tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post7851981488856101043..comments2024-03-19T01:52:00.810-05:00Comments on Althouse: Primary night? Again?Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42731283054486947682008-05-14T21:40:00.000-05:002008-05-14T21:40:00.000-05:00Chris - this reply is super-late, but today has be...Chris - this reply is super-late, but today has been hectic. What I meant about the primary calender is not so much the <I>length</I> of it but its <I>compression</I> - the front-loading of the calender with such a high fraction of delegates at stake, followed by a long gap without anything, followed by a trickling out of the balance of the delegates. That's a recipe for trouble; increasing the spread of states makes it harder to get a knockout punch earlier on, but avoids the situation you're now seeing where it becomes clear that the prematurely-crowned frontrunner has some real problems only far too late in the process to stop it.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63718858597165810832008-05-14T13:18:00.000-05:002008-05-14T13:18:00.000-05:00People in WV shouldn't cast their votes if they do...<I>People in WV shouldn't cast their votes if they don't have the facts about the candidates</I><BR/><BR/>Hm, does this mean Zach will be condemning Democratic voters who believe McCain wants Americans fighting and dying in Iraq for a hundred years? Will he be insisting that they not vote either?<BR/><BR/>I'm going to go way out on a limb and guess "no".Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36797425074240721372008-05-14T11:53:00.000-05:002008-05-14T11:53:00.000-05:00But Bush is no doubt correct that the MSM, in thei...<I>But Bush is no doubt correct that the MSM, in their eagerness to see the US defeated in Iraq, would indeed use images of Bush golfing in exactly the way he feared: to suggest that he is indifferent to the suffering that is part of any war.</I><BR/><BR/>That goes without saying.<BR/><BR/>He still bikes every morning for 3 miles, but golf is (still) considered a rich white man's sport, without contest especially abroad where golf is just that; but also specifically when done in the country clubs he golfs in because of security, and not in the public fairways.<BR/><BR/>It's part of the same reason the First Family had Jenna's wedding at Crawford. Sure, they probably would've done so even in peacetime, but it helps that this was a discrete affair.<BR/><BR/>Discretion may not be popular in terms of making selfless gestures, but it's not a bad thing either.<BR/><BR/><B>Blake:</B> Awww. :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32854315261968256662008-05-14T10:28:00.000-05:002008-05-14T10:28:00.000-05:00DAMMIT, ANN!IF IT WEREN'T FOR BUSH! BUSH! BUUUUUUU...DAMMIT, ANN!<BR/><BR/>IF IT WEREN'T FOR BUSH! BUSH! BUUUUUUUUSH! WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO SCREW OVER THE BLACK PEOPLE (again)...richard mcenroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67853579335695413622008-05-14T09:21:00.001-05:002008-05-14T09:21:00.001-05:00Yes, it seems the press wants to paint a picture o...Yes, it seems the press wants to paint a picture of white voters for Clinton as racist.<BR/><BR/>Funny though that I have not noticed nearly the same concerns of racism when Obama pulls in over 90% percent of the black vote in North Carolina. Was race an important factor in black Dems choice? That appears very likely.<BR/><BR/>This foolishness does seem to be the inevitable result of reinforcing group identities based on superficial traits rather than actions and values.PunditJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215869520027516136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84995070880245268302008-05-14T09:21:00.000-05:002008-05-14T09:21:00.000-05:00One comment above complained about the alleged sta...One comment above complained about the alleged statement of Bush that he has given up golf:<BR/><BR/>"I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf,” he said. “I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal.”<BR/><BR/>The real issue here, as usual, is that Bush is just unusually frank for a politician. <BR/><BR/>During the run up to the Gulf war, his father was shown on TV in Maine, in what was called a "cigarette boat" evidently a small fast motorboat. And indeed Bush41 was criticized at the time for permitting an inappropriately nonchalant image to be broadcast.<BR/><BR/>It goes without saying that giving up golf does not constitute a serious sacrifice (at least for most people, though it would for Tiger Woods). But Bush is no doubt correct that the MSM, in their eagerness to see the US defeated in Iraq, would indeed use images of Bush golfing in exactly the way he feared: to suggest that he is indifferent to the suffering that is part of any war. <BR/><BR/>If as I hope, McCain wins, these opponents of the war against islamist terror will have to find a new way to attack.