tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.comments2023-07-01T06:30:18.108-07:00Uncommon Sense CommentaryBlueDeaconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05641178784714584337noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-80753936084251492232021-02-17T12:49:01.267-08:002021-02-17T12:49:01.267-08:00Great Article! I could never listen to him. His lo...Great Article! I could never listen to him. His loud voice bothered me, and he was an open book Racist. Sorry but I can't say anything good right now.<br />I'm sorry he had Cancer, but I held my Mother when she took her last breath, dying of Cancer. She was Not a loud mouth, and didn't get a Medal of Freedom for Cancer...<br />Rush had a Cancer in him for a long time, Racism! ��❤️✌️Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07941119826949167691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-41273129935953897642020-11-29T17:17:10.840-08:002020-11-29T17:17:10.840-08:00Speak brother and keep speaking ❣Speak brother and keep speaking ❣RROusleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863470852011354944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-69447042656516312542020-11-05T11:23:38.907-08:002020-11-05T11:23:38.907-08:00I have thought about this piece so many times in t...I have thought about this piece so many times in the time since you wrote it -- thank you for helping me find the words to talk about this.Amiable Misanthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096186305546185293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-29252040541361823352020-03-09T12:39:06.825-07:002020-03-09T12:39:06.825-07:00I remembered that quote as being different, so I c...I remembered that quote as being different, so I changed it.BlueDeaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641178784714584337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-34536516514309209542020-03-09T10:35:01.086-07:002020-03-09T10:35:01.086-07:00"At least our needs were part of the conversa..."At least our needs were part of the conversation." Well said.kendallhimselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739302352622520758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-41341978911333538422019-09-11T14:40:41.075-07:002019-09-11T14:40:41.075-07:00Beautiful, Rick.Beautiful, Rick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670638144835235397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-56721510134947627102019-08-02T08:47:40.585-07:002019-08-02T08:47:40.585-07:00Excellent article..transformed lives are what is n...Excellent article..transformed lives are what is needed not behavior change, which is needed but only if we have transformed lives firstKim Hughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338428573933543656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-41220457633593782072019-07-31T09:06:07.858-07:002019-07-31T09:06:07.858-07:00You really are an excellent writer.You really are an excellent writer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670638144835235397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-65968952937454862072019-04-29T19:54:53.253-07:002019-04-29T19:54:53.253-07:00Thank you. I have been trying to find a helpful wa...Thank you. I have been trying to find a helpful way to articulate this very idea.kendallhimselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739302352622520758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-23270178418627190382019-03-06T13:53:35.783-08:002019-03-06T13:53:35.783-08:00The problem with that comment is that Trump subscr...The problem with that comment is that Trump subscribes to no standards whatsoever, which is why comparing him to Obama and the Clintons is utterly irrelevant and indeed apples-and-oranges. This is what Trump supporters refuse to acknowledge -- <i>their</i> double standards.BlueDeaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641178784714584337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-82886992426798195372019-03-03T17:17:46.217-08:002019-03-03T17:17:46.217-08:00Well Rick; there you go again: showing you are con...Well Rick; there you go again: showing you are consistently inconsistent. You hold Trump accountable while you leave people that you have supported alone. Now I know that Trump is rather far from perfect but so were the previous presidents. Your hatred of Trump comes through loud and clear. But you do not apply the same standards to Clinton or Obama. You also suggest that by my voting for Trump that I am as guilty of the same sins as he is which is dead wrong. By the way when did either Bill Clinton, Barack Obama or any of the previous presidents show any of the "fruits of the Spirit" that all of a sudden that you believe that Trump should show? What biblical principles did you have to ignore or overlook to support either of the Clintons? Was Barack Obama an example of a "righteous" individual before he became president? Besides, hasn't Cohen lied to the Congress before? Now all of a sudden he is telling the whole truth. Skeeter Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472732985998019901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-30245948082613052192019-02-18T07:43:38.370-08:002019-02-18T07:43:38.370-08:00Not buying that. One, when it came to the ACA Obam...Not buying that. One, when it came to the ACA Obama had dozens of hearings on it and allowed dozens of amendments, and Republicans STILL voted against it because, as one senator put it, they were virtually required to oppose anything he proposed simply because HE proposed it. Two, the wall is only a vanity to show that Trump did something; it's well-established that folks trying to get into the country tunnel underneath the walls that already exist, around two dozen near San Diego alone IIRC, and the large drug bust that took place a couple of weeks ago was at a checkpoint.<br /><br />Oh, yes, you <i>do</i> worship Trump. I want to hear you call him out the same way you would any Democrat; then I'll know that you're serious. (FWIW, the Democrats you mention don't act the way he does.)BlueDeaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641178784714584337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-43321091226976915032019-02-17T13:02:59.441-08:002019-02-17T13:02:59.441-08:00As I recall Rick, President Obama stepped on the C...As I recall Rick, President Obama stepped on the Constitution several times especially when it came to the enforcement of the so called ACA law In fact he postponed implementation of the ACA 28 times. So don't give us this bull crap about Trump stamping on the Constitution as being the only one to do it. By the way he can call an emergency because the congress gave the POTUS the power to do it. It seems that by your objection to a barrier that you want illegal immigration and drug traffic and human sex slaves to come freely into the this country. By the way I believe that you should rename your commentary as common leftist propaganda. That is how I see it. For the record I do not worship Trump as you seem to worship ANY democrat such as Bill Clinton or Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.Skeeter Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472732985998019901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-47207236295091345022018-01-15T11:41:50.385-08:002018-01-15T11:41:50.385-08:00This