tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post6946862116681746319..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Targeting Trig Palin, Circa September 2008William A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-75915467536063232172011-04-23T13:13:51.258-04:002011-04-23T13:13:51.258-04:00Yes, they haven't changed and they will not ch...Yes, they haven't changed and they will not change. To paraphrase ee cummings:<br /><br /> it took<br /> a nipponized bit of<br /> the old sixth<br /> avenue<br /> el:in the top of their heads: to tell<br /> themvanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-64870786413939626042011-04-23T12:34:59.474-04:002011-04-23T12:34:59.474-04:00Professor, I don't know if any of your readers...Professor, I don't know if any of your readers are geneticists, but I did a little computation and would like confirmation this is correct:<br /><br />If we share 97% of our genes with chimpanzees, that means we share as much as 70% with these creatures who have Trig Palin in their crosshairs.LukeHandCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14050153852654024997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-36210596481746968692011-04-23T12:24:53.801-04:002011-04-23T12:24:53.801-04:00"None of this can be explained in terms of po..."None of this can be explained in terms of political calculation. Scorning a woman for declining to abort a disabled child is likely to be about as persuasive to voters as burning an American flag. These ugly sentiments have to be sincere. In a way, that makes them even more disquieting."<br /><br />I think Taranto was right and wrong at the same time.<br /><br />No one thought that it would be a persuasive argument to voters, that much is most certainly true.<br /><br />What they thought was that the hateful sentiment would resonate with their ideological peers. That is, after all, the reason you write an emotional piece: to strike a chord with your reader and for them to identify with what you feel. <br /><br />Now, that's not a political calculation, though, it's a political intuition, which is probably why pundits like Taranto were blind-sided by it.<br /><br />But it's undeniable that over the years the left has developed a deep, visceral hatred of Palin, and this stuff back during the campaign is what started that.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009702414432282984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-24891798066964571612011-04-23T12:12:19.282-04:002011-04-23T12:12:19.282-04:00The wankers at wonkette have lost a good bit of ad...The wankers at wonkette have lost a good bit of advertising revenue because of this. Good.Bartender Cabbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623813045706584212noreply@blogger.com