Comments on: Tea And Sympathy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/ Reality-based political commentary Sat, 16 May 2026 07:55:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/#comment-4672 Chris Weigant Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:02:43 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/#comment-4672 akadjian - I always thought Buffy was a little corny (my wife is a big fan, however), but I got drawn into it because Whedon is one of the better writers of dialog I've ever seen. And Spike was an absolute riot. Willow was no slouch either in the hilariously funny line department... To close this comment in the proper fashion, I of course must end with: Grrr! Argh! :-) -CW akadjian -

I always thought Buffy was a little corny (my wife is a big fan, however), but I got drawn into it because Whedon is one of the better writers of dialog I've ever seen. And Spike was an absolute riot. Willow was no slouch either in the hilariously funny line department...

To close this comment in the proper fashion, I of course must end with:

Grrr! Argh!

:-)

-CW

]]> By: akadjian http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/#comment-4667 akadjian Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:30:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/#comment-4667 We are legion! Spike: I don't understand. This sort of thing's never happened to me before. Willow [timidly trying to offer comfort]: Maybe you were nervous. p.s. Great piece of history. Best article I've seen yet on this. Interesting parallels, but not the parallels everyone thinks. We are legion!

Spike: I don't understand. This sort of thing's never happened to me before.
Willow [timidly trying to offer comfort]: Maybe you were nervous.

p.s. Great piece of history. Best article I've seen yet on this. Interesting parallels, but not the parallels everyone thinks.

]]> By: Osborne Ink http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/#comment-4666 Osborne Ink Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:41:05 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/#comment-4666 fstanley, the teabaggers (their term!) are not grassroots. They're astroturf. And when you go to the rallies, all you meet are fringe wackos. I'm all in favor of protest, too, but this particular protest is self-parody. fstanley, the teabaggers (their term!) are not grassroots. They're astroturf. And when you go to the rallies, all you meet are fringe wackos. I'm all in favor of protest, too, but this particular protest is self-parody.

]]> By: fstanley http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/#comment-4665 fstanley Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:00:21 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/#comment-4665 While I admire groups that try to be active citzens and protest unfair treatment by the government, I am often disappointed in the form that these protests often take. They seem to spend way too much time on the symbolism and not enough on actually trying to change things. They don't seem to reach the people who can make a difference and it becomes a 60 second sound bite on the news which may or may not report it as a serious story but rather turn it into a joke or silly clip. Stan... While I admire groups that try to be active citzens and protest unfair treatment by the government, I am often disappointed in the form that these protests often take. They seem to spend way too much time on the symbolism and not enough on actually trying to change things. They don't seem to reach the people who can make a difference and it becomes a 60 second sound bite on the news which may or may not report it as a serious story but rather turn it into a joke or silly clip.

Stan...

]]> By: kevinem2 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/#comment-4664 kevinem2 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:19:07 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/04/13/tea-and-sympathy/#comment-4664 Nice article. Sadly, it took me back to my early childhood when my mother would serve me tea and a soft-boiled egg for breakfast (in an egg cup accompanied by toast sliced into strips so I could dip them into the egg yolk). I miss that innocence, now I just have two cups of instant coffee before noon... Nice article. Sadly, it took me back to my early childhood when my mother would serve me tea and a soft-boiled egg for breakfast (in an egg cup accompanied by toast sliced into strips so I could dip them into the egg yolk). I miss that innocence, now I just have two cups of instant coffee before noon...

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