tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post1237273048242747063..comments2024-03-09T00:51:33.602-07:00Comments on Little Catholic Bubble: Quick Takes: Moving on. (Well, sort of.)Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-6179435906400785082012-11-17T23:04:39.859-07:002012-11-17T23:04:39.859-07:00Sarah, bingo!Sarah, bingo!Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-87121498638440272752012-11-17T16:09:15.364-07:002012-11-17T16:09:15.364-07:00Leila... baby in arms so can't type much but w...Leila... baby in arms so can't type much but wow...crying over having to pretend to be Canadian? You are right... we are not crying b/c our egos are hurt. We're crying b/c the America we love is dying.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966555296621723142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-52274073897530667582012-11-16T14:26:23.903-07:002012-11-16T14:26:23.903-07:00Something I read from a leftist really struck me. ...Something I read from a leftist really struck me. He was commiserating with conservatives about how badly we feel after the election. He said that he remembers 2004, after Bush won, looking down at his baby in the crib and his toddler nearby, and weeping for them and their futures. And it's true that we conservatives did that too, when Obama was re-elected.<br /><br />But here's the kicker. We wept for our children because the America we've always known, the promise of the world, the city set on a hill, was dying, and our children would never know the freedom, pride and prosperity that we had known. America and its ideals were dying. We wept. <br /><br />You know why this guy was weeping when Bush won??? <i>Because his children would have to pretend to be Canadians when they traveled in their lives, because the rest of the world wouldn't like America!!</i> I kid you not!! He was weeping because he cared what other folks thought of Americans! Do you know… I don't give a rip what the rest of the world thinks of America, and neither do my kids. I cannot believe that this was the source of his consternation -- that we might not be popular!<br /><br />UGH!!!<br /><br />That sort of encapsulated for me the difference between the left and the rest of us. Sigh.Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-88518178585588500172012-11-16T14:20:39.976-07:002012-11-16T14:20:39.976-07:00Sarah, I couldn't agree more! You are exactly ...Sarah, I couldn't agree more! You are exactly right. I don't get this demonizing of the rich. Even the mildly successful seem to be demonized these days. Is this still America? I never heard crap like this growing up. I think anyone who breaks the law, rich or not, should be accountable. Maybe Brian Williams should do a story on this guy instead:<br /><br />http://shovedtothem.blogspot.com/2012/11/free-money.html<br /><br />And really… how come to the left it's okay to be a Hollywood multi-millionaire (singer/actor, oftentimes corrupting our kids and the culture), or a sports multi-millionaire, but not a businessman multimillionaire (you know, the ones who actually hire people in actual jobs and who actually build businesses and create wealth)?<br /><br />Frankly, I don't begrudge anyone (even the sleazy Hollywood folks and the sports figures) their millions. This is America, people! When it's gone, there is no place else like it! It's not like we can get it back. But I guess people don't like the America I know and love. Sad to watch.Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-90877457813524982192012-11-16T14:05:36.019-07:002012-11-16T14:05:36.019-07:00sorry for typos... sorry for typos... Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966555296621723142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-28240160645517946022012-11-16T14:04:19.709-07:002012-11-16T14:04:19.709-07:00Regarding #6. Dh and I were watching "Rock Ce...Regarding #6. Dh and I were watching "Rock Center" last night (w/Brian Williams), and they did this "class warfare" story on this poor, poor average citizen who lied about his income to get approved for two huge mortgages he couldn't pay for and ended up in jail. The story was questioning why so many rich, greedy Wall Street bankers aren't in jail but this "average citizen" was so unfairly targeted by the IRS and thrown in the slammer. <br /><br />I was just stunned. Seriously?? Brian Williams considers grossly inflating your income on a mortgage application (fraud) to be consistent with "average American behavior"??? I am supposed to "connect" with this guy and feel sorry for him and hate the big, bad bank??? Is it considered "normal" to commit fraud now? Or is okay to commit fraud if you're middle America, but still not okay if you're rich?? Have we lost all sense of responsibility and morality? It's as if being rich is the biggest, baddest mortal sin and everyone else gets a pass. Newsflash: Anyone who lied on a mortgage app contributed to our financial crisis; I don't care what their income was. It's mot just Wall Street's fault. