Comments for thecrite.com http://thecrite.com/home Mesa State College Criterion newspaper Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:41:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Obamaies, dazed and confused by Leslie http://thecrite.com/home/2012/02/12/obamaies-dazed-and-confused/comment-page-1/#comment-4805 Leslie Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:41:20 +0000 http://thecrite.com/home/?p=5342#comment-4805 Do you really think "kids" voted for Obama to be liked? Last I checked, "kids" can't vote, and high school is over for the vast majority of voters. It is too bad that all you learned in high school, if anything, is that "kids don't think". I think you missed out on the point of school. I personally gained a high school education/diploma and learned TO think. Do you really think “kids” voted for Obama to be liked? Last I checked, “kids” can’t vote, and high school is over for the vast majority of voters. It is too bad that all you learned in high school, if anything, is that “kids don’t think”. I think you missed out on the point of school. I personally gained a high school education/diploma and learned TO think.

]]> Comment on Obamaies, dazed and confused by timothyrose http://thecrite.com/home/2012/02/12/obamaies-dazed-and-confused/comment-page-1/#comment-4803 timothyrose Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:45:15 +0000 http://thecrite.com/home/?p=5342#comment-4803 Tony, there are some serious issues with your logic here. Honestly, it's a stretch to even consider this incoherent diatribe as having elements of logic whatsoever. It's an opinion piece, sure, which makes the form and function markedly different from that of, say, a news story, but I wouldn't be far off in saying your argument lacks any factual evidence, eschews reason and rationality, contradicts itself (or at least you openly contradict yourself in the process), and makes blatant judgments and generalizations without, again, even the slightest bit of data to back up your claims. And in terms of structure, your piece is a complete mess; it reads more like the random journal entry of someone who just doesn't like Barack Obama and feels that the only way to express that is by making the argument that voting for Obama must have been a mindless decision or a decision predicated on the collective decisions of others around you. And to be fair, I'm not a liberal; I'm not even a democrat. I hold more progressive views than conservative ones, but I'm a registered independent. On to your first claim: "Why think for yourself when you can let someone do it for you?" Well, the examples you follow up with are a little suspect. Who, exactly, makes the choice for us between burgers and hot dogs? Between getting a dog and not getting one? Between voting for Obama or voting for (at the time) McCain? Fast food advertising is often persuasive in terms of food choice, sure, but that's not reason enough to "claim" that people aren't "thinking for themselves." So, really, being told that "voting for Barack Obama is a good idea" is no different that someone else saying, "voting for John McCain is a better idea than voting for Barack Obama." So that claim doesn't stand up. Next: "As we found in the 2008 Presidential election, public opinion is that Obama is a pretty cool dude." Ok... and your point is what exactly? I guess you found John McCain's openly public temper, cold demeanor, and overall detachment from reality during his campaign and through the debates laudable? Part of Obama's campaign was to make himself "likable" as a politician to not only the voting adults but also the generation of young voters who, for the first time in their lives, had a say in what they wanted from a President. Again, there's a flip side to your claim that you ignore. Next: "Once again Obamaies (My own term for crazy Obama lovers), I get it, thinking for yourself is hard." Obamaies? Really? Everyone who voted for or even likes the president has been reduced to an "Obamaie"? That's the kind of ridiculous name to attach to those who differ in opinion from you because it's cutesy and funny sounding and easier to do than to make an actual cogent argument. And yes, you're partially right about one thing: thinking for yourself IS hard! Why? Because it's so much easier to let outside ideology make your personal choices for you; this is not new to politics, so you should also know that while there may have been a number of individuals voting for Obama because "others" were doing it, the same can (and must) be applied to McCain voters. In fact, there's a movement going on right now within a sect of the Republican party that will vote for ANY Republican as the next president if it means unseating Obama. This is not representative of the party as a whole, but hopefully you understand that it wasn't a single, collective party-wide decision for any and all Democrats to vote for Obama simply because it meant getting a Democrat in the White House. One last claim you made and then I'll wrap this up: "People are afraid to say they don’t like Obama, because if you don’t like Obama you’re automatically a racist." Really? I thought we lived in a democracy... where we choose and vote for our leader...? Since when did we turn into a fascist state? Since when did Big Brother install "telescreens" and force us to be devoid of thought and reason? Last time I checked, that would be NEVER. For a democracy, we're hugely influenced by our culture and societal shifts, but, yet again, you're simply generalizing. Where are your gallup polls? Where are your unbiased pie-charts? Find me one credible source that isn't Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, or