tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post530033504181430416..comments2024-03-28T12:50:25.792-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: THIS AND THATRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-87730214199597341582012-02-17T12:52:00.873-05:002012-02-17T12:52:00.873-05:00Today's Republicans also remind me, at times, ...Today's Republicans also remind me, at times, of the Sonny Liston of the first fight with Clay/Ali--a bully who stooped to a dirty trick when it was becoming obvious that he was not getting his usual easy way.Don Schneierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751277350617015241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-89784918380824672512012-02-16T17:39:07.421-05:002012-02-16T17:39:07.421-05:00true, true. Sorry about that.true, true. Sorry about that.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-83531727162871654562012-02-16T16:20:35.298-05:002012-02-16T16:20:35.298-05:00The bagel place is Bruegger's, not Breuggel...The bagel place is Bruegger's, not Breuggel's.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998793914690685677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-90343652432320469792012-02-16T16:17:01.247-05:002012-02-16T16:17:01.247-05:00Thank you, Michael. Zay gezunt indeed [be healthy...Thank you, Michael. Zay gezunt indeed [be healthy, for those not in the know.]Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-80823969536832810362012-02-16T16:09:18.233-05:002012-02-16T16:09:18.233-05:00By the way, congratulations on health. Zay gezunt....By the way, congratulations on health. Zay gezunt.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781744385645937568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-78251013196383381682012-02-16T16:08:33.300-05:002012-02-16T16:08:33.300-05:00To be fair, they both think he's stupid and an...To be fair, they both think he's stupid and an Ivy League intellectual snob who has nothing in common with the everyman. Democrats are considered effete elitists, while Republicans are boot strapping outdoorsmen or some such nonsense. I don't think the myths are much believed by those who promulgate them, but are instead simply convenient populist phrases that they hope will rile up the voters. At this point I wonder at the Republicans' ability to think (or at least say) so many contradictory falsehoods. (Not that most Dems are free of this, but the Repubs are so much worse.)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781744385645937568noreply@blogger.com