tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post9118869697742739146..comments2024-03-29T06:44:19.414-04:00Comments on the daily howler: SALEM VILLAGE AND CABLE NEWS: Lawrence and Christopher treat you like fools!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-48673019654323218892014-09-16T23:48:45.841-04:002014-09-16T23:48:45.841-04:00You obviously secretly dislike average people and ...You obviously secretly dislike average people and are therefore a real and present danger to progressive interests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-73620746668142871772014-09-16T20:32:40.138-04:002014-09-16T20:32:40.138-04:00Football is yucky.Football is yucky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-8863270861324995702014-09-16T17:36:17.303-04:002014-09-16T17:36:17.303-04:00Not a good post. Look, if "O'Donnell'...Not a good post. Look, if "O'Donnell's take is the American Public are <br />dolts, maybe he's right and maybe he's wrong. But first, it's something The Daily Howler has said in a not so different way many times, and second, it's hardly the most commercial approach somebody could be advancing in the "tell them what they want to hear" dept. But, Bob doesn't have much to get outraged about on this score so he doesn't really go into it and then wanders off to something else. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288008924419574934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-64609926128009091292014-09-16T17:18:35.307-04:002014-09-16T17:18:35.307-04:00Anon 1225:
Er.Anon 1225:<br /><br />Er.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-34552300965819783362014-09-16T16:44:22.349-04:002014-09-16T16:44:22.349-04:00I would think that comparisons between athletes in...I would think that comparisons between athletes in the various professional sports would be a good jumping off point, rather than a comparison to the entire adult male population.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-58496453862565846402014-09-16T16:30:35.080-04:002014-09-16T16:30:35.080-04:00What is the proper group for comparison of arrest ...What is the proper group for comparison of arrest rates? How about people making millions a year as the NFL players mostly do. They don't need to sell pot or steal anything to stay alive. And compare for similar crimes - especially domestic violence.skeptonomisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867814619333835249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-64689578591665623232014-09-16T16:04:00.988-04:002014-09-16T16:04:00.988-04:00Anonymous @12:25P: "Methinks"
Er, no.Anonymous @12:25P: "Methinks"<br /><br />Er, no.<br />deadratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-33706059887157264132014-09-16T15:18:14.517-04:002014-09-16T15:18:14.517-04:00Sure hope so, like the following famous "Upda...Sure hope so, like the following famous "Updates":<br /><br />Update: No WMDs found in Iraq.<br /><br />Update: It really wasn't a legitimate traffic study!<br /><br />Update: Gov. Ultrasound was charged!<br /><br />Update: Charges against Ultrasound weren't so trumped up after all.<br /><br />Of course, we might have to wait a couple of months like we did for:<br /><br />Update: D'Liesha got into college a month before we first said she couldn't<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-9612716234596742552014-09-16T15:11:33.870-04:002014-09-16T15:11:33.870-04:00So I googled up "Sir Lawrence of O'Donnel...So I googled up "Sir Lawrence of O'Donnell" to see how widespread this derisive term is.<br /><br />Found two examples:<br /><br />"Ann Coulter Official Chat" dated June 16, 2012<br /><br />and<br /><br />Boston Globe, March 20, 1994.<br /><br />The 20-year-old Globe profile is particularly interesting. It cites the source of the "derisive" term to unnamed "fellow Democratic staffers on the Hill" which I thought was a no-no for sourcing in Bob's World.<br /><br />The same profile calls O'Donnell "an irreverent, foul-mouthed, Harley-riding street rat from St. Brendan's Parish in Dorchester via the ranks of the Harvard Lampoon."<br /><br />It also notes how O'Donnell and his boss have been undermining "White House spin" on a variety of issues. The White House? Why Bill Clinton of course! And his veep, Al.<br /><br />And who was O'Donnell's boss? Why Daniel Patrick Moynihan of course! And Bob has been worred all this time about Jack Welch!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-91502421074630470922014-09-16T14:55:48.498-04:002014-09-16T14:55:48.498-04:00Say, @ 2:25, think this will lead to one of those ...Say, @ 2:25, think this will lead to one of those rare TDH <strong>Updates</strong>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-22982436229174960982014-09-16T14:51:58.119-04:002014-09-16T14:51:58.119-04:00You can pat yourself on the back all you want, but...You can pat yourself on the back all you want, but Burmese Americans have one of the lowest crime rates in the NFL and those tigers test damn well, thank you very much.<br /><br />Try working for one of those Micks as a troll. You have to work you ass off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-37560930923130255372014-09-16T14:42:43.790-04:002014-09-16T14:42:43.790-04:00OMB (Remembering the Wisdom of the OTB)
Our faith...OMB (Remembering the Wisdom of the OTB)<br /><br />Our faith in the OTB is constantly restored by his inconsistent constancy. <br /><br />How, you might ask, can that apparently contradictory comment be put forth, Zarkon?<br /><br />BOB has courageously castigated Lawrence O'D for calling the American people dumb, when "We the People Are Dumb" is a much as wistful watchword at TDH as "Can we talk?" is his signatory query.<br /><br />In doing so BOB is demonstrating consistency with past Howler-what shall we call them- groaners.<br /><br />In this case Lawerence is calling the American people dumb for believing "that Iraq posed an immediate or long-term threat to the United States in 2003."<br /><br />Back in 2003, BOB himself wrote: <br /><br />"Here at THE HOWLER, we’ve never doubted that Saddam had WMDs. In fact, we’d be surprised if he didn’t. We think antiwar types set themselves up for a fall when they crow about the lack of quick discovery."<br /><br />BOB knows, despite being dumb about most things, the American people were right in 2003. He is keeping faith with them, his chin up, and waits for Lawrence to fall flat on his face in a big plate of crow.