tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2090734755499456649..comments2024-03-28T13:46:08.524-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Whew.Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27694538985338131762017-12-14T12:00:05.460-06:002017-12-14T12:00:05.460-06:00Sounds like quite a long day, for sure. Thanks fo...Sounds like quite a long day, for sure. Thanks for the reply and I'm glad you got to use the version that you did. : ) Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2065886589904744222017-12-13T22:14:20.586-06:002017-12-13T22:14:20.586-06:00Well that's good news since so many middle age...Well that's good news since so many middle aged or older white women still stuck with Moore in their vote. Time should help matters.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54079738517046149652017-12-13T20:20:16.796-06:002017-12-13T20:20:16.796-06:00I did write a "Moore wins" piece. Either...I did write a "Moore wins" piece. Either was ready to go, as well as a "Too close to call" piece. I freshened them as the results came in. It was a long day.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68148295862382839412017-12-13T17:27:23.236-06:002017-12-13T17:27:23.236-06:00One important fact, the Republican Party is losing...One important fact, the Republican Party is losing supporters, especially among the below age of 45 and women, and they never had minorities. There's only so much of constant degradation many will take. You can't win congressional seats with a base less than 35% in most states.<br /><br />Will they abandon Trump? Not until they get their political priorities signed off, which are also politically damning. They're almost like kamikaze pilots.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541828632284556589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64842348911446735882017-12-13T13:15:44.832-06:002017-12-13T13:15:44.832-06:00Yep. That's a swell photo in its own right, b...Yep. That's a swell photo in its own right, but accompanying this nuanced piece, it's a delight that had me smiling as soon as I arrived at EGD. Here's hoping, indeed.<br /><br />Just curious about the behind-the-scenes aspect of this, newspaper-wise, Neil. Is there some difference between your usual "Column" and this being labeled online at the ST as "Chicago News?" I'm assuming this required going well past your usual deadline for a column last night, or was that not the case? Were you going to to write a "Moore wins" piece, if that had been the outcome? Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15245564449171254112017-12-13T12:13:24.456-06:002017-12-13T12:13:24.456-06:00Saw that Jimmy Kimmel segment, real comedy gold in...Saw that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZo71_CK0M4" rel="nofollow">Jimmy Kimmel segment</a>, real comedy gold in a sad sick way. It's certainly entertaining, but I supose we can do without people capable of setting new levels of ignorance in government.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66997340487613403392017-12-13T10:56:48.666-06:002017-12-13T10:56:48.666-06:00Those folks are funny, Coey, but they didn't j...Those folks are funny, Coey, but they didn't just float off into the ether with Moore's loss. They're still out there and, as we found out in 2016, they vote. Don't get comfortable. We have a lot of work to do before November.Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55120092344945252822017-12-13T10:26:53.956-06:002017-12-13T10:26:53.956-06:00And so glad that his stepford wife put her foot in...And so glad that his stepford wife put her foot in it the other day with her Jewish comment. She didn't help matters and in this case that's a good thing.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87712271076633440902017-12-13T10:15:17.771-06:002017-12-13T10:15:17.771-06:00I certainly hope that the results of this election...I certainly hope that the results of this election are harbingers of better days to come, but I definitely know that henceforth (or at least for a little while) men in position of power are likely to hesitate and perhaps even forgo telling attractive prospects that he will be nice to them if they're nice to him.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87654012918728773802017-12-13T10:11:27.584-06:002017-12-13T10:11:27.584-06:00Voting is only one component of good citizenship. ...Voting is only one component of good citizenship. We must be active politically in many different ways. From Gathering signatures for petitions to signing those petitions to running for office 2 helping others to gain photo IDs if that's what's necessary for them to go to the polls in their state. We need to be active politically in order to defeat the voter suppression movement that honestly both parties engage in and count on so that they have a smaller number of people that they need to manipulate to their devices.<br />Knock on doors convince your fellow citizens to register regardless of their party affiliation it's important for as many people to be active and vote as possible.FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22613190736131304652017-12-13T09:25:41.560-06:002017-12-13T09:25:41.560-06:00I think I'll miss his spokespeople the most. I...I think I'll miss his spokespeople the most. I'm not sure if I preferred the woman who said "that there’s a group of non-accusers who have not accused the judge of any sexual misconduct or anything illegal,” or the man who was slack-jawed that the law didn't require office-takers to swear on a Bible, which was the only reason he came up with to justify Moore's belief that Muslims shouldn't be allowed to serve in the Senate. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-8551385604489207122017-12-13T08:29:04.744-06:002017-12-13T08:29:04.744-06:00The photo above is perfectly apt and here's ho...The photo above is perfectly apt and here's hoping...Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81513195608980117842017-12-13T08:29:04.126-06:002017-12-13T08:29:04.126-06:00That's because the Sun-Times has copy editors ...That's because the Sun-Times has copy editors and I have, thankfully, you. Fixed now. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-33296678910727250522017-12-13T08:07:46.179-06:002017-12-13T08:07:46.179-06:00Democracy works, but only if we vote.
"The m...Democracy works, but only if we vote.<br /><br />"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." Steve Biko<br /><br />328 days till the midterms. You know what you have to do.Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12168594397279880772017-12-13T07:23:04.294-06:002017-12-13T07:23:04.294-06:00I’m with you, Avi! Only a beginning, but a win for...I’m with you, Avi! Only a beginning, but a win for decency nonetheless. Happy Hanukkah!Maidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695560604873128421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6026831031705188122017-12-13T05:51:09.280-06:002017-12-13T05:51:09.280-06:00Barkly/Barkley; correct at ST.Barkly/Barkley; correct at ST.kganderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005895232135682751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46741915434318369822017-12-12T23:18:25.953-06:002017-12-12T23:18:25.953-06:00Maybe a small victory and only a start but it make...Maybe a small victory and only a start but it makes this 1st night of Hanukkah a pretty good one. Happy Hanukkah everyone!Avihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318905160894656611noreply@blogger.com