Comments on: And Yet Another Reason

By: Bill Franklin

Bill Franklin — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:15:40 +0000

I guess “puppet” went out of vogue with the disappearance of the Muppet Show and Howdy D…

I don’t think the term “tool” is meant to disparage tools themselves — Lamont might be a very high quality ‘tool’…but rather the idea of people being used like a tool (as compared to being the craftsman who wields the tool) is disparaging.

Not that I believe Lamont is a ‘tool’ by the way. I think Lamont won the Democratic vote because people are tired of the culture of corruption and complicity in BOTH parites. Yet another reason we need term limits. Funny you don’t hear Republicans calling for them now that they’re in power…

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:51:58 +0000

In the words of Sgt. Hulka, “Lighten up, Francis.”

Should I be offended every time you all use the word “liberal” like one of the seven forbidden words?

By: Black Jack

Black Jack — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:52:10 +0000

Without making too much out of it, I’m a little bit troubled by the term “tool.” People who use tools, depend on tools, have considerable respect for them and don’t understand how anyone could use the word as a pejorative.

Ned Lamont is using and being used by extreme elements in the Democrat Party, but calling him a “tool” to belittle him isn’t an appropriate use of the term. I know it’s currently fashionable, but using the term also tends to disparage workingmen who don’t deserve the abuse.

By: Gaius

Gaius — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:56:29 +0000

One of the few things we agree on, it seems.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:48:28 +0000

Again, Ned Lamont is a tool.