tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post5286123395276450506..comments2023-10-31T11:27:58.514-05:00Comments on THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST: ON WEALTH AND CORPORATE GREEDJack Jodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-70330049168687081372010-03-21T12:09:18.375-05:002010-03-21T12:09:18.375-05:00Truth101,
You were a bright young man then and hav...Truth101,<br />You were a bright young man then and have remained so to this day! I am always delighted to see those who have consistently "kept the faith" on their social responsibility.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-23656394116217010122010-03-21T11:18:09.413-05:002010-03-21T11:18:09.413-05:00I remember watching the Democratic Convention in 1...I remember watching the Democratic Convention in 1972 and wishing I was 8 years older so I could vote for Shirley Chisolm.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-42833416952557740292010-03-20T23:07:56.871-05:002010-03-20T23:07:56.871-05:00TomCat,
I am glad you obtained all of those things...TomCat,<br />I am glad you obtained all of those things which have provided your security. You, I, and everybody else here have got to keep fighting for this security for all.<br />---------------<br />Thanks, Max's Dad. I toured the park this afternoon, and it is FABULOUS! Fantastic sight lines, and there is honestly not a bad seat in the entire house. They've restored my favorite hot dog and have kept my favorite peanuts, and have added some very tasty new munchies as well. Can't wait for the season to start!I share seats with my cousin and several others, in section 215, row 2.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-56818749099445450202010-03-20T17:40:39.223-05:002010-03-20T17:40:39.223-05:00Love the quotes, Jack. It's not often I can ge...Love the quotes, Jack. It's not often I can get the wisdom of Malcolm X, Thomas Jefferson, Vince McMahon and Jack all in one column. 23 days till opening day at Target Field!Max's Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10279218439042723141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-10842553902178591662010-03-20T13:50:43.097-05:002010-03-20T13:50:43.097-05:00I fully agree. Before I won my SSDI appeal, I had...I fully agree. Before I won my SSDI appeal, I had none. Now I have health care.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-15745417100311824712010-03-19T16:45:12.105-05:002010-03-19T16:45:12.105-05:00Mud_rake,
Damned infuriating, isn't it?
-----...Mud_rake, <br />Damned infuriating, isn't it?<br />---------------<br />Holte Ender,<br />You raise a good point, for there is nothing praiseworthy about corporate greed. Those who try to paint a rosy or noble picture of our capitalistic mess are speaking from ideal rather than actuality, and their bellies and wallets are usually amply stuffed. But what of all the others they overlook?<br />---------------<br />TomCat,<br />As you have experienced, with wealth many times comes misery. But security is one thing no one should lack.<br /><br />Love the bitter true irony in your last two lines.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-89454912574459530432010-03-19T12:38:49.421-05:002010-03-19T12:38:49.421-05:00"The most pitiful among men is he who turns h...<i>"The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold. " <br />- Kahlil Gibrán</i><br /><br />I find this particularly true in my own life. There was a time that I had a net worth in seven figures. Today I live at the poverty line. Then I was miserable. Now I am content.<br /><br /><i>Anything advertised as cheap costs 25% more.<br />Anything advertised as free costs 50% more.</i><br /> -TC_TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-1934758411429514542010-03-19T12:15:25.779-05:002010-03-19T12:15:25.779-05:00It's amazing that there is no wisdom, no quote...It's amazing that there is no wisdom, no quotes from eloquent men and women, praising corporate greed. Yet on it goes, greed has more secret admirers than we know, or it would not exist.Holte Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356437917387847542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-89000709816285534062010-03-19T10:44:38.872-05:002010-03-19T10:44:38.872-05:00So much truth, so much frustration! The dream of ...So much truth, so much frustration! The dream of 'free enterprise' has been scammed by the greedy so that there isn't even any 'trickle down' left.mud_rakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786611698569598023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-14548464738597296132010-03-19T08:55:55.565-05:002010-03-19T08:55:55.565-05:00Hey, thanks to both of you ladies---you're the...Hey, thanks to both of you ladies---you're the best! Shirley Chisholm was definitely a visionary pioneer and served her district well! Suzan, it's great to know that, like me, you've kept the progressive faith for all these years. When I started seeing a number of my peers peel away and become misguided Reaganite yuppies in the 1980s, it was a real BUMMER! Now, decades later, and after the Bush II debacle, a few have returned to sensibility, but many are still lost...Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-36706398997607609382010-03-19T08:34:30.544-05:002010-03-19T08:34:30.544-05:00Hi Lisa!
So true.
My first vote for President wa...Hi Lisa!<br /><br />So true.<br /><br />My first vote for President was for Shirley Chisholm who ran in the NC primary.<br /><br />I even got to see her up close once (in the elevator!) when I was in D.C. at an Antiwar Rally.<br /><br />What a woman!<br /><br />Thomas Jefferson not so bad either:<br /><br /><i>"Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor."<br /> <br />- Thomas Jefferson</i><br /><br />Thanks, Jack!<br /><br />S<br />_____________Cirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-58605631137493869412010-03-19T08:21:59.702-05:002010-03-19T08:21:59.702-05:00Jack - great quotes. My favorite is Shirley Chish...Jack - great quotes. My favorite is Shirley Chisholm - what a leader that woman was! We need more of her right now.Lisa G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02909155560510148815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-33407914649390290132010-03-18T22:49:23.834-05:002010-03-18T22:49:23.834-05:00There's a wake-me-up call.
Thanks, Jack!
SThere's a wake-me-up call.<br /><br />Thanks, Jack!<br /><br />SCirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.com