tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post4341293228986132446..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: Caution: This Post Has Absolutely Nothing To Do With The Royals.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-44277668339773488222010-02-28T08:07:47.866-06:002010-02-28T08:07:47.866-06:00Not your business! 40-minute ciallis buy Florid...Not your business! <a href="http://jhngxlxdh.sitotop.com/40-minute-ciallis.html" rel="nofollow">40-minute ciallis buy Florida</a> I have a fresh joke for you) Why did the hubcap fall asleep? Because it was tired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-2651529456185914972008-08-15T11:56:00.000-05:002008-08-15T11:56:00.000-05:00Jimslim, You're an idiot. Please disassociate you...Jimslim, <BR/><BR/>You're an idiot. Please disassociate youself from my favorite baseball writer's blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-29935024502115095972008-08-11T15:14:00.000-05:002008-08-11T15:14:00.000-05:00Most of you missed the point. I never mentioned r...Most of you missed the point. I never mentioned race or ethnicity. I said Muslim extremists. I'm sure most of you would agree that you can be both white and Muslim. Just as you can be both Arab and Christian.<BR/><BR/>I just think that somewhere along the way we all forgot how great the country is that we live in. I'm proud to be an American and I'm tired of the sense of entitlement felt byAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-76157208798252398372008-08-11T14:15:00.000-05:002008-08-11T14:15:00.000-05:00Hey ranny I liked your political writeup. If you ...Hey ranny I liked your political writeup. If you get a chance drop by phog.net politics board. We have some great debate on subjects like this. I am the mod there. We also have a baseball board. That's where I first ran accoss your blog.<BR/><BR/>http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=172&f=2497Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-1386316749787371482008-08-11T12:39:00.000-05:002008-08-11T12:39:00.000-05:00You erred with me, twice. You are a scumbag libera...You erred with me, twice. You are a scumbag liberal and a mulsim. Your ilk or more importantly your ilk's lack of outspoken, dramatic and constant repudiation of terrorism, expecially in the US, is a huge problem with the vast majority of the well-informed citizenry. You people will get what you deserve here or in the after life. Please disassociate yourself with my favorite baseball team.JimSlimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065761036837103768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-83027307446166184042008-08-11T10:16:00.000-05:002008-08-11T10:16:00.000-05:00Such a complicated issue.First and foremost, racis...Such a complicated issue.<BR/><BR/>First and foremost, racism in any shape or form...whether it be by skin or by religion or whatever should be condemned...period. This blog obviously has a lot of readers, and when something strikes such a raw nerve in a writer, I have absolutely no problem at all with using the stage to fight for what you believe in. For that, you should be applauded.<BR/><BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-14930391692507556832008-08-11T00:24:00.000-05:002008-08-11T00:24:00.000-05:00Damn! I don't read any postings for a couple days ...Damn! I don't read any postings for a couple days and holy shit, it explodes.<BR/><BR/>Ron, let it go. You've been beaten. Mostly semantically, partially ideologically, but beaten nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-72152282304260451102008-08-10T15:45:00.000-05:002008-08-10T15:45:00.000-05:00"Well, I'm not going to apologize for what I said...."Well, I'm not going to apologize for what I said. And I did not refer to Rany and his friends as Nazi's."<BR/><BR/>I didn't say you called them Nazis, I said you <I>compared</I> them to Nazis, which you did. If you weren't seeking to make such a comparison, you would not have brought up Nazis in the first place. Don't backpedal now.<BR/><BR/>Numerous other posts have already addressed your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-26554937721695983442008-08-10T05:51:00.000-05:002008-08-10T05:51:00.000-05:00"ron," it takes a great deal of fortitude to post ..."ron," it takes a great deal of fortitude to post with a first name shared by millions of people with no other identification, and then call out other people for posting as "anonymous."