tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976104079088460341.post4038821103233420652..comments2023-12-29T02:07:24.387-05:00Comments on Annapolis Capital Punishment: Keep Those Letters Coming...More on Poverty and Political Dialogue...You Won't See This In The CapitalPaul Foerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224175197986788388noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976104079088460341.post-46570107089535326002008-05-04T15:39:00.000-04:002008-05-04T15:39:00.000-04:00This is starting to sound like Monty Python's "A...This is starting to sound like Monty Python's "Argument Clinic" routine. I am not here to argue and while it may be the point of many blogs, that is not what CP is about...except on rare occasion. Just read the hundreds of posts over the last 16 months and see.<BR/>As far as being honest, I am here to solve problems and not to bitch or pontificate. It may sometimes go with the territory, but ifPaul Foerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224175197986788388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976104079088460341.post-29268682458858016442008-05-03T22:12:00.000-04:002008-05-03T22:12:00.000-04:00I thought we were trying to argue. That's the poin...I thought we were trying to argue. That's the point of most of these blogs. You seem fairly liberal, and there are a ton of conservative bloggers out there. And as someone who is in the middle, I can attest that folks who identify themselves as left or right are not particularly open to changing their positions. Very rarely do I see political bloggers use the sentence, "Gee, I admire and respect Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976104079088460341.post-43258323959553255542008-05-03T21:57:00.000-04:002008-05-03T21:57:00.000-04:00Good grief! How many angels can fit on the head of...Good grief! How many angels can fit on the head of a pin? Can't I be ironic? Until that post, I again contend that I never wrote that "the poor" are victims, and you can't find where I said that (you know that's true)...until my next sentence as you did point out. Hah! What you so conveniently failed to read or emphasize was what followed, so here goes again. I wrote "Second of all, many people Paul Foerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224175197986788388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976104079088460341.post-4739895620673379462008-05-03T21:40:00.000-04:002008-05-03T21:40:00.000-04:00I am relieved that you admit there is institutiona...I am relieved that you admit there is institutionalized poverty and racism in this country. An awful lot of people can't bring themselves around to "get" that. However, regarding public housing, you write, "let's not call everyone who lives there 'victims.' That seems slightly paternalistic." First if all, did I ever say such a thing? Please show me. Second of all, many people in public housing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com