any of the other talking heads on the right that can say something as ludicrous as "People are afraid to say they don't like Obama because doing so would automatically make them a racist." That's a claim I've heard argued and perpetuated from the talking heads many times, but there is absolutely no justification behind it whatsoever. I know I've never been stopped on the street and randomly assailed and forced to give my opinion on the president by the Obama Police. Your opinion here is credulous, your justification non-existent, and your claims dubious at best. I'm not defending President Obama; I'm defending logical arguments grounded in opinion, which your piece substantially lacks. Tony, there are some serious issues with your logic here. Honestly, it’s a stretch to even consider this incoherent diatribe as having elements of logic whatsoever. It’s an opinion piece, sure, which makes the form and function markedly different from that of, say, a news story, but I wouldn’t be far off in saying your argument lacks any factual evidence, eschews reason and rationality, contradicts itself (or at least you openly contradict yourself in the process), and makes blatant judgments and generalizations without, again, even the slightest bit of data to back up your claims. And in terms of structure, your piece is a complete mess; it reads more like the random journal entry of someone who just doesn’t like Barack Obama and feels that the only way to express that is by making the argument that voting for Obama must have been a mindless decision or a decision predicated on the collective decisions of others around you. And to be fair, I’m not a liberal; I’m not even a democrat. I hold more progressive views than conservative ones, but I’m a registered independent. On to your first claim: “Why think for yourself when you can let someone do it for you?” Well, the examples you follow up with are a little suspect. Who, exactly, makes the choice for us between burgers and hot dogs? Between getting a dog and not getting one? Between voting for Obama or voting for (at the time) McCain? Fast food advertising is often persuasive in terms of food choice, sure, but that’s not reason enough to “claim” that people aren’t “thinking for themselves.” So, really, being told that “voting for Barack Obama is a good idea” is no different that someone else saying, “voting for John McCain is a better idea than voting for Barack Obama.” So that claim doesn’t stand up. Next: “As we found in the 2008 Presidential election, public opinion is that Obama is a pretty cool dude.” Ok… and your point is what exactly? I guess you found John McCain’s openly public temper, cold demeanor, and overall detachment from reality during his campaign and through the debates laudable? Part of Obama’s campaign was to make himself “likable” as a politician to not only the voting adults but also the generation of young voters who, for the first time in their lives, had a say in what they wanted from a President. Again, there’s a flip side to your claim that you ignore. Next: “Once again Obamaies (My own term for crazy Obama lovers), I get it, thinking for yourself is hard.” Obamaies? Really? Everyone who voted for or even likes the president has been reduced to an “Obamaie”? That’s the kind of ridiculous name to attach to those who differ in opinion from you because it’s cutesy and funny sounding and easier to do than to make an actual cogent argument. And yes, you’re partially right about one thing: thinking for yourself IS hard! Why? Because it’s so much easier to let outside ideology make your personal choices for you; this is not new to politics, so you should also know that while there may have been a number of individuals voting for Obama because “others” were doing it, the same can (and must) be applied to McCain voters. In fact, there’s a movement going on right now within a sect of the Republican party that will vote for ANY Republican as the next president if it means unseating Obama. This is not representative of the party as a whole, but hopefully you understand that it wasn’t a single, collective party-wide decision for any and all Democrats to vote for Obama simply because it meant getting a Democrat in the White House. One last claim you made and then I’ll wrap this up: “People are afraid to say they don’t like Obama, because if you don’t like Obama you’re automatically a racist.” Really? I thought we lived in a democracy… where we choose and vote for our leader…? Since when did we turn into a fascist state? Since when did Big Brother install “telescreens” and force us to be devoid of thought and reason? Last time I checked, that would be NEVER. For a democracy, we’re hugely influenced by our culture and societal shifts, but, yet again, you’re simply generalizing. Where are your gallup polls? Where are your unbiased pie-charts? Find me one credible source that isn’t Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, or any of the other talking heads on the right that can say something as ludicrous as “People are afraid to say they don’t like Obama because doing so would automatically make them a racist.” That’s a claim I’ve heard argued and perpetuated from the talking heads many times, but there is absolutely no justification behind it whatsoever. I know I’ve never been stopped on the street and randomly assailed and forced to give my opinion on the president by the Obama Police. Your opinion here is credulous, your justification non-existent, and your claims dubious at best. I’m not defending President Obama; I’m defending logical arguments grounded in opinion, which your piece substantially lacks.

