Joseph Klipple

Joseph Klipple
Location
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Birthday
November 08
Bio
Author, artist, once-upon-a-time photographer, specialist in crayons as editor of Crayons for Codgers website that encourages his peers to stay creatively active at the lowest possible cost. Also honks on harmonica to make himself practice deep breathing.

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May 21, 2009 07:51PM
“Congress is what mystifies me. Seemingly ordinary people get elected all across the country. Then they get to Washington where the Republicans all tu…”
About: What Dick Cheney didn't say
May 06, 2009 03:45PM
“And the fence sitters you call wishy-washy play a very important role when they get the extremists to look over the fence and see the entire horizon.”
About: A rightwing extremist's view of Open Salon
May 01, 2009 04:11PM
“Perhaps Christian fatalism plays a role: What has to happen, has to happen. Christ had to die for Heaven's Gate to be unlocked for the faithful. The…”
About: What If Jesus Was Waterboarded, Part 2; CNN Survey: "Yes!"
April 30, 2009 09:53AM
“Kent, I stay with literal translation. My read has been proved wrong so often.”
About: Presidential Press Conference Live Blog
April 30, 2009 12:58AM
“Quoting you about Obama: "...he just said that torture can get useful information from people, which I really didn't want to hear anyone from the…”
About: Presidential Press Conference Live Blog
April 23, 2009 04:10PM
“It might be more useful if, now and then, we recited the Preamble to the Constitution: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more…”
About: Why Pledge the Flag?
April 15, 2009 12:17PM
“Actually, an undogmatic observer can see elements of truth in each of Brad Delong's stories, so why would you expect the Administration to push one ov…”
About: Why This, Not That?
February 13, 2009 01:42PM
“I suppose we should show a smidgen of charity toward Jon Kyl, since his political stupidity is genetic. He is the son of a six-term Republican from Io…”
About: This Week in Villainy
February 07, 2009 07:31PM
“I agree wholeheartedly. For one reason, alone this could be the most damaging filibuster for a political party in history. The reason is called cable…”
About: Invite the Filibuster
January 24, 2009 12:03AM
“Those of us who live in Arizona have a particular obligation to call him out on his oft-repeated foolishness, as I did last week when he made the laug…”
About: Jon Kyl: On Notice
January 13, 2009 02:58PM
“My father, an Indiana farm boy, gave my life a good grounding with three rules: "A man should know two ways to make a live and be able to feed h…”
About: If You Teach a Boy To Cook...
January 13, 2009 01:05PM
“Congress hears regularly from lobbyists, but they don’t hear enough from we voters. The House and Senate are a herd of kine, but we are a huge f…”
About: Four Reasons to Oppose the Bush-Obama Request for Another $3
December 02, 2008 12:24PM
“I worry that our money mindset is so ingrained that we no longer have the wit to save ourselves from competitors and adversaries who are doing all they…”
About: I Don't want to say I Told You So
November 18, 2008 12:18PM
“There are no bad words, but words can be inappropriately used. I read somewhere long ago (and the citation I can no longer find) that ages past in rural…”
About: Why are there “bad words?”
October 24, 2008 06:24PM
“As to your third reason, it has become very clear, especially after Greenspan's recent revealing testimony about his "mistake," that it was t…”
About: Why I Changed My Vote to McCain
October 20, 2008 01:51PM
“I can't agree with those who say that Powell's endorsement of Obama betrayed Republicans. Instead, it's called seeing the light and being honest about…”
About: Me and Pat Buchanan
October 16, 2008 08:01PM
“In McCain's case, the quid pro quo came early on in the Keating Five shenanigans. The senator didn' t intervene with regulators to go easy on Charlie…”
About: When The Kool-Aid Is 5% ABV
October 14, 2008 01:30PM
“Unfortunately, McCain has become lord of those flies and his only salvation is to swat back swiftly and hard. a The trouble is that his resolve often w…”
About: McCain's Lord of the Flies Moment
October 07, 2008 12:01AM
“This reminiscence rings back grim memories, but a grace note to show that all bankers weren't the same.. On that same dark day, we had little to lose…”
About: How My Family survived the First great Depression
October 07, 2008 12:01AM
“This reminiscence rings back grim memories, but a grace note to show that all bankers weren't the same.. On that same dark day, we had little to lose…”
About: How My Family survived the First great Depression
October 06, 2008 12:23PM
“This is a fine, instructive post that interested me very much. I have a different take on the topic. When I listen to Sarah, I hear not so much accen…”
About: Is That a Genuine Alaska Accent? (Plus Quizzes!)
September 24, 2008 01:56PM
“I have a little different take on this. They could be sheltering Sarah to keep from embarrassing McCain. Turn her loose and we might soon find out sh…”
About: Campbell Brown: "Free Sarah Palin"
September 23, 2008 06:14PM
“Age is but one concern. At least six years ago when he was mid-sixtiesh, he wrote in one of his books: "As a politician I am instinctive, often…”
About: The Age of McCain
September 22, 2008 04:43PM
“Andrew Sullivan's "personal responsibility"argument is a feather that falls flat under its own weight. I'll give him more respect when he sh…”
About: Every Man for Himself, Said the Elephant Among the Chickens
September 21, 2008 07:09PM
“You will notice, Bob-e, that he didn't say how long it will take to win the war, so he can't really say who will execute the surrender, because all the…”
About: A Question For John McCain
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