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Started by Randy · 10 months ago

This is an excellent blogpost and a good reality check for those who blog. I love the Problogger blog and find it helpful even for us non-pro bloggers :). At the end of the post they ask,

Have you ever had a ‘defining moment’ in your blogging? What did you learn ... Continue reading »

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  • Chino_Blanco

    10 months ago

    If I'm mistaken, my bad and I apologize.

    But, didn't you have a discussion with Paul over at this thread on your own blog:

    http://randythomas.org/2008/07/30/war-over-word...

    Weird.
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  • Randy

    10 months ago

    Wow... look ... there he is :). My only response to him on that thread was


    Thank you for weighing in Paul. I will check out your blog.



    That's my only known interaction with him. Doesn't mean I haven't met him I just don't remember him in person and obviously didn't remember that he left a couple of comments a week or so ago. He might have left other comments but I don't remember. He must not be a regular commenter.

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  • Randy

    10 months ago

    oh and apology accepted thank you for offering. I truly wasn't trying to be a jerk. I was hoping you would share more of the reasoning behind your statements.
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  • Chino_Blanco

    10 months ago

    It's all good. I truly didn't mean to wreck your thread. I just happen to see no compelling arguments in favor of voting Yes on Prop 8 and plenty of ugly ones coming from folks like Paul.
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  • Randy

    10 months ago

    You didn't wreck the threads. I actually learned a few more of the tricks with Disqus.

    Maybe they aren't compelling because you have already made up your mind to debunk them? I haven't read Benedict's writings so I can't speak to what he is saying. But I do know a lot of good people who are often wrongfully and maliciously attacked for their support of Prop 8.

    As the post states, I am not really into discussing public policy in depth right now on my blog. I am not going to get into that debate with you.

    Again, thanks for commenting.
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  • B.T.Carolus

    10 months ago

    I am very confused by the order of these comments...
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  • Randy

    10 months ago

    I just fixed it to where the traditional oldest to newest sorting is in effect.
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  • B.T.Carolus

    10 months ago

    Hmm. This post did not work w/ the new way you tried. But the 'Back to Disqus' thread from yesterday flowed much better under the new system. I guess it just depends.
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  • Chino_Blanco

    10 months ago

    This Thursday, August 14th, from 5:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m. at 2020 Main Street, Irvine, California:

    ACTION ALERT: Tell the Right-Wing Consultants NO to Prop 8!

    http://www.theliberaloc.com/2008/08/13/action-a...
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  • Randy

    10 months ago

    Hello Chino_Blanco. Welcome to my blog. I hope you are more than an opportunist comment surfer. What did you think about the actual blog post you put this comment on?
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  • Chino_Blanco

    10 months ago

    "Have you ever had a ‘defining moment’ in your blogging?"

    Yes, when I realized that defeating Prop 8 was the most important thing I could be accomplishing with all my hours spent online.
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  • Randy

    10 months ago

    Why was Proposition 8 a defining moment for you? Do you like being defined in the specific context of one flashpoint in the culture war?

    Because, no matter who "wins," it won't end in November ... you know that right?
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  • Chino_Blanco

    10 months ago

    I read your blog, did you read my link?
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  • Randy

    10 months ago

    Is that your response to my questions? you brought your comments here so I thought you would maybe answer my questions here.

    I know all about the plans and the blog you link too.
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  • Chino_Blanco

    10 months ago

    But, but, I thought you said it was *my* turn ... ??
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  • Randy

    10 months ago

    I did, you took it, I asked follow up questions and apparently you don't want to answer them. It's ok...just say you aren't going to answer them and move on to something else or some other blog.
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  • Chino_Blanco

    10 months ago

    Now I'm hurt. You've got time to muck around with idiots like Paul Benedict but all you wanna do is show me the back of your hand. Sad.
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  • Randy

    10 months ago

    I thought I was trying to be engaging. I'll stop trying to press the questions you don't want to answer.

    Who is Paul Benedict?
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  • Randy

    10 months ago

    I just found Paul Benedicts bio (there are several Paul Benedicts by the way)

    Paul writes his own bio (... and blog?) on Townhall.com ...
    Normally, I am a mild-mannered educator in a small desert community. However, Supreme Court of California's activist ruling overturning Proposition 22 has inspired me to activism. I thought it might be a good start to take the Court's ruling apart to see what makes it tick. That's what I'm doing here through a series of articles. I've actually formed a "plan" if one can call it that. These are the series of things I'd like to see happen. 1) The passage of Proposition 8 (the Marriage is Marriage amendment in California) 2. The recall of the four Supreme Court Justice in support of the legal opinion in "re Marriages." Then I'd like to see if there is anything that can be done about the mess in Mass. Ultimately, I'd like to see more judges "impeached" or "recalled" for their failure to uphold the U.S. Constitution. Yep, that means "injecting" more politics into the Court process. The idea of wise philosopher king judges doesn't seem to have worked. If judges are going to behave like "super" politicians, then they can be driven from office like the pretentious rogues they are


    If I ever met the man I don't remember.
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