Comments on: Obama’s Father’s Day challenge http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Wed, 23 May 2012 01:47:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mc Kiernan http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158129 Mc Kiernan Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:37:38 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158129 Barry's churchey homily was primarily a <em>political speech</em> neither religious nor spiritual and will undoubtedly be eligible for his Presidential Library. Or else, look at it this way, if Obama were the mayor of Oakland, California or the mayor of the City of Detroit, the crime rate wouldn't budge an inch nor would the bio- fathers in question but the speech would just sound terrific at election time. Barry’s churchey homily was primarily a political speech neither religious nor spiritual and will undoubtedly be eligible for his Presidential Library.

Or else, look at it this way, if Obama were the mayor of Oakland, California or the mayor of the City of Detroit, the crime rate wouldn’t budge an inch nor would the bio- fathers in question but the speech would just sound terrific at election time.

]]> By: maggie - labrat http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158116 maggie - labrat Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:05:09 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158116 Why just address the men? Last I checked it takes two to make a child. Frankly, I think you'd make a lot more progress if you worked to change the mindset of the women who produce illegitimate children over the men. Contrary to all the claims I here about "failed" BC, it's damned easy to keep from getting pregnant if you really don't want a child. Why just address the men? Last I checked it takes two to make a child. Frankly, I think you’d make a lot more progress if you worked to change the mindset of the women who produce illegitimate children over the men. Contrary to all the claims I here about "failed" BC, it’s damned easy to keep from getting pregnant if you really don’t want a child.

]]> By: Hank Barnes http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158110 Hank Barnes Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:52:28 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158110 Good words by Obama. The issue, though, is not good for Congress. The culture has to change. Kids being raised without Fathers is  disasterous for the kids and society. HB Good words by Obama. The issue, though, is not good for Congress. The culture has to change. Kids being raised without Fathers is  disasterous for the kids and society.

HB

]]> By: Elisha Feger http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158096 Elisha Feger Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:58:52 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158096 I'm going with the obligatory line since Cosby was mentioned: Pudding pops! <em>Elisha Feger's last blog post..<a href='http://demonicgerbil.livejournal.com/537161.html' rel="nofollow">RIAA sink below the bottom of the scum chart, currently rating -1.5 out of 5</a></em> I’m going with the obligatory line since Cosby was mentioned:

Pudding pops!

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]]> By: Aziz Poonawalla http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158092 Aziz Poonawalla Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:39:22 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158092 frak, i am an idiot. ok, let me fix that link... frak, i am an idiot. ok, let me fix that link…

]]> By: Dean Esmay http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158091 Dean Esmay Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:29:20 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158091 Well, first off, I embrace his message, although as a father parts of it get a little tiresome he's basically right. On the other hand, now I have to argue with Martin, because in point of fact there's nothing in that message that's new or unique to Bill Cosby--black preachers talk that way from the pulpit every week--and because, well, Cosby has gotten rude and obnoxious about it, and attacked meaningless things in the community that haven't got a thing to do with it (like, what name to give your kids). So, no offense to Bill, but, he's kind of a jerk. Well, first off, I embrace his message, although as a father parts of it get a little tiresome he’s basically right.

On the other hand, now I have to argue with Martin, because in point of fact there’s nothing in that message that’s new or unique to Bill Cosby–black preachers talk that way from the pulpit every week–and because, well, Cosby has gotten rude and obnoxious about it, and attacked meaningless things in the community that haven’t got a thing to do with it (like, what name to give your kids). So, no offense to Bill, but, he’s kind of a jerk.

]]> By: Martin L. Shoemaker http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158079 Martin L. Shoemaker Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:16:07 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/06/16/obamas-fathers-day-challenge/#comment-158079 Good for Senator Obama! Of course, somewhere Dr. Cosby is saying, "Wait a minute! I got pilloried for saying that!" I'm hoping all the Senator's adoring fans can take a moment to apologize to Cos. And the proof will be in the pudding. Will Senator Obama's policies encourage, discourage, or ignore the twin mindsets of dependency and irresponsibility that he has correctly diagnosed as pathological? I can't tell from your link, Aziz, because it's a link to an IEEE story debunking the Singularity. Good for Senator Obama!

Of course, somewhere Dr. Cosby is saying, "Wait a minute! I got pilloried for saying that!" I’m hoping all the Senator’s adoring fans can take a moment to apologize to Cos.

And the proof will be in the pudding. Will Senator Obama’s policies encourage, discourage, or ignore the twin mindsets of dependency and irresponsibility that he has correctly diagnosed as pathological? I can’t tell from your link, Aziz, because it’s a link to an IEEE story debunking the Singularity.

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