tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post7788753226742885628..comments2024-03-23T08:51:09.577-08:00Comments on Progressive Alaska: Christmas Eve Odds & Ends - The Pathfinder and Bill Hess' Great Book-Signing StoryPhilip Mungerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14601488767955084836noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-82614988992295823772009-12-27T09:04:16.058-09:002009-12-27T09:04:16.058-09:00I don't blame you for disliking Palin, Phil. N...I don't blame you for disliking Palin, Phil. Not one bit. <br /><br />However, Palin is on the forefront of the culture wars--and the way she gets attacked by porgressives is important. It's a part of the war itself.<br /><br />I can see us losing this war electorally, as we have in the past. "What's the Matter with Kansas?: How conservatives won the heart of America" could easily be retitled, "What's the matter with Alaska?"<br /><br />-Y<br /><br />-YAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-79379327661826019352009-12-26T23:05:44.721-09:002009-12-26T23:05:44.721-09:00"I'd almost forgiven Palin fror it when s..."I'd almost forgiven Palin fror it when she became the nihilistic person she now is."<br /><br />Oh. my God !! How will she sleep, how can she go through life knowing that you won't forgive her !!!!! If only she'd known what a fearsome enemy she would make by "fucking over your friends", I'm sure she would never have done it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-48418515279975517252009-12-26T20:56:35.359-09:002009-12-26T20:56:35.359-09:00Y,
I don't claim to be as gracious as Bill is...Y,<br /><br />I don't claim to be as gracious as Bill is. Not by quite a way. <br /><br />The CW's first step to power was to truly fuck over my close friends John Stein and Karen Marie. I'd almost forgiven Palin fror it when she became the nihilistic person she now is.Philip Mungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601488767955084836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-77216373883439324722009-12-26T12:59:43.899-09:002009-12-26T12:59:43.899-09:00"Bill's description of his short conversa..."Bill's description of his short conversation with her perfectly pegs her for the inane, incurious twit she truly is."-PA<br /><br />I read Bill's entire article and thank you for linking to it. However, one of the things I liked about the article was a certain degree of graciousness and consideration which I feel is lacking in your comment above.<br /><br />Bill gave Palin credit for being sharp enough to spot the unusual term on his cap--also, for being bright enough and interested enough to ask a question about it. He was also willing to consider how tired must be at this point, and therefore to some degree forgave her disappointing and lackluster response to his answer, "Oh." <br /><br />She may have known and been embarrassed by forgetting. Whatever. This sort of anecdotal evidence of Palin's superficiality has a value and I'm glad people pick up on it and report it, but it also can be made to serve as propaganda. That Palin didn't know a common term doesn't necessarily mean she knows little or nothing about the subject. Please consider that if you call Palin inane, incurious, and a twit because she didn't know the term, you are also calling everyone else who doesn't know it the same. That's going to be most people. <br /><br />-YAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-9435591730201705952009-12-25T23:07:52.062-09:002009-12-25T23:07:52.062-09:00thanks for linking this, phil. hess is awesome, l...thanks for linking this, phil. hess is awesome, love his style and approach -- lengthy, deliberate, reasoned, extremely well-written and photographed; always pausing at the right time to add valuable perspective. <br />[made me feel really bad for al grillo -- i recognize his work, he was with the anchorage times before AP.] <br />hess's depictions of wasilla remind me of a lot of bill owens's book <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=suburbia%2C+bill+owens&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7HPID_en" rel="nofollow"><i>suburbia</i></a>, the best coffee table photo book of all time, where he gently, fondly pointed out the quirkiness and futility of his northern california neighbors. hess should work up a book, too.clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006229490840930891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-73644432781400380472009-12-25T08:11:56.659-09:002009-12-25T08:11:56.659-09:00and thank you very much, Mr or Ms controlling conc...and thank you very much, Mr or Ms controlling concern troll at 5:34 am.<br /><br />As if I'm <b>not</b> drawing attention to Mr. Hess work....?Philip Mungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601488767955084836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-42911511321247200412009-12-25T05:34:18.979-09:002009-12-25T05:34:18.979-09:00I thought that journalists are supposed to cover t...I thought that journalists are supposed to <i>cover</i> the story, not <i>become</i> the story.<br /><br />Is it just a coincidence that Zaki <i>IS</i> the story once again ?<br /><br />Funny how that is, eh ? <br /><br />We don't read about Ellen Lockyear becoming the story, or Al Grillo becoming the story, or any other of the media professionals becoming the story.<br /> <br />Mr. Hess did an excellent job on his coverage, the "progressive" bloggers should take note of his blog and perhaps learn a thing or two from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-51738988033947622152009-12-24T23:27:34.055-09:002009-12-24T23:27:34.055-09:00Thank you, Phil.Thank you, Phil.Grahamn Krackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154842525792185712noreply@blogger.com