Cynical Coz's Comments

Is President Obama anti-Semitic? by Erik Kartman

Jun 16, 2009 | comments: 72

Cynical Coz Jun 18, 2009, 1:29am EDT

Obama is not anti-semetic, and if you are wondering why he visited Egypt instead of Israel it is because he was trying to address Muslims directly on that trip. Therefore, he should probably address them from a Muslim country not an enemy of Muslim countries, don't you think? He also said in that speech in front of a few thousand Muslims that the bond between the United States and Israel is unbreakable, which is not an easy thing to do but it was an important statement to make.

As far as his pastor is concerned all I can relate to you is this. I had a very kind but very racist Grandfather. However, his children, my mother and her two sisters, do not have a shred of racism in them. I've never been able to exactly figure out why this is true. Perhaps, it is because all three of them grew up, went to college, and experienced the world outside of the small farm they lived on or maybe it was because of my grandmother. Either way, that's how a young, white youth (me) born in Rural Georgia came to cast his first vote for the first Black President of the United States. The point of this is simply that just because you have a relationship to someone who is racist does not mean that you are racist. As well (and this one might be more difficult to accept) there are still a lot of racists that are also good people. After all, my grandfather was mostly successful in his life, and he often gave both his time and his money to his neighbors in need. Therefore, I wouldn't judge whether President Obama's racist merely because one of his associates is racist. Just to silence your doubts a little futher, it seems very likely to me that one of the smartest and most educated men in this country has any racism whatsoever. As there is a direct connection between prejuidice and the degree of education.

ASYLUM OF SEXLESSNESS. by Terry Collett

Jun 9, 2009 | comments: 6

Cynical Coz Jun 9, 2009, 3:47am EDT

I thought this was excellent. I really liked the ending, and I must say it for someone who has been admitted before it described the atmosphere of a mental hospital exceptionally well. Great work.

The Man in Me by Cynical Coz

Jul 20, 2008 | comments: 3

Cynical Coz Jul 23, 2008, 3:41am EDT

I appreciate that Sandy, thanks.

The Dark Knight- Movie Review by Lewis (keeping those fires burning) K.

Jul 19, 2008 | comments: 31

Cynical Coz Jul 19, 2008, 1:33am EDT

I completly agree with this review. I was excited to see this film after Batman Begins, which I adored, and I had HIGH expectations for this film especially after the great reviews that came out. However, I did think that the hype on Heath Ledger was probably being overdone because of his death, but I have to admit his portrayal of the joker was impeccable and in a whole other class by itself. Ledger's Joker definitely makes this movie, which far surpassed any expectations I had devised for it. This is simply a brilliant film through and through that definitely deserves several oscar nods especially for the late Heath Ledger.

I think this summer's films so far have been mediocre at best, but two films in particular make this summer stand out more than most, WALL-E and The Dark Knight, and a fair analogy can be drawn between the two. What WALL-E will do to the Animated Movie The Dark Knight will do to the Superhero Action Flick that is revolutionize them.

15 Reasons Why Homosexuality Is Wrong and Hurts Society by Sheeple B.

Jul 16, 2008 | comments: 80

Cynical Coz Jul 16, 2008, 3:34pm EDT

I accept homosexuals Sheeple because THE BIBLE tells me to because I live in a FREE NON-DISCRIMINATORY nation, and because they are humans just like you and me. No, it may not be natural for you or I to commit homosexual acts, but it is for them. Many homosexuals struggle most of their lives with being accepting themselves for who they are because of people like you. Do you think they enjoy being told they are evil, that they are a mistake and that God hates them simply based on what some manuscript written over 2000 years ago said? No, these are real people with real feelings and real difficulties and I am here to love and support them NO MATTER WHAT LIFE THEY CHOOSE because Sheeple, what would Jesus do?

Faith and Politics by Cynical Coz

Jan 7, 2008 | comments: 6

Cynical Coz Jan 7, 2008, 11:48pm EST

Jerome what you jsut said is exactly what Obama is trying to get across in his speech. This is a pluralisitic country there are Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Atheistis so you cannot justify a political position using the Christian God only. HOWEVER, that does not mean that morality does not have a place in modern politics in fact Obama says we need it now more than ever because of the massive suffering in the world, but there has to be boundaries.

Tissues For Hillary by Bill's Spirit

Jan 7, 2008 | comments: 72

Cynical Coz Jan 7, 2008, 11:45pm EST

And this is the reason Hilary cannot win. After reading all these comments and my own thoughts even when she does something that is 'real' the voter questions whether it is a calculatted strategy or a real expression of emotion. I mean when you watch Edwards, McCain, or Obama you don't question whether they are human beings, whether they truly care, or whether they are being honest. You can see it in their eyes, you just can't see it in Hilary's. Ultimately, I think what she did today might win her a few sympathy votes in New Hampshire, but it is too little too late for her there. She is down 10 points and has exhausted her arsenal against Obama.

