I Know Why

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Wednesday August 16, 2006 · 5:51 PM PDT

2006/08/16 · 17:51

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Let's say (and as the Rude Pundit would say, why don't we) that you're a Connecticut constituent. Let's say that you voted in last Tuesday's primary (LAST Tuesday, was it only last Tuesday?) for Ned Lamont, and eight days later (ie today) you read in a Newsweek article the following paragraph: Read More

GCWMA

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Tuesday August 15, 2006 · 3:25 PM PDT

2006/08/15 · 15:25

652 words

Holy wet animals. You thought...what? That I meant...no, it never occurred to me. Yet you leapt the logic and...yes, I know that's what the other side does to its own, leading it through its paces. But I specifically stated...and you still thought I meant
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Reluctant Meta

elouise

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Monday August 14, 2006 · 5:44 PM PDT

2006/08/14 · 17:44

This may be my last communication. I'm leaving room to change my mind. Troll-rating one who parts company with the troll-rating procedure is one thing; demanding that someone be banned for such behavior is on a whole other level.

I've emailed Kos on the issue but haven't heard back. Nor do I expect to. The provocation was what I consider an abuse of troll ratings which quickly enlarged to include the system itself. I've concluded that they're often given cavalierly, for no better reason than personal offense or honest disagreement, which hardly constitutes disruptive behavior. While, as I mentioned in my email, ratings decisions are highly subjective, that doesn't preclude guidelines or at least suggestions.
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Let's play a game. Let's call it...

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Tuesday July 18, 2006 · 2:46 PM PDT

2006/07/18 · 14:46

Let's play a game. Let's call it....oh....I don't know. How about: "I may have a lot of problems, personal and (to the extent that I am able to transcend the personal) political, and I may be mad as hell, and I may wish I could do this or be that, and I"...OK, enough of the main clause of the sentence, `cause here comes the rest of it, and you know - you just know - the dependent clause begins with..."but." So let's back up and hit it from a running start below the fold: Read More

The convoluted logic of Christopher Hitchens

elouise

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Tuesday June 27, 2006 · 7:42 PM PDT

2006/06/27 · 19:42

We're "progressives." We're "anti-war types." We have failed to influence Democratic politics remotely (which presumably means that Sen. Lieberman has not been threatened into Plan B-ing a way to maintain office by running as an Independent because of our anti-Lieberman campaign. Oh, no, one had zero effect on the other). Pro-war liberal (or should that be "pro-war liberal") Christopher Hitchens pities the Kos community so much he regrets having squashed a bug (that would be Kos et. al.) with a ton of bricks (that would be his razor-sharp wit), a metaphor that makes as much sense as any one sentence in his Slate editorial. Looky here and see for yourself:

http://www.slate.com/...
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Wow. I mean WOW.

elouise

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Monday June 26, 2006 · 2:54 PM PDT

2006/06/26 · 14:54

If you missed my Diary last night, you're among the vast majority. Hope the below serves as a summary of what it said. Read More

Ann Coulter is Archie Bunker without the humor

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Sunday June 25, 2006 · 4:58 PM PDT

2006/06/25 · 16:58

Since my local paper refuses to cancel its syndication contract with Ann(droid) Coulter, I have found myself writing numerous letters and opinion pieces to its editorial pages objecting to her presence in every possible way. The good news? Most of them are published. The bad news? The need for my latest attack below: Read More

What's wrong with Will?

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Monday March 27, 2006 · 3:23 PM PST

2006/03/27 · 15:23

For an allegedly brilliant and independent intellect, George Will certainly makes himself easy pickin's. Read More

Here comes the silent treatment

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Sunday March 26, 2006 · 4:37 PM PST

2006/03/26 · 16:37

or not. The outcome should be apparent by the time this Diary slips off the home page. Read More

HuffPo is History. I feel liberated.

elouise

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Saturday March 25, 2006 · 3:56 PM PST

2006/03/25 · 15:56

The following should be self-explanatory. After ruminating for several days, I found myself waking to a full-fledged Diary entry dicatating itself in my brain. Let no one accuse me of being wishy-washy in my allegiances: Read More

There she goes, forcing me to be obvious again

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Friday March 24, 2006 · 3:56 PM PST

2006/03/24 · 15:56

Not too busy celebrating Domenech's warp speed demise to appreciate the follies of other conservatives, I hope. Here's my response to Ann Coulter's latest column

http://www.anncoulter.com/...

in which she drags out that favorite Republican canard in order to scapegoat it for her President's problems.
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Loyalty is overrated

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Tuesday February 28, 2006 · 2:57 PM PST

2006/02/28 · 14:57

What could be more democratic than writing to one's hometown newspaper? Especially when one lives in a conservative-leaning community, as I do, the prospect of converting but one fence-sitter to my view is the essence of progress at a grassroots level. Here's my latest letter to the editor:

I normally disdain political statistics, but the numbers are stunning. According to a consensus of polls, the President's approval rating is 34%. The Vice President's is 18.

That's shocking territory, considering the percentage of self-declared conservative Republicans is at least twice the lower figure, and presumably hasn't declined. It begs the conclusion that the President has hemorrhaged members of his side who can no longer support the leader of their party. Read More

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