tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post8534244990175081809..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Friday Bush Farewell Tour BloggingJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-28802473841724722972008-12-10T19:24:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:24:00.000-05:00Arabic has an alphabet, and though I don't know if...Arabic has an alphabet, and though I don't know if any of the Arabic-speaking peoples have a tradition of divine or prophetic personages putting in appearances on the sides of garages, or (a recent hot one) on prints of brain scans, I'm sure they can produce a good selection of non-rational beliefs, including several of those you list. There are a lot of them, too - - Arabic-speaking people, thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-27303504045934143272008-12-08T12:30:00.000-05:002008-12-08T12:30:00.000-05:00@hoser:As much as I share your impression of the M...@hoser:<BR/><BR/>As much as I share your impression of the MSM as vacuous, I actually think that is not a bad question. It's not so much that one would expect the answer to be a number that we could count on, but there is the potential of learning something from <EM>how</EM> someone answers a question like that.<BR/><BR/>Of course, everyone has media training these days, and so knows perfectly bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-8578529633002250142008-12-07T20:34:00.000-05:002008-12-07T20:34:00.000-05:00An example of our first-rate press corps: On 60 M...An example of our first-rate press corps: On 60 Minutes tonight, a TV crew, and an alleged reporter/journalist goes to Saudi Arabia and asks the oil minister (the first question on the report), "What will be the price of oil in six months?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-296677496884528542008-12-07T13:32:00.000-05:002008-12-07T13:32:00.000-05:00As is the second to last sentence.What about Korea...As is the second to last sentence.<BR/>What about Koreans? And Filipinos? And Italians? We're a pretty ignorant lot, all right, but to claim that we are the most ignorant people in the world is just another example of how we always think we're #1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-31267791563227119712008-12-05T22:15:00.000-05:002008-12-05T22:15:00.000-05:00As is the ultimate.As is the ultimate.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-46341129272159086882008-12-05T13:55:00.000-05:002008-12-05T13:55:00.000-05:00The penultimate sentence is worth the price of adm...The penultimate sentence is worth the price of admission.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com