Comments on: Whirled Views 5.19 http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:52:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: klasko http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/comment-page-1/#comment-303363 klasko Mon, 19 May 2008 22:04:15 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/#comment-303363 Thanks Kimberly. My time has been limited lately. And definitely more limited on the weekends. Thanks Kimberly. My time has been limited lately. And definitely more limited on the weekends.

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]]> By: kimberly http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/comment-page-1/#comment-303357 kimberly Mon, 19 May 2008 21:55:18 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/#comment-303357 I've actually never seen Pentamom .... Yeah, I missed you Klasko. (Or maybe I just wasn't on the right threads!) Good to see you posting again. I’ve actually never seen Pentamom ….

Yeah, I missed you Klasko. (Or maybe I just wasn’t on the right threads!) Good to see you posting again.

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]]> By: Chas http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/comment-page-1/#comment-303332 Chas Mon, 19 May 2008 20:52:28 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/#comment-303332 KLasko, Drill and Pentamom. And some others I can't recall right now. Momoffour hasn't been around lately either. KLasko, Drill and Pentamom. And some others I can’t recall right now. Momoffour hasn’t been around lately either.

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]]> By: klasko http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/comment-page-1/#comment-303307 klasko Mon, 19 May 2008 20:25:15 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/#comment-303307 Anyone seen anything from Drill lately? I miss my Drillbits. Anyone seen anything from Drill lately? I miss my Drillbits.

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]]> By: NJLawyer http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/comment-page-1/#comment-303296 NJLawyer Mon, 19 May 2008 20:14:18 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/#comment-303296 Llama, you want them to apply common sense, logic and reason and bite the bullet on the hard things? Good luck with that. Am waiting for your plan. Llama, you want them to apply common sense, logic and reason and bite the bullet on the hard things? Good luck with that. Am waiting for your plan.

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]]> By: kimberly http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/comment-page-1/#comment-303295 kimberly Mon, 19 May 2008 20:14:17 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/#comment-303295 Well, while CherylD and Harris are talking about publishers, can I fuss a little? :) Why is it that so many periodicals and even book publishers are focused on such a narrow audience: African-American women, Reformed Evangelical pre-millenial Canadians, or minority female children from broken homes who want to go on and get Ph.Ds? Am I the only one who notices this? Is there even a market for good literary short stories these days, or is that vanishing into the past under a wave of You-Tube videos and magazines for Reformed pre-millenialists? Well, while CherylD and Harris are talking about publishers, can I fuss a little? :)

Why is it that so many periodicals and even book publishers are focused on such a narrow audience: African-American women, Reformed Evangelical pre-millenial Canadians, or minority female children from broken homes who want to go on and get Ph.Ds? Am I the only one who notices this?

Is there even a market for good literary short stories these days, or is that vanishing into the past under a wave of You-Tube videos and magazines for Reformed pre-millenialists?

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]]> By: llama http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/comment-page-1/#comment-303285 llama Mon, 19 May 2008 20:03:11 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/#comment-303285 The dishonest officials that we elect as our federal representatives in Washington have tried for years to come up with an energy policy for the USA that made sense financially and technologically while reducing our dependence on foreign oil, reducing greenhouse gases and developing alternative energy sources. They have failed miserably to do so not because this is too tall an order for these idiots but because of them. The policy is difficult but any normal person could easily come up with one that is light years ahead of what these nincompoops have saddled us with. The reasons these elected officials fail are quite easy to figure out too. Firstly and most importantly, our goals as normal American citizens do not match the goals of the criminal conspirators and extortionists we elect. We want a sensible, fair and workable energy policy that is best for the country not for our party - they do not. They are beholden to and at the mercy of the lobbyists that they sold their soul to in order to get the bribe money they are addicted to - the bribe money they need to get elected. Lobbyist of the oil companies, political parties, unions, environmental groups, alternative energy companies and suppliers, carbon credit companies, companies associated with and against nuclear power, those who believe and don't believe global warming theories, are all giving money to these addicts we call Reps and Senators and all are getting promises from them on what they will do for the right amount of money. So we get nothing worth having as a result. The policy itself is quite easy figure out. No one will like it all but, we are grown ups and realize we have to compromise to get the best of all worlds. I bet you our energy policy would pass a vote by regular Americans in the 75% approval range no problem and we could craft it in about 10 minutes. Why? Because we have common sense, are normal, know what is right and we want to do the right thing for America instead of being insane and wanting to do what is right for me, me, me, me, instead. So i am going to think about a fair decent and honest energy policy and post it here in a few minutes and we will see if we can agree on it or not. The dishonest officials that we elect as our federal representatives in Washington have tried for years to come up with an energy policy for the USA that made sense financially and technologically while reducing our dependence on foreign oil, reducing greenhouse gases and developing alternative energy sources. They have failed miserably to do so not because this is too tall an order for these idiots but because of them. The policy is difficult but any normal person could easily come up with one that is light years ahead of what these nincompoops have saddled us with.

