Comments for 1twentyeight — Brad Hamilton

Comment on Top Five Albums–2011 by Meriwether Lewis

Meriwether Lewis — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:14:27 +0000

Well, this year was slightly better than last. I will post my top 5, but I am certainly glad to see a lady made into your top 5. That alone makes my year. I thought you gave up after The Cranberries.

Furthermore, I’m not necessarily fit to comment on this post as I only have two of the albums, downloading Elbow only after seeing this post and giving a listen. While there are some brilliant songs, the jury is still out on your numero uno.

That brings me to one of your albums that will fall in my #1 or #2 slot. I love it when an artist reaches deep down and comes up with something that is defining. Whether it is a completely new sound, a well written song, or breaking new ground, these albums only come along once or twice for the artists that are able to enjoy that kind of success. Examples would be Joshua Tree for U2, “O” for Damien Rice, or I Walk The Line for Johnny Cash.

Adelle’s 21 is the best Album I’ve heard in a very long time. From the music to the lyrics, it’s simply a masterpiece. This album is defining. Amy Winehouse has nothing on Adelle, it’s as simple as that. I hate to even say it as she is a mainstream artist, but I just can’t turn it off, and I love every song.

Thanks for posting; I look forward to spending some time listening to the other three albums!

Comment on Finally by lonnie

lonnie — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:09:11 +0000

Hi Brad,
Great news! I’d love to hear more about what you’ll be doing and if you’ll be working with Caleb etc. Things are good here, work is hard, as you well know but God is good. We’ll probably heading to the USA this summer. We’ll have been back on the field four and a half years since leaving RVA. Regards to Julie.

Comment on Bad Rhetoric by wbhamilton

wbhamilton — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:39:39 +0000

It’s coming. I got sidetracked with trying to find a job. But now that that’s out of the way, I get it posted.

Comment on Bad Rhetoric by Marc

Marc — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:29:14 +0000

So when is “A Better Way (in my opinion)” coming?

Comment on Boo Electoral College. Yea Every Vote Counts! by John M. Harris

John M. Harris — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:51:38 +0000

Why not abolish statehood? Just do everything directly with no state or local control… Electoral college is a blend between full democracy and full federal state vote. It works, it’s good, it protects minorities more than straight democracy.

If we had a direct democratic vote, then we would certainly need at least a 2/3 vote to protect people from a simple majority from disenfranchising minorities. Think “florida 2000″ on a national scale otherwise. Total mess…

Why not run on a platform of “I will veto any bill that makes non-hispanic whites pay any taxes” after all, 75% of US voters are non-hispanic whites. You only need 2/3 of the “non-hispanic white” vote to win a straight national popular vote.

In addition to requiring a super-majority, we would also need a unified federal process for voting to ensure that every vote is counted the same way. Logistical nightmare.

Practically speaking, the electoral college works better than the REAL alternative. We are not one big “blob” of America, we are “the United States” – now, if we want to change this, let’s just start over from square one and write a new constitution… Being that we’re the most successful nation in the history of the world thus far based on our constitution, this would seem to be a monumentally stupid move (IMHO)

So, if we’re only talking about abolishing the electoral college, what country does this? It’s one thing to invent a fantasy and say it’s better than what we have, but what example can we point to of a direct election of a chief executive for a country that would translate well to the US?

The devil is in the details… I think…

Comment on Bad Rhetoric by John M. Harris

John M. Harris — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:23:57 +0000

Uh oh, warning Brad, I agree with you… you might not like that…

I think rather than thinking of God waiting until we reach all people to send His kingdom and His Son… When everyone is reached, His kingdom will have come.

Comment on All Things Are New by wbhamilton

wbhamilton — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:47:50 +0000

Thanks Stuart. I’m a big fan of Woothemes. I always use them as a base, and then customize to fit my needs.

Comment on All Things Are New by Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:28:31 +0000

I love the site redesign. I am looking for a blog format that can serve as a singular stream of updates for all my social outlets. I may nick a few ideas

Blessings to all from D/FW!!

Comment on All Things Are New by wbhamilton

wbhamilton — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:05:27 +0000

Thanks Liz. You’re welcome anytime.

Comment on All Things Are New by Liz

Liz — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:36:04 +0000

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