tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5835127857600939881..comments2024-03-28T13:20:43.754-05:00Comments on Althouse: "The Tea Party is a Frankenstein movement — an odd collection of factions, loosely stitched together, where the head, to the extent that it exists, fails to control the body."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67493723187070350292010-05-10T17:13:07.661-05:002010-05-10T17:13:07.661-05:00The root of the "racism" accusations is ...The root of the "racism" accusations is the liberal conviction that it is immoral for whites, unlike all other peoples on earth, to have an ethnic/racial identity.<br /><br />If you think of yourself as a white person, want to see white people, white culture, society, and civilization continue as they have in the past in one's own country, that makes you a racist. A latino or black thinking, feeling, and expressing the same thoughts regarding their racial identity would be viewed positively by liberals. A white person who does the same is venomously accused of being a "racist".<br /><br />I think this ends in violence. Liberals are trying to intimidate a group of people, based on their race, into doing nothing to preserve their way of life. They are trying to guilt white people into believing that their ethnic/racial identity is meaningless or evil and that trying to preserve it is wrong. When you force people to choose between suicide and being accused of immorality, at some point the pressure builds up enough that they will angrily reject your morality and go too far the other way.MnMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110007186831549266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24398500957853734342010-05-10T12:57:56.934-05:002010-05-10T12:57:56.934-05:00"Am I wrong in assuming that you are a female..."Am I wrong in assuming that you are a female?"<br /><br />You are wrong in referring to the blog as a person.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10698054137289140552010-05-10T00:10:08.608-05:002010-05-10T00:10:08.608-05:00Wacko -- My guess is that you are funded by your j...Wacko -- My guess is that you are funded by your job down at the meat processing plant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86281815422549771222010-05-10T00:09:02.995-05:002010-05-10T00:09:02.995-05:00So we have a stalker generalizing about Althouse&#...So we have a stalker generalizing about Althouse's generalization.<br /><br />This is definitely a milestone of some kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5616554863381875522010-05-09T22:32:54.188-05:002010-05-09T22:32:54.188-05:00"'How can you generalize about an individ..."'How can you generalize about an individual?' By 'Althouse' I am referring solely to her blog."<br /><br />Althouse added "Ha. Your own language proves you're lying. I refer to the use of "her.""<br /><br />The blog (if you prefer I will use the terminology 'the blog' or 'Althouse' rather than the possessive terms 'your' or 'her", etc.) frequently engages in sweeping generalizations and speculations about groups and people. It's part of the blog's stock and trade. Moreover, It seems to me that 'Althouse' receives a good bit of attention, in part because of this tendency to generalize and to inspire others to engage in the same sort of activity. What am I lying about? I never claimed that I could or could not generalize about a person. That was someone else who made the comment. As to my use of the word "her", it was merely a possessive noun that refers to your 'ownership' of the blog. Am I wrong in assuming that you are a female? And this is your blog. I don't equate you the person with the Althouse blog. Besides, I've never met you, so I cannot comment on you as a person or individual. I've tracked the blog over the past two years and that was the basis for my observation. Then again, maybe the force behind the blog is not a female, or even one person. Bottom line, no matter the entity or entities behind this blog, I stand by my observation that the blog 'Althouse' frequently engages in generalizations and speculation about people and groups, which I believes contributes to its popularity.marklewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415072546941609808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87500097924304300452010-05-09T22:01:40.531-05:002010-05-09T22:01:40.531-05:00I've repeatedly stated that I'm not funded...I've repeatedly stated that I'm not funded by Soros nor anyone else, and a glance will show critical posts about him at my site going back several years.<br /><br />It's hard to call what I wrote (<a href="http://24ahead.com/why-tea-parties-keep-being-called-racist" rel="nofollow">read it here</a>) "slander" as someone does above when the comments from teapartiers on this thread prove my point.<br /><br />It's dumb to keep falsely accusing someone of being funded by Soros when a) that's not true, b) that's going to result in a lawsuit. That's pretty stupid, no?<br /><br />It's also a demonstration of that "barely-hidden fascistic streak" I write about.<br /><br />And, the comments above also help prove another one of my points: "they can't listen to constructive criticism".<br /><br />What's going to happen is that one day they're going to end up not being useful to those who are pulling their strings, leaving the folks like some of those above holding the bag and wondering why they wasted all that time on something so useless.LonewackoDotComhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17942733237455764090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63704029142398306022010-05-09T15:23:49.728-05:002010-05-09T15:23:49.728-05:00I thought Mr. Blow was a lot cooler when he was on...I thought Mr. Blow was a lot cooler <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YD3zN-Uk_s" rel="nofollow">when he was on Soul Train.