tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post5442086310283580613..comments2024-03-28T13:46:15.865-04:00Comments on the daily howler: UNDER THE BIG TOP: CNN ringmaster counts the boxes!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-11916800862619062742022-08-17T10:07:50.939-04:002022-08-17T10:07:50.939-04:00I still am amazed at how many people come on this ...I still am amazed at how many people come on this blog and come to the conclusion that Bob Somerby is pro-Trump. Questioning the reporting on the FBI raid/volume of documents found does not equal stumping for Trump. Its a plea for accuracy in reporting, which is something we should all want on all sides.<br /><br />Also, Bob spent a good portion of the late 90's early 00's criticizing right wing news outlets and their crackpot tactics. This was at a time where Air America and Media Matters were fledgling. He pivoted to left wing sources when they started clowning like the right (sorry to say there is a lot of clowning and hyperbole in left wing media). <br /><br />Anyone who complains Bob doesn't criticize right wing media should read his archives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-9675753830623784912022-08-17T08:20:12.942-04:002022-08-17T08:20:12.942-04:00Nothing to worry about then. We can rebuild the mi...Nothing to worry about then. We can rebuild the middle class. We can make America a force for good in the world once again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-77990009422417880492022-08-16T21:52:45.118-04:002022-08-16T21:52:45.118-04:00Last time he was on the ballot, Dems won the presi...Last time he was on the ballot, Dems won the presidency, the senate and the house. mhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-79125682244200436502022-08-16T20:31:47.177-04:002022-08-16T20:31:47.177-04:00Yeah, nothing to worry about with that guy.Yeah, nothing to worry about with that guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-34912841902918147352022-08-16T19:41:42.272-04:002022-08-16T19:41:42.272-04:00But Trump’s 2024 primary support reached new heigh...But Trump’s 2024 primary support reached new heights in a poll this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-73548354890021418252022-08-16T19:22:03.478-04:002022-08-16T19:22:03.478-04:00Of course you are, with every post you write takin...Of course you are, with every post you write taking the right-wing position. If Republicans didn't enable Trump, it wouldn't be so dangerous to stand up for fair elections and truth in publishing and other values obstructed by the MAGAts.Not a rodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216459357112547141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-14431838188706328662022-08-16T19:20:32.022-04:002022-08-16T19:20:32.022-04:00With the fall of the soviet union, documents were ...With the fall of the soviet union, documents were discovered showing that some people were actually communist spies working within the US government. Averill Harriman was one (who was accused by Whitaker Chambers). There are many examples of spies within the American and British intelligence services being discovered, tried and convicted. There is no reason to believe that espionage is not a thing still, and no reason to believe that our nation need not protect sensitive information from foreign nations attempting to steal it. <br /><br />It is odd to hear conservatives arguing that because Trump is willing to give away the store to the Russians, that espionage is all over and we need not be concerned about it. Sort of like the conservative claims that racism is not a thing either, when anyone who is a member of any minority group knows the truth from their own life experiences, there are numerous books on the subject, and the existence of it in our institutions is well documented.<br /><br />AC/MA, using a word like dither to describe genuine concerns is a form of minimizing, just like Somerby has been doing. It doesn't make you correct about whether nuclear secrets should be protected, to call those with such concerns a stupid name. If you have some actual evidence or information, please provide it -- otherwise this is just name-calling.Not a rodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216459357112547141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-18653679111125812992022-08-16T18:49:08.065-04:002022-08-16T18:49:08.065-04:00I was reading DailyKos and they are saying she is ...I was reading DailyKos and they are saying she is best positioned to lead the Democratic Party. "Now more than ever" are the words they used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-28819485708692144542022-08-16T17:51:57.823-04:002022-08-16T17:51:57.823-04:00She sees opportunities for all Mexican Americans
She sees opportunities for all Mexican Americans<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-9345441319109169112022-08-16T17:44:01.780-04:002022-08-16T17:44:01.780-04:00Dither away, you seem to enjoy it. It's the co...Dither away, you seem to enjoy it. It's the cold war all over again, back then though the libs were the pinkos.AC/MAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-30685606776231651552022-08-16T17:36:39.674-04:002022-08-16T17:36:39.674-04:00anon 3:38, I sure am not an "enabler" of...anon 3:38, I sure am not an "enabler" of the ex-POTUS who I find to be basically vile. But your crazy efforts in the direction you take - can only enable the evil being.AC/MAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-81641967187412891782022-08-16T17:27:11.005-04:002022-08-16T17:27:11.005-04:00She seems laser focused on the poor.She seems laser focused on the poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-8320673523883195322022-08-16T17:17:55.958-04:002022-08-16T17:17:55.958-04:00I love Harris's mesmerism.I love Harris's mesmerism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-60277658832798131572022-08-16T16:46:33.297-04:002022-08-16T16:46:33.297-04:00No!!!! We can discuss both!
