tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post2891620160403899292..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: A stake through the heartRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-36138855481997637302009-07-13T09:22:41.066-05:002009-07-13T09:22:41.066-05:00Nice blog
If you want to see hot swimsuit photos ...Nice blog<br /><br />If you want to see hot swimsuit photos of Katie Couric and read all the talk everyone is making than check her out here:<br /><br />hotnewsanchorwomen.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-60558262680392856762009-07-09T09:42:52.914-05:002009-07-09T09:42:52.914-05:00"OK, it just seems funny that anything relati..."OK, it just seems funny that anything relating to Palin brings the lefty bloggers out in droves."<br /><br />Well, the "lefty bloggers" follow politics and nobody's denying Palin is a political curiosity and a source of considerable entertainment.<br /><br />As are her apparent supporters and their bizarre rationalizations.<br /><br />The point is, Esenberg doesn't know what motivates people and his charges of "hate" and "fear" are equally groundless as the charges that this Dooley fellow is a "racist."illusory tenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-56593818650393665632009-07-09T08:53:38.404-05:002009-07-09T08:53:38.404-05:00"Especially as each is palpably seething with..."Especially as each is palpably seething with hatred and sheer terror.[/urbane sophistication]"<br /><br />OK, it just seems funny that anything relating to Palin brings the lefty bloggers out in droves. Rick speculates this is motivated by fear and you guys climb all over yourselves to deny it. Methinks the liberal doth protest too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-60594659123153262262009-07-09T06:28:48.895-05:002009-07-09T06:28:48.895-05:00Rick -- I kinda sorta get your overblown philosoph...Rick -- I kinda sorta get your overblown philosophical point. What's weird is that it has nothing to do with Palin.<br /><br />You fetishize her and build her into some metaphor or symbol - which you then proclaim is how "the left," again whatever that means, and others see her.<br /><br />She is a failure and an entertainingly embarrassing dufus. The fact that she has an attitude about it makes it more entertaining but not more interesting. <br /><br />The fact that this is the image reflected in the media or held by many does not mean there is "hatred" or "fear" or that she represents something important. It simply means she's a joke with an attitude who jumps into the spotlight to unravel repeatedly. What's the big deal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-56655852632558450692009-07-08T10:17:12.968-05:002009-07-08T10:17:12.968-05:00"I think the sheer number of comments on thes..."I think the sheer number of comments on these two posts proves Rick's point."<br /><br />Especially as each is palpably seething with hatred and sheer terror.<br /><br />[/urbane sophistication]illusory tenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-26269034083188128832009-07-08T09:21:11.032-05:002009-07-08T09:21:11.032-05:00I think the sheer number of comments on these two ...I think the sheer number of comments on these two posts proves Rick's point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-477901617131770982009-07-07T22:03:39.061-05:002009-07-07T22:03:39.061-05:00She couldn't stand the heat. She got the hell ...She couldn't stand the heat. She got the hell out of the kitchen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16422942492626049161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-2345687826045706562009-07-07T16:50:49.760-05:002009-07-07T16:50:49.760-05:00If "Snarky Sense of Urbane Sophisication"...If "Snarky Sense of Urbane Sophisication" was a band, I'd buy their album.Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842340986220388709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-39595027421858223592009-07-07T15:35:52.094-05:002009-07-07T15:35:52.094-05:00It's the difference between a horse and hoarse...It's the difference between a horse and hoarseness, dummy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-47740826934620997312009-07-07T15:35:22.432-05:002009-07-07T15:35:22.432-05:00Boy, Obama had a slip of the tongue many, many mon...Boy, Obama had a slip of the tongue many, many months ago and that's the best that Anon 1:06 can come up with? Geez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-90037203436508285772009-07-07T15:28:08.171-05:002009-07-07T15:28:08.171-05:00And so the word went out, from that time and place...