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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
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Published Letters: 47
Fun read.
Editors' choice post was pathetic, one sided, and moralistic: "The only thing that bothers me is the fact that she still seems to take great joy in driving like a maniac...." wpatterson. Like watching a great film, full of the anguish, joy, regret and ambiguity of the human condition, and then having it end with a politically correct, "moral" resolution. Ugh, save it for Sunday School, please.
My choices: Anna B and LXguy
No, it's not nice to hurt people, or animals, or destroy property. Can we think of some people who do that more than fast drivers do?
We have all forgotten what we really are, and all that we call beauty and joy and ecstacy only means that for one moment we remember that we forgot. GK Chesterton (very roughly paraphrased from memory)
Thanks, agani, for picking through the garbage that is the mainstream -based punditocracy. So we don't have to. But you missed an important critical point.
Politico mis-quoted the fairy godmother in "Little Bunny Foo-foo." It's "Hare today, goon tomorrow...," as every four-year-old knows.
Have to agree with Alan Bennett, above. Dodd makes light of his buddy Joe Lieberman's snub immediately after the primary. Dodd went to Lieberman's hotel room and was not admitted. It's more than personal, though. The inside-the-beltway-pundit glorification of "bipartisanship and moderation" preached by Lieberman is a polar opposite of Dodd's expressed, demonstrated willingness to go to the mat for critical issues he believes in. Lieberman's corrosive influence on the cohesiveness of the Democrats in Congress goes far beyond his frequent votes with the minority on crucial issues. Not holding a grudge - fine. But getting over it while the abuse is still occurring says, "Please hit me again."
Same with Imus. This isn't a guy who ended a dignified career with one slip of the tongue. He consistently toyed with racist, sexist, and other nasty tendencies that titillated the socially repressed sensibilities of the good-old-boy, f***-that-politically-correct-bull**** crowd. Chris Dodd, meet Gwen Ifills.
I like Dodd and appreciate his experience, maturity, political perspective and courage. But I have to question his ability to make judgements about people. There's a little too much "good old boy" club to his answers.
Skull and Bones?
I love Glenn and Susie.
Glenn is relentless, distant, meticulous and, ok, sometimes a little pedantic. And so goddam smart. But always on target. BOOM!
Susie is conversational, acessible, overwhelmed and, ok, sometimes a little pathetic. And so goddam human. But always on target. BOOM!
Susie is right that it's all a little mind-numbing, the constant din of misinfomation. The constant efforts to untangle and expose the lies. Over and over. And she's right that if you follow the money you'll realize that "it's not progress, it's process" as someone said above.
Glenn's right that the work must be done, and that it makes an impact. You're not required to complete the work, but you are not at liberty to abandon it.
Michael Gordon was the PBS "expert on the ground in Iraq" the other night. At first, in light of the discussion brought on by Clark Hoyt this week, I was outraged. But he did pointedly distinguish Qaeda from Qaeda in Iraq. And his report was oddly balanced, highlighting negatives as well as positives in the surge. I wouldn't call it cheerleading for Bush. He seemed strained and uncomfortable too. Like maybe someone had poured some sand into his underwear.
I helped buy Susie a battery for her car once. I bought five of Glenn's last book and gave them to my five favorite very bright, centrist lawyers. I'll probably buy some of his latest and give them to the ones who are still talking to me. Let's see, what does Susie need now?
I love Glenn and Susie because they, and all you who contributed to this comment thread, give me hope.
Thanks.
I'm speechless. Dumbfounded. etc.
No $$ for Dems. I'll be working on and donating to international HR issues.
I don't know which is worse, that I actually got excited about the Dems last election after years of agnosticism, or that we now have to rehabilitate narcissistic Ralphie.
Not quite, though. Anyone who says there is no difference between R and D after the Bush years isn't paying attention. There's just not enough difference.
I hope the tone at Yearly Kos was toned down from the full throated triumphalism that seemed to reign before the FISA vote.
The defecting Dems have driven a wedge that may spit the left enough to lose the WH. They probably think they're moderate and bipartisan. Maybe, but strategically they're also profoundly stupid. Which is much worse than being wrong on the issue, of course.
...says it.
Thanks, Glenn, for (again) going beneath the surface of the superficial MSM coverage of the candidates' positions and expecially their disagreements. The importance of "experience" is to reassure "the serious" that they can ignore anyone who steps outside the bounds of their framing of the issues. Hence, eternal "war."
Begs lots of interesting questions, e.g. does Hillary have too much "experience." Next book?
Definitely in the top ten best posts ever. But so was the O'Hanlon interview, etc. In fact, Glenn, you have at least 25 in the top ten.
You and Duncan make a formidable team. The Dirty Fucking Hippie who says shit stinks, and the careful, analytic scholar who exposes why the mainstream media are telling us that it smells like a rose.
There's something rotten in Denmark. Will Hillary or Obama nose it? Or would they rather be "Serious?"
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
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