Archive for December, 2010
I understand about indecision
A lot of people are surprised that George W. Bush’s book “Decision Points” is selling so well. The next question, though, is how on earth sales have been this good. Or put another way, who’s actually buying the poorly-reviewed book of a failed former president?[.....][C]onservative books nearly always outsell liberal books in large part because [...]
December 28, 2010
· 
Angry DougJ · 
127 Comments
Posted in: Burkean bells
I Disagree With This Premise
I notice a lot of folks poking fun at Chris Christie and his LT. Gov for being out of state: Following up on an item from yesterday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie® and his lieutenant governor were told Sunday about the blizzard barreling down on the Garden State. Soon after, they left town at the [...]
December 28, 2010
· John Cole · 124 Comments
Posted in: Clown Shoes
Assange, awards, etc.
Atrios writes of establishment media reaction to Wikileaks: It isn’t exactly the same thing, but moments like this I’m reminded of a time years ago when I was talking at a conference about internets and stuff to a not entirely plugged in audience and a man stood up and said something like, “You mean, people [...]
December 28, 2010
· Angry DougJ · 140 Comments
Posted in: David Brooks Giving A Seminar At The Aspen Institute, Our Failed Media Experiment
A Mildly Amusing Quip
I apparently went Galt this week without even knowing it, and I’ve been struggling to find things interesting enough to talk about. This, however, made me laugh: Sad, but true.
December 28, 2010
· John Cole · 45 Comments
Posted in: Fucked-up-edness, Our Failed Media Experiment
Snow Journalism
Josh Marshall engages in some uncharacteristically dumb “snow journalism”: In New York City, there seems to be some level of scandal brewing over the city being wholly unprepared for the storm. I doubt that NYC was “wholly unprepared” for the storm. I suppose they are prepared for the average snowfall in the area, and they [...]
December 28, 2010
· mistermix · 104 Comments
Posted in: Our Failed Media Experiment
Pretend Journalists and Lawyers
This video is a bit long, but it’s worth watching to see Glenn Greenwald completely demolish “journalist” Jessica Yellin, as well as Fran Townsend. And, via Greenwald and Digby, “legal expert” Jeffrey Toobin is schooled by Eliot Spitzer on the topic of Heroic American Untouchable Villager Bob Woodward vs. Awful Rapist Terrorist Criminal Julian Assange: [...]
December 28, 2010
· mistermix · 147 Comments
Posted in: DC Press Corpse, Our Failed Media Experiment
Early Morning Open Thread – Cat/Tac
From commentor Nikolita: I’ve enclosed a few pictures of my cats, Cat (black and white) and Tac (white and grey). Cat (female) is 8 years old, and Tac (male) is almost 3. Cat is quite the prissy diva. She’s the first cat I’ve ever owned, so she’s my baby and I love her to bits, [...]
December 28, 2010
· Anne Laurie · 17 Comments
Posted in: Cat Blogging, Open Thread
The Dish in a Nutshell
Pretty much every complaint I have about the Daily Dish is summed up by the fact that Andrew thinks that TBOGG telling Bill Kristol to DIAF is so horrific that it deserves an award for ruining public discourse. TBogg, of course, is a blogger who says fuck, posts music and dog pictures, and makes fun [...]
December 27, 2010
· John Cole · 202 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Blogospheric Navel-Gazing, Clown Shoes
Open Thread: Gawd’s GOP
Speaking of 2012, the Wall Street Journal throws up another potential GOP candidate: When conservative activist and former presidential candidate Gary Bauer scans the potential 2012 Republican field, not much excites him… But in considering one candidate, Mr. Bauer sees only qualities that he likes. Indiana Rep. Mike Pence is a military and fiscal hawk [...]
December 27, 2010
· Anne Laurie · 45 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Clap Louder!, Open Thread
What could possibly go wrong?
Josh Marshall has an epic post on the Village mythology of Haley Barbour. Let’s state it flat out. You have to be deeply, securely, and no doubt permanently encased in the DC cocoon ever to have thought that Haley Barbour was a serious presidential candidate. Really, people. Any number of things would have to change [...]
December 27, 2010
· Angry DougJ · 129 Comments
Posted in: Our Failed Media Experiment
NFL Open Thread
Who dat?!
December 27, 2010
· ABL · 123 Comments
Posted in: Uncategorized
The far left
I’m not one for Overton windows but I agree with this from commenter Linnaeus in the last thread: I have a hard time taking seriously the label “far left” that’s showing up on some of the liberal blogs these days. One doesn’t have to like what some folks on the left are saying, but the [...]
December 27, 2010
· Angry DougJ · 279 Comments
Posted in: Blogospheric Navel-Gazing, Fools! Overton Window!
You Can’t Handle the Truth
I really have no idea what the folks at Wired magazine are thinking, because I can’t come up with any good excuse as to why they refuse to release the entire Manning chat logs. I can come up with some random conspiratorial excuses, but none of them are flattering- they have distorted the message of [...]
December 27, 2010
· John Cole · 70 Comments
Posted in: Our Failed Media Experiment
Open Thread
This is for discussing anything but O-bots vs Firebaggers.
December 27, 2010
· mistermix · 341 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
I’ll Bite Your Leg Off
Too funny: Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller announced late Sunday that he would continue his challenge in federal court of the write-in election of rival Sen. Lisa Murkowski but added he would not oppose certification of Murkowski’s victory by state election officials. If you let certification go forward, Joe, it’s over. Just try to do [...]
December 27, 2010
· John Cole · 71 Comments
Posted in: Bring on the Brawndo!, Teabagger Stupidity
