Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
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...
CNN:
Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that civility in America can only begin again if Democrats win back the House or Senate this fall.
“You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about,” Clinton said in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “That’s why I believe, if we are fortunate enough to win back the House and or the Senate, that’s when civility can start again. But until then, the only thing that the Republicans seem to recognize and respect is strength.”
I’m late to the party on this one and others have already commented quite a bit. There is one thing, though, that doesn’t seem to get mentioned…
She never qualified this “what you stand for, what you care about” thing. Ever. Right? In context, we could presume, by reading everything literally, she’s talking about an up-or-down vote on the nomination of Merrick Garland. I have some doubts that’s what she means.
This is one of the reasons I frown on ending sentences with dangling prepositions. It ties into my dislike of passive voice. This is a sterling, shining example. The most important facet of the message she’s supposed to be conveying…isn’t even in there. It’s left for us to guess.
By design, one must conclude. If she said what she really thought, people would start to shy away from it.
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I had a different take…
“Former/ex something-or-other Clinton said something, on a tee vee show I’ve had no need for, with some talking head with no notable history in presenting valuable insight …..to me.”
1. Jaded ennui due to years of tee vee (et alia) talking head Dunning Kruger, ultimately proving to be disingenuous, Gell-Mann, contra productive, occupational chatter.
2. I may have scheduled that time in actual preparations for the regular impending frigid season, while the grasshopper continued to play the chatty chat media, and sing. All the regular signs for the savvy indicate it’s going to be pretty cold come November, for those continuing to engage in frivolous pursuits .
Apparently, there’s EXTRA preparations to be made concerning a larger-than-usual columns of invading ants from the tropical paradise in the South.
But of course, that’s just me.
- CaptDMO | 10/24/2018 @ 01:41