tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post8029955558313915216..comments2024-03-05T09:00:51.695-08:00Comments on DISSENT the BLOG: More on Utt the Nut: "Extensive experiments in hypnotism and rhythm"Rebel Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00695051285325585662noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-44484048556037744382015-12-24T09:40:32.825-08:002015-12-24T09:40:32.825-08:00Deep Throat, the decision to change the name of th...Deep Throat, the decision to change the name of the Library was made by a solidly Republican board of trustees. As I recall, no one was consulted. Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-53450967063177618012015-12-24T01:23:31.864-08:002015-12-24T01:23:31.864-08:00Hmmm...just happened to come across this while loo...Hmmm...just happened to come across this while looking into the origin of the house Utt built in Tustin. A cursory scroll through the dialog reveals an attempt to rename a library out of some need to attach moral obloquy to a figure, long dead, who may have connections to political movements for which the author disapproves. This is otherwise known as political correctness. Dissenting comments are met with derision, dismissiveness and, in some cases, deletion. <br /><br />This would be pretty loathsome behavior in a normal isolated random bully type of sense, but not really worthy of comment. it's only significant in its repetition, because it's a commonly observed trait and tactical strategy among progressives. It would seem that in a culture that encourages an honest view of history, unvarnished, it would be beneficial to keep the library named after Utt, for the same reasons maintaining a school named after Robert E Lee would maintain a link to an important past - one where thoughtful people can look at historical figures with less need for condemnation and censure and Stalinesque omission, and more emphasis on understanding the flaws and the virtues that makes a figure important. Deep Throathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101341108710659266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-15522987494346749192012-01-23T11:09:26.721-08:002012-01-23T11:09:26.721-08:0010:53, yes, I see that now. Forgot to turn on my i...10:53, yes, I see that now. Forgot to turn on my irony-detector this morning. Nevertheless, those of you who regularly communicate with the Deity: do say hello to Bonzo for us.Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-61422521097563848542012-01-23T10:53:21.559-08:002012-01-23T10:53:21.559-08:00I'm guessing that 12:02 is being sarcastic. I...I'm guessing that 12:02 is being sarcastic. I'm pretty sure that other countries have moms, apple pie, and church on Sundays. You can keep those awful hotdogs, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-47825894726600895302012-01-23T00:40:56.940-08:002012-01-23T00:40:56.940-08:00Yeah. Be sure to say "hello" to the Gipp...Yeah. Be sure to say "hello" to the Gipper for us.Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-13681804341339767962012-01-23T00:02:33.260-08:002012-01-23T00:02:33.260-08:00You people must really hate America. I say GOD BLE...You people must really hate America. I say GOD BLESS America and everything that epitomizes her, mom, apple pie, baseball, Ronald Reagan, football, Thanksgiving, Church on Sundays, and hotdogs!<br />PS: Reagan's looking down on you from heaven; he forgives you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-30455785987312420132012-01-22T03:07:26.078-08:002012-01-22T03:07:26.078-08:00That's precicely the definition of exemplary l...That's precicely the definition of exemplary leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-32286089714815282112012-01-21T19:26:30.078-08:002012-01-21T19:26:30.078-08:00It seems rather simple minded to say that Reagan w...It seems rather simple minded to say that Reagan was a great president simply for making a person feel good about himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-57800609746166632952012-01-21T19:20:55.073-08:002012-01-21T19:20:55.073-08:00Race baiting? How so? Me thinks your reading into ...Race baiting? How so? Me thinks your reading into this, things that don't exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-3450388881206867912012-01-21T19:15:57.253-08:002012-01-21T19:15:57.253-08:00Yes - and he gave that same kinda race-baiting sta...Yes - and he gave that same kinda race-baiting states' right speech that Reagan gave. The south will rise again. Oh I wish I was in Dixie. Not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-19255614991711611072012-01-21T19:14:14.860-08:002012-01-21T19:14:14.860-08:00The Reaganesque Newt wins SC. YAY!The Reaganesque Newt wins SC. YAY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-3723290293308819882012-01-21T16:34:29.504-08:002012-01-21T16:34:29.504-08:00And let's not leave out Iran-Contra. Though n...And let's not leave out Iran-Contra. Though never charged with wrongdoing, his former cabinet members said he was in the meetings; knew of the illegal arms sales to terrorists; knew of money and guns transported to Nicaraguan Contras without Congressional approval; knew and allowed crack cocaine from the Contras to be smuggled into US urban inner cities. Yeah, great president that Reagan. What a "perverse asshole." Anyone who felt good about themselves because of Reagan wasn't paying attention, like a few so-called "readers" of this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-55131036374957541132012-01-21T13:29:55.410-08:002012-01-21T13:29:55.410-08:001:00, you need to invest in a dictionary. There is...1:00, you need to invest in a dictionary. There is a great difference between "perverse" and "perverted." Reagan was the first modern president who made perverse (not perverted) cabinet appointments, and the appointment of Mr. Watt is only one example. Despite being charged with protecting our lands, Watt refused donations of land for conservation purposes and sought to make all government land open for development and use by mining and lumber interests among others. <br />And your memory is faulty. Reagan was not a particularly popular president. His "sainthood" occurred only in the years after his sorry administration, which also set a new standard of incompetence by simultaneously lowering taxes (though he did so inconsistently) and vastly increasing spending (which he did consistently). Plus, disastrously, he deregulated the S&Ls. Do I need to explain what that produced? <br />Sound familiar? It has come to be known as the "conservative" approach to governance.Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-36754079145583034592012-01-21T13:17:22.338-08:002012-01-21T13:17:22.338-08:00Ronald Reagan kicked off his presidential campaign...Ronald Reagan kicked off his presidential campaign at the Neshoba County Fair near Philidelphia, Mississippi with a speech that championed states' rights. Philidelphia MI and Neshoba County are, of course is famous for only one thing - Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman - and the speech and choice of venue was a not-so subtle attempt to align himself - not with the slain civil right workers (about whom he spoke not a word) - but with the racist south. That's the Ronald Reagan I remember.Long Memorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-91472240192795662362012-01-21T13:00:39.891-08:002012-01-21T13:00:39.891-08:00"Reagan was a perverse asshole" (bvt)
