tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post2380388377469092609..comments2024-03-18T19:17:53.280-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: And so it begins37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-14297739732440547362013-06-28T15:12:30.563-04:002013-06-28T15:12:30.563-04:00Angie, so glad you decided to delurk. Welcome! Whe...Angie, so glad you decided to delurk. Welcome! Where are you that Jim Crow is alive and well? And how to get rid of him? Hmmm. The best I could say is live your life as if he's the old worn out idea that he is. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-67305881977270112752013-06-28T15:08:03.334-04:002013-06-28T15:08:03.334-04:00Steve, I'd agree with you if I had a hope in h...Steve, I'd agree with you if I had a hope in hell of Congress doing a damn thing. Yes, I'm a little cynical on this point. But thanks for your optimism. I do love that idea of the moral universe bending toward justice. And even at my most cynical I do believe it to be true.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-7135085827107738232013-06-28T15:06:45.390-04:002013-06-28T15:06:45.390-04:00e, NOLA, nerdgirl (nice to see you nerd girl!), if...e, NOLA, nerdgirl (nice to see you nerd girl!), if we are waiting on Congress to fix this we'll be waiting quite some time. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-22998830361697460512013-06-28T15:05:49.069-04:002013-06-28T15:05:49.069-04:00Ms. Moon, all week I haven't known whether to ...Ms. Moon, all week I haven't known whether to be up or down. i'm still pretty numb about it all, which means I doing some detached intellectualizing which helps me process the realization that when it comes to the Voting Rights Act, we're basically fucked.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-38792160764252783642013-06-28T15:03:11.974-04:002013-06-28T15:03:11.974-04:00Nola darling, you're so right. Wendy Davis fil...Nola darling, you're so right. Wendy Davis filibustering that bill was for sure a highlight of the news week!37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-39641168323057145922013-06-28T14:04:41.496-04:002013-06-28T14:04:41.496-04:00Take me with you. I live in Mississippi and I don&...Take me with you. I live in Mississippi and I don't see how this will bode well for most southern states. If our Congress were prone to action and could get a formula worked out for all 50 states, I'd be more comfortable. But I think we all know that won't be happening any time soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-16740174739610685712013-06-28T11:26:39.038-04:002013-06-28T11:26:39.038-04:00Been lurking a while. Decided this would be the d...Been lurking a while. Decided this would be the day to drop a few lines. A little good news is Nelson Mandela's condition has improved...slightly. He is still very sick and still very old. That's just not a good combination for him right now...but it is, what it is.<br /><br />Jim Crow is still alive and well down here. That bastard has been hiding out in my state for a LONG time. Any advice on how to get rid of him?Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536064605860937608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-70965351606370559052013-06-28T02:30:33.496-04:002013-06-28T02:30:33.496-04:00Agreed! The negatives come with the positives, I g...Agreed! The negatives come with the positives, I guess. I just keep remembering that quote from Martin Luther King about the arc of the moral universe bending toward justice. It takes time and comes in fits and starts, but overall I think we're moving in the right direction. I am not opposed to altering the Voting Rights Act if it's done in a way that makes sense for the modern world -- i.e. rather than basing Justice Department oversight purely on geography, taking other factors into account. We'll see whether that happens, or if the whole thing just gets left in the dust -- which would be criminal.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-46247752685769885342013-06-27T22:28:27.747-04:002013-06-27T22:28:27.747-04:00Where are you, e? Where are you, e? NOLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572754078356812922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-67569729054962947442013-06-27T17:09:31.277-04:002013-06-27T17:09:31.277-04:00Can I move to your part of the world, please? I...Can I move to your part of the world, please? I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop here...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-87930475307618642312013-06-27T16:32:28.759-04:002013-06-27T16:32:28.759-04:00Ain't that the damn truth? It's like the u...Ain't that the damn truth? It's like the universe is trying to balance itself all in one week. And in the process mystify, confuse, delight and confound us. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-92017863656789262832013-06-27T16:20:28.964-04:002013-06-27T16:20:28.964-04:00Add filibuster in Texas, and yeah, me too. I'...Add filibuster in Texas, and yeah, me too. I'm exhausted after yesterday's exhiliration, and I need this to all slow down so I can catch my breath a minute. And dig into Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow." <br /><br />So much to do. NOLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572754078356812922noreply@blogger.com