tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post1142468047815503974..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: No liberal optionBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-67420794609390791152008-07-12T13:09:00.000-04:002008-07-12T13:09:00.000-04:00You also have to vote for someone who threatens Ir...You also have to vote for someone who <A HREF="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/04/1109815.aspx" REL="nofollow">threatens Iran</A> ("We will also use all elements of American power to pressure Iran. I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. That starts with aggressive, principled diplomacy without self-defeating preconditions, but with a clear-eyed understanding of our interests. We have no time to waste. We cannot unconditionally rule out an approach that could prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. We have tried limited, piecemeal talks while we outsource the sustained work to our European allies. It is time for the United States to lead.")<BR/><BR/>and puts Israel's interests foremost in the Middle East - even beyond what most Israelis say (eg, "Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and it must remain undivided")<BR/><BR/>neither of which bodes well for our Middle Eastern policy.<BR/><BR/>Which is (all of it) why he's not getting any more or my money.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-7603015365244098712008-07-11T01:06:00.000-04:002008-07-11T01:06:00.000-04:00It looks to me as if Mr. Obama has decided to refr...It looks to me as if Mr. Obama has decided to reframe himself for the general campaign. When running for the nomination, this is how his campaign was framed:<BR/><BR/>[Barack Obama is a fresh, articulate agent of change who will bring hope and a new direction to America]<BR/><BR/>Now that he has secured the nomination, he has apparently changed his campaign "template" to something like this:<BR/><BR/>[Barack Obama is a strong, tough leader who will protect America from terrorists, criminals, and immorality.]<BR/><BR/>Just look at the above examples of his recent takes on different issues and see if they don't fit this new "framing"!William M. Irwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810352494774053280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-67674036845648394122008-07-10T11:15:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:15:00.000-04:00"Be all you can be" must be Obama's new campaign s..."Be all you can be" must be Obama's new campaign slogan.William M. Irwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810352494774053280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-40582682759276544382008-07-10T07:02:00.000-04:002008-07-10T07:02:00.000-04:00I think it a common occurence that one who was ele...I think it a common occurence that one who was elected for his Liberal ideals discovers very quickly that those Liberal ideals sound great in theory but are mostly impractical, and in many cases impossible to implement. I am reminded of the fiasco that was the Bob Rae government in Ontario in the first half of the 90s.Call me Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704646008578216859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-48533055357681422262008-07-09T16:04:00.000-04:002008-07-09T16:04:00.000-04:00I try not to let the pandering get me down. But, I...I try not to let the pandering get me down. But, I agree with Ray. We only really choose among a spectrum of conservatives.<BR/><BR/>Clinton certainly turned out more conservative than I expected when I voted for him both times. But I still thought he was the best president of my adult life.JP Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796725364997136448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-28830849942987280632008-07-09T12:01:00.000-04:002008-07-09T12:01:00.000-04:00Regarding your original question, nothing happened...Regarding your original question, nothing happened to Mr. Change. Not. A. Thing.lidijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935511420040454173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-36586186598705865542008-07-09T11:16:00.000-04:002008-07-09T11:16:00.000-04:00OK, I found this here (MS Word):«21. (1) A...OK, I found this <A HREF="http://faolex.fao.org/docs/texts/zam45480.doc" REL="nofollow">here (MS Word)</A>:<BR/><I>«21. (1) A person shall not take still or cine photographs or make sound recordings within a National Park for commercial purposes unless he is in possession of a valid Photography and Sound Recording Licence issued under these Regulations.»</I><BR/><BR/>So I guess they thought you were doing it for commercial purposes. Or else they were just over-enforcing.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-41353351053734921032008-07-09T09:36:00.000-04:002008-07-09T09:36:00.000-04:00Say what? I have to look up that law!Say <I>what?</I> I have to look up that law!Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-52733220485993557412008-07-09T09:26:00.000-04:002008-07-09T09:26:00.000-04:00where sanity seems to have a much stronger hold......<I>where sanity seems to have a much stronger hold...</I> with respect to religion in politics :-)<BR/><BR/>By the way, regarding the first item you pointed to in your response (concerning the restriction on photography), one of my hobbies is nature sound recording, and I discovered recently that it is against the law to record sounds in some national parks (perhaps all of them) here in the US. How bizarre is that?Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-91341199528332822182008-07-09T08:56:00.000-04:002008-07-09T08:56:00.000-04:00«back to the UK, where sanity seems to have ...<I>«back to the UK, where sanity seems to have a much stronger hold.»</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=801977" REL="nofollow">Yes</A>, <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7489457.stm" REL="nofollow">it</A> <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/4609746.stm" REL="nofollow">sure</A> <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7491122.stm" REL="nofollow">does</A>.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-28763083692719736352008-07-09T08:22:00.000-04:002008-07-09T08:22:00.000-04:00Still... what happened to Mr Liberal, Mr Change?Le...<I>Still... what happened to Mr Liberal, Mr Change?</I><BR/><BR/>Let's face it, there <I>are</I> no liberal politics in this country, but only a spectrum of right-wingers.<BR/><BR/>Regardless of what Obama's political leanings truly are (and really, I have no idea), it is a sad fact that in order to get elected, he has to pander to at least some of the less extreme nutcases out there, and that certainly means wearing his religion on his sleeve. And of course, that renders farcical the part of the constitution which states <I>No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States</I> since, for all practical purposes, there now <I>is</I> such a test.<BR/><BR/>I am so disturbed by the stranglehold that religion has in this country that I am seriously considering relocating, either to Canada or back to the UK, where sanity seems to have a much stronger hold.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.com