tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3677250394122465835..comments2024-03-19T00:44:18.309-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Everyone thought he was doing a skit or something, but it ended up being real.""It looked like a Shakespeare act."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74996317408258468752007-08-28T16:13:00.000-05:002007-08-28T16:13:00.000-05:00I may delete -- or not.It's too dull an edged tool...<I>I may delete -- or not.</I><BR/><BR/>It's too dull an edged tool.<BR/><BR/>Blogger owes us a Yossarian-esque tool allowing one to excise individual words or letters chosen at random on the whim of the censor, mangling the text and the sense to a decontructionalist's wet dream.PeterPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02813526431296196022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70971006487110601482007-08-28T13:09:00.000-05:002007-08-28T13:09:00.000-05:00Daryl,Sorry, I don't buy your explanation--the wei...Daryl,<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I don't buy your explanation--the weird behavior he exhibited isn't exactly the leading stereotype of Koreans. Really, you don't want to jump into that hole with Cedarford and help him dig in deeper, do you?Kirk Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921711310191924997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31554728155117895412007-08-28T10:50:00.000-05:002007-08-28T10:50:00.000-05:00Sorry I'm not doing more deleting, but I don't hav...Sorry I'm not doing more deleting, but I don't have time to do it, and in any event, I often see some value in the range of voices even the ones that get offensive. Ignore people who you think are abusing the forum or email me showing me where the problem comments are. I may delete -- or not.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76511779129573412992007-08-28T07:19:00.000-05:002007-08-28T07:19:00.000-05:00"I'm surprised (a) that Downtown Lad isn't all ove..."I'm surprised (a) that Downtown Lad isn't all over this"<BR/><BR/>Even DTL, hyper-vigilant though he may be to slights real and imagined, would find this behavior pathetic, disgusting, and, worst of all, tasteless. <BR/><BR/>Cruising restrooms is characteristic of desperate closet cases, such as Craig seems to be. Gay men who are comfortable with their own sexuality have far more appealing, and hygienic, ways to meet -- and with much better lighting.tjlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162785796605831050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37976306876384051482007-08-28T06:17:00.000-05:002007-08-28T06:17:00.000-05:00At 5:52 pm, steve simels said . . . “Cue: Ann accu...At 5:52 pm, steve simels said . . . “<I>Cue: Ann accusing Democrats of homophobia.</I>”<BR/><BR/>Well, all I can say is it's a good thing Mr. Steve Simels grew up to be a world famous <B>POP MUSIC CRITIC.</B><BR/><BR/>He’d have never made it as a disc jockey.<BR/><BR/>Just imagine what would happen every time he cued up a record.<BR/><BR/>SILENCE.Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31059387865129097272007-08-28T06:00:00.000-05:002007-08-28T06:00:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16644159419612978882007-08-28T01:01:00.000-05:002007-08-28T01:01:00.000-05:00the gratuitousness of mentioning the VT killer's n...<I>the gratuitousness of mentioning the VT killer's nationality, as if that the slightest relation to his crime, is especially grating.</I><BR/><BR/>You do understand that Cedarford was making a point about <I>tolerance</I> and that therefore the killer's skin color was completely relevant, right? We tolerate more weird shy stuff from Asians because of our own stereotypes and biases about Asians. If Seung had been white or black, maybe someone would have gotten him some help. Instead, he was an Authentically Ethnic Fellow and therefore off limits.Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538069201622292752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66608273626465222572007-08-28T00:37:00.000-05:002007-08-28T00:37:00.000-05:00Internet Ronin: You're absolutely right. But I fee...Internet Ronin: You're absolutely right. But I feel that if I've succeeded in raising Cedarford's blood pressure, however slightly, I will have done a service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33924144253665720162007-08-27T23:53:00.000-05:002007-08-27T23:53:00.000-05:00Maxine,I've jousted with C4 many a time regarding ...Maxine,<BR/><BR/>I've jousted with C4 many a time regarding his pathetic antisemitism, and am sorry to see he's broadened his horizons even further (the gratuitousness of mentioning the VT killer's nationality, as if that the slightest relation to his crime, is especially grating.)<BR/><BR/>But in his defense, at least he's not <I>boring</I> (once you get past the predictability of the slurs he needlessly decorates his posts with.) Go, and do thou likewise.Kirk Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921711310191924997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64987760371746074262007-08-27T23:35:00.000-05:002007-08-27T23:35:00.000-05:00Internet Ronin: You think that Cederford will be ...Internet Ronin: You think that Cederford will be banned before I am?<BR/><BR/>I've stirred up more controversy. My statements about how Brooklyn College is using her, and how she undercuts her children's inheritance with all her frivolous purchases....