tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post1122675137563725558..comments2024-03-28T10:01:33.828-05:00Comments on Althouse: I returned to Joe Biden's website to see if the mystery of the "Daniel outbreak" had been solved. Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20053094938705504212020-03-31T18:27:33.277-05:002020-03-31T18:27:33.277-05:00Veronica Lueken, the prophet of Bayside, was one o...<i>Veronica Lueken, the prophet of Bayside, was one of my favorites. She talked crazy but in the vocabulary of middle management.</i><br /><br />I was trying to remember her name the other day. A newsworthy woman in certain circles when I became a Catholic in '76, I never could understand how she attracted the <i>devotées</i> she did. Had tried to recall the name after I read a report somewhere online to the effect that Our Lady has stopped communicating with the Medjugorje seers 'for the duration of the Covid-19 emergency'-- that made me laugh aloud.Marc in Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331547981498637474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89976831318570142802020-03-31T16:57:22.329-05:002020-03-31T16:57:22.329-05:00"Every damn day" not "every damned ..."Every damn day" not "every damned day." Unless the day itself is damned, as in "damned for eternity."Roughcoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669030540648967376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20174678516251173662020-03-31T14:13:59.891-05:002020-03-31T14:13:59.891-05:00He clearly said Ebola. Daniel is a mistranscriptio...He clearly said Ebola. Daniel is a mistranscription. It's at the very beginning of the podcast so you don't have to listen to more than a minute. Commenters pointed this out in the original post as well.Kyloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209978297037782885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43816220428750488892020-03-31T12:49:07.942-05:002020-03-31T12:49:07.942-05:00An outbreak is not a hurricane.
Mayhaps the Swine...An outbreak is not a hurricane.<br /><br />Mayhaps the Swine Flu outbreak in 2009-10? The H1N1 outbreak? Someone might have reminded him about the H1N1 outbreak. Since he is oblivious to things around him in his best days, he misheard it as the Daniel outbreak. His faithful under-paid under-educated underage transcriber transcribed what he said.elkh1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00534103936438339710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65759773346851993592020-03-31T12:46:38.764-05:002020-03-31T12:46:38.764-05:00Joe Biden: "We could run Mickey Mouse agains...Joe Biden: "We could run Mickey Mouse against this president and have a shot."<br /><br />Joe has graciously volunteered to test that theory himself.DanTheManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388305611132014815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5767361875055645392020-03-31T12:02:17.996-05:002020-03-31T12:02:17.996-05:00Would the other candidates have pulled out if they...<i>Would the other candidates have pulled out if they knew Joe wasn't going to make it?</i><br /><br />The other candidates have to be in on it. <br /><br />tcrossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861315905142017219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6118292542304671472020-03-31T11:54:00.691-05:002020-03-31T11:54:00.691-05:00Shane-- Oh dear. Thanks for the warning.Shane-- Oh dear. Thanks for the warning.Maillard Reactionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330041554892804405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36307716777749010082020-03-31T09:48:49.445-05:002020-03-31T09:48:49.445-05:00Biden must be pissed that this corona thing is goi...Biden must be pissed that this corona thing is going to mess up his fundraisers with Hollywood celebrities. That is what Hillary lived for!Gunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03679922754367152369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54020294272647844072020-03-31T09:48:13.335-05:002020-03-31T09:48:13.335-05:00Phidi - biggest mistake of my life was looking up ...Phidi - biggest mistake of my life was looking up that word. Don't do it, if you like itShanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114527657005230360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48917735632179605242020-03-31T09:18:03.861-05:002020-03-31T09:18:03.861-05:00Biden is in decline, but it's more noticeable ...Biden is in decline, but it's more noticeable now that he has all this time on his hands. When he was out on the campaign trail the routine kept him going. He made mistakes and gaffes, but he didn't seem as out of it then as he does now. <br /><br />There's a theory that the staff and the party knew all along that he wasn't up to it, but kept him running because they wanted to block Sanders. Possible, I guess, for those who saw Joe up close, but from a distance it seemed like he might possibly make it through the campaign season. Would the other candidates have pulled out if they knew Joe wasn't going to make it? Lurker21https://www.blogger.com/profile/05692740653467688670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67004734541857547492020-03-31T09:07:29.429-05:002020-03-31T09:07:29.429-05:00Older skills and technologies - shorthand, dictaph...Older skills and technologies - shorthand, dictaphone, stenotype - get replaced by voice recognition software and spell check, and things like this happen, saving time and labor costs, but increasing errors.Lurker21https://www.blogger.com/profile/05692740653467688670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76018587264939730222020-03-31T09:07:07.737-05:002020-03-31T09:07:07.737-05:00Yes, it was "Ebola". Surprised no one l...Yes, it was "Ebola". Surprised no one listened to the thing - at least the beginning. His monologue section is heavily edited. The music overlay seems to be there to hide the obvious splices. If the guy lives to compete in the general election, expect to have them either adjust any debate format to accommodate is obvious infirmity or find excuses to prevent them altogether. Maybe we will have the first presidential campaign in history where one candidate runs entirely from his basement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321029035802188518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76473698600902118442020-03-31T09:05:01.717-05:002020-03-31T09:05:01.717-05:00I don't know what "paiste" is, but I...I don't know what "paiste" is, but I like scrapple.