tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post1608653547146195542..comments2024-03-28T12:10:26.197-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Sanātana Dharma Bums & Heavenly HobosGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-9655335850989989102008-06-06T14:53:00.000-07:002008-06-06T14:53:00.000-07:00If this country elects John McCain president, it w...If this country elects John McCain president, it will be a disaster. This is nothing to be afraid of. Our country has survived a great many disasters before (Jimmah Caahtah for one), and it could survive a McCain presidency.<BR/><BR/>What this country cannot survive is a <I>CATASTROPHE</I> -- which is what we will get if we elect Obama.<BR/><BR/>If you are lucky enough to be given a choice between a survivable disaster and an unsurvivable catastrophe, it's pretty obvious which one you should pick...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-58203691226710625242008-06-06T08:30:00.000-07:002008-06-06T08:30:00.000-07:00I find the "top three" each for different reasons,...I find the "top three" each for different reasons, not only incompetent to the real troubles of our times but as well personally offensive to me. For the first time in over forty years of voting, I have chosen to sit this one out. It truly "makes no difference" since I cannot tell which disaster is worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70558255234818350132008-06-06T07:40:00.000-07:002008-06-06T07:40:00.000-07:00An unrelated and non-political question.Since you ...An unrelated and non-political question.<BR/><BR/>Since you were discussing Dharma and the Vedas of late, I was curious if you felt that any of the common modes of Vedanta, such as Advaita, correspond with your view of Cosmos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55617199699528838022008-06-06T05:52:00.000-07:002008-06-06T05:52:00.000-07:00Anon of 11:31 AM yesterday,Don't know about you, b...Anon of 11:31 AM yesterday,<BR/><BR/>Don't know about you, but I have relied upon the power of now to notice that Obama has already declared war, and it's on ME!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64189165225328122642008-06-05T21:42:00.000-07:002008-06-05T21:42:00.000-07:00Yes, that last one was very disturbing. They even...Yes, that last one was very disturbing. They even misreported that Paul Pierce came back into the game after that season-ending injury to his ACL.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72004019465228533262008-06-05T21:31:00.000-07:002008-06-05T21:31:00.000-07:00smoov said:"Well Cuz, I've adopted the position th...smoov said:<BR/><BR/>"Well Cuz, I've adopted the position that everything the MSM prints or broadcasts is a lie unless proven otherwise. I except sports scores, notices of local barn dances, etc. Everything else is presumed to be false or at least misleading."<BR/><BR/>It's safe to stick with <I>everything</I>, e.g. the MSM reported that the Celtics beat the Lakers tonight. Even ABC faked the footage.robinstarfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665546554663005609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-60305318407469113092008-06-05T19:17:00.000-07:002008-06-05T19:17:00.000-07:00One of the things I struggle with is that tension ...One of the things I struggle with is that tension between "This world is not my home, I'm just a'passin' through" and Jesus telling us to "occupy until I come". I believe the Kingdom is very much present or can be, yet I know that what is seen is temporal. <BR/><BR/>I don't think there is a middle way between. I don't think it's moderation. It more like the pilgrim makes the kingdom possible. Or maybe I've been awake too many hours today. Or both.<BR/><BR/>Rick, If you are not familiar with it <A HREF="http://www.libertyfilmfestival.com/libertas/" REL="nofollow">libertas</A> is a pretty good site for movie reviews. It's conservative but a little more mainstream than something like <A HREF="http://www.movieguide.org/" REL="nofollow">Ted Baehr's Movie Guide</A>.<BR/><BR/>Libertas likes John Wayne. They can't be all bad.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-62490769091095747772008-06-05T18:39:00.000-07:002008-06-05T18:39:00.000-07:00Smoov,That just so happens to be my policy for mov...Smoov,<BR/>That just so happens to be my policy for movie reviews these days.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33043467838388929902008-06-05T18:36:00.000-07:002008-06-05T18:36:00.000-07:00Bob,Letter IX may be my favorite. I don’t know abo...Bob,<BR/>Letter IX may be my favorite. I don’t know about you, but the image on the cover was close to how I pictured our Unknown Friend telling his story. He sounded timeless and in the room; even though he didn’t so clearly show up until Letter IX; which you could say happens around the center of the book.<BR/><BR/>Now, the cover started it, sure, and I suppose that’s natural to reading. Or rather we’ve gotten used to that.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-31356177148629667202008-06-05T17:12:00.000-07:002008-06-05T17:12:00.000-07:00Well Cuz, I've adopted the position that everythin...Well Cuz, I've adopted the position that everything the MSM prints or broadcasts is a lie unless proven otherwise.<BR/><BR/>I except sports scores, notices of local barn dances, etc. Everything else is presumed to be false or at least misleading.<BR/><BR/>It is remarkable how closely my policy comports with reality.Stephen Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474300559219020772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64446559415716244342008-06-05T17:09:00.000-07:002008-06-05T17:09:00.000-07:00Bob,Since you cotton to The Hermit as an archetype...Bob,<BR/>Since you cotton to The Hermit as an archetype, you might remember this quote from MOTT, that describes the Gagdaddian "style" pretty well:<BR/><BR/>>>It follows that the Hermit is in no way a "neutralist" -- although he applies himself to the "neutralization" of binaries or polarities, to the solution of antinomies or opposites, and to the peace of the rainbow or unity in diversity. He knows how to say "no" to the tendencies aiming at false peace, just as he knows how to say "yes" to everything which aims at the true.