>I try to dumb my questions down You don't have to try to hard. Most of your questions are dumb. You obsess over minutia. Fucking "only." LOL!
On Oct 25, 3:10 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > dick, > > Amazing. So you really don't know what the word "only" means. > I try to dumb my questions down to the level that only a simple yes or > no is required and STILL you guys can't do it. THEN have the > unmitigated gall to infer OTHER people are the problem. Fucking > amazing....really. > > On Oct 25, 1:58 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > No. As I said, you really cannot comprehend above the "Dick and Jane" > > level of writing. > > > Hollywood wrote: > > > dick, > > > > Blah, blah .balh. Here's a direct quote from your post " The > > > Republicans are the ONLY ones trying to cut the waste". > > > THEN I asked you if you were sure you wanted to stand by that > > > statement. > > > THEN I pointed out a simple yes or no would suffice.. > > > And you're STILL yapping away...... > > > > Not my problem you want to pretend to be so stupid as to not > > > understand the meaning of a simple word such as "only". > > > > I assume you wish to now withdraw the word "only" from your statement > > > and simple say you agree in principle with the comments made in the > > > article? > > > > On Oct 25, 1:17 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Sorry you had to read all that wording and failed to understand that I > > >> was standing by what this guy is talking about. I realize that you need > > >> every little thing spelled out for you unless it is Zero talking. In > > >> the case of Zero it is received wisdom for you but in all other cases it > > >> has to be brought down to Dick and Jane level for you to comprehend. > > > >> Hollywood wrote: > > > >>> dick, > > > >>> A simple yes or no will do just fine, thank you. Do you stand by the > > >>> statement in question or do you not? > > > >>> On Oct 25, 12:30 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> Whare are the Democrats who are fighting against pork and the other > > >>>> waste in government. Look at Bawney. With all the organizations we > > >>>> already have to investigate and control the financial industry, he now > > >>>> wants to set up another super investigative and controlling agency over > > >>>> the same industry. Bet that the agencies fight over what is controlled > > >>>> and the industry ends up lost in the middle but who cares; Bawney got > > >>>> the rights to crow over how he now has better control over the > > >>>> financial > > >>>> industry with this agency. > > > >>>> And that is just the tip of the iceberg of what the Dems are up to. > > >>>> Check out the rest of their programs. Now find me a Dem who is really > > >>>> fighting against this. Even the Blue Dog Dems are just paying lip > > >>>> service to being for the public and then they vote just like San Fran > > >>>> Nan and Dirty Harry Reid tell them. > > > >>>> Hollywood wrote: > > > >>>>> dick, > > > >>>>> You SURE you want to stand by your statement that ONLY the Republicans > > >>>>> are trying to cut waste in government, both state and federal? > > >>>>> Don't want to waste my time more than I must. > > > >>>>> On Oct 25, 11:04 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>>>> Nice try, but no cigar. The Republicans are the only ones trying to > > >>>>>> cut > > >>>>>> the waste. And not all of them. Check out who is calling for > > >>>>>> getting > > >>>>>> rid of pork in Congress - see any Dems there? Check out who is > > >>>>>> putting > > >>>>>> in the most pork and check the party. Bet the Dems are the biggies > > >>>>>> on > > >>>>>> this one. Check out who is calling for even publicizing the pork - > > >>>>>> Sen > > >>>>>> Coburn is the major one who comes to mind on that. Check out the > > >>>>>> states > > >>>>>> that are doing the worst job of living within their budget. See any > > >>>>>> red > > >>>>>> states there? Didn't think so. > > > >>>>>> Hollywood wrote: > > > >>>>>>> dick, > > > >>>>>>> I'd say about as good being understood by our Republican overlords > > >>>>>>> in > > >>>>>>> state and federal govt. Why? > > > >>>>>>> On Oct 25, 10:39 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>> Permalink > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/200...> > > > >>>>>>>> User Image > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/community/persona.html?UID=beb75cda44401803a865...> > > > >>>>>>>> mottom > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/community/persona.html?UID=beb75cda44401803a865...> > > >>>>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>>>> Part 1. Ms. Vennochi, Globe Journalist. Intelligent. Certainly > > >>>>>>>> capable, > > >>>>>>>> but with a certain degree of affliction of "political myopia" that > > >>>>>>>> prevents her from seeing the bigger picture in many matters. > > >>>>>>>> Perhaps, in > > >>>>>>>> fairness, she cannot be faulted. When I was first elected to the > > >>>>>>>> Massachusetts legislature many moons ago, 1964, I was a young > > >>>>>>>> small town > > >>>>>>>> guy who had returned from four years in the Navy, had seen the > > >>>>>>>> power and > > >>>>>>>> the poverty of much of the Asian world as my ship, the aircraft > > >>>>>>>> carrier > > >>>>>>>> Boxer, visited Japan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and later, our planes > > >>>>>>>> flew > > >>>>>>>> combat ground support for our forces in the Korean conflict. I, > > >>>>>>>> then, > > >>>>>>>> more