[Vision2020] hard to imagine

[Jay Borden]

Well... it amazes me how my posts are either too simple and straight
forward... or too long for you to give your attention to.

 

I was just pointing out that based on what I saw, this wasn't some sort
of a landslide in process, or that "the times they are 'a changin" (to
loosely quote the end of Keely's post)... if you look at the web site
that was referenced, (not just the web site that WROTE about it), it
turns out it's just one or two folks that put up a few blog posts.    

 

If you want to use the same concept as a definition of "extreme", then
it's worth noting the domains "hippiesforgingrich.com" and
"99percentersforromney.com" are still up for grabs.  Statistically,
based upon the fact that NO ONE has put up a web site with these topics,
these points of view could be considered even more extreme.

 

I have posted before that having an extreme viewpoint is relative to
your position.  If you're an Obama supporter, then anything to the right
is extreme.  If you're a Ron Paul supporter, then anything to the left
is extreme.  

 

If you're a [true] moderate, then anything on both ends is extreme. 

 

If you want to find middle ground, then BOTH ends of the bell-curve have
to agree to meet in the middle.  Anything less, and you've got what we
have now.

 

 

Jay

 

From: Joe Campbell [mailto:philosopher.joe at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 6:10 AM
To: Jay Borden
Cc: keely emerinemix; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] hard to imagine

 

The fact below is not telling of the extreme nature of the Tea Party,
Jay? Likely there would be more participants on a Jews for Hitler blog.
It amazes me that you make this remark as if it were something to be
proud of. I fear for the well being of our country given this level of
divisiveness. How can we reach the kind of political compromise that
will allow us to work together and actually solve our problems? This is
not a rhetorical question; I'm genuinely anxious to know what you think.
How do we find the middle ground given the political climate?

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Jay Borden <jborden at datawedge.com>
wrote:

Well... the "teapartyforObama.com" web site has a total of 5 [blog?]
posts from a total of 2 people... since July 4th of last year.

 

So... I wouldn't exactly call this a stampede.

 

Jay

 

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of keely emerinemix
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 9:23 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] hard to imagine

 

You know, I'd love it if this were true, or if it represented a truly
significant shift in voter thinking -- it may well be legitimate, but no
less unbelievable:

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/01/16/the-tea-party-for-obama/

Yep.  Some self-identified Tea Party activists -- "self identified"
probably because their Tea Party brethren wouldn't welcome them into the
fold -- evidently have seen the light.  

Perhaps this is ultimate proof that even those you'd expect to embrace
one of the GOP presidential candidates are becoming aware that not a one
of them, now that Huntsman is out, deserves their support, much less
even five more minutes in the spotlight.  Still, I think "gobsmacked"
describes what I felt after seeing this. 

Well, Bob Dylan had it right.  The times, they are a'changin' . . . 

Keely
www.keely-prevailingwinds.com


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