Comments on: 2 years and counting http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/ music, politics, sports, etcetera Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:16:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Cyn http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22889 Cyn Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:05:51 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22889 I was just thinking of this very early this morning -- before I read this post btw -- when I inexplicably woke up with a start and couldn't go back to sleep...mind-boggled that our citizens could be treated this way -- if this could happen to the people of New Orleans...then any feelings of safety and protection - the government as savior - are just an illusion for *all* of us (aside from the privileged and connected)...and then I drifted back to sleep, with reality fading into a nightmare dreamscape. Um - guess I didn't end up with enough sleep total to make sense here. I know what I mean anyway. So - what you guys said - yes.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22889','Cyn'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22889','Cyn','I was just thinking of this very early this morning -- before I read this post btw -- when I inexplicably woke up with a start and couldn\'t go back to sleep...mind-boggled that our citizens could be treated this way -- if this could happen to the people of New Orleans...then any feelings of safety and protection - the government as savior - are just an illusion for *all* of us (aside from the privileged and connected)...and then I drifted back to sleep, with reality fading into a nightmare dreamscape.\r\n\r\nUm - guess I didn\'t end up with enough sleep total to make sense here. I know what I mean anyway. \r\n\r\nSo - what you guys said - yes.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I was just thinking of this very early this morning — before I read this post btw — when I inexplicably woke up with a start and couldn’t go back to sleep…mind-boggled that our citizens could be treated this way — if this could happen to the people of New Orleans…then any feelings of safety and protection - the government as savior - are just an illusion for *all* of us (aside from the privileged and connected)…and then I drifted back to sleep, with reality fading into a nightmare dreamscape.

Um - guess I didn’t end up with enough sleep total to make sense here. I know what I mean anyway.

So - what you guys said - yes.

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]]> By: kristen http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22888 kristen Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:56:42 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22888 Our government should be ashamed. And not just Bush and his cronies. I mean the senators and congressmen. The people I have written to over the years, who have never taken action to impeach this man, to rebuke him, to take the side of the poor and middle class, to send real help to the Gulf and NOLA instead of setting up sweetheart deals for their friends in the casino and land development industries. The new Democratic "power" in Congress didn't even have the balls to stand their ground on the war when they could have made an impact. If they can't stand up to him or fight for real citizens, who can? I did what I was taught to do in civics. And nothing happened. What's even the point of having a democracy when really only high level donors get representation? Jesus - Dubya, his party, and even his lackluster opponents are making me consider the virtues of anarchy.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22888','kristen'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22888','kristen','Our government should be ashamed. And not just Bush and his cronies. I mean the senators and congressmen. The people I have written to over the years, who have never taken action to impeach this man, to rebuke him, to take the side of the poor and middle class, to send real help to the Gulf and NOLA instead of setting up sweetheart deals for their friends in the casino and land development industries. The new Democratic \"power\" in Congress didn\'t even have the balls to stand their ground on the war when they could have made an impact. If they can\'t stand up to him or fight for real citizens, who can? \r\n\r\nI did what I was taught to do in civics. And nothing happened. \r\n\r\nWhat\'s even the point of having a democracy when really only high level donors get representation? Jesus - Dubya, his party, and even his lackluster opponents are making me consider the virtues of anarchy.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Our government should be ashamed. And not just Bush and his cronies. I mean the senators and congressmen. The people I have written to over the years, who have never taken action to impeach this man, to rebuke him, to take the side of the poor and middle class, to send real help to the Gulf and NOLA instead of setting up sweetheart deals for their friends in the casino and land development industries. The new Democratic “power” in Congress didn’t even have the balls to stand their ground on the war when they could have made an impact. If they can’t stand up to him or fight for real citizens, who can?

I did what I was taught to do in civics. And nothing happened.

What’s even the point of having a democracy when really only high level donors get representation? Jesus - Dubya, his party, and even his lackluster opponents are making me consider the virtues of anarchy.

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]]> By: Spencer http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22887 Spencer Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:16:37 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22887 Damn, I thought they denied this. I guess he does deserve a congratulations on a job well done.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22887','Spencer'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22887','Spencer','Damn, I thought they denied this. I guess he does deserve a congratulations on a job well done.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Damn, I thought they denied this. I guess he does deserve a congratulations on a job well done.
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]]> By: grace http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22886 grace Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:14:20 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22886 And now Chertoff (head of FEMA at the time of Katrina) might be the next Attorney General.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22886','grace'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22886','grace','And now Chertoff (head of FEMA at the time of Katrina) might be the next Attorney General.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> And now Chertoff (head of FEMA at the time of Katrina) might be the next Attorney General.
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]]> By: Spencer http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22884 Spencer Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:50:16 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22884 I see your point - although I am ashamed of him.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22884','Spencer'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22884','Spencer','I see your point - although I am ashamed of him.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I see your point - although I am ashamed of him.
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]]> By: grace http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22883 grace Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:05:20 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2007/08/29/2-years-and-counting/#comment-22883 Who's this "we?" I didn't vote for the dog-ass motherfucker.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22883','grace'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22883','grace','Who\'s this \"we?\" I didn\'t vote for the dog-ass motherfucker.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Who’s this “we?” I didn’t vote for the dog-ass motherfucker.
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