I read it, and I wouldn't put any money the writer's analysis; it is typical of the New York Times. Their columnists live in a strange world, and their editors seem to be too busy with multi-cocktail lunches to actually proofread and edit. For but one instance, I note the statement that "It was during this time that [Buttigieg] crystallized a hard pivot to the party’s ideological center," No, to the party's right wing. IMO. I thought that it was rather amusing when they posted that story about all the fervid Trump supporters in Golden Valley, Arizona--but evidently didn't check their own archives and pick up the fact that Timothy McVeigh settled there. Maybe they are all too young to remember the Oklahoma City bombing. Let's see....that was in 1995, so just short of 25 years ago. If we estimate the age at which people start paying attention to the news is 15, that would make the youngest reported who remembers that 40 years old. Quite possibly only a minority of their reporters is over 40. I regularly shake my head at their evident ignorance of history, geography, and science. It seems to me that they were clueless with respect to Howard, Bernie, and HRC. Among other things and people.
Heck, Bill--you can't expect them to remember all the way back to 2004. (And the NYT had Howard and the Deaniacs all wrong back then, in my opinion. It was like they were reporting from Burkina Faso.) OK, I have a bad attitude. And I do look at NYT stories from time to times.
Donno specifically about the NYT, but I do seem to remember everyone in the media being extremely hostile to Howard, just as they are extremely hostile to Bernie. Still shaking my head over the headline a few days back stating that Bernie is antisemitic.
The Tribune recently switched from the WaPo to the NYT as its national news partner, and this appears to have significantly increased the number of articles worth posting. You only get five free articles a month, however, which could be a problem.
Usually the way those paywalls work by putting a cookie on your browser. If you are up to finding and deleting specific cookies, that ought to work well--but I haven't gotten around to that. Between my laptop and my desktop, I have at least eight modern browsers. When I max out article views on one, I switch to another. Rarely does that not work.
When you have a mentally-ill moron in office who views the presidency as a side-line what can you expect? He's too busy golfing, tweeting, attacking any and every one who doesn't bow before him, watching TV and holding his "please stroke my Ego" rallies. Ugh. There is speculation that he is not even aware of reality but operating as if he is on a TV show.
There is no question that he is terribly ill. One would certainly think to the point of being incapacitated. To me, the fact that he has not been removed from office due to his obviously failing mental health is the most frightening aspect of a frightening presidency.
I was looking through the realclearpolitics.com summary of polls for early states: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, California, Texas and Massachusetts. At this time, it looks like there are only three candidates who make it through all those: Biden, Sanders, and Warren.
Buttiegieg lead in Iowa and is second to Bernie in New Hampshire. But unless he gets major momentum from those, he's below the cutoff in Nevada and South Carolina. He's iffy.
I figure that Biden is coasting on name recognition and the fact that most people aren't paying attention yet. It could also be that the pollsters aren't polling a lot of people who will be voting for the first time.
AWESOME!! It feels like a whole new decade, though my engineer husband says that, technically, it's not a new decade until this year ends. But, hey, I'm visual, and that "2020" sure looks fine.
Central Park Five: Bloomberg doesn’t accept DNA evidence and confession when it doesn’t match his prejudices. [Click] As if we didn’t have enough reason to vote against him.
ReplyDeleteWhy one week in mid-October was the most important of the year for the Democratic primary race. Not sure I entirely accept the analysis, but worth a look.
ReplyDeleteI read it, and I wouldn't put any money the writer's analysis; it is typical of the New York Times. Their columnists live in a strange world, and their editors seem to be too busy with multi-cocktail lunches to actually proofread and edit. For but one instance, I note the statement that "It was during this time that [Buttigieg] crystallized a hard pivot to the party’s ideological center,"
DeleteNo, to the party's right wing. IMO.
I thought that it was rather amusing when they posted that story about all the fervid Trump supporters in Golden Valley, Arizona--but evidently didn't check their own archives and pick up the fact that Timothy McVeigh settled there. Maybe they are all too young to remember the Oklahoma City bombing. Let's see....that was in 1995, so just short of 25 years ago. If we estimate the age at which people start paying attention to the news is 15, that would make the youngest reported who remembers that 40 years old. Quite possibly only a minority of their reporters is over 40. I regularly shake my head at their evident ignorance of history, geography, and science. It seems to me that they were clueless with respect to Howard, Bernie, and HRC. Among other things and people.
Youngest reporteR, rather.
DeleteJoe Biden rebounds, Elizabeth Warren slows, Bernie Sanders rolls: How shifting financial fortunes illustrate the unsettled nature of the Democratic race. The official figures will be important, of course, especially in terms of cash on hand. And I don't think Bernie is the first to show you can run for president without relying on big-money donors. I seem to recall someone named Howard.
