tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post7564926189722664335..comments2023-10-31T11:27:58.514-05:00Comments on THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST: OF, BY, AND FOR THE FEWJack Jodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-70137789983082621252009-12-19T07:33:40.861-06:002009-12-19T07:33:40.861-06:00And definitely the same to you, Gwendolyn, and all...And definitely the same to you, Gwendolyn, and all my fine friends here!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-51090447900192812682009-12-18T22:44:15.820-06:002009-12-18T22:44:15.820-06:00Hey Jack, with a pal like you... I'm doing gre...Hey Jack, with a pal like you... I'm doing great...! Merry Christmas or Happy H! or Happy K! or you know, the delights of the season... blessings to you Jack Jodell.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419040049480437384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-57996460555086562692009-12-18T21:16:43.679-06:002009-12-18T21:16:43.679-06:00Gwendolyn,
I agree that it IS possible to achieve ...Gwendolyn,<br />I agree that it IS possible to achieve success without prostituting oneself or compromising one's principles. But the deck is definitely stacked against us. <br /><br />I am glad you are keeping your head above water, even if barely. And I wish you great success down the line. I hope your faith continues to sustain you, as great things CAN be borne from it!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-61849751269676130152009-12-18T16:41:47.257-06:002009-12-18T16:41:47.257-06:00As a small business owner holding on through the t...As a small business owner holding on through the toughest Novermeber - December I've ever had (and believe me, I know it shows emotionally from time to time)... I do think we can create our own wealth. But it's a very 'against you' kind of duke it out to do it. Esp. if you don't want to be beholding to venture capital or banks. You know, it's the hard years before you are an overnight success phenom? And my people are hurting, too. Trying to get help to hold homes, health care and understand they are the honorable people they have always demonstrated themselves to be. But hard times are coming around. And around. And Hope is a feather in the wind. But feathers are a gift from Spirit and that's how I hang on, with my own kind of faith. I don't conform well. I oppose this wrongness of what you tell so well Jack. Gosh it's a hard thing to hang on right now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419040049480437384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-12609223326298336542009-12-17T14:04:22.756-06:002009-12-17T14:04:22.756-06:00Manifesto Joe,
I never have had much patience for ...Manifesto Joe,<br />I never have had much patience for these "Love America or leave it" guys. What they really mean, of course, is love THEIR America THEIR way. And as we all know, they have a very warped perspective on what this country is all about. That goofbal's undoubtedly a teabagger anyway, and a lot of them hate anybody not 100% just like they are.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-19939031372166558782009-12-17T02:44:26.982-06:002009-12-17T02:44:26.982-06:00There's somebody else who's read that Pare...There's somebody else who's read that Parenti book?<br /><br />I've got an autographed copy of it that someone sold. Guess they decided to get an MBA and sell out!<br /><br />Thanks for all your visits to my site.<br /><br />Never saw what your thinking was on that asshole on Random Thoughts who was telling people to go to Bolivia and such. I got severely pissed about that, and decided to bitch-slap him. Maybe I shouldn't have -- but I don't notice that people like that pull punches.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-36082895782461853732009-12-16T20:24:42.496-06:002009-12-16T20:24:42.496-06:00Thanks for your visit and the comment, Laci. It is...Thanks for your visit and the comment, Laci. It is sad, but you state the obvious truth when you say "the people" meant only the rich.<br />---------------<br />mud_rake,<br />I couldn't possibly agree with you more. Thank you for that brilliant suggestion, my good man!<br />---------------<br />MadMike,<br />I'm not sure about Kindle, but regardless, it is a book that should be required reading in all high school and college civics classes, and should be read by all!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-90098638028788980472009-12-16T15:03:38.838-06:002009-12-16T15:03:38.838-06:00Thanks Jack for the book recommendation. I would ...Thanks Jack for the book recommendation. I would love to better understand the dynamic that exists between the two paradigms. I hope it is available for Kindle:-)Kentucky Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753739401363847764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-56213650395408670162009-12-16T13:29:20.212-06:002009-12-16T13:29:20.212-06:00EXACTLY correct, Jack! I'm at my whit's e...EXACTLY correct, Jack! I'm at my whit's end with the political shenanigans that are going on in this nation. Of, by and for the few- the well-connected, political cronies and their bribing money-soaked patrons.<br /><br />I think that we ought to just start over in this nation, scrapping the old Constitution and legislature set-up and create a new one that more perfectly serves the People.mud_rakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786611698569598023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-85600209303138241782009-12-16T13:17:23.052-06:002009-12-16T13:17:23.052-06:00"We the people" referred to the rich whi..."We the people" referred to the rich white dudes who were scared shitless by Shays' Rebellion.<br /><br />When someone says that people refers to individuals, I say "wouldn't that make Independence Hall pretty crowded with all those people".<br /><br />Check out Samuel Chase and his impeachment for some fun!Laci the Chinese Crestedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371541369012938298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-44549298632706976632009-12-16T08:38:39.854-06:002009-12-16T08:38:39.854-06:00And great comment, Oso! Thank you for that truism....And great comment, Oso! Thank you for that truism.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-77518452594059196392009-12-15T23:39:35.887-06:002009-12-15T23:39:35.887-06:00Hi Jack,
A friend told me Jesse Jackson said the r...Hi Jack,<br />A friend told me Jesse Jackson said the reason America's called the land of the free is cause the europeans didn't want to pay for nothing, they stole the land from the Indians then brought Africans over as slaves to do all the work.<br />great post,as always.Osohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513535195785731541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-16326321071258018122009-12-15T21:40:00.625-06:002009-12-15T21:40:00.625-06:00I think you've nailed it, TomCat! What a doubl...I think you've nailed it, TomCat! What a double standard, huh?Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-71072777713728325822009-12-15T15:24:25.996-06:002009-12-15T15:24:25.996-06:00I call it socialism for the rich, free enterprise ...I call it socialism for the rich, free enterprise for the poor.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.com