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966555296621723142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-82601593159703585832012-11-16T12:27:16.403-07:002012-11-16T12:27:16.403-07:00Chris, it's a great question and it's one ...Chris, it's a great question and it's one I've asked myself lately, since I saw that new Rasmussen poll. I've always understood that the pro-life movement is young, demographically, and growing (note the sheer numbers of young people who march in the hundreds of thousands, in DC and SF and points in between, every January vs. the aging, gray-haired pro-abortion gatherings). And the polls have always seemed to reflect that Americans are more pro-life, until this one latest poll. I think the wording of the poll is always important. I would have to know more about how the polling was done. But it does seem odd.Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-48227841719111089372012-11-16T12:11:37.980-07:002012-11-16T12:11:37.980-07:00In the past weeks, I've heard in different pla...In the past weeks, I've heard in different places that<br /><br />A. The percentage of Americans identifying as pro-choice is low and getting lower, and those identifying as pro-life is growing<br /><br />and<br /><br />B. The majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal in "all or most" circumstances.<br /><br />Is someone lying? Are different polls showing vastly different results, due to sampling errors or push polling? Are both statistics true, and the definition of "pro-life" is being diluted? Is everyone working with the same numbers and the left and right are framing them differently?Chris Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256704303520776966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-10841047620726322742012-11-16T11:49:05.167-07:002012-11-16T11:49:05.167-07:00Rebecca, I have to believe that, or I would quit r...Rebecca, I have to believe that, or I would quit right now. That's why it was so good to see your comment. <br /><br />I've been thinking about the Church's steady, unbroken, unchanging truth lately: It would be so much easier to be the "fun parent" who gives her kids cakes and cookies and ice cream all day, rather than the one who makes them eat their veggies and teaches them that self-sacrifice and living the virtues and seeking truth above appetites really does have its rewards! Even if it takes a long time to appreciate that! That's what the Church is… a loving Mother. But not a placating one. And it can be so exhausting to restate the truth of virtue (which is its own reward) to people who want to "feel good" and avoid all suffering. I am not slamming anyone, because that's how I was (and still am to a degree -- I'm soft in a lot of ways), and it's the culture we live in. But for those who "get it", what a joy!<br /><br />“I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous person who do not need to repent.” --Luke 15Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-25463608549758372292012-11-16T11:39:04.302-07:002012-11-16T11:39:04.302-07:00:) Oh good! These conversations are so exhuasting,...:) Oh good! These conversations are so exhuasting, no matter which side you're on, but I do believe they change hearts and open minds, even if it takes a lot longer than we'd like.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738076740941616678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-48284617231097860952012-11-16T11:13:02.613-07:002012-11-16T11:13:02.613-07:00Rebecca, I meant that it was awesome and gave me m...Rebecca, I meant that it was awesome and gave me much hope!!!! :) Yes, it was VERY encouraging!!<br /><br />Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-68998372323849760602012-11-16T11:08:36.881-07:002012-11-16T11:08:36.881-07:00Hmm, "illuminating" - Leila, you always ...Hmm, "illuminating" - Leila, you always choose your words carefully and I'm not sure how to take this word choice. I do hope my comment was encouraging - as that was my goal :).Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738076740941616678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-80173178246422041372012-11-16T09:06:27.013-07:002012-11-16T09:06:27.013-07:00So sad about Nannette. :( I'm just baffled as ...So sad about Nannette. :( I'm just baffled as to how human beings can treat their children that way. Are the people who live in those countries just ignorant of what's going on, or do they just not care...?JoAnna Wahlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942928659520676271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-58699723786956837982012-11-16T07:29:17.598-07:002012-11-16T07:29:17.598-07:00That's so sad about Nanette. How can the words...That's so sad about Nanette. How can the words "baby house" and "institution" be used in the same sentence? Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451590537173713861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-51441606552290864672012-11-16T06:41:34.412-07:002012-11-16T06:41:34.412-07:00As to the Quebec wait times for vital cancer surge...As to the Quebec wait times for vital cancer surgeries may I offer my bitter opinion, but sadly TRUE statement (I am a Canadian who lives in Alberta)....the hospitals are too busy with the money making $urgerie$ to take care of the sick :-( <br />Here in Alberta there are so many "dermatology and cosmetic" surgery clinics. theresa EHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213841528077465387noreply@blogger.com