tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post1212587418287686144..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Sunday Morning NotesAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-89941695289190746552010-05-24T22:27:20.881-04:002010-05-24T22:27:20.881-04:00There was pleny of opposition to Hillary Care, so ...There was pleny of opposition to Hillary Care, so much so it was DOA.<br /><br />Were all those folks racist?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-85093032368777583132010-05-24T22:16:38.802-04:002010-05-24T22:16:38.802-04:00OK bally, that's a perfectly fair and rational...OK bally, that's a perfectly fair and rational criticism. Believe me, I've had my own askance looks at the guy. But fair and rational is not what we hear from the fringe elements, and those are the people I have a problem with.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-19956679625606752352010-05-24T18:24:38.353-04:002010-05-24T18:24:38.353-04:00Alan, I don't differentiate between black and...Alan, I don't differentiate between black and white politicians. They are all (sweeping generalization coming up) self-seeking, self-serving parasites.<br /><br />I'm still somewhat grateful to Obama because he's the only thing that kept Hillary Clinton out of the White House. IMO nothing could have been worse than that.<br /><br /><br />But, there are a lot of people in this country who are not racists, or birthers, or teapartyers who are starting to look askance at Obama.<br /><br />He's looking more and more like a community activist who's in way over his head.ballyfagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946523913002020541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-40451219604529550602010-05-24T17:25:56.375-04:002010-05-24T17:25:56.375-04:00No bally. I think there's a big difference in...No bally. I think there's a big difference in disagreeing with him, and questioning his commitment to the country....not to metion whether he's really an American citizen, if he's a Muslim, etc., As much as many of us disagreed with Bush, I don't recall his critics questioning his patriotism. Do you think we'd be seeing the kind of ferocity and rage we see now if John Kerry or Hilary Clinton had passed healthcare?alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-69386447894353764742010-05-24T17:16:34.694-04:002010-05-24T17:16:34.694-04:00So Alan, Obama gets a four year base on balls beca...So Alan, Obama gets a four year base on balls because if you disagree with him, you're a racist?ballyfagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946523913002020541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-35930998277170967292010-05-24T15:10:49.349-04:002010-05-24T15:10:49.349-04:00Steve - how is that socialism working in Greece? ...Steve - how is that socialism working in Greece? The rest of Europe is not far behind. You are delusional if you think you can make everything "free."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-79379635551899394552010-05-24T13:39:38.857-04:002010-05-24T13:39:38.857-04:00>>This is just another version of nativism, ...>>This is just another version of nativism, racism and stupidity that we've seen time and again in US history.<br /><br />Well put, though I might have added "paranoia" to the list.<br /><br />>>@Steve in NC - "it is obvious...that Obama cares deeply about America"? There are an awful lot of people to whom that contention is not obvious at all.<br /><br />bally, you are probably, and quite sadly, correct about that. Which, in my opinion, makes it so obvious that racism is behind so much of the rage that we're seeing. Oh yeah, and stupidity too.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-17483415893762131252010-05-24T12:00:44.298-04:002010-05-24T12:00:44.298-04:00I ignore the political and social commentary on th...I ignore the political and social commentary on this blog but it's really getting out of hand.<br /><br />When feeling the urge to make such a comment please remember, as horseplayers, we are all wrong frequently.<br /><br />I will now violate my own suggestion.<br /><br />@Steve in NC - "it is obvious...that Obama cares deeply about America"? There are an awful lot of people to whom that contention is not obvious at all.<br /><br />Furthermore, the tenor of your remarks indicate that you see yourself as the soul of reasonableness and representative of mainstream thought. Therefore, anyone who disagrees with you must be a bigot or a bombthrower.<br /><br />As the song says, it ain't necessarily so.ballyfagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946523913002020541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-72014009466703963152010-05-24T10:40:41.962-04:002010-05-24T10:40:41.962-04:00ljk:
Tea party followers, not elite. They'r ...ljk:<br /><br />Tea party followers, not elite. They'r being used. As for the media mouthpieces, thinktanks funding them, and political campaigns, no, not elite in terms of brains, but in terms of $$, power and influence, well go follow the money flow.<br /><br />Wall St was very happy with tea party opposition to financial reform. Rush is doing corporate diry-work opposing 'Net neutrality. There's big money from the cable companies attacking Net Neutrality as a gov't takeover and you can bet the tea party pols will run with it.<br /><br />The financial and oil industries are now abandoning the practice of lavishing most $$ on the party in power and sending more to the GOP. You think Rand Paul is going to turn that down? Tea Party Palin will scoop it up you betcha. You really think they give a damn about the little guy?steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-43592704200942169962010-05-24T09:45:25.038-04:002010-05-24T09:45:25.038-04:00Belmont handle was $11.9M all sources on Saturday ...Belmont handle was $11.9M all sources on Saturday and $7.8M Sunday. Both days exceeded Monmouth handle.<br /><br />Tea Party, a tad unsophisticated and not very elite.ljkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345829432231688681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-26329497704305126722010-05-24T09:35:07.997-04:002010-05-24T09:35:07.997-04:00Tea Party is a fancy way of saying No Nothing. Th...Tea Party is a fancy way of saying No Nothing. This is just another version of nativism, racism and stupidity that we've seen time and again in US history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-86970102340797280932010-05-24T08:47:14.879-04:002010-05-24T08:47:14.879-04:00Jim O:
