tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post115038021216381256..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1150861427601468572006-06-20T23:43:00.000-04:002006-06-20T23:43:00.000-04:00The telling point here is not what the incident sa...The telling point here is not what the incident says about Bush's attitude toward blind people. It's what the incident says about his attitude toward the world.<BR/><BR/>His attitude is, "This is all about me."<BR/><BR/>It would not ever in a million years occur to him that someone might have a very good reason to wear sunglasses while addressing George W. Bush, the President of the United StatesDevoteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132417730218562356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1150770392179558182006-06-19T22:26:00.000-04:002006-06-19T22:26:00.000-04:00A sensible person would not confuse Bush insisting...A sensible person would not confuse Bush insisting on a certain respect shown toward the presidency (no sunglasses, please) with anything to get hurt or angry about.<BR/><BR/>The reporter seems like a sensible fellow.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1150702484260127692006-06-19T03:34:00.000-04:002006-06-19T03:34:00.000-04:00it's a small point, but i think it's a stretch to ...it's a small point, but i think it's a stretch to assume that the reporter was not hurt or angry. sure, when he was approached for comment he said this, but he's hardly about to sabotage his access to the white house by admitting to taking offence, if indeed he did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1150421370550859582006-06-15T21:29:00.000-04:002006-06-15T21:29:00.000-04:00Yeah, it clearly had nothing to do with blindness....Yeah, it clearly had nothing to do with blindness...the weird thing here, though, is that he got ticked off at the sunglasses.<BR/><BR/>He gets ticked off a lot. Way more than most people used to being in the spotlight. Testy.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1150420403870594842006-06-15T21:13:00.000-04:002006-06-15T21:13:00.000-04:00I hate blind people. Why can't they speak English...I hate blind people. Why can't they speak English, like the rest of us?<BR/><BR/>Like Bush.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1150420134743518512006-06-15T21:08:00.000-04:002006-06-15T21:08:00.000-04:00My interpretation of the grainy QT video: Nothing...My interpretation of the grainy QT video: Nothing to do with blindness, but Duhbya is initially not happy with the sunglasses. He doesn't smirk the way he usually tips us that he's just bein' one a the guys. But that's just an impression from a small snippet of low-quality video.<BR/><BR/>No reason I can see to defend Atrios's presentation of it. Think Progress on the other hand played it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1150413315624259272006-06-15T19:15:00.000-04:002006-06-15T19:15:00.000-04:00Yup, I can agree with that. John Cole was making ...Yup, I can agree with that. <A HREF="http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=7091" REL="nofollow"> John Cole was making that exact same point today as well</A> oddly enough, and it bears repeating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1150410321372490792006-06-15T18:25:00.000-04:002006-06-15T18:25:00.000-04:00Well, I think it's clear beyond any doubt that cur...Well, I think it's clear beyond any doubt that current lefty anti-Bush bias is still way less vehement than the right's unprovoked anti-Clinton bias. (And the anti-Bush bias was, I'd say, WAY provoked.)<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, I do think it shows that certain of our frothier, fringier elements are going off the deep end. It's not a completely isolated nor anomalous phenomenon. That seems fairlyWinston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1150406113951025792006-06-15T17:15:00.000-04:002006-06-15T17:15:00.000-04:00No, I don't think you're missing anything. I do th...No, I don't think you're missing anything. <BR/><BR/>I do think there's some relevant argument to be had about how much anti-Bush bias this shows the left as having; how much said bias shapes their arguments on other subjects, how many people on the left are prone to this degree of bias, and finally, how such bias compares to bias on the right.<BR/><BR/>But if you're merely making the observationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com