama has Boo Radley or Jerry Mathers on his advisory committees he’s still going to do whatever he decides, probably with less input than anyone would like. Opening up a dialogue and at least acting like he’s listening to nutjobs at least might legitimize him with the rest of the nutjobs that they listen to. Give the cat a minute, he’s got a bit on his plate and this is one wacky country he’s trying to lead.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877246 MarkH Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:13:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877246 <p>Hey, get that napalm off my lawn! /geezer_rant</p> <p>Stump removal can sometimes take a more focused energy. Then again, there are times when the ground is soft and a strong wind can knock a tree over. Go figure.</p> Hey, get that napalm off my lawn! /geezer_rant

Stump removal can sometimes take a more focused energy. Then again, there are times when the ground is soft and a strong wind can knock a tree over. Go figure.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877238 MarkH Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:05:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877238 <p>The idea that ‘inaction can be more expensive’ is well understood with regard to the health care reform movement. It hasn’t been until recently when the cost has really hit businesses and governments. But, as you say, once they experience it first-hand, then they really get moving.</p> <p>Suddenly they all get religion and understand the urgency of now!</p> The idea that ‘inaction can be more expensive’ is well understood with regard to the health care reform movement. It hasn’t been until recently when the cost has really hit businesses and governments. But, as you say, once they experience it first-hand, then they really get moving.

Suddenly they all get religion and understand the urgency of now!

]]> By: earlofhuntingdon http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877133 earlofhuntingdon Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:49:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877133 <p>I’m not convinced Team Obama is going centrist. I’m afraid the Dems have been down so long, it looks like up to them. With former “boxer” Harry Reid in mind, I don’t think the Dems have any stomach for a fight - or for the progressive roots of their own party. They just want to get on and not be scolded by anyone. Fat chance, Mr. O.</p> I’m not convinced Team Obama is going centrist. I’m afraid the Dems have been down so long, it looks like up to them. With former “boxer” Harry Reid in mind, I don’t think the Dems have any stomach for a fight – or for the progressive roots of their own party. They just want to get on and not be scolded by anyone. Fat chance, Mr. O.

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877111 TheLurkingMod Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:31:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877111 <p>looseheadprop is upstairs!<br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/caroline-kennedy-can-be-my-ambassador-any-day/" rel="nofollow">Caroline Kennedy Can be My Ambassador Any Day</a></p> looseheadprop is upstairs!
Caroline Kennedy Can be My Ambassador Any Day

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877096 SouthernDragon Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:58:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877096 <p>1981 film. Two guys having a long conversation at an upscale restaurant in NYC. Great flik.</p> 1981 film. Two guys having a long conversation at an upscale restaurant in NYC. Great flik.

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877092 eCAHNomics Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:49:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877092 <p>I’m not familiar with My Dinner With Andre, but your plot does have a lot of merit.</p> I’m not familiar with My Dinner With Andre, but your plot does have a lot of merit.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877090 SouthernDragon Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:47:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877090 <p>A play based on a conversation with an intellectual of the time and a modern progressive might be entertaining, a la <em>My Dinner With Andre</em>.</p> A play based on a conversation with an intellectual of the time and a modern progressive might be entertaining, a la My Dinner With Andre.

]]> By: ShotoJamf http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877088 ShotoJamf Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:45:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877088 <p>Especially if it’s “the smell of napalm in the morning…”</p> Especially if it’s “the smell of napalm in the morning…”

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877086 eCAHNomics Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:42:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/10/the-culture-war-a-negotiated-ceasefire-or-a-calculated-retreat/#comment-1877086 <p>Yes, the Jameses were a prominent New England intellectual family. That should have made them interesting conversationalists. However, I’ve read two of his brother Henry’s novels and the atmospere is pretty stifling, so maybe not so much. Especially for women who were not invited into the intellectual sphere in those days.</p> Yes, the Jameses were a prominent New England intellectual family. That should have made them interesting conversationalists. However, I’ve read two of his brother Henry’s novels and the atmospere is pretty stifling, so maybe not so much. Especially for women who were not invited into the intellectual sphere in those days.

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