tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post1877887229598216623..comments2024-01-09T13:55:46.379-05:00Comments on 15 Minute Lunch: Barack, Barack Bo-backJohnny Virgilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-30179463812063452772009-01-11T21:33:00.000-05:002009-01-11T21:33:00.000-05:00Libertarian Party FTW!!! look ii up!Libertarian Party FTW!!! look ii up!Dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04329947879601245943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-69403487151558642292008-12-05T12:00:00.000-05:002008-12-05T12:00:00.000-05:00"Where does a fiscally conservative, gun-toting, p..."Where does a fiscally conservative, gun-toting, pro-choice, pro-military, anti-socialist agnostic fit? "<BR/>I love this description! Beats the "liberal conservative / conservative liberal" label I've been using for myself. I'm considering changing my facebook "political views" entry to your quote - credited to you, of course.TheTrueFrancinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088541444518478659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-37680913839003727952008-11-13T15:24:00.000-05:002008-11-13T15:24:00.000-05:00so friggin stoked that others have read atlas shru...so friggin stoked that others have read atlas shrugged, and ayn rand...how about Orwell, 1984, people?! <BR/><BR/>And so many of us seem to share your opinion, why the HELL is there not a group of us picking our own damn presidential candidate...oh WAIT, pretty sure none of us are millionaires with our fingers in everybody's pie...<BR/><BR/>oh well, i bought my gun already, so bring it on BO<BR/><BR/>(ha! his initials are the same as Body Odor! LMAO)elizadoohickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469603740522617646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-72110599778149657752008-11-13T15:10:00.000-05:002008-11-13T15:10:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Urban"Lunar"tichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871706395342947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-26808658872200797092008-11-12T20:44:00.000-05:002008-11-12T20:44:00.000-05:00That's ok, you're allowed to disagree with me. I'm...That's ok, you're allowed to disagree with me. I'm with you on the writing style. Sometimes a tough slog, but she's sold a lot more copies of her books than I have of mine, so that's what my criticism is worth, I guess. <BR/><BR/>As far as Alan Greenspan's association with her, I'm not one of those who thinks Greenspan is the devil, so his association with Ayn Rand (and vice versa) doesn't negate the ideas of one or the other for me. I'm a firm believer in being able to draw your own conclusions from any ideas and philosophies you are exposed to, without buying into them whole-hog. I assume Greenspan was capable of doing just that. I don't necessarily buy into Ayn Rand's entire Objectivism philosophy, however I think she made a lot of really good points and astute observations about what's wrong with this country that are as valid today as they were 50 years ago. <A HREF="http://www.noblesoul.com/orc/bio/greenspan-time.html" REL="nofollow">This</A> is interesting.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-66826011849432900442008-11-12T19:55:00.000-05:002008-11-12T19:55:00.000-05:00JV,I have to disagree with the Ayn Rand recommend ...JV,<BR/>I have to disagree with the Ayn Rand recommend ... she used to hang out with Alan Greenspan. Also, I'm not a fan of the writing style, but that's personal taste - if you like it and it makes you happy ... Nuff sed there. <BR/><BR/>However ... As a centrist-socialist, pro-choice, religious, third-wave feminist, feminine traditionalist and seeming party of one ... thank you. You concisely articulated a lot of how I feel, even if not quite from the same perspective. No matter. Anyone else who admits to having the name game going through their head the day after the election like I did is welcome at my table.