tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post4822874404878648643..comments2023-09-02T09:36:56.716-07:00Comments on Cause I Believe in You: Realizing Freedom and ChoiceCheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-83838826220091419512010-02-15T08:43:50.165-08:002010-02-15T08:43:50.165-08:00Cherie, I'm glad you mentioned there were thin...Cherie, I'm glad you mentioned there were things to learn in these comments. Ben, thanks for what you said.<br /><br />We do get emotional over different/certain things, I think, no matter who gives us the "facts." We're trying to sort it out. Thinking for yourself is an art, and I congratulate all three of you above for working on it!<br /><br />I rarely check the news reports deannahttp://deannahershiser.com/stories-glimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-42615664179851621792010-02-12T13:25:20.686-08:002010-02-12T13:25:20.686-08:00That's one of my dreams Cherie, to have both o...That's one of my dreams Cherie, to have both our families together, chatting our hearts out. Let the revolution begin!<br /><br />Ben could also give me a few tips on operating the new camera. ;ptshsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637635755654078408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-67779197817213045172010-02-11T21:06:51.772-08:002010-02-11T21:06:51.772-08:00Ben, meet Tshs.
Tshs, Ben.
You guys should get t...Ben, meet Tshs.<br /><br />Tshs, Ben.<br /><br />You guys should get together in a room with good food and drink and have a nice long chat. Such is the way revolutions have begun!Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-84283519374476856682010-02-11T16:52:38.124-08:002010-02-11T16:52:38.124-08:00Don't laugh Ben, but I HAVE written in "n...Don't laugh Ben, but I HAVE written in "none of the above" before. I vote in every election, but I refuse to vote for the "lesser of two evils" anymore.<br /><br />The main reason I vote is to show the politicians that Americans aren't apathetic. We're just sick of the rotten choices they put on the ballot.tshsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637635755654078408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-38249309639106698292010-02-11T13:23:37.843-08:002010-02-11T13:23:37.843-08:00I'd like a 'none of the above' option ...I'd like a 'none of the above' option :)Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-69086353863910288902010-02-10T17:16:46.922-08:002010-02-10T17:16:46.922-08:00You schooled a smart one there Cherie!
I share b...You schooled a smart one there Cherie! <br />I share both of your fears. I'm also sick to death of all the name-calling when we should all be working together to fix this country. <br /><br />The only solution I can see is to vote anti-incumbent. Our gov't needs a good house cleaning!tshsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637635755654078408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-36905895575010485702010-02-08T21:14:50.753-08:002010-02-08T21:14:50.753-08:00Deal!Deal!Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-57579997509482512222010-02-07T20:18:03.027-08:002010-02-07T20:18:03.027-08:00Didn't mean to get you so riled up. Mercy me. ...Didn't mean to get you so riled up. Mercy me. ;D<br /><br />You should go into politics, Ben. You could help straighten it all out.<br /><br />You need to. Otherwise I'll be lost. I don't know how to speak Chinese!<br /><br />Seriously, you raise excellent points. Just excellent.<br /><br />"Divide and conquer, stimulate in-fighting, have them fighting the wrong battles. What youCheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-27687067843670761782010-02-07T18:57:13.098-08:002010-02-07T18:57:13.098-08:00Sorry, ranted so long I had to split it in 2 to be...Sorry, ranted so long I had to split it in 2 to beat the character limit. :DBennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-18213655702418045342010-02-07T18:56:24.570-08:002010-02-07T18:56:24.570-08:00The republicans REALLY annoy me in that they alway...The republicans REALLY annoy me in that they always talk like they're trying to stick up for the little guy, defending his 'rights' and all that, but if you look at what their policies do, they just screw us over and strengthen the hand of the rich and corporations. Watch 'The Corporation'. I believe that's the right one. This whole notion of a 'Corporation' is so Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-35698816320104642792010-02-07T18:53:56.748-08:002010-02-07T18:53:56.748-08:00I definitely agree with your desire for freedom, y...I definitely agree with your desire for freedom, you know that :)<br /><br />It's all just so complicated. I definitely have my beefs with Obama, and concerns about healthcare, etc. However, I think the banking reforms are one of the things he's doing RIGHT and perhaps he isn't doing enough. I'm still not sure what I think of him in terms of motivation, etc. I don't know if heBennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-42728742849579353442010-02-06T23:57:25.463-08:002010-02-06T23:57:25.463-08:00I didn't cringe. I sat closer to the screen an...I didn't cringe. I sat closer to the screen and read every word, Ben. I value your opinion - that's why I'm always asking for it. :D<br /><br />"..enables the corporations and government to work together, treating us all as their play-things." This is the point at which I fully agree with you, it's really my only point in the post. That we are play-things. I like how youCheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-62502630621507414082010-02-06T20:04:25.302-08:002010-02-06T20:04:25.302-08:00Cringe. Here it comes...
Now I haven't been pa...Cringe. Here it comes...<br />Now I haven't been paying as much attention as I have in the past to the current affairs. But, from what I've seen and read, the financial regulations are mostly just re-instating stuff we had from the great depression up until very recently -- stuff that once removed CAUSED the financial problem in the first place. Glass Steagal Act, etc. See <a href="http:/Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-60686919899554325332010-02-05T20:55:17.984-08:002010-02-05T20:55:17.984-08:00Deanna, I tend to forget, too. What's up with ...Deanna, I tend to forget, too. What's up with that? :DCheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-3696075194347474352010-02-05T12:58:42.266-08:002010-02-05T12:58:42.266-08:00I'm sure sorry to hear that Tom's on reduc...I'm sure sorry to hear that Tom's on reduced hours with a broken contract. Equally unpleasant things could happen to our household any time.<br /><br />I found it interesting that the Communist political party endorses Obama, saying he's on exactly the same page as they.<br /><br />Oh, and I was going to remember to call him *President* Obama, in honor of the office. Keep forgetting.deannahttp://deannahershiser.com/stories-glimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-58944423883643574492010-02-03T13:59:08.175-08:002010-02-03T13:59:08.175-08:00I certainly hope not, Tom, but if things keep goin...I certainly hope not, Tom, but if things keep going the way they are - and what's/who's to stop them? - yeah, maybe so.Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-84028836999801773972010-02-03T11:30:15.279-08:002010-02-03T11:30:15.279-08:00Your comments may be prophetic.Your comments may be prophetic.tomnoreply@blogger.com