What's On Your Mind: Post-Debate Wrap Up by Politics Editor

Jan 5, 2008 | comments: 28

Cynical Coz Jan 6, 2008, 3:46am EST

After watching the debate and reading the comments. This debate did not decide much. It sounds like at least on the Democratic side that Obama, Edwards, and Clinton all held their own, and if you previously supported Clinton you still support Clinton, if you supported Obama then you support Obama. I support Obama, and a couple of the comments he made really impressed me although they probably wont be highlights.

The one that sticks out in my mind was when Richardson was discussing the cap and trade system for Greenhouse Gases and explaining that it was the best system because it would not affect the consumer. Then, Obama raised his hand said he would also do a cap and trade system, but that the American people should be aware that the system would require the energy companies to update and lead to greater cost, and the cost would ultimately end up being paid at least partially by the consumer. To me that is the kind of honesty that Washington has been missing, that is the kind of change Obama has been preaching, "Telling people what they need to hear not what they want to hear." So, statements like that only affirmed why I should vote for Obama.

Overall, I thought it was a good debate though I doubt it changed much of anything except to show that at the moment the Republicans are in serious trouble if they do not organize themselves.

The Young Generation Reaches for a New Hope After A Lifetime Of Frustration by Cynical Coz

Jan 5, 2008 | comments: 6

Cynical Coz Jan 6, 2008, 12:11am EST

It wasn't David. It was jsut as low, I said the young voters stayed in their homes instead of going to the election. THis year though in Iowa it was 3 times the young voter turnout over last year.

Youth Vote on the Rise? by David C.

Jan 5, 2008 | comments: 18

Cynical Coz Jan 5, 2008, 3:38pm EST

Interestingly enough I wrote an article about why the youth decided to vote last night

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977220949&nav=Namespace#comments

So, if you are interested from a youth's perspective check it out.

It's Not Over By a Long Shot. by Carol LeHane

Jan 4, 2008 | comments: 55

Cynical Coz Jan 5, 2008, 3:26am EST

I like the way that Rosa put it because I see it the same way. A vote for the Clinton's is a vote for the past for a desire for things to be like they once were. A vote for Obama is for the future to completely remake things like they have never been before. Some say Obama has not impressed them, but any man who has spent most of his life fighting for the deprived of this nation deserves a chance to make a change that privledged politicians like Clinton will never truly make. I don't know what will change if I vote for Obama, but I know what will change if I vote for Hilary...nothing.

The New America (Iowa Caucus Victory) by Cynical Coz

Jan 4, 2008 | comments: 17

Cynical Coz Jan 4, 2008, 10:09pm EST

He got the whole 'change' aura Dan because of three seperate speeches, the Democratic National convention speech (http://youtube.com/watch?v=MNCLomrqIN8) personally I think this is his best speech and I would highly suggest it to anyone. The Jefferson-Jackson Dinner speech (http://youtube.com/watch?v=tydfsfSQiYc), and his victory speech last night (http://youtube.com/watch?v=yqoFwZUp5vc). You'll notice that all these speeches are actually quite similiar in that they all preach the same message, which is what i find most impressive because these three speeches have been spread over four years, one election to the Senate, and yet his message remains the same in running for President. Usually candidates alter their beliefs to try and become more well-liked Romney being in this election the most obvious issue flopper. However, Obama still preaches the same message he did four years ago, and it was not until last night that people started to realize it was popular.

The New America (Iowa Caucus Victory) by Cynical Coz

Jan 4, 2008 | comments: 17

Cynical Coz Jan 4, 2008, 3:22pm EST

Well, to be fair clark 57% of the 200+ thousand were new caucusers for the Democrats. So, hundreds of thousands does work ;).

It's Not Over By a Long Shot. by Carol LeHane

Jan 4, 2008 | comments: 55

Cynical Coz Jan 4, 2008, 1:21pm EST

Carol you talk about Obama as being a divider, but I disagree. It is true Obama did not have the support of the older generation (people over the age of 50+), but that is the only group of people he did not have support from and he doubled the number of people at this years caucus from last years caucus and brought a wave of new, young people who are getting involved for the first time. You have to understand that as a youth I would not have considered voting in the past because there was no one worthwhile to vote for. Why should I waste my time electing the same privileged, rich, white a**hole. But there's something different about Obama.

