Comments on: Discuss Wednesday's commentary and letters http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/2009/01/07/discuss-wednesdays-commentary-and-letters-40/ Read and comment on topics posted by The Roanoke Times editorial board. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:23:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Allen Bunch http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/2009/01/07/discuss-wednesdays-commentary-and-letters-40/#comment-33530 Allen Bunch Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:58:17 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/?p=8855#comment-33530 The article that everyone is posting on is basic emotion and partisanship. If Obama accomplishes everything he sets out to do a lot of people will still not have any respect for him. In other words, that may be a good subject to vent on but it will still not accomplish anything. The other article is about a subject that we can all get involved in and have a positive effect on the state of the country we leave to our children and grand children. It is a no brainer that railroads can be more efficient than 4 wheelers and 18 wheelers. If we put the pressure on our representatives get them to facilitate the construction of an efficient rail infrastructure we can improve the economy and our over crowded highways at the same time. The article that everyone is posting on is basic emotion and partisanship. If Obama accomplishes everything he sets out to do a lot of people will still not have any respect for him. In other words, that may be a good subject to vent on but it will still not accomplish anything. The other article is about a subject that we can all get involved in and have a positive effect on the state of the country we leave to our children and grand children. It is a no brainer that railroads can be more efficient than 4 wheelers and 18 wheelers. If we put the pressure on our representatives get them to facilitate the construction of an efficient rail infrastructure we can improve the economy and our over crowded highways at the same time.

]]> By: Sandi Saunders http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/2009/01/07/discuss-wednesdays-commentary-and-letters-40/#comment-33490 Sandi Saunders Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:34:15 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/?p=8855#comment-33490 Rally behind the new president: G. E. Haydt, Thanks for the effort and the charitable characterizations. I enjoyed your commentary and appreciate the sentiment. You are however, 'casting pearls among some swine' to mutilate a quote to fit the RT Bloggers who will proudly attack and condemn to their dying breath regardless of truth, merit or decency. Disturbing aside here, Bush was sworn in mid January 2001 and 9 months later 9/11 shocked and stunned his administration; yet President Obama has been blamed for much already and he has yet to be sworn in. How long of a warm up do Conservatives deserve? Could we not get 9 minutes? Sadly, what goes around comes around and people manage to justify all manner of hypocrisy and keep on throwing atones. Consider the source and ignore the flak, keep speaking your mind and be proud that there remain Patriot's among us, they just don't all blog here. I no longer participate in the tit-for-tat attacks on this site but I will stick up for a fellow open mind every chance I get. Rally behind the new president: G. E. Haydt,
Thanks for the effort and the charitable characterizations. I enjoyed your commentary and appreciate the sentiment. You are however, 'casting pearls among some swine' to mutilate a quote to fit the RT Bloggers who will proudly attack and condemn to their dying breath regardless of truth, merit or decency. Disturbing aside here, Bush was sworn in mid January 2001 and 9 months later 9/11 shocked and stunned his administration; yet President Obama has been blamed for much already and he has yet to be sworn in. How long of a warm up do Conservatives deserve? Could we not get 9 minutes? Sadly, what goes around comes around and people manage to justify all manner of hypocrisy and keep on throwing atones. Consider the source and ignore the flak, keep speaking your mind and be proud that there remain Patriot's among us, they just don't all blog here. I no longer participate in the tit-for-tat attacks on this site but I will stick up for a fellow open mind every chance I get.

]]> By: HERB KREBS http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/2009/01/07/discuss-wednesdays-commentary-and-letters-40/#comment-33464 HERB KREBS Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:09:01 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/?p=8855#comment-33464 I guess you didnt read his last paragraph. Just stating where I am from. If I was from Maine I would have said not this northerner and so forth. I also said that hoping to confirm what you wold read into that. i guess I was right. We can say something and it means racist your left wing can say something and it is appropriate. Gotcha!!!! I guess you didnt read his last paragraph.
Just stating where I am from.
If I was from Maine I would have said not this northerner and
so forth.
I also said that hoping to confirm what you wold read into that.
i guess I was right.
We can say something and it means racist your left wing can say something and it is appropriate.
Gotcha!!!!

]]> By: Dan Radmacher http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/2009/01/07/discuss-wednesdays-commentary-and-letters-40/#comment-33459 Dan Radmacher Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:29:26 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/?p=8855#comment-33459 "Not this southerner." Interesting, Herb. Very interesting. What does being a southerner have to do with anything? "Not this southerner."

Interesting, Herb. Very interesting.

What does being a southerner have to do with anything?

]]> By: HERB KREBS http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/2009/01/07/discuss-wednesdays-commentary-and-letters-40/#comment-33460 HERB KREBS Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:18:47 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/roundtable/?p=8855#comment-33460 Just to let G.E Haydt know, I will never rally around this president or congress. I will give what they have givin the past 4 years. Hatered towards military, hatred towards capitolism etc etc.. there are to many to mention. They are now seating Burris, that was a lie. The deficit will hit 1.2 trillion, cap spending, that was a lie. Universal health care, can't happen so thats a lie. The only thing he will accomplish is to close gitmo, hire an unexperienced Pennta in charge of the CIA and get a bunch of Americans Killed. Rally around him. Not this southerner, No way no how ever. Just to let G.E Haydt know,
I will never rally around this president or congress.
I will give what they have givin the past 4 years.
Hatered towards military, hatred towards capitolism etc etc..
there are to many to mention.
They are now seating Burris, that was a lie.
The deficit will hit 1.2 trillion, cap spending, that was a lie.
Universal health care, can't happen so thats a lie.
The only thing he will accomplish is to close gitmo, hire an unexperienced Pennta in charge of the CIA and get a bunch of Americans Killed.
Rally around him.
Not this southerner, No way no how ever.

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