<br /><br />ZKoDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-54123668267107418752014-09-16T14:30:29.017-04:002014-09-16T14:30:29.017-04:00And I have long admitted that I draw my livelihood...And I have long admitted that I draw my livelihood from none other than Alex Wagner to stomp out all meanness toward her in this particular blog.<br /><br />And I must admit with no trace of humility that I have done my job spectacularly well.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-6825526474960377982014-09-16T14:26:54.822-04:002014-09-16T14:26:54.822-04:00As a good Catholic boy, Lawrence merely rolled his...As a good Catholic boy, Lawrence merely rolled his eyes at the American people. <br /><br />That awful Maddow woman rolled her eyes at Jesus, for chrissakes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-60827254488898174622014-09-16T14:25:12.648-04:002014-09-16T14:25:12.648-04:001:18, "Davidson" is a common name. "...1:18, "Davidson" is a common name. "Kavitha Davidson" is not.<br /><br />"Kavitha A. Davidson is a Bloomberg View columnist who writes about sports. She previously worked as an editor at the Huffington Post. A native New Yorker and a lifelong sports fan, Davidson attended Columbia University, where she was the sports editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator, covering baseball and swimming. She has also worked for political campaigns, minor league sports teams and philanthropic organizations."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-90727241925080144092014-09-16T14:24:59.901-04:002014-09-16T14:24:59.901-04:00You trolls drove away Irishguy.You trolls drove away Irishguy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-12577020759314457272014-09-16T14:20:30.154-04:002014-09-16T14:20:30.154-04:00@ 1:17
Why not mention him?@ 1:17<br /><br />Why not mention him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-45131231502517258452014-09-16T14:18:51.175-04:002014-09-16T14:18:51.175-04:00Speaking of crimes, I think it was a shame so few ...Speaking of crimes, I think it was a shame so few of you were interested when Somerby hoisted the Cable behemoth by its own transcripted petard. Instead you want to wail at the post on the flailing home of the liberal children. <br /><br />This proves you are on the MSNBC payroll you douchebag trolls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-88469030885076307072014-09-16T14:16:24.814-04:002014-09-16T14:16:24.814-04:00Yesterday's first part of this series brought ...Yesterday's first part of this series brought us Anderson Cooper and the NFL. We were also promised: "Tomorrow: Erin Burnett says she can’t see the difference. Sadly, we believe her."<br /><br />Instead, what do we get? Larry, Chris, ISIS and the NFL.<br /><br />But the day is surely young. Perhaps poor Erin has been demoted from s"eries" to yet another "supplemental."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-11809512131745284232014-09-16T14:14:58.580-04:002014-09-16T14:14:58.580-04:00Do you really think that was written by a real FBI...Do you really think that was written by a real FBI agent, or just some civilian employee with a degree in technical writing who was an affirmative action hire after taking into account veterans preference points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-92006939369945560382014-09-16T14:13:09.940-04:002014-09-16T14:13:09.940-04:00Controlling for race, gender, age, income, and deg...Controlling for race, gender, age, income, and degree of dissertation completion, social scientists are really withing the margin of error for general maliciousness. We're just sayin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-56796718624223823152014-09-16T14:11:06.539-04:002014-09-16T14:11:06.539-04:00No, it is actually a break to his readers when Bob...No, it is actually a break to his readers when Bob discovers other hosts on MSNBC. And it is even more refreshing now that he has dicovered CNN. And should he ever turn his focus for more than a moment or two on Fox, we will find cause for rejoicing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-75509955496157154362014-09-16T14:04:19.402-04:002014-09-16T14:04:19.402-04:00I'll be damned if Bob isn't the singing ma...I'll be damned if Bob isn't the singing master of my soul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-28577387027505779692014-09-16T14:03:17.862-04:002014-09-16T14:03:17.862-04:00Remember that Somerby was a philosophy major, not ...Remember that Somerby was a philosophy major, not a social scientist. Never attribute to malice what can be accounted for by stupidity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-335481203420021602014-09-16T13:55:42.225-04:002014-09-16T13:55:42.225-04:00"Don't try this at home, I've studied...<i>"Don't try this at home, I've studied statisitics" David in Cal writes:</i><br /><br />I must say I was surprised at how many Americans get arrested.<br /><br /><i>The FBI writes:</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/persons-arrested/persons-arrested" rel="nofollow">Definition</a><br /><br /><b>The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program counts one arrest for each separate instance in which a person is arrested, cited, or summoned for an offense.</b> The UCR Program collects arrest data on 28 offenses, as described in Offense Definitions. (Please note that, beginning in 2010, the UCR Program no longer collected data on runaways.) <br /><br /><b>Because a person may be arrested multiple times during a year, the UCR arrest figures do not reflect the number of individuals who have been arrested; rather, the arrest data show the number of times that persons are arrested,</b> as reported by law enforcement agencies to the UCR Program.<br /><br />Overview <br /><br />Nationwide, law enforcement made an estimated 12,408,899 arrests in 2011. Of these arrests, 534,704 were for violent crimes, and 1,639,883 were for property crimes. (Note: the UCR Program does not collect data on citations for traffic violations.)<br /><br />The highest number of arrests were for drug abuse violations (estimated at 1,531,251 arrests), larceny-theft (estimated at 1,264,986), and driving under the influence (estimated at 1,215,077).<br /><br /><i>[snip]</i><br /><br />Over 74 percent (74.1) of the persons arrested in the nation during 2011 were males. They accounted for 80.4 percent of persons arrested for violent crime and 62.9 percent of persons arrested for property crime.<br /><br />In 2011, 69.2 percent of all persons arrested were white, 28.4 percent were black, and the remaining 2.4 percent were of other races.CMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481861530761114492noreply@blogger.com