Comments on: *Blink* http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/02/03/blink/ Manifesto-driven development. Eclectic thoughts. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Richard http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/02/03/blink/#comment-243 Richard Sat, 05 Feb 2005 07:49:40 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=76#comment-243 My guess is that the entire reason for the interview (and I use the term loosely, in O'Reilly's case) is to distance the Fox Position from saying "McCarthy is misunderstood". And maybe to attack her for not going after Bill Maher (a man with his own show and some... interesting opinions on a range of issues. See for example <a href="http://www.safesearching.com/billmaher/print/t_hbo_realtime_102204.htm">his thoughts on vaccines</a>). While I'm linking to Bill Maher's website, you should check out his interview with <a href="http://www.safesearching.com/billmaher/print/t_hbo_realtime_102904.htm">Ann Coulter</a> for some outright lunacy: <blockquote> COULTER: [overlapping]—Ronald Reagan would not have been reading at a school. My objection is that the most powerful leader in the world is taking the time to sit in kindergarten classes and read textbooks as president. But I’m not the one who said women should have the right to vote. </blockquote> My guess is that the entire reason for the interview (and I use the term loosely, in O’Reilly’s case) is to distance the Fox Position from saying “McCarthy is misunderstood”. And maybe to attack her for not going after Bill Maher (a man with his own show and some… interesting opinions on a range of issues. See for example his thoughts on vaccines). While I’m linking to Bill Maher’s website, you should check out his interview with Ann Coulter for some outright lunacy:

COULTER: [overlapping]—Ronald Reagan would not have been reading at a school. My objection is that the most powerful leader in the world is taking the time to sit in kindergarten classes and read textbooks as president. But I’m not the one who said women should have the right to vote.

]]> By: Chris http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/02/03/blink/#comment-228 Chris Fri, 04 Feb 2005 01:45:38 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=76#comment-228 Yeah sorry about that. When I'm back from the US I'll change over to a better comment spam solution "for your convenience and security." Yeah sorry about that.

When I’m back from the US I’ll change over to a better comment spam solution “for your convenience and security.”

]]> By: Alan Green http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/02/03/blink/#comment-227 Alan Green Thu, 03 Feb 2005 23:50:41 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=76#comment-227 Oh, and small 'l' and '1' too. Oh, and small ‘l’ and ‘1′ too.

]]> By: Alan Green http://brainsnorkel.com/2005/02/03/blink/#comment-226 Alan Green Thu, 03 Feb 2005 23:50:06 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=76#comment-226 I wonder if it's because O'Reilly went hard on Mike Moore for using that hyperbolic style, and has enough integrity to condemn Coulter for using the same style? A pleasing development, if so. PS: I hate your Turing test because it keeps telling me that I am a machine. I get I and 1 and 0 and O mixed up all the time. Wordpress then eats my comment, so if I didn't defensively copy it to the clipboard first I have to type it all again. Sometimes I don't bother (maybe that's a good thing :) I wonder if it’s because O’Reilly went hard on Mike Moore for using that hyperbolic style, and has enough integrity to condemn Coulter for using the same style? A pleasing development, if so.

PS: I hate your Turing test because it keeps telling me that I am a machine. I get I and 1 and 0 and O mixed up all the time. Wordpress then eats my comment, so if I didn’t defensively copy it to the clipboard first I have to type it all again. Sometimes I don’t bother (maybe that’s a good thing :)

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