tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post409390930370369325..comments2024-03-18T22:38:30.952-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Wow. Am I crazy, or has the NYT just deployed some powerful new liberal bias technology?"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2110585021837936232011-06-24T11:32:21.553-05:002011-06-24T11:32:21.553-05:00Obama's stimulus (socialist spending spree) co...Obama's stimulus (socialist spending spree) cost more than the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined.<br /><br />http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/30/cbo-years-iraq-war-cost-stimulus-act/<br /><br />http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/2009/01/29/us-stimulus-to-cost-more-than-iraq-afghan-war-so-far/<br /><br />Dear NYT, your bias is showing...again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12563290490440342742011-06-24T09:17:11.018-05:002011-06-24T09:17:11.018-05:00Go me! I was quoted by Reynolds!Go me! I was quoted by Reynolds!Sofa Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659133819240484346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88431737751806598832011-06-24T04:10:12.477-05:002011-06-24T04:10:12.477-05:00What sagging economy? I just heared on NPR that re...What sagging economy? I just heared on NPR that recovery is here and we'll see the result any time now. <br /><br />"Real human beings, with interests and will, are trying to manipulate the minds of other human beings, who also have interests and will."<br /><br />Isn't it called "brainwashing'? The same applies to the leftist fascists addopting "liberal" and "progressive" label, while they are nothing of the kind. It's a part of the same old game - "an art of deceit".Many Faces Of NORIKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539048091869581348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22033999025151982792011-06-24T00:36:55.413-05:002011-06-24T00:36:55.413-05:00I am waiting for the NYT to deploy the following h...I am waiting for the NYT to deploy the following headlines:<br /><br /><i>Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Tax Cuts for Rich.<br /><br />Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Inadequate Stimulus Spending.<br /><br />Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Draconian Budget Cuts.<br /><br />Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Need for Health Care Reform.<br /><br />Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Growing Racism.<br /><br />Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Growing Homophobia.<br /><br />Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Growing Islamophobia.<br /><br />Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Tea Party Domination of GOP.<br /><br />Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Lack of Immigration Reform.<br /><br />Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Koch Brothers.<br /><br />Sagging Economy Draws Attention to Sarah Palin's Lavish Bus Tour.</i>Mwalimu Daudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11579216288634469169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5131491315067191022011-06-23T23:49:01.789-05:002011-06-23T23:49:01.789-05:00This is hardly different than the old standby, &qu...This is hardly different than the old standby, "People are talking about..." as a hook to make sh*t up. Of course, the referenced "people" are just the staff at that media organization (I almost goofed and said "news source").Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617687006180956861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74875535247094533562011-06-23T23:23:07.651-05:002011-06-23T23:23:07.651-05:00Ding.
It's all people's decisions.Ding.<br /><br />It's all people's decisions.NotWhoIUsedtoBehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568355742926021406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33492067583181133512011-06-23T22:09:20.129-05:002011-06-23T22:09:20.129-05:00Hey, we forgot the lawyers' hoary chestnut for...Hey, we forgot the lawyers' hoary chestnut for misdirection or “Ignoratio Elenchi" (Ignoring The Point At Issue or Arguing Beside The Point:<br /><br />If you're wrong on the law, argue the facts.<br /><br />If you're wrong on the facts, argue the law.<br /><br />And If you're wrong on both the law & the facts, pound the table!From Inwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555545963289759013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49939698561825451692011-06-23T21:08:48.431-05:002011-06-23T21:08:48.431-05:00Mistakes were made (editorially).Mistakes were made (editorially).Shaky Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092257111224805160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2114333349465968412011-06-23T20:24:47.392-05:002011-06-23T20:24:47.392-05:00All one needs to say is: FTNYT. When very angry s...All one needs to say is: FTNYT. When very angry say it twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63044982535307281812011-06-23T18:34:33.516-05:002011-06-23T18:34:33.516-05:00But, the NYT made a fundamental error.
The econom...But, the NYT made a fundamental error.<br /><br />The economy is recovering (not "Sagging"); Obama told me so.mockmookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556321312603101101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6362197243804986042011-06-23T18:04:06.812-05:002011-06-23T18:04:06.812-05:00Prof A.
