Comments on: The Real Presidential Question: Who’s Sanest, If Anyone? http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/ Conservatism for punks. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:39:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Todd Seavey http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-3918 Todd Seavey Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:13:38 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/#comment-3918 Aw, man, all I can think about today is Gore. Give me another day to recover, and then I'll have that Novak review up -- with bonus commentary on the right/greenish _Crunchy Cons_, now with necessary Gore aside... Aw, man, all I can think about today is Gore. Give me another day to recover, and then I’ll have that Novak review up — with bonus commentary on the right/greenish _Crunchy Cons_, now with necessary Gore aside…

]]> By: Christopher http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-3881 Christopher Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:40:47 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/#comment-3881 A quick Wikipedia search says that there are indeed more anti-Bush than anti-Hillary books out there now (37-24). That makes sense as he is, after all, a president who has sent the country into a very unpopular war and she's had...lesser posts. If the no-eye-contact thing is true, how weird! I'm sure Hillary v. Paul is the former's wet dream, though it would certainly be a massive step for the country to have a libertarian as a real presidential candidate. Keyes is the craziest, and most consistent. A quick Wikipedia search says that there are indeed more anti-Bush than anti-Hillary books out there now (37-24). That makes sense as he is, after all, a president who has sent the country into a very unpopular war and she’s had…lesser posts.

If the no-eye-contact thing is true, how weird!

I’m sure Hillary v. Paul is the former’s wet dream, though it would certainly be a massive step for the country to have a libertarian as a real presidential candidate.

Keyes is the craziest, and most consistent.

]]> By: Todd Seavey http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-3880 Todd Seavey Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:18:29 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/#comment-3880 One final note: I have no idea how reliable rumor-monger Aldrich or talk-radio guy Malzberg are, but I'll try to post my assessment of the more revered Robert Novak, who was an early influence on me, and his autobiography, tomorrow... One final note: I have no idea how reliable rumor-monger Aldrich or talk-radio guy Malzberg are, but I’ll try to post my assessment of the more revered Robert Novak, who was an early influence on me, and his autobiography, tomorrow…

]]> By: Todd Seavey http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-3879 Todd Seavey Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:16:27 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/#comment-3879 Steve Malzberg, Robert Novak, and Gary Aldrich, among others, have all reported completely separate and unrelated no-eye-contact incidents/edicts about Hillary -- not shocking, since there are also stories of her making contemptuous comments about the commoners while they're _standing right there_ back in her Arkansas days. The Clintons obviously also lied about lots of things lied suddenly "finding" lost documents and getting very lucky on stocks back in the day that suggest a bizarre sense of entitlement and superiority to ethical norms -- but I'm not going to say anymore about the old Clinton days, since I'm exhausted just contemplating the possibility of new ones. (Am I suffering from the right-wing version of Bush Syndrome? Seems to me there are about 100 books denouncing Bush as an evil moron for each of my sentences about Hillary, but let's not try to weigh them all in the balance now.) I also have a friend who was falsely accused of attempted murder by one of the Clintons' army of private-eye goons but was soon told that exiting Arkansas would be sufficient for the Clintonites to call off the heat, as indeed it proved to be -- and I'm not saying anymore about that, either, save that the Clintons are indeed dangerous gangsters. And when Ron Paul is President of the Matrix, he will conduct things more ethically. You just have to believe. Steve Malzberg, Robert Novak, and Gary Aldrich, among others, have all reported completely separate and unrelated no-eye-contact incidents/edicts about Hillary — not shocking, since there are also stories of her making contemptuous comments about the commoners while they’re _standing right there_ back in her Arkansas days. The Clintons obviously also lied about lots of things lied suddenly “finding” lost documents and getting very lucky on stocks back in the day that suggest a bizarre sense of entitlement and superiority to ethical norms — but I’m not going to say anymore about the old Clinton days, since I’m exhausted just contemplating the possibility of new ones.

(Am I suffering from the right-wing version of Bush Syndrome? Seems to me there are about 100 books denouncing Bush as an evil moron for each of my sentences about Hillary, but let’s not try to weigh them all in the balance now.)

I also have a friend who was falsely accused of attempted murder by one of the Clintons’ army of private-eye goons but was soon told that exiting Arkansas would be sufficient for the Clintonites to call off the heat, as indeed it proved to be — and I’m not saying anymore about that, either, save that the Clintons are indeed dangerous gangsters.

And when Ron Paul is President of the Matrix, he will conduct things more ethically. You just have to believe.

