tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672141836544371996.comments2020-11-01T04:33:27.614-08:00Portside PoliticsCaptainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04353570827663779044noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672141836544371996.post-1456263940393186382010-05-12T08:06:31.746-07:002010-05-12T08:06:31.746-07:00Thanks for getting the word out Captain. Keep stee...Thanks for getting the word out Captain. Keep steering this ship and stay on course. Because it is going to be the people of this planet who ultimately save it. I hope more than anything that the people can come to realise this is the final frontier.Ronnie Ray Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662227206697138044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672141836544371996.post-18325131120326864932009-12-26T17:34:25.116-08:002009-12-26T17:34:25.116-08:00Thanks for posting this. It brought back alot of ...Thanks for posting this. It brought back alot of memories for me, both good and heartbreaking. I watched racing from when I was a child, though back then (1970's into the 1980's) not much was televised except for the Daytona 500 and Indy 500. I was more of an open wheel fan then, but switched to Nascar, I guess in the late 80's/early 90's and was then and always will be an Earnhardt fan. I cried in happiness when he finally won the Daytona 500, and cried again upon his death. I had an uneasy feeling too watching that wreck and the aftermath, particularly when the broadcast ended with no explanation of the extent of any injuries. The following week my heart stopped again when Junior was in a very similar accident on the 1st lap of the 1st race following his father's death; fortunately he walked away. I half heartedly watched for the rest of the season, but my interest seemed to have died with the Intimidator. A race without that black #3 just didn't seem right. <br /><br />I recently came back to the sport over the past two seasons, but as you noted, things are different and not always in a particularly good way, and yes, his son is my favorite when it comes down to it, even though the past 2 years have been so difficult for him. Dale Sr. will always be the face of Nascar as far as I am concerned, but things just aren't the same without The Man in Black.lcmd88https://www.blogger.com/profile/16632849025141270507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672141836544371996.post-81799728066509359872009-11-15T10:00:10.782-08:002009-11-15T10:00:10.782-08:00Good stuff Cheryl but if I may, here's another...Good stuff Cheryl but if I may, here's another viewpoint. One of my closest friends is a gay man. He took your viewpoint for many years, about the flamboyant ones, the ones who flaunt their gayness. One day he was at a pride parade and he thought, "you know, we're all part of the same group, maybe they can't help who they are anymore than I can help who I am." I know where you're coming from here, I get it. It makes me very sad when I see quiet, passive Jews loathing the loud, aggressive ones. Educated, upper class blacks looking down on the blacks less fortunate than they are. Clearly you don't loathe these people you're writing about. In fact if I were a gay man flamboyance would not be my way either. But it is A WAY. Not any more right, or wrong, than any other way. I have a great appreciation for shock value, for the ability to fuck with people's heads. People need to have their heads fucked with. Of course homophobes aren't going to like it, that's the point. Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke. You seem comfortable with who you are right now and that makes me happy, it's a great thing. Let the flamboyant gay men, and the really butch lesbians do the same. You're a very good writer. Much love.<br /><br />Don FisherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com