did blogs become the place people went to have their spirit "ennobled"?
I always thought it went more along the lines of: "Opinions are like assholes. On a related note, all you need is valid email address to create your own blog."
I believe that phrase is directly from the Wordpress.com welcome screen.
Whenever Mike submits a post, a comment like this automatically appears. This leads me to believe that either Mike is masochistically increasing his comment count or that there is some serious flaw in the programming.
I'm all for punishing the purveyors of bullshit lawsuits everywhere, but surely there's a better place to dump a ton of money into than the public school system. They've done so much with so little already.
How about just dividing it up among the members of the local community to do with as they see fit. Imagine thousands of cheering locals rooting for the suit to get tossed out of court. The judges doing that would be like gods.
Of course, some good would go out with the bad, depending on each judge's prediliction for popularity, but it should trim down the number of filings nearly immediately.
So what? Let Mike bait AP. Will they rise (or sink) to the challenge? I doubt it.
They're officially not discussing their policy anymore, so I would imagine this would preclude them from jumping into the fray.
I would imagine they don't have many fans left at this point, much like other entities who have opted to maintain profits thru lawsuits. It would be entertaining if they did, if only to further the amount of cluelessness a supposed "higher journalism" entity displays in its pursuit of money for nothing.
What are the benefits of the high road at this point? You obviously won't find the discourse there as AP has already proven it will play dirtier than anyone else in the field.
I once had one of those. I was hospitalized for three weeks (five weeks Canadian). To steal a quote from Woody Allen, it was "the most fun I'd had without smiling."
I'll take that as a valid point, Dark H. and (of course) AC. I don't have any valid proof for that particular story. But there are several stories like it out there.
Or try nilrr.org, nrtwc.org or just Google "union violence" if you want more.
I can hear you bitching already about how these sites are anti-union and not indicative of unions as a whole. As if a visit to the AFL-CIO's site or the United Brotherhood of Sandwich Artists' blog would suddenly present me with an even-handed portrayal.
But this is all academic. You, and your compatriots, have convinced me that unions are good based on these two powerful arguments:
1. Wal-Mart has low wages and inadequate benefits.
2. Your (the unions) best work was done nearly 100 years ago.
The union's reputation for violence, intimidation and corruption was earned. Like any reputation. Wal-Mart has low wages. So does every other entry level job in the retail field, not to mention food service and hospitality.
A shoutout to sonicmerlin:
"Ugh...the stupidity on this topic is so overwhelming. Honestly I have a headache. Go home and watch your Fox News programs and scream at your TV about how "GUB'MINT IS BAD!" over and over."
I hope you don't use this Fox TV reference as a can of "Instant Superiority" in every argument. Just because I oppose unions doesn't mean I get my news delivered to me by the shouting mouthbreathers at Fox News, whose motto must be "Work Louder. Not Smarter."
I'd just as soon try to broaden my cultural horizon by perusing the comment threads at Youtube.
"But to indicate that ALL unions are purely co-ercive and use evil govt. blah blah blah is just a total misunderstanding of why they came about to begin with."
You're absolutely right. Sometimes they don't use the evil government. They're perfectly happy being evil and coercive on their own.
Case it point, a coworker of mine worked for a small steel company. They were the low bidder on the job but a few days after they began work, the local union steel company (who did not win the contract) showed up and began shutting down their equipment, stranding my coworker thirty feet up in the air while the two crews negotiated.
The union kicked the steel company out, despite their contract, erected an 8-foot chainlink fence around the jobsite and made some understated threats. The existing electrical work was damaged (conduit filled with cement, etc.) to prime the pump for the local electrical union to move in and charge for removal and new installations.
So, it's not always the Wal-Marts of the world that beat the hell out of smaller companies. And even if they do, they've never really stooped to criminal activity and coercion to do it.
Really? I don't vote and I will continue to bitch nearly incessantly. Why? Because I pay taxes.
And as for these people who advocate killing/bombing politicians to alter the country's course: give me a break. If anyone really thought that would work, it would have been done already.
What would happen is this: AC#1 kills Pol #1. AC is branded "nutcase." Pol #1 is declared "instant martyr." The media will exult the "bravery" of Pol #1, who has spent his entire taxpayer-subsidized career selling out his constituents, earmarking billions for himself, whoring himself to any special-interest group that'll give him a second look and resorting to chickenshit bipartisan infighting at the slightest provocation.
And it's not as if taking one politician out really changes the equation. As long as law schools continue to crank out graduates, there will always be a steady supply of jackasses with just enough knowledge to rip their constituents a new loophole while building a paper-thin legal facade to deflect attention.
Those demanding this info aren't really afraid of a threat to national security or anyone's well-being. They're just used to being able to throw their weight around with impunity. I'm sure they hoped to have the info in hand before anyone could object.
They're behaving like every cliched corrupt cop in every cliched movie involving corrupt cops. Do this, do that. Yer not from around here. Yer taillight's out. You got the right to stfu. Etc.
"Because I said so," only works with those under the age of 8. Possibly.
Capitalist Lion Tamer has not submitted any stories.
RSS
Twitter
At what point, exactly... (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
did blogs become the place people went to have their spirit "ennobled"?
I always thought it went more along the lines of: "Opinions are like assholes. On a related note, all you need is valid email address to create your own blog."
I believe that phrase is directly from the Wordpress.com welcome screen.
Re: FAIL (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
Whenever Mike submits a post, a comment like this automatically appears. This leads me to believe that either Mike is masochistically increasing his comment count or that there is some serious flaw in the programming.
