tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post8084692732781221075..comments2024-03-28T03:00:07.229-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Is It Time For Americans Supporting Hillary's Candidacy To Rethink Their Position?...Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-85733788097114167792016-07-10T20:55:52.093-04:002016-07-10T20:55:52.093-04:00I'm sure RN will address Gary Johnson more in ...I'm sure RN will address Gary Johnson more in the future. But anyone who reads this blog would know that RN is not "plutocrat friendly" and would not endorse a candidate whose primary goal was benefiting plutocrats.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-50560096039343771472016-07-10T20:08:30.879-04:002016-07-10T20:08:30.879-04:00Clinton is certainly no GWB. That said, I'm n...Clinton is certainly no GWB. That said, I'm not particularly excited about a Clinton presidency either, ....BUT...a Clinton presidency is miles in front of a Trump presidency which would be GWB on steroids. Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-30517674875001573472016-07-10T19:14:58.086-04:002016-07-10T19:14:58.086-04:00Bush has been retired for almost 8 years. Personal...Bush has been retired for almost 8 years. Personally, i'm not excited with the thought of another GWB.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-15335877369660039332016-07-10T17:28:27.937-04:002016-07-10T17:28:27.937-04:00You guess wrong RN. I am highlighting that many o...You guess wrong RN. I am highlighting that many of the people screaming for Clinton's head over the emails were and continue to be very silent over Bush's emails.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-23507886063130364252016-07-10T13:21:12.183-04:002016-07-10T13:21:12.183-04:00PS: Site will remain active for comments. Feel fre...PS: Site will remain active for comments. Feel free to peruse the archives and leave comment as desired. I will eventually get to releasing <b>ALL</b> worthwhile and topic related comments.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-91166751814841295982016-07-10T13:02:01.247-04:002016-07-10T13:02:01.247-04:00The post is not about GWB, but I guess what you...The post is not about GWB, but I guess what you're all really trying to highlight is it's okay because Bush did it as well.<br /><br />Have a nice summer.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-64614506994217195292016-07-10T12:20:34.364-04:002016-07-10T12:20:34.364-04:00Yes, no one seems to be concerned about the 5 MILL...Yes, no one seems to be concerned about the 5 MILLION missing emails from the Bush administration.<br /><br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_White_House_email_controversy<br />Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-1590417487824182512016-07-10T11:51:35.851-04:002016-07-10T11:51:35.851-04:00gwb was president right before our current preside...gwb was president right before our current president, yet you continually dismiss anyone who brings him up as if his presidency was ancient history (was email even invented in the olden days of the bush administration?). This is a very common defense presented by the bush apologist.<br /><br />btw, correcting a typo in my comment above "phe]" should be "[he]".Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-41080612113502656842016-07-10T11:32:24.133-04:002016-07-10T11:32:24.133-04:00Enjoy your revisit to Bush history and your obsess...Enjoy your revisit to Bush history and your obsession with that family Dervish. Have a nice summer.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-46370082644922405422016-07-10T10:42:17.824-04:002016-07-10T10:42:17.824-04:00It is... reasonably easy to conclude the decision ...<i>It is... reasonably easy to conclude the decision was very possibly politically motivated, and or made under pressure by those who are politically motivated. Of course that is conjecture, and, as we all know, the strokes will be viewed differently by different folks.</i><br /><br />Indeed. I do not make this "reasonable conclusion". The bushies should have been prosecuted <a href="http://w-dervish.blogspot.com/2016/07/republican-fbi-director-james-comey-on.html" rel="nofollow">re their email scandal</a>. A scandal that involved actual crimes... as opposed to just going against guidelines. And Comey is a Republican who served under bush (although he was not in a position to prosecute bush for his crimes). That his actions were "very possibly politically motivated" is an utterly ridiculous suggestion. Also ridiculous that he caved "under pressure by those who are politically motivated" given <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey#NSA_domestic_wiretapping" rel="nofollow">the fact</a> that as "acting Attorney General during the March 2004 hospitalization of John Ashcroft, phe] refused to certify the legality of central aspects of the NSA program". If he was the kind of man who gave into pressure, he would have signed off on the bush illegal wiretapping. This, by comparrison, is small potatoes.<br /><br />BTW, I find myself agreeing with much of what dmarks wrote, except for Gary Johnson being a "fine candidate" whose "views reflect a concern for the rights of every single American, and not a tiny handful of plutocrats". I'd say the opposite of that is true. The Koch brothers are Libertarians for this very reason (the primary goal of the Libertarian Party being turning over as much power as possible to the plutocrats).Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-14876060678023797502016-07-09T14:47:21.395-04:002016-07-09T14:47:21.395-04:00I certainly can't argue there....I certainly can't argue there....dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-14163031869816335302016-07-08T13:15:15.640-04:002016-07-08T13:15:15.640-04:00I no longer respond to trolls whose only purpose i...I no longer respond to trolls whose only purpose is to disrupt honest discussion and honest disagreement. Not will I respond to those who fail to follow comment policy. Consider this your last post IMO.<br /><br />BTW, had you chose to read the post you would know my opinion.<br /><br />Buh Bye!Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-44298899776245420422016-07-08T13:07:46.994-04:002016-07-08T13:07:46.994-04:00Liberal hypocrisy on parade !Liberal hypocrisy on parade !It's My Opinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450367475880940292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-23721698676818851172016-07-08T13:05:57.217-04:002016-07-08T13:05:57.217-04:00Hey asshole how about an opinion on Crooked Hillar...Hey asshole how about an opinion on Crooked Hillary?