So what do you think?...No!!!! We can discuss both!<br /><br />So what do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-59234878393202383352022-08-16T16:27:24.564-04:002022-08-16T16:27:24.564-04:00Yesterday, Cecelia complained because there were 4...Yesterday, Cecelia complained because there were 40 attacks on pregnancy counseling centers after the repeal of Roe v Wade. Here are the stats for attacks on abortion providers and women's health clinics in 2020 (before Roe v Wade was overturned):<br /><br />"Abortion providers reported an increase in death threats and threats of harm, rising from 92 in 2019 to 200 in 2020.<br /><br />We saw a 125% increase in reports of assault and battery outside clinics with members reporting 54 incidents, rising from 24 in 2019.<br /><br />Internet harassment and hate mail and harassing phone calls rose once again this year. Providers reported 3,413 targeted incidents of hate mail and harassing phone calls, rising from 3,123 in 2019.<br /><br />There was a slight decrease in the reported number of picketing incidents in 2019, which is likely due to a decrease in anti-abortion protester activity in some locations at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers still reported 115,517 incidents in 2020—which far exceeds any other year since we began tracking these statistics in 1977 except for 2019 when there were 123,228 incidents reported. Picketing is also an area where we expect there was underreporting in our 2020 data.<br />NAF members reported an escalation in aggressive behavior from protesters during 2020 so although there was a slight decrease in picketing, the activities were often more intense and disruptive."<br /><br />https://prochoice.org/national-abortion-federation-releases-2020-violence-disruption-statistics/<br /><br />-----------------------<br /><br />In fairness, Not a rodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216459357112547141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-79135127618964538182022-08-16T16:18:18.556-04:002022-08-16T16:18:18.556-04:00Trump is running out of excuses? Quick, change the...Trump is running out of excuses? Quick, change the subject to Kamala Harris or castrating children (bigotry and fear).Not a rodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216459357112547141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-53279748852816298612022-08-16T16:13:35.807-04:002022-08-16T16:13:35.807-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Not a rodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216459357112547141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-54409072143995136622022-08-16T16:12:12.002-04:002022-08-16T16:12:12.002-04:00And Somerby...And Somerby...Not a rodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216459357112547141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-5700248641947604112022-08-16T16:02:16.741-04:002022-08-16T16:02:16.741-04:00Definitely not as dynamic and magnetic as Mike Pen...Definitely not as dynamic and magnetic as Mike Pence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-118324475076778202022-08-16T16:00:48.818-04:002022-08-16T16:00:48.818-04:003;53 I know but what do you think about that? Kama...3;53 I know but what do you think about that? Kamala Harris? <br /><br />Isn't the feeling she gives off palpable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-29004501908676454112022-08-16T15:58:10.284-04:002022-08-16T15:58:10.284-04:00In the words of Sheldon Cooper, I'm not crazy ...In the words of Sheldon Cooper, I'm not crazy -- my mother had me tested.<br /><br />But if I were, it would be better than being a traitor loving enabler of the man *f/k/a "Mr President."Not a rodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216459357112547141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-71131773675575516692022-08-16T15:53:24.188-04:002022-08-16T15:53:24.188-04:00Much like Trump with documents in hand, Somerby gr...Much like Trump with documents in hand, Somerby grabs song lyrics and phrases from poems and books, and applies them to shore up his own assertions, whether the authors of those phrases meant the same thing by them or not. In fact, the authors rarely mean anything close to Somerby's meaning, when he "borrows" that writing and claims it for his own uses.<br /><br />We on the left want to know what Trump intended to do with those documents. We already see what Somerby does with his stolen words. He trashes authors, songwriters and poets, and misappropriates their fame in order to make it seem like someone famous, anyone, might have approved what Somerby himself says.