tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post3794106986666618151..comments2023-04-05T05:24:18.287-04:00Comments on e Holds Forth: I'm Proud to be an American / At Least Phelps is Freeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-41464866290617760432011-03-08T21:39:53.509-05:002011-03-08T21:39:53.509-05:00As you may have guessed, statistics-gathering was ...As you may have guessed, statistics-gathering was not the primary motivation for this poll.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-84575022391203525562011-03-08T21:06:42.838-05:002011-03-08T21:06:42.838-05:00Well to find that out, you'd have to use a mea...Well to find that out, you'd have to use a means that's not a poll. Unless you compared the amount of votes to the amount of people who view your blog but I don't know how you might go about doing that.bonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233228445664358396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-47846840433289164032011-03-08T19:49:34.287-05:002011-03-08T19:49:34.287-05:00But counting total number of votes wouldn't be...But counting total number of votes wouldn't be that great, because it wouldn't tell me what percentage of the general population are poll voters.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-28118008357119939352011-03-08T19:41:52.088-05:002011-03-08T19:41:52.088-05:00Well it might be considered counter-productive in ...Well it might be considered counter-productive in the sense that if someone voted "no," they wouldn't be telling the truth by the very fact that they are voting. So your statistics would be skewed.<br />However if you count how many people actually voted on the poll, you might be able to say that in 35 days, x people voted on your blog's poll.bonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233228445664358396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-38227259971788826872011-03-08T19:35:04.827-05:002011-03-08T19:35:04.827-05:00Dumb it down for me. I didn't really get what ...Dumb it down for me. I didn't really get what you said.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-37506783831809504062011-03-08T13:11:57.030-05:002011-03-08T13:11:57.030-05:00scratch the counter part. I realized you could get...scratch the counter part. I realized you could get your answer just from counting how many people voted in total.bonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233228445664358396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-77841133375204396542011-03-08T13:04:29.830-05:002011-03-08T13:04:29.830-05:00Perhaps non-productive. But counter-productive?Perhaps non-productive. But counter-productive?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-22638100955268301042011-03-08T11:37:05.737-05:002011-03-08T11:37:05.737-05:00ps. again, isn't that poll a bit counter-produ...ps. again, isn't that poll a bit counter-productive?bonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233228445664358396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-8538392388271311442011-03-07T23:03:07.575-05:002011-03-07T23:03:07.575-05:00I did not jump to conclusions. The mother said tha...I did not jump to conclusions. The mother said that she was furious and devastated, and self-righteously demanded an apology. The 3 a.m. girl behaved admirably. She said her opinion but didn't get all indignant with Clinton.<br /><br />Yes, civility is cool, but when people don't act civil, don't make them quit their jobs, go to court, etc.<br /><br />I don't demonize people who call for and expect civility. I demonize people who throw temper tantrums when faced with incivility.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-8680942668136712112011-03-07T22:56:10.099-05:002011-03-07T22:56:10.099-05:00one of the ideas behind of "free speech"...one of the ideas behind of "free speech" is that we hope that other people will be so outraged that the bad speech will be marginalized by the people.<br /><br />its not meant to encourage bad speech, its meant to give voice to the dissenters of free speech, in order to show that it doesnt have a place in the marketplace of ideas.<br /><br />vdl<br /><br />/rant<br /><br />ps e people mostly blog eveningsAwMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-62631881549353827542011-03-07T22:52:52.217-05:002011-03-07T22:52:52.217-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT3gDut3_tc
This w...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT3gDut3_tc<br /><br />This was discussed during the 08 primaries when a similar story occurred (view above video.<br /><br />But you jumped to conclusions not made anywhere but in your mind. All she asked for is an apology. <br />Now she may not be legally entitled to it, she may have even had it coming, but she still has the right to ask for an apology.<br /><br />One of the things that seems to get lost upon people in Freedom of Speech discourses, is that while it may be in peoples' right to say some things, there actually is a concept called "civility," which although not a legal requirement of citizens, it is a reasonable expectation, and we shouldn't demonize people that call for and even expect it.