Comments on: 2+2=Flabberjabber http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html Poise! Poise! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:57:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sadly, No! » Yay! We’re Back To Where We Were Before 9-11! http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-228897 Sadly, No! » Yay! We’re Back To Where We Were Before 9-11! Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:06:45 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-228897 [...] It’s just the AP. Jamil Hussein probably told them that. Anyway, we already knew al Qaeda was taking over Iraq. Baking children, actually. So yadda, yadda, [...] [...] It’s just the AP. Jamil Hussein probably told them that. Anyway, we already knew al Qaeda was taking over Iraq. Baking children, actually. So yadda, yadda, [...]

]]> By: D. Aristophanes http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-228023 D. Aristophanes Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:19:39 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-228023 Commissar - perhaps. But the fucked-up syllogism that I think is operative here is: PREMISE: The surge is succeeding and Iraq is becoming more secure. PREMISE: The MSM does not want you to know that Iraq is becoming more secure. CONCLUSION: Therefore, the MSM does not want you to know that Iraq is actually becoming less secure. I mean, that makes no sense at all. Commissar – perhaps. But the fucked-up syllogism that I think is operative here is:

PREMISE: The surge is succeeding and Iraq is becoming more secure.
PREMISE: The MSM does not want you to know that Iraq is becoming more secure.
CONCLUSION: Therefore, the MSM does not want you to know that Iraq is actually becoming less secure.

I mean, that makes no sense at all.

]]> By: The Commissar http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227881 The Commissar Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:14:32 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227881 <b>Wingnut logic, it has been said, is a most peculiar sort of animal. </b> You haven't really caught the war supporters in such a contradiction here. If viewed thru your frame of whether or not the traitorous MSM reports good/bad news, I see what you're getting at. But it's the wrong frame. To the war supporters, the MSM does under-reports the good deeds of its enemies (i.e. the US military building schools). It also under-reports the bad deeds of its de facto allies (i.e. atrocities of terrorists). Such a view is almost certainly wrong, but, it is internally consistent. Wingnut logic, it has been said, is a most peculiar sort of animal.

You haven’t really caught the war supporters in such a contradiction here. If viewed thru your frame of whether or not the traitorous MSM reports good/bad news, I see what you’re getting at.

But it’s the wrong frame.

To the war supporters, the MSM does under-reports the good deeds of its enemies (i.e. the US military building schools). It also under-reports the bad deeds of its de facto allies (i.e. atrocities of terrorists). Such a view is almost certainly wrong, but, it is internally consistent.

]]> By: Mooser http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227632 Mooser Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:47:22 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227632 I've heard rumors about people who use airplanes to drop explosives, laden with shrapnel, on people! But that can't be true! Who would deliver death in a manner so cowardly and indiscriminate? I’ve heard rumors about people who use airplanes to drop explosives, laden with shrapnel, on people! But that can’t be true! Who would deliver death in a manner so cowardly and indiscriminate?

]]> By: Xel http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227589 Xel Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:27:32 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227589 The Al-Q story is horrifying if true. But people are dying all over the place, whether because of Al-Q or blunt coalition tactics. Argument by anecdote is still an oxymoron. Do we have to spank these people while teaching them this?!?! The Al-Q story is horrifying if true. But people are dying all over the place, whether because of Al-Q or blunt coalition tactics. Argument by anecdote is still an oxymoron. Do we have to spank these people while teaching them this?!?!

]]> By: MCH http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227554 MCH Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:28:23 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227554 <I>Another interesting tidbit from the Michael Yon report … they discovered some donkeys on the road by the abandoned village that had been shot. But the previous day’s firefight hand nothing to do with that … obviously, al Qaeda had killed the villagers livestock to spite them.</I> Of course the livestock were slaughtered, as ConYank will tell ya. Instead of packing .38s, the dumb cows were relying on <a href="http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/5767.html" rel="nofollow">rape whistles</a>. Another interesting tidbit from the Michael Yon report … they discovered some donkeys on the road by the abandoned village that had been shot. But the previous day’s firefight hand nothing to do with that … obviously, al Qaeda had killed the villagers livestock to spite them.