You can call him fake, or like all the rest, but he's not if only because he is a man that came from an extremely modest, grassroots family and miraculously built himself up. But the real reason young voters came out for him in Iowa and will continue to come out for him in the future is he gives them a sense of pride in themselves and hope for the future that our parent's Presidents could not give us. People vote for Obama not based on a political ideology, but based on a sense of restoring true leadership in this country. And it wasn't just about winning last night, Obama gave an incredible speech (one of the best I have heard) that AFFIRMED and INSPIRED those who voted for him.

Also, Obama would have barely won last night if only Democrats were voting for him. He would have beat Clinton by a few hundred votes not the tens of thousands he beat her by. That means that at least 8% of the 38% of the vote that he got came from either Independents of Republicans. He also got the majority of women, and the majority of both the middle and lower class. If you looked behind Obama last night during his speech it was quite a sight to see. It looked like it might be a rock concert with all the young people, but there were truly young and old, black and white, rich and poor in his audience. THAT is a uniter Carol the likes of which this country has not seen for Decades.

On a final note, if you find Obama to be fake and just selling the same political crap. I challenge you to watch his keynote speech at the Democratic Nation Convention in 2004 where he wasn't even a senator yet. He was just some community organizer and Civil Rights lawyer. Then, watch his acceptance speech last night, and then you tell me whether in four years of the ruthless and deceitful world of Washington he has changed his message. If he has shortened it or broadened it to fit this Presidential election. I think you will find that in four years his message has not changed, and in Washington that makes him admirable.

Third World by Allan Janssen

Dec 19, 2007 | comments: 2

Cynical Coz Dec 19, 2007, 4:35pm EST

It's sad. The misery that surrounds us all, but the suffering is mere elevator music and the senses quickly block it out unless one raises the reality of it to others around them. But then we flood our minds with various drugs alcohol, television, the internet, food, and the latest consumer goods to keep ourselves occupied when we are alone because we are afraid to ask the important questions. Afraid of what lies beneath this vanity. No, we keep ourselves ignorant to keep ourselves happy.

To Dust I Shall Return by Cynical Coz

Dec 19, 2007 | comments: 3

Cynical Coz Dec 19, 2007, 2:18am EST

I have indeed Ivy, I actually wrote a poem very similar to it called High Society that i posted and took off of Gather some months ago, but I am sure I will post it again eventually. Howl is one of my favorite poems naturally ;).

More Inconvenient Truths For Al Gore by Charles Signorile

Dec 19, 2007 | comments: 4

Cynical Coz Dec 19, 2007, 1:11am EST

First off, I would need to see where Strassel got her information. However, even if what she said was true the United States is still by far the biggest emitter of Greenhouse gases even with that slight reduction, and something needs to be done about this issue not just in the United States but across the globe especially in China, where that burgeoning nation will be less likely to apply to global standards than the United States. Just about every scientist now admits that humans are principally responsible for the increase in the Greenhouse effect and now they are discovering that the arctic is melting at a much faster pace than previously thought. This is a serious issue that no one seems to be taking seriously at all including the EU. Bali turned into yet ANOTHER nonsensical, political blunder with too much bickering and not near enough negotiating. But whatever, it's not like we are dealing with the continued survival of society (at least society as we know it).

A Theologian's Commentary on The Golden Compass by Sheryl O.

Nov 27, 2007 | comments: 53

Cynical Coz Dec 12, 2007, 3:54am EST

Very intersting I really liked that article I am a Catholic, but I hate the way the Church has portrayed God in the past and even now. St. Augustine explained it best I think when he said that God is everywhere, loving because loving is the only thing that God knows how to do. Augustine even said that God is in Hell loving the sinners (who hate Him for it), but after reading the Gospels that is certainly the God that Jesus spoke about.

I think the Church has tried to frighten and guilt people into believing in God by making Him this sinister judge who criticizes and questions every action you make and ultimately judges you at the end of your life to see if you are worthy but as it says in John 8:4 "God is love." In fact, I find it almost laughable the massive number of criteria the Church lays on its members to attain 'eternal life' when Jesus only mentions ONE criteria on judgement day for heaven or hell and here it is for all you who are interested...

"But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' 44 "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' 45 "Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46 "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

You'll notice of course that there is no talk about whether you believed in God, whether you went to mass every Sunday, or if you fasted during Lent. That is because all of those criteria are not criteria at all, but it should be noted that they are still important because they are a means of expanding our love for each other and a way of making our love that much more pure and powerful.

I Blew It. I Can't Complain About Our Town Now. by Marilyn is looking for whatever there is. N.

Nov 8, 2007 | comments: 40

Cynical Coz Nov 29, 2007, 7:40pm EST

I thought that was beautifully stated Marilyn :).

Health Care!!!!! by Philip B.

Jul 26, 2007 | comments: 26

Cynical Coz Jul 26, 2007, 7:00am EDT

The government regulate the companies that got them elected? When hell freezes over maybe. Unless, you decide to fit their bill for election.