tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post7542666633661472097..comments2024-03-19T04:03:14.637-04:00Comments on the daily howler: THE NEW SAM-AND-COKIES: There was no study!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-8659485383288392302014-01-23T20:19:56.887-05:002014-01-23T20:19:56.887-05:00So Bob, care to explain why you disappeared all th...So Bob, care to explain why you disappeared all the other emails and texts turned over? You know, the ones that say things like, "Is it wrong that I'm smiling?" or the fact that the Mayor of Fort Lee called repeatedly to find out what the hell was going on and was stiffed? Stuff like that?<br /><br />If you think those things would have occurred with a genuine "traffic study," you're the one who's insane.<br /><br />I really find it fascinating that you repeatedly do the exact same things you spend hours and hours and hours excoriating media people for.<br /><br />gyrfalconnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-91680960012255172012014-01-23T08:35:28.193-05:002014-01-23T08:35:28.193-05:00But they don't analyze the amount of time it t...But they don't analyze the amount of time it takes the cars to get through that toll booth 24/76/365, nor do they compare that time with and without the lane closures 24/7/365.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-45971596871668238812014-01-23T08:26:25.051-05:002014-01-23T08:26:25.051-05:00Breaking:
More important than the fact that the N...Breaking:<br /><br />More important than the fact that the NYT is providing shitty journalism is that I don't like this blogger.Douchebag Trollsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-69769858438139570232014-01-23T08:23:33.423-05:002014-01-23T08:23:33.423-05:00"Let us..."
Fuck off. Your only point ..."Let us..."<br /><br />Fuck off. Your only point is to obscure the reality that the NYTimes has failed utterly to provide useful factual coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-77313450857587984882014-01-23T06:59:46.112-05:002014-01-23T06:59:46.112-05:00Let us ignore the sworn testimony of Durando, Fult...Let us ignore the sworn testimony of Durando, Fulton and Foye about the procedures and protocols in place at the Port Authority for any real study -- especially one that involves lane closures with certain disruption of traffic patterns.<br /><br />Instead, let's look at the fact that they took data they collect daily, analyzed it, and call that a "study."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-72548035835119891982014-01-23T06:51:36.612-05:002014-01-23T06:51:36.612-05:00Or.... perhaps this lie is even too ridiculous for...Or.... perhaps this lie is even too ridiculous for Christie to tell.<br /><br />About the only thing left propping up Bob on his "This was no big deal" theory is that some sort of actual, legitimate study was going on.<br /><br />Despite an ever-growing mountain of evidence to the contrary.<br /><br />Yes Bob, they actually counted cars going through the toll booth during the lane closures. But let me in on something that is obviously a secret. They also do that 24/7/365. And 366 in leap years.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-23915550096154215392014-01-23T02:29:18.194-05:002014-01-23T02:29:18.194-05:00Watch this space.Watch this space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-39654930773830645912014-01-22T20:58:46.385-05:002014-01-22T20:58:46.385-05:00Anonymous @1:05, I think Christie and everyone in ...Anonymous @1:05, I think Christie and everyone in his &Co would abandon their aged, crippled mothers if they saw the slightest political gain in so doing.<br /><br />Anonymous @1:44, The grand jury likely handed up its indictment before TDH wrote the headline. Is that why you're calling it erroneous? Or do you think TDH wrote the headline after he'd heard the announcement of the indictment?<br /><br />Of course, if he "abandoned the stupid" thing, then you'd accuse of him of trying to disappear his blogging history, now wouldn't you?deadratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-35081476683400579392014-01-22T20:53:07.965-05:002014-01-22T20:53:07.965-05:00You're correct. Motive doesn't matter. B...You're correct. Motive doesn't matter. But intent often does, and sometimes it's hard to separate the two.deadratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-24537959636255214432014-01-22T14:33:53.376-05:002014-01-22T14:33:53.376-05:00Somerby has been teasing future articles since bef...Somerby has been teasing future articles since before Maddow was on radio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-5811357505556723642014-01-22T14:32:10.712-05:002014-01-22T14:32:10.712-05:00Love the tease at the end, Bob. Very Maddowesque....Love the tease at the end, Bob. Very Maddowesque. <br /><br />In the TV world the tease is a time honored way to try and keep viewers from changing channels although you seem to think it makes an effective cudgel against TV personalities you dislike. You must think your readers are rubes who don't understand what you have been writing about for all these years.<br /><br />So I don't really understand why you attack teases then use them.<br /><br />That said, here is my free suggestion for your tease o' the day:<br /><br />How many pinheads can prance on the head of a traffic cone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-68224431490093412782014-01-22T14:00:47.336-05:002014-01-22T14:00:47.336-05:00You seem to think Christie is omniscient. And you ...You seem to think Christie is omniscient. And you accept him as truthful when it suits your purposes. Otherwise, he is obviously lying, according to you guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-90325848670547281702014-01-22T13:58:54.651-05:002014-01-22T13:58:54.651-05:00EZ Pass equipment records it and then it is analyz...EZ Pass equipment records it and then it is analyzed. The analysis is the study. There was clearly an analysis because there was testimony that there was a slight improvement as a result of the lane closures. They would not know that without analyzing the EZ Pass data.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-78151494384702663072014-01-22T13:44:29.785-05:002014-01-22T13:44:29.785-05:00Do you think for a moment Bob would abandon the st...Do you think for a moment Bob would abandon the stupid erroneous headline sitting atop the post directly beneath this one even though it probably was illegitimate the moment it appeared?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-68762789303003651162014-01-22T13:35:33.042-05:002014-01-22T13:35:33.042-05:00Yeah, old Bob, [sarcasm alert for those who need i...Yeah, old Bob, [sarcasm alert for those who need it] he's so dumb!<br />Rather, I think that you missed the lead DA. Bob's focus is "on the mainstream 'press corps' and the american discourse," as indicated at the top of the page. Not on whether this is a criminal issue for the courts. Our major newspaper, the "newspaper of record" has been "reporting" motive. "When are you ever going to learn?"Horace Pleighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-65923064957579206152014-01-22T13:05:18.806-05:002014-01-22T13:05:18.806-05:00Why are you beating this dead horse? Do you think ...Why are you beating this dead horse? Do you think for a moment that Christie & Co would've abandoned the study story if it were legitimate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-91620946202153201032014-01-22T13:03:59.432-05:002014-01-22T13:03:59.432-05:00Motive doesn't matter in criminal prosecutions...Motive doesn't matter in criminal prosecutions. All that has to be proven is that beyond a reasonable doubt, the evidence and testimony demonstrates that a defendant committed the crime he is being prosecuted for. Motive may be taken into account in sentencing, but conviction doesn't require that a motive be proven, or even stated.<br /><br />You missed the lead again, Bob. When are you ever going to learn?Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-6466816342704837442014-01-22T12:56:31.517-05:002014-01-22T12:56:31.517-05:00Cruising for bruising number 3 - blogger insisting...Cruising for bruising number 3 - blogger insisting with his patented dog-gnawing-on-a-a-bone style - "there MIGHT have been a study - we have no way of knowing".<br /><br />Now this is a matter under one possibly two investigations - what purpose he is serving by selectively quoting from reports in the public domain is not clear. Let the subpoenas be served, let witnesses testify before appropriate committees - there will probably be lawsuits civil and criminal - why not wait for definitive data?<br /><br />Data were NOT collected specifically for this study - EZ Pass equipment routinely records it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com