tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post114652764924379400..comments2024-01-08T02:44:02.511-06:00Comments on Big Rock Candy Mountain: Great LeapBrian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-1148674856780109802006-05-26T15:20:00.000-05:002006-05-26T15:20:00.000-05:00Hi again - thanks for the interesting read. I see ...Hi again - thanks for the interesting read. I see not problems with what you wrote and would not object to more in future.<BR/>Here in Australia we have 2 main political parties as you &, as your response comment, our's have the same self promoting do what it takes to win the next election attittude.I don't like voting for either the Liberals (deputy sheriff, "honest" John Howard - George W Bush's no.1 arselicking pal) or Labour - they are so busy stealing each others ideas that there policies are the same & it needs for some outside occurance to occur for a change of party in power.<BR/>Thursday,Mar 16,2006 you posted 8 Irish songs, these were all of great interest to me, however, there was a band width problem - I was hopeful that you may post them again at some stage.<BR/>Cop-u-later.<BR/>Smutty ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-1148009115409599272006-05-18T22:25:00.000-05:002006-05-18T22:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for reminding me what the measure of a man ...Thanks for reminding me what the measure of a man is. Round here four hard working men died, gassed in a mine the other day. Others die at their jobs, seems like every day.<BR/><BR/>All borders do is provide employment for men of little measurement.Mr. Beer N. Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184518909716677938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-1147911316953072212006-05-17T19:15:00.000-05:002006-05-17T19:15:00.000-05:00The matter is not a simple one, and the answers wi...The matter is not a simple one, and the answers will not be simple solutions.<BR/><BR/>There is a rift in our nation that grows wider with each day. We have lost control to the fear-mongering.<BR/><BR/>I lift my glass to you for this post, both your words and your choice of music.<BR/><BR/>We sure could use a few folks like Woody today.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919731055008825606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-1147828019264763582006-05-16T20:06:00.000-05:002006-05-16T20:06:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The DoorKeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901879297324581741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-1147827933655191462006-05-16T20:05:00.000-05:002006-05-16T20:05:00.000-05:00Ah Mr Mountain Man. ang is right you have heart. I...Ah Mr Mountain Man. ang is right you have heart. It's not easy to talk without taking sides. I'm a foreigner. I don't know the issues. I know exasperation when I here it though. <BR/><BR/>You're all in this togther.<BR/><BR/>Just stopped by to say i posted a Hank Thompson track over by the <A HREF="http://doorsofthekingdom.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow"/>The DoorKeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901879297324581741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-1147803920749393972006-05-16T13:25:00.000-05:002006-05-16T13:25:00.000-05:00Love your site. Your musical taste is impeccable....Love your site. Your musical taste is impeccable. Thanks for the postings - I check you out daily.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your heartfelt comments concerning the immigration debate. I don't agree with most of them but that's OK. For what it's worth - here's my take. First, assimilation is a bitch - a long, arduous process. Always has been, always will be. Second, well the fact that you never see anyone swimming to Cuba means something too.<BR/><BR/>The test of any sovereign nation is that it has borders. You can bash Bush all you want but whomever is President has the responsibility to watch out for the border. Bush proposed an amnesty program, one that many members of his party vehemently disagreed with. His views sure as hell aren't those of Tancredo. And before you lump all the Republicans into the party of xenophobia, check the history. Which party was the impetus behind Davis-Bacon and what was its original goal? Which party sponsored and promoted all of the major civil rights legislation in the 60's?. Which administration "spied" on Martin Luther King?<BR/><BR/>Sean HageartyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-1147794051911452072006-05-16T10:40:00.000-05:002006-05-16T10:40:00.000-05:00I'm tired of being called xenophobic (and often wo...I'm tired of being called xenophobic (and often worse) because I believe that immigration should be done legally and with at least some semblance of order.<BR/><BR/>It's easy to seem compassionate while spewing platitudes about dignity and fairness. But I see nothing but self congratulatory laziness here. Oh yes, you care about the plight of the poor and downtrodden. <BR/><BR/>No you don't. You care about how you feel about the poor and downtrodden.<BR/><BR/>If you really gave a shit, would you want to perpetuate a system in which Americans hire people who can't go to the authorities for fear of being deported when they face unsafe working conditions, When they are denied overtime for longer hours, and paid jack squat to start with?<BR/><BR/><BR/>I don't believe in the myth that there are jobs that Americans won't do. There are jobs that Americans won't do unless they are paid a fair wage, but what's wrong with that? I grew up detassling corn. It was a right of passage to midwestern youth when I was a kid. We learned that hard work can be good for you, how to be responsible and to take pride in a hard job well done. I worked for a seed corn company and saw first hand what happened when the shift was made to contract detassling, with the contracts going to migrant workers. They were predominantly illegal and everyone knew it. As a result, the amount they were paid could be kept to a minimum. What were they gonna do... complain to the authorities? I saw the conditions in which they lived. It was wrong to do this. Did the price of seed corn go down for farmers? <BR/><BR/>You know the answer to that.<BR/> <BR/>It does nothing for anyones' dignity to allow poverty stricken people to come here illegally and work for substandard wages. It's not compassionate. It's cruel and lazy. Cruel, because now there is a class in America that has nowhere to turn when they are abused, forced to work in unsafe conditions and paid jack squat to do it. Lazy, because it's the easy way out. The problem of poverty and corruption in Mexico cannot be solved by exploiting their labor force. <BR/><BR/><BR/>The myth of the job americans won't do now extends into construction, trucking, and other typical "good jobs" that Americans have done for generations. Do you think it cost's less to buy a new house or ship a truckload of goods across country because now there is an illegal alien being exploited by someone? If you do think that, are you happy about it?<BR/><BR/>Nobody is being served by a corrupt system that depends on bringing in poverty stricken immigrants and paying them jack shit. I for one would be happy to pay more for my tomatoes and lettuce. It won't "wreck the economy" like corporate America claims. Shit, We're paying $70 dollars for a barrel of oil and $3.00 for a gallon of gas. The econmy is still there. At least the added cost of hiring only legal immigrants or American citizens would end up, to a much greater degree, in this country. We all know who's getting rich on $70 oil.<BR/><BR/>The problem of poor Mexicans is in Mexico. We are doing nothing to help them with our so-called compassion.<BR/><BR/>If it makes you feel better, call me xenophobic, racist or whatever you want. It's all about your "feelings" isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-1147791727809583592006-05-16T10:02:00.000-05:002006-05-16T10:02:00.000-05:00I could just about kiss you. Your heart is still ...I could just about kiss you. Your heart is still as big as the sky. And you are so right. I currently live in a county where the sheriff thinks he's Custer and the Hispanics are Native Americans... the goon is on a rampage against "illegals", to the point that every Hispanic feels under suspicion. Smacks of post-9/11 arab-bashings, and it annoys the hell out of me. It is a worthwhile struggle to want to be hands and voices of mercy, and flickering flames of hope in these darkening times.miz fuhrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885407466940486044noreply@blogger.com