tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post8397921649709968450..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Megan McArdle: Trump Voters Are Not To Blame For Trump VotesSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-45789087925250911662016-05-26T10:22:34.490-05:002016-05-26T10:22:34.490-05:00I should have said "so she thinks she's a...I should have said "so she thinks she's a great writer."Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-64580904766444314082016-05-26T10:21:55.333-05:002016-05-26T10:21:55.333-05:00I think I saw a mention somewhere that McArdle won...I think I saw a mention somewhere that McArdle won a prize for writing (fiction?) while she was in school and thinks she is a great writer. Once she said she was a better writer than 90% of the rest of the country. Lots of her readers praise her writing style, telling her it's elegant, intelligent, and witty. She probably has no idea how poorly she writes.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-48786214923425171562016-05-25T16:22:04.702-05:002016-05-25T16:22:04.702-05:00grommet - Megan's high school B+ level of pros...grommet - Megan's high school B+ level of prose (I think you're being generous, but that's beside the point) would benefit from a lot of pruning, BUT I'm almost sure she gets paid by the word More words, more dollars, why would she care if it reads clearly or is accurate in any way?MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053484815367921750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-59797737805491845472016-05-25T07:32:28.766-05:002016-05-25T07:32:28.766-05:00Thanks, anonymous!Thanks, anonymous!Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-11485076602774994292016-05-25T07:18:27.229-05:002016-05-25T07:18:27.229-05:00http://wonkette.com/602170/holy-sht-megan-mcardlehttp://wonkette.com/602170/holy-sht-megan-mcardleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-68389669234107144232016-05-24T19:01:39.932-05:002016-05-24T19:01:39.932-05:00Wonkette did a takedown on this one, too. Especia...Wonkette did a takedown on this one, too. Especially McArdle's racism. wish I knew how to link .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-85439625125245117782016-05-24T15:50:54.000-05:002016-05-24T15:50:54.000-05:00"There are plenty of exceptions, which can be..."There are plenty of exceptions, which can be roughly inferred from finding out which conservative talk radio shows I have appeared on."<br /><br />She likes the ones that have invited her over. Isn't that loyal!Yastreblyanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335868257729063363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-26231333025220361572016-05-24T10:49:04.543-05:002016-05-24T10:49:04.543-05:00Not that she's saying, but she's saying......Not that she's saying, but she's saying....Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-3053562964833679072016-05-23T21:05:43.258-05:002016-05-23T21:05:43.258-05:00Another Megan column demonstrating that nothing ca...Another Megan column demonstrating that nothing can be done about anything. She infuriates me.mccamjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219447000482810272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-18265189165986395842016-05-23T18:15:03.247-05:002016-05-23T18:15:03.247-05:00This entry was a national service. Thank you.
I ...This entry was a national service. Thank you.<br /><br />I want to highlight what a terrible writer McArdle is. Even if you think she's right about stuff (which is impossible to think -- you can *feel* it, but you can't think it), she's just objectively terrible at writing. Lookit:<br /><br />"...which would have, at the very least [but possibly there's more than what I'm about to tell you!], involved both government censorship and flagrant violation [differs from violation insofar as is flagrant] of our nation’s campaign finance laws [as opposed to Canada's]. And of course, it suggests that climbing further up the moral high ground would have somehow instilled a sense of shame in Trump or the folks who enjoy his outrages [this doesn't follow but let's stick to her words, not her reasoning skills], a theory which has been thoroughly [sure, but what about conclusively?] and conclusively [whew!] disproved [arguably she doesn't know what disproved means, and has never heard the term 'can't prove a negative'] by the events of the last six months [specific events that she has in mind shall remain nameless]." <br /><br />This is such a high school B+ level of prose, it breaks my heart to think of all the people who actually *can* write and never get a dime for it. grometnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-81791458171456876452016-05-23T15:03:08.569-05:002016-05-23T15:03:08.569-05:00Thanks very much, Tengrain.
I would like to get ...Thanks very much, Tengrain. <br /><br />I would like to get paid instead of working for free but I didn't graduate from the Ivy League, my father did unimportant stuff like fight wars, fires, and crime, and I very rarely lie. <br /><br />I'm just not qualified.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-14437312285992373372016-05-23T14:51:22.025-05:002016-05-23T14:51:22.025-05:00"I have a somewhat more nuanced view of the S..."I have a somewhat more nuanced view of the Southern strategy"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-18667492056209452312016-05-23T14:48:07.606-05:002016-05-23T14:48:07.606-05:00How is it that McArdle has a media gig, and top-ti...How is it that McArdle has a media gig, and top-tier bloggers (like you) do not? <br /><br />Not to put too fine a point on it, that was not just masterful vivisection, I think that was like dropping The Big Boy on Bloomberg and then bayoneting any survivors.<br /><br />Bravo!<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />TengrainTengrainhttp://mockpaperscissors.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-6695879369566815422016-05-23T14:40:38.083-05:002016-05-23T14:40:38.083-05:00Katy: heh!
Mike, I think her point is that while ...Katy: heh!<br /><br />Mike, I think her point is that while she is rubber, you are glue. And nobody can do anything ever.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-74287514444462118902016-05-23T14:10:34.028-05:002016-05-23T14:10:34.028-05:00Strawmen Gladiators battle it out in a Faux Colise...Strawmen Gladiators battle it out in a Faux Coliseum while thousands cheer! But where are the lions? There are no lions, only little yappy-dogs darting around the edge of the fight nipping and peeing on ankles, and humping a leg here and there. Argle-bargle is one of the little yappy-dogs.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-54068405193684173352016-05-23T12:57:36.464-05:002016-05-23T12:57:36.464-05:00Anyone know what point she's trying to make? T...Anyone know what point she's trying to make? Time to fire her editors. They seem to be lazier than she is. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />itmike from oak parknoreply@blogger.com