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Oh Hillary, I see why so many dislike you, ah if your opponent were not such a lightweight you'd have been toast long ago.

Ah, indeed, if only Obama were just fighting "an opponent".

He is actually fighting the ruthlessly aggressive, well-connected, politically-entrenched tag team of a former First Lady and former president, their powerful friends, (and even their daughter -who seems quite charming and likable- has taken to the campaign trail).

He is also fighting his own obscurity. Readers of this blog certainly have known who Obama is for some time, but the general public, I can assure you, has not. Six months ago, there were at least 20 people (single mothers, mostly) in my office of 50 who had never heard of him.

And he is also fighting intrinsic racial/ethnic divides. In my own discussions I have had people furtively whisper to me, "I just could never vote for a black guy."

So, Obama may not have landed any TKO's yet, but he has been doing some awfully delicate, quick footwork to get himself in the position he's in.

And he's fighting smart - throwing punches takes energy. And he's got a long fight ahead of him.

"Lightweight" - what a fucking insult. He is waging a magnificent campaign.

It's patently obvious you dislike him immensely, but can you at least give him some respect for what he has done so far?

And yes Hillary panders to the relgious crowd too, though it doesn't show as often in her speeches.

Perhaps no one is secretly calling her a Muslim. That sorta explains the discrepancy.

Oh Hillary, I see why so many dislike you, ah if your opponent were not such a lightweight you'd have been toast long ago.

If only that fabled Gore Obama Ticket had come to be. We could all be laughing at how feeble the republicans are right now rather then listen to Hillary say how qualified they are to be commander and chief.

I trade at used bookstores, so my shelves are about a 50/50 mix of read and not-read. Anyone who claims to have Rules for how I should do, well, anything with my own private stash of books is an insufferable nitwit.

Quote "The corporate media has successfully shut out the real Democrats running for president"

As a non-US resident I have to apologise for my ignorance about these things, but I thought that the American People decided in primaries and caucuses on who should become candidates. Could someone enlighten me, please?

i was always careful to make sure if someone asked me about a book on my shelf i would at least have something to say about it. like, "someone gave it to me, i saw after 3 pages it sucked, but i didn't have the heart to throw it away."

i've read the koran (in english) about 3 times now by keeping it in the bathroom.

telling other people what to put or not put on their shelves is just stupid.

“Bookshelves are not for displaying books you’ve read,” says Klein; “those books go in your office, or near your bed, or on your Facebook profile. Rather, the books on your shelves are there to convey the type of person you would like to be.

It would cause me to seriously question my sanity if I felt the need to publicly display books I had read as a badge of honor, like some sort of school reading program merit certificate

Contrary to the rules of bookshelf etiquette, filling your living room bookshelves with books you may or may not have read, but intend to read, makes perfect sense. Why wouldn't you keep these books in places that are immediately accessible to you? They're there in your public spaces for the same reason that your Television is there: convenience. In fact, I like to keep the books I'm planning to read in the same area as the T.V. so that they can successfully compete with my lazy-ass tendency to waste time in front of the tube.

Books that I've already read and don't plan to read again, go into the attic. Of course! Why should they use-up living space? There are of course a few books that I've already read that stay on my living room bookshelf. But that's because I will read them again. The Bill Moyers "World of Ideas" book of interviews is one of those rare books that I will read portions over and over again.

The corporate media favored certain candidates throughout the campaign season via

1. General coverage of the candidates, issues, background

2. Time and questions given at the "debates"

Plus the moronic statements aired on major news shows.

So the army has decided to embrace the saying "there are no atheists in foxholes" all the way to say that if you don't pray with your unit you can't be expected to lead them. Ugh!

I found enough fundamentalism arm and arm with bad talk show hosts (well "Rush says, ya know...") when I served in the late 80s and early 90s. At least I wasn't in combat duty. It was felt that the "God Squad" ran policy through the lenses of religion, and added fodder to my reasons for leaving the job (there were plenty of other reasons and I was happy to leave).

Still, this goes against what is drilled into the recruits in basic training - that your color is green, your gender is geeen, your religion does not matter. Even in basic training they allowed time for those who were members of Native American religions, even though I know plenty felt those who participated were faking it to get out of work.

Any soldier who does "get" the fact that a fellow soldier is there to help you personally and help the unit succeed in a mission regardless of faith will never get it. I would think in battle, respect regardless of faith is easier to achieve, but could be wrong. I say this because in non-combat situations there's way more free time and people get picky about the damndest details.

Lastly, put whatever books on your shelf=ves that you want. If you haven't read it and know it'll be sitting there for awhile, a friend will see it and you can lend it to her or to him. Nothing rude about that!

It is unacceptable to display any book in a public space of your home if you have not read it.”

I suppose this is an objection to books as interior decorating. Which I understand, its about a nice mix of celebrating intellectualism and snobbery all at the same time.

Facts are , that books serve less purposes then they used to. No need for that set of encyclopedias anymore. Reference books in general.

So if I buy an antique sextant to put on my self, do I have to use that too.

What about my globe? How often do I have to teach someone about geography before I don't have to hide it in the closet.

The bookshelf etiquette is strange to me. I think I understand where it comes from - my friend was just complaining about her in-laws who have a lot of money, don't read, and have a library full of books that probably haven't been opened. Mainly, the books in the living room are books I love (and I do re-read them), some display books like art books and I'm not sure what else that I do refer to, and sometimes books that I have partially read and hope to take another stab at for some reason. Usually, the ones I haven't read are in my bedroom but, I wouldn't feel weird about putting them in the living room - I just am more likely to read them next since that's my first area of search.

Books. Encyclopediae, Partial sets of Encyclopediae. Back Issues about never coming back issues. All. They are around all four walls. Excellent sound proofing. Don't doubleshelf though: termites ate My Musical Offering (it was in the back o' behind). And have them organized just in case. Reading is terrible for your eyes. But if you do, it helps live next to a Library , then they can keep it organized.

Reading is terrible for your eyes. But if you do, it helps live next to a Library , then they can keep it organized.

i have the worlds largest seashell collection. i keep it scattered on the beaches of the world...- steven wright :)