tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post7396091687929954724..comments2024-03-29T05:00:41.967-05:00Comments on driftglass: No One Could Have Predicteddriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-45892275537981975362014-02-14T07:54:02.268-06:002014-02-14T07:54:02.268-06:00Thanks very much for reposting that dialog between...Thanks very much for reposting that dialog between Gergen and Tabbi. It's a fantastic example of the emperor's clothes problem. There was a time not so long ago when basically everyone with eyes and common sense would have immediately agreed with Tabbi. They made many movies on this theme in the '40s and '50s. The most obvious is "Face in the Crowd," but "Flamingo Road" and "All the Kings Men" also come to mind. All three of these titles and many many more presume that much of the electorate is easily manipulated. It was a commonplace. And it is--obviously--still presumed by insiders. See, e.g., Mr. Christie. For some reason (hummmmmm??) the media elite these days want to distract the public from this very worrisome feature of our democratic process--that uneducated voters will vote crazy. Fiddlin Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083633111240927563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-44684150175692766082014-02-13T22:46:23.289-06:002014-02-13T22:46:23.289-06:00I highly recommend Taibbi's own musings about ...I highly recommend Taibbi's own musings about his debate with Gergen:<br /><br />http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/matt-bais-post-partisanship-20101205<br /><br />Let's just say that a certain NYT centrist makes an unexpected appearance...Unsalted Sinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388516480935688151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-34821352478660761752014-02-13T17:29:13.497-06:002014-02-13T17:29:13.497-06:00"one senior Republican aide, who was granted ..."one senior Republican aide, who was granted anonymity to respond candidly to the conservative groups"<br /><br />Why the hell would this guy need anonymity? Could it be that he continues to demands the votes of these idiots? Could it be that he knows that his bosses will lose if the maximum amount of irredeemable morons doesn't vote for them?<br /><br />Nice to see them admitting it to themselves, I guess. Settles that whole evil/stupid thing.<br />steevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620735494191381865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-13680471411039624132014-02-13T15:37:11.003-06:002014-02-13T15:37:11.003-06:00"the SCF likens McConnell's leadership of..."the SCF likens McConnell's leadership of the Senate to Internal Revenue Service harassment of conservatives"<br /><br />You realize, don't you, the two do have a lot in common: both don't exist.Yastreblyanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335868257729063363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-37873869347575204282014-02-13T14:50:24.966-06:002014-02-13T14:50:24.966-06:00What CM said. Taibbi makes objectively factual sta...What CM said. Taibbi makes objectively factual statements about the Tea Baggers, and Gergen consistently rephrases what Taibbi has just said to knock down a point Taibbi never made. Taibbi patiently declares, "I'm not saying" whatever it is Gergen's trying to stuff into his mouth, and then tries saying it again, like you would with a particularly dense 8 year old. Gergen proves he's denser than that, though.<br /><br />Me? I'd want to slug Gergen, so it's probably best that Taibbi is there to point out the glaringly obvious, even if Gergen and Hart are immune to such.gratuitousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-53699332941423266142014-02-13T13:09:31.150-06:002014-02-13T13:09:31.150-06:00Thanks again DG. I for one have never read this e...Thanks again DG. I for one have never read this exchange between Mr. Taibbi and the two "elitist". Unfortunately it's par for the course when speaking to conservatives about facts. And Mr. Taibbi's assessment, as well as your own, of the Tea Party has been spot on since day one.RoninMichigannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-8278056972121817082014-02-13T12:41:10.533-06:002014-02-13T12:41:10.533-06:00"They had some eccentric candidates, there..."They had some eccentric candidates, there's no question about that."<br /><br />The level of denial going on here is awesome. In a bad way.marindenverhttp://www.rumproast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-60460634269449902622014-02-13T10:59:01.456-06:002014-02-13T10:59:01.456-06:00What an interesting exchange between Matt Taibbi a...What an interesting exchange between Matt Taibbi and those toe fools. Not once does Matt say that tea partiers are uneducated or that they should not be taken seriously. But these two fools completely ignore what Matt is saying. It must be frustrating to argue with these fools.CMnoreply@blogger.com