]]> Comment on Winter Womp: Local DJs attract an impressive audience by chrisepic http://thecrite.com/home/2012/01/29/winter-womp-local-djs-attract-an-impressive-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-4800 chrisepic Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:36:54 +0000 http://thecrite.com/home/?p=5104#comment-4800 If you would like to see me DJ in town check me out at Whisky River on Fridays for hiphop, top40, & electronica & EPIC WEDNESDAYS where we play nothing but electronic music like House, Techno, & Dubstep. I will be playing on February 5th at The Red Room, february 10th at Quinceys, and my big bday bash is at Sabrosas on March 3rd! :D www.facebook.com/djchrisepic If you would like to see me DJ in town check me out at Whisky River on Fridays for hiphop, top40, & electronica & EPIC WEDNESDAYS where we play nothing but electronic music like House, Techno, & Dubstep.

I will be playing on February 5th at The Red Room, february 10th at Quinceys, and my big bday bash is at Sabrosas on March 3rd! :D

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]]> Comment on My experiences in the Monfort Performance Lab by We Have the Technology « Listful Thinking http://thecrite.com/home/2011/09/19/my-experiences-in-the-monfort-performance-lab/comment-page-1/#comment-4772 We Have the Technology « Listful Thinking Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:00:37 +0000 http://thecrite.com/home/?p=3929#comment-4772 [...] I went home with my results and I wrote my article. [...] [...] I went home with my results and I wrote my article. [...]

]]> Comment on Just the Tip: Love advice from Anthony Himes by Crystal8989 http://thecrite.com/home/2011/11/21/just-the-tip-love-advice-from-anthony-himes-6/comment-page-1/#comment-4720 Crystal8989 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:26:18 +0000 http://thecrite.com/home/?p=4837#comment-4720 These always make me laugh!! These always make me laugh!!

]]> Comment on Occupy GJ shows no sign of quitting: Demonstrators have conflicting ideas for end result by lpratt http://thecrite.com/home/2011/10/30/occupy-gj-shows-no-sign-of-quitting-demonstrators-have-conflicting-ideas-for-end-result/comment-page-1/#comment-4717 lpratt Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:34:22 +0000 http://thecrite.com/home/?p=4628#comment-4717 Great article Sarah! Thanks for representing the 99%, even if they don't seem to appreciate your press coverage. Richard Crespin: There is a difference between "many" and "most". Many occupations have become violent, but most have not. Line 15 doesn't imply that "most" have become violent. Great article Sarah! Thanks for representing the 99%, even if they don’t seem to appreciate your press coverage.

Richard Crespin: There is a difference between “many” and “most”. Many occupations have become violent, but most have not. Line 15 doesn’t imply that “most” have become violent.