safely off shore, would often stand on the fantail [the rear > > >>>>>>>> deck > > >>>>>>>> area of the ship] and gaze out into the blackness of the Korean > > >>>>>>>> hills > > >>>>>>>> and felt the pangs, for young guys like myself, some that I knew > > >>>>>>>> personally who were slogging up and down the peninsular in mud and > > >>>>>>>> snow > > >>>>>>>> and frigid cold, and I personally "could not help them," or be with > > >>>>>>>> them. It was so much bigger than us as just individuals. > > > >>>>>>>> In time when I returned home, I saw needs and problems in my > > >>>>>>>> community, > > >>>>>>>> felt I could and should "help" and served for 21 years as an > > >>>>>>>> elected > > >>>>>>>> town official. Saw enormous problems on the state level, the House > > >>>>>>>> Speaker was under a 50 count federal indictment, state government > > >>>>>>>> had > > >>>>>>>> run amuck, and I thought I could and should try to "help." To this > > >>>>>>>> day, > > >>>>>>>> I never ever forgot the power and the poverty and the helplessness > > >>>>>>>> that > > >>>>>>>> I saw and felt in Asia and off the Korean coast. > > > >>>>>>>> In over 50 years of having served at various levels of local and > > >>>>>>>> state > > >>>>>>>> government and active citizen participation, and now at age 79, > > >>>>>>>> everything still in my mind, is just like it was "yesterday." The > > >>>>>>>> needs, > > >>>>>>>> the purposes, and the same feeling of helplessness at times in > > >>>>>>>> confronting the problems before us. It has always been "easy" for > > >>>>>>>> me to > > >>>>>>>> speak out, it was my "obligation" to do so. But "truth" is a > > >>>>>>>> wicked two > > >>>>>>>> edged sword. Lies must be whispered to minimize detection and > > >>>>>>>> "collateral damage." Truth can be spoken outright and everywhere, > > >>>>>>>> thus > > >>>>>>>> having greater exposure, but also ensuring more personal > > >>>>>>>> "collateral > > >>>>>>>> damage," and invites attacks, derision, and condemnation not only > > >>>>>>>> from > > >>>>>>>> perpetrators of dishonest and corruption, but from many of the > > >>>>>>>> silent > > >>>>>>>> majority of officials who are embarrassed and fearful of taking > > >>>>>>>> the side > > >>>>>>>> of the truth. [Please read post, Part 2.] > > >>>>>>>> [email protected]. > > >>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected].> The Diogenes Project. > > > >>>>>>>> 10/25/2009 8:47 AM EDT > > >>>>>>>> Recommend > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/200...> > > > >>>>>>>> Report abuse > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/200...> > > > >>>>>>>> Permalink > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/200...> > > > >>>>>>>> User Image > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/community/persona.html?UID=beb75cda44401803a865...> > > > >>>>>>>> mottom > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/community/persona.html?UID=beb75cda44401803a865...> > > >>>>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>>>> Part 2. Ms. Vennochi, Globe Journalist. I dislike labels on > > >>>>>>>> persons, but > > >>>>>>>> labels can describe attitudes and goals. I am by nature > > >>>>>>>> conservative in > > >>>>>>>> matters of money and finance, liberal on humanitarian and social > > >>>>>>>> needs, > > >>>>>>>> and, yes I'm sure, considered by some as radical politically > > >>>>>>>> because I > > >>>>>>>> will never, ever, accept the status quo when it is my obligation > > >>>>>>>> as a > > >>>>>>>> citizen to speak out, no matter who the perpetrators are, friend > > >>>>>>>> of foe, > > >>>>>>>> Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative. I can understand > > >>>>>>>> the > > >>>>>>>> liberal belief expressed in this editorial by citizens to raise > > >>>>>>>> taxes > > >>>>>>>> for the crying human and social needs of our society, individuals > > >>>>>>>> and > > >>>>>>>> our cities and towns, BUT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE TOTAL REFUSAL OF > > >>>>>>>> MANY > > >>>>>>>> LIBERALS TO BE WILLING TO FIGHT TO ELIMINATE THE ENORMUS POLITICAL > > >>>>>>>> WASTE > > >>>>>>>> AND CORRUPTION HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS THAT ROBS US ALL OF THE VITAL > > >>>>>>>> TAX > > >>>>>>>> DOLLARS THAT COULD BETTER BE USED TO MEET THOSE CRYING NEEDS. > > > >>>>>>>> I once, as a State Legislator in my younger days, debated a Globe > > >>>>>>>> columnist on a Boston television station on my positions and his > > >>>>>>>> journalistic views of conditions in state government. We later > > >>>>>>>> corresponded briefly and he said that he did not disagree with my > > >>>>>>>> views > > >>>>>>>> and positions, but, and his words still ring in my mind even > > >>>>>>>> today, when > > >>>>>>>> he wrote, "but we at the Globe are interested in the big picture > > >>>>>>>> of..." > > > >>>>>>>> That's my point. Aren't we really talking about the same purposes > > >>>>>>>> and > > >>>>>>>> needs??? > > >>>>>>>> Visit Governor Patrick's political web site, devalpatrick.com > > >>>>>>>> search on > > >>>>>>>> the word fraud. See what Governor Patrick and his administration > > >>>>>>>> hide > > >>>>>>>> from. Millions of lost [some would read that as, "stolen"] > > >>>>>>>> uncollected > > >>>>>>>> tax dollars. Shhh! Listen to the silence!!! > > >>>>>>>> [email protected] > > >>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> The Diogenes Project. > > > >>>>>>>> 10/25/2009 8:47 AM > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