Of course the livestock were slaughtered, as ConYank will tell ya. Instead of packing .38s, the dumb cows were relying on rape whistles.

]]> By: Smiling Mortician http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227545 Smiling Mortician Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:04:09 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227545 No, but he was in agreement with mikey that braising (or a ragout) is the way to go. He did allude to an American acquaintance who was quite fond of the taste of child, and indicated that such expert testimony was certainly worth considering. No, but he was in agreement with mikey that braising (or a ragout) is the way to go. He did allude to an American acquaintance who was quite fond of the taste of child, and indicated that such expert testimony was certainly worth considering.

]]> By: jim hurt http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227515 jim hurt Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:31:51 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227515 Did Jonathan Swift put a recipe for baked child in his modest proposal? Did Jonathan Swift put a recipe for baked child in his modest proposal?

]]> By: Dan Someone http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227514 Dan Someone Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:28:09 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227514 How does someone named David Wallach in the U.S. military get to be a "native Arabic speaker"? How does someone named David Wallach in the U.S. military get to be a “native Arabic speaker”?

]]> By: Gundamhead http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227512 Gundamhead Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:21:06 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227512 "R. Porrofatto said, July 9, 2007 at 12:23 The thread at the Yon post is simply insane. Amid all the slathering of holy oil on Yon for posting the big story of 14 bodies discovered that the evil MSM will not, there is much gnashing of teeth at the horrors inflicted by “al Queda” and screeches of “this is what it’s all about!” and what we’re fighting for and why we must stay, etc., plus the usual death wishes for libtards, Michael Moore, and Pelosi..." They're getting desperate. They know that this war is a disaster, and they know whose fault it is. They can't take that, so they grasp at any straw that will let them believe otherwise. “R. Porrofatto said,

July 9, 2007 at 12:23

The thread at the Yon post is simply insane. Amid all the slathering of holy oil on Yon for posting the big story of 14 bodies discovered that the evil MSM will not, there is much gnashing of teeth at the horrors inflicted by “al Queda” and screeches of “this is what it’s all about!” and what we’re fighting for and why we must stay, etc., plus the usual death wishes for libtards, Michael Moore, and Pelosi…”

They’re getting desperate. They know that this war is a disaster, and they know whose fault it is. They can’t take that, so they grasp at any straw that will let them believe otherwise.

]]> By: Principal Blackman http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227509 Principal Blackman Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:02:22 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227509 <i>And here I was thinking Iraq was no more violent than your average American inner city. </i> Well, in my city, it's decapitate or be decapitated. Law of the concrete jungle and all that. Everybody aspires to be the Lopper (aka Denogginizer, aka Son of Dad) around here. So yeah, it looks exactly like Iraq. And it's all Al Qaeda's fault. And here I was thinking Iraq was no more violent than your average American inner city.

Well, in my city, it’s decapitate or be decapitated. Law of the concrete jungle and all that. Everybody aspires to be the Lopper (aka Denogginizer, aka Son of Dad) around here. So yeah, it looks exactly like Iraq. And it’s all Al Qaeda’s fault.

]]> By: mikey http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227508 mikey Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:00:56 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227508 The important thing to remember when baking 11 year-olds is that, like baking a particularly juicy Russet, they will build up a trememdous amount of internal steam and will burst all over the inside of your oven if you don't perforate them sufficiently before baking. I understand that al Quaeda has developed a specialized bayonet with tines like a fork. Then it's just a quick drizzle with olive oil, a shake of salt and into the oven! Personally, I think baking's the wrong way to go here. A slow braise with root vegetables is going to yield better results... mikey The important thing to remember when baking 11 year-olds is that, like baking a particularly juicy Russet, they will build up a trememdous amount of internal steam and will burst all over the inside of your oven if you don’t perforate them sufficiently before baking. I understand that al Quaeda has developed a specialized bayonet with tines like a fork. Then it’s just a quick drizzle with olive oil, a shake of salt and into the oven!

