tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post2557586292933086015..comments2024-03-28T20:27:03.808-04:00Comments on the daily howler: Moral self-assurance watch: The public says it isn't Trump's fault!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-5849601177953979642017-06-09T21:13:06.046-04:002017-06-09T21:13:06.046-04:00Yes, it sounds like this is a common theme among q...Yes, it sounds like this is a common theme among quilters.<br /><a href="http://www.gtzmn.com" rel="nofollow">gclub</a><br /><a href="https://www.gclub-casino.com" rel="nofollow">gclub casino online</a><br /><a href="http://www.gtzlp.com" rel="nofollow">จีคลับ </a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117016437619093322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-25714375827195085692016-03-25T13:34:10.879-04:002016-03-25T13:34:10.879-04:00@9:44 Apparently some people need the reminder.@9:44 Apparently some people need the reminder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-82535598636432815872016-03-25T11:01:41.121-04:002016-03-25T11:01:41.121-04:00Of course Bob skips to Drum so he can fundmentally...Of course Bob skips to Drum so he can fundmentally ignore much of what the poll really found and what the young reporter from Vox wrote about.<br /><br />What a Maddowsketeer Bob has become. Time to raise some serious questions about this clownish behavior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-34712103688426795552016-03-25T09:42:36.232-04:002016-03-25T09:42:36.232-04:00"Most people have no particular skill as poli..."Most people have no particular skill as political strategists!"<br /><br />Bob Somerby not realizing he describes himself.<br />He could also use the nouns "analysts" and "historians." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-1830268359840022842016-03-25T09:41:10.387-04:002016-03-25T09:41:10.387-04:00Does anyone remember what happened in Chicago? At ...Does anyone remember what happened in Chicago? At least one third of the people who showed up at that campus venue were student-protesters and Trump tucked his tail between his legs and ran.<br /><br />Yep, Rich, Trump can sure talk mean and tough -- until he is confronted. Then I got to agree with Ted Cruz for the first time in my life. Trump is indeed a "sniveling coward."<br /><br />And far from "helping" him, his negatives keep climbing to unheard of levels for the presumptive nominee of a major political party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-39924845592808783032016-03-25T09:32:04.089-04:002016-03-25T09:32:04.089-04:00Oh, everybody was so much smarter in the old days....Oh, everybody was so much smarter in the old days. <br /><br /> Seeing as Bob is making a federal case out of the Thomas Column, how did it go over in the letters section? Is it really representative of how liberals see things? Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288008924419574934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-20074614753260151242016-03-25T01:10:20.189-04:002016-03-25T01:10:20.189-04:00My life became devastated when my husband sent me ...My life became devastated when my husband sent me packing, after 8 years that we have been together. I was lost and helpless after trying so many ways to make my husband take me back. One day at work, i was absent minded not knowing that my boss was calling me, so he sat and asked me what its was all about i told him and he smiled and said that it was not a problem. I never understand what he meant by it wasn't a problem getting my husband back, he said he used a spell to get his wife back when she left him for another man and now they are together till date and at first i was shocked hearing such thing from my boss. He gave me an email address of the great spell caster who helped him get his wife back, i never believed this would work but i had no choice that to get in contact with the spell caster which i did, and he requested for my information and that of my husband to enable him cast the spell and i sent him the details, but after two days, my mom called me that my husband came pleading that he wants me back, i never believed it because it was just like a dream and i had to rush down to my mothers place and to my greatest surprise, my husband was kneeling before me pleading for forgiveness that he wants me and the kid back home, then i gave Happy a call regarding sudden change of my husband and he made it clear to me that my husband will love me till the end of the world, that he will never leave my sight. Now me and my husband is back together again and has started doing pleasant things he hasn't done before, he makes me happy and do what he is suppose to do as a man without nagging. Please if you need help of any kind, kindly contact Happy for help and you can reach him via email: happylovespell2@gmail.com<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-4476514682876771372016-03-25T00:33:08.224-04:002016-03-25T00:33:08.224-04:00Prime example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect.Prime example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-30819849109461084502016-03-24T23:16:50.938-04:002016-03-24T23:16:50.938-04:00I guess that explains why we're still in Viet ...I guess that explains why we're still in Viet Nam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-52482140124482201322016-03-24T23:14:21.132-04:002016-03-24T23:14:21.132-04:00"These anti-Trump protestors are helping Trum..."These anti-Trump protestors are helping Trump."<br /><br />Not when he eggs his supporters on. From Vox:<br /><br />Our poll asked respondents to assess several statements Trump has made regarding protesters and record whether those statements helped his image, hurt it, or had no effect. Without fail, every statement we polled had an overwhelmingly negative impact.