Bugs Raplin wrote on May 2, 2007 2:08 PM:
" I just don't understand why there's any criticism of Ron Kind. He's a Packer fan; he's got nice hair; and he's a favorite of every single squirrel in Cameron Park. Memo to Reid Magney: Please do a follow-up story on Kind and the squirrels. I think a photo of Ron standing near the 10 Commandments with a couple of squirrels perched on the monument would be just right for the front page. "
Michael Welch: Why We Are (All) Angry... wrote on May 2, 2007 1:06 PM:
" Look: folks are angry -- me too -- but tell me Why shouldn't they be? I NEVER wanted the war (in Afghanistan and well as in Iraq) and I NEVER believed W, George Tenet, Condi or Colin Powell et. al. about the 'best' intelligence etc. -- but even if you were convinced about this awful unnecessary quagmire the VERY PEOPLE that got WHAT THEY WANTED THEN BOLLOXED IT UP! Conservatives must be 'mad as hell' but since they can't take it out on their 'beloved' GWB et. al. they have to vent the old 'stab in the back' slander as if they were nazis explaining the German loss in WWI. How DO we speak 'rationally' to a prez who really does seem to 'need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows'?... "
Michael Welch: Too Many "Fascists For W" (See Below)... wrote on May 2, 2007 12:06 PM:
" Well you pays yer money and 'silences' the views YOU don't like? Edwards SHOULD be 'silenced'? Is that a threat to his life? WHAT are you saying?! Is Thomas Jefferson so dead that Adolf Hitler and Joe Stalin have taken his place as 'neo-conservative' heroes? THINK before you write such blather. (Ronald Reagan would be appalled and ashamed!) The war of course is lost because W, Cheney, Rummy, Wolfie (with his shiksa girlfriend on the payroll of his 'new' job to screw up) lost it; and the only LIBERALS responsible are those like Kind who voted for it. Edwards at least acknowledges his own responsibility as a terrible mistake... "
Dear "too VooDooPatriot" wrote on May 2, 2007 9:39 AM:
" Shilling and Clinton have been elected repeatedly......obviously they represent the majority or else they would lose.....no? I'm not the greatest fan of Clinton, but I'd take her over any of the current repuglican leaderhosen. - VooDooPatriot "
Face It wrote on May 1, 2007 11:09 PM:
" The republicans are wrong and the democrats are right (most the of time). No matter how much you righties bring up what Rush or Hannity say, it doesn't make you right. Nothing will ever make you guys right. The sooner you realize that, the better off our country will be. AMEN! "
To 1:26 pm poster wrote on May 1, 2007 9:35 PM:
" If you thank God for Rush Limbaugh, perhaps you better see that Pastor that you mentioned. Maybe he could help you. "
sjal925 wrote on May 1, 2007 9:30 PM:
" as we scream for everyone to shut up we hear less and less and we get heard less.is there any good reason why we can't speak AND listen like adults.your opinion is just as valid as mine.isn't that why we are here on this site letting our opinions be known.i dont always agree with an opinion but wouldn't shut that person up if i could.if you don't want to listen then walk away or act like an adult. "
To 5:46pm poster wrote on May 1, 2007 9:20 PM:
" I don't agree with you at all or your words about Schilling or Clinton.Doesn't bother you to say hurtful things though, does it? Something tells me you like your guns more than the truth anyway. "
too the Voodoo Patriot: wrote on May 1, 2007 5:46 PM:
" You are way off base on Representative Huebsch, Senator Kapanke, and Pastor David. Most of us in the Coulee Region realize the moral strength they impart into the fabric of our community. To insult them insults us all, and you should be ashamed. I suppose you probably support Jennifer "no concealed carry" Shilling and Hillary Clinton... that is your right, but it is not your right to promote their wrong, hurtful speech to others who may be led in a bad direction. "
to "my view" you are wrong about Edwards. wrote on May 1, 2007 5:42 PM:
" I'm all for Bush and McCain speaking and being heard, because what they say does not undermine our troops in harm's way. But when Edwards continually opens his mouth and out comes a string of words criticizing the troops and their commander in chief, then he needs to be silenced. "
You know what I would like to hear wrote on May 1, 2007 5:38 PM:
" from a politician?.... The following words...I LIED "
Dear "to mindless liberal posters" wrote on May 1, 2007 5:16 PM:
" That was funny. You listed a virtual Mt. Rushmore of Lacrosse region doughnut heads. This is a liberal nation, why you hate yourself? - VooDooPatriot "
MY view wrote on May 1, 2007 3:25 PM:
" Bush set to veto Iraq bill, address nation (6:10pm EST). As the Trib stated...People should have a right to disagree with speakers. But they shouldn’t have a right to prevent them from getting their message across — and this should hold true whether the speaker is President Bush, John McCain or John Edwards.
