Op-Ed Columnist – They Sure Showed That Obama – NYTimes.com
one of my favorite lines;
“ Steele’s argument against the stimulus package is that “in the history of mankind” no “federal, state or local” government has ever “created one job.” As it happens, among the millions of jobs created by the government are the federal investigators now pursuing Steele for alleged financial improprieties in his failed 2006 Senate campaign.”
avoidingstasis
on Feb 15th, 2009
@ 3:21 pm:
and another one which I’m guessing Alan would call anti-American, if he took the troubnle to read it. Too much trouble to read all this? Is that a pro-American ideal?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/opinion/15friedman.html?ref=opinion
Vanda52
on Feb 15th, 2009
@ 3:33 pm:
look four , you have a shitty attitude and a thin skin . I would normally have read your article as i read almost every article posted in here but since you present it in such an arrogant way I guess i will just say “fuck it , who cares?” . now i have some things to do and hey , you should go to africa , you can pretend you are the new Albert Schweitzer. allan
avoidingstasis
on Feb 15th, 2009
@ 3:36 pm:
whoa, talk about a thin skin! Calm down Alan, take a pill or something before you blow a gasket! I’d hate to be responsible for you having a stroke!
PS I knew you’d find a way to weasle out of reading those articles — artfully, but predictably done
lol
Vanda52
on Feb 15th, 2009
@ 3:48 pm:
I’m quite calm Four, thank you . But again I will point out you have a shitty attitude and I have no interest in having a discussion with someone who has a shitty attitude , thank you , allan
avoidingstasis
on Feb 15th, 2009
@ 3:52 pm:
Alan, you’re a terrific mimic but the technique wears a bit transparent after a while. You do provide laughs, so that’s a good thing
Bertram000
on Feb 15th, 2009
@ 10:32 pm:
The heading for the article you cite is New York Times Opinion
It’s not reporting, it’s not fact. It’s one man’s opinion. The WSJ has an opinion piece I could cite that reflects poorly on Pres. Obama.
But what’s the point? I’d rather read stuff you make up over cherry picked opinion pieces. Should I start cutting and pasting Rush Limbaugh to ‘prove’ a point I’d like to make?
avoidingstasis
on Feb 16th, 2009
@ 1:04 am:
No idea what the WSJ is, but if you think Rush L has an opinion worth repeating, well, somebody has GOT to come here and hold my head
PS I don’t post these articles to “prove” any points. I post them because I think they’re written by intelligent writers who have interesting things to say, things I felt like sharing with friends. I’ll stop now.
Rosary
on Feb 16th, 2009
@ 10:37 am:
WSJ is the Wall Street Journal.
roger
on Feb 16th, 2009
@ 12:30 pm:
Carolyn, darling, curing 8 years of screwball conservatism (turning surplus to trillion+ deficit) with a gigantic slug of screwball liberalism isn’t my idea of a cure.
Careful of post hoc ergo propter hoc. He wasn’t charged with crime because he’s wrong on the stimulus, he’s charged with crime because someone has evidence that he committed criminal offenses which have nothing to do with the stimulus.
To risk in appropriately applying a mechanical/physics doctrine to social policy, management by negative feedback always entails the risk of out-of-control osscilation.
I don’t know if the WSJ is a bunch of snooty bullshit or if I’m too stupid to understand it.
R
avoidingstasis
on Feb 16th, 2009
@ 2:34 pm:
Rosary, thanks. didn’t recognize the initials, as we call it The Walltowall Mighty Murdoch Muddle (I made that up)
:):)
Roger, will happily respond when I decode your posting
roger
on Feb 16th, 2009
@ 5:20 pm:
Carolyn, dearest –
post hoc ergo propter hoc – logical fallacy, “after it therefore because of it.” I took a shower this morning. It snowed this afternoon. The shower caused the snow.
negative feedback & oscillation. Things suck, so you push them in another direction. Now they suck in the other direction so you push them back. Now they suck worse. Etc.
snooty bullshit – the WSJ
Oops, gotta go play the drums on Locust Avenue so the iguanas don’t attack Fairmont.
R
avoidingstasis
on Feb 16th, 2009
@ 5:25 pm:
see? Didn’t I tell you and tell you, NO SHOWERS in the MORNING? Gawd — now look what you’ve gone and done!
::wagging accusatory finger at Latin Speaking Snow Maker:::
PS and go pick up your iguanas before they suck up all the oxygen in town.
avoidingstasis
on Feb 16th, 2009
@ 5:27 pm:
“negative feedback & oscillation. Things suck, so you push them in another direction. Now they suck in the other direction so you push them back. Now they suck worse. Etc. ”
I dunno, it worked so well in The Blob…