tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post4758500622888240088..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: A "Broader Point" About TruthGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-29907539653754177682017-03-07T09:56:30.987-05:002017-03-07T09:56:30.987-05:00There are people to whom you can't use imagery...There are people to whom you can't use imagery at all--no metaphors, no analogies--without getting back a blank objection. "The pot calling the kettle black? But he's not a pot, and I'm not a kettle." It's a sign of deep stupidity, mental illness, or both. As Churchill said, it's the sort of pettifoggery up with which I will not put.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-81201029373053145002017-03-05T22:08:54.265-05:002017-03-05T22:08:54.265-05:00Not, mind you, that I have changed my mind about d...Not, mind you, that I have changed my mind about dissolving those institutions to establish new ones. That still seems like a wise potential plan. But that is best done mindfully, with care, rather than haphazardly as the result of the bureaucracy and the elected government going to war with each other.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-16043625739398269812017-03-05T22:07:49.975-05:002017-03-05T22:07:49.975-05:00I'm afraid they're going to learn the hard...I'm afraid they're going to learn the hard way that they're no longer really in charge. What I wonder about is how much collateral damage there's going to be to the rest of us, and to the institutions we depend upon.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-34918758684873705332017-03-05T21:41:07.546-05:002017-03-05T21:41:07.546-05:00Levin was on Fox this morning. He makes the case-...Levin was on Fox this morning. He makes the case--VERY convincingly--that the Obama crowd did the deed. How does he build the case? From MSM reporting!<br /><br />Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-59832494196975378152017-03-05T17:19:15.988-05:002017-03-05T17:19:15.988-05:00Another variation is a reporter's dictum that ...Another variation is a reporter's dictum that Trump's supporters take him serious but not literally, while his opponents (including most of the media) take him literally but not seriously.<br /><br />(I'm reminded of when Trump said something about how Obama "founded ISIS", and CNN responded by saying that Obama had not incorporated ISIS.)jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.com