tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post2336014683236777578..comments2024-01-07T04:17:25.735-07:00Comments on Rabid Sanity: You Don't Know MeStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-72123031312819515502010-09-11T23:25:30.703-06:002010-09-11T23:25:30.703-06:00I don't find it useful to discuss things with ...I don't find it useful to discuss things with people as racist as you are. If you prove that you aren't a racist, I would be willing to resume the conversation.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-51238285801814424972010-09-11T11:58:47.162-06:002010-09-11T11:58:47.162-06:00The last poll, conducted by CNN on August 5th, fou...The last poll, conducted by CNN on August 5th, found that 41% of Republicans believe that Obama was not born in the U.S. I think it's probably fair to add 9 points for tea partiers... but you'd probably disagree, understandably.<br /><br />But then again, you're part of that 41%. <br /><br />You're even dumber than I thought.Steve T.http://pieceofmind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-42326538749612914532010-09-11T08:44:48.751-06:002010-09-11T08:44:48.751-06:00"But when you have a movement where the major..."But when you have a movement where the majority of its members believe certain things - for instance, that Obama is not a U.S. citizen - a belief with clear racist undertones "<br /><br />It is not a majority, it is at the most one in four, so once again you lie. Then equating a question about his birth certificate with racism? You are projecting your own fears. Face it, you hope Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-43908628748630144032010-09-10T21:54:48.992-06:002010-09-10T21:54:48.992-06:00You're a funny guy.You're a funny guy.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-72642918811174007402010-09-10T13:00:27.390-06:002010-09-10T13:00:27.390-06:00Thanks, Gregg. If only all tea partiers were more...Thanks, Gregg. If only all tea partiers were more like you. But then again, it would be a LOT less entertaining. And, for that matter, a lot smaller.<br /><br />Yeah, I'm painting with a broad brush. Yes, there's nuance to everything. Believe it or not, I get that. But when you have a movement where the majority of its members believe certain things - for instance, that Obama is notSteve T.http://pieceofmind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-54751731125070452802010-09-10T11:56:40.222-06:002010-09-10T11:56:40.222-06:00Well, Steve, I don't consider myself a racist ...Well, Steve, I don't consider myself a racist or a homophobe; I wouldn't refuse to hire someone on either basis. By the modern definition, you would probably call me both, though.<br /><br />I don't believe that Obama was a Kenyan, and I agree that there are many interpretations of Islamic tenets that are peaceful.<br /><br />I think that Muslim Americans have the same rights as the GeeGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896054313394692210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-19734702207798256682010-09-10T10:56:22.432-06:002010-09-10T10:56:22.432-06:00Nothing in your screed is related to the Tea Party...Nothing in your screed is related to the Tea Party. Did you read beyond your quote? If you had, you would see what the principles of the Tea Party are. Are there some people in the Tea Party who believe some or even all of the nonsense that you wrote? I am sure there could be, but that is not what the Tea Party is about.<br />Yours is the same as saying that because there are communists, Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-67622095011793788952010-09-10T09:19:29.746-06:002010-09-10T09:19:29.746-06:00Oh, I wasn't lumping ECW in with your blog. T...Oh, I wasn't lumping ECW in with your blog. They're actually pretty bright over there.<br /><br />But I would like to know which of the positions I so unfairly attributed to tea-partiers you guys disagree with.Steve T.http://sftokarski@msn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-81628982348465923192010-09-10T08:45:54.791-06:002010-09-10T08:45:54.791-06:00Seriously? You can't be that dense can you? ...Seriously? You can't be that dense can you? Have you read anything here or at ECW?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-6442682580646956632010-09-10T08:40:58.168-06:002010-09-10T08:40:58.168-06:00Gregg & Steve-
Which positions in my comment ...Gregg & Steve-<br /><br />Which positions in my comment did you disagree with? Seriously... I want to know.<br /><br />And it's funny, Gregg, your pretend rant looks exactly like any given blog post here at Steve's blog.Steve T.http://pieceofmind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-61723157260628815752010-09-10T05:07:23.191-06:002010-09-10T05:07:23.191-06:00I don't know if Steve fears the Tea Party'...I don't know if Steve fears the Tea Party's ascendancy or not. I do think, though, that he is convinced that his opinions are not just his subjective selections of beliefs out of a basket of available beliefs, but that he is truly "right" and everyone else is "wrong." (Gee, I wonder where he learned to think like that.)<br /><br />His comment on my blog, then, was GeeGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896054313394692210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-37540061448839359922010-09-09T22:54:37.997-06:002010-09-09T22:54:37.997-06:00Projection is key for you. I'm not afraid of ...Projection is key for you. I'm not afraid of Muslims, I'm not afraid of illegal immigrants, I don't give a shit if a mosque is built 3,000 miles away from me. I'm not afraid of a mostly useless health care bill, of a big stimulus package, financial "reform," or anything the party with a D after its name is going to pass.<br /><br />But most of all, I don't fear theSteve T.http://pieceofmind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-36689564444814639062010-09-09T22:34:09.622-06:002010-09-09T22:34:09.622-06:00Actually, I think Steve was very specific in what ...Actually, I think Steve was very specific in what he was saying, whether or not there are cameras. But I do believe that he is sincere in his fear. Not that he is right, because his fear is driving him into false beliefs that comfort him.<br />But the most interesting thing about the original post, is that there is no such thing as a Tea Party leader, whether kicked out or not. Tea Party is Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-11467453966256443112010-09-09T22:26:06.847-06:002010-09-09T22:26:06.847-06:00Maybe part pf the problem is movie script thinking...Maybe part pf the problem is movie script thinking, where everything must be one way or another. Steve hit on many themes for the 'movement' but failed to say that many are trapped in these impressions because cameras are following you. <br /><br />The problem lay in the search for intelligent life. We are offered only two choices and <i>must</i> participate in the exchange, crazy as it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com