tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post365844623167096040..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: The Economist: Religious Jews Are The Real EvilAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-87810238154595811252012-01-05T14:20:20.074-05:002012-01-05T14:20:20.074-05:00Yep. The more things change, the more they stay t...Yep. The more things change, the more they stay the same. He's really gotten nasty in New Hampshire suddenly.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-4366164246810511602012-01-05T14:12:25.598-05:002012-01-05T14:12:25.598-05:00Time to bring this one back: LINKTime to bring this one back: <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AA4gCgZDD9o/TaFZMfH9zgI/AAAAAAAAHcA/PVS9Xigc61U/s1600/gingrichfrontpagenydailynews1995govshutdowndemocraticundergroundfappac.jpg" rel="nofollow">LINK</a>tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-8473454247842001412012-01-05T12:28:50.500-05:002012-01-05T12:28:50.500-05:00Anybody see Gingrich throwing his tantrum these da...Anybody see Gingrich throwing his tantrum these days? He's whining about everything these days.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-76195521859286216222012-01-04T21:55:55.109-05:002012-01-04T21:55:55.109-05:00Congrats on getting through to one of the crazies....Congrats on getting through to one of the crazies. They rarely listen and even more rarely believe that they're insane.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-26054789756734725762012-01-04T20:58:11.915-05:002012-01-04T20:58:11.915-05:00It is, but that was on a different thread. I think...It is, but that was on a different thread. I think it actually made a difference. <br /><br />The whole site is a facebook clone, so there is a lot going on there at any given time. <br /><br />The other day I actually talked someone off of the crazy ledge. She was going on and on about how the government is going to implant tracking chips under our skin and throwing out some loose facts claiming she connected the dots. I was like, "but the dots aren't even in the same coloring book!" and she was like, "fine, I'll just sit and gibber in the corner like you."<br /><br />So I told her, "you're missing the point. You are already gibbering in the corner and I'm trying to pull you out." Her next message was thanking me for pointing out that she <b>was</b> talking like a crazy person. So I felt like I had a little victory that day.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-65905611723175020182012-01-04T20:00:36.444-05:002012-01-04T20:00:36.444-05:00Yeah, sadly, there is insanity everywhere.
Is tha...Yeah, sadly, there is insanity everywhere.<br /><br />Is that the place you sited the Paul article? If so, good luck with that. It sounds like you've got a seriously uphill struggle there!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-71978273657518985922012-01-04T19:50:06.751-05:002012-01-04T19:50:06.751-05:00I think I'm safe as long as I keep associating...I think I'm safe as long as I keep associating with sane folk like on Commentarama. I have this conversation going in another conservative forum where one guy tells me I'm inciting violence and another guy says I'm a wimpy pacifist. Then the first guy says he doesn't trust <b>any</b> politicians, but that the solution is to keep on voting for them and the second guy says I'll wind up in slavery if I don't start listening to the wisdom of the first guy. <br /><br />This is a very round-about way of saying that, sometimes, liberal thinking is easier to dissect than far-right thinking.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-37446894589665599302012-01-04T19:30:31.074-05:002012-01-04T19:30:31.074-05:00Yeah, I'd be careful. You might find yourself...Yeah, I'd be careful. You might find yourself institutionalized if you try to apply this "logic" outside of a gathering of liberals.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-12832736792934738742012-01-04T19:28:13.322-05:002012-01-04T19:28:13.322-05:00I seem to be getting frighteningly good at dissect...I seem to be getting frighteningly good at dissecting liberal non-thought.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33248491950902896962012-01-04T19:24:51.304-05:002012-01-04T19:24:51.304-05:00tryanmax, That sort of twisted logical actually, s...tryanmax, That sort of twisted logical actually, sadly seems to make sense in a twisted liberal sort of way. It's the same way they define black racism away by saying that blacks can't be racists, thus instances of black racism can't be racism and thus the lack of any incidents of black racism proves that blacks can't be racist. It makes sense to liberals, but it's nonsense.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-72004987383294214342012-01-04T19:22:13.922-05:002012-01-04T19:22:13.922-05:00That's a good point, the on-line stuff can be ...That's a good point, the on-line stuff can be useful.<br /><br />Unfortunately, so many magazines these days offer nothing more than you can get at a decent blog or on the front page of a news site. When I look, for example, at how much news Drudge points me to and compare it to how little you get in <i>Newsweek</i>, and how out-of-date the <i>Newsweek</i> stuff is, I just don't see a reason to get <i>Newsweek</i>.<br /><br />At least with <i>The Economist</i>, I do get foreign news which is hard to find in the US. Sadly, though, I'm not sure I can trust it.<br /><br />Similarly, I don't really find any worthwhile analysis in magazines anymore. Back in the day, <i>National Review</i> would have these really deep articles that laid out why we should support something or not. These days, the best you find tends to be repeating talking points. It's rare that any MSM source goes beyond that.<br /><br />And as I think we've pointed out here, the talking points are usually garbage.