tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post1361516834982421229..comments2024-03-19T00:44:18.309-05:00Comments on Althouse: Live-blogging the VP debate.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger1045125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67123017672403103242008-10-04T17:45:00.000-05:002008-10-04T17:45:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43603060400158773812008-10-04T17:32:00.000-05:002008-10-04T17:32:00.000-05:00Why not 1066?Why not 1066?blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78512158720183446632008-10-04T16:50:00.000-05:002008-10-04T16:50:00.000-05:00New goal, 1050.New goal, 1050.vbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37434027976375477532008-10-04T03:28:00.000-05:002008-10-04T03:28:00.000-05:00OOOH! Snap! I have my own label now, "vbspurs".I'm...OOOH! Snap! I have my own label now, "vbspurs".<BR/><BR/>I'm honoured. The next dizzying height is to make the blogroll.<BR/><BR/>*earnest Queen Victoria voice*<BR/><BR/>I will be good.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19657967791512768012008-10-04T03:26:00.000-05:002008-10-04T03:26:00.000-05:00My God, Reader has a bug stuck up her orifice the ...My God, Reader has a bug stuck up her orifice the size of Yosesite Sam's two-shooters.<BR/><BR/>What's up baby girl?<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48127960360780933002008-10-04T03:25:00.000-05:002008-10-04T03:25:00.000-05:00Where da party at?Cheers,VictoriaWhere da party at?<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80195107542106057142008-10-04T01:47:00.000-05:002008-10-04T01:47:00.000-05:00re: Biden's show of emotionI was initially incline...re: Biden's show of emotion<BR/><BR/>I was initially inclined to believe that Biden's "choking up" was a real emotion, but a comment on another blog got me to thinking about it. So I rewound the TiVo and watched it again and it became obvious that it was completely and utterly fake.<BR/><BR/>His response on the question was a complete non sequitor. His faux outrage that someone would dare think he didn't know about kitchen table issues because he was a man was completely out of the blue. Palin didn't cite being a woman as being especially qualifying, so why the immediate indignation and launching into the story about how his wife and child had died?<BR/><BR/>After thinking about it for a few minutes, Biden's game became pretty obvious: it was a set piece. He and his handlers assumed that Palin <B>would</B> at some point during the debate, cite her gender as especially qualifying on one issue or another. But she didn't, and the clock was ticking down on the debate. So he had to find some way to shoehorn this "moment" into the debate.<BR/><BR/>It reminded me of Hillary's tears in New Hampshire during the Democratic primaries and how the media claimed that it "humanized" her. I doubt that escaped the Obama campaign's notice, and that they were looking for a similar "moment" to "humanize" a guy who they knew would come off as cold and wonky compared to Palin.<BR/><BR/>Normally I would be loathe to question the authenticity of an emotional moment like this - even if it's from a guy who I know spent the last 35 years trying to knock down anyone who gets between him and a camera, but if you have it on TiVo take another look at it for yourself. I'm pretty sure you'll agree: it was fake, fake, fake...<BR/><BR/>ALSO: A couple of weeks ago, Biden got busted claiming that his wife and child were killed by a drunk driver (who has since died himself and therefore could not defend himself) when they, in fact, were not and he knows it. His wife drifted out into the intersection while turned around in the driver's seat and was hit by an oncoming truck. A tragedy to be sure, but I only bring it up to point out that faking a "choke up" moment wouldn't be the first time that he attempted to get some political mileage out of aggrandizing his wife's death.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143782473850677784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3149040912449381362008-10-03T23:43:00.000-05:002008-10-03T23:43:00.000-05:00It is incredibly misleading. [Slate]It is <A HREF="http://slate.msn.com/blogs/blogs/trailhead/archive/2008/10/02/biden-s-fishy-claim-three-weeks-in-iraq.aspx" REL="nofollow">incredibly misleading</A>. [Slate]blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69077100316373876212008-10-03T23:34:00.000-05:002008-10-03T23:34:00.000-05:00What was that thing Biden kept saying -- we spend ...What was that thing Biden kept saying -- we spend more in 3 weeks in Iraq than 7 years in Afghanistan. Perhaps I'll have egg on my face again if that's actually true, but I believe in my gut