tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post6677883567511912162..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: Beto O'Rourke's Call To ActionK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-29051897244985507792019-03-19T20:59:49.245-07:002019-03-19T20:59:49.245-07:00Ja, wohl! Sicher bist du auch.Ja, wohl! Sicher bist du auch.Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-50929905637410030092019-03-19T09:12:30.087-07:002019-03-19T09:12:30.087-07:00Du bist ein Mensch!Du bist ein Mensch!ligneushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906867668009351290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-50519302639382430292019-03-19T08:20:58.317-07:002019-03-19T08:20:58.317-07:00I understood; I was teasing you back (I couldn'...I understood; I was teasing you back (I couldn't think of anything I could manage to write in the simple German I still recall).Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-84899186610278443992019-03-18T18:32:47.951-07:002019-03-18T18:32:47.951-07:00Apologies! I see that could be construed as slight...Apologies! I see that could be construed as slightly mocking, was not my intention, mocking myself more likely for being too slow or dim to figure it out for myself.ligneushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906867668009351290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-67383978072063623352019-03-18T05:13:38.106-07:002019-03-18T05:13:38.106-07:00People what say "Nicht wahr?" don't ...People what say "Nicht wahr?" don't get to say, "That's above my pay grade".Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-57766900527881642512019-03-17T05:21:37.196-07:002019-03-17T05:21:37.196-07:00'Those are supposed to be four fingers beside ...'Those are supposed to be four fingers beside a thumb.'<br /><br />This is all obviously above my pay grade!ligneushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906867668009351290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-89853799625780746062019-03-16T21:28:21.224-07:002019-03-16T21:28:21.224-07:00Those are supposed to be four fingers beside a thu...Those are supposed to be four fingers beside a thumb.<br /><br />I think that we say "two thumbs up" just in case we ever want to say "one thumb up".Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-48862506910416551962019-03-16T13:33:17.779-07:002019-03-16T13:33:17.779-07:00^!!!! Enough thumbs there for two people!
btw,...^!!!! Enough thumbs there for two people!<br /><br />btw, Way back in time and in the mother country of the English language, we just said:<br />'Thumbs up' not Two Thumbs Up as here in N America, the 'Two' is redundant, Nicht Wahr?ligneushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906867668009351290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-87403153918647028282019-03-16T00:57:20.055-07:002019-03-16T00:57:20.055-07:00OK, I should have been able to figure that out!OK, I should have been able to figure that out!ligneushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906867668009351290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-65664320946714604722019-03-16T00:36:45.170-07:002019-03-16T00:36:45.170-07:00... thumbs-up, or, "what he said!"... thumbs-up, or, "what he said!"Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-53552344853670957162019-03-16T00:35:57.597-07:002019-03-16T00:35:57.597-07:00I just made it up -- the "^" points up (...I just made it up -- the "^" points up (specifically, to your post), the "!" indicates agreement; so, it's a thumbs-up.<br /><br />Maybe I should try ^!!!! as "thumbs-up"Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-9637822608936412052019-03-15T15:34:57.948-07:002019-03-15T15:34:57.948-07:00I'm currently reading VDH's The Case for T...I'm currently reading VDH's <i>The Case for Trump</i>. I think it's well done and it doesn't paper over Trump's massive flaws. Like ligneus, I think Trump's belligerence is actually what we needed. We had to have a jerk who was willing to stand up to the fascist left. Second, I think what differentiates him from the rest is that he wants America to win. The rest all want us to be well-behaved. There's a difference. I don't think he can always articulate ahead of time what winning means, but I think he has a gut feel for it. <br /><br />Witness the way he's dealt with ISIS and North Korea. Also, witness his willingness to get into trade wars in exchange for better deals. I don't know if the deals are significantly better, but I like the way he's willing to fight. I didn't and still don't see that in the rest on either side.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-57072341609627162102019-03-15T11:04:30.423-07:002019-03-15T11:04:30.423-07:00llion...........Please explain to an old guy who i...llion...........Please explain to an old guy who isn't too conversant with this kind of thing!ligneushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906867668009351290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-91632955621990917342019-03-15T10:59:48.478-07:002019-03-15T10:59:48.478-07:00^!^!Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-20001713050193235712019-03-15T07:42:04.452-07:002019-03-15T07:42:04.452-07:00I wanted to reply to Tim's comment but don'...I wanted to reply to Tim's comment but don't have time. Briefly Trump was elected because he wasn't part of the state of politics as is was [still is in the opposition to him]. This division has come about from 60 years of 'progressivism' aka communism taking the country in a really bad direction. Trump was the only one who could see this and more importantly would fight it. If it takes 'a narcissistic, self-promoting, amoral asshole' to do it, so be it. [I think he's a mensch underneath it all.]<br />Here's what he's up against.<br /><br />https://quillette.com/2019/03/09/progressivism-and-the-west/ligneushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906867668009351290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-27148330950948513702019-03-14T10:47:35.575-07:002019-03-14T10:47:35.575-07:00Trump has demonstrated that you can get elected in...Trump has demonstrated that you can get elected in spite of being a narcissistic, self-promoting, amoral asshole, provided that you get the gleeful support of slightly over one half of the population by royally honking off the other half. You can bet that the other politicians have noticed, and they are clearly trying to do the same thing. The only difference is going to be in which half of the population they choose to reduce to gibbering, sputtering fury. O'Rourke is just following in Trump's footsteps. With our current political party structure, I'm not sure that there is any way to keep this from happening, so you can expect the state of politics to get a heck of a lot worse before it gets better.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.com