tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post4656306365346339276..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: Something About SessionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-32380856154815158342009-07-16T18:22:38.179-04:002009-07-16T18:22:38.179-04:00Yes, of course. Their absolute worst nightmare com...Yes, of course. Their absolute worst nightmare come true. To cap it, the Attorney General is also black.<br />oldswedeoldswedenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-24178419691122760082009-07-16T17:53:00.122-04:002009-07-16T17:53:00.122-04:00And, Oldswede, imagine the threat of a black man i...And, Oldswede, imagine the threat of a black man in the Oval Office to folks of that mindset.Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730103285689619861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-91481100417829896132009-07-15T22:09:30.051-04:002009-07-15T22:09:30.051-04:00We Northerners tend to think of the culture wars o...We Northerners tend to think of the culture wars of the sixties as being between hippies and the establishment, peace advocates vs. Viet Nam hawks. <br />In the South, there were also the civil rights struggles. Many whites felt the Civil War was still on. Even today, some think that. Notice all the threats of secession.<br />Many of the Southern Republicans, the new Confederacy, were in their oldswedenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-87101034168792670422009-07-15T21:33:59.263-04:002009-07-15T21:33:59.263-04:00Oldswede - interesting. I didn't think to exa...Oldswede - interesting. I didn't think to examine Session's roots in looking at his motives. <br /><br />Barbara - yes, would you include an email address or contact info for my dozens of readers? Thanks!CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-55180792217904239812009-07-15T20:08:56.197-04:002009-07-15T20:08:56.197-04:00According to his official Senate biography, Jeffer...According to his official Senate biography, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III was born on Christmas Eve, 1946, in Selma, Alabama. Selma!<br />He was raised in Hybart, about 30 miles from Selma and slightly more from Montgomery. Selma and Montgomery are iconic places in the Civil Rights movement.<br />The Selma to Montgomery marches were major events (see http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214523/oldswedenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-72774309507206680202009-07-15T20:03:00.697-04:002009-07-15T20:03:00.697-04:00Barbara -
Why don't you supply an address or...Barbara - <br /><br />Why don't you supply an address or site for people to contribute?West Haven Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712427655275435591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-84570787474020375742009-07-15T13:01:56.264-04:002009-07-15T13:01:56.264-04:00Barbara, I plan on writing something for my blog o...Barbara, I plan on writing something for my blog over the weekend, so I'm sure it would be much too late for your deadline.<br /><br />And thanks <i>so much</i> for publicly acknowledging that we're obviously plenty old enough to have detailed memories of the first moon landing!<br /><br /><i>LOL!</i>CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-35910315717269770012009-07-15T11:07:52.615-04:002009-07-15T11:07:52.615-04:00Hey Bob and Kirby,
We're looking for a CT-bas...Hey Bob and Kirby,<br /><br />We're looking for a CT-based writer to share reflections on your memories of Neil Armstrong landing on the moon.<br /><br />The Stamford Advocate and CT Post are both looking for contributions, and the best piece will be selected for print publication.<br /><br />No costs to participate, and a great way to extend name recognition, link to your website and just Barbara Whitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909526649591523545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-12769566825925390272009-07-15T06:37:45.162-04:002009-07-15T06:37:45.162-04:00I found it more than a bit amusing that the MSM co...I found it more than a bit amusing that the MSM consistently reported (with a straight face) that, due to his experiences before the JC, Sessions might have some - dare I say the word? - EMPATHY towards Sotomayor.<br /><br />Do we want a Senator with empathy?West Haven Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712427655275435591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-31574452134759737162009-07-14T14:35:59.117-04:002009-07-14T14:35:59.117-04:00Great question about Sessions who has made me sick...Great question about Sessions who has made me sick through the process thus far. Apparently the Royal Order Of Douche Bags who run the Judiciary Committee (our "guys")were afraid that if they rubbed his nose in his own failure that he would act like a bigot and an asshole at Sotomayor's hearings. As you can see THAT did not quite work the way I sensed they played it. After all what MIKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17690396198826830082noreply@blogger.com