Comments on: Be a Mama’s Boy and Get Ahead http://mondoweiss.net/2008/09/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:07:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Leila Abu-Saba http://mondoweiss.net/2008/09/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html/comment-page-1#comment-52502 Leila Abu-Saba Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/09/07/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html#comment-52502 <p>I don't know if you want to count Bill Clinton as a great man, but his story was epic, and his Presidency was .... better than what we've had for a while. He was also a mama's boy. Remember his father died while his mother was pregnant. (Some rumors have suggested perhaps they weren't actually married by then). Then she married a man who was drunk and abusive. She was a tough, opinionated, colorful lady.</p> <p>Interesting theory. I will continue to express all my intense personality at my two sons, whom I love passionately... I have an old-fashioned streak that drives me to keep on them about their manners, and I spend quite a bit of energy fussing over their emotional and intellectual development. I don't do a lot of academic "pushing" and I'm really lax about sports & extra-curricular activities. But I adore them and I want them to do well. They are both very very attached to me although quite bonded to their father (my hubby!) as well. I know I'm a "Mediterranean mother" - extremely affectionate and possibly a little overbearing; I've decided to just accept it. HOwever I'm also a selfish, self-absorbed writer so I spend a lot of time thinking my own thoughts, and now I'm going off without them (or hubby) for nearly three weeks to tour Lebanon and Syria. So they get a healthy dose of independence; Mom doesn't live for them alone. I think that's good for them, too.</p> <p>However I'm not looking to raise a president... just successful human beings with good values and survival skills.</p> I don't know if you want to count Bill Clinton as a great man, but his story was epic, and his Presidency was …. better than what we've had for a while. He was also a mama's boy. Remember his father died while his mother was pregnant. (Some rumors have suggested perhaps they weren't actually married by then). Then she married a man who was drunk and abusive. She was a tough, opinionated, colorful lady.

Interesting theory. I will continue to express all my intense personality at my two sons, whom I love passionately… I have an old-fashioned streak that drives me to keep on them about their manners, and I spend quite a bit of energy fussing over their emotional and intellectual development. I don't do a lot of academic "pushing" and I'm really lax about sports & extra-curricular activities. But I adore them and I want them to do well. They are both very very attached to me although quite bonded to their father (my hubby!) as well. I know I'm a "Mediterranean mother" – extremely affectionate and possibly a little overbearing; I've decided to just accept it. HOwever I'm also a selfish, self-absorbed writer so I spend a lot of time thinking my own thoughts, and now I'm going off without them (or hubby) for nearly three weeks to tour Lebanon and Syria. So they get a healthy dose of independence; Mom doesn't live for them alone. I think that's good for them, too.

However I'm not looking to raise a president… just successful human beings with good values and survival skills.

]]> By: Todd Gitlin http://mondoweiss.net/2008/09/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html/comment-page-1#comment-52503 Todd Gitlin Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/09/07/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html#comment-52503 <p>Phil:</p> <p>You really know nothing beyond the last news report, do you? John McCain was DEEPLY influenced by his father--if you read anything biographical or autobiographical on or by the man you'd know that. <br /> I know that you consider Jimmy a "great man" now that his anger over the survival of the Jewish people (and their failure to be superceded by "Jayzus") has manifested itself in anti-Zionism . . .but really, Phil, do you see him as a great man? If he took it all back and attacked the Palestinians tomorrow would he still be seen as great in your frightened mind?</p> Phil:

You really know nothing beyond the last news report, do you? John McCain was DEEPLY influenced by his father–if you read anything biographical or autobiographical on or by the man you'd know that.
I know that you consider Jimmy a "great man" now that his anger over the survival of the Jewish people (and their failure to be superceded by "Jayzus") has manifested itself in anti-Zionism . . .but really, Phil, do you see him as a great man? If he took it all back and attacked the Palestinians tomorrow would he still be seen as great in your frightened mind?

]]> By: Paul Easton, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Belly Of The Beast http://mondoweiss.net/2008/09/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html/comment-page-1#comment-52504 Paul Easton, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Belly Of The Beast Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/09/07/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html#comment-52504 <p>MacArthur, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Carter, Reagan. These are great men? Wow.</p> <p>Only MacArthur could swim against the tide, and then in the wrong direction, and he was supported by truely extraordinary self love. Kennedy and Reagan were also like that to a lesser extent. Eisenhower and Carter were good facilitators but not real leaders.</p> <p><br /> </p> MacArthur, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Carter, Reagan. These are great men? Wow.

