Comments on: An All-Encompassing Argument http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:29:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Beth http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-13598 Beth Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:01:21 +0000 http://decision08.net/?p=3269#comment-13598 Heh. This entire folly of Greenwald's completely escaped my attention until just now. What he totally misses is that WFB doesn't appear to be <i>supporting the enemy</i>, unlike the rabid idiotarians of the anti-war, er, anti-Bush movement. That's why THEY are traitors, and WFB is not. Heh. This entire folly of Greenwald’s completely escaped my attention until just now. What he totally misses is that WFB doesn’t appear to be supporting the enemy, unlike the rabid idiotarians of the anti-war, er, anti-Bush movement. That’s why THEY are traitors, and WFB is not.

]]> By: Jeff http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-13324 Jeff Mon, 27 Feb 2006 01:32:14 +0000 http://decision08.net/?p=3269#comment-13324 I think calling Greenwald's blather a "theory" is...an insult to theories everywhere. Theories are supposed to be self-consistent in their explanation of real observations. Greenwald clearly has used the standard M.O. of the Left: he started from the conclusion he so desperately wants to be true, and then works backward from there. Kinda like one of the usual stinkbomb movies that Hollywood churns out. One producer to another: "Wouldn't it be cool if aliens blew up the White House?" "YEAH! Let's flesh out the story and we'll make millions..." I think calling Greenwald’s blather a “theory” is…an insult to theories everywhere. Theories are supposed to be self-consistent in their explanation of real observations.

Greenwald clearly has used the standard M.O. of the Left: he started from the conclusion he so desperately wants to be true, and then works backward from there.

Kinda like one of the usual stinkbomb movies that Hollywood churns out. One producer to another: “Wouldn’t it be cool if aliens blew up the White House?” “YEAH! Let’s flesh out the story and we’ll make millions…”

]]> By: Rick http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-13322 Rick Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:52:30 +0000 http://decision08.net/?p=3269#comment-13322 <i>That’s what will happen when the Father of the political ideology to which they have deceitfully proclaimed allegiance publicly proclaims the crown jewel of the Bush movement to be an abject failure. “It doesn’t matter that Buckley says that, because we’re not conservatives; we’re Bushites.” Exactly.</i> It seems to be the pinnacle of Maureen Dowdy dishonesty when an obscure, 5th tier would-be analyst provides a fabricated quote. I'm sorry, this Greenwald guy just doesn't have to mental chops to justify the attention he's gotten in the <i>a droit </i>blogosphere. Cordially... That’s what will happen when the Father of the political ideology to which they have deceitfully proclaimed allegiance publicly proclaims the crown jewel of the Bush movement to be an abject failure. “It doesn’t matter that Buckley says that, because we’re not conservatives; we’re Bushites.” Exactly.

It seems to be the pinnacle of Maureen Dowdy dishonesty when an obscure, 5th tier would-be analyst provides a fabricated quote.

I’m sorry, this Greenwald guy just doesn’t have to mental chops to justify the attention he’s gotten in the a droit blogosphere.

Cordially…

]]> By: Sister Toldjah http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-13319 Sister Toldjah Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:02:19 +0000 http://decision08.net/?p=3269#comment-13319 <strong>Buckley’s been a skeptic on Iraq for some time</strong> Conservative icon and NRO Editor William F. Buckley, Jr. created quite a stir last week when he came out and essentially said we’ve lost in Iraq. The popular sentiment seemed to be that he, as a staunch conservative, was a strong supporter of ... Buckley’s been a skeptic on Iraq for some time

Conservative icon and NRO Editor William F. Buckley, Jr. created quite a stir last week when he came out and essentially said we’ve lost in Iraq. The popular sentiment seemed to be that he, as a staunch conservative, was a strong supporter of …

]]> By: Chapomatic » Link Dump 25 Feb http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-13305 Chapomatic » Link Dump 25 Feb Sun, 26 Feb 2006 05:56:00 +0000 http://decision08.net/?p=3269#comment-13305 [...] Same with the W.F. Buckley article. I don’t agree with Buckley’s conclusion; on the other hand, I already had a good “long dark night of the soul” about the issue a while back, and I’m not a Scowcroftian realist by any stretch of the imagination nor a Buckleyan conservative. My disagreement is not the wild eyed freakout claimed by guys like Glenn Greenwald, though. It’s a disagreement. [...] [...] Same with the W.F. Buckley article. I don’t agree with Buckley’s conclusion; on the other hand, I already had a good “long dark night of the soul” about the issue a while back, and I’m not a Scowcroftian realist by any stretch of the imagination nor a Buckleyan conservative. My disagreement is not the wild eyed freakout claimed by guys like Glenn Greenwald, though. It’s a disagreement. [...]

