tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post1232248482696175717..comments2023-10-17T08:16:35.305-04:00Comments on That's Why: The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handlelisahgoldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-48417116259911061602011-02-15T12:11:52.444-05:002011-02-15T12:11:52.444-05:00If this were Facebook I'd click on a big fat L...If this were Facebook I'd click on a big fat LIKE for this post. So true!Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-72293741877472793052011-02-13T08:58:59.043-05:002011-02-13T08:58:59.043-05:00But, we wouldn't need tv, then, because we cou...But, we wouldn't need tv, then, because we could just talk to actual people.Freida Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489663202315694313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-21332677863634160832011-02-12T22:07:07.240-05:002011-02-12T22:07:07.240-05:00Now wouldn't that be interesting?Now wouldn't that be interesting?Saoirse in Spokanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832793203438825920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-35652229431378733002011-02-12T12:30:58.180-05:002011-02-12T12:30:58.180-05:00Someone on my local Patch wrote a 3 part series on...Someone on my local Patch wrote a 3 part series on homelessness which opened with an actual conversation with an actual homeless guy.<br /><br />Some people didn't like it.Ubermilfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685628102770311287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-89932717037288356352011-02-11T12:14:21.102-05:002011-02-11T12:14:21.102-05:00So they don't talk about any of those things, ...So they don't talk about any of those things, even though they have 24 hours a day? Wow. Glad I haven't given in to the child's begging for TV channels.<br /><br />Great list, Lisa.beatgrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970206913701496076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-50964115476765468982011-02-11T02:45:27.363-05:002011-02-11T02:45:27.363-05:00Ok-- then this will give ya a laugh...
http://ww...Ok-- then this will give ya a laugh...<br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U4Ha9HQvMoFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-57402501863843976722011-02-11T01:00:18.434-05:002011-02-11T01:00:18.434-05:00I, personally, am fed up with reality shows.I, personally, am fed up with reality shows.Angie Muresanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830360358541367259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-43887916803090440892011-02-10T20:45:00.264-05:002011-02-10T20:45:00.264-05:00So, while you're waiting to become a household...So, while you're waiting to become a household word on the literary scene, I suggest you apply for work as News Director for an outfit like Air America.<br /><br />We'll feed you plenty of leads if you hit a wall, which I think unlikely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-21907231300958498402011-02-10T18:14:25.301-05:002011-02-10T18:14:25.301-05:00So true. I sit next to that station 9 plus hours a...So true. I sit next to that station 9 plus hours a day, blaring in my ear, and after awhile I begin to think it's me. <br />I would link to it, but I don't know how, anyway one of the best days was when Jon Stewart tore apart the predictions on MSNBC, by so many of their "journalists". I think I cheered.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855080101194644998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-86801313561072118802011-02-10T15:00:33.885-05:002011-02-10T15:00:33.885-05:00Your list makes perfect sense. Too bad, that means...Your list makes perfect sense. Too bad, that means it won't happen.Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-42863197852901378512011-02-10T12:44:43.393-05:002011-02-10T12:44:43.393-05:00Ooh very good list. You should be president...