<BR/><BR/>You're now two-for-two on hypocrisy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-27298893737476644722008-08-10T01:56:00.000-05:002008-08-10T01:56:00.000-05:00You know one thing I kept asking myself while read...You know one thing I kept asking myself while reading your post, Rany? Why did your friend give in so easily? Why? As you said, it was something he had worked for for years, and was extremely proud of. So why did he resign? Was he forced, or even asked to do so by the Obama campaign? You should know - he's one of your best friends. I'd like to know. If this was the case, tell us. People Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-32358787809844071062008-08-09T20:05:00.000-05:002008-08-09T20:05:00.000-05:00Keith,Your Obama Messiah complex is altogether too...Keith,<BR/><BR/>Your Obama Messiah complex is altogether too typical. If a few innocent people have to be thrown under the bus so he can be elected, that's just too bad, right? Because unless Obama is elected, America is doomed, doomed! That isn't the attitude of a great leader, who would be willing to sacrifice his own ambition for what is right.<BR/><BR/>I don't defend the nativist SOBs who Nathan Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578105396313454754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-89972747822582134842008-08-09T19:52:00.000-05:002008-08-09T19:52:00.000-05:00Rany,I'm not even sure the attack on your friend h...Rany,<BR/>I'm not even sure the attack on your friend has anything to do with your friend. It is an attack by Republicans on anyone associated with Obama so that they can convince the american people that he is either too muslim or too black to be trusted. Your friend just got caught in the crossfire.<BR/><BR/>But if Obama stands up for him, many ignorant voters WILL jump to the conclusion that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-20223321585832809922008-08-09T19:49:00.000-05:002008-08-09T19:49:00.000-05:00ron,Would you hold Dietrich Bonhoeffer responsible...ron,<BR/><BR/>Would you hold Dietrich Bonhoeffer responsible for what happened Daucheu? I agree with you that those who are silent in the face of evil bear some responsibility for it. But it's categorically false that no Muslims have stood up to the Islamofacists. Sheikh (Prof) Shaheed Satardien of the Supreme Muslim Council of Ireland is one who has done so (as I detailed <A HREF="http://Nathan Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578105396313454754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-82757905075830394822008-08-09T19:10:00.000-05:002008-08-09T19:10:00.000-05:00Well, I'm not going to apologize for what I said. ...Well, I'm not going to apologize for what I said. And I did not refer to Rany and his friends as Nazi's. <BR/><BR/>What I said was, '<BR/><BR/>The German people try to say they aren't responsible for the Holocaust because it was the NAZI's who did it. But I've been to Dauchau. Its is in the middle of a German town. And you can still smell the stink from the ovens today, so they can't pretend likeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-78803890549908436222008-08-09T18:39:00.000-05:002008-08-09T18:39:00.000-05:00Not "afraid" of anything. I have responded openly...Not "afraid" of anything. I have responded openly to everything that has been said to me so far. I don't see any genuine difference between posting as "anonymous," which is just the default setting, or attaching a name to each post. It's not as though anyone here can actually identify you just because you posted as "ron" instead of "anonymous." It means nothing one way or the other unless we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-10842684102465151292008-08-09T18:07:00.000-05:002008-08-09T18:07:00.000-05:00Wow!!Hey, Anonymous, I might actually take your co...Wow!!<BR/><BR/>Hey, Anonymous, I might actually take your comments seriously if you could actually take 2 seconds out of your life and actually put in a name.<BR/><BR/>But since you can't be bothered, why should I take anything you say serously. Since over 30 of the over 40 posts have been "anonymous".<BR/><BR/>What are you guys afaid of??<BR/><BR/>Look back through some of the posts. If you wantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-50081420165283474772008-08-09T17:31:00.000-05:002008-08-09T17:31:00.000-05:00"I would certainly bet that there are very few Ara..."I would certainly bet that there are very few Arabs or Persians who could pass for white European."