]]> By: protein wisdom http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-13302 protein wisdom Sun, 26 Feb 2006 04:16:32 +0000 http://decision08.net/?p=3269#comment-13302 <strong>"It Didn’t Work" (UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES NOW)</strong> [ed's note: Under the conditions of Greenwald Unified Theory of Bush Kulthood, the following bits of argument, excerpted from my post, purportedly betray my desire to hang Bill Buckley -- or, at the very least, excommunicate him from the r... "It Didn’t Work" (UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES NOW)

[ed's note: Under the conditions of Greenwald Unified Theory of Bush Kulthood, the following bits of argument, excerpted from my post, purportedly betray my desire to hang Bill Buckley -- or, at the very least, excommunicate him from the r…

]]> By: Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » The Buckley Philosophy http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-13299 Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » The Buckley Philosophy Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:35:21 +0000 http://decision08.net/?p=3269#comment-13299 [...] Decison ‘08 Technorati Tags: Buckley Iraq Filed in: The Iraqi War | No Comments » [...] [...] Decison ‘08 Technorati Tags: Buckley Iraq Filed in: The Iraqi War | No Comments » [...]

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-13298 Mark Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:58:36 +0000 http://decision08.net/?p=3269#comment-13298 Thanks again for the heads up..with the dicey situation in Iraq, I haven't been paying enough attention to Iran...these are interesting, if quite dangerous, times we live in... Thanks again for the heads up..with the dicey situation in Iraq, I haven’t been paying enough attention to Iran…these are interesting, if quite dangerous, times we live in…

]]> By: dmac http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-13297 dmac Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:16:52 +0000 http://decision08.net/?p=3269#comment-13297 Mark, the President's speech yesterday gave more clues as to an upcoming attack on Iran: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/02/20060224.html Note his words, "we're not going to allow Iran to have nuclear weapons." Sounds definitive to me. Mark, the President’s speech yesterday gave more clues as to an upcoming attack on Iran:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/02/20060224.html

Note his words, “we’re not going to allow Iran to have nuclear weapons.”

Sounds definitive to me.

]]> By: Common Sense Junction » Blog Archive » When A Conservative Isn’t A Conservative http://informedspeculation.com/2006/02/25/an-all-encompassing-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-13293 Common Sense Junction » Blog Archive » When A Conservative Isn’t A Conservative Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:07:01 +0000 http://decision08.net/?p=3269#comment-13293 [...] The time stamps at the bottom indicate that it didn’t take long to draw this fire: UPDATE: Mark Coffey notes that Glenn Greenwald attacks me for attacking Bill Buckley. Huh? I called him a conservative. That’s not an attack, it’s an accurate description. I’m not “preparing a noose” for Buckley, nor am I patting him on the noggin and pushing him over a cliff. I’m just disagreeing with him, that’s all. Nor does Greenwald actually bother to deal with my argument, but instead gets himself in a tizzy because I dared to post my opinion on Buckley’s assessment. Apparently Greenwald cannot conceive of free thinking among conservatives. First he assumes we all act in lockstep, then he screeches when we disagree. That’s what passes for analysis on the Left, I suppose — namecalling and hyperbole. [...] [...] The time stamps at the bottom indicate that it didn’t take long to draw this fire: UPDATE: Mark Coffey notes that Glenn Greenwald attacks me for attacking Bill Buckley. Huh? I called him a conservative. That’s not an attack, it’s an accurate description. I’m not “preparing a noose” for Buckley, nor am I patting him on the noggin and pushing him over a cliff. I’m just disagreeing with him, that’s all. Nor does Greenwald actually bother to deal with my argument, but instead gets himself in a tizzy because I dared to post my opinion on Buckley’s assessment. Apparently Greenwald cannot conceive of free thinking among conservatives. First he assumes we all act in lockstep, then he screeches when we disagree. That’s what passes for analysis on the Left, I suppose — namecalling and hyperbole. [...]

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