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		<title>By: sacopenapa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155925</link>
		<dc:creator>sacopenapa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I bet my bottom dollar that the final report findings includes: IRAN HAS STOCKPILES OF WMD, THAT THEY SOMEHOW ARE INTERESTED IN DESTROYING &quot;OUR WAY OF LIFE&quot; IN A MUSHROOM CLOUD, AND THAT THE USA IN GOING TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY THERE TOO!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bet my bottom dollar that the final report findings includes: IRAN HAS STOCKPILES OF WMD, THAT THEY SOMEHOW ARE INTERESTED IN DESTROYING &#8220;OUR WAY OF LIFE&#8221; IN A MUSHROOM CLOUD, AND THAT THE USA IN GOING TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY THERE TOO!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155925', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Joneser</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joneser</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>thanks jaypoke42....
I appreciate your Progressive &quot;openminded&quot; non predjudicial judgement based on a mere visual examination... profiling much?... i didn&#039;t realize such eloquence was required to parallel with the brilliant TP lexicon such as &quot;repugs&quot; and &quot;trolls&quot;.

Is that better, I took my time now that it is lunch time.

But more to the substance... 

1) I am not speaking to parties i am speaking to prinicipals. Nevermind at least they aren&#039;t directly taking my money and blowing it on pet projects... Never mind there is a difference if i had a debt of $5000 dollars and i was making $30,000 versus $300,000

2) I take it you are for school voucher? Healthcare? opting out of Social Security? Eminate Domain?

3) If that is your only example, then clearly there is nothing to disagree about... cause i want the government out of my business as much as possible... your example is one a maybe 5 things i can think of the government should be charged in securing... after that MOVE out of my way.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thanks jaypoke42&#8230;.<br />
I appreciate your Progressive &#8220;openminded&#8221; non predjudicial judgement based on a mere visual examination&#8230; profiling much?&#8230; i didn&#8217;t realize such eloquence was required to parallel with the brilliant TP lexicon such as &#8220;repugs&#8221; and &#8220;trolls&#8221;.</p>
<p>Is that better, I took my time now that it is lunch time.</p>
<p>But more to the substance&#8230; </p>
<p>1) I am not speaking to parties i am speaking to prinicipals. Nevermind at least they aren&#8217;t directly taking my money and blowing it on pet projects&#8230; Never mind there is a difference if i had a debt of $5000 dollars and i was making $30,000 versus $300,000</p>
<p>2) I take it you are for school voucher? Healthcare? opting out of Social Security? Eminate Domain?</p>
<p>3) If that is your only example, then clearly there is nothing to disagree about&#8230; cause i want the government out of my business as much as possible&#8230; your example is one a maybe 5 things i can think of the government should be charged in securing&#8230; after that MOVE out of my way.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155837', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: jpoke42</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#90 - I&#039;m tired of those plain arguments about the Left. 

1. The Left is WAAAY more fiscally responsible than the right - do I really need to link to the plethora of studies to show this? Or is your idea of being fiscally responsible to borrow $1.5T from China? 

2. Limit my choices??? What choices???

3. Government is the only institution that has the ability to stand up to corporate greed. Something has to happen to narrow the gap between rich and poor.

BTW- in response to your blatant sarcasm, your grammar sucks and belies your intelligence</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#90 &#8211; I&#8217;m tired of those plain arguments about the Left. </p>
<p>1. The Left is WAAAY more fiscally responsible than the right &#8211; do I really need to link to the plethora of studies to show this? Or is your idea of being fiscally responsible to borrow $1.5T from China? </p>
<p>2. Limit my choices??? What choices???</p>
<p>3. Government is the only institution that has the ability to stand up to corporate greed. Something has to happen to narrow the gap between rich and poor.</p>
<p>BTW- in response to your blatant sarcasm, your grammar sucks and belies your intelligence<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155789', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Exley</title>
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		<dc:creator>Exley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;What did we miss? Let us know in the comments section.&quot;

TIME Magazine
Joe Klein

&quot;The reduction of violence is real. The defeat of Al Qaeda in Iraq--sneezed at by some antiwar commentators--is nothing to sneeze at. The bottom-up efforts to reconcile Sunnis and Shi&#039;ites across the scarred Anbar/Karbala provincial border, which I wrote about a few weeks ago, quite possibly reflect an Iraqi exhaustion with violence that has to be taken seriously as well. There is no question that the performance of the US military has improved markedly under the smarter, more flexible and creative leadership provided this year by General Petraeus. And the withdrawal of U.S. troops is beginning. The refusal of the antiwar movement--or some sections of it--to recognize these developments isn&#039;t helping its credibility.... 

