tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post722038146200601096..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Overstock CEO Tells Fox The Russia Hoax Is About To Blow Wide Openmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-74848177551457146982019-08-13T18:48:42.269-05:002019-08-13T18:48:42.269-05:00"Cassander, try to run this through the prism..."Cassander, try to run this through the prism of what Deneen is saying."<br /><br />--Will do.Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-4293023227425783622019-08-13T17:17:00.289-05:002019-08-13T17:17:00.289-05:00Yes, it still is up to us. In the final analysis. ...Yes, it still is up to us. In the final analysis. That's the scary thing about democracy, and it's what the liberals want to change.<br /><br />Cassander, try to run this through the prism of what Deneen is saying.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80048679281894118102019-08-13T17:02:47.264-05:002019-08-13T17:02:47.264-05:00Joe - I was one of the military "scab" (...Joe - I was one of the military "scab" (and that is the word they used) air traffic controllers that helped break the PATCO strike. To steal a line from Yevgraf Zhivago, "...the best day's work I ever did."<br />Tom S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-45305456126061513842019-08-13T16:41:49.510-05:002019-08-13T16:41:49.510-05:00I have several reactions, but I'll share just ...I have several reactions, but I'll share just one for the moment. <br /><br />The Progressives insist that Trump is a racist or, perhaps, a white nationalist, or, even worse, a white supremacist. I listen carefully (as I can) to what Trump says and I detect none of the above. He seems an equal opportunity insulter to me.<br /><br />But more than that, to me, Trump is the quintessential deal Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-1532978892671284152019-08-13T10:28:32.999-05:002019-08-13T10:28:32.999-05:00I like that very well, Tom. Re Prager, I think tha...I like that very well, Tom. Re Prager, I think that there are many of these people who think truth is a luxury and that they have more important things to be concerned with--like, running the world. And if that requires lying, it's no big deal.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-48292648865255325292019-08-13T09:44:41.645-05:002019-08-13T09:44:41.645-05:00At the risk of sounding preachy (yes, believe it o...At the risk of sounding preachy (yes, believe it or not I have been accused of that on occasion) I'll repeat an earlier comment:<br />"Exactly. The Deep State Deep States. That is what it does. It exists to exist; not necessarily to govern or advance an agenda, though it will "push" an agenda because power, like money, must be spent to be enjoyed. Institutional cultures like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-18634409456864062722019-08-13T07:56:40.369-05:002019-08-13T07:56:40.369-05:00You started this out by stating: "I am haunte...You started this out by stating: "I am haunted by Brennan's crazed invocations of 'treason', when he knew it was all a lie ..."<br /><br />I just read this by Dennis Prager:<br /><br /><b>"How can these people say such lies? Because lying is not an issue when truth is not a value. ... They use them as a cover for their real agenda: dismantling civilization as we know itmark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-67865243604120248622019-08-12T22:38:37.743-05:002019-08-12T22:38:37.743-05:00But, Mark, there were plenty of ways to ride that ...But, Mark, there were plenty of ways to ride that wave without ending up in the MCC...Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-68632348259725946482019-08-12T21:56:04.007-05:002019-08-12T21:56:04.007-05:00Maybe 8 years of Obama and liberal ascendancy in t...Maybe 8 years of Obama and liberal ascendancy in the media persuaded them that this was the irreversible wave of the future and that they needed to be riding that wave.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-316671294105456722019-08-12T21:35:04.089-05:002019-08-12T21:35:04.089-05:00I understand and largely agree that Trump is the s...I understand and largely agree that Trump is the symptom.<br /><br />I understand and largely agree that insiders will protect their turf and their privileges. I understand that their allegiance is to the system and not the elected politicians. <br /><br />I understand and largely agree that their arrogance and hubris is catching up to them.<br /><br />I get the Lefty play book...I get the lust Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-40548953140777058762019-08-12T20:08:33.494-05:002019-08-12T20:08:33.494-05:00Sounds like the guy who shot Scalise.
