And if gun control laws were passed-- which, really, there is little chance of, given the cowards in the Capitol-- no one is coming for anyone's guns. And I’ll leave the great pumpkin to Linus. Bremen, Georgia. – Linus van Pelt . The heroic tale where someone kills a madman or home invader is exceedingly rare. The essays run the gamut from dark to hysterical, from neighbors dying to getting cans of sardines instead of candy. The meeting was arranged after Trump Jr. was promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton. Because "neutrality" means that truth is not important. Mason Gross School of the Arts. They all claim the exchanges were innocuous. We will see, either way. Rolling Stone has a piece in their new issue taking on Mitt Romney's bane... well, Bain Capital. 3. Between existing programs (Medicare, Medicaid, private plans) and new (the 2010 Obama law), more Americans are getting access to healthcare. Minority groups are seeing new attacks on the Voting Rights Act, and affirmative action is now being reviewed by the Supreme Court. The Trumps continued to lie about the meeting well into 2017. While I come at this from the left, I believe these questions would elicit answers most conservatives would find helpful as well. On this week's Left, Right and Center show on KCRW, the panelists looked ahead to the second term of President Obama and what they expected from it. There are three things I've learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin. A coordinated propaganda machine of epic proportions. They won't, but if they can blackmail more tax cuts & deregulation out of Congress with false promises of 'job creation', they certainly will. August 29, 2013 August 29, 2013 ~ pinkbookdiary “There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.” —- Linus VanPelt. In 2010, for instance, 93 percent of income gains went to the top 1 percent... in addition to the larger trend of flat-lining wages for the average worker as CEO pay and tax breaks for investment earners grew. One other big trend in terms of the economy over the last few decades has been a sharp rise in income inequality. "Great Pumpkin," like other holiday classics, transcends generations, with parents enjoying it as much as their children. While partisan differences here remain sharp, the scientific consensus on climate change has never been stronger. They say Nunes was correct, and so he was. There is no way that this meeting was arranged with Don Sr's blessing. Wikileaks had been in contact with Donald Trump Jr, GOP operative Roger Stone, and others. October 27, 2006, 11:56 PM • 4 min read. There are three things Ive learned never to discuss with people. We hear the "job creator" line particularly in regards to the coming expiration of the Bush tax cuts (note: Bush & the GOP passed those cuts with the expiration in the law... now they're whining). Even constitutional literalist Supreme Court Justice Scalia, while upholding gun rights overall, defended this concept, even noting that the Founders themselves imposed limitations as was seen fit. "Not I," said the Duck. Hes gotta pick this one. "For me, the honesty and likability of Linus and his faithfulness is a compelling theme delivered very honestly and simply. •Vera• Next Page; Ask me anything; Submit a post; Search. This got me thinking about one of the Republican Party's great lies of the Obama era... the myth of the mighty, god-like "job creator". The Psalms in Power Point Slides; The Bible in Power-Point Slides, commented. How does this spending affect the legislative process? Narratively, unfortunately, he has been obsessed with chasing the bipartisanship dragon and the idea of "fixing Washington", not by achieving some specific policy agenda, but by making everyone more polite. Never Discuss Politics, Religion or the Great Pumpkin. Well, we got candy from all over the United States for poor Charlie Brown, and people were really upset with us," recalled Lee Mendelson, producer of the "The Great Pumpkin" and many other Charlie Brown TV specials. 1. For all his lingering popularity, I doubt many can satisfactorily answer this question. 2. Consider Linus, never without his blanket, as he philosophizes: "There are three things I've learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin. If you are seen using that illegal item out in public, then yes, you are subject to legal action. The House Republicans who *did* see the memo state explicitly his assessment of it is wrong. But those tax cuts aren't a new proposal... they've been in place for over a decade. "Well I think it's pretty amazing to think that 'Pumpkin' is 40 years old. It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (1966) clip with quote Religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin. In another view, it did what the "job creators" have really been doing... destroyed the economic well-being of middle-class workers so that America's economic elite can further grow and consolidate their wealth. The Great Pumpkin is an unseen