Please & Better Idea (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
I'm all for punishing the purveyors of bullshit lawsuits everywhere, but surely there's a better place to dump a ton of money into than the public school system. They've done so much with so little already.
How about just dividing it up among the members of the local community to do with as they see fit. Imagine thousands of cheering locals rooting for the suit to get tossed out of court. The judges doing that would be like gods.
Of course, some good would go out with the bad, depending on each judge's prediliction for popularity, but it should trim down the number of filings nearly immediately.
Re: Again with the rhetoric... (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
But this time it is Mike!
Re: Re: Bait away... (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
I sit corrected.
Let Mike help Kevin bait AP.
Speaking of rhetorical... (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
Will it have to be proven that both novels in question sucked equally?
Bait away... (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
So what? Let Mike bait AP. Will they rise (or sink) to the challenge? I doubt it.
They're officially not discussing their policy anymore, so I would imagine this would preclude them from jumping into the fray.
I would imagine they don't have many fans left at this point, much like other entities who have opted to maintain profits thru lawsuits. It would be entertaining if they did, if only to further the amount of cluelessness a supposed "higher journalism" entity displays in its pursuit of money for nothing.
What are the benefits of the high road at this point? You obviously won't find the discourse there as AP has already proven it will play dirtier than anyone else in the field.
Re: USPS (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
"Besides, the USPS has to profit in some way or another."
True. They'll make a stamp out of it and sell it, probably along with some first-day issues or posters or whatever.
But the USPS hasn't turned a profit in years.
Re: Seriousasm (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
I once had one of those. I was hospitalized for three weeks (five weeks Canadian). To steal a quote from Woody Allen, it was "the most fun I'd had without smiling."
Union Violence (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
I'll take that as a valid point, Dark H. and (of course) AC. I don't have any valid proof for that particular story. But there are several stories like it out there.
http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/crimeViolence.cfm - lists murder, harassment, beatings, intimidation and threats and the best part is, this is all just union-on-union violence.
Or try nilrr.org, nrtwc.org or just Google "union violence" if you want more.
I can hear you bitching already about how these sites are anti-union and not indicative of unions as a whole. As if a visit to the AFL-CIO's site or the United Brotherhood of Sandwich Artists' blog would suddenly present me with an even-handed portrayal.
But this is all academic. You, and your compatriots, have convinced me that unions are good based on these two powerful arguments:
1. Wal-Mart has low wages and inadequate benefits.
2. Your (the unions) best work was done nearly 100 years ago.
The union's reputation for violence, intimidation and corruption was earned. Like any reputation. Wal-Mart has low wages. So does every other entry level job in the retail field, not to mention food service and hospitality.
A shoutout to sonicmerlin:
"Ugh...the stupidity on this topic is so overwhelming. Honestly I have a headache. Go home and watch your Fox News programs and scream at your TV about how "GUB'MINT IS BAD!" over and over."
I hope you don't use this Fox TV reference as a can of "Instant Superiority" in every argument. Just because I oppose unions doesn't mean I get my news delivered to me by the shouting mouthbreathers at Fox News, whose motto must be "Work Louder. Not Smarter."
I'd just as soon try to broaden my cultural horizon by perusing the comment threads at Youtube.
Re: Re: Walmart unions (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
@ Dark Helmet -
"But to indicate that ALL unions are purely co-ercive and use evil govt. blah blah blah is just a total misunderstanding of why they came about to begin with."
You're absolutely right. Sometimes they don't use the evil government. They're perfectly happy being evil and coercive on their own.
Case it point, a coworker of mine worked for a small steel company. They were the low bidder on the job but a few days after they began work, the local union steel company (who did not win the contract) showed up and began shutting down their equipment, stranding my coworker thirty feet up in the air while the two crews negotiated.
The union kicked the steel company out, despite their contract, erected an 8-foot chainlink fence around the jobsite and made some understated threats. The existing electrical work was damaged (conduit filled with cement, etc.) to prime the pump for the local electrical union to move in and charge for removal and new installations.
So, it's not always the Wal-Marts of the world that beat the hell out of smaller companies. And even if they do, they've never really stooped to criminal activity and coercion to do it.
The Union - friend of OUR working men. Not yours.
Asinine comments (as Capitalist Lion Tamer)
Try this one on for asinine:
"If you don't vote, you can't bitch."
Really? I don't vote and I will continue to bitch nearly incessantly. Why? Because I pay taxes.
And as for these people who advocate killing/bombing politicians to alter the country's course: give me a break. If anyone really thought that would work, it would have been done already.
What would happen is this: AC#1 kills Pol #1. AC is branded "nutcase." Pol #1 is declared "instant martyr." The media will exult the "bravery" of Pol #1, who has spent his entire taxpayer-subsidized career selling out his constituents, earmarking billions for himself, whoring himself to any special-interest group that'll give him a second look and resorting to chickenshit bipartisan infighting at the slightest provocation.
And it's not as if taking one politician out really changes the equation. As long as law schools continue to crank out graduates, there will always be a steady supply of jackasses with just enough knowledge to rip their constituents a new loophole while building a paper-thin legal facade to deflect attention.
Those demanding this info aren't really afraid of a threat to national security or anyone's well-being. They're just used to being able to throw their weight around with impunity. I'm sure they hoped to have the info in hand before anyone could object.
They're behaving like every cliched corrupt cop in every cliched movie involving corrupt cops. Do this, do that. Yer not from around here. Yer taillight's out. You got the right to stfu. Etc.
"Because I said so," only works with those under the age of 8. Possibly.