<BR/><BR/>If anyone's gonna be banned around here, it's me. I hit a little too close to home!Maxine Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164122931399241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69829321441641207892007-08-27T23:21:00.000-05:002007-08-27T23:21:00.000-05:00Larry Craig, the anti-gay republican senator from ...<I>Larry Craig, the anti-gay republican senator from Idaho even knows the tea room trading (bathroom sex) etiquette</I><BR/><BR/>I need to learn all of these etiquette things. A man can get taken by surprise.<BR/><BR/>For instance, the other day I was walking down the street with a teal napkin hanging out of my back pocket, and . . .Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538069201622292752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9750647149260794872007-08-27T23:09:00.000-05:002007-08-27T23:09:00.000-05:00Ronin, I was making a lighthearted, sarcastic, sel...Ronin, I was making a lighthearted, sarcastic, self-deprecating post.Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538069201622292752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64312213626419178062007-08-27T22:52:00.000-05:002007-08-27T22:52:00.000-05:00What's wrong with having a casual encounter in a m...What's wrong with having a casual encounter in a men's room? Seriously. Why is it against the law?<BR/><BR/>I'm surprised (a) that Downtown Lad isn't all over this; (b) that law enforcement resources are being used to actively thwart this harmless activity; and (c) that a senator wouldn't just order up a prostitute at the Ritz-Carlton and pay with cash.<BR/><BR/>I'm not surprised that our fellow lefties are trying to make political hay with this. Naturally, Craig is right there in league with Jerry Falwell, so this is hypocritical. Right? I mean, we all know all about this Craig's beliefs. He's a Republican. He must be moralistic about sex the way that lefties are about the environment. Right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37001082157068842802007-08-27T22:38:00.000-05:002007-08-27T22:38:00.000-05:00On Facebook, Michael Knorps is listed as a member ...On Facebook, Michael Knorps is listed as a member of the class of 2011.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to campus, frosh!Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284350648793830503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38341438853102734952007-08-27T20:57:00.000-05:002007-08-27T20:57:00.000-05:00Riffing on the impromptu Shakespearean performance...Riffing on the impromptu Shakespearean performance theme, RE: Senator Craig: He will likely insult everyone's intelligence by claiming that he was engaging in performance art, or practicing for an appearance in an off-Broadway play. As you may recall, a similar incident (with a civilian, not the police) was alleged around the time of the 2006 elections and the Senator denied it. (It should be noted that most men arrested in situations such as this are, like Senator Craig, married, and most, like Senator Craig, deny that they are gay.)<BR/><BR/>Senator Craig would do his family, the state of Idaho, and the rest of us a great favor by shutting up and not advancing the-most-ridiculous-argument-since Mark Foley, but, if history teaches us anything, it teaches us that he will not. Ultimately, however, it is up to the people of Idaho to decide whether or not they want a tea queen to represent them in the United States Senate, should he seek re-election.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53584085161898505392007-08-27T20:42:00.000-05:002007-08-27T20:42:00.000-05:00I thought Althouse was cleaning up the comments se...I thought Althouse was cleaning up the comments sections but I see that Cedarford, one of the most prolific purveyors of filth around here, remains. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Buddwing: Cedarford is best left ignored. He is a bitter old man who claims to be of some noble lineage and has apparently done absolutely nothing to live up to expectations so he takes his personal failures out on others, particularly Jews, gays, and racial minorities.<BR/><BR/>Daryl: Why would you think the students be accused of racism unless, perhaps, you automatically assumed the attacker was a minority?<BR/><BR/>Palladian: You're right. He would quit coming if he wasn't welcomed (responded to) but he is so he does.<BR/><BR/>Beth: That story was <I>so</I> sad. Even with a knife, it only takes a few seconds - as both yours and this story show, people often fail to appreciate it until it is too late to do anything about it.<BR/><BR/>Steve Simels: Your word is obviously not meant to be your bond is it? Your posting here again leads me to believe that incapable of exercising any degree of sustained control over your voluntary actions, and that your personal convictions are highly changeable. Do you have the same problem with food, relationships, alcohol, tobacco, or anger?Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8019828881139796992007-08-27T20:24:00.000-05:002007-08-27T20:24:00.000-05:00I absolutely believe the good Senator's explanatio...I absolutely believe the good Senator's explanation. All Senators are good and honorable humans, and you can take their word for just about anything they say. It's all just a great big misunderstanding. I'm sure he was just doing research for some pending legislation or something.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65161691567337294272007-08-27T20:14:00.000-05:002007-08-27T20:14:00.000-05:00MrBuddwing said... I'm fascinated by cedarford's f...