Comments on: Bring Out The Pitchforks! Stewart, Colbert Slam Party of Incitement

By: rtgunlimited

rtgunlimited — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:09:37 +0000

The true spirit of America involves compromise, something republicans have lately been unable to do. Democrats aren’t perfect, but at least they aren’t trying to tell everybody their way to live is the only right way.

Fox likes to talk about “jamming the healthcare down our throat” but that’s just carefully chosen language to hide the fact that it was Democratically passed legislation and was in no way forced on the American people.

The majority wanted it and we got it. Stop whining about it if you didn’t agree on try to do something more productive.

By: erieangel

erieangel — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:07:02 +0000

There is not now and never has been a “Church of America”. That phrase implies a national religion and the framers were careful to ensure a seperation of church and state.

As to a later of yours, jlofton, I’d like to know where exactly in the Declaration of Independance it says that should EVER abolish the government. Quote please as I have not, admittedly, read the Declaration since college.

By: erieangel

erieangel — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:01:52 +0000

My post was one irony of course.

By: erieangel

erieangel — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:59:35 +0000

Ah, but one of those “ideas” you are so fond of espousing is that Thomas Jefferson wanted the Constitution to be rewritten every 20 years. Instead, Congress and the Supreme Court has opted throughout our history to simply add to it through amendments

By: murdoc829

murdoc829 — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:34:13 +0000

The fact that Sarah Palin is still a potent public figure makes me genuinely despair. While I really want to believe what Charlie. . . (way up there) says, I think the Republican strategy is working shockingly well, due largely to playing off America’s classist/racist ugliness in the guise of “free speech” and “anti-socialism.”

I work at the University of Tennessee, and recently there was an incident in which passersby threw bananas at visiting African-American prospective students and their parents. *Bananas*! Unbelievable. And don’t try to tell me it’s not related to the frothing rhetoric of conservatives, peddling hatred as patriotism and preserving “our” way of life.

I’m not a big fan of either party, but for God’s sake, at least the Democrats *try* to be reasonable.

By: masurix

masurix — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:29:00 +0000

You know what’s funny? I actually got a fear mongering, outrage pandering email from a Democrat the other day. Jennifer Brunner sent one of the most Glenn Beck-esque campaign letters I’ve ever seen and she did accomplish both her goals – fear and outrage. Unfortunately, they ended up directed toward her. Holy cow, is this where even the Democrats are going now? I sent back a scathing reply which I am sure no one read, but she lost my vote with that one. Maybe she figures that’s what she needs to win in Ohio. I’m hoping it’s an act and that she’s just Palin-ing it up for votes and she’s really a level-headed person. But I just can’t support that kind of BS.

By: anon76

anon76 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:48:22 +0000

Telling the truth about our country doesn’t ruin anything. Whoring around your various links ruins a thread on a topic totally unrelated to the founding of a country. Please do not respond to this with another whore-link to your website/institute/radio program.

By: jimfromla

jimfromla — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:44:56 +0000

Muslims talk about god.

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:21:39 +0000

Once more, with feeling:

Don’t. Feed. the. Trolls. John wouldn’t understand history if Thomas Jefferson explained it to him personally.

By: originalray

originalray — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:10:25 +0000

Jon Stewart is God!

By: jlofton

jlofton — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:03:23 +0000

How does telling the truth about our founding “ruin” anything? Isn’t free speech wonderful?

John Lofton, Editor, TheAmericanView.com
Communications Director, Institute on the Constitution
Host, “The American View” Radio Show
Recovering Republican
JLof@aol.com

By: anon76

anon76 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:59:01 +0000

It appears that some beasts can turn even comments not directed at them into chum. Methinks that with the extended signature in each post, this particular beast is simply doing some creative blog/institute/radio whoring. Shame to ruin a post about two such funny tv personalities with it.

By: jlofton

jlofton — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:39:43 +0000

Right! The “ideas” upon which our country was founded; the “ideas” which, when abandoned, are causing the destruction of our country. So sad that so many who call themselves Americans are clueless re: what this really means.

John Lofton, Editor, TheAmericanView.com
Communications Director, Institute on the Constitution
Host, “The American View” Radio Show
Recovering Republican
JLof@aol.com

By: djtrudeau

djtrudeau — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:18:44 +0000

I think it’s good idea to not feed the beast here. You’re not going to convince John of anything. He’s grabbed onto ideas that make him feel superior and he’ll probably never let them go.

By: jlofton

jlofton — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000

This country was founded on the Word of the “Creator” God of the Bible whether you start our founding in the early 1600s or in the colonial period in the 1700s. Read the colonial charters, all 50 State constitution Preambles, the oaths taken by elected officials. They are all filled with references to God, the God of the Bible. Our Declaration of Independence says explicitly that our rights come from GOD & that it is the purpose of government to protect GOD-given rights and when government becomes destructive of GOD-given rights it is our DUTY to alter or abolish that government! That is THE American view of law and government.

John Lofton, Editor, TheAmericanView.com
Communications Director, Institute on the Constitution
Host, “The American View” Radio Show
Recovering Republican
JLof@aol.com

By: drabidea

drabidea — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:55:27 +0000

I don’t think 3.1 said anything about there not being a right or wrong or no good or evil. I am also pretty sure there was a document way back when that said we should have freedom of religion. Is it just barely catching up to us? Doubt it.

By: schnauzer2

schnauzer2 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:35:14 +0000

Of course your god never lies, neother do my imaginary friends.

By: robbert5

robbert5 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:18:36 +0000

What you are defining as the one right and true way of life is actually a direct assault at the core of what this nation was founded on. The founders wanted everybody to be able to pursue their religion without running the risk of being persecuted. You ahve the richt to believe that your interpretation of religion is the right one, however you do not have the right to impose that belief on others.

I am wondering what your personal experiences are with godless government and why that is not pretty. Everybody in the current government and congress identifies his/herself with religion of some sort. I am not aware of any elected official in the federal government who is a self proclaimed atheist, i.e. godless.

And again, everybody is entitled to his/her opnion…etc…

By: kaysant

kaysant — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:13:41 +0000

Nothing that our country is facing now is any harder than what our parents, grandparents and their parents faced. By blowing recent politics out of proportion, putting them on level with a kind of American apocalypse, you do a disservice to past generations. Try and have some perspective.

By: archstanton68

archstanton68 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:08:02 +0000

god, as defined by you of course. if you were at all self-aware, you’d see a strong similarity between your rhetoric and that of other fanatics from many other faiths, particularly fundamentalist muslims.