tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8686611997737764738..comments2024-03-28T20:47:24.292-05:00Comments on Althouse: "The president didn't have enough backbone. He became too milquetoast... He actually surcame too easily to big business and big banks..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70879569933836127452011-01-08T11:00:00.611-06:002011-01-08T11:00:00.611-06:00from Denis Dutton:
Finally, a tour de force from ...from Denis Dutton:<br /><br />Finally, a tour de force from a 1996 book published by the State University of New York Press. It was located by M.J. Devaney, an editor at the University of Nebraska Press. The author is D.G. Leahy, writing in Foundation: Matter the Body Itself.<br /><br /><b>Total presence breaks on the univocal predication of the exterior absolute the absolute existent (of that of which it is not possible to univocally predicate an outside, while the equivocal predication of the outside of the absolute exterior is possible of that of which the reality so predicated is not the reality, viz., of the dark/of the self, the identity of which is not outside the absolute identity of the outside, which is to say that the equivocal predication of identity is possible of the self-identity which is not identity, while identity is univocally predicated of the limit to the darkness, of the limit of the reality of the self). This is the real exteriority of the absolute outside: the reality of the absolutely unconditioned absolute outside univocally predicated of the dark: the light univocally predicated of the darkness: the shining of the light univocally predicated of the limit of the darkness: actuality univocally predicated of the other of self-identity: existence univocally predicated of the absolutely unconditioned other of the self. The precision of the shining of the light breaking the dark is the other-identity of the light. The precision of the absolutely minimum transcendence of the dark is the light itself/the absolutely unconditioned exteriority of existence for the first time/the absolutely facial identity of existence/the proportion of the new creation sans depth/the light itself ex nihilo: the dark itself univocally identified, i.e., not self-identity identity itself equivocally, not the dark itself equivocally, in “self-alienation,” not “self-identity, itself in self-alienation” “released” in and by “otherness,” and “actual other,” “itself,” not the abysmal inversion of the light, the reality of the darkness equivocally, absolute identity equivocally predicated of the self/selfhood equivocally predicated of the dark (the reality of this darkness the other-self-covering of identity which is the identification person-self).</b><br /><br />I'm not convinced that this doesn't represent the norm in academia these days. It's 100% bullshit meaningless crap. It says absolutely nothing.TMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924861802986466066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88707074951483784242011-01-08T05:41:26.962-06:002011-01-08T05:41:26.962-06:00This isn't really a malapropism, which is the ...This isn't really a malapropism, which is the substitution of a similar-sounding (but genuine) word for the more appropriate one (q.v. <i>malapropos</i> and the Sheridan connotations.) It's more accurately a form of linguistic hypercorrection. Both are hallmarks of a partially literate vocabulary and indicative of a mind stretched beyond its natural boundaries. West is just one of a multitude in the academy who substitute orotund phrasing for depth of thought.<br /><br />For my part, West's appearance in the cod-philosophical nonsense that was <i>The Matrix Reloaded</i> was a salient milestone on his descent into vaudeville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9887793849198180482011-01-08T03:41:23.245-06:002011-01-08T03:41:23.245-06:00It's a common problem - well-known left-wing i...It's a common problem - well-known left-wing intellectuals often say the stupidest things possible - but the liberal audience still thinks they are the smartest people around, much smarter that Bush, Limbaugh or Palin.<br /><br />And speaking of smartness - Obama promised liberals that Obamacare would cut premiums by 3000%, and the audience applauded him. Now, can anyone of the left-wing apologists find anything that Bush said that would be even remotely as stupid as that? And if it does not fit, you must acquit.Hyphenated Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180757495695345376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5175710432932237552011-01-08T02:50:25.763-06:002011-01-08T02:50:25.763-06:00A new past tense of succumb... I like it.A new past tense of succumb... I like it.Doc Merlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615897698740661539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8768536031637037382011-01-08T02:20:22.789-06:002011-01-08T02:20:22.789-06:00TML,
Thanks for the links. Much obliged!TML,<br /><br />Thanks for the links. Much obliged!Kirk Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921711310191924997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60803029875139257212011-01-08T01:56:47.026-06:002011-01-08T01:56:47.026-06:00West reminds me of the character Oswald Bates, the...West reminds me of the character Oswald Bates, the erudite prison philosopher from "In Living Color".Mark Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647569239141703744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32342575715913684872011-01-07T21:07:53.802-06:002011-01-07T21:07:53.802-06:00OK. I couldn't pass up this wv:
fooksOK. I couldn't pass up this wv:<br /><br /><b>fooks</b>M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13811616196111988232011-01-07T21:06:31.719-06:002011-01-07T21:06:31.719-06:00BTW one of the funniest comment threads here in a ...BTW one of the funniest comment threads here in a LONG time.M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75741306537102709692011-01-07T21:05:56.933-06:002011-01-07T21:05:56.933-06:00BTW one of the funniest comment threads here in a ...BTW one of the funniest comment threads here in a LONG time.M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89246731192980201182011-01-07T21:01:19.568-06:002011-01-07T21:01:19.568-06:00Wasn't Harry Reid supposed to go down?
