tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post7982059325066074870..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: UPDATED: The State Of The "Whistleblower" Foofarawmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-44175518116425826902019-09-22T17:28:10.641-05:002019-09-22T17:28:10.641-05:00I agree with your thoughts about DJT being more so...I agree with your thoughts about DJT being more sophisticated than most people imagine.<br />Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-59307201788011454392019-09-22T06:20:57.807-05:002019-09-22T06:20:57.807-05:00My recollection is that he was certainly NeverTrum...My recollection is that he was certainly NeverTrumpish for most of the campaign. I agree that he does try to be fair, but his rather uncritical use of David French in this context is IMO pretty questionable and reveals a definite bias to the view that Trump is basically a yahoo. My own view is that Trump in person is a lot more sophisticated than most people imagine.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-89585843675096463812019-09-21T22:45:40.418-05:002019-09-21T22:45:40.418-05:00I respectfully disagree with Bebe. I read Powerli...I respectfully disagree with Bebe. I read Powerline everyday and I would not call him a NeverTrumper. I think Mirengoff tries to call balls and strikes. That doesn't mean that I agree with his strike zone. But he has supported the President many times. Unlike, say, David French and Kevin Williamson. <br /><br />John Hinderaker, Scott Johnson and Steve Hayward are generally favorably Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80523685546637372142019-09-21T20:26:10.238-05:002019-09-21T20:26:10.238-05:00But it seems the public has caught on to some exte...But it seems the public has caught on to some extent and increasingly assumes it's all fake.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-63879707979329848632019-09-21T20:22:23.663-05:002019-09-21T20:22:23.663-05:00The media relies on the readers’ not going far bey...The media relies on the readers’ not going far beyond the headline, so they put the worst in a clickbait headline. They know the public well enough to know that many will stop there, or read maybe one paragraph or so, so any details that might provide background, context, or tend to counter the headline are buried way, way down - or omitted entirely.<br /><br />Updates, corrections, etc., etc., Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-15466305729457682832019-09-21T18:44:22.941-05:002019-09-21T18:44:22.941-05:00The problem when reacting to all stories about &qu...The problem when reacting to all stories about "alleged" Trump conduct is that they are reported omitting crucial information, i.e. specific details, background, in order that the story reflects Trump in the worst possible light. Facts inconvenient to The Narrative will always be ignored.<br /><br />It's as if these stories are told in reverse.<br />--Trump reportedly said somethingForbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-49064776581722408362019-09-21T16:14:37.152-05:002019-09-21T16:14:37.152-05:00I'm doing final editing on a post re Mirengoff...I'm doing final editing on a post re Mirengoff's attacks on Trump. Should be done soon.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-11632171905581968322019-09-21T15:39:15.109-05:002019-09-21T15:39:15.109-05:00Paul Mirengoff is the nasty in the punch bowl over...Paul Mirengoff is the nasty in the punch bowl over at PJ Media. He has never liked/approved of/supported PDJT, and never fails to try to undermine him. His consistency makes him stick out like a sore thumb. The others - especially John Hinderaker - are pretty interesting at times. Mirengoff is just a dull resister… (Surber is a gem.)Bebenoreply@blogger.com