Hello, all. So…can you guess who I’m supporting in Tuesday’s NH primary?
In any case, now seems as good a time as any to plug some GitM spinoffs I’ve recently put together, if anyone is interested. First up, if you usually come here just for the movie reviews, I’ve created GitM Reviews as a separate review site (although — don’t worry — they’ll always be posted here first.) Second, if your interest was piqued by any of the entries on civic progressivism of late, I’ve also created Small-R Republic as a central clearinghouse for that information. (Again, everything will be either posted here first or linked to as written.)
Both of these are projects I’m only starting to develop online, but they’re enough off the ground that they can bear page views and/or advice from the regulars. (Also, while I’ve refrained from putting advertising here and plan to continue to, I may decide to put up ads on GitMreviews…so if anyone has had a particularly good or terrible experience with an ad provider, please let me know.)
I really like the small-r republic site, but that’s probably predictable of me.
If Dartmouth is any indication, Obama has it in the bag.
So, I’m reading the comments for a “Broadsheet” article on Salon, and I see this:
“Did I miss something?
“I’m sorry, but, during the Manchester debate, didn’t Senator Clinton basically accuse John Edwards of killing Natalie Sarkisyan because he failed to pass the Patients’ Bill of Rights?
“Didn’t Jay Carson, the following day, say “the references in Senator Clinton’s speeches are about people she has actually helped and changes she has actually made, not stories she’s pulled from the newspaper and included in her stump,” thus basically accusing Edwards of being a complete phony?
“I wonder, did Senator Clinton merit an Orc award after Election Day in 2000, when she said killing Ralph Nader “might not be a bad idea?” (This is not a wing-nut Vince Fosterism…look it up.)
“And how dare bring orcs into this anyway, when Clinton’s been trying to Boromir her way to the White House from Day 1?
“Rebecca, I don’t begrudge you using your media platform to support Hillary Clinton. I’m doing the same over where I live with Barack Obama. Nevertheless, your piece is clearly overreacting due to the heat of the moment.
“Edwards was maybe snippier than he should have been, just as Obama could’ve been nicer during the “likability” moment in the Manchester debate. But, given the obvious low-balls the Clinton camp is throwing at both of them, I can see why neither candidate is feeling all that gentlemanly when the Senator suddenly decides emotion will work better for her. (I already mentioned the Edwards side. For his part, since Iowa, Obama has had to contend with false abortion mailers and subtle invoking of Willie Hortonish drug hysteria, by way of “mandatory minimums.”)
“I don’t know how shook up Senator Clinton was in today’s much-discussed moment — The fact that I have to think about whether it was genuine or not suggests the problem here. In the wake of Mark Penn’s disastrous, poll-driven campaign thus far, it seems all too likely that Clinton’s recent displays of emotion are clearly an attempt by the “White Boys” to rebrand the candidate, just before embarking on a scorched-earth negative campaign after NH that’ll make the world tremble. (And, given that I worked for them for three years, I know of what I speak.)
“–KcM”
The Internet is a small place.
Busted. 🙂
I’m trying to spread the word as I can.
Plus, you had to figure I’d comment on any post involving Election 2008 and The Lord of the Rings.