It reminds ...Sounds like the guy who shot Scalise.<br /><br />It reminds me of a guy a knew in law school, with whom I generally got along. One day, though, he got started on the French Revolution. He vociferously defended the Terror and wanted to relate that to modern politics. He became extremely agitated about it.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-7806425158883225572019-08-12T20:01:58.643-05:002019-08-12T20:01:58.643-05:00Yes, I agree with that, but I think there's mo...Yes, I agree with that, but I think there's more to it. I worked with a real angry, hard leftist. <br /><br />He was one of the air traffic controllers that President Reagan fired. Until the day he retired, he had a bumper sticker on his cubicle wall that said "I stand with PATCO." When he talked about President Reagan, one would think that he had been fired within the last yearJoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-70000657842510400242019-08-12T18:01:00.006-05:002019-08-12T18:01:00.006-05:00Joe, taken down to the fundamental level, for them...Joe, taken down to the fundamental level, for them truth is simply power.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-74654036188826247662019-08-12T17:59:10.597-05:002019-08-12T17:59:10.597-05:00Yes, Forbes, the author I'll be quoting does v...Yes, Forbes, the author I'll be quoting does view Trump and "populism" as symptomatic of the terminal contradictions in Democratic Liberalism, the consequences of which we see being played out in our national life.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-37404004626442180332019-08-12T17:47:29.331-05:002019-08-12T17:47:29.331-05:00My experience with some leftists it that they beli...My experience with some leftists it that they believe in truth as they see it from their worldview. If the current situation is not in accord with their worldview, they will pursue it through persuasion. If persuasion doesn't work, they will pursue truth through deception or gaslighting. If that doesn't work, they will pursue truth through coercion, shaming, ridicule and, ultimately, Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-91649552407677495212019-08-12T17:35:41.779-05:002019-08-12T17:35:41.779-05:00I'll take a stab... The corruption is the wani...I'll take a stab... The corruption is the waning end of Empire. Trump's election is a symptom, not a cause (TDS) of anything.<br /><br />The Deep State is comprised of insiders protecting their turf, their privileges as seat warmers and time servers and place holders. Their allegiance is to the system that employs them, not the people they serve--whom they despise. <br /><br />Their Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-66010345988338742702019-08-12T13:29:36.625-05:002019-08-12T13:29:36.625-05:00Now analyze and project.
The Deep State perpetrat...Now analyze and project.<br /><br />The Deep State perpetrators number in the hundreds (if not thousands) and represent some of the wealthiest and most powerful people on the planet. They have a great deal to lose; including enormous wealth, continuation of their political power, and the potential loss of personal freedom if convicted and sentenced to prison. As an example, see Jeffery Epstein.<Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80732608716386000912019-08-12T12:25:04.069-05:002019-08-12T12:25:04.069-05:00See my response to your second comment, below. I h...See my response to your second comment, below. I hope to at least reference the reason that progressive liberals see a commitment to truth--or "truth" as they might put it--is inimical to what they hope to accomplish.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-76131842484796560232019-08-12T12:23:01.813-05:002019-08-12T12:23:01.813-05:00Cassander, I have a series of posts in mind--I cam...Cassander, I have a series of posts in mind--I came up with the idea while reading in an auto dealership waiting room this morning--that will address that from the perspective of political philosophy. I think you'll like it. But I keep getting sidetracked.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-74629212650689281352019-08-12T12:16:48.393-05:002019-08-12T12:16:48.393-05:00"his first concern is undoubtedly to protect ..."his first concern is undoubtedly to protect the Executive Branch."<br /><br />No disagreement, but if this is headed where it looks like its headed, Barr's job may well be to save the Republic.Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-22728998665793490732019-08-12T12:14:41.876-05:002019-08-12T12:14:41.876-05:00As we've known for some time this is all so ou...As we've known for some time this is all so outrageously corrupt...for what purpose?<br /><br />I know this will strike some as a naive question, but I'll ask it just the same...<br /><br />Could this degree of criminality and corruption have stemmed merely from Trump Derangement Syndrome...or was this a carefully constructed conspiracy to avoid disclosure of Deep State actions and Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-18164216929011170342019-08-12T12:01:35.590-05:002019-08-12T12:01:35.590-05:00And once again I'd like to stress that Barr...And once again I'd like to stress that Barr's commitment is to the Executive. From his past he knows all about Legislative power grabs. While he may now understand the dangers posed by the administrative state and a radicalized Judicial Branch, his first concern is undoubtedly to protect the Executive Branch.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-61839830848486238842019-08-12T11:58:48.406-05:002019-08-12T11:58:48.406-05:00Yes, I've seen it and bookmarked it. It's ...Yes, I've seen it and bookmarked it. It's a good illustration of why we need patience. I've tried to stress over these months that none of what happened--and especially not the Mueller inquisition--would have happened without the complicity of the WDC elites. Of both parties. That's part of why I flagged the revelation that McCain was involved with Steele FAR earlier than we mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-46014144215508089392019-08-12T11:54:35.709-05:002019-08-12T11:54:35.709-05:00Morning, Mark
https://theconservativetreehouse.co...Morning, Mark<br /><br />https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/08/11/ag-bill-barrs-other-problem-the-2018-doj-and-fbi-coverup-to-protect-the-senate-intelligence-committee/#more-168015<br /><br />Have you seen CTH's post regarding Mark Warner/SSCI involvement in the 'soft coup' attempt? (Apologies if you already have and I'm late to the game...)<br /><br />The plot is Cassandernoreply@blogger.com