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American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
The claim is: “The Obamas had their dog, Bo, flown on his own airplane to join them on vacation.” Snopes checks it out and determines the claim is FALSE.
But then when you read what they put together:
Although it is true (depending upon logistics and the type of air transport available) that Bo sometimes travels to family vacations on flights carrying other personnel and supplies rather than in the same aircraft with his owners (as he did in July 2010 and again in August 2013), he does not travel on flights arranged specifically to carry him and nothing else – he flies on aircraft that have already been scheduled to transport other people and baggage to the presidential vacation site.
Here we have to slice the definition of “his own airplane,” razor thin, to understand what Team Mikkelson is trying to tell us.
I guess it’s TRUE that Bo rides separately. But it could be subjected to some fair question, whether a separate plane had been scheduled specifically for Bo.
Meanwhile, I’m afraid I don’t see this as debunking. The most likely context in which the resource would be used, is some troublesome rodeo-clown Obama-hater guy makes the claim “While my family is skipping our vacation this year, the Obama’s get to go on theirs and not only that, but they put that stupid dog Bo on his own plane…” and then the vigilant Obama-defender, all read up on his Snopes propaganda, can self-righteously intone THAT IS NOT TRUE!! There would follow this idle speculation that the plane was flying to the Obama vacation spot anyway, carrying baggage, extra sunscreen, a couple iPods and so forth….someone said, oh dear, we forgot all about Bo, so how should we get him there? Aw heck, just stick him on this other plane.
Hurry up and get him there, before it takes off.
There is a fine line between “debunking” an urban myth, and manufacturing a brand new one.
Why does the Snopes web site put “FALSE” with a big red tell-tale dot next to the word, at the top of claims that are true in every single practical interpretation?
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Why does the Snopes web site put “FALSE” with a big red tell-tale dot next to the word, at the top of claims that are true in every single practical interpretation?
They’re just laying down the beat, so that lefties can start dancin’.
- Severian | 08/14/2013 @ 11:43Apparently the Mikkelsons are subscribing to the theory of the bureaucrats in Futurama: they are technically correct, which is the best kind.
- nightfly | 08/15/2013 @ 06:27EDIT!
THAT IS NOT TRUE!! There would follow this idle speculation that the plane was flying to the Obama vocation spot anyway, carrying baggage, extra sunscreen, a couple iPods and so forth….someone said, oh dear, we forgot all about his pet, Ms. Pelosi, so how should we get her there (and back)? Aw heck, just stick her on this other plane.
Rinse, repeat.
- CaptDMO | 08/15/2013 @ 07:02