tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post266134517671925917..comments2024-03-28T09:46:42.923-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: "Hillary Clinton will beat him"Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1684260762924871712017-01-05T19:13:38.077-06:002017-01-05T19:13:38.077-06:00I'm amazed you were able to complete one by th...I'm amazed you were able to complete one by that name, with this always value-added array of proactive progress... that distracts from all that doesn't change. I'm an unfan of Amazon's employment practices, so I'll visit ye ol'local bookseller or hit up the acquisitions dept at the library. And success with the most recent! I have a loved one I hope to someday be able to give that title to, who has Crohn's and should've stopped already. Thanks again!dead cat bouncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324326204101942759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-34603596953435261342017-01-05T16:18:35.802-06:002017-01-05T16:18:35.802-06:00Well, there are seven more. The one closest in the...Well, there are seven more. The one closest in the vein of Failure is "Alphabet of Modern Annoyances." It'll cost you a penny on Amazon. Though Failure is a better book.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91252277227043980322017-01-05T16:15:28.947-06:002017-01-05T16:15:28.947-06:00Well, better late than never? Not that I had to di...Well, better late than never? Not that I had to disturb any cobwebs at our local library to get it. We -- my husband & I -- are going to give copies to friends, because it's really just that delicious. Ahead of its time, given all the popularized overviews/histories and inter-disciplinary curios (Barmaid's Brain, Botany of Desire, Freakonomics, History of Ugliness) that've come along after. But the real pleasure is in the treatment:it is so neatly understated throughout. It's rare that I've ever been moved to read anything aloud, but several passages were worthy, and that's after reserving the best, of course, for the future reader. <br />(Thank you too for the bibliography.)<br />Cannot wait to read more / keep 'em coming, please.dead cat bouncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324326204101942759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87894804145478446602017-01-04T21:34:58.422-06:002017-01-04T21:34:58.422-06:00Pelosi, like the rest of the Clinton campaign and ...Pelosi, like the rest of the Clinton campaign and campaign managers, got arrogant.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42329730145327481772017-01-04T20:41:32.056-06:002017-01-04T20:41:32.056-06:00Thanks. It's nice to have a book remembered af...Thanks. It's nice to have a book remembered after ... 22 years.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11700554480228696732017-01-04T17:05:12.379-06:002017-01-04T17:05:12.379-06:00oops -- and this is why editors exist! I meant the...oops -- and this is why editors exist! I meant the opposite of trivial without being being heavy. But instead typed some kind of tautology, sorry. That book was wonderful.dead cat bouncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324326204101942759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56751320699417518772017-01-04T16:59:53.155-06:002017-01-04T16:59:53.155-06:00Tsk. Given Neil's incisiveness, I'm aghast...Tsk. Given Neil's incisiveness, I'm aghast at the profuse obtuseness as response, or at least the eager raising of axes to grind, or clung-to personal readings that so miss the central point -- that is made plain. For instance, that dismissive cynicism that allowed Pelosi to cackle, that was not "strength" or confidence, but hubris; to dismiss the discontent of so many with "This is not anything new." I really just don't understand all the ...sympathetic excuse making and alternative speculation. The defense. Perhaps I should get out more, IDK. For now, I wanted to at least say Hi, I've read your work and my reading comprehension is decent? Complete & Utter Failure, btw was a profoundly entertaining read, light without being heavy, and just vastly enjoyable. As in depression-combattingly good. Thank you.dead cat bouncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324326204101942759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-25813174224071107182017-01-04T08:54:56.745-06:002017-01-04T08:54:56.745-06:00meant won, not one meant won, not one Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87725098576593085772017-01-04T08:54:39.859-06:002017-01-04T08:54:39.859-06:00As much as I liked Sanders, he wouldn't have o...As much as I liked Sanders, he wouldn't have one. He'd be labeled Communist or portrayed as some dangerous Bolshevik. I try to remind a conservative person I know that in Canada and western Euro, Aussie, etc. they live quite free under Dem. socialism without insurance worries.<br /><br />FME you are delusional.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46869797534358047782017-01-03T22:20:17.568-06:002017-01-03T22:20:17.568-06:00Sadly, "Madison Avenue" can't do thi...Sadly, "Madison Avenue" can't do things like close voting stations, demand difficult to get ID, or change voting requirements on the fly. The press did a good job of depressing turnout by reporting on the ongoing snipe(mail) hunt, but that just knocked Ms. Clinton's national vote margin down to +2% ; the targeted voter suppression that sprang up as soon as the Supreme Court gave their OK stripped away votes was far more effective, as you can see in Wisconsin, Michigan, and NC (where the GOP was actually boasting about it in public.)