en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/266635 Comments by Scott W. Graves http://biggovernment.com/jokeefe/2009/10/21/acorn-video-prostitution-scandal-in-philadelphia-pa-part-i/#IDComment39678895 I love this sandbagging strategy of Breitbart, O'Keefe, and Giles. ACORN has been discredited as much by their own lies following the release of each video as they have been by the videos themselves. Brilliant! Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:10:30 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/jokeefe/2009/10/21/acorn-video-prostitution-scandal-in-philadelphia-pa-part-i/#IDComment39678895 http://biggovernment.com/swgraves/2009/10/01/alg-leveled-a-serious-charge-now-its-time-to-prove-it/#IDComment36783802 As is often the case, the story itself becomes secondary to the actions taken by the parties involved AFTER the story breaks. I wrote the post because I feel the tactic of making a baseless accusation of racism against someone perceived as a political adversary is outrageous. One need not look any further than the likes of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to see how the Left has created a cottage industry with this tactic. In this particular case, if it is proven ALG was not telling the truth, they should be flogged and publicly humiliated by the Right. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 01:22:43 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/swgraves/2009/10/01/alg-leveled-a-serious-charge-now-its-time-to-prove-it/#IDComment36783802 http://www.redcounty.com/sac/2009/02/california-a-republican-paradi/#IDComment15826567 Roland - Also with due respect, your response to this post perfectly reflects one of the problems conservative Republicans have in communicating. Abortion is awful and should be debated vigorously in the public forum. However, this is not a post about abortion. Not everything is about abortion. As a self proclaimed "right wing wacko", you have posted a comment that, in the context of this particular post, does indeed sound like it was written by a right wing wacko. As a result, your important message was significantly diminished. I appreciate your passion, but those on the right need to become far more effective communicators if they are ever going to make progress on the important issues of our time... including abortion. Respectfully, Scott Graves Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:36:42 +0000 http://www.redcounty.com/sac/2009/02/california-a-republican-paradi/#IDComment15826567 http://www.redcounty.com/national/2009/01/the-obama-re-due/#IDComment14280614 How is it possible we cannot agree to basic facts. Aren't we all watching the same video footage? Justice Roberts messed it up because he tried to memorize the oath. Obama caught the error but then repeated it incorrectly anyway. Big stage. Big nerves. They fixed it the following day, just to be safe. Forgot to use a Bible on the second go around which caused a PR problem. Geez! Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:08:41 +0000 http://www.redcounty.com/national/2009/01/the-obama-re-due/#IDComment14280614 http://www.redcounty.com/national/2009/01/blackwell-we-cant-campaign-lik/#IDComment13759392 Between the debate and interviews like this, Blackwell seems to have leapfrogged his more well-known competitors. Fri, 9 Jan 2009 21:02:22 +0000 http://www.redcounty.com/national/2009/01/blackwell-we-cant-campaign-lik/#IDComment13759392 http://www.redcounty.com/butler/2009/01/boehner-wasnt-outmaneuvered-on/#IDComment13742373 Your propensity to run to Boehner's defense EVERY TIME someone speaks ill of his leadership, damages your credibility. How can you be expected to be taken seriously over the long term if you are incapable of accepting valid criticisms of Boehner's performance? If Republicans don't learn from the lessons of these past few years, we are doomed to wander the wilderness for many decades to come. Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:52:11 +0000 http://www.redcounty.com/butler/2009/01/boehner-wasnt-outmaneuvered-on/#IDComment13742373 http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2009/01/need-your-comments-on-the-comm/#IDComment13734380 Specifically, what browsers are you referring to? Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:20:21 +0000 http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2009/01/need-your-comments-on-the-comm/#IDComment13734380 http://www.redcounty.com/rclaw/2009/01/homosexual-couple-win-legal-ba/#IDComment13598530 NameIsTooLong: If you cannot debate the issue without using profanity, you will be banned from the discussion. Sat, 3 Jan 2009 23:14:44 +0000 http://www.redcounty.com/rclaw/2009/01/homosexual-couple-win-legal-ba/#IDComment13598530 http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/12/loretta-sanchez-cruisin-into-t/#IDComment12766576 Paul - You find her cards to be tongue and cheek, and don't think they reflect poorly on an elected position of distinction. We disagree. You think she is a serious representative. I don't. Is my opinion of her holiday card tainted by my disgust for many of her political positions? Probably. Do I impose higher standards on elected officials than I do on my neighbors? Yes. Are my expectations of our elected officials too high? I don't know. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:11:30 +0000 http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/12/loretta-sanchez-cruisin-into-t/#IDComment12766576 http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/12/loretta-sanchez-cruisin-into-t/#IDComment12765352 I have not talked with Loretta Sanchez at length. I have listened to her at length. Again Dan, this post is specifically drawing attention to her habit of sending oddly inappropriate holiday cards as a means of giving readers a glimpse into her personality. It is just a glimpse. It is not intended to articulate an opposing view of her position on cyber security, or any other specific issue. This is how I look at it... In the simplest terms, the congresswoman is a dimwit and a poor representative for her community. The holiday cards seem to embody my sentiment. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:01:20 +0000 http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/12/loretta-sanchez-cruisin-into-t/#IDComment12765352 http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/12/loretta-sanchez-cruisin-into-t/#IDComment12758305 Ed Royce is my congressman. The strange thing is that the electorate in CD 47 are okay (based on their consistent voting patterns) with electing second rate wingnuts to represent them. For years it was Dornan. Now it's Sanchez. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:22:57 +0000 http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/12/loretta-sanchez-cruisin-into-t/#IDComment12758305 http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/12/loretta-sanchez-cruisin-into-t/#IDComment12745932 This is a post about Loretta Sanchez. Why is it so difficult for some of you folks to focus on exactly the argument at hand? Through her words and actions, I have concluded that as a U.S. Representative, she "is an embarrassment to our community." Her ridiculous holiday cards are simply a glimpse into a shell that lacks substance and who is inclined to inappropriate behavior... given her position. This is not a post about Sarah Palin or Bob Dornan. It is also not a post about Ted Stevens, Kathleen Harris, James Traficant, William Jefferson, or any one of many public officials who, in their own special way, were embarrassments to the people they served. Northcountystorm: Anyone who has come in contact with Loretta Sanchez knows why I chose the characterization of "dimwitted." Anyone who watched her questioning the General knows she lacks substance. Dan: Bob was embarrassing, but that has nothing to do with my post. Matt is exactly right when he consistently points out your straw man arguments. My point: The people who live in Congressional District 47 deserve more. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:17:37 +0000 http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/12/loretta-sanchez-cruisin-into-t/#IDComment12745932