tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342100421756914597.post3966135846706109033..comments2024-01-12T18:45:52.043-05:00Comments on The Weekly Sift: Stubborn OuncesDoug Muderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04666144843949850394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342100421756914597.post-14538633327668366402011-03-22T18:22:33.865-04:002011-03-22T18:22:33.865-04:00Thanks for an excellent set of posts. I thought I...Thanks for an excellent set of posts. I thought I was the only one who remembered Gvoer Norquit's plan to "weaken it just enough so I can drag it to the bathtub and drown it."<br /><br />Meantime, as a form of deflection and distraction, the conniebots are whimpering about Cloward/Piven.<br /><br />Keep it up!Georgia Yankeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452991693363159500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342100421756914597.post-60371722063013237232011-03-21T18:22:58.102-04:002011-03-21T18:22:58.102-04:00Hanna,
Even news outlets that slant in a direction...Hanna,<br />Even news outlets that slant in a direction you like can push you into obsession or hype. And there's a strong temptation for them to do that, because any commercial news operation will do better if it is addictive.Doug Muderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666144843949850394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342100421756914597.post-54925556220628333442011-03-21T16:43:34.583-04:002011-03-21T16:43:34.583-04:00I've been thinking about the "sweep the l...I've been thinking about the "sweep the leg" moment from Karate Kid as a metaphor for the right's strategies. And it suggests strategies for the left's responses.Heatherhttp://nagoonberry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342100421756914597.post-577811433652375692011-03-21T15:08:16.424-04:002011-03-21T15:08:16.424-04:00Doug, what are your assumptions about the politica...Doug, what are your assumptions about the political positions of readers of The Sift? You don't say, but I think most of us choose our media outlets (to FOX or not-to-FOX) to support the positions we've already developed. So how does that affect your analysis?Hannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342100421756914597.post-30665113440728257192011-03-21T14:50:14.682-04:002011-03-21T14:50:14.682-04:00A breath of air in a world gone nuclear and stale....A breath of air in a world gone nuclear and stale. Thanks for doing the "sift" -- could be a new dance step.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598637116147047930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342100421756914597.post-33226668840833926992011-03-21T14:47:20.759-04:002011-03-21T14:47:20.759-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598637116147047930noreply@blogger.com