tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post1621931412856825889..comments2023-12-16T16:50:25.810-08:00Comments on The Heart of the Matter: Boxing, Judo, and PoliticsBarry Eislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-85213827871108317402008-01-25T14:22:00.000-08:002008-01-25T14:22:00.000-08:00I just am failing to see any new ideas presented f...I just am failing to see any new ideas presented from Obama on his website, which I'm currently studying. It's disappointing, and I'd probably be ok with any of the dem candidates at this point (just ok, though, and that's a shame). <BR/><BR/>I also think Clinton's being herself, unfortunately.ssashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527483283426518167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-49551276545181014692008-01-25T08:10:00.000-08:002008-01-25T08:10:00.000-08:00Thank goodness I'm not the only one who feels the ...Thank goodness I'm not the only one who feels the same.<BR/><BR/>I'm still itching over her so called 'cry' along with her 'some people are ready, and some people are not' comments through her oscar nominated tears.<BR/><BR/>I really don't have anything more to say as you have said it all. <BR/><BR/>OBAMA is the real agent of change here. <BR/><BR/>I sense fakeness. I would love a woman for president, just not her. She is not genuine, Obama is the only one who can bring about change for U.S.AAda [The Duchess]https://www.blogger.com/profile/17440830191796863095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-58271895386748028722008-01-23T19:00:00.000-08:002008-01-23T19:00:00.000-08:00I've applauded your concise and informed essays be...I've applauded your concise and informed essays before - and now, once again - may I congratulate you for not allowing a platform for hate venting.<BR/><BR/>p.s<BR/>Give me an email - I've got some interesting political info you might want to see...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-66914946946110949472008-01-22T16:22:00.000-08:002008-01-22T16:22:00.000-08:00Good blog, Barry. I actaully like Obama's quote - ...Good blog, Barry. I actaully like Obama's quote - very, very thoughtful. He is quite brilliant and I have liked that he has tried to run his campaign without the negative sniping at his opponents but that veil maybe lifting these days. Too bad. History might be made later this year with either a woman or a black man as president. No matter your political stripes or your personal preferences, that is history in the making. It would be nice to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-38595263197293337992008-01-22T13:06:00.000-08:002008-01-22T13:06:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comments, everyone. Devon, I'd be ...Thanks for the comments, everyone. Devon, I'd be honored. Sex Scenes, I don't read Obama's performance last night as a sign that he can't hold up under pressure or as indicative of any lack of cleverness and quickness. I've seen him display those qualities many times. To me, last night was a failure of preparation on the part of his team (for which, of course, he is ultimately responsible). Even the bravest warrior will have a hell of a time winning anything meaningful if he's sent our with the wrong weapons and the wrong objective, and that's what happened last night, IMO.<BR/><BR/>I've received a few posts that I've decided not to run because they struck me as overly harsh. I'm not a fan of the Clintons, but nor do I want to provide a platform for what strikes me as unreasoning Clinton hatred (or Bush or other hatred, for that matter). That's not the tone I want here on HOTM, for one thing, and for another, anti-Clinton rants do little other than creating sympathy for the candidate. Thanks for your understanding.<BR/><BR/>-- BarryBarry Eislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-22113222695356258832008-01-22T10:36:00.000-08:002008-01-22T10:36:00.000-08:00This seems to fall in with the Obama I'm growing t...This seems to fall in with the Obama I'm growing to know through my research. I've worried all along that he can't hold his own under pressure. I don't think he's a bad man--quite the opposite!--just that he's not clever and quick and tough enough to stand up on the world stage.ssashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527483283426518167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-14946692203355112672008-01-22T08:32:00.000-08:002008-01-22T08:32:00.000-08:00Good points.I've pretty much given up watching the...Good points.<BR/><BR/>I've pretty much given up watching the debates. I'm tired of hearing them snipe at each other instead of actually discussing and debating their different approaches.<BR/><BR/>I'm also annoyed because I can't vote in a primary election here in NY without losing my status as an independent, and I think that's just wrong. An independent voter is such so that the voter can CHOOSE the candidate best suited to the voter's beliefs, not pander to a party's political line.<BR/><BR/>I just feel like the Horsemen of the Apocalypse are riding (even though that's not my religious persuasion/position) and I hope this election, in some small fashion, will somehow slow them down.<BR/><BR/>May I put you on my daily reads?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-89851632488625490212008-01-22T06:42:00.000-08:002008-01-22T06:42:00.000-08:00Thank you so much for posting this. I worry that ...Thank you so much for posting this. I worry that with as large as our country is we will have a hard time really knowing what everyone's "platform" is when they are so busy doing the "he said oh no I didn't" game. And most importantly, I really liked your "ideal" of how the debate should have gone...or at least that portion of it. Thanks again Barry!<BR/>MonicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-29771664419334086572008-01-22T03:54:00.000-08:002008-01-22T03:54:00.000-08:00I vote for you Barry. I like the way you think.Sin...I vote for you Barry. I like the way you think.<BR/>Since I live in P.R. my vote don't count, but what you observed in the debate is so true. In a way I am glad I don't have to vote.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085035032708920873noreply@blogger.com