tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post2940822902846480214..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: *Some Commandments OptionalSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-81725851871878517722011-09-27T22:22:02.863-05:002011-09-27T22:22:02.863-05:00KWillow: "Is his argument "we must keep ...KWillow: "Is his argument "we must keep executing people, even if they're innocent, so Americans don't lose faith in the righteousness of our "Justice" system"?"<br /><br />Yep.<br />He's saying that executing the innocent is better than actually getting off the couch and trying to reform the justice system.<br />Because, you know, NOTHING helps inspire faith in the justice system than systemic injustice!HMDKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-11234419740996011442011-09-27T19:58:16.677-05:002011-09-27T19:58:16.677-05:00Injustice is so much more unsettling than killing ...Injustice is so much more unsettling than killing people.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-88115750858063732042011-09-27T12:45:33.966-05:002011-09-27T12:45:33.966-05:00Is his argument "we must keep executing peopl...Is his argument "we must keep executing people, even if they're innocent, so Americans <i>don't lose faith</i> in the righteousness of our "Justice" system"?<br /><br />Because that is way beyond a STUPID reason. Wonder if doucehat came up with it in the shower or when taking a dump?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-584342136937493362011-09-27T06:43:53.015-05:002011-09-27T06:43:53.015-05:00Great comments, everyone. I fell asleep thinking c...Great comments, everyone. I fell asleep thinking cruel anti douthat thoughts that were absolutely brilliant. Alas, they were lost in the scrum that I call my dreams. But I assure you, they would have been a revelation.<br /><br />aimaiaimaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956073425680585780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-24313996864384575452011-09-27T03:35:01.464-05:002011-09-27T03:35:01.464-05:00Douthat always argues poorly and disingenuously, b...Douthat always argues poorly and disingenuously, but that one is definitely one of his all-time worst. I might take a go at it later on, but I've greatly enjoyed your take, and DG's, and TBogg's, and others...Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-75340235555372772162011-09-27T03:30:47.249-05:002011-09-27T03:30:47.249-05:00Mush mouthed caveats walking on seas of cresting i...Mush mouthed caveats walking on seas of cresting incredulous hypotheticals,"Oh ye of little faith!" <br /><br />This phony either/or muddle(not middle) grounding of Douthat fits the High Broderism M.O.. Douthat and McCardle trot High Broderism out when they have no credible argument pro or contra, yet still wish to convey which side of the fence their shiny asses are hanging over for lost souls fumbling in darkness.<br /><br />This masochism must end. Take your vacation. Ignorance has one thing on Wisdom, infinite variety. No deeper agony than contesting its Protean nature. It'll give you fits. <br /><br />Douthat, McCardle, Friedman, Brooks, et al. find ignorance the Royal Way. It pays better. <br /><br />"Folly reigns." Erasmus wrote centuries ago. Plus ca change...<br /><br />Thinking these days is akin to donning a hairshirt midst "serious" lotus eaters. I'd be happily damned if that was an elitist sentiment rather than sober observation.<br /><br />There is no moral defense for the death penalty. Bringing God into it merely stresses the unnatural lengths authority will go to justify killing(cf. War).Anatole Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475202797984385346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-88742960007604301132011-09-26T19:26:42.430-05:002011-09-26T19:26:42.430-05:00After all, in a world without the death penalty, D...<i>After all, in a world without the death penalty, Davis probably wouldn’t have been retried or exonerated. </i><br /><br />Plus, in a world without the death penalty, Davis might have been in prison one day when Tinkerbelle was visiting and became very, very sick. And her survival might have depended on a sufficient number of inmates clapping for her-- a number that might have been reached by Davis's clapping but which, for reasons we needn't go into, he might have failed to do.<br /><br />So a world without the death penalty might have become a world in which Troy Davis killed Tinkerbelle. It's hard to imagine the anti-death penalty crowd being able to justify that.Mr.Wonderfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-26292991424921358022011-09-26T15:35:13.297-05:002011-09-26T15:35:13.297-05:00Shorter Ross Asshat:
That Troy Davis sure was one...Shorter Ross Asshat:<br /><br /><i>That Troy Davis sure was one lucky ducky.</i><br /><br />Boys and girls, we are very near the end of civilization.David in NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493832668051350697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-3391843145582206992011-09-26T15:32:22.840-05:002011-09-26T15:32:22.840-05:00I always kinda wondered what Douthat would do when...I always kinda wondered what Douthat would do when he had to pick between The Church & The Party.<br /><br />Of course we all knew he'd go with the Party, I just wondered how he'd justify it.<br /><br />Answer is : Hands in the pockets & whistle.<br /><br />Total appearances of words in the column:<br /><br />Catholic -0<br />church - 0<br />pope - 0Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-5106357386180724462011-09-26T14:39:59.704-05:002011-09-26T14:39:59.704-05:00There is something about ArgleBargle, Douchat and ...There is something about ArgleBargle, Douchat and Loadpants that is amazingly offensive.<br /><br />Its not just their dullard Stupidity, tho stupidity claiming to be brilliance is certainly irritating.<br /><br />Its not just the lame ass sophomoric writing style, the coy, adolescent preening and sneering, the intentional vagueness used as a technique to slither out of being held responsible for writing something contemptable: <i>"You</i> didn't understand what I was saying... blah blah blah..."<br /><br />Its not the Fame, fortune and BIG BUCKS being paid these perspicacious propagandists... oh wait.<br /><br />It IS the fame & money.<br /><br />These people are stupid, immoral, hypocritical and sly- and they receive lots of money, praise and admiration for it!<br /><br />Most aggrivating!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-40971377993375373162011-09-26T14:27:23.987-05:002011-09-26T14:27:23.987-05:00Douthat has always been a sloppy thinker. That is...Douthat has always been a sloppy thinker. That is, after all, why he got his gig in the first place. But how on earth can he continue to get worse? Is he that intellectually sheltered?Ben Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07726143508849742734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-58855242596941434932011-09-26T14:14:44.344-05:002011-09-26T14:14:44.344-05:00Those protesters are too few, too vulnerable, and ...Those protesters are too few, too vulnerable, and to weak. The rich and powerful only respond to fear for their own safety. We need more protesters or a different type of protest--guerrilla protests.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-7473796781436121512011-09-26T13:54:37.006-05:002011-09-26T13:54:37.006-05:00...and I read Megan McArdle every day.
"How ...<i>...and I read Megan McArdle every day.</i><br /><br />"How do you manage?", I wonder.<br /><br />P.S. <i>Heaven forbid we should think that the powerful use the police and judicial system to keep the sheep in line.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moD2JnGTToA" rel="nofollow">Macing Wall Street protesters</a>. Our NYPD plutocrat-rentacops, in action.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com