Comments on: When Times Get Tough, The Tough Get A Backbone

By: mondobeyondo

mondobeyondo — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:19:05 +0000

2) Well, yeah, Jobs did get a few more years of life. But if I were him, I’d ask for my money back! Ha!! Ugh, that wasn’t funny at all.

3) Paul and Linda McCartney did have an extremely successful marriage, until she died in 1998. But it wasn’t about the money.

By: mondobeyondo

mondobeyondo — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:10:52 +0000

To Joe Bodolai, wherever you are now….
(Google him, if you’re just coming across this post, and have no idea who he is, um, WAS)

I’ll pick up the torch that you (voluntarily) dropped. I may not ever be as funny as you were, and I may never write skits for SNL and movies. But I promise to give it my best shot.

Ugh… the flame just went out! Gotta re-light the fire. They don’t make torches like they used to, do they?

Sincerely, Mondo.

*sniff*

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:51:09 +0000

I think you have a skewed perspective here. Playing Robin Hood and using the power of government to take from any particular group is disturbing. On the other side of the coin, those that have been blessed with the skills and opportunity to be successful financially have a moral obligation to share that wealth by giving with the goal of improving our society and civilization.

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:18:15 +0000

I applaud your zeal, but as with many others here think it may be misdirected. I too live in Wisconsin and am tired of those that want to run roughshod over the people by trying to force a recall election every time their favorite candidate does not win. In a state whose budget is already tight you want to unnecessarily spend tens of millions of dollars now instead of waiting until the next election? That makes you part of the problem, not part of the solution. Walker, Ryan, etc. are not the problem. The problem is the people have lost the moral-spiritual foundation needed to make any form of free government operate successfully. We have a tremendous freedom enshrining foundation in our state and federal constitutions, but these are being badly abused by the selfish interests of Demicans and Republicrats (two sides of the same coin) pandering for votes which translate into personal influence, power, and money. Our corporations and government institutions have run amok with greed, self interest, and abuse of authority instead of serving and representing the people in general. Did you know that in the State of Wisconsin you are guilty of being a dead-beat parent, whether you have children or not? That is until you submit your social security number for some unknown person to check some records and exhonerate you. The DMV will not give you a driver’s license, the DNR will not give you a sporting license, until you submit this number – which by the way is illegal according to the Privacy Act of 1974. It was also promised by legislators when it was created that the social security number would only be used for the social security retirement program.

Keep your zeal, but fight for the strong moral-spiritual (and I would say Christian) foundation, not just the surface issues

By: Gary2

Gary2 — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:05:56 +0000

glad to see were are on the same page!

By: Toomanyfakeconservatives

Toomanyfakeconservatives — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:01:29 +0000

Metaphorical backbones are instilled or ingrained at an early age. Don’t expect many (if any) Americans past the age of puberty to suddenly grow backbones after the ******* hits the fan.

By: Gary2

Gary2 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:03:36 +0000

tax the rich-works for me

By: Gary2

Gary2 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:02:50 +0000

such insightful commentary from the right.

We will so cream the right in 2012.

By: Gary2

Gary2 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:01:37 +0000

more right wing “brilliance” on display

By: I Will Stand

I Will Stand — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:04:27 +0000

Good encouraging words, Michael.
I am a descendent of John Adams, President #2. He said, “Character is forged in the fires of adversity”, and I have taken that to heart. I live in Alaska, and I was having lunch recently with an elderly friend, an Indian chief . I asked him, “what was it like up here during the Great Depression?”, to which he replied, “We didn’t even realize there was a depression going on; we supported ourselves and did just fine”. In the same way, I have been living in a sustainable way, growing food, hunting, fishing, and becoming more self-supportive for my family. The less dependent we are on government handouts, the better off we will be. I have even noticed smaller communities forge bonds to help one another in these challenging times, so there are some good things coming out of adversity: people helping people directly. Never give up- keep standing !