Comments on: remember the good ol’ days

By: eaharris

eaharris — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:33:38 +0000

Please tell me, without referencing to Fox, NRO, or the WND, exactly what the administration is doing to disregard the US Constitution.

By: LaddieBoy

LaddieBoy — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:21:38 +0000

If you took a moment to look at your high school history, you’d know that the vast majority of the founders were NOT slave owners – and those that were ultimately freed them. Try to find a political movement – anywhere in the world, anytime in human history – that did so much to pursue liberty and human dignity. Yes slavery is evil, but that evil was ended, not immediately; neither did America come into being immediately…but it did happen.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:17:32 +0000

yeah, the founding fathers hated the Constitution- they thought it was a weak document full of half assed compromises and they thought they would redo it in a few years.

By: Isengrim

Isengrim — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:44:32 +0000

Now, now, be fair. Slave-owning chauvanists they may have been, but they were progressive _for their time_. The US Constitution was – and, really, still is – a very enlightened document, especially considering when it was written, and considering what the average person must have been like at the time.

If time travel were possible, I sure as hell wouldn’t even want to go even 100 years into the past. I have difficulty enough relating to people in this day and age.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:18:43 +0000

We should turn the tables and give them like manner:
Secretly and illegally send our citizens there to take jobs that they as citizens deserve first, receive pay from those jobs free of taxes, get protected by their government to stay there and take their money and jobs free of attachments
and consequences, make everyone put all written language in English along with Spanish, and not even have our children there learn Spanish on the basis that the Mexicans should be more worried about speaking English than we should be about learning Spanish.
Just a thought…

By: Some Random Israeli

Some Random Israeli — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:46:25 +0000

Who wrote “Remember the good ol’ days?” There’s historical perspective, and there’s senseless, blind nostalgia.

By: ryszard

ryszard — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:31:25 +0000

Thank you, CF. And even as a conservative libertarian, it’s clear that both parties gave up on limited govt a LONG time ago.

By: Some Random Israeli

Some Random Israeli — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:29:26 +0000

And I don’t believe you spent 30 years working for the defense industry. That make us even?

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:10:56 +0000

Yeah, but I feel that it’s a good kinda burn. If we’re talking about David Bowie’s package that is…

By: herb

herb — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:51:05 +0000

EPIC HISTORY FAIL!! (and I rarely run the capitals)

* The Constitutional Convention drafted the Const. in 1787; it was ratified June 21, 1788.

* Geo. Washington served as President from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797.

Just to clarify the timeline: 1788 came *before* 1789.

By: herb

herb — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:45:50 +0000

Kinda like the seen in “Labyrinth” when David Bowie smacks Hoggle in the face with his junk? It just burns itself into the retinas.

By: herb

herb — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:44:20 +0000

“… but most of the founding fathers believed in God as well, and tried to build the foundation on the country as such…”

Show me anywhere in the Constitution that mentions Christ, Jesus, or God. I’m not denying the faith of the Founding Fathers; I’m challenging the asinine assumption that the FF created America as a Christian Nation. To wit, the FF wanted to avoid the situation of England, with a State-operated Church governing. This is why the first freedom in the First Amendment specifies that Congress shall make no law respecting the foundation of a religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The State was to mind its own business when it came to issues of religion, hence, the separation of the two.

Saying that we need one group’s view of God crammed down our throats in order to create a more perfect union is bullshit, plain and simple.

By: Charlie Foxtrot

Charlie Foxtrot — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:11:52 +0000

If that is the case…whay are you studying medicine?

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:53:50 +0000

Huh? It was a joke, man.. I wasn’t lobbying for a rambling commentary.

By: Ahriman

Ahriman — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:52:41 +0000

Ehm…usa invaded europe to avoid Stalin tanks reach Lisboa…Hitler army was already on the route of the collapse as soon as the end of ‘42…no oil, no gas, no steel…and not so many man to grind on the front…
If you talk of history, be sure to know about it…and not only from your “mind masters” but from some more trustfully sources…

And no one in the world said “dont go in iraq” but “WTF? Going now after more than 10 years of saddam leftover by YOU at the end of desert storm and alone without U.N. cover? It’s a fuking run to oil…assholes!”

By: Charlie Foxtrot

Charlie Foxtrot — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:48:28 +0000

Remember, communism is sharing! So when your mom told you to share, she was actually turning you pink-o.

By: Ahriman

Ahriman — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:45:10 +0000

LoL I’m an old-skool commie

By: Ahriman

Ahriman — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:44:20 +0000

I’ll prefer to die trying to kill and eat my oppressor than starve under his foot and give over to him future generations of slaves…
Thankfully at the moment I can have much more than food, (and I have to complete some things like complete the medicine degree (not in USA) otherwise i’ll be only a food consuming useless people) before thinking to start an uprising, but things are rapidly going in the right direction for a total chaos…
Have a nice planetary insurgency ;-P

By: Driznit

Driznit — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:38:49 +0000

Umm i found it quite odd that well the big argument is about the forefathers and the constitution and well sorry to burst your bubble but the president shown above is George Washington who DIDN’T operate under the constitution but the article of confederation, the Constitution wasn’t drafted or put into effect until after his terms as the president of the united states.
I do apologize for paying attention in what would it have been, fourth grade history?

By: Ahriman

Ahriman — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:36:08 +0000

Still an oligarchy of rich man with wagons of sestertii…
Not a democracy at all…at best a populism…

USA still sucks, as the 100% of democracies today.