character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. The many cases why … Megan Lee. We get a litany of excuses... they need their taxes lowered endlessly, vague 'uncertainty', environmental laws are mean to them, Obamacare, etc (No one was more ridiculous on the latter than the CEO of Papa John's). The Nunes memo is one of the clearest examples on how the media's obsession with the idea that all stories have two valid sides is destroying our democracy. Then the poor and working-class get blamed for their own failures. "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin." Where will your administration stand on pending (and/or new) legislation related to these groups? He had knew that there was a reason Manafort did not require a campaign salary. Latino groups feel they are unfairly targeted by new laws, and that documented and undocumented immigrants are being conflated and scapegoated. This blog post was my rebuttal. They're in place now. After several verbal beat-downs and a throttle from his sister, Linus declares "There are three things I don't discuss with people..." So there is zero disagreement on whether legislatures have constitutional authority to regulate guns... just a general and fair debate on what regulations we as a society want. Travesty.". posted by BlueDuck @ 11:16 PM   Linus continues to have faith in the Great Pumpkin, despite his friends' mockery and disbelief. Each year, Associated Students UCLA holds a pumpkin carving contest. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. ", "I think anything that continues to be truthful and soulful eventually becomes timeless," said Stephan Pastis, creator of the popular comic strip "Pearls Before Swine." Has 6 years experience. Less asked is whether these debates are really a helpful exercise for the average American. 5. posted by BlueDuck @ 5:05 PM   [Potential follow-up: If candidate proposes to repeal or change one of these existing programs, ask how what replaces it will be more cost-effective for the gov't and taxpayers.]. The food was great, the prices were great, and he was hooked. ", Other memorable moments: Sally, realizing she's missed out on trick-or-treating to support her Sweet Baboo (Linus), ranting that "I've been robbed. Today, let’s discuss all three. As a child of the 1980s, TV played a pretty instrumental role in how I saw the passing of time, especially when it came to holiday specials. Four years ago, we had a global economic crash brought on by a housing bubble and risky bets by large banks and the financial sector. Then they proceeded to load that company up with debt, suck out all the $$$ they could, lay off workers to squeeze out a little more $$, watch as the company falls into bankruptcy, and throws the husk to the taxpayer. 0 comments. Theme by ProudlyStrange; hidden-ice: i need a pack of camel menthols and at least one pot of coffee. Politics, Religion, and the Great Pumpkin There comes a time in everyone’s life, when they have to decide their own opinions and beliefs. -- Linus van Pelt in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Now that the mid-term elections are over, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. (but my daughter doesn’t.) Not as rare? Actually, that quote is from Linus, the philosopher of the Peanuts franchise, not me. Medical bills are now the #1 cause of personal bankruptcy in America. I found myself thinking about religion today. What did the focus groups say? What type of guns/ammo can be sold, and how, is well within the regulatory authority of legislatures. While many actions have been taken to heal the wounds of the crisis, unemployment remains high, with many having to settle for part-time or temporary jobs. I'm a political geek (one of those dirty liberals you may have read about in the newspaper) and this is my blog. Why would they? The purpose of this "memo"-- claiming that the surveillance of Trump campaign foreign-policy adviser Carter Page was a political scam (an easily-disproved lie)-- is to turn the entire Special Counsel investigation into another he said-she said partisan debate. I focus on this because this general type of statement is the predominant sentiment you hear from gun rights people. Life is weird.• Instagram: @meganlee.art @theskinsproject . "Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. Moving on to foreign policy, the United States has been at war now for over 11 years. No more bombardment of political ads full of false promises and extreme negativity. I don't really want to know. I don't expect my neighbor to repair roads, fight wars, and send my Nana her Social Security checks, but I do expect the government to. While there may be some question about how you discuss the Great Pumpkin in your classroom, I wouldn't want us to adopt the viewpoint of Linus and avoid the topic of politics. Or a larger narrative (such as FDR's push for a New Deal, or Reagan's anti-government verbiage)? Nov 11, 2020 - Explore Stephen Jacobs's board "Religion, Politics and the Great Pumpkin" on Pinterest. And how do we fix this, if you believe we should at all. I've seen it at least 20 times, and I think it's kind of wonderful that it is new every time," said Jeannie Schulz, Charles Schulz's widow. Did we turn back the tide on what many people see as the dissolving of the American dream? Sadly, in the long run, his legacy may be a financial sector freed from the protections in place since the New Deal. Philadelphia. 