tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post116173434376235407..comments2023-07-20T02:54:39.833-06:00Comments on lybberty.com: Why you should vote RepublicanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1163558475483244612006-11-14T19:41:00.000-07:002006-11-14T19:41:00.000-07:00Whoa... messed that one up... I meant raisin rathe...Whoa... messed that one up... I meant raisin rather than Patient ObserverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1163556321946637382006-11-14T19:05:00.000-07:002006-11-14T19:05:00.000-07:00Patient, you have not seen our military might. You...Patient, you have not seen our military might. You have not seen our military execute. Now that everyone's favorite SECDEF is gone, perhaps you will see our military unleashed. Similar to what happened in Vietnam, the politicians in Washington are making the decisions rather than the troops who are there. If the politicians say "Meet this objective." ...and then keep their hands off, more progress will be made more quickly.<BR/><BR/>A valiant effort pre-election Jake, but to no avail. Although I never have agreed with the agenda of the Democratic Party, I'm pretty happy they won. My hope is that now we'll have political gridlock and nothing will get done. Less laws make me happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1162332205003474612006-10-31T15:03:00.000-07:002006-10-31T15:03:00.000-07:00Patient Observer-Let's say that we all agree that ...Patient Observer-<BR/><BR/>Let's say that we all agree that success in Iraq is important. Based on what you have seen our military execute, do you think more time will solve the problem? Do we need the same "stay-the-course" plan, or do we need a change? Do we need more troops? Do we need more money? Do we need more allies? What do we need to make this work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1162323273067098412006-10-31T12:34:00.000-07:002006-10-31T12:34:00.000-07:00You're a poet and you didn't realize it. Or someth...You're a poet and you didn't realize it. Or something like that.<BR/><BR/>Jake, I think you are right on with this post. See an Iraqi's point of view here<BR/><BR/>http://opinionjournal.com/federation/feature/?id=110009169Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1162308504479127782006-10-31T08:28:00.000-07:002006-10-31T08:28:00.000-07:00Agree with Michelle. It's annoying as hell. Hey ...Agree with Michelle. It's annoying as hell. Hey that rhymed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1162284610937775802006-10-31T01:50:00.000-07:002006-10-31T01:50:00.000-07:00I didn't mean to suggest that the first person plu...I didn't mean to suggest that the first person plural is never appropriate. I've seen it used effectively in certain formats like newspaper editorials where the writer is supposedly voicing the opinion of a collective, and I've also seen it abused by self-important bloggers. In cases where it's a single specific author, Jake Lybbert, speaking for himself only, and alluding repeatedly to that individual self-- singular location in the UK, singular roots in Washington, singularly possessed ballot-- I don't think it works. The tone is condescending and contrived and I don't like it. All of us here in my head don't like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1162165140073371802006-10-29T16:39:00.000-07:002006-10-29T16:39:00.000-07:00Your latest post started out pretty well but then ...Your latest post started out pretty well but then disintegrated into a pile of warn out fear tactics that apparently still work on you. Are you really going to ask yourself while filling out your absentee ballot, "Ummm geeez, which of these two candidates wants to fight the jihadists in the homeland or in Iraq?" I'm glad you finished that post off with that dramatic, hard-hitting, steaming nugget of candidate selection advice. <BR/><BR/>Excerpt from: <BR/><BR/>Cletus Goes to War: Taking the Fight to the Jihadists <BR/><BR/>Cletus:<BR/><BR/>"Aww shux! I was justaboutta vote for that fella who wants to fight them derka derka dune coons here in the US of A! Pictured it in my ol' head as some sorta expo they was gonna do down at the county fair grounds. Thanks to that Internet thingy my pal Jake learned me something new 'bout them jihad folks and so Im a gonna vote Republican, mmm hmmm." <BR/><BR/>As Cletus talked to himself, his mother came in with a large manila envelope she had opened. The look on her face was a dual one- part anxious, part proud. Her son had just been admitted to the military, which until recently had been impossible because of his low IQ and poor test scores. She knew he could make it! But she just worried that the other boys would make fun of him if they ever found out he craps his pants whenever he gets really nervous. Ever since the threat of terrorism emerged, Cletus' mom had washed at least two pairs of shitty underpants each day. Cletus had learned to soak them in the sink, which made her job much easier. <BR/><BR/>Coming up in our next installment:<BR/><BR/>Cletus arrives in Iraq to fight the jihadists there, but in a moment of striking clarity and unusual introspection he begins to question whether his presence there is actually part of the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1162143867823525462006-10-29T10:44:00.000-07:002006-10-29T10:44:00.000-07:00hey michelle, you might have the ego thing right, ...hey michelle, you might have the ego thing right, but you should check your grammar rulebook--in this case his usage fits his ego.<BR/><BR/>(pay particular attention to Morgan's comment)<BR/>http://onlifeandlybberty.blogspot.com/2006/08/friendly-reminder.html<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1162095237952989062006-10-28T22:13:00.000-06:002006-10-28T22:13:00.000-06:00Hey michelle, go stuff it. Not only is it an acce...Hey michelle, go stuff it. Not only is it an accepted form of writing, but the writer has already explained his use of the first person plural.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1162026010675053382006-10-28T03:00:00.000-06:002006-10-28T03:00:00.000-06:00It would be so much easier to take this blog serio...It would be so much easier to take this blog seriously if it weren't for your insufferable use of "we." You've made it clear that these posts are all written by one person, not any kind of collective. "When we fill out our absenteee ballot"? Gag. The rules of grammar don't conform to the size of one's ego.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17475707.post-1161986486441338592006-10-27T16:01:00.000-06:002006-10-27T16:01:00.000-06:00Yawn...Yawn...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com