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-79755971978976183072012-01-04T19:15:41.008-05:002012-01-04T19:15:41.008-05:00I think what the Economist meant to say is that th...I think what the Economist meant to say is that the religion of peace would never exhibit signs of violence, therefore what some might take as signs of violence are misunderstood. They are not acts of violence <i>by</i> Islam, but acts <i>against</i> Islam. What the Economist can't understand is how anyone could act violently toward the religion of peace.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-3997868264891591072012-01-04T19:12:23.672-05:002012-01-04T19:12:23.672-05:00The only reason to subscribe to a magazine anymore...The only reason to subscribe to a magazine anymore is to have access to their online archives if they have them. But that is something that a good library should have available for free, anyway.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-79416098732960899732012-01-04T18:52:25.133-05:002012-01-04T18:52:25.133-05:00Joel, Very true. In the 1980s it pushed genuine c...Joel, Very true. In the 1980s it pushed genuine conservatism without any sacred cows. It was funny, witty and sharp. Then it became part of the establishment and just supported whatever the Republicans were doing. At the same time, it stopped being witty, it stopped being courageous, and it stopped being sharp. Now it just spits out generic garbage like you can find from any Fox analyst, which just isn't very interesting to me. I want someone using their brains, not just repeating what everyone else is saying.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-83784666093212252012012-01-04T18:49:28.935-05:002012-01-04T18:49:28.935-05:00Ed, Yeah, it's a nice idea. We're always ...Ed, Yeah, it's a nice idea. We're always trying to come up with new stuff that you all might like and I think this is a good idea... credit T-Rav.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-42090092860687386582012-01-04T18:48:44.015-05:002012-01-04T18:48:44.015-05:00The reason I stopped reading National Review is th...The reason I stopped reading National Review is that it is two years behind the times.<br /><br />It stopped being interesting prior to Buckley's death. It became part of the Republican establishment after Buckley died. It is now deathly dull.Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82462530783287527132012-01-04T18:47:00.230-05:002012-01-04T18:47:00.230-05:00Andrew, I saw that. Snazzy! It should also be pre...Andrew, I saw that. Snazzy! It should also be pretty handy because keeping track of the whole number of delegates needed thing is a pain.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-58076322656383143762012-01-04T18:40:48.539-05:002012-01-04T18:40:48.539-05:00By the way, in case anyone missed it, the debate t...By the way, in case anyone missed it, the debate tracker in the upper left is a T-Rav's idea and we'll be updating it whenever events change.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82485335195741647662012-01-04T18:35:55.633-05:002012-01-04T18:35:55.633-05:00Ed, That's probably because there are so many ...Ed, That's probably because there are so many more alternatives plus I think they've lost their edge. When I first began reading in the 1980s it was really subversive stuff. These days its no different than you find on Fox News.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-81724627241855562312012-01-04T18:33:04.980-05:002012-01-04T18:33:04.980-05:00Andrew, I still get "National Review," b...Andrew, I still get "National Review," but truth be told I don't read it all the way through anymore. I can't honestly say why, but it just doesn't feel as cool as it once felt.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-30630658140088738942012-01-04T18:26:54.358-05:002012-01-04T18:26:54.358-05:00Ed, I'm pretty much the same way. I can't...Ed, I'm pretty much the same way. I can't really think of a magazine that's worth it at this point. <i>The Economist</i> is about it and that's pretty much gone to pot.<br /><br />I don't even get <i>National Review</i> anymore because there just isn't anything interesting in it.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-18065151105637068012012-01-04T18:11:28.603-05:002012-01-04T18:11:28.603-05:00Andrew, I've reached a point where I don't...Andrew, I've reached a point where I don't know of any magazines I'd want to read. They aren't as up to date as the internet and they aren't really any deeper. Add in the fact they are the last bastions of intense liberalism and I have no reason to read them.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-56523395495031624852012-01-04T17:39:31.745-05:002012-01-04T17:39:31.745-05:00See, I know you're not the real Economist beca...See, I know you're not the real <i>Economist</i> because then you wouldn't even admit there are signs of violence in Islam.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36728246544050149432012-01-04T17:37:04.968-05:002012-01-04T17:37:04.968-05:00We just can't understand how a peaceful religi...We just can't understand how a peaceful religion like Islam can exhibit signs of violence.The Economistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-40987113176848979912012-01-04T17:07:55.790-05:002012-01-04T17:07:55.790-05:00El Gordo, Many times I've considered giving up...El Gordo, Many times I've considered giving up <i>The Economist</i>. So much of it is garbage these days and even worse, much of it is politicized garbage. I get sick of their constant mention of climate change in all their articles and their reflexive "Muslims are all good and anyone who objects to anything they do or say is a racist." And it completely feels like a waste of time to read articles that are perplexed at anything that doesn't conform to the extreme liberal view.<br /><br />And you're right about their Islam coverage. It's highly distorted and misleading. They downplay or ignore bad facts and stretch good possibilities into absolute certainties. And they absolutely hate anyone who dares to say there is a problem with bringing people into the country who want to destroy the existing culture.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com