tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post2414428001409380993..comments2023-04-22T12:32:24.799-07:00Comments on The House of Substance: Thinking It ThroughSubstance McGravitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-6996432547561052882010-09-19T07:39:58.790-07:002010-09-19T07:39:58.790-07:00Anybody that calls Bloomberg incompetent is just n...Anybody that calls Bloomberg incompetent is just not paying attention. In Johan's world it means 'not doing what I want him to'. Like money, Bloomberg has competence in big sacks full.<br /><br />I can't forget the photo (it must have been in Granta) of the suburban Mass. Boy Scout troop that had Paul Theroux and little Mikey Bloomberg. It looked like they both got a lot of wedgies.<br /><br />wv: ramisi no, harder, harderguitarist manquénoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-33191453611790926722010-09-18T19:09:04.942-07:002010-09-18T19:09:04.942-07:00Unless, of course, they are Muslim.
I should have...<i>Unless, of course, they are Muslim.</i><br /><br />I should have identified that more clearly in the post, but yeah, obviously. Freedom For The Guys I Like is his position and he's trying to make a Freedom Is For Everyone argument in support of it.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-1138449160568271582010-09-18T17:11:39.876-07:002010-09-18T17:11:39.876-07:00He's the worst kind of ideologue, in that he k...He's the worst kind of ideologue, in that he knows what he's supposed to be for, and even more importantly, can recognize that which he's supposed to be <i>against</i>. His problem is he hardly ever understands WHY, the underlying ideological architecture that would lead one to that specific conclusion. In recognition of his own shortcomings, he avoids addressing the developmental steps in his thought process, leading him to a kind of eternal "Step 2: ?????" sensibility that brings him so much mockery...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-23438149872862197182010-09-18T17:07:18.421-07:002010-09-18T17:07:18.421-07:00When you scroll down far enough through the Google...When you scroll down far enough through the Google hits for "thumbless grasp", you finally find one where it's Rich Lowry picking up on the phrase in respectful imitiation of Jonah. Which is kind of sad.<br /><br />W/v is "phrugl", which is apparently what kids today with their L33T-speak are saying instead of "thrifty".Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-12401202556406538732010-09-18T16:29:44.873-07:002010-09-18T16:29:44.873-07:00...I tried "graspless thumb", but it was......I tried "graspless thumb", but it wasn't much good except for sitting onckc (not kc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05731097323974389961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-89828417797767579422010-09-18T16:05:39.973-07:002010-09-18T16:05:39.973-07:00Goldberg is very proud of the coinage "thumbl...Goldberg is very proud of the coinage "thumbless grasp" and <a href="http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=jonah+goldberg+%22thumbless+grasp%22+-bloomberg&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" rel="nofollow">uses it regularly</a> once a Friedman Unit. I counted seven different occurrences in his <i>oeuvre</i> and then lost track. He should sue himself for plagiarism, or self-parody, or something.<br /><br />In this case, what was wrong with Bloomberg's understanding of state / church separation? That he recognised its existence?Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-4765927671813946542010-09-18T12:59:35.226-07:002010-09-18T12:59:35.226-07:00Actually, I'm somewhat disappointed in me. Wh...Actually, I'm somewhat disappointed in me. When I visualized Jonah discovering the bandwagon was leaving without him, and him chasing it down the middle of the road (whoa. Crissy Hynde reference to jonah goldberg? That's just not natural), I became truly gobsmacked, or perhaps even more smacked than that, and the best verb I could come up with was 'trundle'. I'm certain there are much better choices...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-80100121326203511362010-09-18T12:49:14.667-07:002010-09-18T12:49:14.667-07:00Let's think it through.
I can smell the smoke...<i>Let's think it through.</i><br /><br />I can smell the smoke from here.tigrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685093476177441655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-58422283086549006902010-09-18T12:42:02.900-07:002010-09-18T12:42:02.900-07:00I'm calling shenanigans, the sign has no speel...I'm calling shenanigans, the sign has no speeling mistakes on it.<br />Goldberg has shot himself in the arse here. He absolves Ahmadinejad since he is repugnant etc. but it's not his fault if nutjobs act out about what he says.<br />Why does Goldberg hate America???Hamish Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-58038986211322310722010-09-18T12:41:19.148-07:002010-09-18T12:41:19.148-07:00He still wants to get invited to parties at the ho...<i>He still wants to get invited to parties at the homes of polite people. </i><br /><br />He'll get the memo, <a href="http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201009170042" rel="nofollow">just like Rove did</a>.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-24984842181290282232010-09-18T11:38:59.056-07:002010-09-18T11:38:59.056-07:00And it isn't fair to hold people legally accou...<i>And it isn't fair to hold people legally accountable for the evil or misguided deeds of others. </i><br /><br />Unless, of course, they are Muslim.<br /><br /><i>He's still using code words and dogwhistles while the rest on the wingnut community has come out of the closet of forbidden hate and just let their bigot flag fly.</i><br /><br />He still wants to get invited to parties at the homes of polite people.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-75300909921026455192010-09-18T11:32:29.238-07:002010-09-18T11:32:29.238-07:00Actually, under the current circumstances, Jonah a...Actually, under the current circumstances, Jonah actually deserves a little credit. He's still using code words and dogwhistles while the rest on the wingnut community has come out of the closet of forbidden hate and just let their bigot flag fly.<br /><br />Of course, it's also possible that Johan just didn't get the memo. I suspect he'll discover at some point that the bandwagon he's on was abandoned in 2008 and he'll trundle off in pursuit of the new one...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.com