<i>And so the word went out, from that time and place: Eviscerate Sarah Palin like one of her field-dressed moose. Turn her life upside down. Attack her politics, her background, her educational history... [snip remainder of silly gabble]</i><br /><br />Goodness, no. The word went out? From, like, Liberal Headquarters, which actually now turns out to include Republican Headquarters? Astonishing. But I suppose the word must have gone out, all right. Because God forbid that a candidate for the highest offices in the land should be attacked for her <i>politics</i>, of all things. Or her background and education. As if what you, umm, <i>believe</i>, or <i>know</i>, and <i>have done</i> should somehow be relevant to the election!Clutchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-43955066189286702612009-07-07T15:03:48.257-05:002009-07-07T15:03:48.257-05:00Ah. So it isn't necessarily Sarah Palin hersel...Ah. So it isn't necessarily Sarah Palin herself that liberals "fear" and "hate," it's the <i>mere idea</i> of what Sarah Palin supposedly represents — yet may fail ultimately at personifying — that liberals "fear" and "hate." <br /><br />And the difference is?<br /><br />"It is impossible for the left to conceive of Miguel Estrada or Clarence Thomas."<br /><br />Seriously, where do you come up with this stuff?<br /><br />By the way, Andrew Sullivan has just set aside his flagon of <i>liquor amnii</i> long enough to aggregate Sarah Palin's litany of falsehoods and misrepresentations.<br /><br /><a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/07/the-odd-lies-of-sarah-palin-a-roundup.html" rel="nofollow">Enjoy</a>.<br /><br />Although he missed <a href="http://illusorytenant.blogspot.com/2008/10/sarah-palin-is-shameless-liar.html" rel="nofollow">at least one</a>.illusory tenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-36073075553417322842009-07-07T14:25:56.804-05:002009-07-07T14:25:56.804-05:00Actually, IT doesn't get it all. It's not ...Actually, IT doesn't get it all. It's not simply what Sarah Palin could become - it may be that she just doesn't have it in her - but the idea of a conservative, pro-life woman who could connect with people who don't have a snarky sense of urbane sophisication. The mere idea of that must be destroyed much as it is impossible for the left to concieve of Miguel Estrada or Clarence Thomas.<br /><br />Of course this doesn't mean liberals are "motivated by hatred and terror." The fact that one fears something politically dangerous is not tantamount to that. Conservatives might fear a socially conservative economic progressive, but the Democrats will never run one.Rick Esenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-61198141766690695702009-07-07T13:12:40.400-05:002009-07-07T13:12:40.400-05:00having a Harvard or Yale law degree should immedia...<i>having a Harvard or Yale law degree should immediately disqualify you from holding office</i><br /><br />or from running a blog3rd Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241089655906051240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-84228229038703156902009-07-07T13:06:42.962-05:002009-07-07T13:06:42.962-05:00Personally - with the bang-up job that all the Ivy...Personally - with the bang-up job that all the Ivy-league law degrees have done to this country, having a Harvard or Yale law degree should immediately disqualify you from holding office. <br /><br />But they really think they are that special that all the rest of us rubes should just do what they say. Just ask them, they'll tell you.<br /><br />And to Anony 12:16 - please explain where Obama's 57 states are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-53366899273723280502009-07-07T12:49:51.721-05:002009-07-07T12:49:51.721-05:00For this meme to really take off we need a pithy a...For this meme to really take off we need a pithy aphorism. Like, "<a href="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/icet/donthatetheplaya.html" rel="nofollow">Libs hate the manifestation, not the man</a>."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-17322152653496274632009-07-07T12:38:55.163-05:002009-07-07T12:38:55.163-05:00In one respect your defense of Palin is exactly wh...In one respect your defense of Palin is exactly what is going to keep this “great female hope” from stepping up. Reinforcing this myth that Palin is an innocent victim of misogynist invective could keep conservative women from entering the political realm out of fear of being unfairly targeted because of their gender. The cynicism of John McCain in picking someone clearly not ready for the national stage is the only thing that can be blamed for the scrutiny Palin has endured (of course there were unfair jabs leveled at her, but nothing worse than what was thrown at Obama(ahem… Rick)). Failure to acknowledge the recklessness and cynicism of McCain picking someone so obviously unprepared for the job he tried to give her is only going to postpone the emergence of this “great female hope” you are longing for.3rd Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241089655906051240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-72149261088982867422009-07-07T12:21:41.269-05:002009-07-07T12:21:41.269-05:00"To make comparable Sarah Palin and Miguel Es..."To make comparable Sarah Palin and Miguel Estrada is astonishing."