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I don't know (as I type)
the results of the Connecticut primary election
between Ned Lamont and Joe Lieberman. I hope Lieberman wins, and
that
hope exists for the
basest of reasons: it would be fun to watch the
Kos/Hamsher/HuffingtonPost
crowd's heads explode. (Conversely, they'll be insufferable
for months if Lamont wins.)
Dean Barnett has a Lieberman - Lamont FAQ if you want to get up to speed quickly.
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AP writer Charles J. Hanley has written a "news"
story headlined "Half of U.S. Still Believes Iraq Had WMD"
which is devoted to debunking that belief. Dafyyd, in turn,
analyzes Hanley's article, finding it full
of misstatements; Henley igores any facts that might confuse or contradict
his narrative. It's impressive work from
Dafyyd. Recommended.
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Likely voters in the New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary
are a foul-mouthed bunch. But they at least have a good excuse: they
were asked their opinion of Hillary Clinton. Benjamin Zimmer of
Language Log analyzes
the asteriskation of the responses as seen in the Boston
Herald article. In regards one respondent's dubbing of Hillary
as a "political wh***," Prof Zimmer muses:
But we can safely assume the respondent isn't commenting on Hillary's acumen as a "political whizz," her inexperience as a "political whelp," or her imposing presence as a "political whale." The word is indubitably …
… well, you'll have to click on the link to find out.
Aug
8
2006
URLs du Jour
2006-08-08
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