tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post6530744360392797614..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Weak TeaSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-28766115527043747782014-11-19T17:51:35.872-06:002014-11-19T17:51:35.872-06:00Oops! Thank you for pointing out my mistake, Mr. W...Oops! Thank you for pointing out my mistake, Mr. W! I am generally too fearful of following Susan's links, since Megan's full posts leave me wanting to claw my eyes out in the hope I can unsee her dreadful writing.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-63711848468674440122014-11-18T20:13:28.773-06:002014-11-18T20:13:28.773-06:00The rabid critics came up with a million reasons w...The rabid critics came up with a million reasons why the facts didn't apply to them. Deceit, self-deception, ignorance, and deliberate choices--whatever it takes to keep up the pretense. <br /><br />We tend to fight the pretenses but I have found it's far more effective to ignore the pretenses and address only the primary issue. "Why are you lying in support of the rich?" is more memorable than "Why are you conflating percentage and number in your critique of Elizabeth Warren?Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-29998237657228017042014-11-18T19:15:23.495-06:002014-11-18T19:15:23.495-06:00Clever Pseud--
The "don't you have to kn...Clever Pseud--<br /><br />The "don't you have to know something" was written by Krugman regarding Fournier's earlier quote. <br /><br />I would challenge it with the suggestion that Fournier's writing is not influenced by what he knows or doesn't know, but by the propagandist line he decides to push. I suppose it's possible that he doesn't know that ACA is Romneycare, but I doubt that being told that would change his writing very much.Mr. Wonderfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-71962025945078075712014-11-18T15:27:12.464-06:002014-11-18T15:27:12.464-06:00" but for God’s sake, don’t you have to know ..." but for God’s sake, don’t you have to know something about the actual content of a policy you critique?"<br /><br />I would tell Megan that Self-Awareness is on line one, but I can't stop laughing. Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-32347148375620281922014-11-18T14:41:34.758-06:002014-11-18T14:41:34.758-06:00Heh, she's so predictable nobody has to give h...Heh, she's so predictable nobody has to give her orders.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-31264457553334283972014-11-18T14:38:14.011-06:002014-11-18T14:38:14.011-06:00If that slips away, America's already quite to...<i>If that slips away, America's already quite toxic politics will become poisonous</i><br /><br />Paging ArgleBargle: toxic and poisonous are <i>the same thing</i>. And most of the poison has been created and introduced by repugs. And using "quite" in a sentence doesn't make you sound educated or British.<br /><br />Does she get her Writin' Orders via email, or Fax machine? Maybe a Koch will call her up and tell her what to say...Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.com