Comments on: The Tipping Point http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/ Podcasts & Videocasts from an American salaryman. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bryan Campbell http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/comment-page-1/#comment-8179 Bryan Campbell Mon, 22 May 2006 03:36:04 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/#comment-8179 I loved his joke about "its like boxing an iceburg"... by the way you can use that on your grandchildren because they won't know what an iceburg is. colbert is my hero, he wasn't afraid of anything. I loved his joke about "its like boxing an iceburg"… by the way you can use that on your grandchildren because they won't know what an iceburg is.

colbert is my hero, he wasn't afraid of anything.

]]> By: Rich Pav http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/comment-page-1/#comment-8142 Rich Pav Wed, 17 May 2006 07:54:46 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/#comment-8142 There are some clips on YouTube of McGovern being interviewed by CNN, Fox, etc. about the incident. He seemed reasonable, intelligent and unflappable in every one; even when a Fox newscaster accused him of being a heckler, he handled it extremely well. We need more people like him, and fewer like the woman who got thrown out of the room for screaming and pulling out a "War criminal" banner right before he spoke. There are some clips on YouTube of McGovern being interviewed by CNN, Fox, etc. about the incident. He seemed reasonable, intelligent and unflappable in every one; even when a Fox newscaster accused him of being a heckler, he handled it extremely well. We need more people like him, and fewer like the woman who got thrown out of the room for screaming and pulling out a "War criminal" banner right before he spoke.

]]> By: Rich Pav http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/comment-page-1/#comment-8141 Rich Pav Wed, 17 May 2006 07:45:19 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/#comment-8141 I saw that article. I guess tracking and bugging aren't exactly the same thing, but they're sure close. In a way, it's good news. This might be just the thing to light a fire under the press's ass. The lengths the Bush admin. is going to silence criticis instead of fixing what's broken is downright scary. His use of "signing statements" to ammend or nullify parts of bills when he signs them into law is unbelievable. This NPR piece was a real eye-opener: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5392733 I hope I'm not turning into a black helicoptor conspiracy theory wackjob... I saw that article. I guess tracking and bugging aren't exactly the same thing, but they're sure close. In a way, it's good news. This might be just the thing to light a fire under the press's ass.

The lengths the Bush admin. is going to silence criticis instead of fixing what's broken is downright scary. His use of "signing statements" to ammend or nullify parts of bills when he signs them into law is unbelievable. This NPR piece was a real eye-opener:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5392733

I hope I'm not turning into a black helicoptor conspiracy theory wackjob…

]]> By: Mike http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/comment-page-1/#comment-8140 Mike Wed, 17 May 2006 06:52:52 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/#comment-8140 were you jokeing about the journalists cell phone thing? http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/05/govt_source_tel.html were you jokeing about the journalists cell phone thing?

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/05/govt_source_tel.html

]]> By: ~ http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/comment-page-1/#comment-8139 ~ Wed, 17 May 2006 06:36:27 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/#comment-8139 "I did not lie then," he insisted. This was immediately greeted with what Pravda used to describe as "stormy applause," followed immediately by rather unseemly shouts by this otherwise well-disciplined and well-heeled group to have me summarily thrown out. At the end, as we all filed out slowly, I could make eye contact with only one person – who proceeded to berate me for being insubordinate. Scary. No open minds there. A graphic reminder for those wishing to spread some truth around that we have our work cut out for us. We have to find imaginative ways to use truth as a lever to pry open closed minds. -McGovern "I did not lie then," he insisted.

This was immediately greeted with what Pravda used to describe as "stormy applause," followed immediately by rather unseemly shouts by this otherwise well-disciplined and well-heeled group to have me summarily thrown out. At the end, as we all filed out slowly, I could make eye contact with only one person – who proceeded to berate me for being insubordinate.

Scary. No open minds there. A graphic reminder for those wishing to spread some truth around that we have our work cut out for us. We have to find imaginative ways to use truth as a lever to pry open closed minds.

-McGovern

]]> By: hope http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/comment-page-1/#comment-8138 hope Wed, 17 May 2006 06:35:21 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/#comment-8138 If you can check this out: http://www.antiwar.com/mcgovern/ A little something written by the man himself. (Ray McGovern) If you can check this out:

http://www.antiwar.com/mcgovern/

A little something written by the man himself.
(Ray McGovern)

]]> By: hope http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/comment-page-1/#comment-8137 hope Wed, 17 May 2006 06:21:37 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/#comment-8137 I can't believe that these types of people would be asked to silence themselves... What ever happened to freedom of speech? What did this man do that was so wrong that he was told he to "get to the question" and then literally threatened to be dragged out...? "IS this America?" I can't believe that these types of people would be asked to silence themselves…

What ever happened to freedom of speech? What did this man do that was so wrong that he was told he to "get to the question" and then literally threatened to be dragged out…?

"IS this America?"

]]> By: Zachary Fannin http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/comment-page-1/#comment-8129 Zachary Fannin Tue, 16 May 2006 08:04:00 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/#comment-8129 The Colbert piece is fantastic, and this is another worthy blow, but it's just not enough. We had the Downing Street memo, and that has all but disappeared. They've been caught with their pants down so many times, and yet they still have the helm. I really do hope these events signal the dam bursting. The Colbert piece is fantastic, and this is another worthy blow, but it's just not enough. We had the Downing Street memo, and that has all but disappeared. They've been caught with their pants down so many times, and yet they still have the helm. I really do hope these events signal the dam bursting.

]]> By: DaveESL http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/comment-page-1/#comment-8127 DaveESL Tue, 16 May 2006 07:10:54 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/05/16/the-tipping-point/#comment-8127 I sure hope you're right! I sure hope you're right!

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