Quotes of the day
posted at 10:30 pm on May 19, 2009 by Allahpundit
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“One of the things her partner said to her was, ‘I’m afraid of dying. Don’t leave me alone,’” said Judith A. Lonnquist, a lawyer for Ms. Reed. “That’s why the suffering was so enormous — she felt as if her partner was thinking she had betrayed her trust.”
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I have to agree with them. I do think the govt should stay out of almost all social issues.
jeffn21 on May 20, 2009 at 8:51 AM
Loxodonta on May 20, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Format only goes bad when I answer folks using the quote function. The obvious question on the “missing” Clinton info is where is Sandy Berger. My bigger problem with all of this is that the don’t scan information? Considering what we scan a work I have a hard time believing that the National Archives doesn’t have multiple copies of info. At least one off site for disaster protection. If they don’t, they are doing it wrong. I hope you are recovering well from your fall. Trust me I can relate, I no longer climb ladders when I am by myself. I realize you don’t have the option but now you will be extra extra careful. If I don’t answer you right away be patient, I am at work.
Cindy Munford on May 20, 2009 at 8:54 AM
bluelightbrigade on May 20, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Chances are she will put up her old site to assure of it. Wait and see.
Cindy Munford on May 20, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Hospitals need a minimal uniform code for protocol. People with living wills and children deserve the right to be together upon deathbed. Hospitals doing all that they can to save the patient need to clarify to the public WHY a patient may be too fragile for any emotional moment. That makes being kept out of the way a BIT more palatable though the sting of losing your most significant people in life REALLY ought to trump a situation where the patient is too far gone to save. Evidently, it took that long for the hospital to determine it had done EVERYTHING POSSIBLE, as a law suit seemed inevitable one way or the other.
Too bad. Poor communication, fear of litigation. Can’t win for losing.
maverick muse on May 20, 2009 at 9:02 AM
SO SORRY THE FALL HAPPENED!!
I understand the will to push on. While watching a hover-round commercial the other night, I told my spouse I ought to keep shuffling around the best I can rather than give up on mobility…speaking of which, the sun’s rising so the ol’ dog needs her walk.
I’ll be wishing you well now.
maverick muse on May 20, 2009 at 9:17 AM
Cindy Munford on May 20, 2009 at 8:54 AM
When I read that article from Drudge earlier, I noticed that Al Gore’s family seemed one target within all of the Clinton hard drive material stolen. Seems Obama’s folks are garnering dirt for power plays.
The other thought accompanying the news of THIS Archive theft was that it is meant to spur legislation to deny further access to recorded history, making it that much more difficult to access. The fact remains, there IS PROTOCOL to prevent theft THAT IS NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED. More legislation inhibiting access is NOT going to prevent theft, but WILL prevent legitimate access to records for public historical awareness.
Finally, whatever comes of altering the processing of the archives, beware of subterfuge actually altering records. Revisionism is rampantly viral.
I’m outa here for a while…
maverick muse on May 20, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Since the American people obviously don’t require perfection in their leaders and are willing to overlook a good deal, I can’t imagine what is worth stealing. But your right, just an opportunity for overkill. We are going to have to scream and maybe the media will finally stand up for their mission. Or what their mission is suppose to be.
Cindy Munford on May 20, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Exactly, the Constitution is clear in what the role government is. However, politicians have done nothing but twist the words of the various documents to change the true meanings of the words to gain personal power.
MSGTAS on May 20, 2009 at 9:47 AM
The problem with libertarianism is that they aren’t REALLY ready to take full responsibility for their actions.
In the libertarian world, people are allowed to do as they please as long as their actions don’t damage others. The problem is that if they cause damage because of their actions, they still want to shift the blame to others.
With total personal freedom comes total personal responsibility. If you want to inject heroin into your eyes and then decide to drive and subsequently kill someone, you have to pay the price all by your self. You can’t use the “My daddy beat me as a child” defense.
I haven’t met a libertarian yet that wants to personally accept the consequences of their actions when those consequences could land them in jail for life or garner their wages as long as they work.
Oh yeah, it also means there are no social programs. So avoiding a garnishment of your wages isn’t possible by going on welfare.
THAT would be the realities of a libertarian Utopia. Since most libertarians are just pot heads, that reality is just too scary.
csdeven on May 20, 2009 at 9:52 AM
I love Penn’s libertarian consistency, but there is a huge difference between heterosexual marriage and other “contracts”.
When The Bride of Monster and I got married, there were actually four parties to the “contract”, two of whom had not even been conceived yet. Clearly, they were not able to give their informed consent to the “contract”. The state steps in to protect those who are not competent to give consent, and in this case assured that the Monsterettes’ interest was protected.
