Comments on: American castles for sale

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:21:49 +0000

agreed Frank…but I still would have to be near a Super Wal Mart.

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:20:32 +0000

Yeah…I simply can not make up my mind which one to buy.

I would buy two but they are all in the North East….so that would be redundant.

By: FrankC

FrankC — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:31:35 +0000

They build where they wish because they can.

About 60 years ago, my ex son in law’s parents were building a house that would be a million+ today. It was 90% complete and totally uninsured. It burned to the ground while they were at a party. I’m sure it bothered them but they just rebuilt it immediately.

By: ER

ER — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:26:47 +0000

Soul of an artist, eh? Well I can scratch, belch and fart like a real man if have to. But I will accept the compliment and following maritime courtesy, respond with my respects.

My next story will be out next year. You’ve already read it, the one about Commodore Munroe and The Florida Sharpies.

I haven’t started any new ones yet.

By: TB

TB — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:50:19 +0000

ER, you have the soul of an artist. I actually mean that as a compliment.

When do your articles come out?

By: ER

ER — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:33:30 +0000

Read the statement again. Carefully. I actually agree that you have pointed out the existence of crony capitalism, twice in my original post.

As for the rest, you accuse anyone who disagrees with you of being a red, socialist, statist or liberal buttmonkey. I’ve been bitching about how you slander everyone who has the audacity to call you out for two years now.

And who the hell is Archer Daniels Midland, anyway?

No, I will not look him up.

By: TB

TB — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:17:03 +0000

“Right, TB. Private companies con or bribe the government into spending tax money to lavish on projects for private profit and when we point this out you accuse us of being Reds.”

Please, tell me how I “reframed” this false statement.

Better yet, find any example where I have called someone a Red, socialist, collectivist, statist, or any other name for pointing out a corporation that is using government power to enrich itself or wreck its competition. Hell, who keeps bringing up Archer Daniels Midland around here?

By: ER

ER — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:51:41 +0000

You are self righteously defending yourself from a charge I never made. In fact, I even remarked that we were in agreement on that point.

I never said you supported crony capitalism, only that you refuse to acknowledge it when we bring it up as evidence of corporate criminality.

I am really getting sick and tired of your reframing the argument every time you get in a rhetorical jam. Do you really think people never read the posts you are responding to?

Or is it that you never bother reading them yourself?

By: TB

TB — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:40:30 +0000

As a response, that didn’t even make sense.

By: ER

ER — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:33:21 +0000

yep. Your way or the highway.