tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post4714845932681651745..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: Rmoney's 'Shiny Objects'Steve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-64920599468933224752012-06-04T18:38:09.609-05:002012-06-04T18:38:09.609-05:00And speaking of Greek-Americans, there was my coll...And speaking of Greek-Americans, there was my college classmate, baritone <a href="http://www.liegnermanagement.com/trakas.htm" rel="nofollow">Chris Trakas</a>... that was the sound of one name dropping, but Chris really did hang out with a group of my friends at University of Houston when I studied music. I haven't seen him since then, but it appears Chris did well in his subsequent career. Chris was what the Austrians called a <i>Zwischenfach</i> ("between categories" ... neither bass nor tenor), but had one of the most glorious voices I've ever heard, and the dramatic craft to go with it. His teacher back in those days was another famous Greek singer, Elena Nikolaidi.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-73365697627602288972012-06-04T18:19:21.760-05:002012-06-04T18:19:21.760-05:00"Shiny objects" indeed, ntodd... objects..."Shiny objects" indeed, ntodd... objects that Mittens cares nothing for. As hollow shells in the GOP go, they don't get much emptier than Mitt. If he becomes president, I do not know how I can bear to see his perfect grinning face every day. It's not just that he's rich; inevitably, as things are today, every president has to be at least well-off even to run for the office. No, it's that Mitt is cold... cold in the manner of, say, Karl Rove... when it comes to basic human compassion. Mitt is dog-on-the-roof-of-the-car cold.<br /><br />And Mitt is a proper symbol of the GOP today: they have become something that Abraham Lincoln and Young Bob La Follette would be ashamed of. Hell, I think even Barry Goldwater would be ashamed of them if he were alive today.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-5126493925282864492012-06-04T16:12:45.547-05:002012-06-04T16:12:45.547-05:00Constitutions, rights, rule of law, social contrac...Constitutions, rights, rule of law, social contract...all shiny objects!ntoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01068160577299501895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-57102676759824110902012-06-04T13:52:14.203-05:002012-06-04T13:52:14.203-05:00My Greek neighbors in Ann Arbor were fantastic. Th...My Greek neighbors in Ann Arbor were fantastic. The parties, the food, the celebrations included all generations. When my partner died they threw a neighborhood wake. When times were tough they never failed.I will never forget them.karmanothttp://adgitadiaries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-53699818802141402752012-06-04T12:07:34.578-05:002012-06-04T12:07:34.578-05:00I was just joking about him!
Of course, "bloo...I was just joking about him!<br />Of course, "blood runs thinner than money"!L'Enfant de la Haute Merhttp://inconue.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-89054627999667479302012-06-04T10:45:38.173-05:002012-06-04T10:45:38.173-05:00Enfant, Stephanopoulos used to be a good Democrat ...Enfant, Stephanopoulos used to be a good Democrat back in the Clinton presidency; then George joined the mainstream media, and it was all over... :-)<br /><br />I grew up next door to a Greek-American family; their sons were my childhood playmates and eventually followed their father into the family business (dentistry). So I have good things to say about the Greeks I have personally known! :-)Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-79518354629944673422012-06-04T09:58:15.897-05:002012-06-04T09:58:15.897-05:00hands off our Greek Orthodox first generation migr...hands off our Greek Orthodox first generation migrant Stephanopoulos!<br />:)L'Enfant de la Haute Merhttp://inconue.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com