November, 2018 archive
“I Don’t Like It, Therefore It’s Not True” 0
At The Roanoke Times, Professor Robert Strong explores the concept of “fake news.” After pointing out that the word “fake” originally meant “counterfeit,” he looks at its current usage in our coarse political discourse, particularly as applied to reporting. The article is well worth a read.
Here’s an excerpt (emphasis added):
(snip)
When Donald Trump talks about fake news, he is not talking about Russian dirty tricks. He is talking about actual news stories, from legitimate news organizations that he happens not to like. Fake is not false or fraudulent; it is merely derogatory.
Walleyed Piker 0
When you hear Donald Trump babble on about a “wall,” remind yourselves of how well the Great Wall of China worked.
(Hint: It didn’t.)
Rake? Hell. 0
Juanita Jean reports that, according to the President of Finland, Donald Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about. A snippet (sourcing at the link):
The Climates They Are a-Changin’ 0
Aside:
Here it is mid-November and we’ve not yet had a hard freeze or even a frost in these parts.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is the bedrock of a strong marriage.
Police said Saturday that Rosenbrock’s 35-year-old husband, Eric Rosenbrock, was “performing maintenance” on his legally owned handgun when it went off.
Thus passeth another day in NRA Paradise.
The Lies of the Land 0
The Toronto Star’s Daniel Dale takes inventory. An excerpt, when asked about his methodology?
When he says something, I look it up.
QOTD 0
Rex Stout, in the voice of Archie Goodwin:
If your ego is in good shape, you will pretend you are surprised if a National Chairman calls to tell you his party wants to nominate you for President of the United States, but you’re not really surprised.
Stout, Rex, Champagne for One (New York: Bantam, 2009), p. 3 (Double-volume with Too Many Cooks).