is so well done Rick. Thank you for the remi...This is so well done Rick. Thank you for the reminders. Jim Wehdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13919887315731315298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-58931460081723364032017-07-16T09:38:00.625-07:002017-07-16T09:38:00.625-07:00My comment continues to be to set the beatitudes--...My comment continues to be to set the beatitudes--often described as the "Ten Commandments" of the New Testament--up against the actions of the President Trump--Poverty or poverty of spirit? grief or repentance? hunger for justice? meekness? purity or purity of heart? or mercy or "suffering persecution for my sake" On the contrary, he is wealthy and flaunts his wealth and rewards wealthy donors, he shows no mourning or grief for any loss--he never loses! He does not hunger for justice (I doubt if he ever thinks about justice except as revenge); he would never be cited for meekness nor purity, nor purity of heart. His sense of compassion and mercy is to tell people they're on their own. and, though he always portrays himself as a victim of the media, or disloyalty, and of conspiracies, he never rejoices in persecution, but, as his wife puts it, hits back ten times harder. Jorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217831291084290697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-87950049844672885232017-07-15T07:33:40.832-07:002017-07-15T07:33:40.832-07:00If you read this blog on a consistent basis you...If you read this blog on a consistent basis you'll noticed that I say exactly that time and time again.BlueDeaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641178784714584337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-79391190866875101722017-07-15T06:35:04.349-07:002017-07-15T06:35:04.349-07:00I honestly don't believe that Trump is a true ... I honestly don't believe that Trump is a true "Christian" in any sense of the word. That, of course is my opinion but I think it is supported by his actions. As I have said before, "Character comes from within and our actions and words reveal our character to the rest of the world." When you see a man who defies all that we learned in Kindergarten and Sunday school you have to think that man is not on the right path. Pray for him? Yes! Put him in the most influential position in the world? Soup Camelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315817480667345311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-9749967049063538552017-04-05T17:12:16.191-07:002017-04-05T17:12:16.191-07:00This cuts both ways. I first learned that decades ...This cuts both ways. I first learned that decades ago when a cousin went through a lot of misery as a superior would harass him every time she insisted on a private meeting after hours.<br />Making this about men needing more self-control completely misses the point.<br />There are some intimate activities (many not involving a bed, yet none the less special) that should be reserved for one's spouse.<br />I'm okay if a person feels the need to spell those out in our multicultural society.<br /><br />In other words, let the VP wear his hijab.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05582998618422748878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-38319902413801573462017-04-05T14:27:14.120-07:002017-04-05T14:27:14.120-07:00In such places, however, they'd be in still a ...In such places, however, they'd be in still a public place, so I don't see that as an issue.<br /><br />Besides, I've seen this up-close and personal. Perhaps the one person, then "parish assistant," who sparked a spiritual renewal in my previous church ended up in such a relationship, having an affair with a woman who was also married -- they left their spouses for each other -- and the church still hasn't recovered. (And this was in 1986.)BlueDeaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641178784714584337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-85090661408261914202017-04-02T11:38:37.821-07:002017-04-02T11:38:37.821-07:00You'd be screaming bloody hell if he said he w...You'd be screaming bloody hell if he said he wouldn't eat with black men because he didn't trust himself not to lynch them. No difference. Business IS done over dinner, and refusing to have dinner with women excludes them from that business. And that "I don't trust myself" crap is just that. Men need to take responsibility for themselves, not blame the horrible temptation that women create in the most innocent of settings. And the other equally sexist and ugly assumption is that a woman will naturally - because she can't help herself - she's bound to claim something evil went down. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704414970894151095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-15210981022021440622017-02-20T13:32:19.792-08:002017-02-20T13:32:19.792-08:00A lot more than you think, but right now they'...A lot more than you think, but right now they're afraid to speak out for reasons I've already mentioned. Wait ...BlueDeaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641178784714584337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-59446148726283122122017-02-20T02:52:18.541-08:002017-02-20T02:52:18.541-08:00I'm with you 100% Rick. I wonder how many of ...I'm with you 100% Rick. I wonder how many of us there are.Ron Chavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722653533710696628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-60632586144519496432016-12-17T05:08:22.745-08:002016-12-17T05:08:22.745-08:00Thanks for this realistic observation. I was total...Thanks for this realistic observation. I was totally confused by the support he garnered from Christians. Soup Camelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315817480667345311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-4293526920602239092016-12-16T21:12:12.837-08:002016-12-16T21:12:12.837-08:00They've got me shaking my head, too, Rick. Tha...They've got me shaking my head, too, Rick. Thanks for the perspective.Ya Yahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953309611205046006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334744637968568106.post-50140198711212361412016-11-13T05:21:27.089-08:002016-11-13T05:21:27.089-08:00Agreed. They have no room to talk about being sore... Agreed. They have no room to talk about being sore losers. But, they have the right to talk. <br /> I don't know about the general demographic of protesters but I know that women and people of color, ethnicity, religion, etc. are scared. Maybe not all of them but those who have gotten semi-comfortable in the towns and cities of America are now suspicious of their neighbors who may have voted for Trump. These voters, the new emboldened demographic, have already begun their terror campaign against minorities in this country. Small minor incidents of intimidation are becoming a daily news item and being a white American male it makes me fear for my diverse friends. This is not the America I grew up in.<br /> I believe the War on Christians is over and we have lost. Christians who can put their political desires over their Christian duties have lost their way. I pray that Christians find their way back. Soup Camelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315817480667345311noreply@blogger.com