The Hall of Fire

The reports I have read indicated that he said he will not be doing any campaigning for Obama. I wouldn't expect that he would. I was particularly pleased to see Powell say this: Powell also said he was “troubled” by Republican personal attacks on Obama, especially false intimations that Obama was M...

Sir V, my first inclination would be to say that I have said all I can think to say on a subject like that. But as history has proved time and again, I really, really do seem to always have one more thing to say. ;) I'm not sure how much more I have to say on the subject, either, my friend, but I a...

Colin Powell has, in fact, endorsed Obama for president, calling him a transformational figure who was better able to deal with the economy, and to restore America's standing in the world. He also, apparently, expressed displeasure with the negative tone of McCain's campaign, and with his choice of ...

The article Cerin cites about Wisconsin worries me a lot more than the ACORN business. Why does it need to be a comparison? Why can't someone be concerned about both, as I am? Disenfranchising real voters unfairly is a lot worse, in my book, than filing voter registration forms in the name of Micke...

The older I get, the more I think that although Teremia is right that there are no purely good or purely evil people, it is not that hard to discern good from evil. It's just all too easy to rationalize evil when standing up for good is difficult. My own journey has been different. The older I get,...

I think we should take care not to assume that someone expressing a strong political opinion is also expressing disapproval of everyone who doesn't agree with them. I think that assumption is unfounded. Just because you think it is unfounded, doesn't mean that it necessarily is in all cases. You se...

Very beautiful, AJ and Lali. Thanks for sharing!

I think we should take care not to assume that someone expressing a strong political opinion is also expressing disapproval of everyone who doesn't agree with them. I think that assumption is unfounded. Just because you think it is unfounded, doesn't mean that it necessarily is in all cases. I thin...

I agree. I think.

Could point, yov. In the long run, McCain is the one that is hurt by all of the attention on Joe not being who he said he was, because it deflects the focus AWAY from the point McCain was trying to make.

Yes. I don't agree with the point that McCain was making, but I understand and even respect it. The fact that the person that he chose to use as the face of that point turned out to have some issues (and which of us don't?) is really irrelevant.

ETA: I think you are on to a good example there, Prim. But there has to be another layer, to make the comparison fair... that the Movies forum not just be filled with the happy chatter of pro-PJ fans, but an ugly undercurrent that anyone on the opposing side was not only wrong, but evil. Hate fille...

Well, should we go ahead and try Holby's idea? I honestly don't think it would be that difficult to achieve. Put all your biased links and views in the thread for your candidate and save the other thread for, "I feel this way on this issue because...". Obama thread, McCain thread, neutral...

Exactly, Holby.

I have to agree with hal here. I think this has very clearly illustrated the problem.

But before we get too far off track, I wanted to say that I thought that Holby's post was excellent.

Thank you, sf, for responding to this issue without repeating the mantra. I do appreciate it. I am skeptical, however, of the idea of ACORN being the victim of the fraud. I know that is what they want people to believe, but there seems to me to be so many more issues with their registration drive th...

A single partisan self-indulgence (screeching) does not invalidate an otherwise informative and well-documented article. And calling something a mythology which is completely and utterly unsupported by evidence is an accuracy, not a slant. The tone of the article speaks for itself. But they are cau...

Amazing. In responding to my post, you did exactly what I complained of - stating "this is not a problem because what the other side does is worse." Isn't it possible to talk about this issue without demonizing the other side? Moreover, the quotes that you cite all come from Indiana, one o...

This Slate article puts 'voter fraud', suppression and ACORN into perspective. No, what it does is give the left-wing perspective on the issue, which is just as slanted as the right-wing perspective. This sort of a generic comment does not serve to promote a serious discussion. If Voronwë were here...

Oh my! I will definitely pray for the best for Jim.