Past their prime...

sexobon · 11-01-2015, 09:24 PM

Well, we can make military service compulsory so everyone speaks governmentese; or, have hackers doing time develop jargon translation software instead of making license plates.

It really hasn't been semantics so much as the lack of a working knowledge of the fundamentals which don't change with venue.

Lamplighter · 11-03-2015, 08:42 PM

I just watched a video on TV that was posted on FB by Huffington Press.

It was of Chris Christie speaking for about 5 minutes to a small group of people,
about being "pro-life" for all of life, not just the 9 months of pregnancy.
I was very touched.

I hope someone will post that video here so others can see it too...

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xoxoxoBruce · 11-03-2015, 09:28 PM

Just remember you were touched by a politician.

And a politician on the campaign trail. Even if he truly believes it, what about the guy on the other end of the leash, the one with the keys to the war chest?
I may sound skeptical, I may even sound bitter, but that's only because I am.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-04-2015, 01:07 AM

Why am I skeptical, you ask? Yes you did. Well, you were going to.

1974, Dick Nixon at the Naval Academy...

Quote:

He declared that his policy of “détente precluded interference by the United States in the domestic affairs of other nations.” “We cannot gear our foreign policy to the transformation of other societies,” he said. “In the nuclear age, our first responsibility must be the prevention of a war that could destroy all societies.”

Nope, no transformation. Did you hear that Cambodia?

Griff · 11-04-2015, 06:13 AM

Lamplighter · 11-04-2015, 11:00 AM

Thanks, Griff.
I didn't realize what I was saw was just a replay of a Christie stump speech.
I guess I should have known.

In any case, his speech reflected my distaste of "pro-life" advocates
who seem concerned only about the 9-months of prior to birth,
and then afterwards ... not so much.

What I saw were two short videos, the first was almost a replica of this stump speech.
The second was a much more personal account of a friend of Christie
who became hooked on Rx pain pills after a jogging incident.

It was this segment that touched me, because Christie seemed to be genuinely promoting
lifelong "pro-life" support for treatment of mental mental illness, drug addiction, and rehabilitation, etc.

So I'll cynically add:

Maybe this theme will spread to others in the GOP

Isn't it remarkable how so often politicians are strong political conservatives,
until something happens within their own circle of family or friends.
...and then they suddenly change their political position on that particular issue.

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Griff · 11-06-2015, 07:06 AM

Interesting that the moment we noticed Christie actually being reflective he gets demoted to the Lilliputian debate.

11-03-2015, 09:28 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Just remember you were touched by a politician. And a politician on the campaign trail. Even if he truly believes it, what about the guy on the other end of the leash, the one with the keys to the war chest? I may sound skeptical, I may even sound bitter, but that's only because I am. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-04-2015, 06:13 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	__________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-06-2015, 07:06 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Interesting that the moment we noticed Christie actually being reflective he gets demoted to the Lilliputian debate. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-01-2015, 09:24 PM	#1
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Well, we can make military service compulsory so everyone speaks governmentese; or, have hackers doing time develop jargon translation software instead of making license plates. It really hasn't been semantics so much as the lack of a working knowledge of the fundamentals which don't change with venue.

11-03-2015, 08:42 PM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I just watched a video on TV that was posted on FB by Huffington Press. It was of Chris Christie speaking for about 5 minutes to a small group of people, about being "pro-life" for all of life, not just the 9 months of pregnancy. I was very touched. I hope someone will post that video here so others can see it too... .

11-04-2015, 11:00 AM	#6
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Thanks, Griff. I didn't realize what I was saw was just a replay of a Christie stump speech. I guess I should have known. In any case, his speech reflected my distaste of "pro-life" advocates who seem concerned only about the 9-months of prior to birth, and then afterwards ... not so much. What I saw were two short videos, the first was almost a replica of this stump speech. The second was a much more personal account of a friend of Christie who became hooked on Rx pain pills after a jogging incident. It was this segment that touched me, because Christie seemed to be genuinely promoting lifelong "pro-life" support for treatment of mental mental illness, drug addiction, and rehabilitation, etc. So I'll cynically add: Maybe this theme will spread to others in the GOP Isn't it remarkable how so often politicians are strong political conservatives, until something happens within their own circle of family or friends. ...and then they suddenly change their political position on that particular issue. .

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