Harry...<i>Wasn't Harry Reid supposed to go down?</i> <br /><br />Harry has gone down so often he had to get his throat coated with Teflon™ to ease the friction.<br /><br />wv pecties - a bondage applianceM. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9999266435175436962011-01-07T20:54:16.940-06:002011-01-07T20:54:16.940-06:00"Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any se..."Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74642672854137665972011-01-07T20:24:45.859-06:002011-01-07T20:24:45.859-06:00Loggerhead - thanks for the link - that was funny....Loggerhead - thanks for the link - that was funny.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89674103556509707892011-01-07T19:44:17.841-06:002011-01-07T19:44:17.841-06:00Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., during the reading of the...Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., during the reading of the Constitution, protested that the text had been "didacted." Yep.cassandra litehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661663886927944366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64104818533668547602011-01-07T19:42:44.900-06:002011-01-07T19:42:44.900-06:00Time for a new spoken word rap record. Can we dub ...Time for a new spoken word rap record. Can we dub in Robert Byrd doing background vocals: "Preach! Tell it! Ye-ess!"?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497746628340554136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18098519601909827382011-01-07T19:16:15.276-06:002011-01-07T19:16:15.276-06:00I am a reasonably literate person, and several tim...I am a reasonably literate person, and several times over the years I have attempted to read "Professor" West's articles and books. It was impossible because he writes incredibe jibberish. <br /><br />I don't understand how he can continue to stand naked babbling nonsense and not being recognized for what he is - a clown.orbicularioculihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04245001772815165670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38007320972553792802011-01-07T19:13:29.129-06:002011-01-07T19:13:29.129-06:00Mr. West is beyond parody. A fraud and a minstrel...Mr. West is beyond parody. A fraud and a minstrel show performer for the 21st century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6764539517209105722011-01-07T18:53:48.947-06:002011-01-07T18:53:48.947-06:00U.S. corporations had their biggest profit quarter...<i>U.S. corporations had their biggest profit quarter, ever, since they started keeping track over 60 yrs ago. So what's the excuse now? Someone said a mean word about them so they won't hire? Someone looked at them funny? </i><br /><br />Ah, Garage comes out with his usual brilliant analysis. You really do think this, don't you? You really think that a business makes profit and ergo it must hire more people or else it's some dark conspiracy against the working class. Amazing. <br /><br />I'll tell you right now, no CEO in the country, much less small business, thinks in the manner of "We made lots of money this quarter--start hiring people, anybody!" Hiring has to have a business purpose. No employer hires people simply because he's sitting on cash--he hires because he needs more people to do the required work.<br /><br />What the other guy said was right: businesses aren't hiring because of uncertainty. Many businesses are enjoying profitability, but many only so because they've cut the fat and streamlined.Blue@9https://www.blogger.com/profile/16371286571496793710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63198432729889420352011-01-07T18:44:24.544-06:002011-01-07T18:44:24.544-06:00Late to the party but... "pretentious straini...Late to the party but... "pretentious straining at erudition" IS a form of ebonics. The stereotype (of Word-a-Day straining for status) is as old as Amos 'n' Andy but isn't particularly a black thing. What is a black thing is being condescended to by white liberals who give malapropisms and mispronunciations a pass. They don't want to refudiate what they think is ebonics by misunderestimating the speaker. <br /><br />Which is hilarious because lefty journalists and academics mistake verbal acuity with intelligence. They think their own (inflated) skill-set is the most important metric of human achievement, ignorant asses that they are. <br /><br />As for me, I mispronounce words that I've only learned by reading and I get called on it with embarrassing regularity.Jeff with one 'f'https://www.blogger.com/profile/05744612696537883583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46162290486113302062011-01-07T18:30:12.946-06:002011-01-07T18:30:12.946-06:00Surcame clearly has nothing to do with succumb, bu...Surcame clearly has nothing to do with succumb, but is a combination of surmount and overcame. <br /><br />The hilarious thing about this is that Cornell West invented a new word and then immediately proceeded to misuse it to mean its exact opposite.<br /><br />At least Sarah Palin knows how to use a word that she coined.David Docetadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761794450982884139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34787721739600849822011-01-07T18:22:45.584-06:002011-01-07T18:22:45.584-06:00I don't know the other role.
He was the guy o...<i>I don't know the other role.</i><br /><br />He was the guy on the council who wanted a ship to be sent out to find The One, even though the city was about to be attacked by killer robots, in The Matrix Reloaded.<br /><br />His character was called "Councilor West".<br /><br />The last of his three lines was, "Comprehension is not a requisite of cooperation."bgateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14094313567630214207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43713119203948191932011-01-07T18:20:04.478-06:002011-01-07T18:20:04.478-06:00I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the old Dam...I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the old Damon Wayans skits as Oswald Bates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNga_ycqS7oLoggerheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13487781482698224585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19562125456007775612011-01-07T18:11:30.220-06:002011-01-07T18:11:30.220-06:00If Mort was awake he would say this is racist.If Mort was awake he would say this is racist.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86982900202125675112011-01-07T18:11:03.951-06:002011-01-07T18:11:03.951-06:00I don't know what it is but I always seem to g...I don't know what it is but I always seem to get this dude mixed up with the guy from Soul Train.<br /><br />I mean he's a doctor right?Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71063891108212195102011-01-07T17:59:55.702-06:002011-01-07T17:59:55.702-06:00Princeton hired Cornel West to teach verbal materi...Princeton hired Cornel West to teach verbal material. It also hired Paul Krugman and Ben Bernanke to teach economics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16471517790224003472011-01-07T17:51:18.804-06:002011-01-07T17:51:18.804-06:00Succumb is an SAT word. When you get your position...Succumb is an SAT word. When you get your positions based on affirmative action, you don't study for the SAT.<br /><br />This buffoon makes Larry Summers look like a genius for getting rid of him at Harvard. What is wrong with Princeton?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com