tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29002351.post38361904753428103..comments2023-03-19T10:35:10.657-05:00Comments on STL Homeboy: What "Service" Means to MeJoel Bittlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03234338506830376036noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29002351.post-41085250352919755952008-09-08T13:39:00.000-05:002008-09-08T13:39:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comments, everyone. Yes, Ron, it'...Thanks for your comments, everyone. Yes, Ron, it's important to see that none of this occurs in a vacuum. Both sides bait each other in equal measure. <BR/><BR/>Chad, I felt very much the same as you early in the year. I still hope it can get back to a true discussion of issues, but my hopes fade every day.Joel Bittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234338506830376036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29002351.post-89130261302681205682008-09-06T16:12:00.000-05:002008-09-06T16:12:00.000-05:00This wasn't just a passing line from Palin, it was...This wasn't just a passing line from Palin, it was a theme throughout the speakers of that night. Fred Thompson and Rudi Giuliani both made fun of community organizers.<BR/><BR/>And it's kind of ironic that the party that thinks government should be limited and the private sector does better handling these issues mocks the people who are outside of the government trying to serve the community.<BR/><BR/>Does being a community organizer make you more or less qualified than mayor of a town of 9,000? I don't know, but you have to give Obama some credit for passing up the big pay checks he could have gotten to be a community organizer, whether you think he should be president or not.<BR/><BR/>Early in the primaries I was hopeful that if we ended up with an Obama/McCain campaign that maybe we could actually get past some of the cynical, viral politics. But alas I guess that was a pipe dream.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404827323653680859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29002351.post-13622302897203599112008-09-05T23:10:00.000-05:002008-09-05T23:10:00.000-05:00Well said good and faithful servant!Well said good and faithful servant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29002351.post-22262737720423209482008-09-05T15:36:00.000-05:002008-09-05T15:36:00.000-05:00Joel,As I recall, Palin's comments were a reaction...Joel,<BR/>As I recall, Palin's comments were a reaction to the inexperience "card" thrown at her before the convention started. Therefore, she may not have made any of these comments had the Democrats not brought the issue up in the first place. Those on the Left will always find fault with those on the Right and those on the Right will likewise find fault with those on the Left. I personally believe that both Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates are truly good people and want to do what's best for all of us. We need to cut them all some "slack".<BR/>RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29002351.post-90392112749175969252008-09-05T15:15:00.000-05:002008-09-05T15:15:00.000-05:00Wow, you actually watched the Republican conventio...Wow, you actually watched the Republican convention?! You are a brave soul. I would have needed a bucket. <BR/><BR/>-TraciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com