So conservative bloggers are now publicly wondering if the murdered census worker was a child predator. Jesse Taylor summarizes the evidence: 1.) What if he was? 2.) Wouldn’t it be irresponsible not to theorize? Amazing the depths these guys will sink to…
Archives for September 2009
Early Morning Open Thread – Thrown Under the Bus!
Because I can’t access the BJ Lexicon tonight, I’ll just share this tidbit here: According to the late local TV news, the late William Safire claimed to have introduced the terms “strawman” and “thrown under the bus“ into modern political discourse (along with his catchphrase, “nattering nabobs of negatavism”). Of course it probably isn’t true, …
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Very selective outrage
Now we know what it takes to get a Daily Kaplan columnist outraged! The Outrageous Arrest of Roman Polanski Polanski, who panicked and fled the U.S. during that trial, has been pursued by this case for 30 years, during which time he has never returned to America, has never returned to the United Kingdom., has …
How can these two things both be true?
Chris Cillizza last year: What explains Drudge’s reach? In interviews with more than a dozen operatives — many of whom are rightly classified “Drudge-ologists” for their intimate study of the likes and dislikes of the man and the site — two major reasons are offered. First and foremost, is the depth — and the quality …
Steelers Open Thread
We are all about the open threads today, no?
Sunday Lexicon Thread
It seemed like a good idea to add basic terms like ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ to our growing word list, but I get stuck. First I checked Dictionary.com. Liberal, adj. 1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs. Conservative, adj. 1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional …
Anti-government terrorism
The Moderate Voice has an intersesting post on the tragic murder of a census worker in Clay County, Kentucky. The point is that anti-government terrorism should not be defined too narrowly. When Michelle Bachman says crazy things about census workers, her audience isn’t just official Tea Party members, it’s all kinds of weirdos and nuts. …