tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post327705077011286073..comments2024-03-28T16:08:29.578-04:00Comments on Sardonicky: The Trump World We Live InKaren Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-30311506240860440372016-09-05T09:58:39.647-04:002016-09-05T09:58:39.647-04:00Two thoughts for this last day of the holiday week...Two thoughts for this last day of the holiday weekend:<br />I am getting tired, oh so tired, with the "think IBM CLOUD" ads at the top of the digital edition of the NYT. And then there was this article which I thought was in extremely poor taste: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/us/politics/lucrative-book-deals-might-finance-the-obamas-post-white-house-life.html?ribbon-ad-idx=3&rref=politics&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Politics&pgtype=article<br />I can't stand it anymore, but I am not ready to kill myself!Ste-vonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-15016509564965550612016-09-05T01:26:36.149-04:002016-09-05T01:26:36.149-04:00The Washington Post has a very interesting overvie...The Washington Post has a very interesting overview of the history of the Clintons—in case we’ve forgotten (or repressed some of it!)<br />“How Hillary Clinton helped create what she later called the ‘vast right-wing conspiracy”<br />By Karen Tumulty September 3 <br /><br />Seems now Hillary’s fierce support by some NYT reader comments blames everything on the rw Gop and excuses Hillary, the unfairly judged victim, no matter what. These partisans seem to be increasing lately, or maybe they just started commenting a few months ago. Anyway, the atrocious Trump serves to make her look great in their eyes. <br /><br />But in the article, David Gergen says: <br />“Hillary Clinton is a woman of many strengths and virtues, but like all of us, she also has some blind spots,” Gergen said in a recent interview. “She does not see the world in the same way that others do, when it comes to transparency and accountability.”<br /><br />Tumulty end with this: “should there be another Clinton presidency, the battles of the last one will continue and escalate. What Bill Clinton described as the “politics of personal destruction” are now a permanent fixtureof the U.S. political system, likely to endure long after anyone can remember what started it all.”<br /><br />My thought---when we get rid of presidential dynasties and big money election financing we might start getting a better class of candidate---out of 300 million population!--- then be able to start moving away from the politics of personal destruction. <br />Meredith NYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-3177502679009264762016-09-05T00:19:08.961-04:002016-09-05T00:19:08.961-04:00OK, you heard it first here:
1. Hillary will win...OK, you heard it first here:<br /><br />1. Hillary will win by a landslide. Forget the pollsters saying Trump is on her heels. He wants to lose; he wins by losing––it's complicated; that's the deal. His repeated campaign faults are gifts intended for Hillary, so her lead is long. The Times can afford to appear critical––once in a while. But watch the Times revert to form in the final weeks before election day.<br /><br />2. Election day 2016 will set a record for low turnout.<br /><br />3. Gary Johnson and Jill Stein will each get over 5% of the total vote––a hit, a palpable hit!––provided enough disgusted voters think out of the Duopoly's Box and look ahead to the campaign of 2020.<br /><br />4. By 2020 the Duopoly will have lost the critical mass of its former supporters, and a new Third Party––an uneasy coalition of the traditional outliers (Green, Socialist, Libertarian), plus ex-Dems and ex-Pubs––will take the White House with a plurality, and once again with a woman as president.<br /><br />5. The one event that could upset the above scenario would be Hillary's success at starting a big war with Russia or China. That's the only way she might get a second term, since people don't like to change horses in midstream. However, the military-industrial complex will stop Hillary from having her big war. All the weapons makers need to stay rich and all the generals need to keep their bloated budgets are little wars––the kind that have been so good to them since they recovered their nerve after the defeat in Vietnam. Somewhat like Trump, the MIC does not seek a big win, just continued support. From their point of view, inconclusiveness and endlessness add up to the most profitable victories. Or so the history of US wars tells us.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States<br /><br />6. But, just to be on the safe side, you may want to reinforce and stock the bunker in your back yard.Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-2064287685705328912016-09-04T17:41:47.296-04:002016-09-04T17:41:47.296-04:00Pearl--
Some of us will, indeed, be voting for so...Pearl--<br /><br />Some of us will, indeed, be voting for someone currently running. His name is Gary Johnson:<br /><br />http://www.richmond.com/opinion/our-opinion/article_b56c3e9f-a37d-5a6d-acc9-45e7b3603319.htmlpissing-into-the-windnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-22955575528940034242016-09-04T16:38:55.452-04:002016-09-04T16:38:55.452-04:00Am amazed at the number of critical columns about ...Am amazed at the number of critical columns about Hillary and her emails, family foundation and wealthy friends in the NYTimes. One article had over a thousand responses most of them supporting the exposure of Hillary's dishonest activities.<br /><br />I wonder if the NYTimes is losing readers and it is a necessity to change direction in order to not lose more, or a rebellion in the ranks of the Board members and others behind the scenes. Karen, you might know more about what is happening since the timing of all this information is surely having an effect on Hillary's reputation and chances for office or freedom of choices if she gets into office. <br />Even her vice president muttered some weak support for her.