http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/ Rob McBroom's reactions to current events en-us Copyright 2010 Rob McBroom 60 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:19:50 -0400 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:19:50 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS 2.0 feed spitter by Rob McBroom :: feedspitter@skurfer.com politics@skurfer.com website@skurfer.com http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/the_paradox_of_choice http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/the_paradox_of_choice Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Have you seen this? ... politics@skurfer.com (Rob McBroom) http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/why_are_you_hitting_yourself http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/why_are_you_hitting_yourself Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 An excerpt from [an article on the Tea Party movement](http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/jun/14/tea-party-has-lot-teach-left): > It would be wrong to characterise the Tea Party movement as being mostly working class. The polls sugg... politics@skurfer.com (Rob McBroom) http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/healthcare http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/healthcare Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Here's a collection of shit I'm tired of hearing in the health care debate. ### I want to provide health coverage to everyone. I'm compassionate. ### Bullshit. You want *someone else* to provide health coverage to everyone and it doesn't bother you one b... politics@skurfer.com (Rob McBroom) http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/godwins_copout http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/godwins_copout Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 In an argument, I think people these days look forward to a comparison with Nazis because they can point to [Godwin's Law][godwin], say "neener neener", and walk away thinking they've won. Godwin pointed out that overuse of comparison to Nazis would underm... politics@skurfer.com (Rob McBroom) http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/needs_are_irrelevant http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/needs_are_irrelevant Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 There's a word that starts with N and is very offensive to me in many contexts. We'd all be better off if it were used less frequently. I'm talking about "need". Sometimes we hear about what people need. > "People need help with their mortgages" >... politics@skurfer.com (Rob McBroom) http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/reconsidering_the_conflict http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/reconsidering_the_conflict Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 We tend to talk about political differences in terms of Democrats vs. Republicans. You could also call it the central planners vs. the classical liberals (now more commonly called libertarians -- little 'L'). Because there's such a gulf between Republican ... politics@skurfer.com (Rob McBroom) http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/hope_is_not_a_plan http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/hope_is_not_a_plan Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 The [recent arrest of TI][ti] reminded me of something a co-worker said at lunch one day. We were discussing one of the more eh-- "unique" guys that works in our department and he said "I hope he doesn't have a gun". I didn't respond out loud for reasons t... politics@skurfer.com (Rob McBroom) http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/our_teachers_unions_like_such_as http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/our_teachers_unions_like_such_as Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 I'd like to answer the question posed to [Miss Teen South Carolina](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww). I'm not out to make fun of her. It's been done to death. Besides, I don't even know if I'm necessarily smarter than her. I've just had a lot mo... politics@skurfer.com (Rob McBroom) http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/elect_susie http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/elect_susie Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 I couldn't believe this crap when I saw it on CNN this morning. ... politics@skurfer.com (Rob McBroom) http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/muslim_values http://www.skurfer.com/politics/events/muslim_values Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 Why do we put up with the shit that comes out of these Islamic leaders? I think there's a fundamental misunderstanding between the Western world and our Muslim enemies. Western cultures have a &... politics@skurfer.com (Rob McBroom)