Comments on: SUFFERING BY COMPARISON http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/ Politics served up with a smile... And a stilletto. Wed, 13 May 2026 00:35:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Rhymes With Right http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-676958 Rhymes With Right Sun, 13 May 2007 15:10:10 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/#comment-676958 <strong>Watcher's Council Results...</strong> The winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Does America Elect Defeatists? by Big Lizards, and “Better a Thousand Israeli Invasions...” by Michael J. Totten.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote. Here...... Watcher’s Council Results…

The winning entries in the Watcher’s Council vote for this week are Does America Elect Defeatists? by Big Lizards, and “Better a Thousand Israeli Invasions…” by Michael J. Totten.  Here is a link to the full results of the vote. Here……

]]> By: The Colossus of Rhodey http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-673870 The Colossus of Rhodey Fri, 11 May 2007 19:37:56 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/#comment-673870 <strong>Watcher's Council results...</strong> And now...  the winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Does America Elect Defeatists? by Big Lizards, and “Better a Thousand Israeli Invasions...” by Michael J. Totten.  All members, please be sure t... Watcher’s Council results…

And now…  the winning entries in the Watcher’s Council vote for this week are Does America Elect Defeatists? by Big Lizards, and “Better a Thousand Israeli Invasions…” by Michael J. Totten.  All members, please be sure t…

]]> By: Watcher of Weasels http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-672848 Watcher of Weasels Fri, 11 May 2007 05:00:57 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/#comment-672848 <strong>The Council Has Spoken!...</strong> First off...  any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here,  and here.  Die spambots, die!  And now...  the winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Does America Elect Defeatists? by ... The Council Has Spoken!…

First off…  any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here,  and here.  Die spambots, die!  And now…  the winning entries in the Watcher’s Council vote for this week are Does America Elect Defeatists? by …

]]> By: endorendil http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-670470 endorendil Wed, 09 May 2007 22:46:06 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/#comment-670470 "This run of “power families” who have dominated American politics much of the last 50 years – the Kennedys, the Clintons, the Bush’s, – makes the United States look like a banana republic. Or worse, a debased aristocracy" Fully agree, but I think that in this case, looks don't deceive. Or at least not completely. "The whole point of inventing America was to create a place where it wasn’t supposed to matter who or what your father was, that you were judged on your own talents and merits" An ironically the only time that this really works is if you're an immigrant. If you're born here, the income of your parents determines your income. Not perfectly, of course, but much more so than in almost any western country, except for the inncorrigible class society of the UK. “This run of “power families” who have dominated American politics much of the last 50 years – the Kennedys, the Clintons, the Bush’s, – makes the United States look like a banana republic. Or worse, a debased aristocracy”

Fully agree, but I think that in this case, looks don’t deceive. Or at least not completely.

“The whole point of inventing America was to create a place where it wasn’t supposed to matter who or what your father was, that you were judged on your own talents and merits”

An ironically the only time that this really works is if you’re an immigrant. If you’re born here, the income of your parents determines your income. Not perfectly, of course, but much more so than in almost any western country, except for the inncorrigible class society of the UK.

]]> By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-669688 The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council Wed, 09 May 2007 13:04:12 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/#comment-669688 [...] Rightwing Nut House, “Suffering By Comparison” [...] [...] Rightwing Nut House, “Suffering By Comparison” [...]

]]> By: Watcher of Weasels http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-669215 Watcher of Weasels Wed, 09 May 2007 06:38:43 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/#comment-669215 <strong>Submitted for Your Approval...</strong> First off...  any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here,  and here.  Die spambots, die!  And now...  here are all the links submitted by members of the Watcher's Council for this week's vote. Council li... Submitted for Your Approval…

First off…  any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here,  and here.  Die spambots, die!  And now…  here are all the links submitted by members of the Watcher’s Council for this week’s vote. Council li…

]]> By: Bruce http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-666079 Bruce Mon, 07 May 2007 13:03:29 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/#comment-666079 Just to put this in perspective. When Chris Matthews moderated the FL governor's debate last fall, the left-leaning (never let the facts get in the way of a good story) St. Petersburg Times editorial blasted Matthews for his stupid questions which concentrated on national issues instead of FL issues. Just to put this in perspective. When Chris Matthews moderated the FL governor’s debate last fall, the left-leaning (never let the facts get in the way of a good story) St. Petersburg Times editorial blasted Matthews for his stupid questions which concentrated on national issues instead of FL issues.

]]> By: Wayne S. http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-662708 Wayne S. Sat, 05 May 2007 13:30:38 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/#comment-662708 I think you've mislabled your blog if you think the Governator is the ideal candidate. I'm a Repub of the McCain/Schwartzenegger stripe myself and can't get over the rabid hostility these men generate amoung the true right wing nuts -- Rush Limbaugh would vote for Ward Churchill before he'd consider voting for McCain, for example. Romney might beat Hillary on a good night, but against Obama I think our only chance is McCain. The others have too much baggage [Rudy] or are too much like Bush - but convincing our primary voters of that fact is going to be tough. I think you’ve mislabled your blog if you think the Governator is the ideal candidate. I’m a Repub of the McCain/Schwartzenegger stripe myself and can’t get over the rabid hostility these men generate amoung the true right wing nuts — Rush Limbaugh would vote for Ward Churchill before he’d consider voting for McCain, for example. Romney might beat Hillary on a good night, but against Obama I think our only chance is McCain. The others have too much baggage [Rudy] or are too much like Bush - but convincing our primary voters of that fact is going to be tough.

]]> By: Hankmeister http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-662003 Hankmeister Sat, 05 May 2007 04:39:56 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/#comment-662003 From the Washington Post -- <a HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/03/AR2007050301548.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns" rel="nofollow">Iraqis: Don't Abandon Us</a> From the Washington Post — Iraqis: Don’t Abandon Us

]]> By: Rick Smith http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-661887 Rick Smith Sat, 05 May 2007 02:55:52 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2007/05/04/suffering-by-comparison/#comment-661887 Rick- Adequate canditates but nobodies? I don't know where your'e comin from. Who is adequate? I was a Connally supportor in the '80 primaries so that shows where I come from, but even I would admit that he had a narrow appeal, even then. Your comparisons of candidates then and now may have an appeal in an abstract sort of way, but they share a similiarity with the candidates of today, most are unelectable, in spite of your personal feelings. We have to make a judgement based on the politics of today. I honestly believe it will come down to a choice that may not be made, namely can a Republican ticket beat Clinton/Obama. Rick-

Adequate canditates but nobodies? I don’t know where your’e comin from. Who is adequate? I was a Connally supportor in the ‘80 primaries so that shows where I come from, but even I would admit that he had a narrow appeal, even then. Your comparisons of candidates then and now may have an appeal in an abstract sort of way, but they share a similiarity with the candidates of today, most are unelectable, in spite of your personal feelings.

We have to make a judgement based on the politics of today.

I honestly believe it will come down to a choice that may not be made, namely can a Republican ticket beat Clinton/Obama.

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