tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post8114579721195185791..comments2024-03-28T05:39:03.366-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Opinions Online, 3/26/16 Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87652556890451707222016-03-29T12:29:56.799-04:002016-03-29T12:29:56.799-04:00http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/18/the-devil-a...http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/18/the-devil-and-hillary-clinton/<br /><br />Excellent essay! Rob Urie's "The devil and Hillary Clinton".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45323362610526091642016-03-29T11:49:29.525-04:002016-03-29T11:49:29.525-04:00Does anyone remember Sanjaya Malakar from American...Does anyone remember Sanjaya Malakar from American Idol(worse possible singer)?<br /><br />Vote for Sanjaya, vote for the worst possible person in order to bring down the show. Expose it for what it is, a sham.<br /><br />That's the Trump vote, I only wish I could vote twice.<br /><br />Although Trump has been floating the idea of running for decades, I believe this was the catalyst this time.<br /><br />Trump got into a spat with Bill Maher over something Bill had said about Trump's father being an orangutan. Trump of course sued Bill Maher and at the end of one of Bill's shows "Real-time with Bill Maher", Bill scolded Trump saying the legal system is not a toy for rich people to play with.<br /><br />In response, Trump is not only showing Bill Maher, and the rest of us, that the legal system is a toy for the rich to play with, but so is the political system as well, and Trump is doing it, using Bill Maher's schtick, about being "Politically Incorrect" the name of Bill's first show.<br /><br />It's all a show folks....vote for the worst. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17144082924970646842016-03-28T19:01:09.672-04:002016-03-28T19:01:09.672-04:00How much money has been spent on the program in yo...How much money has been spent on the program in your school Stephen? Is your school spreading the word for other schools to pay the fee? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31413549964689319162016-03-28T00:33:32.407-04:002016-03-28T00:33:32.407-04:00What a bunch of angry, angry Democrats hereWhat a bunch of angry, angry Democrats hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-75268340695934533102016-03-27T19:47:30.612-04:002016-03-27T19:47:30.612-04:00I had to delete the first comment in this matter, ...I had to delete the first comment in this matter, which was a direct attack on the Mormon faith. I allowed the second comment, but given your reaction, probably should have deleted that as well. <br /><br />Congrats on what your daughters do. I love to cover sports, but dance and other extracurricular activities are equally important. I credit you and your wife for all the time (and money) you have spent so your daughters can follow their dreams. It's like AAU basketball, with competitions all over the country.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-21791925253262720332016-03-27T19:27:02.413-04:002016-03-27T19:27:02.413-04:00As a parent of two girls who attend a BASD Leader ...As a parent of two girls who attend a BASD Leader in Me school I want to defend the program. First and foremost the PTA is not directed by the district and can and does spend its money how it chooses based on the needs of the students. The parents at my child's school are generous and work to incorporate what they learn into enrichment and other program for families.<br /><br />The Leader in Me program is wonderful. My children use the skills they learn from the program in school and in life. People who know me know my daughters do Irish Dance, those skills have made my daughters confident, courteous and responsible. They use the habits to balance school work and their extra curricular activities. It is what we should all want for our children. <br /><br />Because Stephen Covey has developed a great set of lessons and rules that I and several other successful people use does not make make for a Mormon endoctrination conspiracy in our schools. I have read all the books and nowhere does religion play a roll. I would be the first person to stand up and question it as I believe firmly in separation of church and state.<br /><br />That said, stating that Stephen Covey's books create Mormons because he is one would be like saying because I read and article by Stephen Schwartz (Muslim columnist) in the Wall Street Journal I am somehow being converted away from my catholic faith. <br /><br />I welcome people to look at the programs in the BASD before casting anonymous dispersions on them. One might be surprised.Stephen J. Barron, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08182836217821122107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62346540229870203722016-03-27T18:06:27.741-04:002016-03-27T18:06:27.741-04:00Bernie's supporters are freeloading lemmings. ...Bernie's supporters are freeloading lemmings. If he loses to Hillary, he will graciously throw his support behind her and urge his blind followers to do the same. They won't be disgruntled since Hillary has already moved left with her viewpoint on economic equality (rob from the rich), free college tuition (don't worry about finding a job after college, just move back home) and single payer health care (let's bankrupt Medicare for the seniors who earned it). She is "Bernie Light" now, but will be a socialist champion by November.