By: Ahriman

Ahriman — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:32:59 +0000

I Love Mankind, but I’hate the people…

I was not defending USA in the previous comment, just saying a historical fact…
The society in this days really deserves a new start.
But please do not talk about feminism…for god sake…it’s a bunch of shit.
Talk about EQUAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES, it’s better…

By: Charlie Foxtrot

Charlie Foxtrot — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:30:50 +0000

me neither, you SOB’s or daughters as appropriate.

By: Charlie Foxtrot

Charlie Foxtrot — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:29:11 +0000

Is a male lesbian a queer gay or just from the isle of lesbos?

By: Ahriman

Ahriman — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:27:30 +0000

Bwhahahahaha!

Ehm, exerting oppressive power on a sovereign state for years is quite unjust…
Oh i forgot that americans calls it “embargo”…
If the war was waged for the overthrowing of a tyrant, why in the first gulf war the tanks reverted from baghdad even there was no one defending?
Oh yes…at the times they needed only quwaitian oil…smart move, undermining a power for the future while still making its resources unavailable for the adversaries.

And there was no chemical weapons more advanced than fosgene or mustard gases…leftovers of iran-iraq wars of ‘80…

And USA knowed this for sure because they sold them to saddam

And u’re a dumbass so mesmerized from propaganda that when someone points the moon, the only thing you see is the finger…

By: herb

herb — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:27:16 +0000

well, George is in the Coyote Ugly category of men…

By: MLD

MLD — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:32:17 +0000

Literalism FTW *eye roll*

Maybe it was the general (no pun intended) CONCEPT of dear old GW?

By: MLD

MLD — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:30:43 +0000

Scuse, but what the hell is wrong with workfare? And I’m speaking as someone who’s been THROUGH IT. You don’t wanna work for your welfare, GTFO welfare, simple. I had to do workfare for my father’s benefits as WELL as mine when I lived with him and we were on it. (And FTR, I’m now off it, and in college, before someone decides to attack me regarding that).

By: MLD

MLD — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:22:13 +0000

Um History fail…. Rome was a republic before it was an Empire (roughly 500 BC until shortly after Julius Caesar’s murder in 44 BC.

It was governed by a Senate; Caesar was killed by two Seantors (et tu, Brute?) after being accused of wanting to become King. The republic was overthrown by a nephew of Caesar’s

That was well before the Americas were established.

WE owe a debt to them I daresay.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:39:39 +0000

Yay, I’m just blind then. XD

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:38:57 +0000

No but you have to sign a waiver stating that you won’t hit women for hitting on you. And there is a membership fee for not wanting women. I cheated on my forms and stated that I was a male lesbian. I won through confusion.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:19:55 +0000

If you ever stump me, I shall. I promise.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:19:10 +0000

Great now I am laughing at work. Hopefully I am not asked to explain. You guys are the best.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:18:36 +0000

I’m a male lesbian, does that count?

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:17:06 +0000

I quantify this as many levels of suckitude. Yes I realize that other people’s lives suck worse than mine. However, my economic life still sucks. I will do what I can for others when I have my family cared for first.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:09:54 +0000

Well hello there Mr. President! Is that a cherry tree or are you just happy to see me?

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:08:03 +0000

And they are lucky they have the means to provide for the families, something which many people around the world do not have the freedom to do.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:06:21 +0000

I’m not sure, but I think her point is that she is smarter and more aware of the injustice in living our everyday lives than anyone else, ever. Or she wants us to all become lesbians. I’m pretty sure it’s one of the two.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:01:04 +0000

Man, I know what you’re talking about. Does the fact that I don’t want to become a lesbian mean that I can’t be a feminist anymore?

By: x-bert

x-bert — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:16:34 +0000

Call me a white asshat .. one.. more…. time.

By: x-bert

x-bert — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:15:25 +0000

…Hmm, interesting. Jobs keep moving down there… they keep coming up here… Now if we move there and they move here….

Hmm…

By: Word

Word — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:12:36 +0000

In Soviet Russia, Constitution haz YOU.

By: ema

ema — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:16:28 +0000

Well, maybe a few cap guns, for effect. Squirt guns would also be nice if it’s a summer invasion.

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:48:38 +0000

Damn it, I wasn’t going to look until I saw you comment.

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:48:03 +0000

Exactly! We can’t equate the way life was in the 1700’s with what we have today. But, isn’t it amazing that the the Constitution is still relevant? Talk about a group of forward thinking individuals!

By: n8

n8 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:25:05 +0000

To paraphrase: WHARRGARBL!
Seriously, just because there’s room for improvement doesn’t mean we have to disrespect the founding fathers. Every age has its imperfections, but the good usually outweighs the bad.
The founding fathers threw off the yoke of one of the mightiest countries in the world (at the time) and laid the foundation for a nation built on the rule of law, with no nobility or aristocracy to oppress the citizenry. They hammered out a constitution that has stood the test of time and been the inspiration for several imitators in foreign lands.
They did it right. To focus only on their failings is a disservice to history itself, and reveals a poor understanding thereof.

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:07:48 +0000

I’m sorry, you lost me after *interesting*. Exactly what is your *point*?

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:59:26 +0000

Are you French, or maybe French Canadian?

By: herb

herb — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:54:50 +0000

Screw you for making me curious, then having to scroll back up to the top so I could examine Washington’s area.

By: herb

herb — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:53:19 +0000

I found its bitterness to counterbalance the sugary-fluff of a standard US History textbook. I’m not suggesting only reading Zinn, but to take it as a counterbalance.

By: herb

herb — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:50:30 +0000

Either way it’s all peaceful-like. No gunplay.