tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post3321703469817601228..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: Michael's PicksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-88218501759751007002010-07-25T11:20:56.272-04:002010-07-25T11:20:56.272-04:00@Ritchie: Hah, good point! Very well then, I asser...@Ritchie: Hah, good point! Very well then, I assert that they think about it.ianpollockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579140807988796286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-37728051189506592902010-07-25T10:43:14.907-04:002010-07-25T10:43:14.907-04:00This Guardian article is so typical of those writt...This Guardian article is so typical of those written by people who are either uninformed or uncaring. <br /><br />The article ignores some obvious evidence. Go to the factcheck website and look at the birth certificate. Then if you are under age 45 ask a older acquaintance for a look at theirs - any state will do. The language will be so different than what one sees on birth certificates in the late 60s and beyond. References to Father's Occupation but not the mother's, style with respect to the sections on race and religion, etc. will have changed noticeably.<br /><br />Go to Hawaii or talk to Hawaiians or those from 'secluded' states with a large immigrant population. Talk to those from Europe in the World War II years. The haves, or wanna-be haves, have not had a huge problem getting a birth certificate or any other documentation they desire given either the resources to pay for it, or the desire of certain authorities to assist in making it happen. <br /><br />The grandmothers' testimonies are damning - one grandmother says he was born in the States, the other says that he was not. Which one is not telling the truth and why?<br /><br />I don't know - I think Obama was born in Kenya but am not sure. Unlike those in the anti-Obama camp, I really do not care enough to change sides. I like this guy and still hope he gets reelected, knowing that there will be no serious court challenge to his citizenship as long as that certificate is considered legal.<br /><br />But I dislike the dishonesty of the surrounding machinery. To be sure of the facts as not reported by most is lunacy. But that's politics.DaveShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840516954793215700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-54398915256558987152010-07-25T02:29:02.325-04:002010-07-25T02:29:02.325-04:00ianpollock: since when do people save for retireme...ianpollock: since when do people save for retirement?Ritchie the Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249784344018510589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-11910813553862664412010-07-24T21:12:23.994-04:002010-07-24T21:12:23.994-04:00The comparison between Palin and Angle was irrelev...The comparison between Palin and Angle was irrelevant, and consequently the mild protestation of rhetoric, laughable.<br /><br />Have a dog in this race do ya Michael?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-87925891210436314082010-07-24T19:31:23.706-04:002010-07-24T19:31:23.706-04:00Regarding birthers and other conspiracy theorists,...Regarding birthers and other conspiracy theorists, there's a classic Soviet joke about the presumption of guilt:<br /><br />A rabbit was running for his life through the desert. When asked by another rabbit what he was running from, he said a lion had threatened to eat any camel he met. "But we're rabbits!"<br />"Yes, but when the lion catches you, just try to prove that you're not a camel!"Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483245818327188536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-18101680464223802642010-07-24T12:50:51.055-04:002010-07-24T12:50:51.055-04:00"A new Pew poll shows 41 percent of Americans..."A new Pew poll shows 41 percent of Americans believe Jesus Christ will definitely (23 percent) or probably (18 percent) return to Earth by 2050."<br /><br />Economists judge people's actual preferences vs. their stated preferences by observing what they actually do (watch football) vs. what they say they do (go to church every Sunday).<br /><br />Something tells me these people are still saving for retirement.ianpollockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579140807988796286noreply@blogger.com