tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post602295485575418123..comments2024-03-24T17:06:47.135-04:00Comments on Story Bones: Linkee-poo nods to Jay Lake (mostly)Steve Buchheithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-19235386450470198072010-11-07T09:20:54.021-05:002010-11-07T09:20:54.021-05:00Cassie, that's fine. But as a debater, I'l...Cassie, that's fine. But as a debater, I'll point out you aren't engaging the argument, instead you're questioning the source without refuting the statement.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-17139760525915191722010-11-06T22:39:08.649-04:002010-11-06T22:39:08.649-04:00If Frank Schaeffer said the moon was in the sky, I...If Frank Schaeffer said the moon was in the sky, I'd go out and check. Twice.<br /><br />ACAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-43187782373869489172010-11-06T18:56:09.299-04:002010-11-06T18:56:09.299-04:00Also, considering I have heard people express the ...Also, considering I have heard people express the same sentiment in the final line of that quote, "Jesus will kill all those smart-ass Democrat-voting, overeducated fags who have been mocking us!", I'm inclined to believe him.<br /><br />(past two employers were/are heavily Republican, to the point of maybe firing me because I wasn't a true believer - and yes, that was told to my face)Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-79769894675060237672010-11-06T18:53:54.858-04:002010-11-06T18:53:54.858-04:00Hey Cassie, after so long, I consider myself a Dem...Hey Cassie, after so long, I consider myself a Democrat. the party has a big enough tent to hold all my philosophies. And after experiencing too much, I feel their policies do the best for the most people. <br /><br />On the converse, the policies of the Republican party, once you get beyond "NO!" have the effect of helping only a small percentage. Plus, their arguments don't remain consistent or logical (good economy = tax breaks, bad economy = tax breaks, floundering economy = tax breaks, etc). <br /><br />As for Frank Schaeffer, given Slacktivist's background and provenance, I felt we were good. Plus, his quote about the "Left Behind" series is pretty spot on (and part of the reasoning behind the novel I want to get back to). His commentary also seems to go to a lot of the conservative movement philosophies (not unsurprisingly). In other blogs you may have seen the comments of either "America, Fuck Yeah" or "Got mine, screw you." It's a by product of that "revenge wish" he talks about.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-53713109697959290482010-11-06T18:35:59.078-04:002010-11-06T18:35:59.078-04:00Oh, dear Lord, you linked something with Frank Sch...Oh, dear Lord, you linked something with Frank Schaeffer in it. <br /><br />ACAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-66223175727871758342010-11-06T18:26:04.350-04:002010-11-06T18:26:04.350-04:00I've never asked: do you think of yourself as...I've never asked: do you think of yourself as a liberal now? Democrat? or just a deeply unhappy moderate Republican?<br /><br />Anonymous CassieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com