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Note Our Low Price Point
Here’s Confederate Yankee, back to blow your mind again:
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I propose that in addition to charging AP for using blogger content, that AP be charged editorial fees when bloggers are forced to do the fact checking that in-house editors fail to do. For every blog entry proving than an Associated Press story is using false information or misleading, the Associated Press should pay that blogger the AP-supplied standard of $2.50/word. Just doing a quick check of my content from the present back until the beginning of May, the Associated Press owes me editorial services fees of $2,580 for 1,032 words correcting AP stories dating back to May 2. Some of that would be returned to AP (at $2.50/word) for the text examples I cited, but overall, it is a worthwhile enterprise. If I went back through all of my archives, I suspect that I could easily compile a fact-checking bill for the AP in the tens of thousands of dollars.
Above: Message sent to Confederate Yankee in regard to our fact-verification solutions
[Hanx: Dragon-King Wangchuck]
Doctor Missus Marita said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:01
I note the unread e-mail total has only climbed. I guess that means you didn’t get my e-mail asking what’s for dinner…
MzNicky said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:04
You’re misunderestimating the value of your service.
Snort said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:08
A right wing blogger worried about facts?
a different brad said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:11
I emailed him a correction on the distance ‘tween Albany and NYC one time, too. He updated the post n everything. You’re not the only one he owes.
Matt said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:12
I note the unread e-mail total has only climbed.
Isn’t that the same as a percentage decrease? He’s making progress!
Doctor Missus Marita said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:13
Isn’t that the same as a percentage decrease? He’s making progress!
Sweet!
…but I still don’t know what’s for dinner.
Righteous Bubba said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:16
A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do to replace a grill
Gavin M. said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:16
Ravioli and tomato sauce. Probably with a salad, but maybe just sliced tomatoes with olive oil and lemon juice sprinkled on them.
Ripley said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:17
$2,580 will make a nice down payment on a fancy new grill.
SpotWeld said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:18
Sadly, No… the Wal-Mart of fact checking?
Smut Clyde said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:21
Sadly, No… the Wal-Mart of fact checking?
Proudly importing lead-contaminated facts since 2002!
stryx said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:25
I guess a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do to replace a grill.
Again, I thought he was raising money for something completely different.
Michael said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:28
So can America’s Shittiest Website can get a bulk rate discount as well?
Dragon-King Wangchuck said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:33
I am aware of all intertrons webditions.
Gavin M. said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:37
Oh, I missed that. One sec: I’ll add a Hanx to the post…
D.N. Nation said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:39
OT- Just browsed Corrente. Remind me not to do it again.
I don’t care that most of them have finally come to their senses w/r/t yeah, defeating McCain is the most important thing. I’ll silently let them in on the ride, sure. But that’ll be it. They can still sod off otherwise.
Doctor Missus Marita said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:44
Ravioli and tomato sauce. Probably with a salad, but maybe just sliced tomatoes with olive oil and lemon juice sprinkled on them.
Oooh. That sounds wonderful. But if ITTDGY has his way, you’ll be juicing those lemons without the aid of any sort of utensil. How cruel.
Dragon-King Wangchuck said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:46
Hanx 4 da h/t
Dragon-King Wangchuck said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:51
Unread threads +25
But we read three of them in the last post so +28
Time: 21:58-18:02 = 3 hours 56 minutes or 236 minutes
time until next e-mail: 236 / 28 = 14.5 seconds!!! OMG that’s a lot of email.
Righteous Bubba said,
June 19, 2008 at 22:59
But if ITTDGY has his way, you’ll be juicing those lemons without the aid of any sort of utensil.
Can’t you come up with some lemons that juice themselves?
Doctor Missus Marita said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:04
Can’t you come up with some lemons that juice themselves?
I’m on it, but my first priority is self-milking cows.
So many genetic modifications to make, so little time.
another jim said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:06
Damn! That’s good snark.
Legalize said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:08
Teh Wankee is holding out until he can’t afford NOT to purchase teh Sadlylylylyly’s fact checking services. Jesus, it’s simple economics, silly LIEbruls.
tigrismus said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:13
I’m on it, but my first priority is self-milking cows.
As a liberal, vegan organic meat fruit(meatables?) should be top priority. Ooh, maybe the plants could even have a milky sap that tastes great in caffe lattes AND causes abortion and homosex.
Gavin M. said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:14
I read all the comment threads and Sadly emails, you know. I don’t want it to seem like I let them pile up unread.
