tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842146668316044411.post2307875608074185922..comments2024-01-24T23:33:04.080-05:00Comments on Michael Weinreb: On Manufactured RealitiesMichael Weinrebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14856182879950398533noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842146668316044411.post-49361135511077475752010-01-21T11:11:59.036-05:002010-01-21T11:11:59.036-05:00I agree. I guess the main thing is that, while thi...I agree. I guess the main thing is that, while this has always been true, a) it's easier to do now, and b) even people who'd rather not play this particular game probably feel they have to, to a degree.<br /><br />I'm reminded of that old Churchill quote that "a lie can get halfway around the world before the truth has time to get its pants on." Now, the lie's done a fewChris Bowyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961200181633668853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842146668316044411.post-13607505356678889882010-01-20T18:33:19.314-05:002010-01-20T18:33:19.314-05:00Track:
As usual, you raise some well thought-out,...Track:<br /><br />As usual, you raise some well thought-out, cogent points; I wish I could say the same, but mostly, I just wrote this post to vent. (Whenever I do that, I try to add the disclaimer.) And I do think Sullivan can be hyper-emotional to the point of incoherence, but I believe we're both talking about the same thing, which is that there are a lot of people whose entire aim in Michael Weinrebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856182879950398533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842146668316044411.post-58038020777395472532010-01-20T13:22:46.891-05:002010-01-20T13:22:46.891-05:00Sullivan's not the best jumping off point for ...Sullivan's not the best jumping off point for a rant about reason, to my mind; the guy has a major emotional investment in this Presidency, and it comes even at the expense of most of his stated conservative beliefs. He's kind of a mess, ideologically, and borderline hysterical these days. Used to love him, but I can't stand to read him any more.<br /><br />Anyway, I don't Chris Bowyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961200181633668853noreply@blogger.com