tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post7988722949326499365..comments2024-03-28T16:08:29.578-04:00Comments on Sardonicky: The Bombing of BostonKaren Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-68134542809542230922013-04-16T09:37:42.493-04:002013-04-16T09:37:42.493-04:00I ran my last race, a 5k, 3 years ago. Came in thi...I ran my last race, a 5k, 3 years ago. Came in third in my age group. Didn't know it was my last at the time but a torn meniscus just wouldn't allow me to prudently continue competing. I'd run races up to 15k for years. It's hard to explain why I loved it, but I surely did: daily runs, training, race day. An emotional sanctuary of a sort. That's why I felt I was there yesterday - stunned. And today, disgusted with the Drone Boy and the rest of them.James F Traynornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-9038414629203389392013-04-16T09:21:04.171-04:002013-04-16T09:21:04.171-04:00The Boston explosions are a terrible tragedy for t...The Boston explosions are a terrible tragedy for those personally affected, and the 3 people killed. But not to diminish this tragedy, or the 26 deaths at Sandy Hook, keep in mind that "On average in 2011, 89 people were killed on the roadways of the U.S. each day." Even so, "The 32,367 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest in 62 years (1949)."<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year<br /><br />When public policy is formed by situation-driven emotion, and not ultimate facts, we loose.readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-35583812645552573252013-04-16T05:52:04.364-04:002013-04-16T05:52:04.364-04:00Good catch-- never miss an opportunity to "ch...Good catch-- never miss an opportunity to "change the culture of Washington".<br />Barack O'Bromide: Now that's a good one.<br />How about the assault on communities across America-- justice for them?<br />http://www.propublica.org/article/cheat-sheet-whats-happened-to-the-big-players-in-the-financial-crisis<br />Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-64029580044303180622013-04-15T22:00:25.669-04:002013-04-15T22:00:25.669-04:00Chris Floyd extends condolences to the victims of ...Chris Floyd extends condolences to the victims of the Boston bombing and their families and to all those victimized by violence around the world today:<br /><br />http://www.chris-floyd.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2314-echoes-in-the-aftermath-remembering-the-victims-of-violence.html<br /><br />“Yes, let us remember the victims of violence today, those who died and those who live on in the scarred, tormented aftermath. Let us remember them in Boston, in Baghdad, in Mogadishu, in Guantanamo, in Waziristan --and in every corner of the world where the crippled souls who live by violence seek to impose their evil dreams on us all.”<br /><br />“It is impossible to calculate the moral mischief that mental lying has produced in society. When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to subscribe his professional belief to things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.” – Thomas Paine, The Age of ReasonDenis Nevillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-91266460890039565842013-04-15T21:44:16.894-04:002013-04-15T21:44:16.894-04:00Spare us the "bromides?"
Oh, please.
...Spare us the "bromides?"<br /><br />Oh, please. <br /><br />Even <i> more </i> bromides from <i> Barack O'Bromide:</i> <br /><br /><i> "But make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this [and, presumably, maybe even bring these "folks" to justice?]." </i> --BHO on the Boston bombings<br /><br />http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/us-athletics-marathon-boston-blasts-whou-idUSBRE93E1B220130415<br /><br /><i> "But my biggest priority now is bringing those folks to justice and I think the American people have seen that’s a commitment I'll always keep.” </i> --BHO on the Benghazi consulate massacre<br /><br />http://townhall.com/tipsheet<br />/guybenson/2012/10/26/obama_my_biggest_priority_is<br />_bringing_the_benghazi_folks_to_justice <br /><br />I'm not holding my breath in either case.<br /><br />Nor should you, for anything else that you might hope for from the man.Zeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-76925593614448788962013-04-15T20:44:21.809-04:002013-04-15T20:44:21.809-04:00The president of Pakistan went on the air and told...The president of Pakistan went on the air and told his people that the people that sent those drones over Pakistan that killed many people and children would pay. THAT IS NOT TRUE of course but Obama doesn't have a problem with that, does he?<br /><br />“It is impossible to calculate the moral mischief that mental lying has produced in society. When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to subscribe his professional belief to things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.” – Thomas Paine, The Age of Reasonfalken751https://www.blogger.com/profile/12794900671149496486noreply@blogger.com