tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post4755606018883945375..comments2024-03-29T07:18:10.425-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Reason -vs- Fear and Paranoia...Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-76042179806481173692016-02-03T10:30:17.631-05:002016-02-03T10:30:17.631-05:00I understood completely.I understood completely.Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-48185483581194165752016-02-01T18:17:42.315-05:002016-02-01T18:17:42.315-05:00dmarks misunderstood. Or perhaps he was having fun...dmarks misunderstood. Or perhaps he was having fun (knowing I'd have to read the post again to make sure I was right). Which I was. The post says "there are things larger and more important than my security". Obviously this implies there is (or was) a worry, but RN was (still is?) willing to risk it.Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-15634167807950524662016-02-01T14:57:15.486-05:002016-02-01T14:57:15.486-05:00I hope so, RN. But he has gotten a lot more mileag...I hope so, RN. But he has gotten a lot more mileage than I thought he would.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-4868323959257843112016-02-01T14:56:29.318-05:002016-02-01T14:56:29.318-05:00In all fairness, those "you might like" ...In all fairness, those "you might like" boxes do easily cause great leaps back in time. You've seen me commenting on the ones I've been sent to this way, as well.<br /><br />But I do think I can be certain that your view of any such ancient comments then, and now, had/has nothing to do with whether or not anyone found humor from misunderstanding them.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-85519655870891660352016-02-01T14:52:18.524-05:002016-02-01T14:52:18.524-05:00I think I shall leave to you to decide what I was ...I think I shall leave to you to decide what I was going for based on whatever you takeaway from the post.<br /><br />Fair enough? Well, on second thought I guess it will have to be.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-61344445746092384442016-02-01T14:46:50.176-05:002016-02-01T14:46:50.176-05:00Yeah dmarks, that's what I thought I said.Yeah dmarks, that's what I thought I said.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-26691479253556008212016-02-01T14:38:35.006-05:002016-02-01T14:38:35.006-05:00Hopefully it will Flying Junior. His support is no...Hopefully it will Flying Junior. His support is not as solid as many think it is.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-51646469079645842892016-02-01T13:23:23.296-05:002016-02-01T13:23:23.296-05:00RN: I read it. and you said you weren't worrie...RN: I read it. and you said you <b>weren't worried</b>.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-18976761013637207212016-02-01T12:06:17.790-05:002016-02-01T12:06:17.790-05:00The post was in one of those "you might also ...The post was in one of those "you might also like" boxes. I noticed it and clicked on it. I had read this one before, however. One of the weirdest RNUSA posts ever, IMO - which isn't to say I did not enjoy it. I'm LOLing just thinking about it. And I stand by that assessment. (Just tell me that comedy was what you were going for and my opinion of RN will rise considerably).Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-86028090117646681392016-02-01T01:31:18.832-05:002016-02-01T01:31:18.832-05:00That day was my fiftieth birthday. The sunset of ...That day was my fiftieth birthday. The sunset of my youth.<br /><br />BTW. Trump is no kind of liberal that I would ever recognize. Remember this guy has a thirty-plus year history in the public eye. This is only his end-game. Hopefully it will signal the end of his popularity.Flying Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098313953658606206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-61143475021570416422016-01-31T19:44:03.985-05:002016-01-31T19:44:03.985-05:00All I can say Dervish is this; Someone who has the...All I can say Dervish is this; Someone who has the time to go back over 6 years to 2009 to link to one of my posts probably has <b> way </b> to much time on there hands.<br /><br />BTW, I stand by every word I wrote.<br /><br />Have yourself a mighty fine week Dervish. Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-64184301138615159142016-01-31T13:10:19.802-05:002016-01-31T13:10:19.802-05:00Some people might view fearing being on a watchlis...Some people might view <a href="http://rationalnationusa.blogspot.com/2009/08/discussion-with-my-son.html" rel="nofollow">fearing being on a watchlist for a blog</a> as a sign of paranoia.Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-30192300137303686582016-01-28T09:09:38.244-05:002016-01-28T09:09:38.244-05:00He's an interesting piece of work to say the l...He's an interesting piece of work to say the least. A good candidate for a psycho-babble book about what motivates a mega wealthy billionaire with delusions of grandeur. Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-14350851237923285932016-01-28T00:38:45.051-05:002016-01-28T00:38:45.051-05:00He just wants to be adored. And his friends are a...He just wants to be adored. And his friends are all in Hollywood and New York. They are not all liberals, though. I think he fancies himself a Roosevelt. If he won, he'd renege on pretty much all his crazy promises. Trump's been a New York fixture for decades, Les. I'm quite familiar with him. He wants to be loved. But he'd sell his soul to do it.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-89877787454955068742016-01-27T22:31:22.663-05:002016-01-27T22:31:22.663-05:00Love your post today. Trump could very well be a c...Love your post today. Trump could very well be a closet liberal (based on his past statements and self identified political identity) in wolf's clothing. Who knows for sure?<br /><br />I don't trust him as far as I could throw his ample a*s.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-86631477568207171382016-01-27T22:24:59.902-05:002016-01-27T22:24:59.902-05:00Yeah Jersey, he's no joke. At the same time ...Yeah Jersey, he's no joke. At the same time he's a mystery. We know he's a narcissist, misogynist, bigot, demagogoue etc., but do we know, really know what is core political values are?<br /><br />I've been checking him out. Past statements, posistions, etc. and it seems he has been all over the place. So how would he actually govern were he elected president?<br /><br />Personally I believe he's an opportunistic chameleon. Frankly he makes me very uneasy for that very reason.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-13672688315093141672016-01-27T10:26:18.846-05:002016-01-27T10:26:18.846-05:00"...his promise to protect American goods and..."...his promise to protect American goods and workers from China..."<br /><br />How will Wimpy T protect anyone from anything when he's askeerd of a petite blond news reader? Seriously, this is the most comical of his comedy show -- so far. He's throwing a hissy fit over Megyn Kelly? But he'll make China tremble. And he's going to be GREAT! But not great enough to be able to face a Fox news reader!<br /><br />This won't hurt him, I'm sure, because his followers are in love with a caricature of a "strong" leader, when in fact, Donald Trump is the quintessential bully -- all bluster, but quick to turn tail and run away when someone intimidates him. In this case, an attractive petite blonde! Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-8555276530982509812016-01-27T00:31:06.649-05:002016-01-27T00:31:06.649-05:00He's no joke anymore, Les. This is really hap...He's no joke anymore, Les. This is really happening. And he's not stupid, either. Nuts? Yes. But not stupid. I'm not sure why he's avoiding this debate, but it looks like he's egging for a showdown with Roger Ailes, something Ailes certainly must be fretting. Trump could do worse to FOX News than what Jon Stewart did to CNN, and he really hurt them. Ailes is trying to play this off as Trump being buffoonish and belligerent, but Trumps polls suggest FOX News viewers may like him more than FOX. FOXenstein's Monster has been fun to watch. I hope he wrecks the right wing establishment, even if it means he wins the Presidency. It's time conservatives either got serious, or change course entirely. Their nastiness created the Monster.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-58928126195963921272016-01-26T22:37:26.785-05:002016-01-26T22:37:26.785-05:00Wimpy Trumpy backs out of republican debate cause ...Wimpy Trumpy backs out of republican debate cause he's a-scared of Megyn Kelly.<br /><br />Perhaps Wimpy T is the biggest political joke in the last hundred years.<br /><br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.com