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I'm not sure
of the context here. Do you mean that if he were white and all other things were the same (like he was the nominee against McCain?) then ''most black people'' would have voted for McCain? Or, do you mean that his ideology is radically different from how ''most black people'' think but his skin color trumps their choice?Or, are you making a kind ...
Posted to Best of the Fray by artandsoul on October 10, 2009
I like my fellows.
You, however, are stuck with Gatewood, JackDallas, ba and Laurie. I will have more fun, live longer, feel better and enjoy life. Hope & Change, baby, it's in the air! You will have burning ears, bloody eyes and a hangover without any of the fun of drinking. Then you'll wake up and all the ice will have melted. So sad. Hugs hon. Do ...
Posted to Best of the Fray by artandsoul on October 9, 2009
Back Atcha.
I'm not trying to spin it or defend it. I like it. Period. I was responding to you, here, now. You are the one who used the word ''gift'' ... I didn't make that up. I know the Rightwingnut brigade is having a field day with it -which is why I called your bluff on the ''he should decline it'' baloney. Gotta run. Been fun.
Posted to Best of the Fray by artandsoul on October 9, 2009
Re: More of a Gift, Then
Isn't it a gift under any circumstance? Literature? Chemistry? Whatever? The point of scientific research, surely, is not to gain the Nobel prize but rather to gain understanding of the underlying science? And the Nobel is a gift along the way? You're clearly upset about this, dear. Go watch some I Love Lucy reruns or something. Give it a ...
Posted to Best of the Fray by artandsoul on October 9, 2009
Re: "aspirational" awards
MaryAnn ... such reasonable words will fall on rocky ground here. But well said.
Posted to Best of the Fray by artandsoul on October 9, 2009
psst...
Those weren't really contenders... I know, I know, you read it in 'print' so it must be true. But it's not. Just sayin'
Posted to Best of the Fray by artandsoul on October 9, 2009
Re: Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
The committee didn't award it as a lifetime achievement ... they awarded it to him for what he represents on the world stage. ''Obama got the prize not for doing, but for being. Not for making peace, but for exemplifying something new on the world stage--the politics of dignity. The Nobel Committee has simply made explicit what many have ...
Posted to Best of the Fray by artandsoul on October 9, 2009
Puh-leeze
I can see the Fox News lede now: ''President Against Peace'' and ''President Too Cowardly To Accept Peace Prize'' That's a bullshit argument - where is StrawMan??
Posted to Best of the Fray by artandsoul on October 9, 2009
Re: Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
Personally, I'm choosing to eschew the cynicism and just be glad that these are the kinds of ''awards'' and worldwide views of our President that are making the rounds now. As opposed to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWt3-kPBQ4A I don't think anyone over the age of say, 13, really believes these awards are based on some scientific or ...
Posted to Best of the Fray by artandsoul on October 9, 2009
Re: Tread gently
LaurieAnnM wrote: ''Just how fucking stupid are you anyway, art?'' Not nearly as fucking stupid as you are. So there. And just for the record, so this is absolutely clear: I will not debate you on the merits of any issue ever under any circumstance because you are insane. Although, I kind of feel bad for insane people putting it so bluntly.
Posted to Best of the Fray by artandsoul on September 23, 2009

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