<br /><br />You don't have to tell me.Maillard Reactionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330041554892804405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-829354166262289422020-03-31T09:01:18.817-05:002020-03-31T09:01:18.817-05:00Another possible explanation is in the use of the ...Another possible explanation is in the use of the word "grapple."<br />Biden is from Delaware, and therefore its entirely possible he was talking about, or meaning to talk about "Scrapple", the main ingredient of which is "paiste."<br /><br />If read in this context, it all makes perfect serse. Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114527657005230360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40771307290954625552020-03-31T08:59:28.011-05:002020-03-31T08:59:28.011-05:00Perhaps the transcript was autocorrected from da N...<i>Perhaps the transcript was autocorrected from da Nile to Daniel. </i><br /><br />No, I listened to that part of the podcast. It was near the beginning, and he clearly said Ebola. <br /><br />The transcript is back up and it now has "Ebola". I think I remember that it had timestamps before each section (the Ebola section was :04.), but those are gone. Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754684233296448192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68500461007854769382020-03-31T08:58:43.938-05:002020-03-31T08:58:43.938-05:00Ann Althouse intellectually is a coward. That is ...<i>Ann Althouse intellectually is a coward. That is why Ann has created this hermetically sealed blog for herself.</i><br /><br />Is this just an expression of political Tourette's syndrome, or do you have a point? Bot detector on.mezzrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478421535218939895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52362173749318686712020-03-31T08:56:14.860-05:002020-03-31T08:56:14.860-05:00Phidippus: the brilliance of the confidence game b...Phidippus: the brilliance of the confidence game being run by Donald Trump is that it works both ways. You people will defend him to the hilt no matter what and his enemies will blindly attack every single faint and Perry and disgrace himself in the process.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048255624944551506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71244202889810440062020-03-31T08:48:03.673-05:002020-03-31T08:48:03.673-05:00"...You know, like the mainstream media do to..."...You know, like the mainstream media do to Trump every damned day."<br /><br />It almost sounds like Our Esteemed Hostess has become tired of the lamestream media's schtick, which is after all both predictable and stupid. Now it's time to move on to consider the question "What kind of people would do that, and why?"<br /><br />Now that will be an interesting blog post.<br /><br />Maillard Reactionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330041554892804405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35909906692777520842020-03-31T08:47:55.050-05:002020-03-31T08:47:55.050-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Stay Safehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452749914085552808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88155762051251506142020-03-31T08:44:23.281-05:002020-03-31T08:44:23.281-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Stay Safehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452749914085552808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24135535754176718452020-03-31T08:38:43.763-05:002020-03-31T08:38:43.763-05:00I ain't no Dem, but I think it means 1. They p...<i>I ain't no Dem, but I think it means 1. They prefer incompetent Joe over leftist Bernie, senility over socialism. 2. They don't care about a nominee being able to "handle" anything, as long as he is willing to be handled.</i><br /><br />Choosing Biden is not a rejection of socialism. It's a preference to enact socialism incrementally and surreptitiously rather than transparently. It's only a choice of tactics. Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159859859522615418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61674990367902407332020-03-31T08:23:55.888-05:002020-03-31T08:23:55.888-05:00Biden represents the best Democrats have to offer....Biden represents the best Democrats have to offer. Close to brain dead.Gusty Windshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433588447325247130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13022407994234876752020-03-31T08:21:14.115-05:002020-03-31T08:21:14.115-05:00So, Joel, why don't you provide the minute-sec...So, Joel, why don't you provide the minute-second coordinate for that phrase so others can experience how clear it is themselves?Michael McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567833917623719125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78116065803748873562020-03-31T08:17:11.785-05:002020-03-31T08:17:11.785-05:00Whenever I read about something that doesn't m...Whenever I read about something that doesn't make sense, I go to the source material--so I listened to the first few minutes of the audio. Easy enough for anyone to do. He clearly says "Ebola"--not "Daniel." <br /><br />No mystery at all (except for maybe how the transcriptionist came up with "Daniel!"). Joel Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204893565217807771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67214232858931656342020-03-31T08:05:34.856-05:002020-03-31T08:05:34.856-05:00tim: "How can anyone think that a guy who can...tim: "How can anyone think that a guy who can’t handle making a prepared statement at home can handle...anything at all?"<br /><br />Right. No one with brains and eyes will think that.<br /><br />Let's be charitable and assume Dems have brains and eyes. No Dem thinks the guy is up to the job. (Is there? Maybe I missed it.)<br /><br />Which means they vote for him and support him even though they know he can't handle "anything at all."<br /><br />What does that mean? I ain't no Dem, but I think it means 1. They prefer incompetent Joe over leftist Bernie, senility over socialism. 2. They don't care about a nominee being able to "handle" anything, as long as he is willing to be handled. 3. Anybody But Trump. 4. There's still time to pull a Torricelli. Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505631054204611033noreply@blogger.com