tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post2539217836259634043..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: Great Post on our Servant OverlordsEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-33297799680769296892009-09-06T09:21:16.790-05:002009-09-06T09:21:16.790-05:00What is the the myth and what is the reality? The ...What is the the myth and what is the reality? The media would have you think that they and we really know who a person is. We don't. In an era of moral relativism, how do we define a great man (or woman.)Are they lead in their personal and professional lives by a set of values that they consistently demonstrate privately and publically? Or do we measure their greatness becaue they produce what we think we need? Can you be technically proficient, say a great legislator, but morally corrupt, which leads to great harm in a private life, and still be a great man? I don't know.gINNYmsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-89201538415862271752009-09-02T02:50:35.293-05:002009-09-02T02:50:35.293-05:00Posts like this are why I keep coming back to this...Posts like this are why I keep coming back to this blog.pwm76https://www.blogger.com/profile/06360404038525306119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-36958661227574084892009-09-01T16:20:22.099-05:002009-09-01T16:20:22.099-05:00His character and reputation of the Great Man are ...His character and reputation of the Great Man are chiseled in stone. http://tr.im/xFwDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-76786236684077788832009-08-31T09:26:58.907-05:002009-08-31T09:26:58.907-05:00I don't think there's anything morally wro...I don't think there's anything morally wrong about being a senator, but I agree that it's way overblown to characterize sitting in a senate chare as morally laudable "public service." US Senator is one of the highest status, most powerful jobs in the world, and it is appealing for exactly that reason.<br /> <br />Now, Senators may do morally good or bad things *as senators*, just as they might do as CEOs or whatever, but merely running for and serving as a senator doesn't make you a public servant.J Mannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-82105461557827037342009-08-30T16:19:10.885-05:002009-08-30T16:19:10.885-05:00You really shouldn't waste your time, Anonymou...You really shouldn't waste your time, Anonymous @ 3:29. You and the author of this blog have nothing in common. No frame of reference. The author believes in wealth creation while you believe in redistributing the wealth that's been created. Having you two engaging in a debate would be like watching William F Buckley arguing the merits of Catholicism with a really dumb atheist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-73610793985150475842009-08-30T15:29:53.047-05:002009-08-30T15:29:53.047-05:00Yes, it was very selfish for Ted Kennedy to work t...Yes, it was very selfish for Ted Kennedy to work to establish Civil Rights, to work for universal healthcare, and to work on creating a "living" minimum wage. <br /><br />He was a selfish selfish man. <br /><br />Kennedy was a traitor. A truly great man, born to wealth, would work to benefit other wealthy people. Instead he worked to tax them more. The truly great men are people like Forbes and Cheney, welathy men that work to lower marginal rates on the wealthy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-43785405142580429442009-08-29T13:47:44.352-05:002009-08-29T13:47:44.352-05:00I agree with Anon 12:45pm...the world would be a c...I agree with Anon 12:45pm...the world would be a considerably better place had George W. chosen a life of ease rather than a life of power; although i agree no one mistakes him for an altruist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-49302187750237358702009-08-28T22:55:00.795-05:002009-08-28T22:55:00.795-05:00Welcome to Falkenblog!Welcome to Falkenblog!Eric Falkensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-190612618646188372009-08-28T21:14:04.187-05:002009-08-28T21:14:04.187-05:00It's great you don't even have the ethics ...It's great you don't even have the ethics to not speak ill of the dead Or to give it some time for some criticism.<br /><br />but you are a small and petty man.<br /><br />Hell I hated Jacko, and gave that a week, and I'm still cautious... Cause it's in poor taste.<br /><br />but I guess again... there are better men out there than you. You don't make yourself large by taking on people who you are a Fly on Shit compared to...<br /><br />I guess it's all that time you spend at the homeless shelters that makes you so good.... You are clueless about the amount of time Ted Kennedy spent on Friendship and Charity And I guarantee it was more than your narcissistic ass does.<br /><br />There is something seriously wrong with you. I have no doubt you will not be missed when you die.<br /><br />I can't stand rush Limbaugh, and wouldn't dare to speak ill of him within days of his death.<br /><br />This one just takes the cake! Spend some time and Figure out what the fuck is wrong with you!<br /><br />Get HELP!... You are really this small a person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-46564814074385407222009-08-28T12:45:27.356-05:002009-08-28T12:45:27.356-05:00Eric: I assume your criticism of rich men who go i...Eric: I assume your criticism of rich men who go into politics to lord it over us includes Republicans, like George W. Bush, "Duck" Cheney, and Don Rumsfeld.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-47827533438490411382009-08-28T10:46:54.654-05:002009-08-28T10:46:54.654-05:00My impression may be superficial, but Terence has ...My impression may be superficial, but Terence has a luminous head.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676167615981895061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-18085054579152070282009-08-27T20:12:56.081-05:002009-08-27T20:12:56.081-05:00'protecting the weak' is a good thing. In...'protecting the weak' is a good thing. Intentions, declarations, and realities, are not highly correlated. As the grand leftist (Marx) said, we should not judge policies on intentions.Eric Falkensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-77809168278599297682009-08-27T20:07:57.089-05:002009-08-27T20:07:57.089-05:00To characterize as base using the power one has to...To characterize as base using the power one has to protect the weak from predation is, frankly, sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-81075099586512494822009-08-27T13:26:45.810-05:002009-08-27T13:26:45.810-05:00well said!well said!userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009003648684626619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-90433198204861290912009-08-27T13:25:58.665-05:002009-08-27T13:25:58.665-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009003648684626619noreply@blogger.com