tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post625582072881020230..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: TIRED,TIRED, TIREDJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-49379248518375735052013-03-10T23:48:49.726-05:002013-03-10T23:48:49.726-05:00De rien. I do, too.De rien. I do, too.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-51431861444833228242013-03-10T23:46:08.147-05:002013-03-10T23:46:08.147-05:00I stand corrected, merci!I stand corrected, merci!Russ Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722260145543178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-84146154625660087162013-03-10T14:07:38.447-05:002013-03-10T14:07:38.447-05:00You're welcome.You're welcome.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-16289647417743326312013-03-10T14:06:26.488-05:002013-03-10T14:06:26.488-05:00The statement is often quoted as "In a democr...<i>The statement is often quoted as "In a democracy, people get the government they deserve," and often attributed to Alexis de Toqueville ... but it's hard to verify where he said it, and even whether he really did.<br /><br />However, there is a similar and well-documented quotation by Joseph de Maistre: "Every country has the government it deserves (Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite")</i><br /><br />From <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081021103757AAbfmpx" rel="nofollow">Yahoo Answers</a>.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-73681180822463342052013-03-10T09:27:53.310-05:002013-03-10T09:27:53.310-05:00Was it Mark Twain or Will Rogers who said: "...Was it Mark Twain or Will Rogers who said: "People generally get the government they deserve." <br /><br />Q. E. D.<br /><br />Russ Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722260145543178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-33855106985635834532013-03-08T08:20:59.947-06:002013-03-08T08:20:59.947-06:00Russ, I've tried to explain to people here who...Russ, I've tried to explain to people here who have lost faith in Jindal but who still don't like Obama, people in my own family, that if Romney had been elected president, he would have governed the entire country the way Jindal runs the state. It's no use. They do not make the connection. June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-82311170383292249932013-03-08T07:05:21.183-06:002013-03-08T07:05:21.183-06:00Amazing video, thanks for posting.Amazing video, thanks for posting.Russ Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722260145543178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-59582053902879818262013-03-08T07:04:17.045-06:002013-03-08T07:04:17.045-06:00You realize of course, that next time the Republic...You realize of course, that next time the Republicans get into the White House, they will do to the entire nation what your beloved governor has done to the fair state of Louisiana, don't you?<br /><br />Unless they repent in the meantime, but is there any hope of that?Russ Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722260145543178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-62282339562957956102013-03-07T10:37:45.599-06:002013-03-07T10:37:45.599-06:00Good idea, Renz. How's about if I have Southe...Good idea, Renz. How's about if I have Southern Comfort?June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-85233519928645257882013-03-07T07:21:55.899-06:002013-03-07T07:21:55.899-06:00YES! (can I come down and we can drown our sorrows...YES! (can I come down and we can drown our sorrows in bourbon?)RENZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981050766307343246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-12958696190150010112013-03-06T17:07:42.252-06:002013-03-06T17:07:42.252-06:00I'm with you there, susan s. I gave some duri...I'm with you there, susan s. I gave some during the campaign, but I'm not giving now. I've signed petition after petition, but I've pretty much stopped, because I doubt they accomplish anything. In the end the politicians seem to do what they want, and the big money people get their way. June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-50450731302068013072013-03-06T17:02:15.698-06:002013-03-06T17:02:15.698-06:00Len, I feel powerless and without energy right now...Len, I feel powerless and without energy right now, and I think it's best to let go for a while, though I may find I still have to vent. Thank you, my friend.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-78610264239305503172013-03-06T17:02:05.481-06:002013-03-06T17:02:05.481-06:00I think what I am most tired of(and I know this is...I think what I am most tired of(and I know this is shallow) is all the emails, letters I get asking for money to prevent the PACs(yes, again!!)from being the only money out there! Carl Rove or whoever is lying to us all, etc. etc., etc. and we must save this bill or that bill from being roundly defeated. . . I don't know, really.susan s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03679099677585214433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-22446567966543763442013-03-06T16:57:57.838-06:002013-03-06T16:57:57.838-06:00You think what's the point? The Republicans w...You think what's the point? The Republicans want to destroy Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and now I wonder if all but a few Democrats care about the programs enough to fight for them.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-66317337977144433272013-03-06T16:53:58.465-06:002013-03-06T16:53:58.465-06:00The planet? Democracy? The words make me laugh ri...The planet? Democracy? The words make me laugh right at the moment. I may need to take a break. It's the Democrats who disappoint me. I don't expect anything good out of the Republicans.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-33515387939512317432013-03-06T13:57:44.841-06:002013-03-06T13:57:44.841-06:00I know when I am powerless (usually when I fall fl...I know when I am powerless (usually when I fall flat on my face)...for me, sometimes it IS better to let nature take it's course. I quite often am surprised at what happens when I loosen my clutching mind on the throat of reality...it's like taking a spiritual vacation (no need to feel slothful about letting go for a while)! Me, I once thought it was irresponsible on my part not to worry - that's how obsessed I can be. Love to you, relax, enjoy, you are loved, LenLeonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-69073438407125784102013-03-06T13:53:31.190-06:002013-03-06T13:53:31.190-06:00Tired with you. And tremendously disappointed --in...Tired with you. And tremendously disappointed --in the same way that made me disappointed and not vote in protest for about two decades. I only became involved again when Obama was up for election because I felt so much was at stake --and it is, and still is. But I'm tired... and tremendously disappointed....it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-47271065318304768292013-03-06T13:44:04.191-06:002013-03-06T13:44:04.191-06:00Makes me a bit crazy on top of the weary ... what ...Makes me a bit crazy on top of the weary ... what is it the "conservatives" are so relentlessly conserving? Not the planet (see insistence on that pipeline) or democracy (see voter id law scam) or liberty (see the travesty that is the for profit prison system) ... what they are so desperate to "conserve" is their entitlement to power ... saw it coming in their raging denial of the reality of a Black man elected President, the disrespect of both the man and the office, the hysteria that followed among certain groups. They think they will "win" by wearing us out, outlasting and outspending the thoughtful grown ups who actually care and consider the effects of our actions on others ... who still believe in the dignity of every human life, not just theirs. Astonishing, how often and loudly the wealthy begrudge even the slightest comfort or gain that the poor earn ... actually EARN, not inherit. I get your weariness, really I do ... and know that it is simply not in you to quit ... I find a nice afternoon nap and a wee dram of elderly single malt scotch helps :-).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-75750125007260984332013-03-06T13:25:50.421-06:002013-03-06T13:25:50.421-06:00Thanks, Murdoch.Thanks, Murdoch.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-11212954127179520642013-03-06T13:15:41.346-06:002013-03-06T13:15:41.346-06:00Amen, Mimi.Amen, Mimi.Murdoch Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584498192562407670noreply@blogger.com