tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post4172333475771559433..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Guts And GlorySusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-79709114527844969202010-07-30T20:11:05.157-05:002010-07-30T20:11:05.157-05:00Her untested assumptions and unresearched opinions...Her untested assumptions and unresearched opinions are at odds with "common sense?" NO WAY!tigrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685093476177441655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-61715322069811572802010-07-30T11:08:17.593-05:002010-07-30T11:08:17.593-05:00I can't keep up! I was distracted by "I a...I can't keep up! I was distracted by "I am not casting aspersions on the authors or their methodology, but the whole idea of science is that even the smartest people can be wrong." because it shows she's now a bit gun-shy, and the fact that she's trying to mitigate climate change concerns--which is a <i>huge</i> coincidence because her husband just happens to work for denialists funded with oil and gas money.<br /><br />And porn--can't forget that.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-66693012423151164502010-07-30T10:52:05.703-05:002010-07-30T10:52:05.703-05:00McMegan has a doozy (believe me, even more of a do...McMegan has a doozy (believe me, even more of a doozy than the calculator crap) going:<br /><br />In a <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/07/phytoplankton-panic/60664/" rel="nofollow"> post </a> about phytoplankton ... she says the following (and I am NOT making this up...)<br />Quote<br /><br />2. All the carbon we're burning used to be in the atmosphere. Yet the planet supported life. Indeed, the oil we're burning comes from the compressed, decayed bodies of . . . phytoplankton. <b>This suggests that some number of phytoplankton should be able to survive high concentrations of the stuff.</b><br />UnQuote<br /> (highlight mine...)<br /><br />There you have it. Since our bodies are 80% water and 0% scuba gear, we should be able to survive underwater.<br /><br />Oh, my.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-75144303543772773642010-07-30T10:26:20.243-05:002010-07-30T10:26:20.243-05:00How can you possibly close this post without refer...How can you possibly close this post without referring to Colbert at the WHCA dinner?<br /><br />'That's because you looked it up in a book.'<br /><br />Instant classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-30528655725085136192010-07-30T06:27:51.732-05:002010-07-30T06:27:51.732-05:00I'm currently on Medicaid. Could you tell Meg...I'm currently on Medicaid. Could you tell Megan that it's way fucking better than when I wasn't on Medicaid? I mean, free STD tests? Check. Free ER visit when you are sure your eardrum has collapsed (though it hasn't)? Check. Having a regular doctor who will regularly assess your health? Check.<br /><br />Compared to when I wasn't insured (Free ER visits for 1) a broken bone and 2) a split chin? No checks, no, no, no, just thousands of dollars of debt), it's a fucking godsend.<br /><br />I would tell her myself, but I'm pretty sure that if I commented at her place, I'd get banned. She has a well-documented problem with facts, even anecdotal ones, that get in the way of her bullshit-peddling.blogbytomhttp://blogbytom.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-26693173807161875392010-07-30T00:28:49.282-05:002010-07-30T00:28:49.282-05:00Next, she'll make the case for abolishing the ...Next, she'll make the case for abolishing the renters' rights clinic in DC--after it has gotten her landlord to fix the plumbing.DocAmazingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-40630773618678669382010-07-29T22:07:17.083-05:002010-07-29T22:07:17.083-05:00While I assume it is probably better than having n...<i>While I assume it is probably better than having no insurance, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it's not much better. And whether or not you think it is actually killing people who would be better off with no insurance at all, there's no question that it could be massively improved.</i><br /><br />So this is what "DIE PARASITES DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE" sounds like in the subjunctive.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06227399895442428165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-63599179974394604652010-07-29T18:48:20.000-05:002010-07-29T18:48:20.000-05:00Do you think Megan's superiors, or probably th...Do you think Megan's superiors, or probably the Atlantic's Editor's Superiors, are toying with her?<br /><br /><i>"Hey guys! Let's see what utterly stupid notion we can get Megan to shill for today? Who'll bet me a dollar that this time she will NOT be able to rationalize and excuse the claim that people are better off without medical insurance? Come on- I'll make it $10-to-$1! Still no takers? Damm. That woulda been an eeeeeasy dollar for me..."</i>Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-34975177081943433562010-07-29T17:28:51.418-05:002010-07-29T17:28:51.418-05:00You are too kind, Tom. Your post spread everywhere...You are too kind, Tom. Your post spread everywhere and made a big impression. It is such a relief to see people discussing the facts instead of reacting to blatant manipulations.