0 comments, It's the debate period of election season, and people are asking... who won? Daily Dictation is an ESL channel on YouTube for people who want to improve their English listening skills. Religion, Politics, and the Great Pumpkin "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin." ", Viewers are still writing letters, though this year many were in response to an essay contest held to commemorate the 40th anniversary on the topic "Worst Halloween Ever.". To avoid that, if you ask the MAGA base or media, Nunes' statement about Papadopoulos & Trump is true. However, the costs of healthcare across America continue to rise, affecting all Americans, in these programs or not. See more ideas about steve jacobs, religion, greatful. More importantly, the government is constitutionally allowed to regulate commerce. The Trump campaign was filled with shady actors, such as Paul Manafort... who worked for Trump FOR FREE, and was receiving $$$ from overseas scum like Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, the Russia-backed president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, and others. We can take one of two conclusions from this: 1) Nunes is a straight-up liar, using his power in the House to protect a guilty President (the more obvious answer), or 2) the chairman of the House *Intelligence* Committee is extremely bad at his job, and everything he says should be treated as suspect. Bain very rarely did this, though. Truth doesn't matter. 10. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. It's amazing that the GOP has successfully spun "collusion" in a way that it's largely accepted that, unless Donald Trump himself personally spoke to Russian officials about the election, there were was no "collusion". 0 comments. The GOP cult/base now hate the DoJ and FBI and they, and Congressional leaders, will immediately discard the Special Counsel's final report later this year. CloudySue. A great memorable quote from the It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown movie on Quotes.net - Linus: I've learned there are three things you don't discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin. Foreign policy? In terms of impact on the nation, I can't think of anything bigger. What about the costs of civilian deaths in the countries we engage in? Doesn't matter if you can easily disprove it. Religion, Politics and the Great Pumpkin. ***** I’m not writing this post to scold this little girl, nor am I here to bash Trump. If you only watched these debates, you would think the top economic priorities for Americans are the top marginal tax rates for millionaires, and the budget deficit. So companies have learned that they can make greater profits with less (but harder-working) workers. I want restitution." "I mean, we got some … not hate mail but letters that really didn't like the fact that he got rocks in his bag. Note: it has already had its intended affect. 3. Linus van Pelt, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Today, let’s discuss all three. Whether or not the Special Counsel finds sufficient evidence to meet the very hard legal standards of "collusion", we know for a fact that it happened. from people who seem to want American homes to become a series of self-made militias, worker productivity is at an all-time high, "Reminder: 44 Percent of Tea Partiers Are on Medicare". What scenario do people fear where they need such an arsenal? Four years ago, on the eve of his first inauguration, I wrote about my cautious optimism for the Obama presidency, given his seeming unwillingness to make any radical changes to the nation. If it, by definition, cannot end, how do we factor the ever-increasing costs when evaluating other priorities? After recent (endless) tragedies, the issue of gun control went front-and-center in the American political dialogue... before being buried in an avalanche of fiscal cliff puff pieces and general holiday rest. Bill Clinton? So, not a great past 20 years so far. Fact #2: although companies have shed jobs, worker productivity is at an all-time high in America. Standard. 0 comments, posted by BlueDuck @ 8:09 AM   Bill Thorndike, Patch Staff. This crisis is not only being felt by Americans, but has wrecked havoc across Europe and beyond. Linus: "There are three things I've learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin." We also already have have gun regulations in place-- background check rules, things like that-- that even most gun owners in polls agree with. See more ideas about words, politics, words of wisdom. Was that a gaffe? On Election Day, after doing my civic duty, I went shopping with a friend in Mankato, I observed various people proudly wearing … "Not I," said the Dog. Which is, to begin with, a challenging exercise, since she feels compelled to comment on everything on the screen. For this little kid in the pumpkin patch, waiting for the Great Pumpkin to show up -- what a crazy notion," Mendelson said. Religion, Politics, and The Great Pumpkin. 