</a>Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6080982506526199142010-05-09T15:01:27.267-05:002010-05-09T15:01:27.267-05:00The charge of racism" is really losing its st...<i>The charge of racism" is really losing its sting. </i><br /><br />Yup. And I called it back in the primaries when I warned against electing Obama - any criticism will be met with charges of racism.<br /><br />So much for the post-racial Presidency. The Diversity Hire is filling EEO complaints against America.<br /><br />[...]<br /><br />Hey, Soros-funded LoneWacko troll: have you even been to a TEA Party?Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33188794932044771752010-05-09T13:49:51.286-05:002010-05-09T13:49:51.286-05:00"'How can you generalize about an individ..."'How can you generalize about an individual?' By 'Althouse' I am referring solely to her blog."<br /><br />Ha. Your own language proves you're lying. I refer to the use of "her."Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76448282403328087242010-05-09T13:18:53.433-05:002010-05-09T13:18:53.433-05:00It strikes me that absent any information whatsoev...It strikes me that absent any information whatsoever, Mr. Blow decided to assume the worst, and write about the Tea Party from that perspective. Well, from there, and from his moral high ground, a barnacle on the lowest point of a garbage scow's hull.<br /><br />The bits of that article that don't blow, suck, and the bits that don't suck, blow.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06869462913568377801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80185092869186690532010-05-09T11:42:55.519-05:002010-05-09T11:42:55.519-05:00Either the TP is an astroturfed gang of criminals(...Either the TP is an astroturfed gang of criminals(truly monstrous) or an unorganized gang of criminals(again truly monstrous). You see how easy the Alinsky works?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60884674515092510892010-05-09T11:40:13.783-05:002010-05-09T11:40:13.783-05:00I wonder if Attorney General Holder is enjoying th...I wonder if Attorney General Holder is enjoying the conversation about race that we cowardly Americans are having now.RebeccaHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113907852048577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32707765381373339902010-05-09T10:26:12.539-05:002010-05-09T10:26:12.539-05:00"The charge of racism" is really losing ..."The charge of racism" is really losing its sting. When being against the vastly unpopular healthcare bill makes you a racist... and being against illegal immigration makes you a racist... and not voting for Obama makes you a racist... I mean basically everything makes you a racist. These days "racist" means "disagreed with a leftist about something."<br /><br />Leftist: Its kind of cold out, I think I'll wear a coat.<br />Righty: Its not so bad I'm not gonna wear a coat.<br />Leftists (spasming): You Obama-damned RACIST NAZI!Dark Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763832753807649560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28013414796756368992010-05-09T10:17:01.546-05:002010-05-09T10:17:01.546-05:00damikesc,
Calling the TPers idiots has been LW...damikesc,<br /><br />Calling the TPers idiots has been LW's argument for why they should follow him for the better part of a year so I doubt he's going to change it now (in my case he said I was what is wrong with America).jayne_cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872094348471192444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83611261744564483772010-05-09T10:07:42.841-05:002010-05-09T10:07:42.841-05:00Well Mr. Blow's characterization is still kind...Well Mr. Blow's characterization is still kinder than Andrew Sullivan's, wherein he described Tea Partiers as "the decaying stench of the Republican corpse."<br /><br /><a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/05/the-contemptible-small-government-fraud-of-the-tea-party.html" rel="nofollow">Link</a><br /><br />Know Fear!Omaha1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17906834802115018347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5324441438560150132010-05-09T09:58:16.075-05:002010-05-09T09:58:16.075-05:00I read your post, wacko. "They are idiots an...I read your post, wacko. "They are idiots and lunatics" isn't exactly going to get anybody to listen. Also, hard to respond to "criticism" when it primarily consists of slander. Can you name any legit criticisms of the movement? I note you didn't in your post.<br /><br />Also, given Blows logic here, does that mean that the media is in Obamas back pocket? Larger number of supporters and opponents believe it is.damikeschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133230009952160269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20003207422126090192010-05-09T09:43:46.888-05:002010-05-09T09:43:46.888-05:00I wond3r whether Charles Blow considers the Congre...I wond3r whether Charles Blow considers the Congressional Black Caucus, which excludes all other races, to be a racist organization?<br /><br />Or do they get a pass because they are Dems?<br /><br />What would he think of a Congressional White Caucus? Or a group call the National Association for the Advancement of White People? Or the Miss White America pageant? Or whites-only dorms and clubs on university campuses?<br /><br />Hmmm?Michael Hazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261384414481528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19657696006182534792010-05-09T09:31:39.005-05:002010-05-09T09:31:39.005-05:00So many clueless libtards all under one roof.