<br /><br />And as a note to all people that resort to legalese and strict letter of the law etc. <br />you may be legally entitled to something, but that don't make it civil.AwMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-10593922325348305692011-03-07T11:01:04.870-05:002011-03-07T11:01:04.870-05:00I am not saying that I like the ad or that I like ...I am not saying that I like the ad or that I like WBC or that I like John Galliano. I'm saying that when nastiness shows up, you shouldn't throw a fit.<br /><br />So to answer your question, if I agreed to model for a stock photo, and a picture ended up in a place I don't like (for example in a Chabad brochure with the words, "Learning Chassidus with Rabbi Mendy has brought such depth to my life") I wouldn't be happy, but I'd recognize that I'm bound by my agreement and move on.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-28192279123103504612011-03-07T02:00:24.846-05:002011-03-07T02:00:24.846-05:00I was just thinking if it was a picture of any of ...I was just thinking if it was a picture of any of us, in the anti-abortion ad.<br />What would you think if it was a picture of e, instead of that girl? (And it said: the most dangerous place for a white person....)Yossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568022382495343458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-59288154053669469962011-03-06T23:42:01.698-05:002011-03-06T23:42:01.698-05:00And now while on the topic of American pride and s...And now while on the topic of American pride and strong language: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R5dk0JY2xcbonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233228445664358396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-83587652197895428752011-03-06T22:57:30.099-05:002011-03-06T22:57:30.099-05:00debt paid!debt paid!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-28203458835426720712011-03-06T22:54:32.551-05:002011-03-06T22:54:32.551-05:00Um, what shall I say, that I'm also proud to b...Um, what shall I say, that I'm also proud to be an American?Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-42567307295486036592011-03-06T22:49:33.703-05:002011-03-06T22:49:33.703-05:00Yes, we should have white history month.
I just f...Yes, we should have white history month.<br /><br />I just found out about Larry Summers, the former president of harvard, and his unforgivable speech concerning women. It's quite a horrible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Summers#Differences_between_the_sexesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-83591934947964639182011-03-06T22:42:55.891-05:002011-03-06T22:42:55.891-05:00Everytime I tried to post a comment there was a se...Everytime I tried to post a comment there was a service error. Anyways, "Don't you wish we had a white history month?"<br />ps. You owe me a comment.bonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233228445664358396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-44119787188708374552011-03-06T21:59:31.370-05:002011-03-06T21:59:31.370-05:00I actually meant "my." Have you nothing ...I actually meant "my." Have you nothing to say about the post?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-26845615691232955052011-03-06T21:54:22.551-05:002011-03-06T21:54:22.551-05:00Did you mean, "Where are our"?Did you mean, "Where are our"?Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-15755452560385986132011-03-06T21:49:39.280-05:002011-03-06T21:49:39.280-05:00Not like I don't appreciate your delightful co...Not like I don't appreciate your delightful company, but I'm wondering why no one else has commented on this post. Where are are stalwart commenters, TRS and Sarabonne?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-90266929359060237242011-03-06T21:37:48.048-05:002011-03-06T21:37:48.048-05:00dialectics; F***k Yeahdialectics; F***k YeahAwMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-26307917986902228542011-03-06T18:12:10.393-05:002011-03-06T18:12:10.393-05:00yay! We agree.yay! We agree.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-30272323654345991382011-03-06T17:10:38.020-05:002011-03-06T17:10:38.020-05:00Having just now looked further (wikipedia) into th...Having just now looked further (wikipedia) into the case in order to rebut, I must now restate my opinion.<br /><br />I was going to say that it should be legal as long as more than, say, 1000' away from the service, and/or cannot be seen/heard by the procession/attendees.<br /><br />Apparently, this was the case. In fact Snyder didn't even know about the protest until the next day. The SCOTUS included these factors in their decisions. <br /><br />As long as such protections are made, then I am cool with the whole Phelps thing.AwMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-69594382361955141902011-03-06T16:22:08.582-05:002011-03-06T16:22:08.582-05:00Yes, I agree that funerals are not a good place to...Yes, I agree that funerals are not a good place to make people deal with it. If it were possible to fully keep our right to free speech and make the WBC's activities illegal, I would be all for it. But methinks that from there it would be a slippery slope to reach where France is at.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.com