tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post6648078309347564813..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Notes on the Petraeus-Broadwell AffairStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-58233539986650564192012-11-14T03:15:52.129-08:002012-11-14T03:15:52.129-08:00I should have added that where Petraeus failed in ...I should have added that where Petraeus failed in his political job was having an illicit affair. That is when he became an incompetent politcal leader. Charles A Pennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376911676707957517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-78631321078337185552012-11-14T03:06:57.872-08:002012-11-14T03:06:57.872-08:00You could argue that the top leader in any orginiz...You could argue that the top leader in any orginization should be someone who is politically competent, because they are the ones who have to deal with the public at large.<br /><br />If they do their jobs correctly and handle all the political problems of the organization, they allow everyone else in the organiztion the opportunity to run the organization day by day.<br /><br />Charles A Pennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376911676707957517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-92001622321653414002012-11-13T12:54:35.714-08:002012-11-13T12:54:35.714-08:00That's a fair point, Rich. I've been seein...That's a fair point, Rich. I've been seeing that Petraeus' reputation as a military leader has now come under serious attack, from people who know more about these things that I, evidently, do.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-22482877479445452552012-11-13T12:48:32.153-08:002012-11-13T12:48:32.153-08:00Petraeus is not a Great General. He is a Political...Petraeus is not a Great General. He is a Political General with Great PR. I speak from experience of 40 years. -- RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-4511046679065960552012-11-13T12:38:05.172-08:002012-11-13T12:38:05.172-08:00Achieving "gender equity" doesn't ma...Achieving "gender equity" doesn't matter to me at all. Not a smidgen. Stop the make-work programs designed to get these status-monkeying whores employed by the gov't. Enough. Stop the empowerment of whores, or stop it altogether for all I care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-65286405754435760392012-11-12T10:06:29.797-08:002012-11-12T10:06:29.797-08:00It all depends on what your definition of 'men...It all depends on what your definition of 'mentor' is.Webutantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139954791621532194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-51940078777926894972012-11-11T12:57:45.220-08:002012-11-11T12:57:45.220-08:00I have no, repeat NO, reason to trust anyone at th...I have no, repeat NO, reason to trust anyone at the NYT.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-4003411237409999392012-11-11T12:19:04.513-08:002012-11-11T12:19:04.513-08:00"Men with titles and power also need to keep ..."Men with titles and power also need to keep reminding themselves that seductresses aren't after them, they are after the title and power. When the title and power leave, so do the seductresses."<br /><br />And a good thing, too. <br /><br />This is how my dad got rid of his wife, which was a win-win for all of us.<br /><br />I love this post, Stuart.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-22351685636737494632012-11-11T11:59:10.936-08:002012-11-11T11:59:10.936-08:00Then again is can be simple sexual obsession
&quo...Then again is can be simple sexual <i>obsession</i><br /><br />"And I'm here to remind you<br />Of the mess you left when you went away<br />It's not fair to deny me<br />Of the cross I bear that you gave to me<br />You, you, you oughta know<br /><br />You seem very well, things look peaceful<br />I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know<br />Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity<br />I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner<br />It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced<br />Are you thinking of me when you fuck her?<br /><br />'cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able<br />To make it enough for you to be open wide, no<br />And every time you speak her name<br />Does she know how you told me you'd hold me<br />Until you died, til you died<br />But you're still alive"<br /><br />--- Alanis Morrisette, You Outta Knowvanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-47954779318192360342012-11-11T11:16:15.722-08:002012-11-11T11:16:15.722-08:00"... not written by Paula Broadwell’s husband..."... not written by Paula Broadwell’s husband."<br /><br />Probably written by Barney Frank's husband.vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-64210123477865753452012-11-11T09:15:47.836-08:002012-11-11T09:15:47.836-08:00It is easy to fall prey to seductiohn. We all like...It is easy to fall prey to seductiohn. We all like to feel special - a type of special feeling that a good seductress can deliver.<br /><br />I remember Daniel Radcliffe once saying that when he made guest appearances in public, he had to keep reminding himself that all those people were not cheering him - they were cheering Harry Potter. If another actor had gotten the Harry Potter role, these people would be cheering that other actor, and not him.<br /><br />Men with titles and power also need to keep reminding themselves that seductresses aren't after them, they are after the title and power. When the title and power leave, so do the seductresses.<br />Charles A Pennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376911676707957517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-22387047189664849162012-11-11T07:42:50.659-08:002012-11-11T07:42:50.659-08:00Female paratroopers? That should strike fear in t...Female paratroopers? That should strike fear in the heart of the enemy.SlartiBartFastnoreply@blogger.com