tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post226107245960555569..comments2023-10-07T05:53:16.570-04:00Comments on Anne-Davnes Elser: 1.5 Hours of PeaceAnne Elserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425559946353875253noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-83344164327291852182008-11-02T20:41:00.000-05:002008-11-02T20:41:00.000-05:00Me, too Katie! What you said at our dinner made a ...Me, too Katie! What you said at our dinner made a lot of sense to me and if I were you, I'd feel and vote exactly the same. I was thinking earlier today about how varied our (as in the greater "we") experiences are and how important it is that we all vote as our individual consciousnesses dictate. The vote needs to honestly reflect everyone's experiences.Anne Elserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425559946353875253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-43442740048785426102008-11-02T20:21:00.000-05:002008-11-02T20:21:00.000-05:00Anne, I'm glad we can coexist, and disagree, and b...Anne, I'm glad we can coexist, and disagree, and be different.<BR/><BR/>And we can still make equally hot books.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the conversation--let's continue, okay?<BR/><BR/>- Katiekatie lee grosskopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346252790443961132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-75762918789227147882008-10-30T19:58:00.000-04:002008-10-30T19:58:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anne Elserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425559946353875253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-89948935718833425232008-10-30T17:30:00.000-04:002008-10-30T17:30:00.000-04:00thought this story kinda hit both sides, too. http...thought this story kinda hit both sides, too. <BR/><BR/>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96323476<BR/><BR/>i don't want no fight! i just thought it was an interesting take.marykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302239472696332267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-14146120015434414362008-10-30T09:28:00.000-04:002008-10-30T09:28:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anne Elserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425559946353875253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-90625393908567849832008-10-30T08:39:00.000-04:002008-10-30T08:39:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tania Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343894619102379852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-23780121224933358452008-10-29T22:22:00.000-04:002008-10-29T22:22:00.000-04:00The last ten years have been coined as "the disast...The last ten years have been coined as "the disaster decade." After 911, orders for soup and other comfort foods soared. <BR/><BR/>So the real question is "Whose face would look better on a Campbell's Soup can?"<BR/><BR/>This is the most visceral election I've taken part of.Anne Elserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425559946353875253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-16099810615053568742008-10-29T21:55:00.000-04:002008-10-29T21:55:00.000-04:00i grew up with a lot of the far right and was pret...i grew up with a lot of the far right and was pretty right myself for a really long time. then i was submerged into the creative community and design schools and cities like new york where right-wingers are about as popular as cancer. <BR/><BR/>people on the far left are just as irrational as those on the far right. being around so many different kinds of people who don't think the same as me has been one of the greatest experiences i could have ever hoped for. <BR/><BR/>the far left has pushed me over from my kind-of-right-of-center spot, but it hasn't brainwashed me. it's just put me more in the middle. in a place where i can more easily see both sides. <BR/><BR/>things have gotten really kind of out-of-hand in washington--political parties aside. i think that's something everybody can agree on. personally, i feel that things have gone too far right at this point. not pat-robertson-psycho-right, just too far to the right in general. obama isn't going to be able to swing everything back to an unreasonable spot on the left. i think it will fall somewhere in the middle. and then we'll be bored and need another change of pace.<BR/><BR/>these have been a very intense past seven years, i think, for everybody. we, as a country, have been through a lot of crap. peoples' lives are really chaotic--crime rates are climbling like crazy. i don't think that's george bush's fault. you can't blame one person. or even one party. it's just a culmination of very bad things in a very short period of time. and me, personally, i'm just tired. i need a second or two to process what the heck just happened. so that i can really think through my future. <BR/><BR/>that's what i'm feeling and that's what it seems like people around me are feeling. <BR/><BR/>you've said this before in our personal exchanges, about it being so great that there are two opposing sides--that that's what makes this country great. if one or the other party were the sole group in charge of all of us, we'd be up shit creek without a paddle.<BR/><BR/>thanks for being so thoughtful in all of this.minus fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878687181826931183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-68220760828198250292008-10-29T15:03:00.000-04:002008-10-29T15:03:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-43227643126361374072008-10-28T22:33:00.000-04:002008-10-28T22:33:00.000-04:00Well said as usual Anne. I shall feel calmer when ...Well said as usual Anne. I shall feel calmer when it's my turn to wait in line. I too will support the next president and am, quite frankly, ready to get nov 4th behind us so we can move ahead. Oh how I will miss the SNL skits! Good golly, could Anton get any cuter? :) BarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-71399490239981246852008-10-28T18:47:00.000-04:002008-10-28T18:47:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tania Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343894619102379852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-66439281407417109572008-10-28T14:43:00.000-04:002008-10-28T14:43:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-6220571871270323832008-10-28T13:27:00.000-04:002008-10-28T13:27:00.000-04:00Beautiful, thoughtful post. I think all of us are...Beautiful, thoughtful post. I think all of us are ready for this election to be over and I think all of us are ready to get behind and support whoever wins this thing...Mary Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01631594203558208360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-42094776852432860912008-10-28T12:47:00.000-04:002008-10-28T12:47:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anne Elserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425559946353875253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-36088020708790472432008-10-28T12:24:00.000-04:002008-10-28T12:24:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tania Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343894619102379852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-35075952141351745742008-10-28T12:00:00.000-04:002008-10-28T12:00:00.000-04:00Thanks Patti!Happy voting!Thanks Patti!<BR/><BR/>Happy voting!Anne Elserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425559946353875253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15157007.post-87792500746579182932008-10-28T11:32:00.000-04:002008-10-28T11:32:00.000-04:00Anne, You express yourself so clearly, & with ...Anne, You express yourself so clearly, & with such sanity. I'll be standing in line there this week, too, & hope to enjoy the same peaceful coexistance with my fellow voters. I can't believe that mean-spirited rants or e-mails have much positive effect on anyone, other than, occasionally, leading the recipients to do some research & discover the truth. Your well-thought out, gentle statements, however, are much more convincing.<BR/>BTW, Anton is just too beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com