Also obvious: There are fewer votes now in Congress--and less cause--to cut off funding for the war than there were last Spring. A renewed campaign on the part of the hapless Democratic leadership to cut off the supplemental funds will only increase the public sense of Democratic futility. It will also play into the very real, and growing, public perception that Democrats are too busy wasting time on symbolic measures (like trying to cut off funds for the war) and shoveling pork (the water projects bill) to pass anything substantive for the public good.&quot;

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2007/11/are_we_winning_in_iraq.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;What did we miss? Let us know in the comments section.&#8221;</p>
<p>TIME Magazine<br />
Joe Klein</p>
<p>&#8220;The reduction of violence is real. The defeat of Al Qaeda in Iraq&#8211;sneezed at by some antiwar commentators&#8211;is nothing to sneeze at. The bottom-up efforts to reconcile Sunnis and Shi&#8217;ites across the scarred Anbar/Karbala provincial border, which I wrote about a few weeks ago, quite possibly reflect an Iraqi exhaustion with violence that has to be taken seriously as well. There is no question that the performance of the US military has improved markedly under the smarter, more flexible and creative leadership provided this year by General Petraeus. And the withdrawal of U.S. troops is beginning. The refusal of the antiwar movement&#8211;or some sections of it&#8211;to recognize these developments isn&#8217;t helping its credibility&#8230;. </p>
<p>Also obvious: There are fewer votes now in Congress&#8211;and less cause&#8211;to cut off funding for the war than there were last Spring. A renewed campaign on the part of the hapless Democratic leadership to cut off the supplemental funds will only increase the public sense of Democratic futility. It will also play into the very real, and growing, public perception that Democrats are too busy wasting time on symbolic measures (like trying to cut off funds for the war) and shoveling pork (the water projects bill) to pass anything substantive for the public good.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2007/11/are_we_winning_in_iraq.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2007/11/are_we_winning_in_iraq.html</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155783', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Joneser</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>to comment #85

I find one way to alleviate my fears has always been to raise my taxes and limit my choices, and beleive that only government can save the day.</description>
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<p>I find one way to alleviate my fears has always been to raise my taxes and limit my choices, and beleive that only government can save the day.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155712', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Joneser</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joneser</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>84 Judyinnm

Protecting your life is NOT the stated purpose of the Constitution. And, Congress CANNOT amend the Constitution; they can only propose amendments. You probably havenâ€™t actually read that document, have you?


You are right, that&#039;s what judges are for :) Oh wait that isn&#039;t in the constitution either... but then again it is living and breathing... let just say that it &quot;evolved&quot; to be that way.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>84 Judyinnm</p>
<p>Protecting your life is NOT the stated purpose of the Constitution. And, Congress CANNOT amend the Constitution; they can only propose amendments. You probably havenâ€™t actually read that document, have you?</p>
<p>You are right, that&#8217;s what judges are for :) Oh wait that isn&#8217;t in the constitution either&#8230; but then again it is living and breathing&#8230; let just say that it &#8220;evolved&#8221; to be that way.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155699', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Joneser</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joneser</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>81 &amp; 83

Well being an BLACK American and engaged to an immigrant, i can honestly bring this to you.... Her parents came to the US during the Pinochet days as political refugees.... they learned english in 6 months, they scratched and clawed to make it and have many things to show for it today.

Darwinian... well i think there are fringes there but not based on the color of skin... which i don&#039;t beleive HITS was getting at.... But the lack of structure can be seen as a Darwinian concept. 

Profiling.... as one of you all wrote in your quick judgments... if it quacks, and walks like one, and it walked out of the pond... its only in our nature to make judgments or be more leary of certain things... and say hey there is a duck, let me see if it is. Hell Darwin did so in formulating his theories... generalities... based on OBSERVATION...