]]> Comment on Mavs hit the ice in Denver for “Mavs at the Avs” by guskasb14 http://thecrite.com/home/2011/11/20/mavs-hit-the-ice-in-denver-for-mavs-at-the-avs/comment-page-1/#comment-4716 guskasb14 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:15:00 +0000 http://thecrite.com/home/?p=4742#comment-4716 For tickets here is the link for students: GO MAVS: http://cmumavericks.com/news/2011/10/22/MHKY_1022113358.aspx For tickets here is the link for students: GO MAVS:
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]]> Comment on College students lack political involvement by Crystal8989 http://thecrite.com/home/2011/11/06/college-students-lack-political-involvement/comment-page-1/#comment-4715 Crystal8989 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:25:00 +0000 http://thecrite.com/home/?p=4704#comment-4715 I couldn't have said it better myself. Good column. I couldn’t have said it better myself. Good column.

]]> Comment on Occupy GJ shows no sign of quitting: Demonstrators have conflicting ideas for end result by Richard Crespin http://thecrite.com/home/2011/10/30/occupy-gj-shows-no-sign-of-quitting-demonstrators-have-conflicting-ideas-for-end-result/comment-page-1/#comment-4711 Richard Crespin Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:31:43 +0000 http://thecrite.com/home/?p=4628#comment-4711 I (Richard Crespin) was misquoted, Article should have read "Many people have DIFFERENT views on what they would like to see as a result(s) of the movement." Our views/goals DO NOT conflict. We all have a variety of issues/concerns, the occupy movement has created space/venues to express and resolve those issues/concerns. 99% Second, LINE 15 "Unlike many occupy protests, there have been no violent actions from demonstrators or police." You are saying most "occupations" have become violent by protesters and police, you should separate this phrase, most occupations have not seen violence ensued by protesters, the police at times become violent at many occupy locations during peaceful assemblies. If you have any questions, Sarah, you have my number I (Richard Crespin) was misquoted, Article should have read “Many people have DIFFERENT views on what they would like to see as a result(s) of the movement.” Our views/goals DO NOT conflict. We all have a variety of issues/concerns, the occupy movement has created space/venues to express and resolve those issues/concerns. 99%

Second, LINE 15 “Unlike many occupy protests, there have been no violent actions from demonstrators or police.” You are saying most “occupations” have become violent by protesters and police, you should separate this phrase, most occupations have not seen violence ensued by protesters, the police at times become violent at many occupy locations during peaceful assemblies. If you have any questions, Sarah, you have my number

]]> Comment on Ramunno has worn out welcome at CMU by TheMavgirl http://thecrite.com/home/2011/10/23/ramunno-has-worn-out-welcome-at-cmu/comment-page-1/#comment-4710 TheMavgirl Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:29:08 +0000 http://thecrite.com/home/?p=4528#comment-4710 "Recruiting here shouldn't be a challenge?" Are you kidding me? Any high school senior with half a brain knows that CMU isn't keeping up staff and class wise and has tons of growing pains. High school athletes are well informed. Joe Ramunno is an effective coach with the right resources. And Mines can recruit money wise, not all coming from the athletic department. Winning would be great, and Coach Ramunno will dial it in. And winning does generate a CERTAIN amount of excitement. How do you explain a ton of UNC students not following their highly successful recent basketball team? The last thing we need is fair weathered fans. We don't need a new coach. Joe Ramunno IS at the helm and I will support him. Go MAVS! “Recruiting here shouldn’t be a challenge?” Are you kidding me? Any high school senior with half a brain knows that CMU isn’t keeping up staff and class wise and has tons of growing pains. High school athletes are well informed. Joe Ramunno is an effective coach with the right resources. And Mines can recruit money wise, not all coming from the athletic department. Winning would be great, and Coach Ramunno will dial it in. And winning does generate a CERTAIN amount of excitement. How do you explain a ton of UNC students not following their highly successful recent basketball team? The last thing we need is fair weathered fans. We don’t need a new coach. Joe Ramunno IS at the helm and I will support him. Go MAVS!

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