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-3804282425024903842008-11-12T12:35:00.000-05:002008-11-12T12:35:00.000-05:00Mr V , Thanks very much for the laughs , you're b...Mr V , Thanks very much for the laughs , you're brilliant . I've been reading my way through your old posts and you never miss ! Sylvia and your take on her advice is killer , also your comments on the random searchs make my eyes water . I'll never get my lawn raked till I've read it all .Thanks again.anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703233313854600531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-42569622253388889342008-11-11T13:52:00.000-05:002008-11-11T13:52:00.000-05:00Between Barry Barry Obama and the implications on ...Between Barry Barry Obama and the implications on a name like Seph-a-ninnie, I'm done for the day. Maybe it'll stop if I put a penny on the needle. <BR/>Atlas is a great read, though a tad scary ala Peggy Joseph. Be sure to post the coordinates for Gault's Gulch. I'll check in if I find it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-34502056627730248552008-11-11T12:59:00.000-05:002008-11-11T12:59:00.000-05:00Johnny - another good post! No need for a flame-r...Johnny - another good post! No need for a flame-retardant suit. And yes, you should be able to kick someone in the nuts (my favorite quote in this post). For as different as you and I are (minus the whole separated at birth thing) I think we're strangely alike. And I've thought of Atlas Shrugged many-a-time recently (still only on page 600 but I plan to finish).<BR/>Steph-a-ninnie<BR/>PS: I voted for Julius Caesar last Tuesday.<BR/>PPS: I like what Scott A said about actors & politics. Prime example - Matt Damon should really just stick to looking pretty.steph-a-ninniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181282829254739590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-41893892017864658482008-11-11T12:46:00.000-05:002008-11-11T12:46:00.000-05:00I voted for Jay-Z, the viable candidate.I voted for Jay-Z, the viable candidate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-55966776077064147692008-11-11T12:40:00.000-05:002008-11-11T12:40:00.000-05:00anon, I guess it depends upon how fast you read. I...anon, I guess it depends upon how fast you read. It's not that some people matter and some don't, it's that some produce and some don't. The story is about what happens when the people who don't produce begin to make unreasonable demands in the name of "fairness" on the ones that do.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-50881572274420576882008-11-11T12:09:00.000-05:002008-11-11T12:09:00.000-05:00Nice post, but a little bit of a contradiction at ...Nice post, but a little bit of a contradiction at the end. If I have to read Atlas Shrugged again, it will take 4 years and I will be asleep for most of it. That book should be used as a cure for insomnia. Wasn't it just a longwinded way of saying some people matter and others don't?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-3057078290122840452008-11-11T10:22:00.000-05:002008-11-11T10:22:00.000-05:00I came home from work one day, and had 30 minutes ...<I>I came home from work one day, and had 30 minutes of a live town hall clogging up my answering machine. I should be able to kick someone in the nuts for that.</I><BR/><BR/>Absolutely!<BR/><BR/>Now I'm going to go google "sarah palin" and "fruit flies," for I missed that one.<BR/><BR/>(Word verification: "resselu" Sounds like a low-rent engineering school or a bad TV production firm.)Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-27224050832292630902008-11-11T02:54:00.000-05:002008-11-11T02:54:00.000-05:00"And what the fuck happened to being a conservativ..."And what the fuck happened to being a conservative democrat or a liberal republican? When did everything get so split down the middle and black and white? My theory: Democracy only works until the people with nothing outnumber the people with something, and then the candidate that promises the most free stuff gets elected."<BR/><BR/>You are my new hero. We are middle of the road Pagans with our eyes in the headlights hoping our 401k's don't tank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-20734963352391590492008-11-10T16:41:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:41:00.000-05:00Tim, I will definitely check it out.Fav, good poin...Tim, I will definitely check it out.<BR/><BR/>Fav, good point. It is supposed to be the first name after all...so: <BR/><BR/>Barack, Barack Bo-back<BR/>Banana-fana Fo-Fack<BR/>Fee-Fi Mo Mack<BR/>Barack!<BR/><BR/>Now I can sleep at night.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-47515125238693302292008-11-10T16:08:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:08:00.000-05:00Don't get me wrong - I like AS as well, but find U...Don't get me wrong - I like AS as well, but find UC an easier read when I want to recommend something to someone that will drive home a lot of the same points. Being a fellow gun nut, the subject matter also hits closer to home.<BR/><BR/>Also, after reading this, how can you not be intrigued?