We have so many insightful and powerful diaries written here at Daily Kos. Our diaries inform, inflame, impassion, and even entertain. We Kossacks have strong voices and an even stronger will to be the change we wish to see in this country.
One of the richest, and perhaps most under-appreciated, areas of thought come in the form of comments attached to these diaries.
Here at Top Comments we strive to recognize and promote the talent of this community by highlighting outstanding comments found throughout the day by the diarist, and through nominations at made at TopComments at gmail dot com by your fellow Kossacks.
These nominations are subjective, and certainly not complete (as no one can read the complete site on a daily basis!). But we hope they will serve to shine a light where deserved, and to give the reader a good starting point in finding conversation on the site.
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The title of this diary may not be ideal, but it is accurate. There seems to have been an unexpected glitch, and I can't get in touch with tonight's diarist to find out what has gone amiss. (It's usually either the power going out, or internet connectivity disappearing unexpectedly.) Whenever this happens in Top Comments land, we send out the cavalry messages via various electronic and telephonic means, and if nothing appears in return, we scrape together a diary and publish it, because it's important to get the day's top comments, already submitted, into a diary and published on Daily Kos. Today half a dozen of you submitted comments, and if you look below, you'll know who you they are. Thank you to one and all. I hope the essay planned for tonight will be showing up later this month.
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There were a half dozen comments today, which is a good thing, since I hadn't expected to have diary duty tonight, and hence didn't go looking myself. Our deadline is 9:30pm Eastern Time, and two very shortly afterward. The address of our mailbox for top comments submissions remains:
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Anyone can send great comments to our address. Be sure to include the direct link to a comment—the URL—which is available from that comment's date/time; we need that to find your choice. Please always include your Daily Kos user name in the body of your message, so we can credit you properly. If you send a writeup with the link, we are able to include that, too, though we reserve the right to edit.
From pico:
In palantir's diary about Fermat's Last Theorem, science posts a brilliant update for the digital age.
From FishOutofWater:
Sometimes, a late comment written at 4AM is the best. I just have to bring Edrie's comment to everyone's attention.
From Nashville fan:
I would like to submit this comment that nwgates made in my diary I keep reading we need to have a conversation on race from yesterday.
From trashablanca:
mole333 eloquently responds to another Obama = Bush comment, using his own real-life experience.
From Clarknt67:
In response to a poster saying an OFA email criticizing the left and Paul Krugman, prompted him to donate $50 to OFA, I loved this reply by alizard.
From BentLiberal:
I'm not sure if this is a first for Top Comments, but I just had to nominate kos's great response to a commenter in kos's Wisconsin diary. [Editor's note: it's not a first for Top Comments.]
Please add your own comment finds below!
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Top mojo is from comments made all day on Tuesday, August 16, 2011, and are courtesy of the wonderful new mojo generator created by mik. If he stops by, please give him lots of mojo so he keeps generating more of it. :-)
1) That was definitely a low point for Faux News by davidkc — 124
2) Heard....and ignored. by neroden — 97
3) That Walker won't be recalled... by Giles Goat Boy — 95
4) I know, right. by psilocynic — 92
5) Clinton embraced by Philoguy — 90
6) It's really not. by Philoguy — 82
7) I don't think that by Philoguy — 78
8) Uh. . . she's by second gen — 77
9) Selective amnesia. by Involuntary Exile — 72
10) Maybe so by frsbdg — 72
11) Links to the released documents by Brit — 72
12) this is a good use of the bully pulpit. by bubbanomics — 72
13) I am pretty sure this is illegal if not blantely by totallynext — 71
14) Cheers! by Giles Goat Boy — 71
15) ROFL at the actual youtube title by mallyroyal — 68
16) r.e.s.p.e.c.t. by Denise Oliver Velez — 66
17) FYI, Obama shut down drug law reform by neroden — 66
18) The president by Blue Wind — 64
19) I like it! by itskevin — 61
20) Tipped, recced and republished to by ruleoflaw — 59
21) Thank you for the update... and BTW, by cany — 59
22) Couldn't this also affect the premium by 3goldens — 58
23) Part Two will publish at 9:00 pm eastern by JaxDem — 58
24) tips on the youtube video by statsone — 58
25) So now touching someone's shoulder by jsfox — 58
26) A Real Win for Democrats by dfe — 56
27) Good, clear explanation, Philoguy, for those by RJDixon74135 — 56
28) And to the full text of Goodman's Letter by Brit — 56
29) Don't assume by stormicats — 55
30) The message... by Giles Goat Boy — 54