The day i observe a rash of grannies with glasses and Lucy, her shitzu, by her side blowing up themselves in markets, robbing convience stores in black neighborhoods with 22&#039;s wearing baggy jeans and a white t-s... all in the name of the AARP and social security.... I will start profiling them....


There is an entire other side Blacks the media doesn&#039;t see versus what they hype up everyday.... We are constanly deemed as victims of society... that we don&#039;t know any better... how PATRONIZING.... Responsibiilty is what lacks in minority of black communities that have been over shadowed by the media who doens&#039;t like to pass judgements... why? cause responsibility and success in doesn&#039;t get ratings... its irresponsibility and victimhood.... translate that into this..... or ehmmm EXTRAPOLATE....


What do i see everyday as ayoung black male in the media and walking down my street
Blacks watch more crap on TV than any other ethnicity... i.e. we open the door to be dumbed down with simplistic/ insant gratification crap....

Hip Hop culture/ MTV = Baby Mommas/ 22&#039;s/ baggy clothes/ anti-social behavior .... that&#039;s just a start....

Go to the west side of Chicago and take a good look.... there are evils far worse than what Priest does... 

Darfur has nothing on some of the crap that goes on in our own inner cities... do they shine light on it? No, why not? 1) no money in it 2) Jesse Jackson might come at them at the idea they are racist to present IRRESPONSIBILITY in the black culture.
If you want an idea of how self destructive the mainstream media hyped - &quot;this is how to be black in America&quot; culture is.... Ask an African immigrant who comes to this country what they are doing to make it from the day they get off the plane to ten years later. I&#039;ve seen it from my HATIAN step-father.

Darwinian? Yes, in essence of culture. The culture is an extension of a mentality that needs to go the way of the DODO in the greatest country on the face of the planet.

Cosby, McWhorter, Sowell, Steele to blacks who see the soft bigotry of low expectations, they all have been saying, the media doens&#039;t want to listen... and you all become victims as well by letting some of this get a &quot;pass&quot;


Katrina... shows what happens when you rely on your government to save the day... and you guys want them to run healthcare? Thank God Blanco is out.

Hillary doesn&#039;t care: she wants my vote in a promise to make them &quot;pay&quot; in taxes and give us all free healthcare... &quot;let them eat cake&quot;

Obama: His wife said we&#039;ll &quot;wake up&quot; and vote for him... hmm cause he&#039;s black? PSHHH