Clearly you're no ninny. But to lots ...Jim O:<br /><br />Clearly you're no ninny. But to lots of us, the Tea Party's analysis seesm a tad unsophisticated. It warns that our nation won't survive health care reform, ignoring the fact that all the other democracies haven't crumbled because of big govt health care. <br /><br />The Tea Party also seems ignorant of the fact that the Obama administration has cut the taxes of low/moderate income people. <br /><br />I heard a radio journalist confront a tea party leader on tax day with the fact that moderate income people had gotten a tax cut. She said she didn't believe it (wasn't reported on Fox?). I don't think she was being cagey. I don't think she's very smart.<br /><br />Tea Partiers here call themselves Tea Party Patriots. Clear implication that people who disagree with the Tea Party are not patriots. And then Tea Party golden boy Rand Paul calls Obama unamerican for criticizing BP: ""I think that sounds really un-American in his criticism of business." I guess this is moderate compared to all the Tea Party's signs equating Obama with Hitler.<br /><br />So if you don't like insults, I hope you're also complaining to the Tea Party. Alan was being gentle, no?<br /><br />I disagree with Obama about lots of stuff and agree with Rand Paul about the war in Afghanistan. But it is obvious to anyone not blinded by hate or fear that Obama cares deeply about America. I for one believe that many Tea Partiers are blinded by fear and hate, and can't see that Rush & Beck are and the corporate contributors to the right wing are gaming them and laughing all the way to the bank. ions gaming them.steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-91107347346472257432010-05-24T07:26:47.759-04:002010-05-24T07:26:47.759-04:00In the interest of fairness, wanted to point out a...In the interest of fairness, wanted to point out a bad job by NY Horsmen.<br /><br />NY Breeders are always complaining about purse reductions etc, and most of the complaints are legit.<br /><br />But Sunday NYRA scheduled two 100k Stakes races for Progeny of NY Stallions going 7f on the turf, segregated by sex. <br /><br />A logical person would expect the breeders to be jumping at the chance to run and these races to be fully subscribed, yet only 5 entered for each event forcing the merging and rescheduling of these events on Wednesday.<br /><br />This is why there were no Stakes on Sundays card.<br /><br />Bad job by horsemen. You have to support these races when written or they will not be written next year and you lose the right to complain. <br /><br />Horsemen today are way too picky when deciding when and where to run their horses, some trainers are more concerned with their winning percentages than the game.Figlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-24937986638273207962010-05-23T22:49:39.726-04:002010-05-23T22:49:39.726-04:00Had the same question about Belmont handle, the ch...Had the same question about Belmont handle, the charts seem to indicate about 11M, but not sure how to read the totals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-14386815328162562072010-05-23T18:47:07.611-04:002010-05-23T18:47:07.611-04:00>>Things are sure going smoothly in Democrat...>>Things are sure going smoothly in Democrat dominated, highly unionized, and heavily taxed New York. <br /><br />And I've been consistently and appropriately critical of those Democrats, particularly those in the Senate who screwed up the last round of racino bidding. Just shows that I'm really fair and balanced. :)alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-48849194341106070432010-05-23T18:42:55.937-04:002010-05-23T18:42:55.937-04:00What was Saturday's total handle at BEL? Can&...What was Saturday's total handle at BEL? Can't find it on Brisnet.<br /><br />Oh, and I agree with Jim O'Sullivan. Things are sure going smoothly in Democrat dominated, highly unionized, and heavily taxed New York.ljkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345829432231688681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-46281515968748885762010-05-23T16:26:03.125-04:002010-05-23T16:26:03.125-04:00"Tea Partiers would be confounded if they wer...<em>"Tea Partiers would be confounded if they were smart enough to understand horse racing.</em><br /><br />I've said it before, I'll say it again. This is a great blog. Too good for a New York racing fan to miss. But the gratuitous insults to people of my political point of view are a continous annoyance.Jim O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435996929354320246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-90352140690650998202010-05-23T13:00:43.152-04:002010-05-23T13:00:43.152-04:00Once again, you tripped over your left-wing agenda...Once again, you tripped over your left-wing agenda and fell flat on your face when you questioned the intelligence of tea-partiers, when your Democrats are the ones who control Albany and are destroying New York.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-12788907416778380892010-05-23T10:02:42.101-04:002010-05-23T10:02:42.101-04:00Let's Go Fly-ers!!!Let's Go Fly-ers!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-5488627974127804632010-05-23T09:18:07.729-04:002010-05-23T09:18:07.729-04:00Yes, no NYCOTB, but it was also opening day with a...Yes, no NYCOTB, but it was also opening day with all the hoopla. Let's see how they do on the second day with two less races?bob snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-81957747892003433582010-05-23T08:40:23.979-04:002010-05-23T08:40:23.979-04:00The winners share is less than 60% and every horse...The winners share is less than 60% and every horse that stepped on track at Monmouth got at least $1500. Nice way to run a horse into shape.<br />I would think in today's 1st(5k clm) 1,2,8 and 11 would be potential claims. Build your stable for a Finger Lakes campaign.<br />RGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-35198210134062814052010-05-23T08:03:29.680-04:002010-05-23T08:03:29.680-04:00Don't forget, the handle yesterday, and for th...Don't forget, the handle yesterday, and for the foreseeable future, was/will be WITHOUT any wagering from NYOTB.Tinkynoreply@blogger.com