Comments on: Dispatches from Sterling: Government-Sponsored Blight

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Neighborhood Listens Project Just Launched | novatownhall blog — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:20:46 +0000

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Goodbye, Kirby Bowers | novatownhall blog — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:06:29 +0000

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By: Joe Budzinski

Joe Budzinski — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:51:07 +0000

Yeah, it was a reaction to “Bob” – last one of those I promise.

Travel is finally over and I should be able to blog again soon.

By: jacob

jacob — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:03:49 +0000

Brian,
I think Joe branded Bob Smith a fool.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:16:31 +0000

Brian,
“intelligence below 80″. Actually 80 on down to 70 is potentially just a dimwitted person. Below 70 is technically the cut off, though even a 68 or 69 could be considered borderline intelligence.

By: Brian Withnell

Brian Withnell — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:22:10 +0000

Joe,

Just who is it that you suggest we ignore? (I was speaking strictly in the abstract, I’m not sure which fool you mean.)

By: Brian Withnell

Brian Withnell — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:20:10 +0000

I’m not so sure that folly is not innate, but it is moral. People are not born good, they have to become good by fighting the innate tendency toward evil that is in all of us (you never have to teach a child to lie).

Just because something is “how we are wired” does not mean we should not overcome that tendency.

By: Lovisa

Lovisa — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:24:40 +0000

Brian surely adds color to the language!

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Retardation is an innate condition, while folishness is acquired. Quite a difference IMO.

By: Joe Budzinski

Joe Budzinski — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:18:01 +0000

Ok, good advice, Brian. Fool it is. Let’s ignore this fool.

By: Brian Withnell

Brian Withnell — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:30:40 +0000

Hmmm, I just thought of a word, that means someone, not necessarily of low intellect, but of moral deficiency: fool. Biblical usage of fool had nothing to do with lacking in intellect, but only with lacking in moral judgment.

I think the reason people started equating “fool” with lack of intelligence is based on a false impression that the only reason someone would do something wrong is if they just did not understand.

By: Brian Withnell

Brian Withnell — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:25:51 +0000

Joe, you have to be careful … even saying stupid as a rock could be insulting to the rocks. They certainly don’t have any choice in what they do.

By: zimzo

zimzo — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:21:55 +0000

You have a lot of nerve calling people names, Joe, when you smeared our future first lady by pushing the API hoax and still don’t have the guts to apologize for it.

By: Joe Budzinski

Joe Budzinski — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:05:51 +0000

Brian, point taken. I could say “moron” but I feel I need something stronger and with more brevity than your phraseology. I am open to any suggestions.