The Monster on May 20, 2009 at 10:07 AM
I’m a right-wing Evangelical Christian Gun toting extremist, and I think they should let anyone into the room that the dying person asks for. I’m pretty certain Jesus feels the same way.
kirkill on May 20, 2009 at 10:14 AM
I agree with Glenn that when it comes to the word freedom, each party likes to use the word to create a freedom for them which in turn, places constraints on another. That other group usually tends to be members of the other party. There is really a vacuum for some leader to come forward and reintroduce this concept to Americans.
I think we need to also start pulling troops out of places other than hot spots like the Middle East and place in Africa where genocide is occurring.
pjean on May 20, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Um, no. Slavery, as practiced in the US, was a centuries-old institution when it was terminated. There really was no tradition behind it, just business.
Count to 10 on May 20, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Although I may understand not having people in an emergency room based on activity and space, once this lady was moved to a room the stance of the hospital is ridiculous.
Cindy Munford on May 20, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Can someone tell me why hospital visitation is so inextricably bound up with marriage? If hospital policy bugs you, complain about the hospital, not the ancillary legal status it is triggering on.
Count to 10 on May 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Me too except I am soon to be gun toting.
Christian Conservative on May 20, 2009 at 10:39 AM
There was a traditional attitude toward race that continued to exist and was represented in culture and law for a hundred years after the civil war.
dedalus on May 20, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Cindy wrote:
It’s a logical position I share with Penn. Although I am an atheist, I have no problems with Christians who believe in hell and therefore pray for me or otherwise try to ’save’ me if done in an respectful manner. I respect them far more than Christians who also really believe in hell but can’t be bothered with saving fellow humans.
NORUK on May 20, 2009 at 11:35 AM
That wasn’t tradition, that was general xenophobia mixed with stereotyping and knowledge of previous events.
Count to 10 on May 20, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Xenophobia is a common tradition across cultures. Historically, very useful for survival though obviously fraught with cruelty.
dedalus on May 20, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Personal irrational fears hardly qualify as tradition.
Count to 10 on May 20, 2009 at 11:56 AM
The do if they are handed down from generation to generation and embedded in law, culture and society.
dedalus on May 20, 2009 at 12:31 PM
SAT?
what be dat?
blatantblue on May 19, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Airport code for San Antonio TX.
TBinSTL on May 20, 2009 at 1:12 PM
LOL, half of all atheists will hate us for trying to spread the word and the other half hate us for not doing it. Jesus said there’d be days like this.
hawkdriver on May 20, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Thank you for your interest in membership in civilized society. However, you’re obviously too f**king stupid to be trusted with the responsibilities inherent in a Republic, so we must, regrettably, deny your application.
Exit now, and choose a government that requires less intelligence and wisdom. Perhaps North Korea, or Saudi Arabia, where the responsibilities of citizenship don’t require any thought, as that is clearly beyond your reach.
Once again, thank you for your interest in joining a society advanced enough to be represented by Republican values, but you clearly are not ready for membership in this society. We will, of course, keep your membership application on file. Please feel free to re-apply in five years, when we sincerely hope that your intellect will have developed sufficiently for us to take your desire to be a good citizen seriously.
Signed:
Intelligent Citizens of America
JohnGalt23 on May 20, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Actually, I’d have an easier time believing that about someone who used only lower-case letters in their screen name.
But that’s OK blb… size really doesn’t matter…
JohnGalt23 on May 20, 2009 at 2:13 PM
Hawk, you’re talking about hate, not me. I do not and have have no reason to hate Christians. BTW, where in the Bible did you read that non-Christians would hate Christians for not spreading the gospel?
NORUK on May 20, 2009 at 2:17 PM
The disputants will probably go on reasoning with each other about this matter, no matter how flippant you feel.
Kralizec on May 20, 2009 at 6:26 PM
Guess what, you just met your first libertarian who believes in personal responsibility. How ya doin’?
And for the record, I’ve never touched pot, and I never intend to. Stuff turns my friends into blathering idiots.
Granted, I self medicate using merlot and cabernet, but if wine was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me.
TheMightyMonarch on May 21, 2009 at 12:14 AM
And here’s the second Libertarian who believes everything falls under personal responsibility. As far as being a pothead,if I am, that’s my own business. There used to be a thing called privacy in this country that I would like to see reinstated.
Libertarians are mostly conservatives minus the anti-choice platform. Social Conservatism is anathema to a Libertarian, right up there with wealth redistribution…If the Republicans don’t get it together, there will be a migration to the Libertarian Party with more lost elections. There are Conservatives out there who believe in evolution, that the world is more than six thousand years old, that abortions will occur even if Roe v. Wade were overturned(from a Libertarian POV, it should be overturned, it’s a state’s rights issue)that kids could pray at home before school, and there’s a better way to close the border without a stupid fence that Mexicans can get through, over, or under in two minutes. Libertarians are conservatives that employ common sense….Personal responsibility is what the Founding Fathers expected in exchange for Liberty. It’s going to be making a come back……
adamsmith on May 21, 2009 at 7:47 AM
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