tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8380439648543724974..comments2024-03-28T10:28:28.343-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Oh, this is so terrible: The people they want her. Oh, this is so terrible: She is winning the general election, and he is not."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57955698948936981212008-05-27T02:33:00.000-05:002008-05-27T02:33:00.000-05:00Mine just practices cruel derision, so it could be...Mine just practices cruel derision, so it could be worse, vbspurs....blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44223346512194148042008-05-26T22:21:00.000-05:002008-05-26T22:21:00.000-05:00The cost of maintaining this list is the cost of m...<I>The cost of maintaining this list is the cost of maintaining ME!</I><BR/><BR/>I want to donate. But my wallet practises cruely neutrality. :(<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8045183954098588852008-05-26T21:55:00.000-05:002008-05-26T21:55:00.000-05:00$100K? You're worth every penny, and more.$100K? You're worth every penny, and more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70307485470915522722008-05-26T21:30:00.000-05:002008-05-26T21:30:00.000-05:00It's not even disputed she is the stronger general...<I>It's not even disputed she is the stronger general election candidate against McCain.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh really? According to the latest polls, Obama's margin of victory against McCain is more than twice as big as Clinton's:<BR/><BR/>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/national.htmlformer law studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196697206046544350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87274883703463541532008-05-26T21:20:00.000-05:002008-05-26T21:20:00.000-05:00he's never seen anyone treated so disrespectfully ...he's never seen anyone treated so disrespectfully just for running? Did he miss both the 2000 and 2004 elections and the way the press treated Dubya?<BR/><BR/>it hurts when the press has protected you for 15 years and they suddenly stop.Patmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884455503379229264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1814360663140353612008-05-26T19:45:00.000-05:002008-05-26T19:45:00.000-05:00Thanks for the heads-up!I actually found your blog...Thanks for the heads-up!<BR/><BR/>I actually found your blog through Instapundit back in 2004 so it is kind of cool.Automatic_Wing https://www.blogger.com/profile/10174899673368042634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59415310164021291492008-05-26T19:39:00.000-05:002008-05-26T19:39:00.000-05:00I posted on the Noonan piece.5:47 PMIndeed you did...<I>I posted on the Noonan piece.<BR/><BR/>5:47 PM</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed you did. Sorry. I must've skipped over it when I saw the words "Peggy Noonan." <BR/><BR/>I actually used to like her. But now my only blonde pundit is you.John Stodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185881995621265497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64773440471816620032008-05-26T18:57:00.000-05:002008-05-26T18:57:00.000-05:00Dear Ann, you undervalue yourself.I think we're un...Dear Ann, you undervalue yourself.<BR/><BR/>I think we're underestimating the Media's long term planning. Should Obama win, what will the legacy media write or say that brings in readers or ad revenue? With Democrats in the White House and running both chambers of Congress how can they criticise the next administration without being racist? What controversies can they stir up to bring eyeballs to the page? Their very jobs are at stake, people.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623422545436294378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30701205483164403122008-05-26T18:42:00.000-05:002008-05-26T18:42:00.000-05:00Who are you to tell me what counts? The cost of ma...Who are you to tell me what counts? The cost of maintaining this list is the cost of maintaining ME!Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8272865436447468092008-05-26T18:32:00.000-05:002008-05-26T18:32:00.000-05:00So would Ann, I'm sure.So would Ann, I'm sure.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40023071294560475842008-05-26T18:30:00.000-05:002008-05-26T18:30:00.000-05:00I'd like to see an itemized list, or invoice, show...I'd like to see an itemized list, or invoice, showing $100,000.00 worth of business expenditures, equipment costs etc.. relating to this blog.<BR/><BR/>And meals, lodging, and clothing costs don't count.Betty Crochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927765337457779398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46884846646349027922008-05-26T18:10:00.000-05:002008-05-26T18:10:00.000-05:00Ann said:"I posted on the Noonan piece"That is why...Ann said:<BR/><BR/>"I posted on the Noonan piece"<BR/><BR/>That is why we pay you big bucks- $100,000 :)I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47291132242967669602008-05-26T17:59:00.000-05:002008-05-26T17:59:00.000-05:00Maguro (11:24) got quoted on Instapundit.Maguro (11:24) got quoted on Instapundit.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83552066257209888982008-05-26T17:47:00.000-05:002008-05-26T17:47:00.000-05:00I posted on the Noonan piece.I posted on the Noonan piece.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68191933610116048342008-05-26T17:30:00.000-05:002008-05-26T17:30:00.000-05:00Victoria:But mainly the Carters seethe with irrele...Victoria:<BR/><BR/>But mainly the Carters seethe with irrelevance which is what the Clintons are facing IMO.I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72494386010322939112008-05-26T16:58:00.000-05:002008-05-26T16:58:00.000-05:00John, Noonan's piece was extraordinary (not becaus...John, Noonan's piece was extraordinary (not because it was all that well-written, verging on the cutesy), because it captured the double-standard and sense of victimisation that the Clintons embody.<BR/><BR/>AJ -- nah. I know what you're saying though, but Hillary has what it takes to be the most important female politician of her era, in the Senate.<BR/><BR/>The Carters are just so clueless. They both seethe envy and martyrdom; combined with their hyper-Christianity, that's very offputting.