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772932590916927725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80749671856975896052008-05-14T08:26:00.000-05:002008-05-14T08:26:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Roger J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12639676792043324100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28636826376166029432008-05-14T08:24:00.000-05:002008-05-14T08:24:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Roger J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12639676792043324100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59844184347858172512008-05-14T08:01:00.000-05:002008-05-14T08:01:00.000-05:00The Party has been obsessing about race for a lon...The Party has been obsessing about race for a long time. It is hardly surprising that that obsession is coming back to haunt them.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967895317156770810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35717818384891904442008-05-14T07:53:00.000-05:002008-05-14T07:53:00.000-05:00I am curious: the voters of WV have voted the Gra...I am curious: the voters of WV have voted the Grand Kleagle of the Knights of the White Camelia into the Senate repeatedly for the last nearly 40 years. Never have I heard any outrage over that--At least the voters of WV are more consistent in their "racism" than is the democratic party.<BR/><BR/>Palladian: I was late to the thread and see that I have to give you a retroactive Technical foul for Titus baiting. Thats two in two days. One more and you may lose your posting privileges. ;-)Roger J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12639676792043324100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70048713098579893832008-05-14T06:30:00.000-05:002008-05-14T06:30:00.000-05:00My local paper (WaPo) went to great lengths to dow...My local paper (WaPo) went to great lengths to downplay the win.<BR/><BR/>nowhere in the article does it give the percentages. You have to follow the break intoi the back pages to discover "2 to 1" .<BR/><BR/>course it was better than 2.5 to 1, but anyway....The Drill SGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394309533144027391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80235602867834741992008-05-14T06:10:00.000-05:002008-05-14T06:10:00.000-05:00You guys are too kind. Bashing West Virginians is ...You guys are too kind. Bashing West Virginians is not elitist, its the mark of an ignorant bigot.<BR/><BR/>Funny how all the bigots and racists cling to the "post-racial" candidate.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13853449201048674182008-05-14T04:29:00.000-05:002008-05-14T04:29:00.000-05:00Joan, The real fraud would be if he claims to be...Joan,<BR/><BR/> The real fraud would be if he claims to be good at math...<BR/><BR/>reader,<BR/><BR/><I>Buck up, friend! You have, after all, I'm pretty sure, come to if not the, then close to the, end.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, with a scant 5 1/2 months to go before the election, I'm sure we won't have to deal with this sort of thread till 2011.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37318876690044804122008-05-14T02:55:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:55:00.000-05:00Diet tips: "Well, I'll tell you, I'm getting older...<A HREF="http://siresays.blogspot.com/2008/05/summer-diet-tips.html" REL="nofollow">Diet tips</A>: "<I>Well, I'll tell you, I'm getting older and my metabolism isn't that of the <B>18-year-old I was four years ago.</B></I>" (emphasis added)<BR/><BR/>I interpreted this to mean that 4 years ago, you were 18.<BR/><BR/>31? Wow.<BR/><BR/>Everyone else: sorry for taking this so off-track. Are we done now?Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093453920666892035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55549858743737848912008-05-14T02:40:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:40:00.000-05:00Joan...I'm not 22...I'm 31. You say my youth shin...Joan...I'm not 22...I'm 31. You say my youth shines through, which says more about you than it does about me, in my opinion. I could critique your blog but the content didn't hold my interest. Thanks for checking me out, though.Zachary Sirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144425123351503110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72675983085857012222008-05-14T02:37:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:37:00.000-05:00I was getting ready to ask you, Blake, if you were...I was getting ready to ask you, Blake, if you were aware of that, based on the somewhat-non-sequitur nature of your comment (based on my knowing what the latest comments were), but I see you've figured that out for yourself.<BR/><BR/>Buck up, friend! You have, after all, I'm pretty sure, come to if not the, then close to the, end.<BR/><BR/>; )reader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40786293271421315412008-05-14T02:34:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:34:00.000-05:00Oh, crap, I was fooled by the 200 message limit ag...Oh, crap, I was fooled by the 200 message limit again!<BR/><BR/>Curse you, blogger!blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37572134010943435342008-05-14T02:28:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:28:00.000-05:00Wow. Thank God this comment thread's over.And, act...Wow. Thank God this comment thread's over.