tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post4715783456007397429..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: The Company We KeepSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-30162887025029063412009-10-24T16:13:49.439-05:002009-10-24T16:13:49.439-05:00Oh, if you missed it: How to Write Your Own Megan ...Oh, if you missed it: <a href="http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/10/21/how-to-write-your-own-megan-mcardle-piece/" rel="nofollow">How to Write Your Own Megan McArdle Piece</a>.Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-19450172704837729882009-10-22T04:12:26.097-05:002009-10-22T04:12:26.097-05:00Downpuppy, that first comment is spot on, and a po...Downpuppy, that first comment is spot on, and a post in itself.<br /><br />It's ironic that McMegan, so apt to whine about being misunderstood and taken out of context, is so eager to do that to someone else here. But, as noted in a previous thread, her shtick is that she is never to be held responsible for anything she says or does - and research, fact-checking, basic logic and reality itself are for the lower classes.Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-34474768795330308092009-10-21T15:22:26.732-05:002009-10-21T15:22:26.732-05:00I'm still looking for a genuine Sum Dum Goy (t...I'm still looking for a genuine Sum Dum Goy (the Master) fortune cookie.Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-23299480639642851582009-10-21T14:58:45.454-05:002009-10-21T14:58:45.454-05:00Besides, most of Mao's litle jems wer stolen f...Besides, most of Mao's litle jems wer stolen from Confucius:<br /><br />..."His ideas about the importance of practical moral values, collected by his disciples in the Analects, formed the basis of the philosophy known as Confucianism."<br /><br />Remember the fortune cookie comments?<br />Confucius say: " "<br /><br />I think Political Correctness put an end to them.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-43340813811015125282009-10-21T10:58:58.578-05:002009-10-21T10:58:58.578-05:00jp--
She may have been referencing the old Apple ...jp--<br /><br />She may have been referencing the old Apple ads, and their slogan "Think different."Mr. Wonderfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-32126319584753730372009-10-21T09:17:18.890-05:002009-10-21T09:17:18.890-05:00"it wasn't very bright of McArdle to...&q..."it wasn't very bright of McArdle to..."<br /><br />That's a phrase with a shelf-life. You probably already have done this, but if you haven't, it'd probably be easy to set up as a macro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-82570613369806749532009-10-21T08:27:52.080-05:002009-10-21T08:27:52.080-05:00Still, after actually watching the Anita Dunn vide...Still, after actually watching the Anita Dunn video, I do think her Mao reference was pretty lame, but probably nothing more sinister than an attempt to wake up any kids who might have been snoozing through her speech. As in: "Huh? Wha? She said wha? Mao? Rilly?"satchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-27679907292635801742009-10-21T08:17:00.986-05:002009-10-21T08:17:00.986-05:00Her $38,000 a year prep school didn't teach he...Her $38,000 a year prep school didn't teach her about adverbs, either. That's "Think differentLY," you idiot.<br /><br />Of all the sinecured bad writers out there (and I'm including Goldberg), she and K-Lo are the worst.jpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-88459981627949482072009-10-21T07:11:10.006-05:002009-10-21T07:11:10.006-05:00Downpuppy: Too true. In this case, Megan is the gr...Downpuppy: Too true. In this case, Megan is the grifter, and "The Atlantic" is the mark.satchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-69389901848808990882009-10-20T15:22:37.175-05:002009-10-20T15:22:37.175-05:00"Intellectual conservatives" left the bu..."Intellectual conservatives" left the building a long, long time ago. The battle now is between the grifters & the marks.<br /><br />Since most of the marks think they're grifters, it gets a little confusing. So they ramp up the hate, ramp up the noise & keep the circus rolling.Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-89885600945645398662009-10-20T14:46:38.327-05:002009-10-20T14:46:38.327-05:00She thought the fuss over Dunn's remarks was &...She thought the fuss over Dunn's remarks was "some kind of grotesque conservative exaggeration," so she sought out Glenn Beck as a source to see for herself? Right. No chance of grotesque conservative exaggeration there.clever pseudonymnoreply@blogger.com