Help me! ... I read Richard Cohen Again.

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Monday May 08, 2006 · 10:19 PM PDT

2006/05/08 · 22:19

Because I work for a living and have to get up early, I got the jump on tomorrow's op-ed from Richard Cohen. No, I don't plan to link to it, because people should avoid reading his nonsense.

I just wish I could stop.

In a steaming wordpile not even suitable for raising nightcrawlers, Cohen has again demonstrated that the editorial board of the Washington Post supports employing the mentally challenged. I just wish his role there was to keep the coffeemaker filled, instead of periodically filling a column with craptastic misinformation.

Why I can't stop looking, I do not know. Read More

Cohen Again Wins Gold in Special Olympics of Editorial Writers

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Thursday March 30, 2006 · 9:37 AM PST

2006/03/30 · 09:37

Last November I was shocked to read a Washington Post editorial by Richard Cohen, where he wrote:

"One could almost forgive President Bush for waging war under false or mistaken pretenses had a better, more democratic Middle East come out of it."

I dashed off an LTE pointing out the moral and intellectual failure of allowing the ends to justify the means. In true form of how the Washington Post handles email, three months later I received this confirmation of receipt:

"This is an automatic reply to let you know that we have received your letter to the editor and are considering it for publication.... "

Whereas certain Wapo defenders would say "better late than never!", the more appropriate cliche is "justice delayed is justice denied". Read More

The Soylent Green Theory

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Friday March 17, 2006 · 2:36 PM PST

2006/03/17 · 14:36

As with most people here at DailyKos, along with a sizable portion of the electorate, I am constantly at a loss to explain the self-imposed impotence of the elected Democratics to stand up for their constituents, for their own colleagues, for the Constitution and the rule of law, and be united against the shameful actions of the Bush Administration. I've heard no sensible explanation from two of my representatives, Pelosi and Feinstein, asto why they could not support Feingold's call for censure. This long-term pattern continues with many of the so-called 'leaders' of the Democratic Party.

Therefore, I have finally decided to adopt what I call The
Soylent Green Theory of Democratic Appeasement. Read More

How I broke the law

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Monday January 09, 2006 · 2:22 PM PST

2006/01/09 · 14:22

Ever since I was first labelled a troll by the politically perfect people or was threatened by the diary police for using my daily allotment just as I saw fit, I've been waiting for today. IT HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! What a great day!

TODAY, THE MOMENT I PRESS "POST", I WILL HAVE BROKEN A FEDERAL LAW!

Yup, by anonymously posting this extremely annoying message, an annoying message with no redeeming content, I'm a felon. Not yet a convict, but there is going to be a Gitmo for goofballs like me, no doubt.

Oh, and by the way, if this isn't annoying enough for you, then go F* yourself until it is.

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! Mapes vs. Kurtz

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Thursday November 10, 2005 · 1:47 PM PST

2005/11/10 · 13:47

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! Mapes vs. Kurtz

Just witnessed Leslie Wolf conducting another slanted interview with him and Howie piling it on Mary Mapes. She got a few glancing blows in, but it was a fixed fight.

Sunday will be the real battle, with Mapes appearing on CNN's "Reliable Sources". I might pull up the chair for this one.

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! Mapes vs. Kurtz

THERE IS NO NEWS HERE.

lono

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Wednesday November 09, 2005 · 4:45 PM PST

2005/11/09 · 16:45

Certain facts that have been obvious for several years:

-On the direction of the President and Congress, the US military is waging a war in Iraq.

-The war is unjustified, illegal and immoral.

-The US military has misinformed tbe public about the use of weapons and tactics in this war.

-The US military does not intentionally target civilians.

-Civilians are victims of this war.

-Incendiary weapons including white phosphorus and napalm have been used in this war and reported in the media.

-Civilians have been the victims of these incendiary weapons.

-A documentary on Italian TV has recently described the incendiary weapons as "chemical weapons".

-All hell breaks loose on Dailykos.

So... what exactly is the startling news that has everyone at each other's throats?

