tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post7244747025533201291..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Punching Up, Punching DownAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-74622026543146572392015-04-16T07:08:12.858-04:002015-04-16T07:08:12.858-04:00I'm partial to the Instantman's take that ...I'm partial to the Instantman's take that it's sour grapes because nobody considers him relevant enough to attack anymore.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-50055086636108966582015-04-15T13:24:26.973-04:002015-04-15T13:24:26.973-04:00Re Trudeau's talking about punching up and dow...Re Trudeau's talking about punching up and down: he came from an upper crust background- St. Paul's would fit that definition I believe- and is wealthier than his parents were. Seems to me that from that vantage point,during his four decades as a comic strip creator, Mr. Trudeau's satire has been punching down most of the time. RichardJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490819511630683969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-83497461169504860542015-04-14T14:57:20.229-04:002015-04-14T14:57:20.229-04:00"Yet when the examples being considered are H..."Yet when the examples being considered are Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, that's just silly. It's impossible to punch down on the POTUS and his SOS. Yet I feel it. It seems mean and low."<br /><br />I don't feel that. They have high salaries, amazing incomes, and the power of government and the major media with and behind them. I'm being picked on by them, with no remorse, no care, complete indifference, complete disdain.<br /><br />They would see and treat you the same as me, if they even see either of us (refer to "complete indifference" above).Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com