tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230105326154789140.post3742759385853847400..comments2023-05-07T08:05:24.118-05:00Comments on Your Analytic Analeptic: This Little GambitΦhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793923196182331129noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230105326154789140.post-65100693825624511732011-05-17T16:47:30.271-05:002011-05-17T16:47:30.271-05:00Though it may not be obvious, you have had a signi...Though it may not be obvious, you have had a significant impact on my blogging, believe it for not. And it's good to be reminded that people like you and I can disagree without being disagreeable. So thank you for that.Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03793923196182331129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230105326154789140.post-79455274349394689632011-05-14T22:00:28.779-05:002011-05-14T22:00:28.779-05:00Disregard the previous comment! Found it! :)
Also...Disregard the previous comment! Found it! :)<br /><br />Also, thanks for always teaching me something. I've cultivated many a relationship with, or at bare minimum regular consumption of, seemingly endless online sources. And I must say your blog has still managed to leave a significant mark, and I think that's because of how much I've learned from you, one way or the other. So thanks. :)Juniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417147046724209351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230105326154789140.post-76662949765422625352011-01-16T10:35:54.078-06:002011-01-16T10:35:54.078-06:00Thanks again for your kind words.
There are peop...Thanks again for your kind words. <br /><br />There are people on the left who need to be called out. I used to be a casual fan of Olbermann because some of his critiques of the previous administration seemed spot-on. But at some point, he started resorting to mere name-calling in some of his comments. (You should watch this Daily Show segment in which Stewart calls out Olbermann if you haven't already: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-january-21-2010/special-comment---keith-olbermann-s-name-calling. It's really good.) And though I don't remember the details, I noticed during one segment some time ago that Olbermann's logic was pretty sloppy and I felt like I was being propagandized. So I don't watch him anymore. Maddow by contrast is obviously a left-winger, but at least she's calm, rational, and she's not mean (relative to others in her business, anyway). <br /><br />Anyway, I've never heard of Oliver Willis. So I'll have to look his stuff up. <br /><br />Bias is a funny thing. I think the crucial question is this: does the bias precede the facts and the arguments, or does it follow it? After all, the evidence can make us biased, but there's nothing wrong with that. The facts should bias us. With people like Erickson and Olbermann, often it seems that they begin with the bias: they have a rhetorical goal to achieve regardless what the facts may be. It seems that Erickson feels that he must combat any attempt to link right-wing punditry with Loughner. So he and others simply assert that there's no link, when we don't even know that for sure yet. Or they offer arguments that are pretty obviously bad. And they write these confused posts in which they seem to contradict themselves. That tells me that they're just making stuff up rather than being led by facts and principles. <br /><br />I guess we can agree to disagree about Sarah Palin. Perhaps someday you can write in some detail about why you like her so much so I can see where you're coming from. And perhaps I could write about why I voted for Obama and what I think about him now. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment!Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03793923196182331129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230105326154789140.post-80118818376118443422011-01-15T16:11:51.421-06:002011-01-15T16:11:51.421-06:00I laughed out loud with each "posty" &am...I laughed out loud with each "posty" & after reading the final line. Your blog is quickly solidifying itself as a true favorite. Not for nothing, but I would like to see you call out more on the left. For every Ziganto there's an Oliver Willis.<br /><br />When I read anything by either of the RS writers mentioned I find myself consistently asking (as often as I do when watching Olbermann or reading the likes of O Willis): where is the logic? Their bias is so apparent even rookies like me are able to see straight through it.<br /><br />And with ALL of that said, I still love Sarah Palin!<br />Mwahaha. :)Juniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417147046724209351noreply@blogger.com