Only MacArthur could swim against the tide, and then in the wrong direction, and he was supported by truely extraordinary self love. Kennedy and Reagan were also like that to a lesser extent. Eisenhower and Carter were good facilitators but not real leaders.

]]> By: samuel burke http://mondoweiss.net/2008/09/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html/comment-page-1#comment-52505 samuel burke Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/09/07/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html#comment-52505 <p>Jimmy carter is a deeply commited believer in Yeshua the Messiah, he has been a great ambassador for the Prince of Peace since leaving the presidential office behind. </p> <p><br /> say what you will about his presidency, his stance for the palestinians peoples is nothing short of brave.</p> <p>we all have seen what the supporters of zionism have been able to do world wide against any mortal who has taken a public stance against them...they have ruined the professional lives of many an individual.</p> Jimmy carter is a deeply commited believer in Yeshua the Messiah, he has been a great ambassador for the Prince of Peace since leaving the presidential office behind.

say what you will about his presidency, his stance for the palestinians peoples is nothing short of brave.

we all have seen what the supporters of zionism have been able to do world wide against any mortal who has taken a public stance against them…they have ruined the professional lives of many an individual.

]]> By: David Brown http://mondoweiss.net/2008/09/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html/comment-page-1#comment-52506 David Brown Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/09/07/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html#comment-52506 <p>'MacArthur' was a great man? I don't think so. How about that 600K (in 1940's money) he took from the President of the Phillipines on his retreat from Corrigidor. He never reported the cash to the IRS. Eisenhower refused a similar offer and wrote about it in his memoirs. MacArthur was a failure as a general a man and a citizen. Period. <br /> It does make one wonder who is gettingwhat from the Iraq war? The first rule of diplomacy is bribery. Neocons beware.</p> 'MacArthur' was a great man? I don't think so. How about that 600K (in 1940's money) he took from the President of the Phillipines on his retreat from Corrigidor. He never reported the cash to the IRS. Eisenhower refused a similar offer and wrote about it in his memoirs. MacArthur was a failure as a general a man and a citizen. Period.
It does make one wonder who is gettingwhat from the Iraq war? The first rule of diplomacy is bribery. Neocons beware.

]]> By: the Sword of Gideon http://mondoweiss.net/2008/09/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html/comment-page-1#comment-52507 the Sword of Gideon Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/09/07/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html#comment-52507 <p>What are you talking about. His retreat down the Bataan peninsula was masterful. Has was his subsequent drive from Austrailia to Tokyo Bay. Inchon turned things around in 1950. He was true military genius. </p> What are you talking about. His retreat down the Bataan peninsula was masterful. Has was his subsequent drive from Austrailia to Tokyo Bay. Inchon turned things around in 1950. He was true military genius.

]]> By: Paul Easton, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Belly Of The Beast http://mondoweiss.net/2008/09/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html/comment-page-1#comment-52508 Paul Easton, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Belly Of The Beast Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/09/07/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html#comment-52508 <p>No one would ever have heard of Kennedy if not for his Daddys money. A rich Daddy is the most important asset a politician can have.</p> <p>If you want to list great men and women you should think about scientists, artists, and religious innovators, not FGS politicians.<br /> </p> No one would ever have heard of Kennedy if not for his Daddys money. A rich Daddy is the most important asset a politician can have.

If you want to list great men and women you should think about scientists, artists, and religious innovators, not FGS politicians.

]]> By: Michael Blaine http://mondoweiss.net/2008/09/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html/comment-page-1#comment-52509 Michael Blaine Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/09/07/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html#comment-52509 <p>Jimmy Carter right now would make a better president than any candidate who's run this cycle.</p> Jimmy Carter right now would make a better president than any candidate who's run this cycle.

]]> By: Ralph http://mondoweiss.net/2008/09/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html/comment-page-1#comment-52510 Ralph Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/09/07/be-a-mamas-boy-and-get-ahead.html#comment-52510 <p>Why are you still talking about this 'election'? The winner was decided a long time ago:<br /> http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/node/2473/print</p> Why are you still talking about this 'election'? The winner was decided a long time ago: