tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post3767832555381019810..comments2024-03-28T03:24:11.539-04:00Comments on Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish Articles at DanielGreenfield.org : Castles in Delaware and the Big Business of PoliticsDaniel Greenfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-28835296458832359882010-09-18T22:06:15.263-04:002010-09-18T22:06:15.263-04:00I haven't followed the Delaware elections too ...I haven't followed the Delaware elections too much because here in NYC we had a Tea Party train wreck going on.<br /><br />If the worst dirt anyone can find about O'Donnell was that she was behind in paying off her student loans is that I am guilty as well.<br /><br /><br />(Totally OT but for anyone interested, there is the William Ford Foundation that allows you to consolidate your student loans and repay on an income contingent basis).Keli Atahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089132216830000713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-39055957858029093732010-09-17T14:21:26.586-04:002010-09-17T14:21:26.586-04:00Splendid as always, but I totally disagree with th...Splendid as always, but I totally disagree with the basic premise of this article. Politic is a profession. I do not want to fly in the plane piloted by amateur pilot even if this pilot better knows where I want to fly. I do not want to have in the Congress amateurs even if they say words that I like. At the end they always became tyrants. It sounds like Tea Party values adherents to right ideology higher, then wisdom and professionalism. B.I.Lenin taught us that even a cook can govern a state (sorry for the rude translation from Russian). Do you want to follow his teaching?<br />Tea Party pushed through two candidates Angel and O'Donnell based on not their ability, but on their ideology. I want them to win, because nobody can be worse that contemporary Democrat. But I remember that Bush looked not very smart and was elected nevertheless because he spoke the right language. The result was 8 years of war and victory for Obama. (This does not mean that I am against the war with Saddam. I just think it could be executed smarter.)<br />LevLev Tannenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592955627493752238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-80248017283068234992010-09-17T10:47:02.348-04:002010-09-17T10:47:02.348-04:00I want to draw you attention to an event that went...I want to draw you attention to an event that went unnoticed by all and especially the liberal western media. A group of Orthodox Christians from the US attempted to travel to Turkey and hold a religious service in the Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul turned into a museum by the Turkish authorities. As expected the Turkish authorities went out of their way to stop it, they even threatened the group of worshippers with forceful measures. Unbelievable hypocrisy after Muslims and their supporter spend the last few months telling the world that not being allowed to build a mosque on ground zero would infringe on their religious rights. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=no-tolerance-to-spirou-led-group-government-says-2010-09-16Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768944037531138048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-2271178933197797562010-09-17T00:07:50.422-04:002010-09-17T00:07:50.422-04:00thank you jeannethank you jeanneDaniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-18218178286602792432010-09-16T23:53:07.192-04:002010-09-16T23:53:07.192-04:00What qualifies any politician to be anything. O...What qualifies any politician to be anything. O'Donnell isn't well qualified or the ideal candidate, but she's better than either of the two alternatives, and more to the point it sends a message about business as usual.Daniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-85133981375450058982010-09-16T23:52:58.278-04:002010-09-16T23:52:58.278-04:00Absolutely brilliant. Spot on.Absolutely brilliant. Spot on.Jeanne Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214081669265679010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-92149858450665517552010-09-16T18:45:18.105-04:002010-09-16T18:45:18.105-04:00For me here on the Left Coast and not especially e...For me here on the Left Coast and not especially excited about party politics, it took some time to decipher this bit of prose poetry.<br /><br />Strange that the Sultan only mentions "conservatives" twice and liberals not at all. I find the whole "Tea Party" thing a little shallow and am not suprised to hear nothing at all about what qualifies O'Donnell as one of these, whatever that is.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265154565691102783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-28871243930884792032010-09-16T16:02:47.765-04:002010-09-16T16:02:47.765-04:00Rove's attacks were lame. A lot of people have...Rove's attacks were lame. A lot of people have trouble paying off student loans.<br /><br />What can we do? Reduce the power of government.Daniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-48804894087596981912010-09-16T15:50:22.877-04:002010-09-16T15:50:22.877-04:00In addition to reducing the size of government, wh...In addition to reducing the size of government, which would appear to be insurmountable at this late date, what's the solution? <br /><br />Is the situation hopeless, and like Rome does it spell our ultimate downfall? <br /><br />Is not Mayor Blumberg's power over zoning and construction at Ground Zero and his approval of the GZM an example of the corruption of money in government? <br /><br />While he pontificates about being motivated by religious tolerance, he doesn't disclose his company's business interests in Dubai which would be in jeopardy if he and His Honor's zoning board blocks construction of the GZM.sport29https://www.blogger.com/profile/07230258637401592293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-10775821396952749902010-09-16T14:44:53.400-04:002010-09-16T14:44:53.400-04:00Right on target.
Yet here in NY Carl Paladino'...Right on target.<br /><br />Yet here in NY Carl Paladino's victory has driven me straight into the arms of Andrew Cuomo:(<br /><br />Don't we deserve better choices than these?<br /><br />LOL. My mother's philosophy was that when all else fails, vote for the Italian guy. Ummmm. We need a third Italian guy.Keli Atahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089132216830000713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-13448536296176685612010-09-16T14:37:31.771-04:002010-09-16T14:37:31.771-04:00Daniel,
All this sound good, but yesterday I liste...Daniel,<br />All this sound good, but yesterday I listened a discussion between K.Rove and S.Hannity on Fox about O'Donnel money problems, and K.Rove sounded very convincing. And I asked myself, how it is possible that Tea Party leaders supported a lady that cannot keep her finances in order? Does that mean that they were not able to fine a better candidate, or they are already corrupted and play political favoritism? This would be terrible. Do you know anything on this matter?Lev Tannenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592955627493752238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-9538521884966711142010-09-16T08:48:08.563-04:002010-09-16T08:48:08.563-04:00I think Switzerland comes to my ideal of a perfect...I think Switzerland comes to my ideal of a perfect state. <br /><br />1. All its most important decisions are taken by a referendum<br /><br />2. The citizens can compel a referendum if they so like.<br /><br />3. They can negate a tax law if they so like. <br /><br />4. All major taxation is at the cantonal level rather then the federal level. This means that the federal authorities have little money to play around for favours. OTH, the cantonal authorities are too near the people to mess around. In any case, the amount of money a canton can raise is small compared to what a combined federal tax would be, and thus available to politicians. Less money, less corruption.<br /><br />5. And in the final analysis, if push comes to shove, individual Swiss men are armed by law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-19898193465043952202010-09-16T02:40:19.539-04:002010-09-16T02:40:19.539-04:00Brilliant, Sultan. So right.Brilliant, Sultan. So right.Márcia Lealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-40423425128974926172010-09-15T23:44:29.679-04:002010-09-15T23:44:29.679-04:00Yes, you got it right.Yes, you got it right.Chana @ Lemon Lime Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656854855385193867noreply@blogger.com