tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6355356420877990384..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): How I Came to Write This Story: Joe Cliffordpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-8822640695787555112012-07-09T22:42:36.898-04:002012-07-09T22:42:36.898-04:00I feel exactly the same way about the Occupy movem...I feel exactly the same way about the Occupy movement.Chris Rhatiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769089157184374652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-41364534209020705592012-07-09T08:14:57.444-04:002012-07-09T08:14:57.444-04:00Great observations, Joe. Thanks for sharing.Great observations, Joe. Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382827974781689590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-36502483380604346882012-07-09T07:31:43.251-04:002012-07-09T07:31:43.251-04:00Patti - Thanks for hosting Joe.
Joe - I just love...Patti - Thanks for hosting Joe.<br /><br />Joe - I just love the mix of your politics and serendipity as you got your ideas for your story. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33571864837337637042012-07-08T14:39:23.844-04:002012-07-08T14:39:23.844-04:00Ooh, this is wicked funny. "Je n'aime pas...Ooh, this is wicked funny. "Je n'aime pas les hippies . . ."<br /><br />I like the premise.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-6996246423516448532012-07-08T12:42:09.213-04:002012-07-08T12:42:09.213-04:00I get a lot of ideas while walking. I don't j...I get a lot of ideas while walking. I don't jog much unless I'm running from something! :)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-85149810435867059172012-07-08T12:24:59.082-04:002012-07-08T12:24:59.082-04:00Thanks again for letting me post this, Patti. I w...Thanks again for letting me post this, Patti. I was fun to work through the steps again, logically, since so often we write stories internally, without such conscious acknowledgment to the source (at least that's how I do it). Anyway, appreciate the...opportunity.Joe Cliffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292903377618770678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48331938141249245982012-07-08T10:06:01.880-04:002012-07-08T10:06:01.880-04:00I just hope they know enough to stay off the stree...I just hope they know enough to stay off the streets this summer. It can only hurt Obama if they don't.<br />I think back on the fifties when MLK and his protesters were dressed like they were going to church. That's the right tactic to take.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45928352948282315932012-07-08T09:58:24.733-04:002012-07-08T09:58:24.733-04:00Nice piece. My wife and I discussed many times wh...Nice piece. My wife and I discussed many times why we felt so little sympathy with Occupy Wall Street protestors (their lack of leadership and a coherent message didn't help either) instead of being on their side. My basic feeling (as someone who protested the war in the late 60s-early 70s) was along the lines of the George Thorogood song: "Get a haircut and get a real job."<br /><br />Good luck with the story.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com