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69314506531815949352008-05-26T16:43:00.000-05:002008-05-26T16:43:00.000-05:00I fear the Clintons are destined to be the next Ca...I fear the Clintons are destined to be the next Carters.I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73799051547413233902008-05-26T16:37:00.000-05:002008-05-26T16:37:00.000-05:00Of course the media fell in love with Obama, wheth...Of course the media fell in love with Obama, whether they want him to defeat McCain or not. Problem: they do not separate their emotions from the work as journalists. I am an academic, and there are students I think are just awesome, but I cannot grade them a certain way because they are "just awesome." I expect the media to separate their own personal endorsement from reporting. But clearly, they dont.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55409781499712798972008-05-26T16:10:00.000-05:002008-05-26T16:10:00.000-05:00Mrs. Eleanor Stebbins said..."How much does it cos...Mrs. Eleanor Stebbins said..."How much does it cost to maintain this blog?"<BR/><BR/>$100,000 a year, so maybe a $20 contribution is in order. Hit the PayPal button in the sidebar. If you are rich, and you want to be my patron, up to $100,00 or even more is perfectly appropriate.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87675003397558739362008-05-26T16:03:00.000-05:002008-05-26T16:03:00.000-05:00I'm not always a fan of the precious Peggy Noonan,...I'm not always a fan of the precious Peggy Noonan, but <A HREF="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121148557268715077.html?mod=todays_columnists" REL="nofollow">this column</A> nailed what's wrong with Hillary Clinton, and perhaps why she's losing despite all the achievements her husband is claiming for her. <BR/><BR/><I>So, to address the charge that sexism did her in:<BR/><BR/>It is insulting, because it asserts that those who supported someone else this year were driven by low prejudice and mindless bias.<BR/><BR/>It is manipulative, because it asserts that if you want to be understood, both within the community and in the larger brotherhood of man, to be wholly without bias and prejudice, you must support Mrs. Clinton.<BR/><BR/>It is not true. Tough hill-country men voted for her, men so backward they'd give the lady a chair in the union hall. Tough Catholic men in the outer suburbs voted for her, men so backward they'd call a woman a lady. And all of them so naturally courteous that they'd realize, in offering the chair or addressing the lady, that they might have given offense, and awkwardly joke at themselves to take away the sting. These are great men. And Hillary got her share, more than her share, of their votes. She should be a guy and say thanks.<BR/><BR/>It is prissy. Mrs. Clinton's supporters are now complaining about the Hillary nutcrackers sold at every airport shop. Boo hoo. If Golda Meir, a woman of not only proclaimed but actual toughness, heard about Golda nutcrackers, she would have bought them by the case and given them away as party favors.<BR/><BR/>It is sissy. It is blame-gaming, whining, a way of not taking responsibility, of not seeing your flaws and addressing them. You want to say "Girl, butch up, you are playing in the leagues, they get bruised in the leagues, they break each other's bones, they like to hit you low and hear the crack, it's like that for the boys and for the girls."<BR/><BR/>And because the charge of sexism is all of the above, it is, ultimately, undermining of the position of women. Or rather it would be if its source were not someone broadly understood by friend and foe alike to be willing to say anything to gain advantage.</I>John Stodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185881995621265497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69329943344540593142008-05-26T15:56:00.000-05:002008-05-26T15:56:00.000-05:00"I've never seen a candidate treated so disrespect..."I've never seen a candidate treated so disrespectfully just for running."<BR/><BR/>Yo, Willy! Ever hear of George Bush, either one?<BR/><BR/>The Clintons are willing to blame everyone but themselves for their failures, most recently Hillary's failure to garner sufficient delegates to assure nomination. They may be the two most self-centered beings on planet earth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49415332820677018862008-05-26T15:19:00.000-05:002008-05-26T15:19:00.000-05:00How much does it cost to maintain this blog ?It's ...<I>How much does it cost to maintain this blog ?</I><BR/><BR/>It's mostly opportunity cost.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45119009802346846112008-05-26T15:09:00.000-05:002008-05-26T15:09:00.000-05:00How much does it cost to maintain this blog ?Oh pl...<I>How much does it cost to maintain this blog ?</I><BR/><BR/>Oh please Mistress.....don't scold.......bearbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770545814913465196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56887753518647850382008-05-26T15:00:00.000-05:002008-05-26T15:00:00.000-05:00One thing I guarantee will come out of this electi...One thing I guarantee will come out of this election cycle: legislation requiring equal coverage of all candidates.<BR/><BR/>Hillary's probably not going to win. Like Ted Kennedy, she'll be in the Senate for decades. Plenty of time to improve on McCain-Feingold.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06869462913568377801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89554918838994853042008-05-26T14:59:00.000-05:002008-05-26T14:59:00.000-05:00Maxine, we do count/non-count nouns differently in...Maxine, we do count/non-count nouns differently in the UK than you guys do here, and some habits are hard to break.<BR/><BR/>E.g.: "The Miami Heat are losing" (UK), not "The Miami Heat is losing" (USA). <BR/><BR/>Tricky though, as e.g., government is singular, but when you refer to what you Americans might call an administration, a collective body, you would say, "Government are there for another 2 years" (UK).<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/nouns/ex2.htm" REL="nofollow">This</A> is cool.vbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.com