<br />Take the following statement Trump made in Iowa on the day of the caucuses: "If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of ’em, would you? Seriously. Okay? Just knock the hell — I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees."<br />Just 16 percent of voters viewed Trump more favorably after reading that statement. But a whopping 61 percent said it made them view him less favorably, including 45 percent of Republicans.<br />That pattern held across a range of similar statements, including: "See, in the good old days this didn’t use to happen, because they used to treat them very rough. We’ve become very weak [and]""It was really amazing to watch," in reference to seeing his supporters "taking out" a protester.<br />So while most people don't initially blame Trump for inciting the violence at his rallies, it's clear they feel differently when they see him saying things that suggest he's encouraging it.Rich R. Richestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-51353008795063901582016-03-24T22:20:17.187-04:002016-03-24T22:20:17.187-04:00Anon 8:09. impcaesaravg is correct. Do you really ...Anon 8:09. impcaesaravg is correct. Do you really think the anti-Trump protester described above is being wise in her protests just because sometimes other possibly justifiable protests have been disruptive? These anti-Trump protesters are helping Trump. mark carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196859268035112534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-65176833626251938822016-03-24T21:44:55.840-04:002016-03-24T21:44:55.840-04:00"It take wisdom to engage in productive demon..."It take wisdom to engage in productive demonstrations."<br /><br />Good thing you're around to tell us the difference. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-44670755073263037532016-03-24T21:08:38.408-04:002016-03-24T21:08:38.408-04:00Some demonstrations are productive. Others are cou...Some demonstrations are productive. Others are counterproductive. It takes wisdom to engage in productive demonstrations.impCaesarAvghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384806750440039982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-69689690218426240342016-03-24T20:15:00.872-04:002016-03-24T20:15:00.872-04:00I was at the first half of the Chicago Trump rally...I was at the first half of the Chicago Trump rally and TDH is probably right, there was a lot of antagonism toward the people standing in line to see him. One young man pointed to them and said "they're the racists" then got up and yelled "F you and F your mother." Notably, young men also make up most of Trump's supporters.<br /><br />That said, imagine if Trump came and nobody showed up. The media narrative would be that the disgusting populist rabble secretly pines for an authoritarian and we have to keep them in line. I disagree that this is entirely about young people being stupid. If anything, it's mainly about young men being stupid, but even that is too simplistic. It's also is about how we discuss racism. <br /><br />Racism in American culture seems to be understood as a personal vice, rather than something deep in the American culture. So the response is to shame racists, rather than weaken the types of power and control that are rather arbitrarily put in place through crime, finance, cultural representations etc. What this means is the answer is wrong. Rather than saying let's work on educating people, we simply shame them while pretending we're doing good. Students are trying to make "I don't feel safe around Trump and his supporters" the entire story of racism, which it isn't.<br /><br />I also think Trump isn't just fueled and supported by racism, but the media, which don't do a good job explaining racism.Frank Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261942757286808527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-5621832154394189962016-03-24T19:14:24.571-04:002016-03-24T19:14:24.571-04:00The only protest that matters is voting. The only protest that matters is voting. FDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987676214157655750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-56341704216516842992016-03-24T19:14:21.453-04:002016-03-24T19:14:21.453-04:00Interrupting a speaker with whom one disagrees is ...Interrupting a speaker with whom one disagrees is counterproductive. It makes HIM look like the good guy.impCaesarAvghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384806750440039982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-83844296433613436172016-03-24T16:23:04.164-04:002016-03-24T16:23:04.164-04:00In this instance, "these people" is one ...In this instance, "these people" is one person. <br /><br />Drum asked the question of who the public blames for the violence at Trump rallies and then made the same mistake you did by conflating results of the poll specifically relating to the Chicago violence resulting in the cancellation of a Trump rally to the violence at Trump rallies to imply that the public blames the protesters in general - just like you conflating Sierra Thomas's stupid comment to all Trump protesters when you refer to "these people." <br /><br />As a self-proclaimed actuarial expert, I would expect you to be able to draw the distinction. As a bleeding-from-the-throat partisan, it's not surprising at all that you don't.<br /><br /> Howard Glennonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-53273502515547329052016-03-24T14:42:39.022-04:002016-03-24T14:42:39.022-04:00Do these people ever look in the mirror? Sierra Th...Do these people ever look in the mirror? Sierra Thomas, in effect, wrote, "I knew I had to do something. I couldn’t just sit and watch someone who is trying to be our president incite violence...<i>So, I went and incited violence. That's praiseworthy, because I was inciting good violence, by opposing Trump supporters' bad violence."</i>David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222355423128534221noreply@blogger.com