<BR/><BR/>And, actually, I'm sure lots of us noticed that Victoria has a boyfriend, we were just too busy nursing broken hearts to comment.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5750652701946178232008-05-14T02:26:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:26:00.000-05:00Where did you get that ZPS is gay? Is it because h...<I>Where did you get that ZPS is gay? Is it because he filled in his astrological sign?</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://siresays.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-much-gay-music-do-you-have-in-your.html" REL="nofollow">This post</A> confirmed the suspicion that was aroused by previous posts discussing soap operas, getting a dog (with really, really cute photos), and the fact that Zachary thinks <I>no one</I> has a kitchen table anymore, although I was willing to chalk that one up to the fact that he's only 22. He's an entertaining writer, but his youth really shines through, even when he's not <A HREF="http://siresays.blogspot.com/2008/05/summer-diet-tips.html" REL="nofollow">explicitly mentioning it</A>. <BR/><BR/>I'm twice as old as Zachary. I vaguely remember being as smart as he is, half a lifetime ago.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093453920666892035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23140943242645548822008-05-14T02:24:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:24:00.000-05:00Jesus Christ.Joan: "going down the gay road" was m...Jesus Christ.<BR/><BR/>Joan: "going down the gay road" was my way of saying, "why are you bringing my sexuality into this?" <BR/><BR/>Chris: People in WV shouldn't cast their votes if they don't have the facts about the candidates (Obama isn't a Muslim), but I don't seriously mean to say they shouldn't vote. I wish they wouldn't...but they should and they will. <BR/><BR/>I wrote once on DU over 6 years ago and could care less about that crazy site now.<BR/><BR/>I work at an ad agency as a copywriter and do freelance work (real writing) on the side that frees me from the confines of the ad agency. My B.A. is in Literary Journalism.<BR/><BR/>I'm a Taurus. I have a MySpace page. I've never worked at a Starbucks. I dropped out of grad school last year because I couldn't afford it. <BR/><BR/>No mysteries here.Zachary Sirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144425123351503110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54973827211536324722008-05-14T02:22:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:22:00.000-05:00It must be the time of the night, and my being dow...It must be the time of the night, and my being down, because I realised that is no one's call but my own.<BR/><BR/>For the record, I have also saved a copy of what I wrote -- not to preen myself in future, but to remind myself that this was unworthy of speculation. I apologise.<BR/><BR/>Good night for real.<BR/><BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25548112018680603462008-05-14T02:20:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:20:00.000-05:00Usually I type a reply in a few seconds, being a f...<I>Usually I type a reply in a few seconds, being a fast typist.<BR/><BR/>But this reply, because of its delicate nature, has taken me a while to compose.</I><BR/><BR/>And yet it says virtually nothing.<BR/><BR/>Can you at least give me a hint about the alleged scandal?Chris Althouse Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417474428725474616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54874116372666355562008-05-14T02:17:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:17:00.000-05:00RIA, you're right. Shall I delete?RIA, you're right. Shall I delete?vbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79665229993847944542008-05-14T02:15:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:15:00.000-05:00I'm not really comfortable with even intimations ...I'm not really comfortable with even intimations being floated about if they're not actually "ripe" enough to actually have information attached to them, to tell you the truth, Victoria.<BR/><BR/>On the one hand, I can see the parallel with "after-deadline bar talk," in which I certainly participated, from time to time, back in the day. On the other, this is not a bar stuck in some town or other, at which people collect and intimate, with the larger world none the wiser. Virtually speaking, it's more akin to a billboard potentially filmed and broadcast to points unsuspected and unknown, to be iterated and used to whatever end.<BR/><BR/>On that basis, and I hope you know with all due respect, I wish this hadn't come up (on account of lack of "ripeness") and that we wouldn't keep talking about it. If the details are that shaky, then what's to support the speculation, much less the sharing, much less the speculation from the sharing? <BR/><BR/>RIAreader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86306103236547293582008-05-14T02:13:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:13:00.000-05:00Good night again, Althouse readers. I go to sleep ...Good night again, Althouse readers. I go to sleep a little down, but I'm glad to have a readership like ya'll around, occasional warts and all.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.com