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-32437231236303065662010-07-29T16:53:52.852-05:002010-07-29T16:53:52.852-05:00I don't know how you do it, Susan. I'm ma...I don't know how you do it, Susan. I'm making myself stay in the boat because I just can't take another hit of stupid from that source. You have an iron stomach and more courage than I do. <br /><br />I will continue to hold your coat as I can, but you are unquestionably doing the heavy lifting.Tom Levensonhttp://inversesquare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-71927743015519437052010-07-29T16:52:23.769-05:002010-07-29T16:52:23.769-05:00Well, the whole "Laffer Curve, Trickle Down&q...Well, the whole "Laffer Curve, Trickle Down" Republic-O-Nomics spiel is a case of "common sense policies" that turned out to be a mighty big FAIL. Yet Megan has no trouble shilling for more of the same.<br /><br />I sense a logical disconnect here...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-57225616711111625442010-07-29T14:18:22.228-05:002010-07-29T14:18:22.228-05:00Don't forget Dan "Obama was raped as a ki...Don't forget Dan "Obama was raped as a kid hehe" Riehl. Megan has linked to him at least 3-4 times I can recall.bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-47763005582757842972010-07-29T13:51:50.868-05:002010-07-29T13:51:50.868-05:00Wow. Her intellectually intimidating family must b...Wow. Her intellectually intimidating family must be proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-57467949005739751032010-07-29T13:42:59.586-05:002010-07-29T13:42:59.586-05:00"our intuition that Medicaid must be better t..."our intuition that Medicaid must be better than nothing is not obligated to actually be correct."<br /><br />Ugh. That senetence was actually painful to read. Her pretentious poser writing style might be even more annoying than her bad math and inability to acctually research something before writing about it.<br /><br />"I don't really know about Medicaid or how it works and can't be bothered to look up studies so that I can <i>learn</i> istead of <i>assume</i>, but one thing is for sure, there's room for improvement."*<br /><br />*Something that can, for the sake of argument, be said about virtually everything.Clever Pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782313892753904678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-14961140748462557372010-07-29T12:48:44.430-05:002010-07-29T12:48:44.430-05:00I have an assignment for this woman - let's ta...I have an assignment for this woman - let's take away her current job, and make her work at a low-wage job for 6 months without health insurance. Let's also give her 2 kids to look after at that time (I'm not sure where we'd find such parents, but you never know - we can make it a reality program and some parents will give up their kids). And then let's see how she does. Let's see how long she'll go continuing to make such dumb-ass statements as "Medicaid might be really bad."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-45800322584823701812010-07-29T11:57:50.451-05:002010-07-29T11:57:50.451-05:00Bitterness makes you funny, however!
Things can&...Bitterness makes you funny, however! <br /><br />Things can't stay this way forever but it's depressing to see how bad this country will have to get before everyone demands real change. In the meantime we just have to laugh when we can, I guess.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-69076924019380178052010-07-29T11:48:39.231-05:002010-07-29T11:48:39.231-05:00I'm not sure I don't think its even worse ...I'm not sure I don't think its even worse than your version, Susan. The entire thing is a miracle of backwards, Rumsfeldian, thinking. Its basically a version of "there are known knowns, and unknown knowns, and unknown unknowns, and known unknowns and...what was the question again?"<br /><br />I mean, come on it boils down to this:<br /><br /> "I take seriously the adjuration not to reject out of hand the hypothesis, however counterintuitive and factually absurd that taking seriously a factually absurd and counterintuitive and unprovable assertion that something is not better than nothing if, for example, something came with some other stuff but nothing comes with nothing would be arrogant...etc...etc...etc..."<br /><br />The only reason we can know that this is wilful evil and not random chance is that mysteriously Megan always believes the very things she is paid to believe, and not some other stuff. When you read what she's writing you say "oh, I get it, this bint is actually too stupid to breathe and will be found dead of auto asphixyation of the unerotic kind." But when you read the totality of what she writes its pretty clear that its not the result of some global brain trauma because she never randomly comes upon a like conclusion that doesn't mean that rich people should get richer and poor people should die. Never. <br /><br />I've just finished Methland and I'm feeling bitter about everything.<br />aimaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com