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33 Responses to “Palin the Pallid”

1. Hank says:

   September 2, 2008 at 8:56 AM

   Hello Richard,

   You’ve said:

   “Huh? I wrote a comment about Yoni. I was referring to Yoni. It is you who have conflated yrself w. Yoni, not me. I never mentioned your name or referred to yr views about Palin in the comment in question.”

   Here are your words I was referring to:

   “I can deal w. people criticizing Obama & I have done so myself (though not for any of the reasons that you or Yoni would’ve criticized him). It’s criticism based on prejudice, ignorance or shallowness that I don’t appreciate.”

   And you’re right, I know little about this blog. Furthermore I intend to know less. Your parenthetical phrase brought me into the picture: “(though not for any of the reasons that you or Yoni would’ve criticized him).” Yes, I do read every word. Perhaps you didn’t intend it that way. I’ll accept that. Thanks for the clarification.

   Now today you’ve said regarding Gov Palin’s daughter that that’s a family matter and off limits. Then you went right on to do just the opposite.

   In closing my comments I’d suggest you try to live up to the appealing title: “Make the World a Better Place.”

   Shalom

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2. Richard Silverstein says:

   September 2, 2008 at 1:36 PM

   @Hank:

   “I can deal w. people criticizing Obama & I have done so myself (though not for any of the reasons that you or Yoni would’ve criticized him). It’s criticism based on prejudice, ignorance or shallowness that I don’t appreciate.”

   Only a person acting in bad faith would refuse to accept the explanation I gave you of what I wrote above. It wasn’t about you. It was about the racists & others who have accused Obama of being Muslim, etc. If we extend yr logic to my comment then I would’ve not just been including you & Yoni among those who criticize Obama based on prejudice, ignorance & shallowness–I would’ve been charging myself w. the same offense since I wrote that I criticized him as well. I clearly wasn’t doing that. Anyone who wants to find offense can find a way to do so. Congratulations, you’ve succeeded.

   You misread my post about Bristol Palin. I said her pregnancy was a private matter. But given the fact that Sarah Palin boasts of being an evangelical Christian for whom family values are paramount, her own supporters will be turned off by what has happened. She herself has made this issue fair game for the press & her supporters to inquire about given her own political/moral/religious values. What also disturbs me is that she never bothered to teach her child about birth control.

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3. Zhubaji says:

   September 4, 2008 at 12:39 AM

   So will McCain be the GOP Bill Clinton? A womanizer in office?

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