T..."Reagan was a perverse asshole" (bvt)<br /><br />That's a pretty outrageous and hateful thing to say about one of the greatest presidents this country, and the world has ever known. Especially coming from an "educator," sort of puts you on the same level as Mr. Reeve.<br /><br />Just how was Mr. Reagan perverted? I recall him having a special ability of making people feel good about themselves, a quality I've yet to see any other leader come close to matching. Then, when Pink Floyd was only singing about walls, Reagan singlehandedly brought one down. Please, at least back up your outrageous assertions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-70080823624253521092012-01-18T15:44:04.184-08:002012-01-18T15:44:04.184-08:00That the library was the first significant structu...That the library was the first significant structure built is obviously not an argument for naming it after <i>Reagan</i>, unless we've all decided to embrace Non Sequiturs--which may well be true among fans of the Gipper. <br />Reagan was not particularly known for his enthusiasm for community colleges and the state higher education system, though his predecessor certainly was (Democrat Pat Brown). Perhaps we should call it the Pat Brown Memorial Library.<br />Reagan was famous for his ironic or perverse appointments, such as his appointment of James Watt for Sec. of Interior, which was a bit like hiring Al Capone to head the police department. I would not be opposed to naming the library the "Reagan was a perverse asshole" memorial library.Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-80485693220769540232012-01-18T14:58:35.022-08:002012-01-18T14:58:35.022-08:00How about the Ronald Reagan Library, as he was the...How about the Ronald Reagan Library, as he was there for the groundbreaking in '67, and I believe the Library was one of the first, if not THE first structure to be built. Also as governor, wasn't it he who made the funding possible?<br /><br />I would understand the bias here against such a dedication based on opposition to Reagan's party & policies. But hey, politics aside, I think it should be Reagan all the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-28645749826174987902012-01-18T14:42:05.652-08:002012-01-18T14:42:05.652-08:001:26, evidently you are not up to speed. As has al...1:26, evidently you are not up to speed. As has already been explained repeatedly (see <i>Lariat</i> coverage), the decision to change the name has already been made. <br />Obviously, that Utt's politics ("barefooted Africans"?, nutty conspiracy theories) is offensive to many is a good reason to make a change. <br />The question is: what should Saddlebackians name it?Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-25473965718237092612012-01-18T13:26:01.464-08:002012-01-18T13:26:01.464-08:00I think the name of the Library should remain Utt ...I think the name of the Library should remain Utt because of the positive historical significance. The man obviously did good things to be memorialized like that, and to take that away after he's gone, I believe is pretty low.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-25635458884737046012012-01-17T18:34:47.820-08:002012-01-17T18:34:47.820-08:00Tustin named a junior high school after Mr. Utt. I...Tustin named a junior high school after Mr. Utt. I'm hoping that Orange County is changing a bit, but such reminders of the county's past abound...unfortunately through some of the reader comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-23041473426527376732012-01-17T15:17:37.066-08:002012-01-17T15:17:37.066-08:00Yes, 2:47 imagines himself to be clever, when, in ...Yes, 2:47 imagines himself to be clever, when, in fact, he has only revealed himself once again to be an ignoramus and a lout. As usual, he has absolutely nothing to say that could not be said better with the launch of a whoopy cushion and infantile laughter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-62443315413816256462012-01-17T15:12:38.294-08:002012-01-17T15:12:38.294-08:002:47, it is such remarks as that one that reveal y...2:47, it is such remarks as that one that reveal you to be both profoundly ignorant and plainly incorrigible. These days (by which I mean recent decades up to and including the present), the Republican Party has courted a constituency that includes racists--something that cannot be said about the Democratic Party. The case for this is easily made. Here are some iconic leads you might follow (if you were educable): (1) the Willie Horton ad; (2) Paul's racist newsletter scandal; (3) Nixon's "southern" strateg; Bush's 2000 South Carolina push poll (about McCain's alleged fictional child with a black prostitute).Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-89386183906098853552012-01-17T15:00:04.109-08:002012-01-17T15:00:04.109-08:006:29, in the past, we've had occasion to expla...6:29, in the past, we've had occasion to explain the colorful history of the Republican (and Democratic) parties re Civil Rights, covering much the same ground that you covered. One tires of repeating basic history. Sadly, many young people have no clue about such events and trends.Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-70522049876921655702012-01-17T14:47:31.916-08:002012-01-17T14:47:31.916-08:00So, it was the racist dems who infiltrated the pri...So, it was the racist dems who infiltrated the pristine Republican party. I see, and thanks for the clarification.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-20841935232704019092012-01-17T13:28:36.335-08:002012-01-17T13:28:36.335-08:00Bravo, 1:12.Bravo, 1:12.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com