tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post1654535363591287271..comments2023-06-27T07:07:36.019-07:00Comments on RickBaber.com: All About BalanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-73515771359662983192010-06-18T12:43:27.840-07:002010-06-18T12:43:27.840-07:00Very kind of you Anon. Thanks for reading, but I r...Very kind of you Anon. Thanks for reading, but I really don't deserve your kudos. No, I mean, I really don't deserve them. When somebody makes a comment, my email is flagged with a notice that a comment awaits moderation. I can't actually edit the comments, but I can delete them - or I can "publish", and then they are visible on the blog. I'd like to tell you that I let every one go through, but I don't. I do try to limit the "deletes" to those that contain "hate speech" or just outright gratuitous vulgarity. Ol' Rusty here is nothing more than a minor itch, and I like to scratch occasionally.<br />Come back more often. Lettuce hear from ya.Rick Baberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401912075117161876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-36646988370262209082010-06-18T10:55:34.102-07:002010-06-18T10:55:34.102-07:00Rick,
I have followed your column for years and fo...Rick,<br />I have followed your column for years and found your Blog quite a while back. Always enjoy both. I have never posted any comments before, content to read those of others, so I hope I am doing this right. Just wanted let elvis know that Rusty is nothing compared to some of the vitriol that has been posted as comments in the past. I, for one, appreciate the fact that you don't weed out the negative comments, although I'm sure you could if you wanted to. Don't get here to the Blog too much, but your column in The Guard is read aloud at the dinner table every time it appears. Thanks for entertaining us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-65726262731267655462010-06-18T10:24:16.055-07:002010-06-18T10:24:16.055-07:00No nukes! I can't focus well enough to see the...No nukes! I can't focus well enough to see the target. Collateral damage could be unacceptable.Rick Baberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401912075117161876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-3710489194757879352010-06-18T08:17:23.891-07:002010-06-18T08:17:23.891-07:00Wow! Rusty's a douchebag, huh? Why don't ...Wow! Rusty's a douchebag, huh? Why don't you just nuke him/her/it from the comments? Surely you have the power to do that.elvisonacidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-53020571313947493132010-06-18T07:56:15.515-07:002010-06-18T07:56:15.515-07:00No, Rusty. I guess you have me confused with some...No, Rusty. I guess you have me confused with somebody else. My column in the Batesville Guard has always been called "Into Focus". Eight or nine years now. If you only recently learned to read for yourself, I can understand how you might have made that mistake. Through those years I have had my share of critics - mostly young Repugnikuns, trying to make a splash to show mommy & daddy that, just because they flunked out, all that money spent sending them to Bob Jones University (BJU) wasn't really wasted; trailer park philosophers; and unemployed geniuses, fucking with me so they could justify their otherwise wasted time. Of course, some are just assholes. If the column doesn't meet your obviously high standards for humor, let me suggest a TV show called "The Big Bang Theory". I have a feeling you'll love it.Rick Baberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401912075117161876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-75979017604134591172010-06-17T23:41:30.543-07:002010-06-17T23:41:30.543-07:00Well, I originally read this in the Batesville Gua...Well, I originally read this in the Batesville Guard. Wasn't your column called "Blabbermouth" at one time? I didn't expect much then (and was seldom disappointed) but now that it's called Into Focus, well my expectations are much higher. And does that really sound like a title for a 'humor column'? Perhaps "Totally Unfocused" would be better; I mean, honestly now, who is ever going to accuse you of being focused?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953380375461211401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-27750352431405853262010-06-17T12:13:11.519-07:002010-06-17T12:13:11.519-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rick Baberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401912075117161876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-84976973022375444812010-06-17T12:13:11.028-07:002010-06-17T12:13:11.028-07:00Ahhhh HA! Clever. I would've thought the pict...Ahhhh HA! Clever. I would've thought the picture of me in the bikini was a dead giveaway. Maybe I should use YOU for a consultant, instead of my muse, Joey. The pay sux, but the hours are great.Rick Baberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401912075117161876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-83189179699303745882010-06-17T10:58:13.402-07:002010-06-17T10:58:13.402-07:00Humor column? Sorry....couldn't tell. :)Humor column? Sorry....couldn't tell. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953380375461211401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-45933521173272426612010-06-16T16:13:09.042-07:002010-06-16T16:13:09.042-07:00Hell, mi brudder, that would take all the fun out ...Hell, mi brudder, that would take all the fun out of it. Besides, it ain't the prognosticator's methods that are so important as the end result. Let's talk in November. Just for that, I'm gonna go back again and predict a victory for deal ol' Blanche. If it's important to you that I have sound reasoning for that then I'll...no I won't. It's a HUMOR COLUMN, dammit!Rick Baberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401912075117161876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-81436330975616554862010-06-16T14:40:08.395-07:002010-06-16T14:40:08.395-07:00Yes. Exaxtly. Conservatives crossed over to get B...Yes. Exaxtly. Conservatives crossed over to get Blanche on the ballot for several reasons. 1. Can't take a chance on Halter getting elected. No way. 2. Blanche keeps alive the anti-incumbent sentiment. (Boozman is 'less' of an incumbent than Lincoln) 3. The differences between Boozman and Lincoln are much less pronounced than Boozman and Halter. Many Dems will see it as "no difference" or "no good choice" and will stay at home.<br /><br />So Boozman wins with 54% of the vote.<br /><br />And if you're going to hold forth about election strategy, you might want to at least learn how the voting process works.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953380375461211401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-68725940226454300662010-06-16T09:56:17.906-07:002010-06-16T09:56:17.906-07:00Shit! Then my whole forecast is shot to hell. Bo...Shit! Then my whole forecast is shot to hell. Boozman wins!Rick Baberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401912075117161876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-23119380466187676612010-06-16T08:51:58.541-07:002010-06-16T08:51:58.541-07:00There is no "party" ballot in the genera...There is no "party" ballot in the general election. You can vote for any candidate you wish, regardless of how you voted in the primary, or which primary you voted in. Voting in the Democratic primary has no bearing whatsoever on how one votes in the general election. Which primary you voted in is a matter of public record, but other than that, there is no actual "linkage" between primary and general election voting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953380375461211401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-76653521405333449312010-06-15T11:11:03.508-07:002010-06-15T11:11:03.508-07:00Well, if you cross over to vote for the worst Dem ...Well, if you cross over to vote for the worst Dem in the primary, you cannot get a Repub ballot in the general election. At least, not in Arkansas.Rick Baberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401912075117161876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206271.post-85651151001796783352010-06-15T06:59:26.064-07:002010-06-15T06:59:26.064-07:00"thereby surrendering their votes in the gene..."thereby surrendering their votes in the general election".... "(those who cannot vote R in the general election)"<br /><br />What are you talking about?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953380375461211401noreply@blogger.com