<<walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5007889931530728112008-06-05T17:02:00.000-07:002008-06-05T17:02:00.000-07:00When in doubt about the source of a societal probl...When in doubt about the source of a societal problem, just assume liberal policies created it. At the very least, they exacerbate the true problem, which is human nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-32691720104372009202008-06-05T16:47:00.000-07:002008-06-05T16:47:00.000-07:00Lance: "I thought the homeless/mentally ill proble...Lance: "I thought the homeless/mentally ill problem was one that dated back to the Regan era and his policies. Or was that just in California?"<BR/><BR/>We had/have the same problem in Canada because of the same liberal policies.<BR/><BR/>Now the great liberal minds accuse the society of being heartless and not dealing with the homeless problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-23789638018584554532008-06-05T16:02:00.000-07:002008-06-05T16:02:00.000-07:00Walt, Thanks for both the clarification as well a...Walt, <BR/><BR/> Thanks for both the clarification as well as the polite answer. I did not know for sure but I figured someone here might be able to clear it up for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04973448750714819716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-86054146787439941852008-06-05T15:51:00.000-07:002008-06-05T15:51:00.000-07:00Lance -Edmund G. "Pat" Brown was Governor of Calif...Lance -<BR/><BR/>Edmund G. "Pat" Brown was Governor of California prior to Ronald Reagan. During his administration, legislation was passed which required the release from mental hospitals of large numbers of mental patients, for a combo of legal, political, and cost-cutting reasons. This law took effect when the newly-elected Governor, Reagan, took office. Hence, the Left has always claimed that the "heartless Reagan" was to blame for the problem.<BR/><BR/>There were hobos prior to this time, of course, and were hermits scattered in the population, but the "explosion" of street people in California began in the late '60s due to that legislation, and the influx of street-loving hippies.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7030972206590582572008-06-05T15:14:00.000-07:002008-06-05T15:14:00.000-07:00Heh, I don't think anybody was swept up in irratio...Heh, I don't think anybody was swept up in irrational hysteria - he had just won, of course his supporters would be happy about that :P<BR/><BR/>While watching the speech, I thought he was being funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-37208538420854675622008-06-05T14:28:00.000-07:002008-06-05T14:28:00.000-07:00All is not lost; there are not just two presidenti...All is not lost; there are not just two presidential candidates, but three; iowahawk is in the race.<BR/>(If I were clever I would have one of those blue things connecting you directly to iowahawk's campaign web site, but I'm not.) So relax your bitter grip on your gun, pop a Pabst and check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72802309872545260952008-06-05T14:24:00.000-07:002008-06-05T14:24:00.000-07:00... and yes w... ahem... they were mental cases, b...... and yes w... ahem... they were mental cases, but not certifiable.<BR/><BR/>And they were very clean.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83752057692604727192008-06-05T14:23:00.000-07:002008-06-05T14:23:00.000-07:00River said "...Er, I don't think the homeless begg...River said "...Er, I don't think the homeless beggar is necessarily a hobo. He might be, or he might just be a dude with some mental issues who can't hold down a job..."<BR/><BR/>Or he might be... they might be... a bunch of musicians whose drummer fled back to Montana... and they're wandering around the beaches of San Deigo area while hunting up a surfer with his own drum set... oh... wait a minute... that'd be the early-mid 80's Reagan era... sorry... back to <I>my</I> SQL....Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42617845811878124752008-06-05T13:35:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:35:00.000-07:00I hope you're joking.I hope you're joking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42020483987400687542008-06-05T13:31:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:31:00.000-07:00I thought the homeless/mentally ill problem was on...I thought the homeless/mentally ill problem was one that dated back to the Regan era and his policies. Or was that just in California?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04973448750714819716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-76932262123110763062008-06-05T13:03:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:03:00.000-07:00Yes, most of those we call "homeless" are simply s...Yes, most of those we call "homeless" are simply severely mentally ill people who were tossed out of mental facilities due to liberal legislation.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-67689012803392413222008-06-05T12:51:00.000-07:002008-06-05T12:51:00.000-07:00Er, I don't think the homeless beggar is necessari...Er, I don't think the homeless beggar is necessarily a hobo. He might be, or he might just be a dude with some mental issues who can't hold down a job. Begging is not necessarily <I>bad</I>... it's the folks that you see at the same place for 15 years that points to '<I>hmm, not really a hobo...</I>'<BR/><BR/>Hard to tell without a single eye.Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-74474310618574814802008-06-05T12:32:00.000-07:002008-06-05T12:32:00.000-07:00I take all prophecies with a grain of salt: like a...I take all prophecies with a grain of salt: like a concession stand pretzel!<BR/><BR/><I>crunch, crunch.</I><BR/><BR/>I recall the three youths in the furnace: 'If our God saves us, that's fine, and if he doesn't, that's fine too.'<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I thought about <A HREF="http://ionthesky.blogspot.com/2008/06/golden-tongues-horns-round-about-jazz.html" REL="nofollow">Mind Jazz</A> today...<BR/><BR/>Er, back to MySQL.Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16786326055851529502008-06-05T11:49:00.000-07:002008-06-05T11:49:00.000-07:00Pacifist outpourings my ass.Take a look at his com...Pacifist outpourings my ass.<BR/>Take a look at his compatriots and tell me a pacifist hangs around them for longer than a nanosecond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com