Comments on: If you open your eyes David, you might see the point you just missed

By: Sadly, No!

Sadly, No! — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 22:41:01 +0000

We’re Doomed

Via Matthew Yglesias, we find this deeply disturbing post from Seb’s best bud David Frum about Bush’s latest Supreme Court pick, Harriet Miers: In the White House that hero worshipped the president, Miers was distinguished by the intensity of her…

By: That Tall Guy

That Tall Guy — Sun, 04 Jul 2004 00:06:54 +0000

Sorry, I don’t think your math stands up. You’re saying that the 45% increase in federal revenue is “almost all of” / “the lion’s share of” 67% of the GDP. It’s apples and oranges. I don’t expect that even Canadian federal revenues are anywhere near as large as the country’s GDP — so you’re taking 45% of a small number and saying it’s most of 67% of a much larger number.

If you’re going to use numbers, use them accurately, eh?

By: Sadly, No!

Sadly, No! — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 20:40:54 +0000

Abhishiktananda: Oops, we didn’t realize we’d forgotten the link. Added now, whether you need it or not.

By: glenstonecottage

glenstonecottage — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 18:14:52 +0000

Amen to that, Miel. Someone once said:

“The average Canadian voter is an eminently reasonable fellow. All he expects from government are first-class public services, low taxes, and a balanced budget.”

By: Miel

Miel — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 17:11:37 +0000

The thing people also forget is what they get from their taxes. People whose whole education was subsidized (including university), who work in fields also aided by government grants, etc. go on to complain about taxes. Of course now lots of tax money goes to war but somehow you’d think it was handed over in gold bars to all those lazy homeless people.

By: Points of Information

Points of Information — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 15:49:12 +0000

Frum correct? Sadly, no! Actually, not so sadly…

Mustafa Hirji and I had a big argument about David Frum’s typical misrepresentations and Brad DeLong’s response to them. Now David Frum has responded to DeLong on lines somewhat similar to those used by Mr. Hirji….

By: four legs good

four legs good — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 14:29:51 +0000

Has anyone asked Frum how his book (“An End To Evil”) is selling? Is it on the bargain book table at Borders yet?

I saw it on a remainder table months and months ago. Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

He’s an idiot.

By: d&c

d&c — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 12:08:09 +0000

The best part about any increase in wages up here is that it is never spent on health insurance premiums – Also, we’ve had a pretty good eleven years – that’s why Conservatives only got 29% of the vote nationally –
Frum’s a national embarassement – you would have loved him Mom – She was the best interviewer I ever had the pleasure of listening to -

By: Linnaeus

Linnaeus — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 12:02:09 +0000

While it’s on my mind, Seb, happy Canada Day. Unless you’re one of those separatists, in which case you probably don’t care….oh, well, I tried. :)

By: glenstonecottage

glenstonecottage — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 11:37:41 +0000

Oh, yeah, almost forgot… David’s wingnut wife (can’t remember her name at this moment, but she chose to keep her maiden name as her professional writing name) once wrote an article criticizing married women who…. three guesses?

Go ahead, guess!

If you guessed “married women who don’t use their husband’s last name” then you win a genuine zinc-plated wingnut!

By: glenstonecottage

glenstonecottage — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 10:45:27 +0000

Somebody up here in Canada got off a good one at David, who somehow snags gig commenting on political and economics here.

“Shouldn’t a major requirement for reporting on a country be that you actually LIVE in the country that you’re reporting on?”

That being said, I agree with Khaki Snat that we don’t really miss David here, and you are welcome to keep him until you absolutely can’t stand one minute more.

By: Khaki Snat

Khaki Snat — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 09:29:07 +0000

OOPS! SORRY FOR THE DOUBLE.

By: Khaki Snat

Khaki Snat — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 09:27:09 +0000

May I apologise on behalf of all frozen Canuckistans for having inflicted this tedious, tendentious and essentially clueless bore upon your Republic? Truth be told, he couldn’t find work in Canada save at the financially crippled National Post and this despite being the offspring of the late Barbara Frum, Canada’s finest radio journalist. If the acorn falls not far from the oak, I have to conclude that the David acorn detatched during a hurricane.

Despite my apology I ask that you not send him back. Surely Free Republic can find something for him to do.

By: Khaki Snat

Khaki Snat — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 09:26:57 +0000

Despite my apology I ask that you not send him back. Surely Free Republic can find something for him to do.

By: renato

renato — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 07:05:08 +0000

Has anyone asked Frum how his book (“An End To Evil”) is selling? Is it on the bargain book table at Borders yet?

Last time I checked at a book store, they had LOTS of copies on hand. Many of them dusty.

By: renato

renato — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 07:03:58 +0000

whatever the original meaning of “lion’s share”, I think we can all agree that today, pretty much anyone who uses it is trying to say, “by far the largest part…”

By: Abhishiktananda

Abhishiktananda — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 06:03:12 +0000

Disregard, I just saw it in Frum’s incoherent ramblings at NRO.

By: Abhishiktananda

Abhishiktananda — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 05:55:55 +0000

Sadly No, I was hoping you could print the full text of Frum’s reply, just for kicks.

By: Sadly, No!

Sadly, No! — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 05:51:47 +0000

Ooh, excitement is in da house! From our referral logs:

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By: Sadly, No!

Sadly, No! — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 05:48:49 +0000

Abhishiktananda: What?

NTodd: Hmm, poutine.