I followed EmptyWheel very regularly when the scandal was ongoing (though since the Mueller report came out I've not been back). I am flattered to even be mentioned in the same sentence with Marcy Wheeler.
(And, of course she is probably correct, but who knows what Trump will do that doesn't directly protect his own interests.)
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
Impenitent wrote:With such opposing beliefs, how can the divide be overcome?
I honestly have no idea. At all.
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
Yes, I've run into that sort of attitude a few times. And they were worried about the Dems storming the White House if they lost...
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
Impenitent wrote:With such opposing beliefs, how can the divide be overcome? It's like lifeforms with incompatible DNA attempting to find common ground.
The problem is not opposing beliefs, it's the opposing values. This is something that Western liberals often overlook.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
I'd say something more like the opposing values affect what you are willing to believe is true or false. What we ultimately believe so often depends on what authorities we trust, and who we trust will depend on our personal values. That's my perspective at least.
I wanna love somebody but I don't know how
I wanna throw my body in the river and drown
-The Decemberists
I still occasionally burst into laughter at random times when I think about this.
I lost the source, but my favorite tweet went something like this: "the press conference was held between the dildo shop and the crematorium. Giuliani doesn't know if he's coming or going."
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If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
Frelga wrote:I still occasionally burst into laughter at random times when I think about this.
I lost the source, but my favorite tweet went something like this: "the press conference was held between the dildo shop and the crematorium. Giuliani doesn't know if he's coming or going."
I feel naughty (just a little) that I found that HILARIOUS!
I don't feel guilty at finding that hilarious; it is hilarious.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
Truth is often stranger than fiction. And when it works out like that.. it is hilarious. The bizarre incompetence of this administration coupled with this particular screw-up is pure comedy gold which writes itself.
Obviously, we will never know for sure, but I think they make valid points.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
Probably. A different candidate would have run a different campaign, but Biden pushed a lot of the right buttons, and his age didn't prove to be the handicap I feared it would be.
