tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post114418503889895773..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: Human EventHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1144299421238739402006-04-06T00:57:00.000-04:002006-04-06T00:57:00.000-04:00I keep my books in the breakfront.But my point to ...I keep my books in the breakfront.<BR/><BR/>But my point to you is that you need to learn how to hold a word to the light and turn it every which way like a jewel - and be open to all the different ways it reflects the light. Then you'll find your agent.Jay D. Homnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714671338316275833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1144276229681500632006-04-05T18:30:00.000-04:002006-04-05T18:30:00.000-04:00Wow. Coming from you, directed at me, I'm tempted ...Wow. Coming from you, directed at me, I'm tempted to say you've had your own "Brokeback moment."James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1144276010692109302006-04-05T18:26:00.000-04:002006-04-05T18:26:00.000-04:00James, the diagnosis is clear. In the words of De...James, the diagnosis is clear. In the words of Delbert McClinton:<BR/><BR/>I watch you come in here <BR/>Night after night<BR/>You sit over in the corner<BR/>Where there ain't no light.<BR/><BR/>You've got a beautiful smile<BR/>But you don't have fun<BR/>Somethin' about you, baby,<BR/>Been left undone.<BR/><BR/>You've been over here in the dark so long<BR/>I ain't no doctor but I know what's wrong:<BR/><BR/>YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ROCKED ENOUGH<BR/>YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ROLLED JUST RIGHT<BR/>YOU'RE ALL TENSE AND NERVOUS<BR/>HONEY, YOU'RE TOO UPTIGHT.<BR/><BR/>YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ROCKED ENOUGH<BR/>YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ROLLED JUST RIGHT...Jay D. Homnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714671338316275833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1144269698697490132006-04-05T16:41:00.000-04:002006-04-05T16:41:00.000-04:00While I don't enjoy "wordplay" type writing ("abho...While I don't enjoy "wordplay" type writing ("abhor" might be a better term), you're easily one of the best at it I've ever seen. And it is a style that is very popular, especially among the "literary" set. You're fairly unique among the political commentariat in its usage.James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1144266808499764202006-04-05T15:53:00.000-04:002006-04-05T15:53:00.000-04:00With respect, James. The reason I'm at the ATM is...With respect, James. The reason I'm at the ATM is precisely because I don't sound like other writers.<BR/><BR/>Which is not to say that everyone enjoys this sort of thing. But those who do, do very much. It's a niche I'm happy to scratch.Jay D. Homnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714671338316275833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1144266317553699762006-04-05T15:45:00.000-04:002006-04-05T15:45:00.000-04:00"Remember, the guy running against you is trying t..."Remember, the guy running against you is trying to look like a winner so people will make him a winner; but you already are a winner! You won the last time, remember? The pundits said nay then, too, but the voters said yea so you said yay. You can gainsay the naysayers again."<BR/><BR/>I had to be physically constrained from doing harm to myself after reading that... whatever it is. Just when I started warming up to you, you remind me why I hate so much of today's writing.<BR/><BR/>Of course, you're laughing all the way to the ATM and I can't get an agent, so I'll have to leave room for being wrong, at least in today's market. =]James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1144191867884929362006-04-04T19:04:00.000-04:002006-04-04T19:04:00.000-04:00I knew if I added the word 'industrialist' it woul...I knew if I added the word 'industrialist' it would suggest Andrew more than Dale, but Dale was certainly a wealthy cheerleader of industrialism, to be more exact.<BR/><BR/>And apropos of nothing at all, no one should go without reading Dale's bio of Honest Abe.Jay D. Homnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714671338316275833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1144188905933709402006-04-04T18:15:00.000-04:002006-04-04T18:15:00.000-04:00In fact, it’s time to coin a brand new axiom: “Rea...<I>In fact, it’s time to coin a brand new axiom: “Realism should be as much of a check against pessimism as it is against optimism.” </I><BR/><BR/>Excellent, Jay.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1144185685167369802006-04-04T17:21:00.000-04:002006-04-04T17:21:00.000-04:00Are we talking about Dale Carnegie or Andrew, my f...Are we talking about Dale Carnegie or Andrew, my friend?Hunter Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.com