tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post6018476835468360780..comments2024-01-11T04:26:33.475-05:00Comments on Drifting Through The Grift: Donegriftdrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509712527908530572noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-25673840467612410742008-08-27T15:14:00.000-04:002008-08-27T15:14:00.000-04:00This made me laugh: Who put Inech up to the resid...This made me laugh: <A HREF="http://www.tondeestavern.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2042" REL="nofollow">Who put Inech up to the residency challeng?</A><BR/><BR/>Someone has really gone paranoid overboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-55879638088586238162008-08-27T11:57:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:57:00.000-04:00"You'd be doing just what every partisan hack does...<I>"You'd be doing just what every partisan hack does every election."</I><BR/><BR/>Not really. I left enough wiggle-room in the state or country bits there to potentially override the office consideration.Richard Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196245164076003326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-7212365475853111302008-08-27T11:47:00.001-04:002008-08-27T11:47:00.001-04:00Don't you all think Grift should have a different ...Don't you all think Grift should have a different photo for comments like this? He looks so happy and friendly, and then types "Fuck it. Burn every city."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760004363442961963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-4887537360903709212008-08-27T11:47:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:47:00.000-04:00The risk when a party pisses off voters isn't so m...The risk when a party pisses off voters isn't so much that the voter will jump ship and vote across the aisle, but that the voter will be so pissed off they swear off politics and stay home from the polls.<BR/><BR/>Something all politicians and political operatives would be wise to remember when they hear anger coming back at them from the voting populace.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339673763054572203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-76299746587387112902008-08-27T11:46:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:46:00.000-04:00"If you go into the voting booth and vote against ..."If you go into the voting booth and vote against the candidate you objectively think is best, though..."<BR/><BR/>You'd be with the PUMA brigade. Heh.<BR/><BR/>And by best, I assume we mean policy-wise.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495000058501064688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-24480058594795963262008-08-27T11:35:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:35:00.000-04:00You'd be doing just what every partisan hack does ...You'd be doing just what every partisan hack does every election.<BR/><BR/>Fuck it. Burn every city.griftdrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509712527908530572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-10800010451687638682008-08-27T11:31:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:31:00.000-04:00The essential thesis is that people make history b...The essential thesis is that people make history because someone else has pissed them off.<BR/><BR/>Someone said something mean about Aunt Emma at Thanksgiving? Invade Poland.<BR/><BR/>Someone can't stand an ambassador? Information never gets delivered, which causes the ambassador to lose face, etc.<BR/><BR/>Examples:<BR/><BR/>1) The Trojan War. Paris runs off with your wife? Launch 1000 ships.<BR/><BR/>2) Roman Civil War (33 BC). Mark Antony divorces Octavianus's sister for Cleopatra? It's on.<BR/><BR/>3) Genghis Khan's invasion of Khwarezmia (1200s). If your ambassadors were shaved and beheaded, you should clearly burn every city in the country to the ground.<BR/><BR/>4) U.S. Invasion of Iraq (2003). "They tried to kill my daddy."<BR/><BR/>In context here...if you go into the voting booth and you think a particular candidate not wearing a D is better for an office, for the state, or for the country, then by all means, vote for them; either we've failed on persuasion or recruitment. If you go into the voting booth and vote against the candidate you objectively think is best, though...Richard Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196245164076003326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-33468943346632025972008-08-27T11:28:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:28:00.000-04:00Some of us do. That does not mean we are immune to...Some of us do. That does not mean we are immune to the influence of asshattery.griftdrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509712527908530572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-42685746462687032382008-08-27T11:23:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:23:00.000-04:00"But trust me. The next time the screen pops up th..."But trust me. The next time the screen pops up the Rs and the Ds, it will be remembered."<BR/><BR/>Why will it be remembered? I thought we all voted for the person, not the party.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495000058501064688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-73404200952575954192008-08-27T11:14:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:14:00.000-04:00Perhaps you should share it with the class.Perhaps you should share it with the class.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339673763054572203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-78140428710114531232008-08-27T11:10:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:10:00.000-04:00You haven't heard my personal insult theory of his...You haven't heard my personal insult theory of history before?Richard Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196245164076003326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-13611653688257273112008-08-27T10:20:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:20:00.000-04:00What the hell does that mean?You know why Democrat...What the hell does that mean?<BR/><BR/>You know why Democrats don't win hearts and minds of independents in this state?<BR/><BR/>Because their overbearing righteousness eventually just annoys the shit out of everyone.griftdrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509712527908530572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-24467251410091625932008-08-27T10:17:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:17:00.000-04:00I'm going to take this as further proof of my pers...I'm going to take this as further proof of my personal insult theory of history, just FYI.Richard Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196245164076003326noreply@blogger.com