0 comments. May 16, 2012 - Explore Em's board "Politics, Religion, and the Great Pumpkin" on Pinterest. And the people who see it that way are in control of the debate. religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin." In the end, I fear that is what the Obama legacy will be judged on. Why is it that the supposed tough guys are more afraid of the world around us than us supposed cowards? 6. (For instance, here is what we know about the guns the Newtown killer had in his possession. And with Too-Big-To-Fail still intact, how can we ensure this won't happen again? Finally, a growing concern for Americans across the left-right spectrum has been the rise in the use of drones... both overseas and here at home. The question of a President's legacy is a complicated one. Goal-posts moved! To guess at his real legacy, it's important to remember what he inherited-- an economy teetering on the edge of depression, on top of an existing trend of growing economic inequality. Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see. The contest winner, Lew Seitz, 52, of Cincinnati, told of his visit to a pumpkin patch on Halloween night, 1967. The best-known quote regarding Linus and the Great Pumpkin, originally from the comic strip but made famous by the TV special, is: 'There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.' "Not I," said the Cat. 7. With the potential to disrupt ecosystems, cause economic shockwaves, and global resource conflicts, why has this issue been ignored? Obviously I have breached the politics part of this. Yes, technically speaking, the economy has recovered... albeit in a way that has only exacerbated and exposed that growing economic gap for many. He did not contact authorities to report this crime, and instead this knowledge affected a lot of the campaign's behavior afterward. I work in the ASUCLA marketing department. We’ll begin with the last. Posted on December 17, 2010 by stacydaub. Now, for President Obama. Maybe we're just more afraid of the unstable people who think they are protecting everyone than we are of the phantom boogeymen hiding behind every corner. Or, with many large companies choosing to keep their payrolls low (even with so many needing work) to boost profits, is 5-8% unemployment going to become a new normal for the immediate future? So it’s not quite Halloween, but it’s our last full week before the holiday so we’re going for it. It was very small, with an owner who was working hard to make it the place to be. 9. A good friend of mine recently posted online his anger at the notion that the government might come and "disarm" him, and steal his property. Let's look at the most recent Presidents. 0 comments, posted by BlueDuck @ 12:20 PM   That was a quick search of stories from the past month! I think it's just an interesting theme to see in a cartoon.". But, while she did facilitate a good dialogue between the two candidates, the scope of her questions was rather limited (and Lehrer even moreso). Firstly, regarding the notion that hypothetical gun control laws could be equated with a neighbor stealing another's property, it must be stated that the relationship between the citizens and their government versus the one between citizens and their neighbors isn't really comparable. Each lesson has a sentence (or two) for dictation, and the following lesson has the answers AND the next dictation^^ The original audio comes from The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! I echoed Linus’ words and encouraged Sophie not to engage in those discussions, no matter who is talking about which presidential candidate. The owner had done a lot of things right in his brief visit. The inconvenient truth is that the "job creators"-- or, at the least, the wealthy ones that Congress caters to-- don't want to create jobs. The GOP has been complaining since President Obama took office (but not before) about high unemployment, which is a real issue that I'm not dismissing. [Potential follow-up: If tax cuts are proposed, note growth of tax cuts & credits as job growth declined... ask what difference there would be this time.]. We accept-- and even want-- this all the time because we are a first-world society (requiring food/drinks to be tested and free of poisons, pollution laws, automobile safety standards, workplace safety, consumer & banking protections, etc)... but we think of guns as different because of the culture around them. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest. If no, what costs can we allow in maintaining this status quo? My husband recently came home raving about a new local restaurant. The headlines should be that Nunes is a liar whose memo is an already-disproved political hit job. It is no more unconstitutional to regulate guns than it is for the government to tell a car company they can't sell cars with faulty brakes. The story ends with a shotgun and pumpkin-masked man telling Seitz to hurry home. As Grist's David Roberts lamented on Twitter, "They got asked about God, civility, and their souls, but not immigration, education, energy, or climate change. If I were hosting a debate, what are the top 10 questions I would want answered? It's just simply not to their benefit... creating jobs cuts into their profits. They're a profit-driven company; not a charity. In last night's VP debate, ABC's Martha Raddatz got a lot of praise for her moderating skills (which, while excellent, benefited greatly from the low bar Jim Lehrer set the week before). 2. By YVONNE LAI. There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin – Linus. There are those who walk through life lost until they find that special someone and create their beliefs together, and there are those who have always been opinionated since the time they were able to talk. And she did. [Potential follow-up: If we reject regulation in a free market society, are potential economic crashes and recessions a natural consequence we must accept?]. This is the #1 (of many) buzzword to protect the rich from any of the "shared sacrifice" we are told that we all have to endure. "You remember he [Charlie Brown] got rocks in his trick-or-treat bag, and all the other kids got candy. Not as many stories about heroes using their guns to save the day. And Linus, when he poignantly writes to the Great Pumpkin asking that "If you really are a fake, don't tell me. How has a decade+ of non-stop war affected the country? I’ve been watching It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown —in which a capricious orange specter haunts the narrative—for four decades. Why? Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin. The Trump era changes everything, including how I view Halloween cartoon specials. No. Why have there been no prosecutions in the financial sector for this? No one is talking about banning self-defense handguns or hunting rifles. But that's rarely been the case. I live by this quote. Fact #1: As both Romney and Obama have acknowledged, Big Business is doing just fine (alt link). But critics insist the recent Citizens United decision has opened the flood-gates of secret money from special interests in elections. Who knows. Money and politics have always been bed-fellows. Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown 1966. Seems rather narrow for a country as famously diverse of opinion as ours. Just doing a quick search right now for stories in the past several weeks, I found the following: a man who killed his 7-year-old when his gun accidentally went off in his hands; a woman who killed her brother while posing with a gun for photos; a dad accidentally killed his 8yo son while cleaning his gun; two young kids injured when a gun was brandished about during a domestic dispute between two adults; a 16yo girl shot by her grandpa who mistook her for an intruder; a 3yo who found his dad's gun and shot himself to death; an elderly man who shot himself in the chest at a shooting range; a man who shot himself & a friend while trying to load a gun at a gun show; a man in VT who accidentally killed himself with his gun; a man who shot/killed his brother when he mistook him for an intruder; a man accidently kills a 15yo while showing him a gun, and a woman killed by her brother who was playing with his gun while drunk. Oct 31, 2016. Issues of minority rights are a growing concern across America. The Peanuts comic strip, at that time one of the world's most popular (it still runs in 1,200 newspapers worldwide, though its creator, Charles M. Schulz, died in February 2000), sprang to life in our living rooms and created -- along with the Peanuts Christmas special -- an instant tradition for the children of America. Another figure was Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos who was told, around April 2016, that high-level Russian officials had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton and "thousands" of her emails. posted by BlueDuck @ 8:31 AM   And that is how we ended up here, and why it's only getting worse. Local View: In pandemic, even religion, politics can be discussed — but not the Great Pumpkin Written By: Dave Berger | Oct 29th 2020 - 11am. Religion, Politics, and The Great Pumpkin. -- Linus van Pelt in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. ", During a discussion about the difference between believing in Santa Claus and believing in the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown observes, "We are obviously separated by denominational differences. 8. For use in foreign policy, does the use of drones (which eliminate the pain of asking Americans to sacrifice ground troops, or notify us at all) make it too easy for a President to engage in military action? Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort (the latter, still then campaign manager) attended a private meeting at Trump Tower in July 2016 with a Russian lawyer and others. 1. Does one piece of legislation define a President? Religion, Politics and the Great Pumpkin Faith Proves a Very Personal Topic For Moms Chat. Religion, Politics, and the Great Pumpkin. Posted on October 19, 2014 October 27, 2015 by D. Parker. Legislatively, for the first term, there's nothing bigger than the Affordable Care Act (whose ultimate legacy can't yet be known). Religion politics and the Great Pumpkin. “There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people…religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.” Linus from Peanuts. The hypothetical state of Iran's nuclear ambitions, and the state of security at U.S. embassies abroad. Religion, Politics and the Great Pumpkin. There are three things I’ve learned never to discuss with people: Religion, Politics and the Great Pumpkin The profound wisdom of Peanuts and why no holiday season is complete without it. In the end, that is the problem: this boils down to a difference in how people see the world. Rep. Nunes-- who worked on the President's transition and was supposed to recuse himself from all aspects of the investigation into the Russia matter-- wrote a memo based on a FISA warrant he admits he never even saw. Specialties Private Duty. For George W. Bush, the legacy seems easy... a runaway national security state and a country in a permanent state of war. Friday, February 16, 2018. But advocates should not wait until the next mass murder to reawaken the debate. But the Nunes saga has a clearer example... a few days ago, Nunes stated, "As far as we can tell, Papadopoulos had never even met with the President". ", Pastis, who also works for the Schulz family's Creative Associates in Santa Rosa, Calif., notes that "['The Great Pumpkin'] has a lot of deeper meanings, whether intended or unintended by Sparky [Schulz's nickname] and it makes a very compelling notion that someone would wait faithfully for someone great to return, and they don't. The headlines about this memo or the whole saga shouldn't be about a "controversy" or a he said-she said. We should not allow that to be spun away. According to Linus van Pelt, the Great Pumpkin is a supernatural figure who rises from the pumpkin patch on Halloween evening, and flies around bringing toys to sincere and believing children. So why haven't the mighty 'job creators' been, well, creating jobs? Halloween crawls inexorably toward us, a wild beast about to attack with treats, costumes, and decorations, horror movies and specials. What controls or limits would you support on this spending? And I really get frightened when the main pro-gun arguments I come across on Twitter or blogs are from people who seem to want American homes to become a series of self-made militias preparing for some fantasy revolution.... and then think the only reason their fellow citizens might object is because we are freedom-hating Nazis. people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin! posted by BlueDuck @ 5:43 PM   Situations where someone kills themself, a loved one, or bystander by accident. 5. So I will attempt to do better. Religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin. Neither option allows you to take Nunes or his memo as a credible news story. But a unified, and angry, middle-class is what they-- especially the 'job creators-- fear most. Feedback is welcome. Protecting their reality does. But the media should not play along. Four years later, with mostly a series of budget fights with Congress on the horizon, my caution remains, with slightly less of the optimism. Many people relived Halloween memories that resulted from watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" for the first time. posted by BlueDuck @ 1:03 PM   If yes, what is the new direction? Why would they mess with that success? This is the huge misnomer here. Given additionally how much the economy is changing globally, what new ideas can we turn to to reverse these trends? Menu and widgets. 1 comments. As fate would have it, his brother used that line at the home of the farmer who owned the pumpkin patch Lew was camping in. The GOP is certainly worried, which is why so much of their rhetoric is aimed at dividing the middle-class against itself (hard workers vs. the lazy poor; private sector vs. public, etc). Posted Sep 16, 2013. For the most part, Bain invested in, and bought up, already healthy and profitable companies. And while some may argue the mythicality of said beast, I think it’s got some serious potential. What policies do you see as accounting for this? Just as Charlie Brown's little sister, Sally, does in the Halloween special, Seitz's diligent brother went house to house asking for extra candy for his "stupid brother who was spending the night in a pumpkin patch.". He accepted his help until it became a big story. I did my best to word them as neutral and academic as possible.