tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post114856940657057966..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Delirium, RevisitedJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1148613356021276842006-05-25T23:15:00.000-04:002006-05-25T23:15:00.000-04:00eRobin said... I don't know. The public wants wha...eRobin said...<BR/><BR/> <I>I don't know. The public wants what the public gets.</I><BR/> <BR/> Is that a reference to a song by The Jam? If so, props to you, eRobin.<BR/><BR/> And good post, Doghouse.Anthony Cartouchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767757612028943671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1148607058509353512006-05-25T21:30:00.000-04:002006-05-25T21:30:00.000-04:00Glad you're feeling better.You are feeling better,...Glad you're feeling better.<BR/><BR/>You are feeling better, aren't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1148590133995380472006-05-25T16:48:00.000-04:002006-05-25T16:48:00.000-04:00Okay, I just wrote a seventeen paragraph explanati...Okay, I just wrote a seventeen paragraph explanation of how journalism works, but it got stumped on your TrustNo1 code, and then I realized nobody cares anyway.<BR/><BR/>My point boils down to this: <BR/><BR/>In news, as all else, the libertarians' dearly held theory that you can vote with your dollars to make the marketplace give you what you want is bullshit.<BR/><BR/>In reality, you pay what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1148589281587274662006-05-25T16:34:00.000-04:002006-05-25T16:34:00.000-04:00I wonder. If you put a giant waving emblem of the ...I wonder. If you put a giant waving emblem of the Stars 'n Stripes on a mat of firecrackers and patriotically lit 'em off to celebrate our Freedomâ„¢ and independence, etc. , would that be a bustable offense under the flag-burning amendment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1148580991240748062006-05-25T14:16:00.000-04:002006-05-25T14:16:00.000-04:00Because we deserved the one we do have. I don't kn...<I>Because we deserved the one we do have. </I><BR/><BR/>I don't know. The public wants what the public gets. Eternal vigilance, or even part-time weekend vigilance, is hard work. And when you've got all the money in the world put behind an effort to discredit the institution of the press and useful tools like Dr. Andrew "I'm the guy on PBS. No the guy with the beard. No, bald. Yes, that eRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189252064595168859noreply@blogger.com