ReplyDeleteHeck, Bill--you can't expect them to remember all the way back to 2004. (And the NYT had Howard and the Deaniacs all wrong back then, in my opinion. It was like they were reporting from Burkina Faso.) OK, I have a bad attitude. And I do look at NYT stories from time to times.
DeleteDonno specifically about the NYT, but I do seem to remember everyone in the media being extremely hostile to Howard, just as they are extremely hostile to Bernie. Still shaking my head over the headline a few days back stating that Bernie is antisemitic.
DeleteDoctors say Bernie Sanders has recovered well from heart attack and is healthy enough for ‘rigors of the presidency’.
ReplyDeleteYeeeaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
DeleteThe Tribune recently switched from the WaPo to the NYT as its national news partner, and this appears to have significantly increased the number of articles worth posting. You only get five free articles a month, however, which could be a problem.
ReplyDeleteUsually the way those paywalls work by putting a cookie on your browser. If you are up to finding and deleting specific cookies, that ought to work well--but I haven't gotten around to that. Between my laptop and my desktop, I have at least eight modern browsers. When I max out article views on one, I switch to another. Rarely does that not work.
DeleteAnother approach is to copy the title of the article, google it, and view it on another newspaper's web site. But that's more trouble.
DeleteThe Decade in Which Everything Was Great But Felt Terrible [Click] “In the 2010s America achieved late capitalism.”
ReplyDeleteWhy the Phrase 'Late Capitalism' Is Suddenly Everywhere [Click] Is that like “the late Arthur Dent?” [he ducks]
LOL
DeleteGuardian Headlines:
ReplyDeleteIraq: Trump threatens Iran will pay ‘a very big price’ over US embassy protests in Baghdad.
Washington faces humiliating day as hundreds storm American compound chanting slogans in support of pro-Iranian militias
Analysis: Iraq riots expose a weaker US with fewer options
Embassy protest: A symbolic blow to US prestige
Nobody could have seen that coming, oh, no.
When you have a mentally-ill moron in office who views the presidency as a side-line what can you expect? He's too busy golfing, tweeting, attacking any and every one who doesn't bow before him, watching TV and holding his "please stroke my Ego" rallies. Ugh. There is speculation that he is not even aware of reality but operating as if he is on a TV show.
ReplyDeleteWhich raises a question in my mind: could it be that he thinks television "reality" shows are reality? Could be. I stick to my diagnosis: senility.
DeleteThere is no question that he is terribly ill. One would certainly think to the point of being incapacitated. To me, the fact that he has not been removed from office due to his obviously failing mental health is the most frightening aspect of a frightening presidency.
DeleteNew Zealand shrouded in smoke from Australian bushfires [Click]
ReplyDeleteConspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook case [Click]
ReplyDeleteGood!
Delete6 gang members arrested in Fresno mass shooting. Victims mistakenly targeted, police say [Click]
ReplyDeleteTrump is unpopular in Texas. The state won’t sit quietly. [Click] “Trump’s popularity in Texas remains far below what it should be given the state’s significant Republican lean.”
ReplyDeleteMore on Texas [Click] (From August)
DeleteI was looking through the realclearpolitics.com summary of polls for early states:
ReplyDeleteIowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, California, Texas and Massachusetts. At this time, it looks like there are only three candidates who make it through all those: Biden, Sanders, and Warren.
Good. Though I remain puzzled at Biden's continued high polling numbers. Name recognition? Surely, nobody actually wants him as president!
DeleteButtiegieg lead in Iowa and is second to Bernie in New Hampshire. But unless he gets major momentum from those, he's below the cutoff in Nevada and South Carolina. He's iffy.
DeleteI figure that Biden is coasting on name recognition and the fact that most people aren't paying attention yet. It could also be that the pollsters aren't polling a lot of people who will be voting for the first time.
DeleteNew Zealand shrouded in smoke from Australian bushfires [Click] That’s a distance of about 1400-1500 miles.
ReplyDeleteHey! Happy New Year to one and all.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan; and I second the motion.
DeleteClink!
DeleteMeet Steve, the winter sky phenomenon [Click] Steve has been around for eons, but has been mis-identified as aurora until now. Video [Click]
ReplyDeleteWikipedia entry [Click] With other links.
DeleteHappy New Year from Massachusetts!
ReplyDeleteThree hours to go out here.
DeleteAh, the night is young. :)
DeleteHappy New Year from Vermont!
ReplyDelete*clink!*
ReplyDelete.____
| . . .|
.\ .. /
. .||
. .||
. ==
AWESOME!!
ReplyDeleteIt feels like a whole new decade, though my engineer husband says that, technically, it's not a new decade until this year ends. But, hey, I'm visual, and that "2020" sure looks fine.
Remember those graphics combining a simplified version of Bernie's head (mostly his hair) and 2020 for glasses?
Delete