tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post8310619399589337922..comments2024-03-28T08:36:01.932-04:00Comments on Progressive Eruptions: MORE ON GOVERNOR JINDALShaw Kenawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-74066423933871972272009-03-01T14:31:00.000-05:002009-03-01T14:31:00.000-05:00Re: Use of the word 'Sir'Good manners are 'politic...Re: Use of the word 'Sir'<BR/><BR/>Good manners are 'politically correct' and should always be avoided.<BR/><BR/>I believe 'Asshat' is the preferred term.Arthurstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083956773592540646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-80409642835737912762009-03-01T09:46:00.000-05:002009-03-01T09:46:00.000-05:00And Gordon, WTF does anyone care about what Tweety...And Gordon, WTF does anyone care about what Tweety Matthews says?<BR/><BR/>He's an entertainer, like Limbaugh.<BR/><BR/>And the "Sir" in my topic is a parody on a poem. Since when is "Sir" a slur. People use it to address letters and the POTUS.<BR/><BR/>Now you're claiming using the honorific "Sir" is a slur?<BR/><BR/>You've gone off the deep end, my friend.<BR/><BR/>It's the term "Boy" that's the slur when addressing people of color.<BR/><BR/>PS. You've never heard of African-American mothers who, during our period of demeaning them, named their sons "Sir" to counter the rotten bigotry of people who referred to grown men with the slur "Boy?"Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-68370714914600151052009-03-01T09:40:00.000-05:002009-03-01T09:40:00.000-05:00That should have read "so far I haven't heard anyo...That should have read "so far I haven't heard anyone on the LEFT."Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-24143560112013539672009-03-01T09:38:00.000-05:002009-03-01T09:38:00.000-05:00Why on earth would Althouse want to work on an exp...Why on earth would Althouse want to work on an explanation on why Barack Obama is perceived as cool, and Bobby Jindal isn't?<BR/><BR/>What is the purpose for that? She surely won't be able to find the answer. That sort of speculation is a waste of time. Unless her goal is to try to somehow portray people who believe Obama is cool as anti-Jindal, or racist. What rubbish. <BR/><BR/>It's a fishing expedition for her to whine about bigots who aren't there. I've been down that road with her before, and she made a fool of herself then, too.<BR/><BR/>Both Obama and Jindal have had the benefit of a Ivy Leaague education and both are decent men. One captured the imagination of the country, the other didn't. That's life.<BR/><BR/>But the Right is standing on its head, trying to make Gov. Jindal into Obama 2.0, hoping Obama's star quality will rub off on Jindal. It won't.<BR/><BR/>Na ga happen.<BR/><BR/>So far, I haven't heard anyone on the right label Jindal an America-hater, a radical Communist, question his citizenship, question his family ties, make fun of his wife, his friendships, wonder if he's "Indian enough." Yeah, I have heard people go after him on his creationism beliefs and his belief that it should be taught alongside science [what a strange position to take for a biology major!]. And his weird experience with exorcism while in college.<BR/><BR/>BTW, will the right make fun of him for changing his name and his religion as they did Obama? Will they find some nefarious reason for Jindal's rejecting the faith of his entire family for Christianity?<BR/><BR/>Give it up.<BR/><BR/>The Right needs to get over the fact that Jindal flopped on his Big Night. It doesn't mean he can't do better the next time, but it will be more difficult for him to erase the negatives he gave himself during that awful presentation.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-70948110893912627152009-03-01T08:16:00.000-05:002009-03-01T08:16:00.000-05:00Dearest Gordon, anyone who can't see the diffe...Dearest Gordon, anyone who can't see the difference between Obama and Jindal just from those two speeches delivered moments apart, is either blind, deaf or both. Jindal may have his good points, but he's NO Barack Obama. A person like our president comes along once in a blue moon. Cool & sexy? Look at them. Hello? Our president does happen to be both. Jindal, neither. It is what it is. I think it's funny that the right get to call Mr. Obama all kinds of horrible names, racial and otherwise, question his patriotism, religion, citienship and his "exotic-ness" and then they parade Jindal out!! As far as I'm concerned, he's fair game and if they continue to hold him up there as a potential candidate in 2012, the right is going to hear about it. Personally, I plan to forward every email I get with negative reports about him. The right wingers wanna play? I'll play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-78728815034050874182009-03-01T01:24:00.000-05:002009-03-01T01:24:00.000-05:00Actually, there's quite a bit in her post about ra...Actually, there's quite a bit in her post about racist attitudes toward Jindal. And there's the imaginings and opinions of at least three other people in the post as well.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that she's working on an explanation of why Barack Obama is perceived as cool and sexy, while Bobby Jindal isn't. <BR/><BR/>And to say that Jindal was criticized for his awful delivery doesn't explain why Chris Matthews did his open-mike gaffe <I> before </I> Jindal even spoke. Nor does it explain why Keith Olbermann uses the slur "Sir" when referring to Jindal--as you have yourself.Gordon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772014586181361069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-54949810571967150992009-02-28T14:52:00.000-05:002009-02-28T14:52:00.000-05:00Yes, there are plenty of criticisms of Jindahl to ...Yes, there are plenty of criticisms of Jindahl to discuss without the "he is there just because of his color" idea.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-76657954759529734872009-02-28T13:05:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:05:00.000-05:00Could it be that they are projecting their own big...Could it be that they are projecting their own bigotry and racial views onto others when jumping to the conclusion that Democrats and Liberals feel that way toward Jindal?<BR/><BR/>I think that there is some truth there...Handsome B. 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