Comments on: See, trading with a communist country brings democracy!

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:57:12 +0000

Unfortunately the video was pulled

By: anon

anon — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:51:59 +0000

why can’t they go out and “raise awareness” about poisonous toys, toothpaste and dog food from China?

Are you saying you weren’t aware? Wasn’t it on Fox?

By: G Rex

G Rex — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:41:55 +0000

DV, I’m a fan of Hoyo de Monterrey coronas myself. The ones made in Honduras, of course, by the folks who own the rights to the original Cuban brandname – not the guys Castro granted it to.

Here’s another thing – if you lefties can have million mom marches and protests and whatnot for everything from abortion to Iraq to the designated hitter rule, why can’t they go out and “raise awareness” about poisonous toys, toothpaste and dog food from China?

By: donviti

donviti — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:57:04 +0000

I’m ok with trading with Iranians Duffy, if the government would just be open and up front and say the only fucking reason they are trading with these countries is b/c Walmart hired lobbyists to allow them to get into the country in the first place.

trade away, why do I care. But at the same time don’t spew some crap about how you (you being the government) are concerned with Human rights and at the same time do nothing to actually change it

FYI: Beer tasting in July…A real one!

By: donviti

donviti — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:54:25 +0000

there’s the cigar issue

their cigar’s suck any more. Mexico’s are way better.

By: G Rex

G Rex — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:00:23 +0000

Okay Duffy, I’ll bite. First, the trade embargo with Cuba is pretty much symbolic, since everyone else trades with them – even our good buddies Canada. Heck, we still buy Venezuelan oil, doesn’t that support a murdering left wing dictator? Then there’s the cigar issue. Sure would like some of them! Besides, Cuba is still an economic basket case despite the fact that everybody but us trade with them.

With that benchmark set, trading with China is a given, but they need to do more to protect intellectual property and trademarks. (The joke is that Bill Gates was delighted to hear that there are a billion Chinese using the new Office Vista, but disappointed to hear that Microsoft had only sold one copy of it.) Then there’s the product safety issue, and the fact that every big Chinese city looks like Pittsburgh in the 1800s. The problem is, how do we get them to act like a responsible country? Oh yeah, and it’s still a brutal Communist regime, as the Tibetans just reminded us.

By: Duffy

Duffy — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:36:51 +0000

Can we get back to the trade thing? I have a serious question.

Who thinks we should trade with China and/or Cuba? Why or why not?

By: RSmitty

RSmitty — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:38:57 +0000

It’s all your fault, geek. You installed that safety net and it failed me. I guess that means I can sue you now. Buy me a beer and we will call it a settlement.

By: RSmitty

RSmitty — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:37:33 +0000

Why, yes, I did go to Wesley. You seem extremely intelligent, as well. Shall we elitists engage in a friendly wager? Say $1 to convert Burris to a left-of-left-radical democrat and Dana to a right-of-right-radical republican?

Right, then. That Wesley education has done us well. Pip-pip. Cheerio.

By: liberalgeek

liberalgeek — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:27:33 +0000

Oh, sure, it’s my fault you don’t know how to type…

By: donviti

donviti — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:12:11 +0000

rsmitty,

very well said. Did you go to Wesley or something?

By: Dana Garrett

Dana Garrett — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:09:46 +0000

“But you are quite comfortable printing libel and starting ugly rumors about others everywhere you go~! Good on you~!”

Nit true. Everything I said about you was true…even about making anonymous smears.

I can check IP addresses at my site.

Others can too.

They know as well.

By: Nancy Willing

Nancy Willing — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:47:17 +0000

My site doesn’t exist for you to print libels and unsubstantiated rumors on.
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But you are quite comfortable printing libel and starting ugly rumors about others everywhere you go~! Good on you~!

By: RSmitty

RSmitty — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:30:59 +0000

DUDE! (that’s to geek)

Your EDIT mode hung…hence that last paragraph above.

Feel free to delete this comment here…right here…this one….here.

By: RSmitty

RSmitty — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:23:38 +0000

Dana –

I never said it was your fault, nor did I intend to give you that impression. What I did intend to say is that when you take exception to accusations, you have faulted others for not seeing it the way you do, to a point of guilt-by-disinterest. You do it to Burris almost everyday (look at the usage of his tag on your site) and yesterday you did it to Mike Matthews and Donviti (and all of DL, for that matter). Hell, you do it to me everytime I address you anymore. Not everyone feels the need to fight every battle, as you apparently are trying to do. However, you have been admonishing people for not living up to your level of morality – seeing things your way – when you do fight these battles. It’s as if we are all sinners in your church!

As far as Burris’ comments on Matt Denn? This may surprise you Dana…Dave and I don’t discuss things as much as I think you perceive. That is his comment and his research. You know what I know about that? Nada. Why? Because I haven’t looked it up. I do keep it forefront not to take on topics where I haven’t done my homework. Healthcare is not a strong suit of mine yet.

Do I condone unproven accusations? No, I don’t. Do I feel a need to jump up and down everytime one is made? No. When I do jump up and down,