tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post2956039386568048118..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Reason on Life-SupportUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-22392328309973056082009-08-20T13:22:25.301-04:002009-08-20T13:22:25.301-04:00What a well-written commentary. Thank you. You&#...What a well-written commentary. Thank you. You've given me some more food for thought, and you've managed to articulate some of my thoughts. Well done!<br /><br />RosieLBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-21612577821934564972009-08-20T13:03:00.719-04:002009-08-20T13:03:00.719-04:00No, I don't think we should inflict harm or vi...No, I don't think we should inflict harm or violence either.<br /><br />What I do think is the media on both sides fan the flames for ratings.<br /><br />We should be a nation ruled by law and reason, but I'm not sure that is what is happening today.<br /><br />I hate to discuss politics.<br /><br />Marilyn<br />http://fictionforyou.comMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-13681682558983181472009-08-20T12:50:34.688-04:002009-08-20T12:50:34.688-04:00You're a genius and have written yet another g...You're a genius and have written yet another great blog, ED.<br /><br />I think there is some intelligent talk out there on our failing system and how to repair and enhance it, but you are right to say that they are drowned out and pushed off-screen by mostly those against reform, but even by some who are for it.<br /><br />To make things worse, we're now careening off to the tangent story of people bringing loaded fire-arms to these crowded and heated political events. YIKES on that one.<br /><br />I do in part blame a lazy and inept news media. A lot of this has traction because of the time and space given in reporting on it, with particular malpractice in the KIND of reporting done on it. I could understand news outlets not wanting to hide, ignore or pre-judge things that are happening around the nation. But, when these bombastic and fairly biased networks (for each side, depending on the network being watched) rush out and grab for a live interview the NUT CASE WHITE SUPREMISIST who toted a loaded gun to a large presidential speaking event and let him spout crazy-talk as if this guy’s opinion and actions are worth our scrutiny, THAT is just cheap sensationalism.<br /><br />And I would only disagree with Marilyn’s very good comment to add that no matter what failures we have in our system, it’s never right or understandable for citizens to just lose their minds and inflict harm—via violence or even just shortchanging our right to speak and to hear. We are a nation ruled by law and reason and that should remain paramount.Vicky Politonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-63539057735247062172009-08-20T12:05:54.905-04:002009-08-20T12:05:54.905-04:00The problem is neither side is behaving reasonably...The problem is neither side is behaving reasonably.<br /><br />Yes, we do already have government health as you pointed out. Not only am I on Medicare because I'm old, and I worked so put into Social Security, but hubby and I both have Tri-Care which is Champus and because my husband served 20 plus years in the Seabees.<br /><br />What irritates me is that the legislators themselves have wonderful government paid health care--but that's not what they are proposing--they can be as wasteful as they want flying around in government paid for private jets and know that forever they'll have a wonderful retirement. (This includes both sides.)<br /><br />In California where they've cut everything, schools, care to the elderly and disabled and on and on, the legislators just gave themselves a raise.<br /><br />There's something wrong with our whole system. No wonder people have gone nuts.<br /><br />Marilyn<br />http://fictionforyou.comMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.com