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Comment on Be Kinder Than Necessary by bob coates

bob coates — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:47:22 +0000

I understand that it most likely comes from a 1902 J. M. Barrie book called The Little White Bird; or Adventures in Kensington Garden:

“And if not an unkindness, still might he not sometimes have been a little kinder?

Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?”

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Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:30:45 +0000

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Comment on The Tea Party Juggernaut Rolls On by David

David — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:07:15 +0000

If you really believe the Tea Party parade is grass roots, you need to take another look under the float. It’s being driven by the same forces and the same money that’s been driving the Republican machine for almost three decades. The folks dancing in the streets with the Hitler signs are just the clowns and the puppets.

Comment on The Tea Party Juggernaut Rolls On by Kent_Perkins

Kent_Perkins — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:44:44 +0000

TEA PARTY: No, David…it’s not a monster.

The Tea Party is simply the grass roots of this country, stimulated to action by Democratic Party career politicians who, the moment they had a majority and the ability to show true colors and flex Liberal muscle, abandoned traditional principles. They got caught in the act of dipping eager toes into the hot water of socialism that once drowned Soviet Russia, is drowning Greece, France, Spain and much of Europe, and threatens our own fragile economy for generations ahead. Huge government entitlement programs, government intervention into private business, and disproportionate taxation and punishing success didn’t work overseas, and with any luck the Tea Party will keep it from working here.

The Tea Party is only a monster if it’s destroying something you like.

For most Americans, it’s a return to common sense.

For the rest, on November second, the party is over.

Comment on Be Kinder Than Necessary by Sheryl

Sheryl — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:46:18 +0000

Hello David,
Thank you for this.

I’ve just posted your findings on this quote to one of my own blogs, and credited you.
http://kindnessuntouched.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/the-kindness-theme-of-this-blog-continues/

Be well,
Sheryl

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The kindness theme of this blog continues… | Kindness Untouched — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:40:03 +0000

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Comment on How My Republican Party Destroyed the American Economy by Jahfre Fire Eater

Jahfre Fire Eater — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:09:24 +0000

The worst thing Reagan did for this country was to teach the GOP they could borrow and spend to out-do the liberal tax and spend paradigm.

Since then, there has been no hope of a limited government.
-Jahfre Fire Eater

Comment on Masterful Performances Freshen a Familiar Tune by mike wolf

mike wolf — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:49:10 +0000

Saw the movie a month or so back at the Modern on a Fri. nite with my wife and son. Loved it. I’ve had the CD for some time because I was so interested in the Ryan Bingham music. I had heard Stevie play with Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark many, many years ago in Lake Worth honky-tonks.

Comment on Teachers! Who Needs ‘Em? by Dan Hermelin

Dan Hermelin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:50:26 +0000

Thanks for posting this, David. I had to pass it on to my teacher/wife. (Or is that wife/teacher?) Anyway, as a junior high school English teacher (for which she deserves some kind of medal-or at least the public’s gratitude), she’s railed against “standardization” for many years. At least someone out there shares her perspective…

Comment on Texans – Take Back Your Schools by M. Lavender

M. Lavender — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:51:02 +0000

Referencing the question “…let a few ignorant people change the history books…”.
Unfortunately, the voters of this state approve the actions of these dimwits. Educational excellence has been trumped by religious fervor; and the scourge is moving on to the social studies texts. Not satisfied with rewriting history, the state board now is shoving biblical fundamentalism down the kid’s throats.