The reasons these elected officials fail are quite easy to figure out too. Firstly and most importantly, our goals as normal American citizens do not match the goals of the criminal conspirators and extortionists we elect. We want a sensible, fair and workable energy policy that is best for the country not for our party – they do not. They are beholden to and at the mercy of the lobbyists that they sold their soul to in order to get the bribe money they are addicted to – the bribe money they need to get elected.

Lobbyist of the oil companies, political parties, unions, environmental groups, alternative energy companies and suppliers, carbon credit companies, companies associated with and against nuclear power, those who believe and don’t believe global warming theories, are all giving money to these addicts we call Reps and Senators and all are getting promises from them on what they will do for the right amount of money.

So we get nothing worth having as a result. The policy itself is quite easy figure out. No one will like it all but, we are grown ups and realize we have to compromise to get the best of all worlds. I bet you our energy policy would pass a vote by regular Americans in the 75% approval range no problem and we could craft it in about 10 minutes. Why? Because we have common sense, are normal, know what is right and we want to do the right thing for America instead of being insane and wanting to do what is right for me, me, me, me, instead.

So i am going to think about a fair decent and honest energy policy and post it here in a few minutes and we will see if we can agree on it or not.

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]]> By: NJLawyer http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/comment-page-1/#comment-303266 NJLawyer Mon, 19 May 2008 19:33:13 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/#comment-303266 Klasko, my first thought was the Salvation Army, believe it or not. They might be able to help his homelessness and joblessness. Congrats, CherylD. Klasko, my first thought was the Salvation Army, believe it or not. They might be able to help his homelessness and joblessness.

Congrats, CherylD.

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]]> By: KayVee http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/comment-page-1/#comment-303261 KayVee Mon, 19 May 2008 19:12:58 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/#comment-303261 PeterL: Dishonest truth telling, to me, is when someone tells only part of the story, IE: "Bobby was in the room." Honest truth telling would be: "Bobby was in the room and he hit Susie." :-) PeterL: Dishonest truth telling, to me, is when someone tells only part of the story, IE:

“Bobby was in the room.”

Honest truth telling would be: “Bobby was in the room and he hit Susie.”

:-)

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]]> By: llama http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/comment-page-1/#comment-303259 llama Mon, 19 May 2008 19:09:23 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/19/whirled-views-519/#comment-303259 Is there such a thing as dishonest truth telling? I would think not but I don't think like a poet where anything is possible. I too disagree with the premise. I'm not sure kids lie less than anyone else - but I doubt it. Poets lie more than most no doubt and they have a hard time with reality, especially those that write fictional prose and try to pass it off as nonfictional poetry :-) Is there such a thing as dishonest truth telling? I would think not but I don’t think like a poet where anything is possible.

I too disagree with the premise. I’m not sure kids lie less than anyone else – but I doubt it.

Poets lie more than most no doubt and they have a hard time with reality, especially those that write fictional prose and try to pass it off as nonfictional poetry :-)

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