Comments on: Chgo Sun-Times: Mean Scrooge a Republican, Nice Scrooge a Liberal? http://www.bloggernews.net/112645 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:14:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Zlatko Milanovic http://www.bloggernews.net/112645#comment-1791206 Zlatko Milanovic Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:39:22 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/112645#comment-1791206 The Sun Times had it exactly right, the analysis above is propaganda; Scrooge was definitely a Republican before the Lord sent the three ghosts to remind him he was on his way to hell if he didn't become more mindful of the plight of his fellow man. Nations can be righteous as well as individuals, and a righteous, more equitable economic policy does reflect the Christian values of a nation. We have drifted far from that because of unfettered super-capitalism. That was the very Christian message that Dickens was conveying. The Sun Times had it exactly right, the analysis above is propaganda; Scrooge was definitely a Republican before the Lord sent the three ghosts to remind him he was on his way to hell if he didn’t become more mindful of the plight of his fellow man. Nations can be righteous as well as individuals, and a righteous, more equitable economic policy does reflect the Christian values of a nation. We have drifted far from that because of unfettered super-capitalism. That was the very Christian message that Dickens was conveying.

]]> By: Defending Ebenezer http://www.bloggernews.net/112645#comment-1667953 Defending Ebenezer Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:10:39 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/112645#comment-1667953 [...] to the Blogger News Network, last year the Chicago Sun-Times claimed that Dickens’ protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge, was at [...] […] to the Blogger News Network, last year the Chicago Sun-Times claimed that Dickens’ protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge, was at […]

]]> By: In Ohio http://www.bloggernews.net/112645#comment-1471244 In Ohio Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:41:33 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/112645#comment-1471244 I just watched the George Scott version and pre-ghost Scrooge is in fact just like conservatives who are always complaining about the "useless people" who don't work. The comment, let them die and decrease the surplus population is exactly their approach to those who can't afford health care. As a matter of fact, I was thinking that conservatives probably think the title is "The Ruination of A Perfectly Good Man" instead of "A Christmas Carol". BTW - Repubs have INCREASED the size of Government consistently, they've also sent more American citizens to die on foreign soil and WASN'T IT THE REPUBLICANS who wanted to work through Christmas Eve this year? I can't wait for my chance to vote Bo(EH)ner out of office! I just watched the George Scott version and pre-ghost Scrooge is in fact just like conservatives who are always complaining about the “useless people” who don’t work. The comment, let them die and decrease the surplus population is exactly their approach to those who can’t afford health care. As a matter of fact, I was thinking that conservatives probably think the title is “The Ruination of A Perfectly Good Man” instead of “A Christmas Carol”.

BTW - Repubs have INCREASED the size of Government consistently, they’ve also sent more American citizens to die on foreign soil and WASN’T IT THE REPUBLICANS who wanted to work through Christmas Eve this year?

I can’t wait for my chance to vote Bo(EH)ner out of office!

]]> By: Melissa http://www.bloggernews.net/112645#comment-825057 Melissa Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:55:27 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/112645#comment-825057 I'm not sure how anyone can think the pre-ghosted Scrooge is a conservative Republican. -- He believes charitable services are best run by the gov't ("Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"). -- He is decidedly not pro-life ("Better that they should die, and decrease the surplus population."). -- He doesn't want to recognize Christmas, a religious holiday. Sounds like a typical liberal to me! I’m not sure how anyone can think the pre-ghosted Scrooge is a conservative Republican.

– He believes charitable services are best run by the gov’t (”Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”).

– He is decidedly not pro-life (”Better that they should die, and decrease the surplus population.”).

– He doesn’t want to recognize Christmas, a religious holiday.

Sounds like a typical liberal to me!

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