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-65202115345620879372016-03-27T15:38:16.047-04:002016-03-27T15:38:16.047-04:00@1:15 The Justice Department will never indict Hi...@1:15 The Justice Department will never indict Hillary Clinton as Obama has thoroughly politicized it.<br /><br />However, as more details emerge, it seems that Hillary Clinton has already been indicted, possibly convicted, in many voters minds.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80744368119109724602016-03-27T14:00:34.899-04:002016-03-27T14:00:34.899-04:00When the truth is inconvenient the right wing tea ...When the truth is inconvenient the right wing tea baggers just ignore it and create their own reality. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78923612580816360472016-03-27T13:15:33.915-04:002016-03-27T13:15:33.915-04:00Please people! Enough with the right wing conspira...Please people! Enough with the right wing conspiracy theories about how Hillary is going to be indicted for emails. Read this: http://reverbpress.com/extra/republicans-angry-about-what-fbi-found-clinton-email/<br />It sure looks like a lot of you are progressing (or regressing)from Obama derangement syndrome to Hillary derangement syndrome. It must be exhausting to be steeping in a marinade of hate all the time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-5359678467515626572016-03-27T12:17:00.235-04:002016-03-27T12:17:00.235-04:00The latest revelation in what must be called a mas...The latest revelation in what must be called a mass security email catastrophe is that Defense Secretary Ash Carter used his personal email account for government business for nearly a year.<br /><br />This sort of nonsense implies rot at the top. I believe that Obama himself put up a stink when he first entered office about having to give up his Blackberry. With such lax communications security, is it any surprise the Russians and Chinese are running rings around the Obama Administration ?<br /><br />After all the best way to find out what the Obama minions are thinking is to read their email.Jeff Van Fleetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34217026134215031282016-03-27T11:26:25.830-04:002016-03-27T11:26:25.830-04:00So thousands of Republicans are pettioning to be a...So thousands of Republicans are pettioning to be allowed to take their guns to the Republcan Convention and Trump is saying if he isn't given the nomination there will be riots. Interesting recipe for a "lively" convention, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23135045492236963572016-03-27T10:38:48.823-04:002016-03-27T10:38:48.823-04:00Unless she is indicted, Hillary Clinton probably h...Unless she is indicted, Hillary Clinton probably has the muscle to win the Democratic nomination. The question is how many Bernie Sanders supporters will be disgusted and stay home. <br /><br />Sanders almost certainly is positioning himself to take the nomination if Mrs Clinton is indicted, and will have a strong argument that the party must turn to him, not Joe Biden or some other hasty substitution. Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-71626127375932451982016-03-27T10:00:49.167-04:002016-03-27T10:00:49.167-04:00The Leader in Me (you) is a marketing fraud / pyra...The Leader in Me (you) is a marketing fraud / pyramid scheme, sucking up local tax dollars for an out of state religious scam:<br /><br />http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/problems-with-leader-in-meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-32298050533643706322016-03-27T07:30:10.919-04:002016-03-27T07:30:10.919-04:00Reduced to its base level, this election comes dow...Reduced to its base level, this election comes down to choosing Hillary Clinton or someone from the remaining list. That means picking 1 from 4 alternatives.<br /><br />If your choice IS Hillary, you're all set. But, if your choice is NOT Hillary, who among the four others has the best chance to beat Hillary AND win a national election?<br /><br />Because I surely don't want to see Hillary & Bill in the White House again, if Trump is the eventual nominee, he'll get my vote in November, either as a write-in or third party option. Anyone else loses in November.<br /><br />Fred Windish<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28951485179813377922016-03-27T03:20:18.893-04:002016-03-27T03:20:18.893-04:00Amazing how the teabaggers live in their own reali...Amazing how the teabaggers live in their own reality. Devoid of logic and reason, they just live on hate and paranoia.<br />That is the result of comfort zone history and ala carte facts.<br />Sad for the future.