tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post115921846073584249..comments2023-12-03T04:31:58.288-05:00Comments on Walberg Watch: Comment RoundupFitzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416823898560265455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-1159623842095862152006-09-30T09:44:00.000-04:002006-09-30T09:44:00.000-04:00FYI,This is what Walbergs handlers thinks of senio...FYI,<BR/><BR/>This is what Walbergs handlers thinks of senior citizens.<BR/><BR/>Scarry!<BR/><BR/>"In fact, the Club for Growth's founder, Steve Moore, has reportedly made this comment about Social Security recipients: "I can say this because I'm not an elected official: the most selfish group in America today is senior citizens. Their demands on Washington are: 'Give us more and more and more.' They have become the new welfare state, and given the size and political clout of this constituency, it's very dangerous. One of the biggest myths in politics today is this idea that grandparents care about their grandkids. What they really care about is that that Social Security check and those Medicare payments are made on a timely basis."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-1159365859817191092006-09-27T10:04:00.000-04:002006-09-27T10:04:00.000-04:00I agree with your take on anonymous. However, I al...I agree with your take on anonymous. However, I allow it because a republican blog I was on where I made it a point to attached my name, first name last initial to everything I posted, went to only allowing bloggers to post because someone said something he did not like and could not disprove about a friend of his. My blog is a free speech zone.<BR/><BR/>My meeting with Mr. Walberg was very brief. It was in the newsroom of the Daily Telegram, and he was there to meet with the political reporter and Doug Spade in a kind of informal kitchen cabinet kind of debate. That was some race wasn’t it? It was just a handshake and a hello.Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-1159233830427044812006-09-25T21:23:00.000-04:002006-09-25T21:23:00.000-04:00... And consider this your ackknowledgement!On the...... And consider this your ackknowledgement!<BR/><BR/>On the anonymous issue, I understand perfectly why people are unwilling to reveal their names on the internet. My name isn't actually "Fitzy," for example.<BR/><BR/>I suppose what bothers me about anonymous posting is that I can't get a sense of whether I have a small but devoted group of repeat commenters or a broad group of one-time commenters. Not that it matters much, but these are the sorts of things that a Sitemeter account can't quite tell you.<BR/><BR/>I don't suppose you'd care to share your impressions of Tim Walberg ten years ago, would you?Fitzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416823898560265455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-1159224533146791992006-09-25T18:48:00.000-04:002006-09-25T18:48:00.000-04:00I agree with you 100 percent. On my blog, every co...I agree with you 100 percent. On my blog, every comment gets a response. If someone takes the time to not only read what I write but to post a comment as well gets at the very least an acknowledgement from me. As a journalist, it means a lot to get some feedback of any kind.<BR/><BR/>As for anonymous, I vowed when I first began blogging –even as just a poster without my own blog – no one would have to guess it was me or the same person doing the posting, even when I had the option of posting anonymously. <BR/><BR/>However, it has led to some people figuring out my true identity, and as a freelance writer that’s not a good thing. I make it a point to never, ever write about something professionally that I cover on my blog nor write or do I cover or write about politics professionally.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I met Mr. Walberg briefly back when I was a staff reporter for your beloved Daily Telegram back in 1996.Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.com