tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post5084145482821190327..comments2024-01-06T10:36:04.084-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Blog: A new style of political discourseD. G. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-62276317175022694162008-11-06T12:02:00.000-05:002008-11-06T12:02:00.000-05:00I find the criticism of Berube a little bizarre. N...I find the criticism of Berube a little bizarre. Not only do you pull several of his comments way out of context, who cares about the tone of his blog? (More importantly, about the tone of a single post that's really just representative of one kind of writing style he displays.) What about his academic articles, his public speeches, etc.? <BR/><BR/>Oh, and anonymous is right about the false equivalence.Charlie Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00590156216917396134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-27348792098892088492008-11-05T22:46:00.000-05:002008-11-05T22:46:00.000-05:00Couple of points. First, the Gerson quote is as pu...Couple of points. First, the Gerson quote is as pure and obvious a false equivalence as you're going to find. Can you seriously not see that? C'mon, man.<BR/><BR/>And second, what on earth does Palin's behavior have to do with the secrecy of the ballot? That's just incorrect - a mistake - not true.<BR/><BR/>Just an FYI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-82983267598536515092008-11-05T19:57:00.000-05:002008-11-05T19:57:00.000-05:00I note that the 'non drive by media' talk show hos...I note that the 'non drive by media' talk show hosts rushed to the attack today. Again, not referencing anyone in particular, one bloviator stated that he is one of the 58 million who said no and that is where he will remain - a rejectionist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558804207386926147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-77195534890080652282008-11-05T16:21:00.000-05:002008-11-05T16:21:00.000-05:00Gosh, maybe she actually believes in the secret ba...Gosh, maybe she actually believes in the secret ballot.D. G. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-75882195497108265852008-11-05T16:16:00.000-05:002008-11-05T16:16:00.000-05:00Actually, I'm kind of worried that Stanley Kurtz i...Actually, I'm kind of worried that Stanley Kurtz is onto us: "Gamaliel specializes in ideological stealth, and Obama, a master student of Gamaliel strategy, shows disturbing signs of being a sub rosa radical himself." Then again, if Obama truly is a master student of ideological stealth, eight years from now we <I>still</I> won't have understood fully just how radical he is. That's how sub rosa it's gonna be.<BR/><BR/>And yes, Governor Palin is considerably less corrupt than Ted Stevens. I've learned much from the past few months' crash course in Alaskan politics . . . but I'm still intensely curious as to why she wouldn't say whether she voted for him.Michael Bérubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12875868040631597999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-17926965686026395872008-11-05T15:32:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:32:00.000-05:00Re: Bérubé's comments. Fair enough on tone (althou...Re: Bérubé's comments. Fair enough on tone (although you did sneer at Stanley Kurtz, who has carefully documented every claim that he has made about Obama).<BR/><BR/>On Stevens: you could not be more correct. You will not agree with me, though, that his corruption is one more reason to admire Governor Sarah Palin, who is Stevens’s fiercest opponent in Alaska.D. G. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-47870675981129034342008-11-05T15:18:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:18:00.000-05:00Dang, it's weird that you left out the immediate a...Dang, it's weird that you left out the immediate antecedent of my "dang, what is wrong with you people" -- namely, the re-election of Ted Stevens. Surely there <I>is</I> something wrong with electing a convicted felon, no? I mean, I thought conservatives believed in law and order and stuff.<BR/><BR/>And you got my tone wrong, too. It wasn't sneering -- it was bewildered. Just so you know.Michael Bérubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12875868040631597999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-70097379812242717202008-11-05T14:34:00.000-05:002008-11-05T14:34:00.000-05:00A worthy post - John McCain's tone of his concessi...A worthy post - John McCain's tone of his concession speech was an excellent start to this trend. While it is typical of the losing candidate to offer support to the victor, I somehow feel that McCain meant what he promised - a desire to work together with President Obama. It is a brave new world we are now facing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558804207386926147noreply@blogger.com