tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post116950803693983949..comments2023-12-29T21:34:44.579-05:00Comments on Political Yen/Yang: A Step In The Right DirectionLA Sunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169616912505461892007-01-24T00:35:00.000-05:002007-01-24T00:35:00.000-05:00I found Bush's SoU somewhat bland, unexciting. May...I found Bush's SoU somewhat bland, unexciting. Maybe last week's weak & unconvincing Iraq speech took the heat out of it. Don't know. Not in the mood to criticize. One thing: is he hoping to rekindle the "save the social security system" movement? Also, at one point, the camera caught Lee Hamilton with a sustained smirk on his face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169613283974849102007-01-23T23:34:00.000-05:002007-01-23T23:34:00.000-05:00LAI've already proved that miracles exist...I'm on...LA<BR/><BR/>I've already proved that miracles exist...I'm on a blog with a totally different political leaning than me, and I haven't been kicked off...yet. <BR/><BR/>Are you going to do a post about the President's speech tonight? I watched the whole thing without throwing up, but that's because I was on another blog at the time...a liberal blog.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169603920084876622007-01-23T20:58:00.000-05:002007-01-23T20:58:00.000-05:00ME,//I appreciate the link to Wiki.//I love wiki o...ME,<BR/><BR/><EM>//I appreciate the link to Wiki.//</EM><BR/><BR/>I love wiki only for the purpose of telling a quick story about something. I always say, however, that Wiki can me altered by people that have agendas. I always use caution with them. <BR/><BR/>PS-Anonim is as good a source as Wiki on Turkish affairs. Like I do sometimes, he is taking a short cut.<BR/><BR/>;)LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169603363584787382007-01-23T20:49:00.000-05:002007-01-23T20:49:00.000-05:00Anonim,//thanks for the wide angle from which you ...Anonim,<BR/><BR/><EM>//thanks for the wide angle from which you try to look at this.//</EM><BR/><BR/>Don't I always? (Never mind, don't answer that)<BR/><BR/>;)LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169603254397737532007-01-23T20:47:00.000-05:002007-01-23T20:47:00.000-05:00Greg,//maybe there is hope for the Democrats and R...Greg,<BR/><BR/><EM>//maybe there is hope for the Democrats and Republicans to reconcile!//</EM><BR/><BR/>I thought you were agnostic. Believing in miracles now, are we?LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169594254999017392007-01-23T18:17:00.000-05:002007-01-23T18:17:00.000-05:00"... bash using ..." should have read "... bash us..."... bash using ..." should have read "... bash us using ..." There are other flaws of language also, but I'm letting them slip.<BR/><BR/>Also, the funeral is over already. It was uneventful if you don't count the size of the procession. I read estimates from 50 to 100 thousand people attending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169593948513594632007-01-23T18:12:00.000-05:002007-01-23T18:12:00.000-05:00ME, it doesn't quite take away free speech, but th...ME, it doesn't quite take away free speech, but threatens it. I don't know which is worse. Considering the vague nature of Turkishness and how it can be insulted, the application of the law can only be artitrary, depending on what a prosecutor or other official is offended by at a given time. (I am actually embarrassed by having to explain this crap. But something interesting here: many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169590420329269622007-01-23T17:13:00.000-05:002007-01-23T17:13:00.000-05:00Thanks anonim!So, it takes away the right to free ...Thanks anonim!<BR/><BR/>So, it takes away the right to free speech, especially if that speech in any form says anything contrary to the government? I'm sure there is more to it than that, but that seems to be the crux of it. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate the link to Wiki. <BR/><BR/>Although, the attempt at a sort of reconciliation by inviting the Armenian spiritual and political figures is a great Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169589457869143782007-01-23T16:57:00.000-05:002007-01-23T16:57:00.000-05:00ME, if you had a similar "insulting Americanness" ...ME, if you had a similar "insulting Americanness" law, for example, you could presumably prosecute me for my objections to the Iraq war and criticism of Bush. I might get away perhaps b/c I watch my language somewhat, but SuperFrenchie and most people who write on his blog wouldn't stand a chance: they'd be in jail in no time. The more visible and influential such objectors are, the more likely Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169588343515885622007-01-23T16:39:00.000-05:002007-01-23T16:39:00.000-05:00ME, perplexed? I don't blame you.If your question ...ME, perplexed? I don't blame you.<BR/><BR/>If your question was literal, check <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_301" REL="nofollow">wiki</A> out.<BR/><BR/>FYI, here is a pretty well-rounded Daily Star (Lebanon) article by Hugh Pope:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=78857" REL="nofollow">The Turkish curse after a death in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169587032603427472007-01-23T16:17:00.000-05:002007-01-23T16:17:00.000-05:00anonimI don't understand that Article 301 law. Wha...anonim<BR/><BR/>I don't understand that Article 301 law. What is "Turkishness"?Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169573296501909502007-01-23T12:28:00.000-05:002007-01-23T12:28:00.000-05:00Greg...or maybe the Cubs and the White Sox will re...Greg<BR/><BR/>...or maybe the Cubs and the White Sox will reconcile. Nah!!!!<BR/><BR/>LA: Great post, but I have to leave and can't comment until later. I'll be back (Arnold Schwartzenegger voice).Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169571488859714502007-01-23T11:58:00.000-05:002007-01-23T11:58:00.000-05:00If it's possible for the Turks and Armenians to re...If it's possible for the Turks and Armenians to reconcile, for the Turks and Greeks to reconcile, for Sunnis & Shia to reconcile, maybe there is hope for the Democrats and Republicans to reconcile!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1169533390710565152007-01-23T01:23:00.000-05:002007-01-23T01:23:00.000-05:00LA, thanks for the wide angle from which you try t...LA, thanks for the wide angle from which you try to look at this. Conspiracy theories abound about this murder in Turkey. My sense is, Sevket Kazan's type theories are marginal, and ultra-nationalism is on the chopping block instead. Not because of a direct underground tie readily uncovered, but because of the way people like Hrant Dink have been vilified and made into targets by rabid Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com