<br /><br />I wonder if anyone will vote for anyone running. You know what they say about calling for a war and no one showing up.Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-4005378570691690942016-09-04T10:28:46.601-04:002016-09-04T10:28:46.601-04:00Hope everyone's having a pleasant holiday week...Hope everyone's having a pleasant holiday weekend and is out of Hermine's way. (Her mean!)<br /><br />I, too, was impressed with the latest article by Amy Chozick and Jonathan Martin, who even went to the trouble of discerning Hillary's "hourly rate" in the Hamptons. <br /><br />Do you think that the Times is actually starting to take some of the reader criticism to heart? They actually had a climate story in pride of place at the top of homepage today, while Trump is further down in the pecking order than usual.<br /><br />After election day and his probable loss, he will still rule the airwaves and digital media to a very large extent, especially given the formation of his own media company. This guy is not going away until the day he dies.Karen Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-69492306511859707142016-09-04T08:01:40.910-04:002016-09-04T08:01:40.910-04:00I'm among the minority who follow the NYTimes ...I'm among the minority who follow the NYTimes Public Editor and the reader responses. Based on that, it looks like the NYTimes is trying to chase reader clicks in various ways, e.g., in the design of the paper online and in changing the staffing mix. I see that leading to a bad situation that satisfies few -- people who want serious news in text form will see less and less, while those who want quick and entertaining headlines will are likely using one or more sources(HuffPo, Facebook, Google News, and so on).voice-in-wildernessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-79209555383154525772016-09-04T07:58:51.927-04:002016-09-04T07:58:51.927-04:00I was annoyed to see a photo of Weiner included wi...I was annoyed to see a photo of Weiner included with the public editor blog.Totally unnecessary. Enough already--as if we need that. I emailed the public editor my complaint. Same as the constant yucky photos of Trump all over the paper every day. These pics repel, not attract. <br /><br />And---re Times coverage of Clinton:<br /><br />Here's the 'world we live in' also....per Amy Chozick...big money sponsored elections. Not such a nice article about Clinton. <br /><br />Page 1 NYT article worth reading (and plenty of pictures) -- " Clinton Uses Access to Woo the Ultrarich. <br />----Where Has Hillary Clinton Been? Ask the Ultrarich."<br />Sept 4, by Chozick and Martin. <br /><br /> "a series of high-dollar fund-raisers with public appearances added to the schedule when they can be fit in....<br />While Clinton has faced criticism for her failure to hold a news conference for months, she has fielded hundreds of questions from the ultrarich in places like the Hamptons, Martha’s Vineyard, Beverly Hills and Silicon Valley."<br /><br />This is the selling of our democracy, reported in the press, all legal and normal. This is why our elections attract bad candidates, who can't represent we the people. <br /><br />Amazing that other democracies have public financing, limits on private donations, and free media time for candidates in 3 month campaigns. How do their rich get their money's worth in their politics? The buying of US media time is the costliest item US campaigns, and needs billionaire check writing. <br /><br />US big money corruption is called 'freedom' of speech per our highest Court, which approves of the selling of democracy.<br /><br />John Nichols of the Nation says 16 states have movements to overturn Citizens United. Where is this in the media? Should be constantly discussed on the op ed page, but they avoid it, as does TV news talk. <br /><br />Since there is such public opposition to Citizens United, maybe articles that track the candidate fund raising should include a quote or 2 from people who deplore it. Talk about 'fair and balanced'? In fact Clinton herself says she wants to overturn CU. <br /><br /> Meredith NYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-26773924603166462082016-09-02T16:06:45.816-04:002016-09-02T16:06:45.816-04:00Like I have started feeling and saying. It keeps...Like I have started feeling and saying. It keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. It's funny, between all the trees in Vermont, the absolutely delightful breeze and trying to work while a group of adult campers, this week, practicing Rossini's Sonata #6 wafting through the open window I feel like I am living on Mars. Karen, I read your blog and look out the window, listen to the music and it is like cognitive dissonance BIG TIME. I think of The Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime" and how DID I get here? So I guess I should thank you for keeping me grounded.Ste-vonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-5893980276676255352016-09-02T14:14:01.338-04:002016-09-02T14:14:01.338-04:00"It's the capitalistic, cutthroat world o..."It's the capitalistic, cutthroat world of creative destruction that we live in."<br /><br />Yeah. And I'm impressed at how you resisted then and still do.<br /><br />Happy Labor Day, everybody––those of you who work full-time at raising kids, work for peace within your family, do the best you can on the job for companies who don't always do the right thing, work at supporting politicians and policies and institutions that work for real people, not the elites in their detached contentment, and thanks to all of you who make a habit of working to improve your surroundings wherever you are. It's the only way of keeping the barbarians from crashing through the gates. Good work: the strongest form of resistance.Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.com