that that has to be a complete lie.LoafingOafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398399168775034527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49399144508749225952008-10-03T23:27:00.000-05:002008-10-03T23:27:00.000-05:00I got front-paged, too, but only because Althouse ...I got front-paged, too, but only because Althouse wanted to front-page Palladian trolling me with Palin's pussy. <BR/><BR/>Somewhere in these 1,000 + posts the record shows that this oaf was honest enough to admit she did a good job by debate's end! I'm truly an independent who truly does shift back and forth between the parties, so it's no big deal for me to admit these things. <BR/><BR/>LoafingOaf - the rare person on the internet who admits when he has egg on his face. I'm actually not upset that Palin didn't turn out to be the idiot she seemed in the MSM interviews. I was getting frightened by her MSM interviews. But I now see she was probably just afraid and over-handled in those interviews because she thought the interviewers were out to get her and she'd be damned no matter what she answered. <BR/><BR/>She did a lot of damage to herself and McCain by her performance in those interviews, though. Nevertheless, it's relieving to find out she could handle herself in the debate. <BR/><BR/>Some commenters had mentioned in response to her embarassing interview about Supreme Court opinions that she had just recently held press conferences attacking a Supreme Court case involving Exxon, and I guess I should've paid more attention to that and realized that when she was facing Couric she just didn't wanna say anything because she knew the interview was in bad faith.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm sure both Biden and Palin lied plenty in last night's debate, seeing as how they're filthy politicians and all. But the lies that I noticed without the help of fact-checkers all came from Biden. Biden started to piss me off.LoafingOafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398399168775034527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9080719322824556702008-10-03T23:02:00.000-05:002008-10-03T23:02:00.000-05:00Can I turn out the lights now?Can I turn out the lights now?David53https://www.blogger.com/profile/12583911948694096916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6860214733796372502008-10-03T22:46:00.000-05:002008-10-03T22:46:00.000-05:00Congratulations Ann. I'm proud to have play a part...Congratulations Ann. I'm proud to have play a part, and front paged too. <BR/><BR/>All right, settle down. Dont act like it's a big deal ;)Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23745581028552391032008-10-03T22:31:00.000-05:002008-10-03T22:31:00.000-05:00AlthouseandPalinROCK!Althouse<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>Palin<BR/><BR/>ROCK!Mike Tanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926879076978547221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14348105678353016892008-10-03T22:30:00.000-05:002008-10-03T22:30:00.000-05:00Jack, you are absolutely right. That's why we are ...Jack, you are absolutely right. That's why we are recycling you.Ernesto Ariel Suárezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01958402720156270521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14737890351609122022008-10-03T22:28:00.000-05:002008-10-03T22:28:00.000-05:00Дорогой товарич ПОϹСУМ!Дорогой товарич ПОϹСУМ!Ernesto Ariel Suárezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01958402720156270521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8533973494269152892008-10-03T22:26:00.000-05:002008-10-03T22:26:00.000-05:00She was just awful. Didn't answer any questions an...She was just awful. Didn't answer any questions and just babbled on. No substance, no style.<BR/><BR/>You can't fix stupid.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48171234834486389412008-10-03T21:30:00.000-05:002008-10-03T21:30:00.000-05:00Победы! Victory!Da, I have won! Again!Number the 1...Победы! Victory!<BR/><BR/>Da, I have won! Again!<BR/>Number the 1000!<BR/>This One!<BR/><BR/>Because yes I have challenged the entry of many the post until this one, they are No Good! <BR/>They are the false! So now is 1000!<BR/><BR/>Thank you, my Товарищам Comrades!<BR/>Now I am the famous, no yes?PogoПОССУМhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761934291516429254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18717891385761962022008-10-03T20:39:00.000-05:002008-10-03T20:39:00.000-05:00Talian-chasing rights in NWFP. //TalibanNow, I am ...Talian-chasing rights in NWFP. <BR/><BR/>//Taliban<BR/><BR/>Now, I am ashamed of that, and of my usual muckup, hitting ; for ', which I do almost too often to correct. But quizzing me for it - actually I am a snob, so I am game for it, but most people aren't and resent being picked on for small stuff. I usually try to refrain from noting these except as part of a pattern.