<br />Trump is wild but he actually shields the right-wing religious fanatic Ted Cruz, who in some ways is more bizzare than Trump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29735647908853269682016-03-26T21:57:49.113-04:002016-03-26T21:57:49.113-04:00Bernie, when someone writes grow a pair and man up...Bernie, when someone writes grow a pair and man up they need to be man enough to sign their name to it,otherwise they are just run of the mill cowards. Scott Armstrong Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43790135934846108112016-03-26T19:47:06.142-04:002016-03-26T19:47:06.142-04:00The historical connotation is with the 1980 electi...The historical connotation is with the 1980 election, where Ronald Reagan attracted many disollusioned Democrats away from President Carter. Also the 1984 election where Reagan did the same against Senator Mondale. These were the so-called "Reagan Democrats". Today Donald Trump is doing the same with many Democrats who are disillusioned with Hillary Clinton. However, the analogy is not identical. <br /><br />In 1980, Governor Reagan was an "outsider", as George H.W. Bush was the GOP Establishment's favorite for it's presidential nominee. Reagan a majority of delegates at the convention, and by choosing Bush as his VP selection, united the party against Carter. Along with the "Reagan Democrats", this was more than sufficient to win the fall 1980 election.<br /><br />In 2016, Trump has not yet united the GOP, so even if there are "Trump Democrats", as of now, they may not be sufficient to win the fall election.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38881570907486815752016-03-26T19:44:40.406-04:002016-03-26T19:44:40.406-04:00I am aware of the talking points to proclaim this...I am aware of the talking points to proclaim this is a myth. The reality is that Southern Dems became Southern Republicans, starting in the 1990s. There were several prominent Ds who switched to R or became independents prior to this switch. You completely missed George Wallace. <br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_DemocratsBernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50261956631263328322016-03-26T19:34:50.999-04:002016-03-26T19:34:50.999-04:00I think the only Dixiecrat to switch parties was T...I think the only Dixiecrat to switch parties was Thurman. There may have been another. Byrd and Gore and the bunch held on. This Dem switching thing is born of historic ignorance, like the Big Lie about Jews. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-25004576291165809312016-03-26T18:55:34.674-04:002016-03-26T18:55:34.674-04:00Watching the news and I'm seeing that Hillary ...Watching the news and I'm seeing that Hillary Clinton is being slaughtered by Bernie Sanders and Trump is beating Cruz everywhere without a caucus or a lot of Mormons. <br /><br />And I'm supposed to believe Trump can't beat Hillary? Not making sense.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66022321461751231682016-03-26T18:51:35.006-04:002016-03-26T18:51:35.006-04:00If you can't comment without insulting someone...If you can't comment without insulting someone, don't bother at all. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59030639143330900932016-03-26T18:51:17.193-04:002016-03-26T18:51:17.193-04:00I am pleased to read so many comments on the year&...I am pleased to read so many comments on the year's "Trump Effect." Unfortunately, some posters need to get up to speed on the problems America is facing. The present challenge facing our nation has nothing to do with being a Democrat, Republican, or member of any other group. It's also not about racism or the fear of having a woman as President.<br /><br />This election is about maintaining NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY. Determining if America remains it OWN country, guided by its OWN leaders, as elected by its OWN citizens.<br /><br />There is an emerging philosophy being promoted to combine separate nations into larger groupings. A larger grouping NOT controlled by individual electorates, but rather, multi-national panels. Such has already been achieved with the present European Union (EU). In just a few short years, that EU grouping is already starting to come apart. The next grouping being attempted involves Canada, America, Mexico, all joined as one into a new North American Union.<br /><br />There is a REASON our borders have been left wide open for the past four years. There is a REASON for the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, the existing NAFTA, the loss of jobs to immigrants. There is a REASON for the Climate Change regulations and new carbon taxes on what we do. A REASON why our nation's Constitution is being softened. A plan is being carried out, piece by piece. Those in government leadership positions want to please the banking and technology conglomerates who hope to profit without the bounds of nation-based laws, currencies, and wages.<br /><br />No, fellow readers, this election is NOT about being a Democrat or a Republican. It's about keeping America as it always was. Choose wisely. Especially if you or a family member is age 50 and younger.<br /><br />Fred Windish <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-30549471176505461252016-03-26T18:47:25.101-04:002016-03-26T18:47:25.101-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90081148070492913332016-03-26T18:46:13.338-04:002016-03-26T18:46:13.338-04:00Scott, Look at the comment. The comment at 2:17 ju...Scott, Look at the comment. The comment at 2:17 just attacks your position and Republicans in general. So I allowed it. But I understand your sensitivity bc many comments do go after you personally and i deleted one or two. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.com