tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post124677721001398322..comments2024-01-17T02:39:06.048-05:00Comments on rude truth: Veep debate lists and talliesJJThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14920416765778868736noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-91620899907655872132008-10-05T18:59:00.000-05:002008-10-05T18:59:00.000-05:00to repeat Ruthie's line: I'm pretty sure I know wh...to repeat Ruthie's line: I'm pretty sure I know what body part Lowry's referring to...JTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977180734561873789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-28060741124479550012008-10-04T23:35:00.000-05:002008-10-04T23:35:00.000-05:00They replayed the winks on Real Time with Bill Mah...They replayed the winks on Real Time with Bill Maher (4). They also referenced this post by Rich Lowry, National Review editor, who after her first wink he "...sat up a little straighter on the couch"<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDYzMGFiNjQ0MWRjNmI0ZTlkYjgwZTExMjA3MWNiZTk=" REL="nofollow">link</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-51795854328836624162008-10-04T19:50:00.001-05:002008-10-04T19:50:00.001-05:00Vasca--I would defer to others on the pollution qu...Vasca--I would defer to others on the pollution question, actually; I know China is up there and my factoid might very well be wrong. In any case, I don't think that anyone could make a credible case that the US has led in global efforts to control and reduce pollution.<BR/><BR/>I'll check out the test--am curious.<BR/><BR/>The pointy-head elitist talk if me working out some mad about comments on a Sarah Palin facebook group I got an invite to (I knew better than to check it out, but sometimes my impulses are very self-defeating). I really dislike this kind of talk because it hits home so personally, and there's no good way to defuse it. Smart is supposed to be good, but when being smart is somehow viewed as a liability saying "smart is supposed to be good" isn't a real effective defense--just makes you sound more like a pointy-headed elitist, in fact. It's Us v. Them in a very effective and awful way. I don't want to fall into that rhetoric, or let my ire trick me into the characterization of people who disagree as dumb...so just to clarify, I don't view the world in terms of Smarts v. Stupids...and in any case, you are no "doofus"!JTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977180734561873789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-63936780031342757162008-10-04T14:47:00.000-05:002008-10-04T14:47:00.000-05:00Take a test...barackobmatest.comStill following yo...Take a test...barackobmatest.com<BR/>Still following your blog ~ gives much insight into what you're about. A mere triviality but if I'm not mistaken, China recently overtook the U.S. and is now the world's #1 polluter...could be mistaken..I often am.<BR/>"East Coast over-education and liking pointy-headed elitists" remark...as you stated, this post shouldn't be considered a serious commentary on, etc. Nonetheless, I must be classified as a "doofus"...in more ways than one.Vascahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615268452145550215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-52761504163871241412008-10-03T23:01:00.000-05:002008-10-03T23:01:00.000-05:00the boss-sec'y vibe IS creepy.Mark, that link is a...the boss-sec'y vibe IS creepy.<BR/><BR/>Mark, that link is awesome. Everyone, go check it out.<BR/><BR/>Let's amend the wink count to a provisional three.<BR/><BR/>And I'd like to note that Joe Biden can do the come-hither eyes, too. Good-looking dude, really...;)JTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977180734561873789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-75658413519449663542008-10-03T22:45:00.000-05:002008-10-03T22:45:00.000-05:00Seriously? Then I should like to announce my reti...Seriously? Then I should like to announce my retirement from blog commenting, effective immediately.<BR/><BR/>Good night, folks!R-Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625504314284631333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-4506205680248674802008-10-03T19:21:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:21:00.000-05:00Have you seen the Palin Debate flow chart?http://a...Have you seen the Palin Debate flow chart?<BR/><BR/>http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-palin-debat.htmlMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575641110901656503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-57707324830003652192008-10-03T15:46:00.000-05:002008-10-03T15:46:00.000-05:00R-Liz, you absolutely win hands down for the best ...R-Liz, you absolutely win hands down for the best line in any comment this blog has ever gotten.JTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977180734561873789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-35365279566439418582008-10-03T15:43:00.000-05:002008-10-03T15:43:00.000-05:00"Though I would enjoy pinning the cause of global ..."Though I would enjoy pinning the cause of global warming on solely the male half of humanity..." --Hilarious. I'll have to remember that one! <BR/><BR/>Darren and I were flipping back and forth between channels, but most of the time we were watching CNN. On the bottom part of the screen they had a continuous line graph that showed the real-time "positive" and "negative" collective response from two groups of people: Men and Women. Over the course of the debate you saw a that, inevitably whenever Palin spoke, the Men's Line would gradually rise up higher than the Female Line. And the more cutesy, flirtatious, folksy she got, the higher it would go! <BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure I know what body part CNN attached their probe to.R-Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625504314284631333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-25230156901982473162008-10-03T15:37:00.000-05:002008-10-03T15:37:00.000-05:00Her side of the commentary reminded me of the "Hea...Her side of the commentary reminded me of the "HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead" commercial annoyingly repeating the same talking points. But if non-thinkers hear it over and over, they'll remember and believe it. I'm sure there is an official name for this tactic in psychology? If she's VP, she'll be doing the same thing with McCain's draconian foreign policy. While other countries ask about positions on NATO, she'll be repeating nonpapers on Iraq and Iran. That's about as far as a journalism degree from Univ of Idaho will take her...she can read (I'm from Idaho and I know)...Give her some talking points and she'll wink and smile her way to becoming the world's next American oddity. McCain is a real jackass for choosing her because he knows, if he's elected, he will be the decision-maker while she, the cutie secretary reads it to the world, and when he's dead, he won't have to worry about the state of the world with her at the helm. Talk about short-term vision. The boss-secretary vibe is creepy. Talk about anti-feminism!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077646499100676958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-82878390184115718162008-10-03T14:31:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:31:00.000-05:00I'm sure I counted more winks.I'm sure I counted more winks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085827643906111994noreply@blogger.com