<BR/><BR/>Is it very much different from "McClellan" vs "Kilcullen" (right?) vs "the general?" After all, we have google, wiki and spellcheck, even preview.<BR/><BR/>Apparently they both nailed Ahmadinejad, so perhaps we can put our gotchas on safe, in any case.Nichevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591460407621898458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-577104116913175522008-10-03T20:28:00.000-05:002008-10-03T20:28:00.000-05:00Palladian, in the friendliest way possible, this i...Palladian, in the friendliest way possible, this is what we (I) don;t understand. Homosexuality or rather bisexuality may be expedient at times, but what is there on a woman that you don't like? Do they not smell good to you when you put your nose in the nape of their necks? Do you like girlish boys or manly men? <BR/><BR/>You are openly gay, right? I don't mean to be ruder than necessary. But SRSLY, no curiosity about her physicality at all? (Would you look at Obama's ass or say Bush's? I'm sure they're good of their kind.) I can tell you that hers is good of its kind. <BR/><BR/>Even putting aside the inner horndog, it affects her charisma. Imagine her working Zardari for Talian-chasing rights in NWFP. As his gaze travels over her trim little Valentino number, that chimp will hand her the keys to the kingdom without even knowing it. An asset. Did you watch the season premiere of "The Unit?"Nichevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591460407621898458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84948300220912846832008-10-03T20:21:00.000-05:002008-10-03T20:21:00.000-05:00Blogger integrity said... krylovite said... ...<I><BR/>Blogger integrity said...<BR/><BR/> krylovite said...<BR/> Can any of the Althouse regulars give me an estimate of the percentage of Cedarford's comments that mention Jews?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/> A lot of them, but I thought he was kidding.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Not. F'ing. Even. Though at least you are wise to the trollish cryptoleftist interface, the odd quality that makes you think a Turing test would be close with him. For Cedarford I think the Voight-Kampf test is needed. And yet, the "north-north-west" quality. <BR/><BR/>Go demand some bio from C4, "integrity." I'd be interested to read what he replies.Nichevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591460407621898458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46189287232723471382008-10-03T20:14:00.000-05:002008-10-03T20:14:00.000-05:00Mark said... First Gov. to appoint a climate chang...Mark said... <BR/><I>First Gov. to appoint a climate change sub-committee.<BR/><BR/>Why isn't Al Gore supporting her?</I><BR/><BR/>She is not paying him a gazillion dollars. That is the Democrat progressive way. Fuck you, pay me. They learned that from the Mafia when they elected JFK.Peter V. Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209902525167395224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72102446204418268982008-10-03T19:58:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:58:00.000-05:00Number 1,021. How boring is that?A more interestin...<I>Number 1,021. How boring is that?</I><BR/><BR/>A more interesting number would be 1024, the kilocomment. (2 to the 10th power.) This might be it!Hector Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464231766299961050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25005617431917287512008-10-03T19:57:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:57:00.000-05:00Number 1,021. How boring is that? Boring? It's pri...<I>Number 1,021. How boring is that? </I><BR/><BR/>Boring? It's <I>prime</I>!blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3448946833631038412008-10-03T19:55:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:55:00.000-05:00krylovite said... Can any of the Althouse regulars...krylovite said... <BR/>Can any of the Althouse regulars give me an estimate of the percentage of Cedarford's comments that mention Jews?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>A lot of them, but I thought he was kidding.integrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497892841524030866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9822532437776866162008-10-03T19:51:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:51:00.000-05:00Number 1,021. How boring is that?Number 1,021. How boring is that?Robt Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908620589286432142noreply@blogger.com