tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post4717514961240902102..comments2024-03-17T00:13:44.599-07:00Comments on Marty Nemko: The First Election Post-MortemMarty Nemkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850388752934193821noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-45612367034596700302008-11-12T15:13:00.000-08:002008-11-12T15:13:00.000-08:00Very, very wise, Marty--especially #8. The damage ...Very, very wise, Marty--especially #8. The damage done, but not felt or noticed, until much later--like when a Republican president is in office and the Democrats can blame the problem on him/her instead of on the One who caused it.<BR/><BR/>It's happened that way before, and it WILL happen again, as you say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-40451933028885280112008-11-06T19:37:00.000-08:002008-11-06T19:37:00.000-08:00The media gave him a pass on Rev Wright? Every new...The media gave him a pass on Rev Wright? Every news outlet beat that horse until there was nothing left of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-71023495783220277172008-11-06T08:04:00.000-08:002008-11-06T08:04:00.000-08:00In reference to your comments about redistribution...In reference to your comments about redistribution:<BR/><BR/>I was just listening to a talk-show host, one I don't usually listen to. He made what I thought was a very interesting comparison.<BR/><BR/>What if, in discussing redistribution, we were talking about time instead of money?<BR/><BR/>The working and middle class people exchange their valuable time for a certain amount of money so they can do what they need to do. With increasing taxes and redistribution, you are not only taking money from those who earned to those that didn't. You are also taking time from the earners that chose to exchange it for money.<BR/><BR/>That money often goes to able-bodied people that are either not working at all or are not working as hard as they could for themselves and their family. They have not lost their time. But the worker has.<BR/><BR/>The money can be replaced. The time can't. Every dollar that goes to somebody that didn't earn it, particularly to those that could have earned that dollar themselves, equals a little bit of your time that you will never see again.<BR/><BR/>If every worker concerned heard that comparison, how would they feel about redistribution then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-70605705455157498682008-11-05T16:35:00.000-08:002008-11-05T16:35:00.000-08:00My father, who is 61 and faced a lot of discrimina...My father, who is 61 and faced a lot of discrimination growing up as a black male, left me a message this morning. He said that now he can say "you can be anything you want to be, with no boundaries. You can even be president."<BR/><BR/>He said this because he never thought that a black person could be president in his lifetime, before this year.<BR/><BR/>The difference between my father and me is that I never, in my life, thought that I couldn't be president because I was black or a woman (whether I WANTED to do that most difficult job is another story!), and I never thought Obama would be my choice for president, no matter what his color was.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Mr. Nemko, for making this about the issues and not about the color. That's what it should be about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-40339079455671895202008-11-05T09:29:00.000-08:002008-11-05T09:29:00.000-08:00Well, McCain wanted a nice Jewish girl, Vinegar Jo...Well, McCain wanted a nice Jewish girl, Vinegar Joe Lieberman. The Weekly Standard wing of the party turned McCain down, from what I've read. They'd met Palin, and they knew just how telegenic she was. <BR/><BR/>From what's been reported, McCain didn't actually get to choose with no strings; he wound up in a position where he was letting the neocons veto his first choice. I assume that's around money donated to the RNC, but I'm not actually sure how he wound up letting that happen. <BR/><BR/>In 2012 and 2016 Palin will have been extensively homeschooled by the Standard team and sound less foolish than she does now. Hard to say if she'll remain the belle of the ball in 8 years. <BR/><BR/>Does the Governor of Alaska have plastic surgery included in her health insurance package? <BR/><BR/>You betcha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-36317400961358166622008-11-04T15:26:00.000-08:002008-11-04T15:26:00.000-08:00Oh please! Remember, you predicted Hillary Clinton...Oh please! Remember, you predicted Hillary Clinton would win. It will be fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-40431624203912607622008-11-04T14:19:00.000-08:002008-11-04T14:19:00.000-08:00I forgot about the pro-union item that totally con...I forgot about the pro-union item that totally consumed mentioned. <BR/><BR/>Yuck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-53497861864590442982008-11-04T11:32:00.000-08:002008-11-04T11:32:00.000-08:00I think you meant you agree with 6, not 3. First,...I think you meant you agree with 6, not 3. First, I don't believe that any of those 3 would legitimately dismissed as reverse-discrimination people. They are truly people of substance. It's impossible to say if they are more or less competent than some other white male, but once we're in the gray area, I don't have a problem giving the coin-toss to a woman or minority. But more central to my reasoning was pragmatism: Old White Guy McCain's electability would have been enhanced by a very competent women or minority--and Sarah Palin only met the woman criterion.Marty Nemkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850388752934193821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-16468581263591215662008-11-04T10:47:00.000-08:002008-11-04T10:47:00.000-08:00Hi Marty,I totally agree with you on #3. But on #6...Hi Marty,<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with you on #3. But on #6, I keep thinking to myself, "What do you want, Afirmative Action?"Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343435208403097543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-56824196800682810712008-11-04T06:31:00.000-08:002008-11-04T06:31:00.000-08:00Spot on, Marty. What scares me the most (and as y...Spot on, Marty. What scares me the most (and as you've addressed in some of your other posts) is the impact that a more pro-union administration and congress will have on businesses and the economy.Andreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239229748835291noreply@blogger.com