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New Hell, Hayden admitted he sold out as early as 1992.
Some old friends from the 60's argue that Mr. Hayden has sold out. He answers with wit and humility. "I'm open to that," he said with a laugh over dinner at the mirrored Le Chardonnay French restaurant in Hollywood.

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/09/weekinreview/conversations-tom-hayden-inciting-riots-1968-winning-wealthy-district.html

And Jerry Brown sold out in 1992 as well, as we've previously discussed.

I've got to say, "Statesmen" like these of the Democratic Party are making me lean ever more toward voting for Trump.

I understand your support for these types. You've already got yours, right?
New re: the last. Are you sure you want to go there? Mr. GA pilot? ;-p
New It's not a secret to me that my politics don't play well with my pocketbook.
New As you have pointed out
Your vote for Trump, and the vote of your fifty closest Indiana friends for Trump, will not affect the outcome in Indiana, which will be comfortably in short-fingered vulgarian's column come November. It will, however, mark you as a feckless and petulant character, and as actively and not merely passively an enabler of a candidate who has stated his intention to make torture and Lidice-style "retaliation" a formal part of US policy. There will be specific and particularly ghastly instances of human suffering that you will never, never be able honestly to disavow, because you will not even have the "who could have known?" excuse to hide behind (but hey, man, it'll heighten the contradictions, so if some greasy foreigner gets waterboarded, who gives a fuck, y'know? Talk about "I've got mine"). Vote for Stein or some other purity pony and some may with justice regard you as willfully deluded; vote for Trump and you will have—regrettably if not, alas, regretfully—crossed the line into actual collaboration.

cordially,
New I really don't understand your animus toward a vote from me for Trump.
You say my state is going Trump regardless, (and it probably is - as I noted very early, Clinton doesn't stand a chance in this state, but Bernie would have). So what difference does my vote make? The Peeple have expressed their wish for this sort of politics. True, some wish for a more emphatic version, but if Hillary is the Democratic nominee, then it's clear that the spirit of the politics that is desired by the majority is a settled notion. If I "fall in line" with that spirit, how I am more culpable than those who came to embrace that spirit voluntarily?

I submit that, without regard to whether and for whom I vote in November, it is not I who will be responsible for the barbarity, but those who voted for one of the two evils in November. You claim, in essence, the blood of innocents will be on my hands if I vote for the more evil of evils (which, btw, assumes facts not in evidence), but it is very clear that Clinton has supported the bombing and maiming of tens, if not hundreds of thousands of innocents already. Yet, anyone voting for her in November is somehow immune from that responsibility?
New Well, that would be in line with comrade Kim Jong-un.
BBC:
North Korean state media have hailed US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as a "wise politician" who could be good for the North.

The editorial in DPRK Today said he was a "far-sighted presidential candidate".

Mr Trump recently said he would be willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and has also proposed withdrawing US troops from South Korea.
Alex

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

-- Isaac Asimov
New Ah, the "Let's you and him fight..." school of advocacy.
I submit that, without regard to whether and for whom I vote in November, it is not I who will be responsible for the barbarity, ...


Trashing Hillary and the Democrats in your arguments here doesn't make you an innocent observer who has no impact on the outcome. You're putting your fingers on your preferred outcome with your arguments. You can't then say with a straight face that you bear no responsibility.

It's "let's you and him fight". Riling up the partisans while you attempt to sit back and play innocent. "I didn't do nothing!".

Nice try. ;-)

If Trump wins, it will be a disaster for the country and for your daughter's future. You really shouldn't be arguing for that...

Yes, I recognize that we have a tiny community here, and our dozen or so votes aren't likely to sway the outcome. And our arguments aren't likely to sway many others either. But I think we do have a responsibility to try to make things better for those around us and for those who come after us. And sometimes one person does make a difference.

My $0.02.

Cheers,
Scott.
New How's that going for Egypt?
New Countries ruled by the military for decades often have problems when the revolution comes.
Way to miss the point. ;-)

It looks like Obummer just gave a great speech in your neck of the woods, if you believe the early reviews.