I w...So many clueless libtards all under one roof.<br /><br />I wonder if they realize how unsympathetic a target they're making New York City?<br /><br />I mean, if al Queda attacks New York, we're supposed to feel bad.<br /><br />Right?<br /><br />The people in New York - Mr. Blow being the prime example - act in ways that make me wonder whether I'll actually feel bad the next time they're plunging from the 100th floor to escape their burning deaths.<br /><br />I'm less and less inclined to every time New Yorkers call me a racist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60945962780817774522010-05-09T09:20:09.724-05:002010-05-09T09:20:09.724-05:00Charles blow is the racist.
The Tea-party accepts...Charles blow is the racist.<br /><br />The Tea-party accepts anyone into their ranks, regardless of skin color. So why aren't more blacks involved with the movement? Because blacks are the most racist demographic in America [see FBI hate crime stats].<br /><br />But I love the comments page at the NYTs link. So many clueless libtards all under one roof.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21439102657065193892010-05-09T08:56:47.972-05:002010-05-09T08:56:47.972-05:00hey braindead...when is "gimme gimme gimme i ...<i>hey braindead...when is "gimme gimme gimme i want mine i want mine a core belief in sympathy with the Continental Congress.</i><br /><br />HDHouse accidentally confuses his own party's agenda with the Tea Party.<br /><br />Meanwhile, incisive and hard-hitting columns like Blow's help hurtle the NYT's circulations toward new lows.Michael Hazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261384414481528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79424060725561869632010-05-09T07:40:10.695-05:002010-05-09T07:40:10.695-05:00You have to cut HD some slack. He's like the d...You have to cut HD some slack. He's like the doddering old relative who dribbles into his food at dinner -- we all just pretend not to notice.Paco Wovéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00053886112561036768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6844381097901405412010-05-09T07:38:39.876-05:002010-05-09T07:38:39.876-05:00"He said that an unorganized collection of gr...<i>"He said that an unorganized collection of groups with disparate agendas is a monstrous thing."</i><br /><br />Well, that's a pretty stupid thing to say.Paco Wovéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00053886112561036768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26186786598440230562010-05-09T07:24:09.811-05:002010-05-09T07:24:09.811-05:00HDHouse either has projection raised to an art for...HDHouse either has projection raised to an art form or knows NOTHING about the Tea Parties. Or both.<br /><br />Sorry, but only a room temperature IQ could twist "Give me Liberty, NOT a Bailout" into a selfish desire for government goodies.SDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294241092298713048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72165537434589572772010-05-09T07:04:54.822-05:002010-05-09T07:04:54.822-05:00Step 1) Call them astroturf people controlled by t...Step 1) Call them astroturf people controlled by the Republican Party (or whatever scapegoat you want to pick).<br /><br />Oops!<br /><br />Step 2) Call them a Frankenstein movement without a leader. Like grass growing from a vast number of different roots. Yeah, that's it: we'll call them yucky Grass Roots.Teki Setsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514045992749031147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54487780590537873652010-05-09T06:22:01.142-05:002010-05-09T06:22:01.142-05:00For instance, one could legitimately ask: to what ...For instance, one could legitimately ask: to what degree is African-American support of the president motivated by racial pride, and when does that pride cross over into prejudice?<br /><br />There are no easy answers, but blanket accusations and denials are worthless and disingenuous.stoqboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646993026375810099noreply@blogger.com