tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post4982926446038771636..comments2024-03-28T02:44:22.875-04:00Comments on Hecate: My American PrayerHecatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-82121869935667702542008-08-26T16:16:00.000-04:002008-08-26T16:16:00.000-04:00And this quote by our new poet lauret Kay Ryan sum...And this quote by our new poet lauret Kay Ryan sums it up for me:<BR/><BR/>"Best is not to be confused with good-<BR/>a different creature altogether,<BR/>and treated of in the goodiary-<BR/>a text alas lost nopw for centuries."<BR/><BR/>From her poem "Bestiary"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-57798442475081809182008-08-26T07:38:00.000-04:002008-08-26T07:38:00.000-04:00When choosing the lesser of two evils, my favorite...When choosing the lesser of two evils, my favorite quote comes from Heinlein: "The difference between bad and worse is infinitely more important than the difference between good and better."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-16334256363753838192008-08-25T20:09:00.000-04:002008-08-25T20:09:00.000-04:00I want to believe, since he's who we're getting on...I want to believe, since he's who we're getting on the D side, but then I remember how Obama became the nominee in the first place: corrupted caucuses, stolen delegates, and an intense quelling and vilification of "the opposition" (e.g. Hillary Voters, the Democratic base, and the Clintons themselves). <BR/><BR/>It feels like the Democratic base got sold out for some slick music videos and the chance for new- or never-before-voters to feel like part of a "movement" - who cares which way it's going? <BR/><BR/>At this point, I'd be grateful to have a definitive reading on who the worst man really is--it's not very clear to this former Democrat which one of them actually deserves the title, or which of them will do the least damage to the country in the long run. <BR/><BR/>Huck@bee as VP would be one of the few things that could motivate me to vote for Obama at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-44011417262052701502008-08-25T13:52:00.000-04:002008-08-25T13:52:00.000-04:00You said it perfectly, Terra.Hecate, that's my pra...You said it perfectly, Terra.<BR/><BR/>Hecate, that's my prayer, too.<BR/><BR/>When will the majority population of the country stand up together and quit letting these sick patriarchies tear us apart?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-11672305324950842182008-08-24T21:57:00.000-04:002008-08-24T21:57:00.000-04:00I want to feel excited at the prospect of the firs...I want to feel excited at the prospect of the first African-American president. I want to feel hopeful about a president who is as "liberal" as an American presidential nonimee could be these days.<BR/><BR/>Instead I feel betrayed and sad and scared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-47920739836464945762008-08-24T20:51:00.000-04:002008-08-24T20:51:00.000-04:00Blessed be.I agree with you there angela. I would ...Blessed be.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you there angela. I would say that quite a few Presidents are turning over in their graves.<BR/><BR/>Oh what a world.Hecate RavenMoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13336033915850466031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-33493639610231030772008-08-24T20:13:00.000-04:002008-08-24T20:13:00.000-04:00I'm confused by this video. Who made it and for wh...I'm confused by this video. Who made it and for what audience? I mean, I get the whole prayer thing - pandering to the all-important Christian vote, which shouldn't surprise us by now - but EEWWW. <BR/><BR/>Setting aside the penis issue for a moment, I have to say that I'm getting so sick of the religiosity that is choking this election. I'm sure that Thomas Jefferson is turning in his grave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-18186816373584087722008-08-24T20:06:00.000-04:002008-08-24T20:06:00.000-04:00As a "Y chromosome", I try not to take that person...As a "Y chromosome", I try not to take that personally...<BR/><BR/>I'm only commenting because I like reading your blog, but things like that gimme the cold pricklies.Robin Emeraldfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621055247928364893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-67739325793703362922008-08-24T20:02:00.000-04:002008-08-24T20:02:00.000-04:00judy gAmen.judy g<BR/><BR/><BR/>Amen.Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-69076653249663229232008-08-24T19:54:00.000-04:002008-08-24T19:54:00.000-04:00may the worst man lose!may the worst man lose!judy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692170768570975557noreply@blogger.com