<br /><br />But that was <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/50132032.html" rel="nofollow">Patrick McIlheran</a>'s favorite part! These threads are a hoot. Keep 'em comin'.illusory tenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-76907990331029128072009-07-07T12:16:04.743-05:002009-07-07T12:16:04.743-05:00It is unbelievable the complete lack of knowledge ...It is unbelievable the complete lack of knowledge Palin has--anyone want to attempt where she got the "Department of Law" that protects POTUS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-39636799127528278682009-07-07T10:44:20.421-05:002009-07-07T10:44:20.421-05:00You are OK gnarly. Have you tried any of their ang...You are OK gnarly. Have you tried any of their angus burgers? I can't wait. Angus...mmmmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-44457760231210174532009-07-07T10:28:34.899-05:002009-07-07T10:28:34.899-05:00The liberals here won't and don't want to ...<i>The liberals here won't and don't want to get the point</i><br /><br />I take offense, sirrah. <br /><br />I'm a big fan of counterfactual conditionals, given my long campaign to convince my wife that I'm the fittest man in North America but for all the Big Macs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-62635033834337892762009-07-07T10:21:21.811-05:002009-07-07T10:21:21.811-05:00Thanks, Anon. But I get the professor's point....Thanks, Anon. But I get the professor's point. It's that "liberals fear Sarah Palin," or else "liberals fear what Sarah Palin might have become" (whatever as-yet-unexplained thing that would be, and whoever those "liberals" are).<br /><br />For evidence of the said fear he's provided the results of investigative techniques akin to necromancy or dowsing and more recently a handful of anonymous comments to his post yesterday, which this morning he's claiming "prove his point."<br /><br />But if he insists on believing liberals are motivated purely by hatred and terror, then so be it, because the main objects here are a contribution to the legend of Palin's martyrdom and the studious avoidance of her general competency.illusory tenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-61793217843765457272009-07-07T09:52:41.427-05:002009-07-07T09:52:41.427-05:00Give it up Rick. The liberals here won't and d...Give it up Rick. The liberals here won't and don't want to get the point of your posts (except for IT who tried). It is the same thing we saw with W; their hatred runs too deep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-4949999396911727622009-07-07T09:31:14.915-05:002009-07-07T09:31:14.915-05:00You put someone out there so patently deficient yo...You put someone out there so patently deficient you really invite bashing don't you?<br /><br />To let this thing (the issue of her competence) just lay there would be to endorse it. <br /><br />Again Rick, you are a smart guy. To persist in the notion that somehow she is due respect -- as a politician -- belies your intellect.<br /><br />Her whole career has been one cheap dare to the opposition to say something, and then get chastised by her supporter for that something being said.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16422942492626049161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-46709867431660124932009-07-07T08:50:35.472-05:002009-07-07T08:50:35.472-05:00"Unleash the noted gynecologist Andrew Sulliv..."Unleash the noted gynecologist Andrew Sullivan ..."<br /><br />Sullivan's fascination with Palin's pregnancy arguably bordered on the obsessive. But he also documented a whole (continuing) series of Palin's bald lies, which occupy an entirely separate category from, for example, Biden's "stupid things."<br /><br />In any event, Sullivan's larger point, which is entirely legitimate and less than gynecological, was McCain's cynical recklessness in choosing Palin as his running mate.<br /><br />But leave it to the NRO to obsess instead on Sullivan's obsessions.illusory tenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.com