tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post1498687319687716341..comments2024-03-03T04:40:39.492-05:00Comments on Fire Megan McArdle: Can't Sleepbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-36300169247207953622009-03-17T15:33:00.000-04:002009-03-17T15:33:00.000-04:00Sorry, but that was too long and too big a mess.Sorry, but that was too long and too big a mess.bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-17520421707468525502009-03-17T12:22:00.000-04:002009-03-17T12:22:00.000-04:00cp,she was implying that Stewart is somehow influe...cp,<BR/><I>she was implying that Stewart is somehow influencial over people's more important, life-altering decisions</I><BR/>That's exactly what I think she meant. I justed wanted to show what kind of decisions are shaped by Stewart.<BR/><BR/><I>I already went into a rage over at Susan's place </I><BR/>Oh cool, be right there.bulbulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505565281151328789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-24716556074560843162009-03-17T12:10:00.000-04:002009-03-17T12:10:00.000-04:00bulbul - given the absurd severity with which she'...bulbul - given the absurd severity with which she's addressing the subject, I assumed that by "shaping decisions," she was implying that Stewart is somehow influencial over people's more important, life-altering decisions. I've bought books the same as you, so you've got a point that he does shape some decisions, but they're little ones like what I read on the train.<BR/><BR/>I already went into a rage over at Susan's place over that suicide blog, but man, is that rich coming from the Queen of flippant responses to horrible circumstances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-59617281385640479022009-03-17T12:05:00.000-04:002009-03-17T12:05:00.000-04:00OK, I think I get it now. Megan simply doesn't und...OK, I think I get it now. Megan simply doesn't understand the concept of "similarity" and "difference". Also, she doesn't know what a joke is. Exhibit A: check out her "Grassley to financial executives: drop dead". Not only doesn't she get that Grassley wasn't making a joke, she doesn't understand the difference between prison rape (which, for the record, I do not condone in anyway) and the act of taking one's own life (on which I'm ambivalent). Not surprisingly, she also doesn't understand the difference between people who commit suicide because they're mentally ill and people who kill themselves out of obligation (to one's own group or society in general) or to avoid an even worse fate. But hey, who's surprised that Megan doesn't believe in obligations?<BR/>And, needless to say, Megan obviously doesn't know shit about our culture (let alone all the others) where taking one's own life is still acceptable in some subcultures (e.g. the military).bulbulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505565281151328789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-48244753898069667202009-03-17T11:59:00.000-04:002009-03-17T11:59:00.000-04:00She posting more and more this week. She's probab...She posting more and more this week. She's probably actually in her office. The <A HREF="http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/03/grassley_to_financial_executiv.php" REL="nofollow">latest </A> on the Grassley comment that AIG executives commit suicide:<BR/><BR/><I>What you suggest in three minutes of "gee aren't I clever" typing means a lot of other people paying with a lifetme of grief.</I><BR/><BR/>Suddenly, counselor McArdle cares about 'people.'Dhalgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231917525040301770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-29295476272583937412009-03-17T11:47:00.000-04:002009-03-17T11:47:00.000-04:00cp,fyi, I bought a couple of books just because I ...cp,<BR/>fyi, I bought a couple of books just because I saw the author on The Daily Show. And good choices they were, too.<BR/>Seriously, this "Stewart is just as bad as Cramer" just baffles me. I know it's probably an extension of the good ol' 'balance' concept, but still. It takes a whole lot of st00pid to believe that Bush is as bad as Clinton, but I kinda get it - they're both Presidents, lived in the White House, flew Air Force One... Stoopid, but there's some logic in it. But to actually believe that a guy talking to a camera on a financial news network has the same role, responsibility and influence as a guy talking to a camera on a channel the name of which includes the word 'comedy'... But that's out Megan.bulbulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505565281151328789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-84388334767477751292009-03-17T11:30:00.000-04:002009-03-17T11:30:00.000-04:00"People" is a plural word, Megan. The apostraphe g...<I>"People" is a plural word, Megan. The apostraphe goes after the "e," you English major, you</I><BR/><BR/>Well, maybe she was using "people" to mean ethnicity or nationality: the Kazakh People, the Peruvian People, etc. Which would mean that she thinks Stewart has an even larger influence than most credit him with.spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770056727940292951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-47420844174348274892009-03-17T11:28:00.000-04:002009-03-17T11:28:00.000-04:00I have to admit, sometimes it's nice not to have t...I have to admit, sometimes it's nice not to have to actually give Megan a click-through in order to read the drool-soaked rantings of her commentariat (followed by pointing and laughing, of course).spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770056727940292951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-43612698234866026062009-03-17T10:45:00.000-04:002009-03-17T10:45:00.000-04:00"Jon Stewart also shapes peoples' decisions."Wha....."Jon Stewart also shapes peoples' decisions."<BR/><BR/>Wha...? Jon Stewart may have a small influence over people's opinions ("People" is a plural word, Megan. The apostraphe goes after the "e," you English major, you), but I can't think of a single decision I've ever made that was shaped by "The Daily Show" or anyone on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-62102856604181290532009-03-17T09:19:00.000-04:002009-03-17T09:19:00.000-04:00Poor things, abject, public failure and the replac...Poor things, abject, public failure and the replacement of Republican with "Toxic Loser" is having an affect on them. <BR/><BR/>But most of all they're broke, and every time the rage builds they can't direct it at blacks or women. It's their own bosses, their own leader, their own churches that are fucking them, and the impotent rage is building. Which is not funny at all.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-71851943638858021172009-03-17T06:24:00.000-04:002009-03-17T06:24:00.000-04:00Actually, I think she's right on the money here.Actually, I think she's right on the money here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-43821198197105403472009-03-17T05:13:00.000-04:002009-03-17T05:13:00.000-04:00These sorts of attacks have been coming out of the...These sorts of attacks have been coming out of the media for quite a while now. Part of it is hatred towards a show that routinely makes them look like morons. However, I think that most of this crap is due to a strange dynamic shift regarding TDS. It used to be a simple comedy show that was raised to excellence by its occasional flashes of insight and wisdom. As time went on, people (or at least those in the media) began associating TDS more and more with the heavier stuff - media criticism, political focuses, etc. At some point, they all lost track of the fact that the show has always been about humor. Therefore, we now have people judging a particularly insightful comedy show by the standards of a serious political commentary program. I'm not sure why anyone expects to find a show like that on Comedy Central when it doesn't even exist on the dedicated news networks, but there you go.Andrew Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780648896926049012noreply@blogger.com