<br /><br />It isn't plagiarism because he only occasionally forgets to credit the authors, but it is certainly theft. Some of us are appalled by literary theft. Some of us care about giving credit to the truly creative people who originate works for our pleasure. Somerby stomps on those people, spits on their work, and pretends to be high minded or literate or well-read in a carefully non-elitist way, while abusing the important meanings so carefully crafted by those who can actually write well, unlike Somerby. Somerby is scum.<br /><br />So is Trump, because he took highly classified documents and other historical artifacts and writing that is part of the public record and legacy of our nation. He has stolen from the American people. Some, like Cecelia and AC/MA, don't much value our security or our heritage, but others find that as abhorrent as the mishandling of our naton's literary legacy by Somerby. What was a man who does not read going to do with highly classified documents? Nothing good and potentially something dangerous to us all, including our neighbors and allies around the world.<br /><br />If you cannot understand this, you are a moron. If you do understand it and are still supporting Trump, you are something much worse than stupid.Not a rodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216459357112547141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-23078256104293003682022-08-16T15:46:38.247-04:002022-08-16T15:46:38.247-04:00Kamala Harris is so awesome.Kamala Harris is so awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-30532769509143656952022-08-16T15:30:33.361-04:002022-08-16T15:30:33.361-04:00If you can't "get in a dither" over ...If you can't "get in a dither" over the possibility that our national security has been breached by foreign spies at Mar a Lago (remember, two were arrested already that we know of), then what can we get excited about?<br /><br />How about when Trump shared classified info with Putin in Helsinki and when he tweeted classified photos, and when he bragged about how many secrets he knows to Putin, shortly after taking office, during a private meeting where no US aids or press were present, only the Russian translator (who was instructed to burn her materials afterward)? Can we get upset because of the way Trump aided Russia in Syria? How about his favors to Russia in his dealings with Ukraine (holding back promised weapons)? Isn't it clear now, why Russia might have wanted that? How about when Trump turned a blind eye as Russia annexed Crimea? What's a few highly classified documents among good buddies like that? <br /><br />Those of us who have been concerned about Trump's relations with Russia from 2015 onward, are not "in a dither" now, but concerned about Trump's plans for the documents he took. We are also pleased that the DOJ is finally pursuing Trump for his crimes, now that they have all that indisputable evidence of what Trump did. Trump cannot explain his actions because any true explanation will incriminate him. <br /><br />But suggesting that those who care about national security are foolish should be beneath you AC/MA. It is bordering on treason to suggest that our secrets are not worth protecting, that we don't have information important to our national security and that a president such as Trump can do whatever he likes with it, including jeopardize the security of our nation and its people. <br /><br />If you think this doesn't matter, go ask the folks in Ukraine how they feel about Russian incursions and whether highly classified information related to that war matters to them, whether info about weapons systems is important, whether strategic plans matter. Ask them how they felt when Trump extorted their president for political favors while withholding crucial weapon systems promised to them. Not a rodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216459357112547141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-53970168255953459042022-08-16T15:20:06.893-04:002022-08-16T15:20:06.893-04:00You have no doubt heard that over-classification o...You have no doubt heard that over-classification of documents is a problem, since that is what Trump also believes, but those who originate and work with classified material, the experts who use that information daily, disagree with you, and they have expertise to decide what needs to be classified, not you. Fortunately, we don't allow uninformed citizens to vote on which documents should be classified, which is partly why there exists a law about who can handle those classified documents, for what purposes and under what conditions.<br /><br />Note that the number zillion is close to 33, when it comes to talking about documents.Not a rodenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216459357112547141noreply@blogger.com