Edwards: I odn&#039;t even want to get arthritis this morning

Kicinich: He&#039;s still campaigning against Bush

To all of them we are a means to an end.... I&#039;d like to thank P&#039;Diddy and Paris for bringing so much attention... remember VOTE OR DIE</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>81 &amp; 83</p>
<p>Well being an BLACK American and engaged to an immigrant, i can honestly bring this to you&#8230;. Her parents came to the US during the Pinochet days as political refugees&#8230;. they learned english in 6 months, they scratched and clawed to make it and have many things to show for it today.</p>
<p>Darwinian&#8230; well i think there are fringes there but not based on the color of skin&#8230; which i don&#8217;t beleive HITS was getting at&#8230;. But the lack of structure can be seen as a Darwinian concept. </p>
<p>Profiling&#8230;. as one of you all wrote in your quick judgments&#8230; if it quacks, and walks like one, and it walked out of the pond&#8230; its only in our nature to make judgments or be more leary of certain things&#8230; and say hey there is a duck, let me see if it is. Hell Darwin did so in formulating his theories&#8230; generalities&#8230; based on OBSERVATION&#8230;</p>
<p>The day i observe a rash of grannies with glasses and Lucy, her shitzu, by her side blowing up themselves in markets, robbing convience stores in black neighborhoods with 22&#8217;s wearing baggy jeans and a white t-s&#8230; all in the name of the AARP and social security&#8230;. I will start profiling them&#8230;.</p>
<p>There is an entire other side Blacks the media doesn&#8217;t see versus what they hype up everyday&#8230;. We are constanly deemed as victims of society&#8230; that we don&#8217;t know any better&#8230; how PATRONIZING&#8230;. Responsibiilty is what lacks in minority of black communities that have been over shadowed by the media who doens&#8217;t like to pass judgements&#8230; why? cause responsibility and success in doesn&#8217;t get ratings&#8230; its irresponsibility and victimhood&#8230;. translate that into this&#8230;.. or ehmmm EXTRAPOLATE&#8230;.</p>
<p>What do i see everyday as ayoung black male in the media and walking down my street<br />
Blacks watch more crap on TV than any other ethnicity&#8230; i.e. we open the door to be dumbed down with simplistic/ insant gratification crap&#8230;.</p>
<p>Hip Hop culture/ MTV = Baby Mommas/ 22&#8217;s/ baggy clothes/ anti-social behavior &#8230;. that&#8217;s just a start&#8230;.</p>
<p>Go to the west side of Chicago and take a good look&#8230;. there are evils far worse than what Priest does&#8230; </p>
<p>Darfur has nothing on some of the crap that goes on in our own inner cities&#8230; do they shine light on it? No, why not? 1) no money in it 2) Jesse Jackson might come at them at the idea they are racist to present IRRESPONSIBILITY in the black culture.<br />
If you want an idea of how self destructive the mainstream media hyped &#8211; &#8220;this is how to be black in America&#8221; culture is&#8230;. Ask an African immigrant who comes to this country what they are doing to make it from the day they get off the plane to ten years later. I&#8217;ve seen it from my HATIAN step-father.</p>
<p>Darwinian? Yes, in essence of culture. The culture is an extension of a mentality that needs to go the way of the DODO in the greatest country on the face of the planet.</p>
<p>Cosby, McWhorter, Sowell, Steele to blacks who see the soft bigotry of low expectations, they all have been saying, the media doens&#8217;t want to listen&#8230; and you all become victims as well by letting some of this get a &#8220;pass&#8221;</p>
<p>Katrina&#8230; shows what happens when you rely on your government to save the day&#8230; and you guys want them to run healthcare? Thank God Blanco is out.</p>
<p>Hillary doesn&#8217;t care: she wants my vote in a promise to make them &#8220;pay&#8221; in taxes and give us all free healthcare&#8230; &#8220;let them eat cake&#8221;</p>
<p>Obama: His wife said we&#8217;ll &#8220;wake up&#8221; and vote for him&#8230; hmm cause he&#8217;s black? PSHHH</p>
<p>Edwards: I odn&#8217;t even want to get arthritis this morning</p>
<p>Kicinich: He&#8217;s still campaigning against Bush</p>
<p>To all of them we are a means to an end&#8230;. I&#8217;d like to thank P&#8217;Diddy and Paris for bringing so much attention&#8230; remember VOTE OR DIE<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155688', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: jpoke42</title>
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		<dc:creator>jpoke42</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maybe if we can get them out of the constant state of fear, they will start to understand all of the horrible ramifications that this fear based policy has incurred on the American people.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe if we can get them out of the constant state of fear, they will start to understand all of the horrible ramifications that this fear based policy has incurred on the American people.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155656', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Inspector General Krongard has a brother who is on the board of Blackwater.  Advisory Board or Board of Director&#039;s is not clear - but this is a huge conflict of interest for Krongard.

On May 2, 2005, Howard J. Krongard was sworn in as the Inspector General of the Department of State ...  As an independent reviewer and evaluator of their operations and activities, he oversees audits, inspections, and investigations domestically and abroad, including 260 diplomatic missions in 163 countries and international broadcasting operations in 61 languages that reach an audience of more than 100 million people around the world.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Inspector General Krongard has a brother who is on the board of Blackwater.  Advisory Board or Board of Director&#8217;s is not clear &#8211; but this is a huge conflict of interest for Krongard.</p>
<p>On May 2, 2005, Howard J. Krongard was sworn in as the Inspector General of the Department of State &#8230;  As an independent reviewer and evaluator of their operations and activities, he oversees audits, inspections, and investigations domestically and abroad, including 260 diplomatic missions in 163 countries and international broadcasting operations in 61 languages that reach an audience of more than 100 million people around the world.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155651', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: jpoke42</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155648</link>
		<dc:creator>jpoke42</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you really want to understand the american public who votes for a conservative, or people like hits, then simply read what they are posting. Not too long ago I held my nose and went over to some conservative blogs to see what they were saying. Over and over again the overwhelming theme of all joe conservatives is that &lt;b&gt;they live in a constant state of fear&lt;/b&gt;. If you peer between the politics of their discourse, you will find a very powerful and non-partisan sense of fear. Every post has to do with how the terrorists or boogeymen are going to get them and they feel it is their patriotic duty to do whatever it takes to stop this imminent doom.

