tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post4738023604844605753..comments2023-10-21T06:18:41.537-05:00Comments on Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords: Just a Word: From the Mouths of our Public Servants EditionRobert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462451435441751837noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-87242036507637533732012-08-13T14:09:33.666-05:002012-08-13T14:09:33.666-05:00Disgusting. I'm disappointed in every person i...Disgusting. I'm disappointed in every person in that room that didn't walk out. That they laughed?? I'm appalled.Carol Askewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18284034658571161374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-36640393369452705902012-08-10T21:32:36.811-05:002012-08-10T21:32:36.811-05:00TROLL COMMENTS DELETED.
Because I can. And did.TROLL COMMENTS DELETED.<br /><br />Because I can. And did.Robert Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462451435441751837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-25173038131839957702012-08-09T14:55:51.035-05:002012-08-09T14:55:51.035-05:00Well, that response is less crappy than some (no &...Well, that response is less crappy than some (no "sorry if you were offended" weaseling) but that's not saying much. Clearly taking cheap potshots at his political opponent was more important to him than the dignity of those he claims to care about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-28184996455072738272012-08-09T12:48:14.328-05:002012-08-09T12:48:14.328-05:00This apology is just flabbergasting. It's not ...This apology is just flabbergasting. It's not even that he forgot he cared - it's just he forgot his record of caring. UGH. And someone voted for him. And probably will again.Wantapeanuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993949583915924482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-81199894156095575612012-08-09T10:55:43.341-05:002012-08-09T10:55:43.341-05:00It's so hard not to get discouraged. It's ...It's so hard not to get discouraged. It's so hard not to wonder if our words and our pleas are having any significant impact on society. It's hard not to want to lock the doors and just give the bleep up. But then I look at my child, who is so very much a whole, beautiful, perfect human being, and I think, "One at a time, Jo. Not overnight, and not all at once. But one at a time. That's how you do it." And then I pick myself back up, brush off the sadness, roll up my sleeves, and get back to work. And this guy just reminds me how much wiser, more loving, and more accepting my son is. Andrew is closer to the meaning of life than this guy will ever be and that makes my son the lucky one. This shmuck could use a few days in the presence of our children and adult children. He may even learn a thing or two. Like how to be a decent human being. Great post.Jo Ashlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995779443208564592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-42135793104852116592012-08-09T10:46:25.389-05:002012-08-09T10:46:25.389-05:00In doing so, he saved my job. Literally. If he had...In doing so, he saved my job. Literally. If he hadn't funded it fully, I would have been out of work.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502601690050306703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-39761576242886327602012-08-09T08:40:25.388-05:002012-08-09T08:40:25.388-05:00I have to wonder when I hear comments like this: ...I have to wonder when I hear comments like this: When the heck did society get so *mean*? <br /><br />Why do we need to denigrate each other for cheap laughter? What's wrong with people that they cheered in response to the joke?<br /><br />I don't much care who made the initial comment; it just belies the character of most politicians.Tygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605755320995846712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-37291347775807178002012-08-08T22:59:36.767-05:002012-08-08T22:59:36.767-05:00Stay classy.Stay classy.Robert Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462451435441751837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-56889479765947029702012-08-08T22:57:58.341-05:002012-08-08T22:57:58.341-05:00'Oh I'm so sorry, I saw that Obama sticker...'Oh I'm so sorry, I saw that Obama sticker and I thought you were mentally retarded." <br /><br />I've gotta use that!<br /><br />Jim Roddey for President!psysimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938670500872261875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-9240224487999830612012-08-08T21:21:52.783-05:002012-08-08T21:21:52.783-05:00Robert, I posted a link to this article on my FB p...Robert, I posted a link to this article on my FB page today and wrote about it as well. I linked to you and your contact info to Mr. Roddey. I hope that is okay.<br /><br />No, this is not about politics. It's about character, something Mr. Roddey is totally lacking in.<br /><br />Tammy and Parker<br />www.prayingforparker.comParkerMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699831003510100066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-34667138289045477622012-08-08T16:35:10.149-05:002012-08-08T16:35:10.149-05:00Thanks for alerting us to this situation. I called...Thanks for alerting us to this situation. I called and left a message at the GOP office. Separate from policy issues, a comment like this supports my perception that Republican leaders are a bunch of angry, mean men.sleepy_mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688852600391091691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-19235188926728203802012-08-08T16:11:56.692-05:002012-08-08T16:11:56.692-05:00Between this and the recent execution in Texas -- ...Between this and the recent execution in Texas -- it's enough to make you want to curl up and die.<br /><br />Thanks for your anger and stalwart advocacy.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-49282000610141742872012-08-08T16:04:05.680-05:002012-08-08T16:04:05.680-05:00To be fair, President Obama did make his stupid Sp...To be fair, President Obama did make his stupid Special Olympics remark on Leno shortly after he took office. But he went on to fully fund IDEA after that, so I think people cut him a little slack.<br /><br />(His truly unforgivable act was going on Leno.)Robert Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462451435441751837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-36457264940068330212012-08-08T15:56:07.779-05:002012-08-08T15:56:07.779-05:00I dare say you would never hear President Obama sa...I dare say you would never hear President Obama say something like this - not only because I believe him to be a decent man, but he is also a consummate politician - extremely bad form for a human being, and even worse form for a politician. What is there to gain by making such an offensive joke? The fact that the "joke" was premeditated tips us all to the fact that this guy doesn't have a clue.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321657517633013971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-49664225619541847112012-08-08T15:42:26.331-05:002012-08-08T15:42:26.331-05:00What an idiot and giant meanie. For all the good i...What an idiot and giant meanie. For all the good it will do, I just sent an email.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-72541747692543924602012-08-08T15:35:03.253-05:002012-08-08T15:35:03.253-05:00That is disgusting! Why is so much air time wasted...That is disgusting! Why is so much air time wasted on insignificant points, yet other things are glossed over and "we" are told to suck it up, it was meant in jest? Shameful!Glenda Watson Hyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825759071305818464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-10394936612915479212012-08-08T14:58:12.576-05:002012-08-08T14:58:12.576-05:00Thanks for calling our attention to this. I called...Thanks for calling our attention to this. I called and left a message expressing my disapproval. I wish I could have said something as powerful as you wrote -- but hopefully he'll get the message.sleepy_mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688852600391091691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-40004241307428861472012-08-08T14:18:30.537-05:002012-08-08T14:18:30.537-05:00What an asshole. I don't know what else to cal...What an asshole. I don't know what else to call him.mindy m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02612553187010585796noreply@blogger.com