Comments on: Great Leaders http://blog.scottnolan.org/2008/05/15/great-leaders/ Scott Nolan's Rants, Raves, and Meandering Thoughts Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:22:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: J. Scott http://blog.scottnolan.org/2008/05/15/great-leaders/#comment-17562 J. Scott Fri, 23 May 2008 02:13:10 +0000 http://blog.scottnolan.org/?p=512#comment-17562 Scott, you must keep in mind that there is a alrge part of our population which does not consider Isreal a "foriegn government" per say and see our nation very closely aligned with that one's very survival. Is unfortunate but to a great extent that nations survival has historically always been linked to us, whether through military sales or other financial endeavors to keep it secure. Scott, you must keep in mind that there is a alrge part of our population which does not consider Isreal a “foriegn government” per say and see our nation very closely aligned with that one’s very survival.
Is unfortunate but to a great extent that nations survival has historically always been linked to us, whether through military sales or other financial endeavors to keep it secure.

]]> By: kgotthardt http://blog.scottnolan.org/2008/05/15/great-leaders/#comment-17522 kgotthardt Tue, 20 May 2008 23:32:15 +0000 http://blog.scottnolan.org/?p=512#comment-17522 Bush is probably one of the worst presidents we've ever had in terms of diplomatic relations as far as I am concerned. His policy: "Shoot now. Ask questions later." Bush is probably one of the worst presidents we’ve ever had in terms of diplomatic relations as far as I am concerned. His policy: “Shoot now. Ask questions later.”

]]> By: snolan http://blog.scottnolan.org/2008/05/15/great-leaders/#comment-17511 snolan Tue, 20 May 2008 11:40:30 +0000 http://blog.scottnolan.org/?p=512#comment-17511 Great point, I meant to say great leaders criticize personally in private. When calling out the problems of an organization criticism does not need to be private, and in fact you are right, the more open and transparent the discussion, the better. The point of the private criticism is to give the criticized person an honorable chance to improve; and to keep one's own dirty laundry in-house. I am very offended by Bush because he is both completely wrong (diplomacy is not the same as appeasement) and because he had no business at all dropping his bit of negative crap on a foreign government's celebration, or even in front of a foreign government at all. If he has/had a problem with Obama - he should bring it up here, in the United States, but he chose to tattle on Obama while hiding behind the skirts of the leadership of another country. Great point, I meant to say great leaders criticize personally in private. When calling out the problems of an organization criticism does not need to be private, and in fact you are right, the more open and transparent the discussion, the better. The point of the private criticism is to give the criticized person an honorable chance to improve; and to keep one’s own dirty laundry in-house.

I am very offended by Bush because he is both completely wrong (diplomacy is not the same as appeasement) and because he had no business at all dropping his bit of negative crap on a foreign government’s celebration, or even in front of a foreign government at all. If he has/had a problem with Obama - he should bring it up here, in the United States, but he chose to tattle on Obama while hiding behind the skirts of the leadership of another country.

]]> By: kgotthardt http://blog.scottnolan.org/2008/05/15/great-leaders/#comment-17510 kgotthardt Tue, 20 May 2008 11:26:21 +0000 http://blog.scottnolan.org/?p=512#comment-17510 "Great leaders praise in public, criticize in private; that is what I learned in the military." Okay, now I can see this in some instances, but what about citizens who speak out against corrupt government? Do we not have great leaders who do this? At what point is criticizing privately just hypocrisy? “Great leaders praise in public, criticize in private; that is what I learned in the military.”

Okay, now I can see this in some instances, but what about citizens who speak out against corrupt government? Do we not have great leaders who do this? At what point is criticizing privately just hypocrisy?

]]> By: snolan http://blog.scottnolan.org/2008/05/15/great-leaders/#comment-17440 snolan Thu, 15 May 2008 21:32:02 +0000 http://blog.scottnolan.org/?p=512#comment-17440 I re-iterate, I agree with every word of this particular "Special Comment" by Keith Olbermann. I typically agree with most of what he says. The fact is that Bush has done an astonishing amount of damage to our country and it's people, and he has done it willfully, unapologetically, and with great personal gain for himself and a few others in mind. Many have died so he and his friends can have more toys. In pointing that out, Keith Olbermann is one of a very few people in the media business actually doing the very important job of the 4th estate. ABC, NBC, and FOX have all dropped the ball completely, and even NPR did not do a good job through Bush's first term. Thank goodness for MSNBC and Pacifica, they are the last critical journalists we have in this country and we need them more than we need the clown currently occupying the oval office. The POTUS is just another public servant. He or she is supposed to be here to serve the people of this great country, not a few of their friends. I re-iterate, I agree with every word of this particular “Special Comment” by Keith Olbermann. I typically agree with most of what he says.

The fact is that Bush has done an astonishing amount of damage to our country and it’s people, and he has done it willfully, unapologetically, and with great personal gain for himself and a few others in mind. Many have died so he and his friends can have more toys.

In pointing that out, Keith Olbermann is one of a very few people in the media business actually doing the very important job of the 4th estate. ABC, NBC, and FOX have all dropped the ball completely, and even NPR did not do a good job through Bush’s first term. Thank goodness for MSNBC and Pacifica, they are the last critical journalists we have in this country and we need them more than we need the clown currently occupying the oval office.

The POTUS is just another public servant. He or she is supposed to be here to serve the people of this great country, not a few of their friends.

]]> By: J. Scott http://blog.scottnolan.org/2008/05/15/great-leaders/#comment-17438 J. Scott Thu, 15 May 2008 20:51:48 +0000 http://blog.scottnolan.org/?p=512#comment-17438 While not the biggest fan of George Bush, but one who hold the "office" of the Presidency in very high regard since it for the most part has been a house that Virginians have built over history, I was stirred by the very sight and expression of body language by this journalist. Of course the "Special Comment" is no more than an OP-ed piece on TV, Kieth managed to really demondstrate not an oppositioon but a hatred for the man. I find that level very unprofession and the language used over the top to voice opposition on policy and Keiths lack of journalistic context or integrity (which of course led him to his new post to begin with if you recall) regarding an obligation of informing objectively always comes into question when w talk about a person who 100% of time only finds fault in someone or something. Fact is nothing Bush does, nothing, is worthy in Keith's book and that in itself speaks volumes. When you program has gotten so predicated on Bush hating and Fox bashing something of real course is lost. But then as MSNBC see it there's a demographic out there that needs to have its souls caressed on the left that manage to represent nothing of what this country is supposed to stand for. While not the biggest fan of George Bush, but one who hold the “office” of the Presidency in very high regard since it for the most part has been a house that Virginians have built over history, I was stirred by the very sight and expression of body language by this journalist. Of course the “Special Comment” is no more than an OP-ed piece on TV, Kieth managed to really demondstrate not an oppositioon but a hatred for the man. I find that level very unprofession and the language used over the top to voice opposition on policy and Keiths lack of journalistic context or integrity (which of course led him to his new post to begin with if you recall) regarding an obligation of informing objectively always comes into question when w talk about a person who 100% of time only finds fault in someone or something. Fact is nothing Bush does, nothing, is worthy in Keith’s book and that in itself speaks volumes. When you program has gotten so predicated on Bush hating and Fox bashing something of real course is lost. But then as MSNBC see it there’s a demographic out there that needs to have its souls caressed on the left that manage to represent nothing of what this country is supposed to stand for.

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