Comments on: While I Was Out

By: andreac

andreac — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:00:41 +0000

Turning a fistfight into an expression of love for Mom and Apple Pie is quite a fine example of Republican spin. I hope Rupert Murdoch is noting this. “Showing love to Mom” will make a great cutline for the next Fox video of Republican shenanigans, since Fox has a similar talent for excusing the childish behavior of Republicans acting like children.

By: Joe Openshaw

Joe Openshaw — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:57:50 +0000

Calling someone a “son of a bitch” is an insult to the person being addressed, and not to the person’s mother. That is how 99% of people interpret it. Interpreting it as an insult to one’s mother indicates lack of smarts, insecurity about your own mother, an over willingness toward violence (common in the republican party, look at how the president handles diplomacy…Iraq) and poor people skills. Sound it out and it spells C-h-a-r-l-e-s B-i-s-h-o-p. Read my column in the Western Tribune tomorrow (or on my blog).

By: Tom Davis

Tom Davis — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:07:11 +0000

Kathy:

I did not say his fighting prowess made him a great man.

I do believe his willingness to fight for what he perceived to be an insult to his mother makes him in my eyes a great man.

There is no greater earthly love than a mother’s love.

The most phone calls made during the year are on mother’ day.

The most painful insults are insults to one’s mother.

I believe that Charles Bishop’s generation literally thought that calling someone a ” Son of a Bitch” was insulting to someone in the most painful way possible, by disrespecting their mother.

I don’t have any respect for someone who would disrespect someone’s mother.

Sincerely,

Tom Davis

By: Tricia

Tricia — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:02:54 +0000

He’s no Hugo Weaving either. Seriously, throwing punches like a grammar school bully is something to be proud of these days?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:29:01 +0000

I stand corrected — on that point, anyway. Agent Smith was played by Hugo Weaving, someone I’ve never seen. However, my question still stands: how does Bishop’s supposed fighting prowess make him a great man?

By: Tom Davis

Tom Davis — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:31:09 +0000

Kathy:

You said, correct me if I misquoted you, ” Not to mention, I’ve seen Keanu Reeves, and Sen. Bishop is no Keanu Reeves”

I did not say he looked like Keanu Reeves. I did say ” I have never seen a man move so fast. He moves like Agent Smith in the Matrix.”

Thanks,

Tom Davis
Member Alabama State Republican Executive Committee

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:48:13 +0000

Let me put it this way: I met Troy King, and I didn’t even remember it til just now because the standing ovation was so shocking.

Actually, I had a really smart aleck (yet subtle) thing to say when I met him, but I chickened out at the last second, remembering that I was a guest and probably shouldn’t be rude. If only I had had a press pass.

By the way, has anyone else ever thought that King is gay?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:14:07 +0000

It really does, doesn’t it? Sad.

By: mooncat

mooncat — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:11:06 +0000

I thought the new party slogan was “Republicans: Crooks R Us” after Abramoff, Delay, etc. but maybe the new, new slogan is “Republicans: Violent Criminals R Us.” Sounds like the party is endorsing violence as a way to settle disputes.