<BR/><BR/>It depends upon what part of the Arab world you visit and what part of Europe you compare them to. Comparing a Swede to a Yemeni is a no brainer. However, trying to distinguish between a Greek and a Lebanese or an Italian and Syrian is harder. Arabs from Lebanon and Syria are more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-88847513879828804312008-08-09T16:45:00.000-05:002008-08-09T16:45:00.000-05:00I do question the last paragraph of your article. ...I do question the last paragraph of your article. The current war isn't Christian vs. Muslim, but it isn't moderate vs. extremist either. That is, the political extremists behind these slurs against Mr. Asbahi don't quite deserve to be lumped in with the murderers and oppressors who count as extremists in the Islamic world. They're a vile lot, to be sure, and need to be dealt with, but they Nathan Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578105396313454754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-63666138795857538762008-08-09T16:31:00.000-05:002008-08-09T16:31:00.000-05:00Great article, Rany. I lean right, politically, bu...Great article, Rany. I lean right, politically, but this neoMcCarthyism transcends the left-right divide. It has, as you put it, carried us through the looking glass. I have to believe that if people just knew the facts about this, they'd dismiss it out of hand. Letting the bigots behind these attacks control our political system is like letting M.C. Escher blueprint your new skyscraper. I hope Nathan Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578105396313454754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-3541687179588463302008-08-09T16:18:00.000-05:002008-08-09T16:18:00.000-05:00"Actually many Persians are Caucasian and technica..."Actually many Persians are Caucasian and technically white. They are not European, but they, along with many Arabs such as Syrians and Lebanese, are Caucasian. I believe in the US Syrians, Iranians, and Lebanese are counted as non-hispanic white on the census."<BR/><BR/>But "Caucasian" is just a made up classification. That conception of race goes back to the 18th century when humanity was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-61013478752298807612008-08-09T15:53:00.000-05:002008-08-09T15:53:00.000-05:00"However, 99% of the time, terrorists are Muslim. ..."However, 99% of the time, terrorists are Muslim. Yes, I know about Richard Reid and Timothy McVeigh. However, those guys are the exception not the rule."<BR/><BR/>How about Eric Rudolph, Terry Nichols, William Krar, the IRA, the Marxist terrorists, etc... I guess those are all just exceptions too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-25507940068841556542008-08-09T15:44:00.000-05:002008-08-09T15:44:00.000-05:00"When is the Muslim community in America going to ..."When is the Muslim community in America going to stand up and actually condem the terroists for thier actions? Because you don't. On one hand, you complain because you are lumped with them, and on the other hand refuse to disassociate yourselfs from them."<BR/><BR/>You mean like this web page - http://groups.colgate.edu/aarislam/response.htm<BR/><BR/>But you're right, no Muslims in America, or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-55937410543601091132008-08-09T15:15:00.000-05:002008-08-09T15:15:00.000-05:00It's to bad many Muslims are suspiciously viewed a...It's to bad many Muslims are suspiciously viewed as terrorists. However, 99% of the time, terrorists are Muslim. Yes, I know about Richard Reid and Timothy McVeigh. However, those guys are the exception not the rule. Is it fair? No, however, it is a part of life. Most people should be more upset that Obama doesn't have the stones to stand by a friend and do what's right. Remember that comeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-45739704061362358772008-08-09T15:10:00.000-05:002008-08-09T15:10:00.000-05:00Question: Why does a lot of the criticism on this...Question: Why does a lot of the criticism on this thread, and the one Rany linked to, seem to be directed only at Christians?<BR/><BR/>If Rany's friend was incorrectly linked to Hamas, isn't that a poison pill to American Jews who support Israel? The only reason Hamas is even discussed in America is because of its opposition to the Jewish State. Yes there are bible thumpers who support Israel Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-19874812734736383012008-08-09T11:23:00.000-05:002008-08-09T11:23:00.000-05:00Rany, this really breaks my heart. Obama clearly ...Rany, this really breaks my heart. Obama clearly has neither the principles to stand by a falsely-portrayed associate, nor the sense to understand that his pandering isn't going to get anyone to vote for him.<BR/><BR/>Ron... I'm sorry, but the "you guys have to put a stop to this" argument is completely hollow. How often do you see Christian organizations "putting a stop to" the depredations ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com