After his performance on Crossfire, I'd love to see more shows where Jon Stewart's in the hot seat, not the comfy roller chair behind the big desk.* So you should have him as a guest, too. -A. *Hmm. Come to think of it, he was in a roller chair behind a desk on Crossfire, and Whatzizname Tucker was in more of a hot seat....
Sorry, I must've copied the link text wrong because I got an error message the first time I looked it up, so I posted an actual link. I know you're not attacking her. Feel free to delete me prior post. And for the record, I didn't know Laura Bush had been a teacher. -A.
*Ahem* Back to the blog: CrispE, after rereading, perhaps we are not that far apart. I suppose there are people who appreciate other people (newspaper column staff) wading through all the issues and ideas and coming up with an answer, but I am not that type of person and I don't think that kind of pandering is good for politics. I hope that's a clearer statement of my bottom line? -A.
The "Grim" isn't exactly a character--in the Harry Potter world (and other magical worlds) the "grim" is a large black dog, and it's a sign of imminent death to whoever sees it. Harry sees Sirius and thinks he's the grim. It gets touched on in Divination -- Trelawney thinks she sees the grim in Harry's tea leaves. You should read the books--they're better. -A. </font
Theresa Ketchup gave a pretty good apology when she figured out her error, and Laura Bush didn't seem perturbed by it. Here's the Link
Thanks, Grim X. (Aside: Your name always reminds me of the "Grim" in Harry Potter bk 3.) -A.
I remember there being little glimmers of politics, but yeah... not like this. -A.
I'd crown you. Or could I be the court idiot? I'm not picky....
remember that readers expect these opinions (a lot of local elections are decided by this) That's exactly my point. Hey, I'm all for the opinion section of the paper--but I don't think the paper itself needs to endorse a candidate. Local elections should not be decided by the news service--they should b
BlueDev--Sorry, I meant ignore their blogs. Like don't click on them if you know they won't engage in discussion. I tried for a long time to get the Martian to respond to things he'd written, but never could. So now I hit the "ignore" button in my brain and don't bother checking out whether/not Noah's Ark has actually been discovered. Of course it takes some amount of effort to not click and type, but hey...I can put up with biting holes through my ton
Dear NYT, and Seattle Times, and Post-Intelligencer, and Oregonian, and Statesman, and Spokesman-Review, and Post, and Daily News, and..., I do not believe that a purportedly unbiased medium should endorse a candidate for any office, nor endorse any ballot measures or legislative activity. By all means discuss it on your opinion pages, but do not give us ou
*bump* In light of the upcoming election, it'll be interesting to see a breakdown of undecided voters and see who they voted for, and why they chose to vote for their candidates, as you said: It seems to me that it only really matters in the cases where people aren't affliated with a particular party, or with p
^^ LMAO.
There have been a couple times when I've been wrong on a blog, and I KNOW I respond well when people kindly point out the error. Unfortunately, in blogsphere, if you make a mistake you get strung out to dry for it. I've seen bloggers with good manners, and then I've seen, well, other bloggers. (And I've probably been an "other" blogger, too...*shiver* Oops. Scary.) -A.
Yup. I used to miss on Sunday nights when I'd be *gasp* studying and then I'd get all confused when they'd show a rerun that I hadn't seen before. This will be nice. -A.
Trust me...you make think that time comes later on the West Coast, but it comes too quickly for me. -A.
I've heard it before, and it's STILL funny. Yeah, I can't wait for January. 'Course it means I'm gonna be glued to my TV every Sunday night at 9, but what the hell. -A.
Yup. There's a diagnosis for this...what is it...oh, I remember: "Ignore." After you've been ignored by them, return the favor. -A.
Raven--thanks, I'm still waiting. I promise that EVERYONE on JU will hear about it if I get a job. This waiting thing is bad for my heart, methinks.... Shadesofgrey--There's something to be said for serendipity, isn't there? I'd love to fall into a vat of it. -A.
Clever. Thanks for the link. -A.
Thanks for the comments. I would hope that I'm just being overly cynical and that more people get broader news from beyond the mainstream like you guys. But if you only get your news from NBC, CBS, or FOX, then that's scary. From what I've seen of the big three, you could switch from station to station and still pick up the same stories in the same order: Martha Stewart going to jail, Kobe Bryant, Scott Peterson, the election, war in Iraq...a
Greywar, I'm excited that anyone else has even heard of goats.com. I'm not on board with their politics, either, but that bumper sticker was funny as hell. -A.
Historyishere, the funny thing is, you've got Mt. Saint Helens NOT erupting, and that makes the news.... bah. I remember why I majored in journalism--I wanted to make sure topics like the Sudan crisis were covered. But then I realized how crappy the media is. Thanks for the comment.
Which of the following to you hear most about: 1. The U.S. presidential election 2. The war in Iraq 3. The war in Afghanistan 4. Your local senate race 5. The genocide in Sudan Probably not #5. In fact, you have to read pretty carefully to even get an idea that it's going on. Kristof from the NYT reports that about 100,000 people (men
Hey, thanks. I just recalculated and it's actually been 94 days...where did that week go? I'd love to do technical writing, but it seems to be hard to crack into it...any tips? Thanks again. Cheers. -A.
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