Personally, I think baking’s the wrong way to go here. A slow braise with root vegetables is going to yield better results…

mikey

]]> By: t4toby http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227507 t4toby Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:46:25 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227507 It'd all be really funny if the total lack of acuity on their part was not so malleable. When I'm defending my home and family from the mobs of Brown Shirts, will it matter if I'm intellectually superior? I hope so... It’d all be really funny if the total lack of acuity on their part was not so malleable.

When I’m defending my home and family from the mobs of Brown Shirts, will it matter if I’m intellectually superior? I hope so…

]]> By: Southern Beale http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227505 Southern Beale Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:44:37 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227505 Speaking of Wignut Logic, the Little Green Snotballs are trying to tell everyone that because <a href="http://sobeale.blogspot.com/2007/07/wingnuts-on-kool-aid.html" rel="nofollow">Cat Stevens said something stupid in 1989</a>, Al Gore isn't fit to be president and global warming isn't real. Heh. Speaking of Wignut Logic, the Little Green Snotballs are trying to tell everyone that because Cat Stevens said something stupid in 1989, Al Gore isn’t fit to be president and global warming isn’t real.

Heh.

]]> By: Alice Cooper http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227503 Alice Cooper Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:38:45 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227503 Only women bleed. Only women bleed.

]]> By: sagra http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227501 sagra Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:32:57 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227501 *sigh* If a guy jumps from an airplane and flaps his arms, he will fall to the ground. If, instead of flapping his arms, he deploys a parachute, he will also fall. Flap, Ace, flap hard! *sigh*

If a guy jumps from an airplane and flaps his arms, he will fall to the ground. If, instead of flapping his arms, he deploys a parachute, he will also fall.

Flap, Ace, flap hard!

]]> By: D. Aristophanes http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227500 D. Aristophanes Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:31:03 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227500 Another interesting tidbit from the Michael Yon report ... they discovered some donkeys on the road by the abandoned village that had been shot. But the previous day's firefight hand nothing to do with that ... obviously, al Qaeda had killed the villagers livestock to spite them. Because flying bullets never hit unintentional targets. Another interesting tidbit from the Michael Yon report … they discovered some donkeys on the road by the abandoned village that had been shot. But the previous day’s firefight hand nothing to do with that … obviously, al Qaeda had killed the villagers livestock to spite them.

Because flying bullets never hit unintentional targets.

]]> By: Legalize http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227491 Legalize Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:45:49 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227491 But 6 months ago teh winngers told me that it was safer to walk down the streets of Iraq than it was to stroll about the South Bronx. But 6 months ago teh winngers told me that it was safer to walk down the streets of Iraq than it was to stroll about the South Bronx.

]]> By: Jillian http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227488 Jillian Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:19:07 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227488 There were Yankee supporters of the Confederacy. They were known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copperheads" rel="nofollow">"Copperheads"</a>. It's a catchier name than "traitors", I suppose. There were Yankee supporters of the Confederacy.

They were known as “Copperheads”.

It’s a catchier name than “traitors”, I suppose.

]]> By: Leonard's Getting Larger http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227487 Leonard's Getting Larger Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:11:08 +0000 http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/6407.html#comment-227487 States' rights...to own slaves. "Confederate Yankee," "Nazi Zionist," "Stalinist Trotskyite," whatever-- why are we surprised he's giving a paradoxical account of the MSM's conspiracy against the war? He contains mul(le)titudes. States’ rights…to own slaves.

“Confederate Yankee,” “Nazi Zionist,” “Stalinist Trotskyite,” whatever– why are we surprised he’s giving a paradoxical account of the MSM’s conspiracy against the war? He contains mul(le)titudes.

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