tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914939.post110986788596010712..comments2023-10-04T01:27:24.003-07:00Comments on Versus Populum: Language, Religion, and PoliticsDwight P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15849665963994688905noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914939.post-1110232063073490152005-03-07T13:47:00.000-08:002005-03-07T13:47:00.000-08:00The original is at the good commentator's own webs...The original is at the good commentator's own website. I think this link will take you to her February 23 column. (It's even worse for me, because 2/23 is my daughter's birthday!)<br /><br />http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/printer_friendly.cgi?article=43<br /><br />As I noted, I picked up the quote second-hand (and thereby probably violated the commandment against lying -- although under American law, truth is a defense against libel and slander).<br /><br />Cheers -- I guess.<br />DwightDwight P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15849665963994688905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914939.post-1109907476822477512005-03-03T19:37:00.000-08:002005-03-03T19:37:00.000-08:00I have no idea where the quote originated. I do re...I have no idea where the quote originated. I do remember repeating it in a conversation with a high school history teacher (of the liberal persuasion) and he absolutely agreed. I, of course, at that time, really was naive about the whole business -- it was all "us" and "them".<br /><br />The result is that I now really hate labels. And I try to sneak an opinion in before anybody can label me. Yup, I know that's silly.Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664846951194175105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914939.post-1109904267306452412005-03-03T18:44:00.000-08:002005-03-03T18:44:00.000-08:00Do you have a written source for that quote? If i...Do you have a written source for that quote? If it's true, it's terrible. <br />This from a self-described conservative (one of the only ones in the ELCA, I think? Sometimes I feel like a pariah.)Maurice Frontzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923071081627969343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914939.post-1109871224124050672005-03-03T09:33:00.000-08:002005-03-03T09:33:00.000-08:00I remember my mother saying, somewheres in the ear...I remember my mother saying, somewheres in the early 1970s, that liberal was a dirty word. She was quite far to the right, and if she were still alive, probably would be a big fan of Coulter's.<br /><br />Mom and I would certainly have had a number of words on this topic by now. If I were able to maintain principle, integrity, I'd be challenging her (or anybody else) to hold the discussion without resorting to <I>ad hominem</I> attacks.<br /><br />And I'm guessing that I'd quickly become the object of further attacks.<br /><br />I am studying a theory that explains a lot about all this, which makes it easier to avoid being sucked in emotionally (though it's not foolproof!--I am still human). I expect to be addressing it in my blog, I hope sooner rather than later.Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664846951194175105noreply@blogger.com