tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post322891205608173213..comments2024-03-28T08:51:18.908-04:00Comments on the daily howler: Just this once, we’ll almost praise Matthews!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-64004552011278266212014-02-26T10:20:08.123-05:002014-02-26T10:20:08.123-05:00Allow us to almost defend BOB. And praise you!
The...Allow us to almost defend BOB. And praise you!<br />There indeed has not been proof Matthews's report<br />was seen by Buchanan. Nor has it been journalistically disproven, we might add.<br /><br />Regardless of the source of the actual flame which lit the tinderbox brain of Mr. Buchanan several days after the Hardball episode, Matthews lit the match and Somerby was right to criticize that act, albeit nine days after the fact. He said his "analysts roared" when Matthews did the deed, but BOB was too busy listening to his inner Maureen Dowd ear to pay them quick mind.<br /><br />Of course in his initial report on the error BOB used Salon's reporting as his source for the error, not his own trained eyes and ears. Both Salon articles mentioned Rush and Drudge. BOB did not.<br /><br />KZ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-33915729694265670412014-02-26T09:47:32.694-05:002014-02-26T09:47:32.694-05:00"Is the solution then for the left to concoct..."Is the solution then for the left to concoct its own simple answers?"<br /><br />Actually, this is a theme Somerby voices quite often, most recently in his recycled rant about Stephen Hawking, that dates back to the dawn of the millennium.<br /><br />We just need to explain things simply, and in language that even a perplexed Harvard grad can understand.<br /><br />It is also a theme in his many "Be nice to the Tea Party" folks. All they need is for "our side" to have things explained not just simply, but sweetly. Like Malala and King and Mandela did.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-47329462459891584552014-02-26T09:40:29.778-05:002014-02-26T09:40:29.778-05:00I am also not sure that a definitive, direct link ...I am also not sure that a definitive, direct link between what Matthews said and what Buchanan heard was ever established. <br /><br />Yes, Matthews was the first to blurt out the name "Cody Shearer." But then the right-wing echo chamber sprung into action. Shearer's vile tire-slashing became their lead story the very next day.<br /><br />El Rushbo himself spelled out the name S-H-E-A-R-E-R so his listeners wouldn't miss it.<br /><br />This could have indeed been tragic had another one of Limbaugh's incensed listeners rushed to the home of Harry Shearer.<br /><br />But then, we have been deprived of the years of Somerby accusing Matthews of "almost killing" both Cody and Harry.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-34335458715613826402014-02-26T00:38:11.365-05:002014-02-26T00:38:11.365-05:00OMB ( Is almost almost always the same?)
BOB has ...OMB ( Is almost almost always the same?)<br /><br />BOB has already said enough about Matthews for a mentally ill person reading his blog to act in a manner similar to one Hank Buchanan. He was the man whom, BOB alleged, almost killed someone due to bad journalism by Matthews. Matthews, BOB further stated emphatically, went on to single handedly alter an election and thus cause tens of thousands to die. BOB named someone and alleged far worse than slashing tires and killing cats.<br /><br />Is the "almost" in praising the same as the "almost" in killing?<br /><br />KZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-48436583184496700352014-02-25T23:33:15.145-05:002014-02-25T23:33:15.145-05:00An incoherent claim doesn’t come clear if you repe...An incoherent claim doesn’t come clear if you repeat it many times and say it even more loudly.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-1126168304342667052014-02-25T18:41:23.498-05:002014-02-25T18:41:23.498-05:00Is the solution then for the left to concoct its o...Is the solution then for the left to concoct its own simple answers? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-65070761375466472972014-02-25T14:56:35.812-05:002014-02-25T14:56:35.812-05:00That's like blaming the cat because you saw a ...That's like blaming the cat because you saw a mouse.<br /><br />You know why I think the right-wing echo chamber is so effective? Because there are quite a few people out there who seek simple answers to very complex situations. And they deliver.<br /><br />Do they want to hear the complicated series of events that led to the Benghazi tragedy, including the GOP Congress cutting funds for the defense of diplomatic compounds, or would they rather hear that Hillary and Obama sat on their rumps and refused to dispatch a battalion of Marines to defend it?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-83616845693812757632014-02-25T14:18:01.803-05:002014-02-25T14:18:01.803-05:00The truth is that Benghazi was a tremendous victor...The truth is that Benghazi was a tremendous victory, because the right wing failed, utterly, to make it a viable issue. Mrs. Clinton especially should be proud of what the incident shows about her administrative ability. Of course, the loss of an ambassador and others is regrettable, but it's not like there was any provable neglect that can be directly tied to Hillary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-6119832380282995812014-02-25T13:57:29.407-05:002014-02-25T13:57:29.407-05:00The silence has been on the left and is part of wh...The silence has been on the left and is part of why the right can so effectively echo its message. There is nothing to challenge it when the left does not comment upon or defend the messages arising on the right. The silence was not the cries of Benghazi but the failure of left pundits to defend Rice. The noise on the right would not be as loud or as effective if there were loud and effective voices on the left challenging it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com