tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307015567845695310.post7687439197565741397..comments2023-10-10T09:44:45.012-07:00Comments on Interweb Detritus: The Week That Wascold4thestreetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208475999502706651noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307015567845695310.post-72132572354872891442008-08-13T18:44:00.000-07:002008-08-13T18:44:00.000-07:00hmm, i don't tend to plan that far in advance. so...hmm, i don't tend to plan that far in advance. so far as i know, prez's day is ok for me. you need to check with c4ts for his availability.sugarpocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909576851421544185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307015567845695310.post-32568685606645653372008-08-13T13:49:00.000-07:002008-08-13T13:49:00.000-07:00e, i didn't have time for the lit hum syllabus bec...e, i didn't have time for the lit hum syllabus because i was totally stressing about my swimming test.cold4thestreetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208475999502706651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307015567845695310.post-6737541993907201892008-08-13T05:27:00.000-07:002008-08-13T05:27:00.000-07:00oh funny you mention that bc we were all wondering...oh funny you mention that bc we were all wondering whether you and c4ts were free president's day weekend?<BR/><BR/>foreal! locale TBD.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965696363914643525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307015567845695310.post-32442353585528876342008-08-12T21:48:00.000-07:002008-08-12T21:48:00.000-07:00ah, reading/ watching c4ts and heidi spar over ide...ah, reading/ watching c4ts and heidi spar over idealism and politics makes me nostalgic for the days of friends' club. When are we having a reunion, people?sugarpocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909576851421544185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307015567845695310.post-82051081212174557802008-08-12T16:51:00.000-07:002008-08-12T16:51:00.000-07:00c4ts, didn't you read the republic as part of your...c4ts, didn't you read the republic as part of your CC syllabus during your days at columbia?Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965696363914643525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307015567845695310.post-75791401237957385872008-08-12T16:22:00.000-07:002008-08-12T16:22:00.000-07:00Heidi, Platonic references have no effect on me, y...Heidi, Platonic references have no effect on me, you should know. Who has time for the dead, white, masculine western canon when one has a Netflix account?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I always welcome your idealism in this and other fora -- your "I'm no puritan" protestations notwithstanding. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps true to my namesake, I am cold and cynical, but if a man -- not John Edwards, but any man -- cheats on his wife, but supports reproductive rights, equal pay measures, and harsher penalties for perpetrators of domestic violence, I just don't see what is served by extrapolating from his personal failings. <BR/><BR/>People are complex, hypocritical sons of bitches. Hell, speaking just for myself, I'd fight tooth and nail before I gave the loony guy around the corner from my house a quarter, but that doesn't mean I don't believe in entitlement programs, compassionate policy towards the homeless, and meaningful treatment options for drug addicts. My big picture liberalism isn't undermined by my street-corner stinginess.<BR/><BR/>But, again, I'm a cynic. There are no heroes in American politics -- just varying degrees of asshole. I wouldn't have a beer with any of these silly ass-nuggets, but they're necessary to the dysfunctioning of our republic, so I try to focus in on the substantive bits, and avoid the psychological analysis.cold4thestreetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208475999502706651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307015567845695310.post-47534064666750320852008-08-12T15:47:00.000-07:002008-08-12T15:47:00.000-07:00cold firmly believes that "there is absolutely no ...cold firmly believes that "there is absolutely no connection between a politician's marital infidelity . . . and his worth as a potential statesman."<BR/><BR/>i could not disagree more. it often, and fairly, signals to me a disrespect for women. why should i expect a man who disrespects his wife to advance mine and other women's interests? why should i expect a man who ignores the effect of this behavior on his own children to advance the interests of my children? <BR/><BR/>political order is best achieved when our leaders' souls themselves are properly ordered. (see _the republic_).<BR/><BR/>unfortunately, because so many politicians are driven more by their own ego than by a desire to improve the lives of others, it's practically expected that they will behave this way. but just because the world has not fallen apart under their rule does not mean we should accept or tolerate this behavior. <BR/><BR/>i'm no puritan. but i do believe our leaders should be role models, and not just in the art of apology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307015567845695310.post-73155037321325042122008-08-12T12:21:00.001-07:002008-08-12T12:21:00.001-07:00You can see from the heading that this was origina...You can see from the heading that this was originally supposed to be an omnibus post, but I kind of got sucked into millworkerland. Of course, Bernie Mac's passing (and to some extent Isaac Hayes') weighs heavily on my mindcold4thestreetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208475999502706651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307015567845695310.post-42839850072992552522008-08-12T06:10:00.000-07:002008-08-12T06:10:00.000-07:00what about bernie mac and isaac hayes dying? can w...what about bernie mac and isaac hayes dying? can we provide some coverage on that, too? <BR/><BR/>y'know, as far as edwards is concerned, i don't these politicians or their wives. there are two americas indeed.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965696363914643525noreply@blogger.com