The botanical, archaeological, and Saab-related list traffic sort of piles up from time to time, in drifts hundreds of messages thick.
christian h. said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:15
I nominate this for “post of the year”.
Righteous Bubba said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:15
self-milking cows
You don’t need any genetic modifications here, you just gotta TEACH ‘em.
And people piss all over education degrees. Sheesh.
Doctor Missus Marita said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:18
Well tigrismus, I’ve not made much progress on that front, but I would like to remind everyone of Gavin’s stellar efforts in the field, which include Tofobster, Tofoysters, and Tofuck.
I’ll see what I can do about augmenting them with the Liberaleriffic side effects though.
SamFromUtah said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:23
maybe the plants could even have a milky sap that tastes great in caffe lattes AND causes abortion and homosex.
Didn’t they find out that soy milk already does that?
Marco said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:23
How is CY going to pay you? In Dungeons & Dragons hit points?
Righteous Bubba said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:28
a milky sap that tastes great in caffe lattes AND causes abortion
The Aborshake! Yum!
mikey said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:29
Ravioli and tomato sauce. Probably with a salad, but maybe just sliced tomatoes with olive oil and lemon juice sprinkled on them.
Hmmm. Seems, kind of, oh, I dunno. Spartan?
How bout if you do that, but start with a dozen medium shimp. Make a tempura batter with a half a bottle of REALLY cold dark beer and a half a teaspoon of cayenne. Hot mustard dipping sauce.
Then do your raviolis and salad, but wouldn’t a couple steamed artichoke hearts, chilled and drizzled with a tangy vinegarette be a nice addition?
mikey
Oh. And hit the tomatoes with a sprinkling of fresh herbs. Maybe a little fennel, a little rosemary and a little mint?
MzNicky said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:34
Careful with those tomatoes Eugene. I mean Gavin.
Gavin M. said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:38
Shrimp and artichokes are sometimes-foods (Marita doesn’t really like them as much as I do), but yes! on the fresh herbs. Instead of tomato sauce, what would you think of finishing the ravioli in a pan with sofrito?
mikey said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:46
Hell yeah! Toss the ravioli in a sofrito with a little diced pancetta and a handful of pistachios…
mikey
Orange Tom said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:51
Not to change the thread or anything but, errr, the amnesty bill that Hoyer is pushing covers torturers also.
“Persons immune from lawsuits include “Anyone” who “provid[ed] assistance to an element of the intelligence community . . . in connection with intelligence activity involving communications that was (i) authorized by the President during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on January 17, 2007 and (ii) designed to prevent or detect a terrorist attack, or activities in preparation of a terrorist attack, against the United States and (B) the subject of a written request or directive . . . indicating that the activity was (i) authorized by the President; and (ii) determined to be lawful.” ”
The so-called “compromise” bill implies that whatever the Prez says is legal, is legal (and bypasses existing laws and, oh yeah, the Constitution). Keep in mind that “persons”, under U.S. law, includes corporations.
Get on the phone NOW and call your Rep, don’t let them pass this.
Snort said,
June 20, 2008 at 0:10
self-milking cows
I think they’ve got self pooping cows now.
Smut Clyde said,
June 20, 2008 at 0:27
Call it the Just Following Orders Bill.
Robert Green said,
June 20, 2008 at 0:47
if i could serve whatever i wanted for dinner
the nouveux oysters rockefeller:
take one part fourth amendment. shred. mix with two parts maryland crab (aka the “hoyer” crab) and one part faux SF liberal (aka the “pelosi”) shrimp.
add shrinking violet and some chopped concern troll.
put the whole fucking thing down jay rockefeller’s throat and squeeze. keep squeezing. when the whole thing turns blue, add some tabasco (aim for the eyes, but i watch alot of porn so what do i know?), kick in the groin, and weep as your country is destroyed by what is ostensibly “your” party.
if you like, you can add bitters, but i’m pretty sure i already did.
mikey said,
June 20, 2008 at 1:08
Greenwald et al have already raised 200 grand specifically to target cowardly democratic bush/cheney sellouts. I think this is the BEST solution to this ridiculous madness.
They don’t HAVE to do it, which means they’re doing it ’cause they WANT to.
They have to pay a steep political price or it doesn’t ever end.
With this amazing series of t00bz we can fund campaigns that get them defeated in elections.
We can fund primary challengers with a modicum of political courage.
We can make “playing the game” political suicide.
Bring it, Stenny, you fucking traitor, and see what it gets you.
