Comments on: Kurt Vonnegut, RIP http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:45:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: railwaycharm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77752 railwaycharm Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:07:54 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77752 As for hating Bush and Cheney, that comes easy. Their motives are so transparent. Their arguments so self-serving. Their actions have always reeked of cronyism If cronyism keeps airplanes from smashing into our buildings, bring it on. The terrorists have hit Europe since 9/11, but not the U.S. As for hating Bush and Cheney, that comes easy. Their motives are so transparent. Their arguments so self-serving. Their actions have always reeked of cronyism

If cronyism keeps airplanes from smashing into our buildings, bring it on. The terrorists have hit Europe since 9/11, but not the U.S.

]]> By: kpmsprtd http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77733 kpmsprtd Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:34:51 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77733 R.I.P., Kurt, and thanks for the stories. Some authors glorify war, but not you, my friend. Not you. R.I.P., Kurt, and thanks for the stories. Some authors glorify war, but not you, my friend. Not you.

]]> By: peninsular aborigine http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77729 peninsular aborigine Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:53:49 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77729 Would you really rather be ruled by Vonnegut and his ilk? He's fun to read, but that's it. Would you really rather be ruled by Vonnegut and his ilk? He’s fun to read, but that’s it.

]]> By: Maddlew http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77723 Maddlew Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:59:57 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77723 I've always loved Vonnegut. His ideas were so simple and strange. "To the as-yet-unborn, to all innocent wisps of undifferentiated nothingness: Watch out for Life." I miss him. He gave me great pleasure and hope. As for hating Bush and Cheney, that comes easy. Their motives are so transparent. Their arguments so self-serving. Their actions have always reeked of cronyism. But of course it's difficult to offer an alternative you are sure of. They are politicians. I could apply the above to any of them. None of them seem to have anything to offer the "as-yet-unborn". I always hope one will surprise me. I’ve always loved Vonnegut. His ideas were so simple and strange.
“To the as-yet-unborn, to all innocent wisps of undifferentiated nothingness: Watch out for Life.”
I miss him. He gave me great pleasure and hope.
As for hating Bush and Cheney, that comes easy. Their motives are so transparent. Their arguments so self-serving. Their actions have always reeked of cronyism.
But of course it’s difficult to offer an alternative you are sure of. They are politicians. I could apply the above to any of them. None of them seem to have anything to offer the “as-yet-unborn”. I always hope one will surprise me.

]]> By: railwaycharm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77720 railwaycharm Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:44:46 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77720 It never ceases to amaze me, all you Bush and Cheney haters offer that these guys are bad actors. You never offer up a better answer or candidate. What would Gore be doing now? Hmm? It never ceases to amaze me, all you Bush and Cheney haters offer that these guys are bad actors. You never offer up a better answer or candidate. What would Gore be doing now? Hmm?

]]> By: yankabroad http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77710 yankabroad Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:31:16 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77710 Vonnegut was a much needed antidote to the insanity perpetuated every day by chicken fried fuckheads such as Bush and Cheney. If you can remember, he was a great critic of fascism his whole life. May he rest in peace. Vonnegut was a much needed antidote to the insanity perpetuated every day by chicken fried fuckheads such as Bush and Cheney.

If you can remember, he was a great critic of fascism his whole life.

May he rest in peace.

]]> By: railwaycharm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77622 railwaycharm Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:03:07 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77622 The guy lived past his usefulness. The guy lived past his usefulness.

]]> By: peninsular aborigine http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77599 peninsular aborigine Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:47:37 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77599 Why do so many of America's most well-known humorists (Twain, Vonnegut, Carlin, Hunter Thompson) turn so bitter when they get old? Is there some kind of formula that says "humor plus American optimism plus age" equals nasty, well-nigh Schopenhauerian pessimism? Why do so many of America’s most well-known humorists (Twain, Vonnegut, Carlin, Hunter Thompson) turn so bitter when they get old? Is there some kind of formula that says “humor plus American optimism plus age” equals nasty, well-nigh Schopenhauerian pessimism?

]]> By: Wedge http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77541 Wedge Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:23:24 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77541 Loved the guy in "Back to School." Doing Rodney Dangerfield's book report of a Vonnegut novel was classic. Loved the guy in “Back to School.” Doing Rodney Dangerfield’s book report of a Vonnegut novel was classic.

]]> By: joshua http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77530 joshua Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:49:19 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/12/kurt-vonnegut-rip/#comment-77530 He was overrated and <a href="http://www.lileks.com/screedblog/05/11/112105.html" rel="nofollow">he died insane</a>. So it goes. He was overrated and he died insane.

So it goes.

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