tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post8995314020792607247..comments2024-03-29T05:03:05.347+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: The Definitely Not Coordinated With Stephen Colbert Super PACJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-20507803043929538452012-01-25T02:56:06.699+02:002012-01-25T02:56:06.699+02:00There's a feature-length article by Lizza on t...There's a feature-length article by Lizza on the memos but I haven't read it yet. I just wish that the American public could/would read this sort of back story to understand how difficult the situation was in 2009. That's no excuse for not doing the too much rather than the not enough, but at least it would give some context for the situation. <br /><br />Off to watch the state of avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-50087181387662719622012-01-24T18:03:08.543+02:002012-01-24T18:03:08.543+02:00What got me about Gingrich, was how he could come ...What got me about Gingrich, was how he could come down so hard on John King (who gleefully reported the Republican House victories in 2010) when Newt was the one who led the impeachment hearings against Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Of course, he is playing to the audience, which he is very good at, but what a hypocrite!<br /><br />PS, thanks for the Summers memo.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-73508939657079318732012-01-24T16:11:55.440+02:002012-01-24T16:11:55.440+02:00This is the world Fox News made. I fortunately mi...This is the world Fox News made. I fortunately missed the debate last night, but only because they didn't cover it in real time locally. I think I've heard enough.<br /><br />In other news, the Ryan Lizza piece in the New Yorker is making some news:<br /><br />http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/01/the-summers-memo.htmlavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-22090274248923524982012-01-24T06:54:20.180+02:002012-01-24T06:54:20.180+02:00I suppose in their eyes, Newt humiliated John King...I suppose in their eyes, Newt humiliated John King, but he just came across as a pompous ass in those debates. Of course, Romney did too. I have no idea what drives this electorate. They seem confused and disoriented, turning each month to someone new, hoping that someone emerges to carry the conservative mantel the way they imagine Reagan did.<br /><br />They seem very poorly informed, votingJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-29238610903735739602012-01-23T16:46:30.098+02:002012-01-23T16:46:30.098+02:00"...Protests by Romans against the games were..."...Protests by Romans against the games were rare (Seneca, Letters 7.2-5), and complaints (at least by non-Christians) tended to focus on the low aspect of the entertainment rather than on the cruelty of the events. Far from being pitiful or horrifying, the image of an adult being thrown to the beasts was a reminder of an edifying entertainment. Roman scenes in different media show bloody avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-61491891485606734522012-01-23T16:05:51.341+02:002012-01-23T16:05:51.341+02:00Plus, these are the same folks I would assume who ...Plus, these are the same folks I would assume who attended Sarah Palin rallies. She would accuse Obama of "palling around with terrorists" to which they would shout back "lynch him!"<br /><br />I actually wrote to the McCain campaign and complained. Not that I thought it would do any good, but to not do anything seemed to accept that sort of behavior and the results it avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-11668142141221817902012-01-23T16:02:38.697+02:002012-01-23T16:02:38.697+02:00Newt's catholic now, too.
The exit polls sa...Newt's catholic now, too. <br /><br />The exit polls say it's "electability" that was the most important in the SC vote, and that a huge chunk of people made up their minds in the last few days (i.e., after the debates). They want someone who can humiliate Obama like Gingrich did to John King. <br /><br />Seems like the right is as upset with the Obama administration as the avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-12863555714920768902012-01-23T11:51:53.518+02:002012-01-23T11:51:53.518+02:00It is difficult to sort out the aftermath of South...It is difficult to sort out the aftermath of South Carolina. You feel like yet another salvo has been fired in civil war with Newt once again thrust in front of the pack, perhaps the most divisive candidate of the lot.<br /><br />The primary seemed to turn on Mitt's aloofness, his refusal to release his tax returns, but a number of other factors seeped into this electoral upset, such as the James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-59276731442321369952012-01-21T15:34:30.141+02:002012-01-21T15:34:30.141+02:00Colbert lights things up on Morning Joe,
http://2...Colbert lights things up on Morning Joe,<br /><br />http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/stephen-colbert-talks-open-marriages-on-morning-joe.phpJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-52512683851185651272012-01-18T08:11:09.901+02:002012-01-18T08:11:09.901+02:00I would vote for Colbert ; )I would vote for Colbert ; )James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-71786397552946256292012-01-18T08:09:38.672+02:002012-01-18T08:09:38.672+02:00Funny to see Palin come out in support of Gingrich...Funny to see Palin come out in support of Gingrich, when the gal she worked so hard to get elected in SC, Nikki Haley, supports Romney,<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/palin-says-shed-vote-gingrich-sc-primary-031237152.html<br /><br />I suppose this is the "Anyone Other than Romney" last stand.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.com