Comments for Camille Paglia, a lefty-lib(ertarian) I can live with.

Camille Paglia, a lefty-lib(ertarian) I can live with.

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:40:30 -0600

I disagree with her on things as often as I agree, but she's my kind of lefty - one who is refreshingly self-aware, a commodity much in need on both sides of this. In this bit from her latest effort, we are in agreement, although on some details I think we're looking for different outcomes on the merits. [I] must confess my dismay bordering on horror at the amateurism of the White House apparatus for domestic policy. When will heads start to roll? I was glad to see the White House counsel booted, as well as Michelle Obama's chief of staff, and...

Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:56:25 -0600

Was I too blunt? LOL

At Pinder, I was so "junior" that you O-types were far enough uphill that I reserved most of my wrath for those evil NCOs in between who directly impacted me, especially those more "junior" NCOs who felt full of themselves.

Oh, I was young and stupid. You may or may not recall an incident from your S-1 days when someone in HHB got an Article 15 for displaying an obscene hand gesture at the Bn FDC E-7 while yelling "F-U!" on a PT run around Banderbach.

No one believed or cared about my story that I thought I was flipping off one of the other junior EMs in HHB / FDC, not the E-7 NCOIC. I had dropped out of formation, winded, with my head down trying to catch my breath, and heard someone yell "There's lardass So-and-So, can't keep up with the pace!" and I thought it was the other guy running by, who'd been giving me heck for months about being on the Fat Boy Program for being 4 lbs over the chart. The formation kept on, and I eventually made it back to Pinder whereupon I discovered that I was in deep kimchi. Anyway, CPT Hewitt awarded the Article 15, and I got fined and restricted to post.

I'm sure I said a few more things about that E-7. LOL

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:52:02 -0600

Tell us how you really feel, Frank. Don't hold back!

Heh. Wunner what you were saying about us ossifers behind our backs down in the motor pool lo, those many years ago, when life was so much simpler. "The Mission of the 1st Armored Division Artillery is to go east, and cancel Czechs!"

Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:40:49 -0600

I'm reminded of this paragraph in the Wikipedia article on the "Wizard of Oz":

"Upon their return to Emerald City, Toto exposes the great and powerful wizard as a fraud; they find an ordinary man hiding behind a curtain operating a giant console which contains a group of buttons and levers. They are outraged at the deception, but the wizard solves their problems through common sense and a little double talk rather than magic."

But instead of a nice, folksy fraud who has any common sense to solve our problems, we're dealing with an inexperienced, Ivy League-educated, anti-American Marxist who has America under his oratory spell creating more problems with a LOT of lying, duplicitous double talk.

Comment from AFSister on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:25:55 -0600

FD- and when they DO listen to what he says... they say he didn't really mean it that way.

DOOMED.

But there is hope, I suppose, if Camille can see through the mist, maybe others will too.

Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:11:28 -0600

People are so enthralled at HOW he says things, and do not focus enough on WHAT he says.

He's an articulate and gifted orator, but what he says is dangerous.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:21:01 -0600

Jim - hence why I said, "That said - even as she basically says that Obama is a feckless leader, she professes to her love of his style and leadership. It's not his fault, you see, it's that witch Pelosi and buffoon Reid, et.al. Yet, the essence of leadership is... leading, not following. "

Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:28:54 -0600

L'Affaire Gates demonstrated that while Obama has no problem apologizing for what he believes are the sins of America's past, he is unable and unwilling to offer apologies for his own actions.

Comment from JimC on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:28:30 -0600

JD, after reading the first page, I agree with and have for a long time agreed with your assessment of her writing. It is quite good and always enjoyable to read. However this howler in the first paragraph: "t the North American summit in Guadalajara this week, President Obama resumed the role he is best at -- representing the U.S. with dignity and authority abroad. This is why I, for one, voted for Obama and continue to support him." causes me to question her sanity never mind her judgment.

Comment from AFSister on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:18:31 -0600

Hope and change baby... hope and change.

It didn't seem to matter what change was offered to the minions who voted for that squealer, Obama. You reap what you sow... and we're reaping the benefits of socialist bent on destroying the very foundation of our country. Thanks *so* much, America.

Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:05:11 -0600

" ... [I] must confess my dismay bordering on horror at the amateurism of the White House apparatus for domestic policy. ...."

The truly frightening thing is that Dems usually tout domestic policy as their forte, as opposed to foreign policy and defense issues.

God help us on all fronts now.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:47:35 -0600

Urk! I didn't read it all the way through! NSFW Warning!

Comment from R Jewell on 2009-08-12

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:45:19 -0600

She has some observations worth the read.......and some rather *interesting* links as well, for those who last clear to page three.