<br />Or are you alright with that?It's My Opinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450367475880940292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-6102076601997533782016-07-08T08:40:01.402-04:002016-07-08T08:40:01.402-04:00Actually dmarks I have recently concluded that att...Actually dmarks I have recently concluded that attempting to change the <b>broken system</b> by working through the is a fools errand. We have simply regressed (over the past 35 years) to the point were it is no longer possible. This nation is in deep trouble and the political and economic forces pulling the puppet strings and shots are simply are only going to make the <b>broken system</b> far worse. What would be hilarious, were it not so sad, is the Trump is part and partial of that <b>broken system</b>. So is HRC. <br /><br />Buckle up cause it is going to get far worse before it gets better.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-44349141360330289332016-07-08T07:44:51.174-04:002016-07-08T07:44:51.174-04:00The revelations in the post are nothing new to me,...The revelations in the post are nothing new to me, RN.<br /><br />Referring back to the George Will column: the choice is clear. It's rather unpleasant, but clear.<br /><br />Any vote for a third-party candidate is a vote that one of the two major would have benefited from (or in the case of voting against) would have been diminished by.<br /><br />If Trump wins, all those votes HRC could have had but instead went to a third party candidate have boosted his election victory. <br /><br />That being said, Gary Johnson is a fine candidate. His views reflect a concern for the rights of every single American, and not a tiny handful of plutocrats. I wish he counted for more than a spoiler, though.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-86196437105563010512016-07-07T21:39:24.401-04:002016-07-07T21:39:24.401-04:00If not IMO then an even Bigger Liar, aka Donald J...If not IMO then an even Bigger Liar, aka Donald J. Trump, will be. I suppose you're down with that?<br /><br />The one thing you can take to the bank for certain is that the GOP, specifically the Tea Party/Evangelical/Neocon wings are near completely out of touch with rational <br />political thought or discussion. The party that has went nutty chose the least qualified and biggest nut ever to support. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-89889764060721821352016-07-07T18:44:24.060-04:002016-07-07T18:44:24.060-04:00Simply put. The Liar, aka Hillary Clinton will NEV...Simply put. The Liar, aka Hillary Clinton will NEVER be President of this country. You can take that to the bank.It's My Opinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450367475880940292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-17649511734548730362016-07-07T13:48:03.845-04:002016-07-07T13:48:03.845-04:00As I noted in my response to BB Idaho a lot of peo...As I noted in my response to BB Idaho a lot of people may be reconsidering their vote. For me (as well as my wife) the third party option has once again taken on new life and purpose. It is indeed darkening in America in the 21st century.<br /><br />Power breeds corruption and corruption thrives as it parasitically lives off the lifeblood of a nation, its people.<br /><br />Sad indeed.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-81682482515721591682016-07-07T13:30:08.590-04:002016-07-07T13:30:08.590-04:00I am not the agency that investigated, the FBI is....I am not the agency that investigated, the FBI is. The article linked is an Associated Press article, I cut what I consider unnecessary verbiage as you see above. I expressed my opinion, one that millions likely share and struggle with as they make their decisions as for whom to vote. HRC is far from an ideal candidate (as Shaw noted in an e-mail following publication of this post) and is without a doubt and in the very least disingenuous. Can we trust her? You be the judge.<br /><br />I have hammered Trump (Drumpf) hard and often. Almost as much as Shaw has and I've done so for goddamn good reasons. He is both mentally and emotionally unfit to be president, there can be no doubt, assuming rationality. I have <i><b>intentionally</b></i> steered clear of hammering HRC precisely because of the fever pitch irrational rhetoric of right over Benghazi and other issues regarding HRC. But, Clinton is not as pristine as some on the left (not mentioning any names here) apparently would have us believe.<br /><br />Simply put Trump is greatest evil and not deserving of holding a position as a Washington DC Dog Catcher. Clinton has qualification yet many are likely <b><i> VERY</i></b> uncomfortable with the idea of he as our president as well, albeit for much different reasons.<br /><br />In a nutshell, voting this year will be far from enjoyable and may result in many casting a vote for a third party.<br /><br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-44534938553609588552016-07-07T12:45:59.996-04:002016-07-07T12:45:59.996-04:00RN, we may never know what made Comey not refer ch...RN, we may never know what made Comey not refer charges to the DOJ. We do know Hillary admitted to wanting her own private server for convenience. Is that criminal? No. But it certainly should be considered dangerous to our national security. <br /><br />She did lie, and more than once, it appears. And for that, if I were thinking of voting for her, I'd definitely reconsider.<br /><br /><br />Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-2580233182006478952016-07-07T11:02:16.705-04:002016-07-07T11:02:16.705-04:00We still must place ".. honesty, integrity, j...We still must place ".. honesty, integrity, judgment, intelligence, trustworthiness, and ability to serve the nation and its best interest is now both reasonable and rational." in the context of the ongoing campaign. For example, given the FBI considers the case unworthy of persecution..er..prosecution, how do<br />we re-evaluate the glaring difference in 'truthiness' presented in the graph in your previous posting "Trump, America's Lying Presidential Candidate" dtd 07-02-2016? Or, for that matter what the<br />years of Hillary investigations would find if Drumpf was the target? Lots to consider.BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.com