The rhetorical term, here fallacy, you’re...Prof A.<br /><br />The rhetorical term, here fallacy, you’re looking for is “Ignoratio Elenchi. In English, Ignoring The Point At Issue or Arguing Beside The Point, which term includes hiding a weak case. <br /><br />Like Mussolini getting the trains running on time. Or a host of American Intellectualoids arguing that Stalin modernized the Soviet Union, transforming a peasant society into an industrial state with a literate population and a remarkable scientific superstructure. Er, except for those mass murders (cf Castro with Cuba).From Inwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555545963289759013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79816338925037660952011-06-23T17:18:33.663-05:002011-06-23T17:18:33.663-05:00Nothing but the NY Times draws attention to the co...Nothing but the NY Times draws attention to the connection between the sagging economy and war spending.<br /><br />They can't stop people from noticing that the economy is in the crapper, so in the best 'make lemonade' fashion, they distract us from the cause of the crappy economy: Obama. And direct us to one of their pet causes--getting us out of a war.dbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457585811847604584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82750906814430951412011-06-23T15:59:14.981-05:002011-06-23T15:59:14.981-05:00"Sagging Economy Draws Attention to War Spend..."Sagging Economy Draws Attention to War Spending."<br /><br />Not a thing wrong with that headline, and yes, Kaus can be a little crazy, but that's why everyone likes him so much.<br /><br />So here's a question. Did the politician's wrangling over the deficit draw attention to war spending, or did the American people force politicians to look at war spending because they don't want to lose any government benefits?<br /><br />Muddy waters.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094488084214911115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8898814668276770202011-06-23T15:47:40.580-05:002011-06-23T15:47:40.580-05:00Saw some Code Pinko's in Baltimore last week h...Saw some Code Pinko's in Baltimore last week hold a sign that said "Bring Home Our War $$$" ...<br /><br />the NYT is just sticking to the meme here ...The Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554055593581812426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49197621500656434252011-06-23T15:36:32.558-05:002011-06-23T15:36:32.558-05:00The Times is gonna go into over-drive as the elect...The Times is gonna go into over-drive as the election "looms." You have lame duck leadership and a declining revenue base. <br /><br />When Kruggy didn't apologize for his false assertion that Sarah Palin tried to kill Gabby Giffords with a picture on the Internet, then I finally decided that I was done with the Times for good.<br /><br />Last week, a hack hit piece on Clarence T. This week, the "draws attention" headline.<br /><br />Can't wait to see what they have in store for the Repub nominee, "There is a perception that Rick Perry likes to boil kittens to draw attention away from his pedastery."JohnBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573266332717684171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82098269446783013242011-06-23T15:01:38.981-05:002011-06-23T15:01:38.981-05:00Proliferation of opinion masqueratding as news dra...Proliferation of opinion masqueratding as news draws attention to lack of journalistic standards and intellectual bankruptcy at certain newspapers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64580365694886689552011-06-23T14:25:39.661-05:002011-06-23T14:25:39.661-05:00Obama's Re-Election Campaign "Shovel-Read...Obama's Re-Election Campaign "Shovel-Ready"Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057058763094040058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91152301604261162252011-06-23T14:18:34.094-05:002011-06-23T14:18:34.094-05:00"Sagging Economy Draws Attention to War Spend..."Sagging Economy Draws Attention to War Spending."<br /><br />Works better this way:<br /><br />"Sagging Economy Draws Attention to <em> U.S. </em>War Spending."Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473314957842705632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54103024574829573502011-06-23T13:57:42.192-05:002011-06-23T13:57:42.192-05:00"I never said it was in the passive voice. ....."I never said it was in the passive voice. .."<br /><br />Wow, I'm only now seeing that I ended the sentence with "passive voice." I meant active voice... so much that I didn't even notice my slip when people pointed out that it was confusing. I'm really sorry!Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72766224918593634792011-06-23T13:53:16.397-05:002011-06-23T13:53:16.397-05:00Headline has been changed. Perhaps it was a typo (...Headline has been changed. Perhaps it was a typo (or an anagram, or something).John Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449844868098492351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44586367714570013502011-06-23T13:36:31.646-05:002011-06-23T13:36:31.646-05:00I don't think those prices were per round. At ...<i>I don't think those prices were per round. At least, I can't imagine paying $9 a pop for regular rifle rounds.<br /><br /></i>It may be "just a rifle round" but it's 100x a 5.56, and made from DU, so $65 seems probably right.Sofa Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659133819240484346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46549606879842555632011-06-23T13:30:14.522-05:002011-06-23T13:30:14.522-05:00"Gnat Farts in Afghanistan; Dow Drops 15 poin..."Gnat Farts in Afghanistan; Dow Drops 15 points"<br /><br />The business news hed writers have been doing this for decades.<br /><br />wv: nowalitCrunchy Froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817138913728820310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36679264611862598352011-06-23T13:28:09.128-05:002011-06-23T13:28:09.128-05:00Pravda used to have a lot of 'It's no acci...Pravda used to have a lot of 'It's no accident..' sentences. For example, 'It's no accident that the forces of Western Imperialism and their running-dog allies are desperate to undermine the legitimate desires of indigenous peoples.' and then provide no evidence what-so-ever that this is going on. This seems to be a similar tactic.ken in txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345764031059905578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75559758290390382202011-06-23T12:58:15.557-05:002011-06-23T12:58:15.557-05:00On the chart beneath the hand, in tiny letters the...<i>On the chart beneath the hand, in tiny letters the cost is included for each type bullet, $65.00 each for the Avenger bullet. </i><br /><br />I don't think those prices were per round. At least, I can't imagine paying $9 a pop for regular rifle rounds.Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05846309245873277004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72414378157396176082011-06-23T12:55:30.560-05:002011-06-23T12:55:30.560-05:00"Painting of Kittens With Sad Faces Draws Att..."Painting of Kittens With Sad Faces Draws Attention to War Spending"<br /><br />If it is active voice doesn't it have to have a direct object? Whose attention is being drawn to war spending?Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473314957842705632noreply@blogger.com