<br /><br />I'm not sure that you can honestly argue that the press was biased towards HRC, either, but even if it was it didn't have the weight of the law behind it.orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127551500120547348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-63810932271085270982017-01-03T20:02:22.519-06:002017-01-03T20:02:22.519-06:00I think Pelosi was affected by a simple, unfounded...I think Pelosi was affected by a simple, unfounded, optimism. A faith in the American people, a high compliment - a belief that there can't possibly be that many idiots and bigots among us. She should have known better, I guess, but I felt that way,too. Lesson learned.<br />J. Pabsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566801024154623288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79273361245616219562017-01-03T18:27:11.749-06:002017-01-03T18:27:11.749-06:00Why don't we leave opining confidently about m...Why don't we leave opining confidently about matter which, in reality, you haven't a clue, to the other team, eh? You have absolutely no idea how Sanders would have done, and it would be more reality-based to assume he'd have his head handed to him. Remember, Clinton crushed him. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-29553283136913166672017-01-03T18:23:46.811-06:002017-01-03T18:23:46.811-06:00Just about anyone else probably would've beate...Just about anyone else probably would've beaten Trump including Saunders. Many Trump voters didn't vote for the Donald as much as they voted against Clinton.<br />They didn't vote for him because of what he said but in spite of what he said.Mocefoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274923415527781508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70646645978475604532017-01-03T15:46:47.337-06:002017-01-03T15:46:47.337-06:00There was a great article in the USA today describ...There was a great article in the USA today describing how she lost the vote. Tried looking for it but can't find it now. One of the things was she did not visit Wisconsin or some of the key states she lost. I described it this way to a friend who unbelievably is a Trump voter. I thought she and her campaign played it like a prevent defense in football. It only prevents you from winning the game. I don't think she was pro active enough. She certainly made mistakes by saying she wanted to put coal miners out of work. Of course a majority already were. She called half of Trumps supporters deplorable. No doubt many were especially those of the alt rightsanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-32739738718949599682017-01-03T12:34:17.791-06:002017-01-03T12:34:17.791-06:00As far as I can tell, America was just in the mood...As far as I can tell, America was just in the mood for an entertainer in the White House. After Ronald Reagan, Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was only a matter of time.<br /><br />Also, let's not forget that Trump's election was a complete fluke. He got just enough voters in just the right states to eke out a victory despite losing the popular vote by nearly 3 million--an outrage.<br /><br />Bitter ScribeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857840826894504436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-23994592894378079022017-01-03T12:18:06.807-06:002017-01-03T12:18:06.807-06:00Apparently Madison Avenue didn't come through ...Apparently Madison Avenue didn't come through this time. Maybe we needed a jingle or a snappy slogan. <br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20165026600203906302017-01-03T11:37:27.462-06:002017-01-03T11:37:27.462-06:00i don't think its only the republicans that ar...i don't think its only the republicans that are guilty of voter suppression. the republicans are just more blatant about it. <br /> the democrats do it with madison avenue.FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11545151376990345232017-01-03T11:27:45.503-06:002017-01-03T11:27:45.503-06:00And to be honest I don't think that more than ...And to be honest I don't think that more than a handful of Democrats realized just how brutally effective the (perfectly legal, just like the Fugitive Slave Act) voter suppression efforts in GOP-controlled states would be. orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127551500120547348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17900264953432258882017-01-03T09:33:45.278-06:002017-01-03T09:33:45.278-06:00A bit hard on Pelosi. Exuding confidence at a time...A bit hard on Pelosi. Exuding confidence at a time when all the eminent pollsters were saying Hillary had an 89 percent chance of winning can't be considered a gross misjudgment. I suppose she should have been more cautious, although then she would be then be branded as just another wishy washy politician.<br /><br />"For all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.'"<br /><br />Tom EvansTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61756135655410309582017-01-03T08:21:40.301-06:002017-01-03T08:21:40.301-06:00Pelosi should have been removed and replaced in he...Pelosi should have been removed and replaced in her leadership role, by other Dems, when the chance came up after the election. Fresh faces are needed in the party.....The DNC needs a clean sweep as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42104316377222986332017-01-03T08:16:00.361-06:002017-01-03T08:16:00.361-06:00If Carla Fiorina or another female was the Republi...If Carla Fiorina or another female was the Republican candidate against a male Democrat, then the Republicans would go for the female. I don't think it's about Hillary being a woman as much as what points she dwelled upon or her history, as it was perceived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81467355682604324142017-01-03T08:09:43.015-06:002017-01-03T08:09:43.015-06:00"You keep using that word. I do not think it..."You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9963907643000324592017-01-03T07:29:46.633-06:002017-01-03T07:29:46.633-06:00"Inconceivable"
john"Inconceivable"<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com