Posts Tagged ‘reality’

Ann Althouse confirms diagnoisis

Posted: September 3, 2009 by datechguy in Uncategorized
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You know I’ve given up on Andrew Sullivan except for the occasional tease, it is a shame because he is a good writer and once was, well sane.

I presume that Ann Althouse must know him personally, because only someone who likes you personally would care enough to bother to write this critique.

Third, if you want to talk crazy, how crazy is it to want so badly to paint Sarah Palin as crazy? She is your political opponent, Andrew, and you don’t think she’s good enough for high office. It’s not so dramatic. It’s utterly banal. Ironically, Palin draws energy from your overheated hatred. Have you heard she’s about to make $100 million?

Ann you’re a fine woman but you it doesn’t matter, Sullivan’s Syndrome can’t be cured by a single essay if that was so the truthers and the Obama birthers would have been converted long ago.

And I never congratulated you either, may you and your husband be very happy together for many years.

Once in a while you let one go

Posted: September 1, 2009 by datechguy in doctor who, opinion/news
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Over at Gay Patriot via Legal Insurrection a good Kennedy deed is brought out of the memory hole:

I visited Jessica’s father Boris several times when I was in college. As most Soviet emigrés, he had strong anti-Communist views and great respect for then then-President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan. And though the then-senior Senator from Massachusetts harshly criticized (and actively sought to thwart) the Gipper’s aggressive foreign policy, Boris refused to criticize Kennedy, always recalling how he helped secure his release.

He only had kind words for the late Massachusetts Democrat.

The full article is here concerning the sick little girl who was allowed to leave the Soviet Union due to Kennedy’s intervention.

I couldn’t help but remember this scene from Boomtown (my favorite 9th doctor story)

“…that’s how you live with yourself, that’s how you slaughter millions, because once in a while on a whim, when the wind is in the right direction you happen to be kind.”

Like a corrupt Duke eighteenth century Duke who gives a gift to the peasants on Christmas once in a while he helped one leave. That’s how he was able to justify trying to keep the other hundreds of millions in chains.

If you want a longer version of that scene it is here.

Sarah Palin WILL be top ten on Amazon and these guys know it…

Posted: August 31, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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…or at least 1000+ of them do:

More than 950 requests for speeches have poured in for Palin, and over 120 candidates for office have asked her to appear, including folks running for Senate, House and state Legislature, aides said.

And that is months before her book comes out.

But I shouldn’t make anything out of it since all of these really smart people think Sarah Palin is stupid. Her supporters don’t read books they’re just fringe idiots.

We’ll see who is laughing come spring.

The game plan when you are 6000 behind…

Posted: August 31, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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in the Amazon.com ranking against actual conservatives like Michelle (still 8th after a month), Mark (still 33rd after 5 months) and Glenn (Still #7 after 2 months). Is to try to spice things up a bit:

Former DHS secretary Tom Ridge exposed himself as a weasel nearly two weeks ago when he allowed his publisher to gin up bogus book buzz with a false claim about the Bush administration pressuring him to alter homeland security alerts for political purposes.

He confirmed his weaseliness again in a USA Today interview published today, in which he walks back the sham allegation:

Remember when all the smart people told us Ridge was the man and Toomey can’t win.

What a difference a little time makes:

That’s two Nelson’s in two days!

Update: Of course there is always plan B.

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