<BR/><BR/>www.absolutewrite.com/novels/john_ross.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-15004944062023811232008-11-10T14:55:00.001-05:002008-11-10T14:55:00.001-05:00Oh, and Barack fits into the name game better than...Oh, and Barack fits into the name game better than Obama.<br />Barack, Barack, Bo-Bock<br /><br />Banana-Fanna, Fo-Fock<br /><br />Fe-Fi-Mo-Ock<br /><br />BARACK!<br /><br />sent from: fav.or.itfav.or.ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335937309857915745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-52954463108557530212008-11-10T14:54:00.001-05:002008-11-10T14:54:00.001-05:00I'm a weird name snob. When I figured out that Bar...I'm a weird name snob. When I figured out that Barack Obama's initials are B.O. and his mom's (Stanley Ann Dunham) spell out S.A.D, I knew that I couldn't possibly give my vote to him.<br />You thought this country stunk before? Well now we'll have 4 years of constant overpowering in-your-face BO!!!<br /><br />sent from: fav.or.itfav.or.ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335937309857915745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-26802223514197951502008-11-10T14:27:00.000-05:002008-11-10T14:27:00.000-05:00Tim, I think half the draw of AS for me is that it...Tim, I think half the draw of AS for me is that it was written when it was, by someone with a communist background and has so much in it that is still relevant, if you just swap the industrialism bent with technology.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-29286601057097367982008-11-10T14:23:00.000-05:002008-11-10T14:23:00.000-05:00Michelle, it will hurt your head and probably rupt...Michelle, it will hurt your head and probably rupture your tongue. Here's what I get:<BR/><BR/>This is the formula:<BR/><BR/>(X), (X), bo-b(X−1)<BR/>Banana-fana fo-f(X−1)<BR/>Fee-fi-mo-m(X−1)<BR/>X!<BR/><BR/>If the name starts with a vowel or vowel sound, the "b" "f" or "m" is inserted in front of the name.<BR/><BR/>So now you have:<BR/><BR/>Obama, Obama, bo-bobama<BR/>Banana-fana, fo-fobama<BR/>Fee-fi-mo-mobama<BR/>Obama!<BR/><BR/>It flows much better if you break the rule and just go with bo-bama, fo-fama and mo-mama. That's what I've been doing in my head for the last few days.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-40828674152546128402008-11-10T14:05:00.000-05:002008-11-10T14:05:00.000-05:00Instead of AS, try Uninteded Consequences by John ...Instead of AS, try Uninteded Consequences by John Ross.<BR/><BR/>Same kind of message without being quite so Orwellian, and it'll definitely appeal to your gun nut side.<BR/><BR/>Loved the post, and am with you on every point - voted for Barr, but would have written in Ron Paul save his isolationist stance...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-12917182133530490292008-11-10T13:39:00.000-05:002008-11-10T13:39:00.000-05:00um, for the life of me, I just COULD NOT sing the...um, for the life of me, I just COULD NOT sing the banana song to OBAMA. Its so confusing. I dont get it. Can you write it out?michelle hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099568410687632931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-34221036567333329002008-11-10T12:26:00.000-05:002008-11-10T12:26:00.000-05:00I ended up voting for Bob Barr, despite being a re...I ended up voting for Bob Barr, despite being a registered Republican. My conscience wouldn't let me do anything else. So what if he didn't have a chance? If more people had actually voted for the candidate they believed in instead of the one they though would win, third parties might start having a fighting chance.<BR/><BR/>/rantArchitect Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805171776328992429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-11566521879107638022008-11-10T05:45:00.000-05:002008-11-10T05:45:00.000-05:00Yeah, yeah -- I know you hated it. And I agree, sh...Yeah, yeah -- I know you hated it. And I agree, she badly needed an editor. So they can skip the repetitive rants if they want.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-63582350196718893162008-11-09T23:51:00.000-05:002008-11-09T23:51:00.000-05:00I'd recommend the libertarians if you hadn't speci...I'd recommend the libertarians if you hadn't specified "viable." They've had more than thirty years to get their act together and have produced bupkis. <BR/><BR/>Atlas Shrugged? I thought you <I>liked </I> your readers. The covers of that book are way to far apart. Ayn needed an editor even more than Ann Rice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com