XO...Ooh very good list. You should be president...<br /><br />XO<br />BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-35520758216804062952011-02-10T11:09:18.811-05:002011-02-10T11:09:18.811-05:00You forgot unicorns & leprechauns. I know they...You forgot unicorns & leprechauns. I know they're extinct, but still.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-37059407852311495742011-02-10T09:48:38.714-05:002011-02-10T09:48:38.714-05:00HA! oh, and the question... REGULATION of news! ...HA! oh, and the question... REGULATION of news! Dammit, I want actual NEWS, not the filtered crap that is strained through the commercial interests of the TV station and the advertisers. Give me NPR!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-1037623014807560352011-02-10T09:44:03.800-05:002011-02-10T09:44:03.800-05:00Man, what I wouldn't give to have ONLY the peo...Man, what I wouldn't give to have ONLY the people affected creating the dialog on pretty much everything. I took a journalism and public opinion in my undergrad and we did a big section on publicity and tax levy outcomes... the example: school funding.<br /><br />The conclusion was that there are 5 kinds of voters:<br /><br />* Teachers (who all vote for and know from the beginning)<br />* Parents with kids in school (who mostly vote for and find out next)<br />* Young adults, pre-kids, who think stuff oughta run for free and ALL vote against.<br /><br />The conclusion: the fewer people who hear about the vote, the better the chance of it passing.<br />* Parents of WRONG-aged kids (mostly older) who vote in a mix, but far less supportive because they are 'done with it'<br />* Older people who largely vote againstHart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-11648991834760708472011-02-10T09:26:01.307-05:002011-02-10T09:26:01.307-05:00That's a great list, Lisa! It well covers a l...That's a great list, Lisa! It well covers a lot of viewpoints, and would make for interesting teevee watching! I think we'd all appreciate some real, and I don't mean reality teevee!mbarnatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299960213529713066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-72311999151676053262011-02-09T23:36:09.066-05:002011-02-09T23:36:09.066-05:00I'm right there with you - let's have some...I'm right there with you - let's have some real info on real situations from REAL people REALLY dealing with it. The media is so fake and so insulated from the realities you are describing. And much of the audience is, too.<br /><br />Like the Indigo Girls' lyrics in "Shame on You."<br /><br />I go down to Chicano city park /<br />'Cause it makes me feel so fine /<br />When the weeds go down you can see up close /<br />In the dead of the winter time /<br />But when the summer comes everything's in bloom /<br />And you wouldn't know it's there /<br />And the white folks like to pretend it's not /<br />But their music's in the air...<br /><br />And you can hear 'em singing, la la la, they say shame on you /<br />And you can feel them dancing, la la la, they say shame on you...Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-70222254637148126382011-02-09T22:08:49.349-05:002011-02-09T22:08:49.349-05:00Lisa, this is pure gold. Brilliant. Can't th...Lisa, this is pure gold. Brilliant. Can't think of a thing to add, but I am going to spread it all over the Internet. One of my favorite posts ever!Jayne Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053366144206401836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-64845492850857795252011-02-09T21:17:31.664-05:002011-02-09T21:17:31.664-05:00I just posted about this yesterday.
I liked yours...I just posted about this yesterday.<br /><br />I liked yours a lot and I agree.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113307510907969520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-15294532352408362152011-02-09T20:50:57.306-05:002011-02-09T20:50:57.306-05:00Johnny's in the basement
mixin' up the med...Johnny's in the basement<br />mixin' up the medicine<br />I'm on the pavement<br />Thinkin' about the government<br />...<br />excellent proposal<br />Amen<br />Write it in a letter to President Obama.Carson Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426505356407204408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-75892694471771115862011-02-09T20:21:53.562-05:002011-02-09T20:21:53.562-05:00Not only does the msm preach to the lowest common ...Not only does the msm preach to the lowest common denominator, they also hire them.<br /><br />I'm so proud of you ♡susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-30461271762535967452011-02-09T19:58:55.416-05:002011-02-09T19:58:55.416-05:00I'd watch that kind of t.v.
Oh, wait, we go...I'd watch that kind of t.v. <br /><br />Oh, wait, we got rid of our set. Because neither of us could stomach the propaganda anymore.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-61817205428631293952011-02-09T19:48:45.805-05:002011-02-09T19:48:45.805-05:00I'd like to see us liberals give up on trying ...I'd like to see us liberals give up on trying to convince conservatives to care about the greater good. They don't. They won't. <br /><br />I'd like to hear the debate about global warming turn from discussions of science to the financial and national security advantages of converting to renewable energy. Rednecks don't care about polar bears, but are scared as hell about brown people. Use the argument that works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-84008182339515152302011-02-09T19:43:25.475-05:002011-02-09T19:43:25.475-05:00Wind us up and watch us go! I forgot to mention th...Wind us up and watch us go! I forgot to mention the poor talking about what it's like to be poor in one of the wealthiest nations in the world.<br /><br />Thanks for all these great comments.<br /><br />D - you're welcome to link. Thanks for doing it!lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-68195362982828785462011-02-09T19:13:23.701-05:002011-02-09T19:13:23.701-05:00Agreed, and AMEN.
PS: The title of this post is o...Agreed, and AMEN.<br /><br />PS: The title of this post is one of my VERY favorite Dylan songs.meleah rebeccahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116656129112106780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-36645626244897086332011-02-09T17:51:35.288-05:002011-02-09T17:51:35.288-05:00Yes. To all of what you AND the other commmenters...Yes. To all of what you AND the other commmenters said. Well, except Bill.<br /><br />Sorry, guy. I can NOT get behind televised mimes. They're like clowns, only silent.rennratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258514296905380163noreply@blogger.com