tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post6143167897318277240..comments2024-03-28T21:41:32.110-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: An Outstanding MetaphorGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-45328240880637878202012-10-08T13:46:27.591-04:002012-10-08T13:46:27.591-04:00I apparently had a bad link, which I did not previ...I apparently had a bad link, which I did not preview. Try this.<br />It appears that the POTUS may have also viewed the debate as a set speech, as he <a href="http://reason.com/blog/2012/10/04/obama-plagiarizes-own-debate-promises-fr" rel="nofollow">repeated talking points from the 2008 debate.</a>Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-9191180311824970662012-10-07T15:06:35.881-04:002012-10-07T15:06:35.881-04:00in simple enough terms...in simple enough terms...bthunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789441349826379510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-29275224199560926812012-10-07T15:05:42.360-04:002012-10-07T15:05:42.360-04:00"Well, that's very coherent with the Pres...<i>"Well, that's very coherent with the President we know. Many of his speeches prove to be word-for-word repeats of earlier speeches."</i><br /><br />Indeed. Hasn't THE ∅ said that we bitter-n-clingy types only catch on by rote? IIRC he has in past bemoaned the lack of our agreement with, read understanding of, his works to to be due to his difficulty in 'slpanin' the wonderfulness of his ideas and actions...bthunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789441349826379510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-57326774193800595612012-10-07T14:10:03.060-04:002012-10-07T14:10:03.060-04:00Well, that's very coherent with the President ...Well, that's very coherent with the President we know. Many of his speeches prove to be <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9SOx9jtpqA" rel="nofollow">word-for-word repeats</a> of earlier speeches.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-2140272290902838472012-10-07T13:00:52.390-04:002012-10-07T13:00:52.390-04:00The students were clueless in thinking that a deba...The students were clueless in thinking that a debate is the same as a set speech. It appears that the POTUS may have also viewed the debate as a set speech, as he <a href="http://reason.com/blog/2012/10/04/obama-plagiarizes-own-debate-promises-fr%22" rel="nofollow">repeated talking points from the 2008 debate.</a>Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-82521027641984666242012-10-06T13:28:45.698-04:002012-10-06T13:28:45.698-04:00I weep for my school. The drawer I work in has a ...I weep for my school. The drawer I work in has a sharper bunch of knives, but other quotes and signs and protests suggest that the students were serious. jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-4976376386472015972012-10-06T12:23:50.001-04:002012-10-06T12:23:50.001-04:00The correct answers to the debate, of course!
It ...The correct answers to the debate, of course!<br /><br />It does make you wonder what they think "debate" means.<br /><br />Taranto's "Jerk Show" clip is pretty devastating, too.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-38334875128440235512012-10-06T11:13:53.138-04:002012-10-06T11:13:53.138-04:00"For the "Unclear on the Concept" f...<i>"For the "Unclear on the Concept" files."</i><br /><br />And the "OMG, they vote" files.bthunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789441349826379510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-25385014114791488552012-10-06T10:57:00.177-04:002012-10-06T10:57:00.177-04:00Yeah, I saw that. I wonder what they thought woul...Yeah, I saw that. I wonder what they thought would go on the teleprompter.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-62464987470022201052012-10-06T09:28:09.065-04:002012-10-06T09:28:09.065-04:00By now we've all had a chance to watch the int...By now we've all had a chance to watch the interviews with earnest young people who don't understand why the President wasn't allowed to use his teleprompter during the debate. "What good does it do to make someone memorize a 90-minute debate?"<br /><br />For the "Unclear on the Concept" files.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.com