tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6450028979862739328..comments2024-03-18T21:09:10.627-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/19/24: Hastert, Duggar aren't the real scandalNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83817720036032821272015-06-02T11:39:14.716-05:002015-06-02T11:39:14.716-05:00Here's the response he (A-N-A) deserves: This ...Here's the response he (A-N-A) deserves: This is precisely why I am such a huge fan of Neil Steinberg's writing style. He often juxtaposes seemingly disparate topics & then parses them in such a way to show the connections or logic within.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6006856401174138802015-06-01T22:12:38.472-05:002015-06-01T22:12:38.472-05:00Perhaps ANA is some secret anti-Semite.Perhaps ANA is some secret anti-Semite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-41062284207469793312015-06-01T21:03:42.045-05:002015-06-01T21:03:42.045-05:00The pattern of negative behavior that results in t...The pattern of negative behavior that results in the victims seeking the same is common in students I've seen from abusive homes.For them, negative attention is better than no attention at all. They've never experienced positive reinforcement. They freak out when this is given outside of the abusive environment, until they're trained to accept it for what it is. It's not surprising they follow the negative trend; it's all they know. Social work is the answer, not imprisonment.WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-7790309409446082322015-06-01T20:52:36.607-05:002015-06-01T20:52:36.607-05:00Nah, it's just the old Chinese water torture. ...Nah, it's just the old Chinese water torture. After a while the drio-drip-drip gets to you. I'm moderating the comments now until the time comes when I decide not to.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-30179343151407586112015-06-01T20:44:09.676-05:002015-06-01T20:44:09.676-05:00thank goodnessthank goodnessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-7845303803112246502015-06-01T19:46:10.505-05:002015-06-01T19:46:10.505-05:00Why is the comment approval up? Was there a proble...Why is the comment approval up? Was there a problem on here today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24694019891243399062015-06-01T19:45:23.685-05:002015-06-01T19:45:23.685-05:00Duggar started at 14 kept it up till 17 or so, acc...Duggar started at 14 kept it up till 17 or so, according to one report. He should know better by then, especially in his supposedly so holy family. They worry about holding hands on dates though. Not that Hastert is to be excused. Sure it's different but still abuse. And the fact that his parents did little or not the right things while he did this to 4 of his sisters is just as bad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80782481266881542192015-06-01T17:22:16.310-05:002015-06-01T17:22:16.310-05:00I do think that you should have mentioned that Dug...I do think that you should have mentioned that Duggar was a minor, 14 years old, at the time of the incidents. It doesn't excuse it but it certainly put it in a different context than a teacher like Hastert. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81164771998410043372015-06-01T16:34:36.848-05:002015-06-01T16:34:36.848-05:00so trueso trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5777983171766405902015-06-01T15:53:20.999-05:002015-06-01T15:53:20.999-05:00No, the comment doesn't deserve response. He m...No, the comment doesn't deserve response. He makes a distinction between "child molestation" and "sex abuse" -- no idea what he's talking about. And the column doesn't "go off the rails," it starts at A--our hand-wringing over specific public cases--and moves it along to B, the general problem. That A-n-A couldn't or wouldn't follow is part of his general problem, and not one I could repair with one comment or a thousand. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42837737965579188512015-06-01T15:41:08.508-05:002015-06-01T15:41:08.508-05:00the article shows the natural progression for the...the article shows the natural progression for the future of such victims-hardly off the rails<br /><br />I hope NS ignores you-you don't just disagree, you cut at the kneesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-92216903334437117562015-06-01T15:13:58.937-05:002015-06-01T15:13:58.937-05:00Apply to the ST then, or other newspapers.
Just b...Apply to the ST then, or other newspapers.<br /><br />Just be sure the office has a big enough doorway that your head can fit through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79161039360971869542015-06-01T12:59:09.476-05:002015-06-01T12:59:09.476-05:00No problem - just pay me NS' per column pro-ra...No problem - just pay me NS' per column pro-rata salary. Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81621723263198903542015-06-01T12:44:55.264-05:002015-06-01T12:44:55.264-05:00"Incidentally more humane." That says a..."Incidentally more humane." That says a lot about our priorities these days.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-10675079132336561712015-06-01T11:09:21.001-05:002015-06-01T11:09:21.001-05:00Well said, Coey.Well said, Coey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80496301184000324972015-06-01T11:01:34.208-05:002015-06-01T11:01:34.208-05:00Why don't you rewrite it, Ana, and show us how...Why don't you rewrite it, Ana, and show us how you would have put it together? sighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5152525235275260162015-06-01T10:46:19.814-05:002015-06-01T10:46:19.814-05:00Ouch. Fixed it.Ouch. Fixed it.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66159529093845205112015-06-01T09:50:26.879-05:002015-06-01T09:50:26.879-05:00Never mind, I just found it. (The problem is that ...Never mind, I just found it. (The problem is that her last name is actually "Petri.")Bitter Scribenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9930436040896880322015-06-01T09:48:00.704-05:002015-06-01T09:48:00.704-05:00Neil, that Alexandra Petra column sounds fascinati...Neil, that Alexandra Petra column sounds fascinating, but I can't find it anywhere on Google or the WaPo site. Got a link?Bitter Scribenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-28815858825687008752015-06-01T09:39:47.373-05:002015-06-01T09:39:47.373-05:00I think NS is pointing out that the abuse is not j...I think NS is pointing out that the abuse is not just a problem affecting individuals/families, but one with major implications for society as a whole, so it behooves society to work on (and pay for) ways to prevent it. Some people need to see a wide economic benefit before they'll support funding solutions to a problem that doesn't directly affect therm. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42369669535066529502015-06-01T09:23:17.240-05:002015-06-01T09:23:17.240-05:00I think this column kinda goes off the rails. It ...I think this column kinda goes off the rails. It starts out about the frequency of child molestation. It notes how most child molesters were molested themselves. Then suddenly it jumps to women in prison being the victims of sexual abuse and how they need treatment rather than being locked up, "especially those related to drug crimes." That's a serious topic, but is that what groups trying to reduce child molestation are focused on? As Hastert and Duggar show, child molestation is a problem that crosses socio-economic lines. Yes, I know, these issues often overlap, but my sense was that anti-child molestation activists were more focused on "sunlight" - efforts to encourage people to see warning signs, report suspicions even when painful, etc.Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88895000869855737612015-06-01T06:50:14.940-05:002015-06-01T06:50:14.940-05:00A thought provoking article that really makes me p...A thought provoking article that really makes me pause and think. And perhaps not just the biggest secret in America but other parts of the world, where often those girls/ women or boys have no recourse.<br /><br />So true about beware of going just "tree to tree." Wise words from the judge too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com