Comments on: Spin it: the missing really http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/ A lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:57:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/#comment-1445 ellaella Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:58:44 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/#comment-1445 o/ - Waving at pbsweeney! o/ - Waving at pbsweeney!

]]> By: pbsweeney http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/#comment-1432 pbsweeney Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:45:05 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/#comment-1432 rhbee, Bravo - well said! The worst right wing pundit response came from Bill O'Reilly, who's comment I won't even repeat it was so offensive to me. I'm still deeply upset by it. In a country where a black person still has to wonder about something as simple and small as when he's gonna get served in a deli line, it IS encouraging and dammit, uplifting, to look at an Obama crowd and see all of us together for a change. It makes me proud too. rhbee, Bravo - well said! The worst right wing pundit response came from Bill O’Reilly, who’s comment I won’t even repeat it was so offensive to me. I’m still deeply upset by it. In a country where a black person still has to wonder about something as simple and small as when he’s gonna get served in a deli line, it IS encouraging and dammit, uplifting, to look at an Obama crowd and see all of us together for a change. It makes me proud too.

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/#comment-1426 ellaella Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:44:28 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/#comment-1426 rhbee - Excellent points, wonderfully expressed. Thank you very much. PS - Did someone say soup? :) It's debate night! rhbee - Excellent points, wonderfully expressed. Thank you very much.

PS - Did someone say soup? :)

It’s debate night!

]]> By: rhbee http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/#comment-1424 rhbee Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:20:52 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/#comment-1424 So now McCain is in the soup too. You got to love the food references,ella. Anyway, about a month ago, Mos Def was on Bill Maher and he pointed to exactly the point that Michelle alludes too. It must be terribly hard to be proud of a country that wants to "send you back where you came from", wants to profile you into second class citizenship, wants offer the back door of sports,and music to what white America enjoys so naturally. If you don't understand why she is proud to find that America in this election seems to be finally doing something that is beyond race and gender, then you have had your head up your repugnant behind way to long. So now McCain is in the soup too. You got to love the food references,ella. Anyway, about a month ago, Mos Def was on Bill Maher and he pointed to exactly the point that Michelle alludes too. It must be terribly hard to be proud of a country that wants to “send you back where you came from”, wants to profile you into second class citizenship, wants offer the back door of sports,and music to what white America enjoys so naturally. If you don’t understand why she is proud to find that America in this election seems to be finally doing something that is beyond race and gender, then you have had your head up your repugnant behind way to long.

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/#comment-1420 ellaella Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:43:20 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/20/spin-it-the-missing-really/#comment-1420 I'm glad to hear the Beeb is back on top of all this. It's awfully easy to fall into a horse race mentality and perhaps wiser heads chose to avoid that. And it sounds as if they've hit every significant note; McCain's speech (to say nothing of Cindy's quip) Tuesday night was certainly aimed at Obama, not Clinton, stressing his experience and all but calling Barry a rousing speaker but an empty suit. One good term? I hadn't heard that. After the debacle of the last 7 years I'd happily accept one GOOD term from anyone. I’m glad to hear the Beeb is back on top of all this. It’s awfully easy to fall into a horse race mentality and perhaps wiser heads chose to avoid that.

And it sounds as if they’ve hit every significant note; McCain’s speech (to say nothing of Cindy’s quip) Tuesday night was certainly aimed at Obama, not Clinton, stressing his experience and all but calling Barry a rousing speaker but an empty suit.

One good term? I hadn’t heard that. After the debacle of the last 7 years I’d happily accept one GOOD term from anyone.

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