Ofcourse BushCo is to blame for this. I think as dems/libs/progressives, we must focus on alleviating their fears and trying to get them to take the pole out of their ass to relax just a little bit.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you really want to understand the american public who votes for a conservative, or people like hits, then simply read what they are posting. Not too long ago I held my nose and went over to some conservative blogs to see what they were saying. Over and over again the overwhelming theme of all joe conservatives is that <b>they live in a constant state of fear</b>. If you peer between the politics of their discourse, you will find a very powerful and non-partisan sense of fear. Every post has to do with how the terrorists or boogeymen are going to get them and they feel it is their patriotic duty to do whatever it takes to stop this imminent doom.</p>
<p>Ofcourse BushCo is to blame for this. I think as dems/libs/progressives, we must focus on alleviating their fears and trying to get them to take the pole out of their ass to relax just a little bit.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155648', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: judyinnm</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155602</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>McConnell - &quot;trust me&quot;.  if they didn&#039;t intend to cherry pick the NIE, why won&#039;t they release it?  The others were released...

hits -  Protecting your life is NOT the stated purpose of the Constitution.  And, Congress CANNOT amend the Constitution; they can only propose amendments.  You probably haven&#039;t actually read that document, have you?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>McConnell &#8211; &#8220;trust me&#8221;.  if they didn&#8217;t intend to cherry pick the NIE, why won&#8217;t they release it?  The others were released&#8230;</p>
<p>hits &#8211;  Protecting your life is NOT the stated purpose of the Constitution.  And, Congress CANNOT amend the Constitution; they can only propose amendments.  You probably haven&#8217;t actually read that document, have you?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155602', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: jb</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155600</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Black Americans â€œare more dissatisfied with their progress than at any time in the past 20 years, and less than half say life will get better for them in the future.â€ The new Pew Research Center poll also finds that â€œ43% say the black-white economic gap has widened; 19% of whites say so.â€

Once again the Black community is tuned into reality while the rest of us continue to close our eyes and pretend we are American Dreaming.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Black Americans â€œare more dissatisfied with their progress than at any time in the past 20 years, and less than half say life will get better for them in the future.â€ The new Pew Research Center poll also finds that â€œ43% say the black-white economic gap has widened; 19% of whites say so.â€</p>
<p>Once again the Black community is tuned into reality while the rest of us continue to close our eyes and pretend we are American Dreaming.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155600', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: missmolly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155585</link>
		<dc:creator>missmolly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Blue Stater,

Have you heard of the concept of modeling and of extrapolation? 

Hits

What does that even mean, seriously?

Comment by Blue Stater â€” November 14, 2007 @ 10:42 am

You&#039;ll have to forgive &quot;hits&quot; -- he found the word &quot;extrapolate&quot; somewhere (probably on his word-a-day calendar), liked the sound of it, and now works it into as many posts as he can.

As far as his meaning of &quot;modeling and extrapolation&quot; -- I think he means &quot;I have no real evidence to support my paranoia, so I&#039;m using my imagination -- and my imagination says our way of life is being attacked and so I must defend myself.&quot;  Of course, he may not have a paranoia disorder -- he may just have bought into the propaganda spewed by our leaders (&quot;they&#039;re coming to get you! be very afraid!&quot;).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blue Stater,</p>
<p>Have you heard of the concept of modeling and of extrapolation? </p>
<p>Hits</p>
<p>What does that even mean, seriously?</p>
<p>Comment by Blue Stater â€” November 14, 2007 @ 10:42 am</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll have to forgive &#8220;hits&#8221; &#8212; he found the word &#8220;extrapolate&#8221; somewhere (probably on his word-a-day calendar), liked the sound of it, and now works it into as many posts as he can.</p>
<p>As far as his meaning of &#8220;modeling and extrapolation&#8221; &#8212; I think he means &#8220;I have no real evidence to support my paranoia, so I&#8217;m using my imagination &#8212; and my imagination says our way of life is being attacked and so I must defend myself.&#8221;  Of course, he may not have a paranoia disorder &#8212; he may just have bought into the propaganda spewed by our leaders (&#8221;they&#8217;re coming to get you! be very afraid!&#8221;).<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155585', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: troll   buster</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155548</link>
		<dc:creator>troll   buster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That was deep manâ€¦ I donâ€™t see anything racist in what HITS said
Comment by Joneser 
Here are two example from yesterday:

