Comments on: Fixing The Internet

By: Tulkinghorn

Tulkinghorn — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:23:10 +0000

Correction — second in line for the throne. Even worse — just two bullets/bombs from the leadership of the free world! A woman, from San Gamorrah!! Panic everbody!

By: Tulkinghorn

Tulkinghorn — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:20:19 +0000

We can expect to hear a lot about assassination in the next few weeks, as rightist freak out about the possibility of Pelosi being third in line for the throne.

By: D. Sidhe

D. Sidhe — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:18:57 +0000

Um. Flip a coin. Fake Gary. But I wouldn’t put money on that, actually.

Jillian, I’ve always felt Ginger was a pretty clear anarchist. I compliment you on your astute reading of subversive sitcommery.

Marq, let’s dream together of a better future, shall we? War crimes tribunals sound just about right.

By: Rary Guppert

Rary Guppert — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:50:09 +0000

The fact is that Photoshopping invalidates any news value from a source. Reuters Photoshopped smoke into a picture; therefore, everything Reuters printed about Israelis bombing Lebanese civilians was a lie.

In much the same way, now that Katie Couric has been Photoshopped, everything she reports in her new job as CBS anchor will be false.

By: Jillian

Jillian — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:27:56 +0000

Sheesh. What next, Maryann from Gilliganâ€™s Island?

That’s silly. Maryann wasn’t a liberal.

Everybody knows she was a Marxist-Lenninist.

And Ginger was an anarchist. That’s why they were always fighting over the men on the island – it was a subtle commentary on the struggles within the factions of the left for the heart and soul of the working man.

“Gilligan’s Island” is such obvious leftist propaganda.

By: a different brad

a different brad — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:06:19 +0000

And I said “as if by coincidence” because it clearly isn’t a coincidence. NBC put this episode on tonight to cash in on the controversy everyone’s talking about.

By: a different brad

a different brad — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:03:19 +0000

As if by coincidence, Sarah Vowell is on tonight’s conan repeat.
It’s been a long time since Malkin surprised me, but that did it. I’m too stunned to even snark. I just can’t comprehend how the fuck Malkin could drag poor Vowell into this. She’s too nice to have to deal with wingnut hatemail. But, if we’re lucky, maybe a Daily Show segment will come out of it.
I doubt Malkin even read it. That whole post has a cut and paste feel to it, either from some other minor wingnut blog or who knows what. Whoever did the hackery probably saw the book at the top of the results of googling republican and assassination, clicked, saw Vowell contributes to npr, and just went with it from there. It’s not like any of Malkin’s readers will ever read a book written by someone fully literate, that features confusing things like big words and commas and proper editing and fact checking.

By: Dr. T

Dr. T — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:01:11 +0000

ahem: What? Malkin condemned something she hadn’t read, or worse, completely misunderstood? Tell me it isn’t so! I’ve always thought that, for all her faults, she was a solid researcher. Another illusion dashed!

As for photoshopping Katie – look, the girl just wanted to look good. We all know how hard it is once you get to a certain age to keep the weight off. Give her a break! This is no better or worse than make up, wearing something slimming, or tweaking the truth on Match.com. People need to grow up.

By: ahem

ahem — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:36:57 +0000

That was my reaction, too. The book is a pretty loving ode to the memory of those three presidents â€” Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley â€” and the museum curators, docents, preservationists, curators, and all the like who keep their memories alive.

It’s one of those books where it’s actually worth getting the audiobook version, even if you think audiobooks are for lazy fuckers. Once you get past… well, Sarah Vowell’s voice, it’s really engaging, and the celebrity voices (Jon Stewart as Garfield, f’rinstance) are a lot of fun. But I can’t believe that La Maglalang has read Assassination Vacation. After all, it’s a book that’s infused with a true love of one’s country — for the good stuff.

By: Marq

Marq — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:12:26 +0000

I certainly don’t want anyone assassinated. I just want certain guilty parties remanded to teh Hague for war-crimes trials.

By: D. Sidhe

D. Sidhe — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:04:03 +0000

When the hell did Katie Couric become a liberal maven? Good god. You look away for twenty seconds, and they’re suddenly declaring newsbimbos our dark overlords. Tell you what, kids. You decide who *your* thoughtleaders are, we’ll decide who *ours* are. And Katie ain’t cuttin’ it in any sense.

Sheesh. What next, Maryann from Gilligan’s Island?

By: Anne Laurie

Anne Laurie — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:47:18 +0000

I am, however, for kicking Bush repeatedly in the balls.

You would need very pointy shoes and extremely precise aim. Even then, given that I’ve heard his Secret Service code name is “Numb Nuts”, it would be unlikely to have much effect on the man. Although it would make you, and me, and quite a few other patriotic Americans, happy!

(P.S. Dear NSA: This is an example of “humor”, much like when Ann Coulter threatens to put rat poison in someone’s food.)

By: punkinsmom

punkinsmom — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:35:01 +0000

Frankly, I don’t find the advocation of anyone’s assassination humorous. And that includes, Chimpy McShrubington. Mocking, sure. Ranting, you bettcha. Even outright disgust, no problem. But his death? Nope, can’t go there. Not rabid enough, I guess.

By: mikey

mikey — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:29:36 +0000

Ann Coulter and Michelle Malkin:

Two Rats Syndrome…

mikey

By: Some Guy

Some Guy — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:21:51 +0000

Clearly, then, Michelle condones Coulter, who has repeated called for the assasination and excecution of numerous people who she dislikes, including presidents?
I mean, that would be a no brainer. Right?

…yeah, that explains a lot.

Why, speaking of, isn’t that last pic in her post a shooting target? Sweet jesus, the crazy libs have taken up arms! Cripes! Now what are the scared conservatives going to joke around about being macho about, if they don’t even have the gun advantage!
I’m actually not sure what it is, but it definatly looks shot at.

By: justme

justme — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:03:11 +0000

What now? Oh, I thought you meant this. I think we can all guess how this is going to be spun.

By: pastor maker

pastor maker — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:03:08 +0000

Assassinate Bush? Which end would the sniper aim for?

By: Otto Man

Otto Man — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:02:27 +0000

Oh, as long as this post is titled “Fixing the Internet,” could you do something about the stalled Seinfeld Quotetron 3000 in the header?

That damned Pennypacker quote is startin’ to mock me.

By: Otto Man

Otto Man — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:56:42 +0000

Sarah Vowell? Is she fucking kidding me?

That was my reaction, too. The book is a pretty loving ode to the memory of those three presidents — Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley — and the museum curators, docents, preservationists, curators, and all the like who keep their memories alive.

Once again, Malkin demonstrates that she has the reading comprehension skills of a three-year-old. Which is why she connects so well with her readers, I guess.

By: Bistroist

Bistroist — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:56:03 +0000

By the way, scroll down to the last comment. Ok, so it's nothing special, really. But heck, it made me giggle.