Fuckers…
mikey
81,261 Unread Emails™²³®© said,
June 20, 2008 at 1:23
mikey said,
June 19, 2008 at 23:46
Hell yeah! Toss the ravioli in a sofrito with a little diced pancetta and a handful of pistachios…
mikey
And Brussels sprouts!
81,261 Unread Emails™²³®© said,
June 20, 2008 at 1:25
BTW, are Brussels sprouts an internet tradition yet?
AND DOES JOHN COLE KNOW ABOUT IT? HMMMMMMMM??!ONE!111!
skippy said,
June 20, 2008 at 1:32
wait a minute. isn’t confederate yankee aware of any internet traditions?
Doctor Missus Marita said,
June 20, 2008 at 1:34
Wow Robert, that sounds good and all, but I think I’ll stick with whatever it is Gav makes.
Mikey, I’m always stunned when I end up eating dinner that wasn’t microwaved and/or dumped out of a can (my time with Gavin should have gotten me used to real food, but it hasn’t yet), so the thought of any ravioli that isn’t Chef Boyardee branded is amazing to me. Even if it doesn’t have associated pancetta.
Dragon-King Wangchuck said,
June 20, 2008 at 2:02
Doesn’t it depend on the ravioli? A meaty ravioli fried up in sofrito, maybe with sweet bell peppers and onions - huzzah! A nice full bodied red. Sounds delicious. Cheese ravioli just goes with tomato sauce incredibly well. Tofuvioli I don’t know what to do with.
SomeNYGuy said,
June 20, 2008 at 2:06
“Associated pancetta” sure sounds like an ingredient in an RB recipe. I’m guessing it would be sauteed convivially.
And I think Tofuvioli is conducting “La Gioconda” at the Met next season.
Smut Clyde said,
June 20, 2008 at 2:12
ravioli… sofrito… pancetta…
You’re just making these words up. Some people will do anything to win a game of Scrabble.
Doctor Missus Marita said,
June 20, 2008 at 2:23
It’s a sausage ravioli, and it was finished in a pan with recaito. Very tasty.
And I’m sure that will blow Smut Clyde’s scrabble dictionary even further.
Dragon-King Wangchuck said,
June 20, 2008 at 2:34
With really nice juicy sausages, I prefer not to work them too much. Just a little oil (and garlic), quick sautée - with a crisp chilled white. And a Ceasar salad.
mikey said,
June 20, 2008 at 2:37
On the other hand, if you consider where we are, and where we’re most certainly going, the argument against lightly breading and deep-frying your raviolis pretty much goes away.
And my goodness, is it ever good…
mikey
Dragon-King Wangchuck said,
June 20, 2008 at 2:53
Ooooh. Now you’ve got something. Breaded and deep-fried raviolis. And if you’ve already got some shrimps ready anyways…
Smut Clyde said,
June 20, 2008 at 3:31
How about if I deeply bread and lightly fry my raviolis instead?
Whereever the raviolis is…
Smiling Mortician said,
June 20, 2008 at 3:36
With really nice juicy sausages, I prefer not to work them too much.
Well, sure. I mean, yeah. Of course.
Johnny Coelacanth said,
June 20, 2008 at 6:44
It never pays to overwork your sausage. You could go blind.
mikey's sausage said,
June 20, 2008 at 6:51
Ow!
Ooof.
Dammit.
Cut it out.
Woof.
Hoo.
Hey!
Djur said,
June 20, 2008 at 11:17
I just picked up a fresh bag of dicks from the farmer’s market and I’m going to make tempura!
A Different Jake H. said,
June 20, 2008 at 11:23
Well played, Djur, well played.
I tend to prefer dick musubi to dick tempura. It’s a lot like spam musubi, only, you know, with dicks.
Crissa said,
June 20, 2008 at 11:39
I noticed an increase in unread email between this post and the prior one.
Shell Goddamnit said,
June 20, 2008 at 11:42
I love you people. Pain & sleeplessness at 4:30 am and I’m righteously laughing. What could be better?!
kenga said,
June 20, 2008 at 14:54
One of these days, Gavin’s going to cut you into little pieces and pan-fry you with fresh thyme and diced shallots, finished with a dash of sherry and a splash of cream.
Dragon-King Wangchuck said,
June 20, 2008 at 15:28
One of these days, Gavin’s going to cut you into little pieces and pan-fry you with fresh thyme and diced shallots, finished with a dash of sherry and a splash of cream.
Ahhh, plump juicy sausages and a splash of cream.
billy pilgrim said,
June 20, 2008 at 17:17
I prefer my sausages to be indifferently breaded and frightfully grilled.
I’m sure Righteous Bubba will concur.