Cheers,
Scott.
     another fallen idol - (rcareaga) - (72)
         with Browns support, how many votes does that drive in Bernie's direction? -NT - (boxley) - (1)
             Re: with Browns support, how many votes does that drive in Bernie's direction? - (rcareaga)
         another one over the side - (rcareaga) - (68)
             Hell, Hayden admitted he sold out as early as 1992. - (mmoffitt) - (8)
                 re: the last. Are you sure you want to go there? Mr. GA pilot? ;-p -NT - (Another Scott) - (1)
                     It's not a secret to me that my politics don't play well with my pocketbook. -NT - (mmoffitt)
                 As you have pointed out - (rcareaga) - (5)
                     I really don't understand your animus toward a vote from me for Trump. - (mmoffitt) - (4)
                         Well, that would be in line with comrade Kim Jong-un. - (a6l6e6x)
                         Ah, the "Let's you and him fight..." school of advocacy. - (Another Scott) - (2)
                             How's that going for Egypt? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1)
                                 Countries ruled by the military for decades often have problems when the revolution comes. - (Another Scott)
             Umm hmmm. Yup. - (hnick) - (58)
                 Don't like rainbows and unicorns, bunkie? - (rcareaga) - (57)
                     Your projection is off - (hnick) - (56)
                         I don't think RC is applauding the rise of Trump. - (Another Scott) - (6)
                             have you ever read anything but her publicity items? - (boxley) - (5)
                                 Yet she is incredibly popular. - (Another Scott) - (4)
                                     maybe, but after 20 years in public eye, no one that was not her up and close loyal staff - (boxley) - (3)
                                         Meh. - (Another Scott) - (2)
                                             wonder how much she paid for that? -NT - (boxley) - (1)
                                                 rofl. :-) -NT - (Another Scott)
                         I don't think anyone is celebrating. - (malraux)
                         I'll attempt to clarify - (rcareaga) - (47)
                             Well said. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott)
                             Re: I'll attempt to clarify - (mmoffitt) - (45)
                                 I didn't say it wasn't a laudable goal - (rcareaga) - (44)
                                     We can never accomplish what we REFUSE to try. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (43)
                                         I'm also not going to fly to the moon on gossamer wings - (rcareaga) - (42)
                                             if clinton promised everyone a pony I would expect right after her swearing in to open my front - (boxley) - (1)
                                                 you don't care for Hillary Clinton, box? - (rcareaga)
                                             Wall Street tax for openers. You can read about that on his site. - (mmoffitt) - (39)
                                                 The people who have been hurt the most aren't on board with Bernie. - (Another Scott) - (17)
                                                     EXACTLY. - (mmoffitt) - (14)
                                                         People in divided government have to compromise. Imagine that. - (Another Scott) - (10)
                                                             What's divided? Two Right Wings don't count. - (mmoffitt) - (9)
                                                                 Your continuing to say that doesn't make it so. - (Another Scott) - (8)
                                                                     What are we arguing again? - (mmoffitt) - (7)
                                                                         No, here's where we part - (drook) - (2)
                                                                             Because the Democratic Party is also running a Republican. - (mmoffitt) - (1)
                                                                                 Well *that* certainly lets you off the hook, mein Herr. -NT - (rcareaga)
                                                                         But Hillary isn't a Republican. - (Another Scott) - (3)
                                                                             *I'm* getting hung up on labels? - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                                                                                 Only label I'm hung up on is "best on on the current ballot" - (drook)
                                                                                 A President can do almost nothing by himself/herself. - (Another Scott)
                                                         "it was a formative period of her life" - (rcareaga) - (2)
                                                             I don't think he even knew about her. - (mmoffitt) - (1)
                                                                 So Treuhaft's stodgy reactionary partner hired her - (rcareaga)
                                                     You've GOT to be kidding. Obamacare? - (mmoffitt) - (1)
                                                         Tell me about how great Social Security was for AAs when it started. (roll-eyes) -NT - (Another Scott)
                                                 unconvinced - (rcareaga) - (6)
                                                     Betting on the "breaks" needed to get to the moon was equally shaky, no? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (5)
                                                         It wasn't a bet. - (Another Scott) - (3)
                                                             Medicare for the elderly first, then for everyone. How is that NOT incremental? - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                                                                 It's not complicated. - (Another Scott) - (1)
                                                                     Oh, you've read her transcripts, then? -NT - (mmoffitt)
                                                         Not as shaky as your repeated recourse to this analogy. -NT - (rcareaga)
                                                 I'd love to see a comparable goal - (drook) - (13)
                                                     can do that now but would need to be near a thunderstorm -NT - (boxley)
                                                     I think that's harder than going to the moon. - (Another Scott) - (11)
                                                         Replaceable batteries gets you the charge time - (drook) - (10)
                                                             In the real world, people aren't going to be swapping 1000# of batteries in 2 minutes. ;-) - (Another Scott) - (9)
                                                                 you need to go to a better place - (boxley) - (2)
                                                                     Interesting. - (Another Scott) - (1)
                                                                         can be done doesnt mean it will be done -NT - (boxley)
                                                                 So maybe getting battery weight down / energy density up is step 1 - (drook) - (5)
                                                                     It's not clear how much more can be done with current technology. - (Another Scott) - (4)
                                                                         The top end for fuel cells shows 1,000 Wh/kg, that's 1.35 kg - (drook) - (2)
                                                                             But like the paper says, fuel cells are slow. - (Another Scott) - (1)
                                                                                 Hybrid is is, then - (drook)
                                                                         Bitchin Soyuz pic, also brief energy-density graph.. - (Ashton)
         Here it is in a cartoon. - (a6l6e6x)

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