the income gap has grown because it is tied to the intelligence gap and the gap that defines the desire to be successful. Why do we act surprised when we see Black crime rates soar through the roof, or when we see dilapidated Black communities. In many ways, itâ€™s a grand proof of Darwinian realities
Comment by hits â€” November 13, 2007 @ 9:22 am
racial profiling could be a very effective way to augment national security.
Comment by hits â€” November 13, 2007 @ 12:17 pm</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That was deep manâ€¦ I donâ€™t see anything racist in what HITS said<br />
Comment by Joneser<br />
Here are two example from yesterday:</p>
<p>the income gap has grown because it is tied to the intelligence gap and the gap that defines the desire to be successful. Why do we act surprised when we see Black crime rates soar through the roof, or when we see dilapidated Black communities. In many ways, itâ€™s a grand proof of Darwinian realities<br />
Comment by hits â€” November 13, 2007 @ 9:22 am<br />
racial profiling could be a very effective way to augment national security.<br />
Comment by hits â€” November 13, 2007 @ 12:17 pm<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155548', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Joneser</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joneser</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>78...

That was deep man... I don&#039;t see anything racist in what HITS said</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>78&#8230;</p>
<p>That was deep man&#8230; I don&#8217;t see anything racist in what HITS said<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155530', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hits</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155526</link>
		<dc:creator>hits</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lefty Patriot,

You do not even understand what &quot;concepts&quot; mean. I genuinely sympathize.

Hits</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lefty Patriot,</p>
<p>You do not even understand what &#8220;concepts&#8221; mean. I genuinely sympathize.</p>
<p>Hits<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155526', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Lefty Patriot</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155520</link>
		<dc:creator>Lefty Patriot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>will aid and support the Constitution and the institutions as long as it supports my life. If and when they come into conflict, I reserve the right to alter the rules. Thatâ€™s the honest truth. Our founding fathers allowed for this through the concept of Amendments.

Hits

Comment by hits â€” November 14, 2007 @ 10:35 am

And therefore, nothing to do with you, whatsoever. More lies and parsing from a traitor; it&#039;s all you have, and all you do. We&#039;ve already determined you&#039;re a racist and have no interest in America or Americans, so piss off. amendments are not a concept, you idiot.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>will aid and support the Constitution and the institutions as long as it supports my life. If and when they come into conflict, I reserve the right to alter the rules. Thatâ€™s the honest truth. Our founding fathers allowed for this through the concept of Amendments.</p>
<p>Hits</p>
<p>Comment by hits â€” November 14, 2007 @ 10:35 am</p>
<p>And therefore, nothing to do with you, whatsoever. More lies and parsing from a traitor; it&#8217;s all you have, and all you do. We&#8217;ve already determined you&#8217;re a racist and have no interest in America or Americans, so piss off. amendments are not a concept, you idiot.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155520', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hits</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155518</link>
		<dc:creator>hits</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Blue Stater,

It means that when you interpret my post, do not read it too literally. You need to look at the larger picture to glean the full import.

Hits</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blue Stater,</p>
<p>It means that when you interpret my post, do not read it too literally. You need to look at the larger picture to glean the full import.</p>
<p>Hits<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155518', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Joneser</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155509</link>
		<dc:creator>Joneser</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>74. 

Right on Hits...

Hence the true meaning of the 2nd amendment</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>74. </p>
<p>Right on Hits&#8230;</p>
<p>Hence the true meaning of the 2nd amendment<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155509', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Blue Stater</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/14/thinkfast-november-14-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4155508</link>
		<dc:creator>Blue Stater</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Blue Stater,

Have you heard of the concept of modeling and of extrapolation? 

Hits

What does that even mean, seriously?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blue Stater,</p>
<p>Have you heard of the concept of modeling and of extrapolation? </p>
<p>Hits</p>
<p>What does that even mean, seriously?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4155508', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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