I will restate again what should be obvious to everyone who has been paying attention since this war began:

THERE IS NO NEWS HERE.

You're counting on Boxer to save the day?

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Tuesday January 04, 2005 · 2:09 PM PST

2005/01/04 · 14:09

From hard learned experience, I'll waste my time writing to dailykos, but I'm not dumb enough to waste any time writing Boxer. Been there, done that. Yes, she's suppose to be my senator, but I'd vote her out in a blink if anyone to the left of Dan Lungren ever gets the balls and cash to challenge her. She's been a waste of everyone's time since her days as a congressperson. Before you troll rate me, show me anything substantial she has achieved in office.

... and since I'm wasting my time telling you this, let me add that you're all wasting your time beating this dead horse. Boxer is not going to do it, the election is over and nothing will change the awful outcome. Whatever you decide to do, be it buying bullets and pasta, moving to Canada, infiltrating Focus on the Family, DO IT. Just stop with this hopeless quest to overturn the election.

OK, troll rate me. Go ahead. At least I'll draw some of the fire you hopeless whiners are aiming at kos.

Dumbocracy

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Friday November 05, 2004 · 12:15 PM PST

2004/11/05 · 12:15

I'd be shocked if I'm the first one to post this. Don't flame me, I needed a few days off the blogs.

Dumbocracy for Dummies

"The IQ numbers were originally attributed to the book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations", though they do not appear in the current edition. The tests and data were administered via the Raven's APT, and the The Test Agency, one of the UK's leading publishers and distributors of psychometric tests. This data has been published in the Economist and the St. Petersburg Times, though this does not mean it should be taken as fact. Though the data does correlate somewhat to IQ of students per state based on SAT/ACT data, though this would be biased for those that had completed a high school education. Someone has also taken 2000 census data on percentage of state residents that have earned a college degree and used that to compare the voting in the 2000 election, it seems to correlate well. Someone sent me a table showing average income per state, and how they voted as well."

BTW: If this is fraudulent data, please do let me know.

Best Jon Stewart Interview EVER!!!

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Friday October 15, 2004 · 1:50 PM PDT

2004/10/15 · 13:50

Just on Crossfire. Be very sorry if you missed it.

Kerry vs. Cheney: The Debate We Deserve

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Wednesday October 06, 2004 · 11:02 AM PDT

2004/10/06 · 11:02

Near the end of last night's debate, my monsterously intelligent fiance made a simple comment... Kerry should have debated Cheney. I have not been able get over this observation and how it has captured the preposterous situation this country is in.

Clear to us, and I would assume most Kossacks, is the fact that Cheney is the evil genius behind the bumbling Bush puppet. However, my girl and I could not agree whether or not it is so clear to Bush supporters. Her opinion is most Bush supporters are just being "polite" by pretending Bush is actually in charge. I believe most Bush supporters are so deluded they might believe the generals let W get near the nuclear football, despite that he can't even handle a pretzel.

Which brings us back to the insane campaign we are witnessing... where a profoundly deficient GWB struggles to not wet himself when debating Kerry, while a competent (yet purely evil) Cheney lies his way to a "draw" with political newcomer Edwards. These debates are sideshows of misdirection, with Bush as proxy for Cheney, Edwards proxy for JFK.

What if John Kerry challenged Cheney to a debate?

NYT Review: "GWB: Faith in the White House" DVD

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Thursday September 30, 2004 · 11:05 AM PDT

2004/09/30 · 11:05

This is a must read Frank Rick's review of the "George W. Bush: Faith in the White House DVD", in today's NYT. Read More

On Breaking The Debate "Rules".

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Wednesday September 29, 2004 · 9:53 AM PDT

2004/09/29 · 09:53

Much has been written and hypothesized here about the pros & cons of Kerry ignoring the scripted debate rules and taking on W mano a mano.

Has anyone here seen a presidential debate before??? Since when did either of the candidates, the audience, or even the moderator stick to the rulebook? Come on, people, this is just not how it has played out in the past. You should expect BOTH of these guys to abandon the rules soon as any opportunity presents itself...

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