]]> By: Christopher http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-3878 Christopher Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:38:10 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/#comment-3878 Just out of curiosity, where did you read that Hillary doesn't let underlings make eye contact? That seems so ridiculous for a politician and sounds so much like descriptions of Tom Cruise, Sly Stallone, etc. that I'd bet it's made up (though not by you). Seems not unlike the rumors that Bush can't actually read, never left the country before being elected pres, etc. If people can point to a "Bush derangement syndrome" in which people on the left will believe any outrageous charge or rumor about Bush, clearly we have to admit that the right suffers from a far worse case of Hillary derangement syndrome (which is not in itself to say anything positive about Hillary). I do think she's far more sane and intelligent than Rudy, but that doesn't mean I want her to be elected president. Smart sane people can have very bad ideas. And you do realize that all the 18-25 year-olds who think that Ron Paul is basically Nader will eventually wake up, right? Enjoy the dream while it lasts but he's got less than a snowball's chance when the general public starts actually paying attention to his ideas beyond opposition to the war. Just out of curiosity, where did you read that Hillary doesn’t let underlings make eye contact? That seems so ridiculous for a politician and sounds so much like descriptions of Tom Cruise, Sly Stallone, etc. that I’d bet it’s made up (though not by you). Seems not unlike the rumors that Bush can’t actually read, never left the country before being elected pres, etc. If people can point to a “Bush derangement syndrome” in which people on the left will believe any outrageous charge or rumor about Bush, clearly we have to admit that the right suffers from a far worse case of Hillary derangement syndrome (which is not in itself to say anything positive about Hillary). I do think she’s far more sane and intelligent than Rudy, but that doesn’t mean I want her to be elected president. Smart sane people can have very bad ideas.

And you do realize that all the 18-25 year-olds who think that Ron Paul is basically Nader will eventually wake up, right? Enjoy the dream while it lasts but he’s got less than a snowball’s chance when the general public starts actually paying attention to his ideas beyond opposition to the war.

]]> By: Todd Seavey http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-3877 Todd Seavey Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:41:59 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/#comment-3877 You might even want to inquire about getting a 90% discount on that Paul event (seriously), though I may have misunderstood the latest news from the organizers. Ask them. You might even want to inquire about getting a 90% discount on that Paul event (seriously), though I may have misunderstood the latest news from the organizers. Ask them.

]]> By: Todd Seavey http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-3875 Todd Seavey Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:43:19 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/#comment-3875 And everyone in the NYC area should consider attending his (relatively inexpensive) fundraising party Friday night (10/12), noted in my previous blog entry and organized in part by my friend Avery Knapp: http://www.ronpaul2008.com/events/new-york-city-evening/ And everyone in the NYC area should consider attending his (relatively inexpensive) fundraising party Friday night (10/12), noted in my previous blog entry and organized in part by my friend Avery Knapp:

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/events/new-york-city-evening/

]]> By: Koli http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-3874 Koli Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:16:43 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/#comment-3874 You will be happy to note, Facebook has a featured chat just for Ron Paul supporters today. He might win yet!! You will be happy to note, Facebook has a featured chat just for Ron Paul supporters today. He might win yet!!

]]> By: Todd Seavey http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-3869 Todd Seavey Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:54:13 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/#comment-3869 Fair enough. Any way you slice it, I guess the reasonable answer is still: Ron Paul. Fair enough. Any way you slice it, I guess the reasonable answer is still: Ron Paul.

]]> By: Koli http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-3867 Koli Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:20:23 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2007/10/09/the-real-presidential-question-whos-sanest-if-anyone/#comment-3867 I'm not sure that simply telling people who disagree with you that they are wrong (or need "therapy") counts as "agrument." That's essentially what Giuliani did on his radio show. If he ever made an argument other than "I'm right; just look at how I did on 9/11" maybe it would be a better choice than "sugar coating." But he doesn't. All he ever says is "trust me, because I'm right." That's a la George-Bush-shcool-of-reason and just as worthless as any sugar coating. I’m not sure that simply telling people who disagree with you that they are wrong (or need “therapy”) counts as “agrument.” That’s essentially what Giuliani did on his radio show. If he ever made an argument other than “I’m right; just look at how I did on 9/11″ maybe it would be a better choice than “sugar coating.” But he doesn’t. All he ever says is “trust me, because I’m right.” That’s a la George-Bush-shcool-of-reason and just as worthless as any sugar coating.

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