works, according to William Schneider, who compares “Axis of Evil” with Reagan’s “Go ahead, make my day.” Reagan’s policy was, “Talk tough, and carry a big stick.” In the end, it worked. The evil empire crumbled. Europeans scoffed in 1987, when Reagan stood at the Berlin Wall and said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” … Continue reading “Cowboy diplomacy”
works, according to William Schneider, who compares “Axis of Evil” with Reagan’s “Go ahead, make my day.”
Reagan’s policy was, “Talk tough, and carry a big stick.” In the end, it worked. The evil empire crumbled. Europeans scoffed in 1987, when Reagan stood at the Berlin Wall and said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” But two years later, the wall came down.
The Euro-weenies have such a short memory.
? I’ve got work to do today and tomorrow, so I don’t have time to go into this in detail, so I’ll just drop the clues and bug off. There will be a wall of silence from the members of Sullivan’s J-List regarding the torrent of criticism his Blogger’s Manifesto has inspired. Sullivan employs Enron … Continue reading “Enron of the Blogosphere”
? I’ve got work to do today and tomorrow, so I don’t have time to go into this in detail, so I’ll just drop the clues and bug off. There will be a wall of silence from the members of Sullivan’s J-List regarding the torrent of criticism his Blogger’s Manifesto has inspired. Sullivan employs Enron tactics by paying off the J-Bloggers by touting their blogs. They reciprocate by lavishing praise on him (see Reynolds, Jacobs, and Layne). Meanwhile, the little people suffer. It’s Enron and Krugman all over again, only this time Sullivan is Enron.
I’m shocked, I tell you, shocked — it’s like gambling in Casablanca.
from megnut.com, by the co-creator of Blogger: My point is we shouldn’t be so quick to say that Journalists get it right and webloggers don’t. She “fact-checks his ass” quite effectively. Be sure and check out the Jason Kottke discussion she links: I have a hunch that weblogs are not “for journalism”, in the same … Continue reading “Another spanking for Sullivan”
from megnut.com, by the co-creator of Blogger:
My point is we shouldn’t be so quick to say that Journalists get it right and webloggers don’t.
She “fact-checks his ass” quite effectively. Be sure and check out the Jason Kottke discussion she links:
I have a hunch that weblogs are not “for journalism”, in the same way that the Internet is not “for business”, but that they will have an important role to play in the informal movement, filtering, dissemination, and refining of information.
It’s way more than journalism, folks.
enters its final days, according to this in The Times of Los Angeles: Battered by a wave of negative advertising, Richard Riordan has fallen from the lead and now runs dead even with Bill Simon Jr. as the Republican race for governor enters its final week, according to a Los Angeles Times poll. Gray Davis … Continue reading “Republican dance with death”
enters its final days, according to this in The Times of Los Angeles:
Battered by a wave of negative advertising, Richard Riordan has fallen from the lead and now runs dead even with Bill Simon Jr. as the Republican race for governor enters its final week, according to a Los Angeles Times poll.
Gray Davis did everything but hand the keys to the corner office to the Republicans on a silver platter, what with blowing the energy crisis, alienating the legislature, and spending more time raising money than appointing people to vacant spots on state boards and commissions. The Republican response was to throw a hugely damaging three-way hissy fit, from which a political amateur, Bill Simon, is about to emerge with a staunch pro-life agenda that will get him about 27% of the votes in November.
Republicans can kiss political relevance good-bye if this dude wins on March 5, and now that he’s got Rudy Giuliani campaigning for him, he probably will.
the big news is the prospect of bringing the Summer Olympics to the Frisco Bay area in 2012 (Bay Area bid for Games gets boost) “SALT LAKE CITY – The beauty and the success of the 2002 Winter Olympics could propel San Francisco’s campaign to bring the Summer Games to the Bay Area in 10 … Continue reading “Meanwhile, back in the Valley,”
the big news is the prospect of bringing the Summer Olympics to the Frisco Bay area in 2012 (Bay Area bid for Games gets boost) “SALT LAKE CITY – The beauty and the success of the 2002 Winter Olympics could propel San Francisco’s campaign to bring the Summer Games to the Bay Area in 10 years.”
I would hope that the Bay Area Games would include some new demonstation sports that highlight local culture, such as, well, Demonstrating for Lost Causes, where the medal would go to the group with the cause most reflective of unreconstructed 60s values. Or Ordering Chinese and Then Eating it with Chopsticks, even if the main course is rice (something an East Asian wouldn’t do, actually). Or Driving Too Slow on the Freeways, something we do better than anybody in the world. Looking down our Noses at Iowa would be fiercely competitive, and engaging to the Europeans. But nothing would better highlight the essence of the Valley than the Mad Dash for Cash with a Startup, unless it’s Moral Sanctimony without any Discernable Morals, or the Green Card Race.
Silicon Valley and the Frisco Bay Area generally have so much to share with the world.
? Andrea Harris goes toe-to-toe with journalist Robert Fisk and comes away victorious Ye Olde Blogge: Bad reporter. That’s what I love about a blog.
? Andrea Harris goes toe-to-toe with journalist Robert Fisk and comes away victorious Ye Olde Blogge: Bad reporter. That’s what I love about a blog.
? Insolvent Republic Of Blogistan isn’t all that impressed with Sullivan’s blogging article in The Times, and neither is Oliver Willis .
? Insolvent Republic Of Blogistan isn’t all that impressed with Sullivan’s blogging article in The Times, and neither is Oliver Willis .
? There’s a nice entry on Happy Fun Pundit about Rumsfeld’s skill at managing the media: “…Rumsfeld has managed to keep reporters at bay and even on his side, while completely controlling the direction and theme of an interview.” Check it out.
? There’s a nice entry on Happy Fun Pundit about Rumsfeld’s skill at managing the media: “…Rumsfeld has managed to keep reporters at bay and even on his side, while completely controlling the direction and theme of an interview.” Check it out.
about curling stones is found on JohnEllis.
about curling stones is found on JohnEllis.
? Andrew Sullivan’s favorite blogs (Daily Dish) BLOG-ROLLING IN OUR TIME: Some of you have asked me to name a few other blogs out there that I read often and that you might enjoy. Of course, Instapundit rules. So does the never-boring Mickey Kaus.Virginia is prickly but perceptive; Matt Welch kicks ass; Tim Blair is … Continue reading “All journalists, all the time”
? Andrew Sullivan’s favorite blogs (Daily Dish)
BLOG-ROLLING IN OUR TIME: Some of you have asked me to name a few other blogs out there that I read often and that you might enjoy. Of course, Instapundit rules. So does the never-boring Mickey Kaus.Virginia is prickly but perceptive; Matt Welch kicks ass; Tim Blair is the Aussie to Joanne Jacobs’ Harriet; Ken Layne tells it like it is; Josh Marshall weighs in on the left; and newcomer John Ellis (friend and supporter) is the dark horse. They’re all acquired tastes ? so go acquire them.
It’s good to know we civilians can rant on all we want, secure in the knowledge that Sullivan will never read us, let alone lift ideas from our blogs. Heh.
