tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981463723721077663.post3802598427728041686..comments2023-05-26T02:26:47.755-07:00Comments on The Worry Free Life: "You have offended my honor, Sir"Dr. Terry Sandbekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673542939234937027noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981463723721077663.post-14786234734193411482009-09-28T19:25:38.618-07:002009-09-28T19:25:38.618-07:00All Representative Wilson had to do was use some s...All Representative Wilson had to do was use some self-control and seek out the media for an interview with supporting documentation that Obama was in error. The disruption and rudeness are what Americans are famous for, I guess. Too bad we can't live up to our status as the leading nation of the world. If we don't, that status will not last much longer. I've heard a couple people on the cable news channels agree with Wilson. They said it was not in Obama's plan, but in an amendment (of which there are many). It's worth checking into, isn't it? Whether knowingly or not, our President shouldn't be lying to us, unless it is in the best interest of the many and life saving. Such as, giving our war strategies away on TV, not a good idea. Media today is on every move they make, so they have little to no room for error. I think we need to quit quibbling over some rude faux pas that has been forgiven. Find out the truth for yourself.Vivienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981463723721077663.post-87759689793226582982009-09-18T12:13:22.844-07:002009-09-18T12:13:22.844-07:00Not a bad idea Doc...not bad. The idea of represen...Not a bad idea Doc...not bad. The idea of representative single combat goes back at least to David v. Goliath. I remember watching a movie as a child where the outcome of a major war was settled by two chosen participants...sorry can't remember the name. Even the Star Trek series used the motif of single combat as a proxy for all out total global war. I wonder though if all the parties would agree to the outcome even if not in their favor. To my mind it seems some folks are still fighting the 'Civil' War. My heart sinks to think my countrymen and women think a duly elected President is worthy of insulting behavior to his/her face. What Joe Wilson did is not just insult Barack Obama (unfortnate but acceptable) he insulted the Office of The President of The United States of America(which is not acceptable). WHOMEVER is in that office is deserving of the respect of The Office, regardless of his/her party or politics. The President may be a putz (Millard Fillmore, Warren G Harding, Richard Nixon, GWB etc.) but a personal attack in the seat of our government is a breach of common courtesy to the Office of President. I was not a fan of GWB or his policies, but I would never have presumed to scream at him in the halls of Congress (or throw shoes at him) even after finding out he did in fact lie to us. Bill Clinton lied to us too...but it didn't cost several hundred thousand lives in the process, and no one stood in their faces and called them on it. Maybe Joe Wilson's outburst came 7 years too late. Civility, as you pointed out in a previous post, seems to be lost in these very troubling times. What appears to me to have taken its' place is ignorance and unfounded fear. Maybe it's wrong to blame Rep. Wilson...let me be civil and suggest he was merely...ignorant. Perhaps as suitable punishment he should be made to write 100 times 'I will not interrupt the Chief Executive while he is addresing me in The People's House.' In the final analysis, Joe Wilson is small potatoes in the political landscape of our nation. He was for a moment a squeeking wheel. We shall not hear of him again til the next election cycle. I guess the best thing we could do is follow the words of a well known Jewish teacher from 2000 years ago who suggested his god's greatest commandment was (and I paraphrase): "...be nice..."Charles Davisnoreply@blogger.com