Please Mr. President, no NEW TONE in the address to the nation. The troops need you to defend them, and that means naming names of the Democrats who are stabbing them in the back. "
Unbelievable wrote on May 1, 2007 3:12 PM:
" Is all civility gone?? It's very disheartening to see that there are so many people who think it's their right and duty to yell/heckle/drown out whoever they disagree with, no matter what the format or occasion. Are these the same people who say if I don't like the filth on TV, turn the channel? The same people who say if I don't like smoke, don't go anyplace where people are smoking? Well how about taking your own advice: If you don't like what Republicans say, don't go to the speeches. But suddenly, for some reason, that doesn't apply to you. You think it's your place to "correct" the speaker. So I guess whoever yells the loudest gets to be heard. Oh that's a nice system, isn't it. "
to the mindless liberal posters wrote on May 1, 2007 1:26 PM:
" All you are doing is parroting the talking points you hear on your nightly news. You and people like you are exactly the reason that the left needs to be silenced. Personally I thank God for Rush Limbaugh, who you ridicule, and for local speakers of the truth like Mike Huebsch, Dan Kapanke, and Pastor David Holt at First Evangelical Free Church. "
Rights? wrote on May 1, 2007 1:24 PM:
" If you're invited to be a commencement speaker, you should be treated as a guest. Shouting down people we disagree with simply shows our own ignorance and fear ... fear of letting people with opposing views speak freely. "
Bugs Raplin wrote on May 1, 2007 12:58 PM:
" Listen up, Welch. I was there when Ron Kind fed the squirrels in Cameron Park and you better believe it when I tell you those little critters were mighty hungry...and grateful. And Magney's coverage of that event ought to have earned him a Pulitzer as he described Kind's diminishing bag of peanuts as the sun set over the park in the brilliant hues of late October. Even an atheist such as myself must cry out..God Bless Ron Kind, God Bless Reid Magney, and God Bless us all. "
Where is a "Mission Accomplished 4th Anniversary" article???? wrote on May 1, 2007 12:12 PM:
" How on Earth could there be no mention of that ludicrous circus stunt on the USS Abe Lincoln from 4 years ago? I am now totally convinced the Trib and Lee Enterprises are simple stenographers for the Corporate Military Industrial Complex that pulls Bush's strings. Shame on you. This region hates this war and we hate Bush and Cheney even more and YOU, as our regional newspaper have got to reflect this with a more vigorous catalouging of the big truths festering out there. W need you to take some initiative......like dropping doohicks like Cal Thomas. - VooDooPatriot....PS, we critcize you because we care about the Trib and Lacrosse. "
Michael Welch: "Strive To Find The Truth And Fearlessly" Hmm--?... wrote on May 1, 2007 11:35 AM:
" I certainly believe in politeness but wouldn't that uh 'truth-o-meter' be a blessing! But hey Trib: THAT's SUPPOSED to be YOUR JOB HMMM?! The Trib editorials are well known for their 'Do I dare eat a peach?' approach -- 'balance' as in whatever John McCain says can be as valid as John Edwards and whatever Ron (wunder)Kind says gets front page with a photo! ('Kind Feeds Squirrel in Cameron Park!' with story by Reid Magney.) The Trib's tepid endorsement of Kind last fall hardly touched on the real awfulness of this fiasco in Iraq; instead it spoke of train whistles. Train whistles. Do I even have to say how pathetic that is?... "
RE: the DEMOCRATS are the ones who need to SHUT UP wrote on May 1, 2007 11:31 AM:
" And what is the truth? "
To 10:12 wrote on May 1, 2007 11:04 AM:
" But the truth is coming out -- all the truth about how we were lied to and mislead into the Iraq war, illegal wiretapping, GonzoGate, Abu Graib, the Tillman and Lynch stories, the Katrina fiasco, etc., etc. etc. It's the right-wingers like you that are trying to keep a lid on the truth. Worked for a while but those days are over! Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha... "
Too bad... wrote on May 1, 2007 11:01 AM:
