Tom Maguire reminds me of this truly outstanding quote from John Kerry yesterday during Meet The Press. I had intended to blog it, but forgot to with everything else going on. At any rate, check out this beauty: MR. RUSSERT: Well, we’ll see if he runs it–“We have a generational responsibility to fix them.” And …
Archives for January 2005
The Question of The Hour
Jim Henley takes me to ask in the comments section of this earlier post: John, maybe by “gloating” Matt means that this site and others would become an orgy of “find the most disagreeable things our opponents have to say” items, ignoring more thoughtful and even positive items on places like Crooked Timber, Thomas L. …
Pissing on The Parade
I have sifted through all the Democratic talking points, and here are the two that are going to get the most play. 1.) As voiced by Jeralynn Merrit on MSNBC and as discussed here: “Just because ballots were cast it doesn’t mean it is going to lead to a democracy.” Of course ballots don’t translate …
Beware the Strawmen
The greatest weapon in the sophist’s arsenal is the strawman argument, and they are out in force today. Ezra Klein: Americans, for our part, will spend the morning watching CNN say the same thing a thousand ways. We’ll exult in the mystical power of voting, but next week, it’ll be back to the news ticker’s …
The Turn-Out
Still no hard numbers on the turn-out, but I do not think the 72% figure will hold: The Independent Election Commission of Iraq clarified an earlier estimate of a 72 percent turnout in Sunday’s election, saying that the “figures are only very rough, word-of-mouth estimates gathered informally from the field.” “It will take some time …
Blinded By The Spite
Oliver doesn’t like Geraldo Rivera’s coverage of the elections much. Sayeth the ‘moderate’ Democrat: Geraldo Rivera and Fox News, a match made in propaganda heaven. Here is the offending Rivers quote (via Media Bistro via Johnny Dollar): “They are casting their ballot for the first time. It was so inspiring. It was one of the …
The Shifting Goalposts
First, critics* said the elections couldn’t/wouldn’t happen. Then, critics* said they would happen, but they would be wracked with violence and no one would vote because the ballots were too confusing or the security situation would keep people away from the polls. What happens when you are wrong twice? Why, you continue, undaunted, to make …