tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post4513949338250668067..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-72704904227063711612008-09-23T13:51:00.000-04:002008-09-23T13:51:00.000-04:00A,Thanks much for clearing this up!!!I am totally ...A,<BR/><BR/>Thanks much for clearing this up!!!<BR/><BR/>I am totally down with criticizing Obama when criticism is due, and was just wary b/c, as I've said, I've seen comments of late that just *seemed* to me to smell of a concerted drive-by campaign.<BR/><BR/>As I've said many times: one of the worst things about the Bush admin. is that they've made me feel like a conspiracy theorist...<BR/><BRWinston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-46953697437170341092008-09-23T12:39:00.000-04:002008-09-23T12:39:00.000-04:00Hi Winson. It's A, the same A who left the comment...Hi Winson. It's A, the same A who left the comment with the link to Marcus's article. I'm also the same A who left the link to the Matt Damon video and the link to the parody of the interview with Palin. I DEFINITLY AM NOT A CONSERVATIVE!! I posted the link to the Marcus articule because I'm annoyed that it seems like Obama is using some dirty tactics in his campaign (especially the Spanish Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-72931102100735754732008-09-23T10:53:00.000-04:002008-09-23T10:53:00.000-04:00LLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLWinston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-82841135296155663522008-09-23T10:32:00.000-04:002008-09-23T10:32:00.000-04:00WS spies a ray of hope:Though, gosh, I can't belie...WS spies a ray of hope:<BR/><I>Though, gosh, I can't believe that they'd leave major players such as our little community here off their lists! A fatal oversight perhaps!</I><BR/><BR/>Ah yes, <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/quotes" REL="nofollow">here</A> it is (with slight amendments) ...<BR/><I>The fools! They fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never getJim Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322487665818601057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-21916832806358670032008-09-23T08:23:00.000-04:002008-09-23T08:23:00.000-04:00I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!11!1!By which I mean:I kinda sus...I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!11!1!<BR/><BR/>By which I mean:<BR/>I kinda suspected it.<BR/><BR/>Though, gosh, I can't believe that they'd leave major players such as our little community here off their lists! A fatal oversight perhaps!<BR/><BR/>Still, I've noticed suspicious comments cropping up over the last several weeks--some signed with generic-y names, some just anonymous... But it's the generically (Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-68951623350514425432008-09-23T06:51:00.000-04:002008-09-23T06:51:00.000-04:00WS,The campaign exists.The McCain site list some "...WS,<BR/><BR/>The campaign <A HREF="http://www.johnmccain.com/actioncenter/bloginteract/bloginteract.aspx" REL="nofollow">exists</A>.<BR/><BR/>The McCain site list some "Suggested Blogs" that a troll might infest. Sadly, Philosoraptor is not listed under "liberal", "moderate", or "other". You will, no doubt, be pleased to know that Philosoraptor is not listed as "conservative", either.<BR/><BR/>(IJim Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322487665818601057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-91884897344980914362008-09-23T06:20:00.000-04:002008-09-23T06:20:00.000-04:00I've got a bit of a hair trigger for this sort of ...I've got a bit of a hair trigger for this sort of thing, but, still, I'm inclined to agree with Jim on this point. Though, like the Mystic, I'm disappointed that Obama's not staying squeaky-clean.<BR/><BR/>But in a way, I really was more interested in finding out whether this Anonymous was for real--just a real person annoyed by the Obama ad--or part of an organized drive-by campaign. I'm Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-85105287076797291212008-09-22T22:11:00.000-04:002008-09-22T22:11:00.000-04:00The issue with Obama's statement on social securit...The issue with Obama's statement on social security is that the Bush "plan" of 2005 would not let people born before 1950 divert their social security payments into private accounts. (One can ask why, if private accounts are so grand, these older Americans should be denied their benefits, but that is another matter.)<BR/><BR/>Off course, Obama did not say "retirees", <A HREF="http://Jim Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322487665818601057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-89434564488822621152008-09-22T21:22:00.000-04:002008-09-22T21:22:00.000-04:00Marcus asserts "Obama misleadingly accuses McCain ...Marcus asserts "Obama misleadingly accuses McCain of wanting to impose a $3.6 trillion tax hike on employer-provided insurance."<BR/><BR/>I cannot fathom why Marcus thinks this is misleading, as it is <A HREF="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/election2008/story/40541.html" REL="nofollow">confirmed</A> by McCain's economic advisor.<BR/><BR/>Douglas Holtz-Eakin, chief policy adviser for McCain goes on toJim Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322487665818601057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-87757153876598194692008-09-22T21:18:00.000-04:002008-09-22T21:18:00.000-04:00Ugh, WS, I'm interested to see why Marcus is wrong...Ugh, WS, I'm interested to see why Marcus is wrong about that. Politifact.org also has given Obama a Pants-on-fire lie for the Spanish commercial.<BR/><BR/>That really, really, REALLY sucks. I'm so disappointed. Before that, McCain had 6 pants on fire lies and Obama had 0. Now, he's got 1, and that puts Obama at 20 false statements with McCain at 29. Obama's catching up quick.<BR/><BR/>The Mystichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813641115915460692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-68145413030686647842008-09-22T21:17:00.000-04:002008-09-22T21:17:00.000-04:00"I killed the Bridge to Nowhere" needs to be on a ..."I killed the Bridge to Nowhere" needs to be on a t-shirt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-89637330037196157472008-09-22T19:48:00.000-04:002008-09-22T19:48:00.000-04:00Turns out she's not actually right about it, thoug...Turns out she's not actually right about it, though.<BR/><BR/>More on that soon.<BR/><BR/>Do, tell, A--<BR/>Are you an honest A, or one of those busy little CR's that seem to be leaving drive-bys in liberal comment sections?<BR/><BR/>Seriously--I'm just curious.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-89796716365200328032008-09-22T17:53:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:53:00.000-04:00If Ruth Marcus is right about this, it looks like ...If Ruth Marcus is right about this, it looks like Obama is starting to venture over to the dark side.<BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/21/AR2008092101207.html?nav=hcmoduleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com