" Bush, Cheney, Rice, Gates et al don't listen to the American people and get us the hell out of Iraq! Too bad the 10:12 poster is so Anti-American. America -- love it or leave it! How do you like those apples, 10:12? I suppose most folks aside from right-wing fruits consider him/her a real jerk, but we can't say that here or the Trib censors will cut it... "
Harball's Chris Matthews....neo-con comfort boy wrote on May 1, 2007 10:53 AM:
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"We're proud of our president. Americans love having a guy as president, a guy who has a little swagger, who's physical, who's not a complicated guy like Clinton or even like Dukakis or Mondale, all those guys, McGovern. They want a guy who's president. Women like a guy who's president. Check it out. The women like this war. I think we like having a hero as our president. It's simple. We're not like the Brits." (MSNBC's Chris Matthews, 5/1/03)
CREEPY !!!!! - VooDooPatriot
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Harball Comfort Boy Chris Matthews wrote on May 1, 2007 10:50 AM:
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"We're proud of our president. Americans love having a guy as president, a guy who has a little swagger, who's physical, who's not a complicated guy like Clinton or even like Dukakis or Mondale, all those guys, McGovern. They want a guy who's president. Women like a guy who's president. Check it out. The women like this war. I think we like having a hero as our president. It's simple. We're not like the Brits." (MSNBC's Chris Matthews, 5/1/03)------------- Now ain't that creepy? Sounds like Matthews wanted to frenchkiss Bush.
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Dear "the democrats are the ones that need to shut up" wrote on May 1, 2007 10:44 AM:
" You need to shut up. If you can't site some examples or sources for your claims you've done nothing but fill up some blog space with typical, obvious, and banal written diarhea. The Nation is sick of dillweeds like you who blurt our ignorant slogans like some Pavlovian lab mouse heeding Rovian commands. Republicans have JUMPED the SHARK and remain buoyed only by the Corporate Mass Media and the numerous soft and dimpled COMFORT MEN who ply their trade on FAUXNews, Hardball, Limbaugh and the rest outdoing Monica Lewinsky as they service the Bush Admin. - VooDooPatriot "
the DEMOCRATS are the ones who need to SHUT UP wrote on May 1, 2007 10:12 AM:
" The liberal drive by media makes us listen to the democrat party 24-7, so don't tell us that we need to listen to more of their nonsense. It's time SOMEONE shut them up so the truth can come out!!! "
They ALL say what we want to hear wrote on May 1, 2007 9:14 AM:
" At least most politicians do. This tactic goes all the way back to Greek times and convinces the masses they actually have choices. The funny thing is, the masses will usually still fall for this. It's amazing. I say yay to the audience being bitter during speeches. Rude? Perhaps. It's better than sitting there like mindless sheep. Let's listen to each, other, yes. Let's also not be afraid to voice our distaste (or distrust) of those politicians who are simply spewing out the 'what we want to hear' rhetoric. "
As long as speakers are accompanied by a wrote on May 1, 2007 9:12 AM:
" Truth-o-Meter so they can't spread absolute lies and get away with it. "
That's the Problem wrote on May 1, 2007 6:58 AM:
" I agree with VooDooPatriot.Our GOVERNMENT has stopped listening to what the American people have to say AND want.The Government shouldn't have the right to keep US from getting our message across either.If you think people are shouting down people with whom we disagree now, just wait until 2008. "
I disagree 100% wrote on May 1, 2007 2:16 AM:
" You editors claim the public, often captive graduating audiences, should sit mute while our elitist political class repeats their propoganda and talking points.....and you are dead wrong to say so. There is a movement afoot.... as suttle revolution, led by the freedom of information on the Internet. We U.S. citizens just ain't buying what most politicos are trying to sell. Wait til' the tomatoes start flying..... VooDooPatriot "
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