<I>MrBuddwing said... <BR/>I'm fascinated by cedarford's fixation on blacks, Koreans and gays - it's as if he (she?) were saying, Give me a world without blacks, Koreans and gays, and everything will be just hunky-dory.</I><BR/><BR/>Your real fascination with straight talkers is likely homoerotic - like when you listen to McCain or some General or Osama you imagine some big hairy Bear Homosexual in charge, and ravaging your rectum.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, you are fascinated with people that think the S Korean nutball should never have been allowed at VT and condemn anyone who thinks otherwise with a patented Abramaic smear of criticizing one criticizes all and that makes you a racist!!<BR/><BR/>And your stupid racist accusation is supposed to make people back off? <BR/><BR/>I take it like your hairy Bear Man does - your squeals mean you love it.Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34517820643592340882007-08-27T19:55:00.000-05:002007-08-27T19:55:00.000-05:00Larry Craig, the anti-gay republican senator from ...Larry Craig, the anti-gay republican senator from Idaho even knows the tea room trading (bathroom sex) etiquette:<BR/><BR/><BR/>"At 1216 hours, Craig tapped his right foot. I recognized this as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct. Craig tapped his toes several times and moves his foot closer to my foot... "Titus15https://www.blogger.com/profile/10843078360453506537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53562836555105004572007-08-27T19:51:00.000-05:002007-08-27T19:51:00.000-05:00Hey did everyone just see that Larry Craig, the Id...Hey did everyone just see that Larry Craig, the Idaho republican senator, was arrested in a Minneapolis Airport restroom soliciting sex from a police officer.<BR/><BR/>This is just great. Another self-hating homophobic republican.<BR/><BR/>Absolutely love it.Titus15https://www.blogger.com/profile/10843078360453506537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67755279814525260162007-08-27T19:20:00.000-05:002007-08-27T19:20:00.000-05:00I haven't formed enough of an opinion on this to m...I haven't formed enough of an opinion on this to make a comment. <BR/><BR/>I just didn't want to be left out of the Welcome Back For Good, Steve Simels, Roving Pop Music Critic Who Just Can't Quite Break Free Of The Mighty Vortex chorus. <BR/><BR/>Tra la.Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316388500723034455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28854075180749651552007-08-27T19:06:00.000-05:002007-08-27T19:06:00.000-05:00Total bummer.Total bummer.Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53194423230764266212007-08-27T18:51:00.001-05:002007-08-27T18:51:00.001-05:00Violence, Danger, Risk. To many of these sheltered...Violence, Danger, Risk. To many of these sheltered, insulated college students something like the outcome of this incident could only take place on TV or the stage, they have no experience with them and no training that could help. I don't wonder that Shakespeare is the only context and reference that the commenter could find for a ranting lunatic with a knife. No matter how close the location of reported violence and the frequency with which it occurs the disconnect from the associated risk is a great gulf in the mind until the signs of risk can be seen for what they are. It usually takes personal involvement for the scales to fall from the eyes. <BR/><BR/>Coming from a relatively serene suburban existence in the West to the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the sixties at the age of 16 was a shock that called for an immediate reassessment of many things that I thought I understood about the world. Naive would be an understatement. It wasn't until I had been relieved of all of my valuables by several individuals with the aid of a cold sharp blade on my windpipe that I developed the situational awareness that is called a sixth sense in the context of the mean streets of the city. In some circles this wary eye is also been called prejudice, in others that are more realistic it is known as prudence. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Lesson: <BR/><BR/>Don't step into the reach of a Shakespeare skit or an incoherent screaming man with a knife unless you know all of the actors, and never take your eyes off of them. They are sneaky.<BR/><BR/>Does art imitate life or does life imitate art? I have a hard time keeping that one straight sometimes.lee davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248904089920572419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12148098466295304342007-08-27T18:51:00.000-05:002007-08-27T18:51:00.000-05:00Hey, steve simels is back!Didn't he swear he was l...<I>Hey, steve simels is back!</I><BR/><BR/>Didn't he swear he was leaving for good?<BR/><BR/>Tease.Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27474814038643062522007-08-27T18:32:00.000-05:002007-08-27T18:32:00.000-05:00Prof Althouse-Would you be more likely to ignore a...Prof Althouse-<BR/><BR/><I>Would you be more likely to ignore and walk by a real crazy man with a knife or an actor doing a Shakespeare routine?</I><BR/><BR/>Here in Columbus, we have a group that does "Shakespeare in the Park" every summer. I can't find a link-- but, there was a recent incident where the cops responded to a rehearsal of a "sword-fight"...Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07939385833301689296noreply@blogger.com