Palin Birtherism
Well, there's this.
I must regretfully admit that I've long thought that Andrew Sullivan was not obviously a kook for pushing these questions. I hope I'm separated from the Obama birthers by the fact that (a) I think that the prior probability of some kind of shenanigans of this sort is low, low, low, and (b) I don't want it to be true. In fact I want it to go away. I want to be able to say that the Palin birthers are nuts. I hope these pics are fake, or that there is some obvious explanation. I want to be able to say that Sullivan is nutty about this. But I can't. That is, I can't rule out some kind of weird, warped switcheroo. I don't think there was a switch. I'm fairly sure that there's a perfectly reasonable explanation here. But I must regretfully admit that I can't rule it out.
Grumble.
Just let it rest already I'm a reasonable kind of guy, and I don't want to be the guy who thinks this might even possibly be true.
Well, there's this.
I must regretfully admit that I've long thought that Andrew Sullivan was not obviously a kook for pushing these questions. I hope I'm separated from the Obama birthers by the fact that (a) I think that the prior probability of some kind of shenanigans of this sort is low, low, low, and (b) I don't want it to be true. In fact I want it to go away. I want to be able to say that the Palin birthers are nuts. I hope these pics are fake, or that there is some obvious explanation. I want to be able to say that Sullivan is nutty about this. But I can't. That is, I can't rule out some kind of weird, warped switcheroo. I don't think there was a switch. I'm fairly sure that there's a perfectly reasonable explanation here. But I must regretfully admit that I can't rule it out.
Grumble.
Just let it rest already I'm a reasonable kind of guy, and I don't want to be the guy who thinks this might even possibly be true.
posted by Winston Smith at
2:04 PM
3 Comments:
Winston, it's great that you're back posting substantively, and I thought for a moment that I had something to say about this post. But now, I can't. It was the ad at the top of the blog. Some keyword searcher, context ignoring as always, places these ads, and consequently - you name them often - we get lots of ads for right-wing this and that. Fine, I can ignore that. Today however, no doubt having latched on to some philosophy key words, the site posted a video ad for Scientology.
I know you cannot possibly control the content of the ads, but... Scientology. Getting the 3 mins a click cannot be worth it. Take down the ads, and let the blog return to being the occasional happy byproduct of your insomnia.
Ugh.
The Mystic has been gently prodding me on this issue ever since an Anne Coulter ad appeared up there.
I guess you're right.
Turns out that Google ads don't pay you anything until you make your first $100. Since I've spent a ridiculous number of hours on this blog and never made any filthy lucre, I thought I'd wait until I make my hundred bucks. But I think I've probably gotta draw the line at Scientology...
I'm probably too lazy/busy to undo it now, but I guess you're right, I'd better get rid of 'em.
Godd*amn it, as soon as I posted the comment above, a %*$&& A. Coulter ad appeared on my screen.
That tears it.
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