Really, my comment wasn’t at all about this particular set of tongue in cheek comments… it was more a launchpad for behavior I see consistently at sister-site of the progressive realm, dailykos. I should have parked my comment over there vs here. But the trigger for me, right or wrong, is “oh damnit, that’s part of the culture here too?”

And now for something completely different and out of the blue: I go home to New Orleans to see parents sibs nieces nephews for thanksgiving, only to hear one of them speak of “Carville”. I said “who?” They, all being staunch Republicans, said to me somewhat incredulously, “James carville.” I said yeah,i know who he is, but why are you mentioning him? They: “Oh, he and his really nice wife moved into the XXXXX house 2 doors down.”

Me? (in my head: WTF#%@^$%&^@#%!@ ??) “You’ve got to be kidding me.”

“No. And they have 2 daughters going to XXXXXXXXXXX school.” (This is where my sisters went to school, where my Mom went to school, and where my nieces and Goddaughter go to school.. I am incredulous; I think my jaw was really dropped for about a minute.)

They ask “You know, he’s the liberal and his wife is the” — I said “I know Lady McCheney”. They: “what?” Me: “You’ve never heard that nickname?” “No.” (irritated) “They’re both very nice people”.

Me: “How long ago did they move here?”
They: “I guess about 4-5 months ago”

Me (cringing)

They: “They were over at the XXXXXX’s house the other night. And both are delightful”…

I had to go to my room.

This is a true story.

FunnyD

So, rather than rant, and spew anger, Blue Texan was, or may have been, using irony in order to keep from being sucked into the rage that the stream of Righties lying and posturing to save face because they support Bush creates.

Serious answer, yes (assuming I am correct or near correct about BT’s intentions) but there is a survival strategy here, I think.

If our Trad Media was an actual objective “media,” then these righties listed above by B T would be asked about their former spoutings on Fitzgerald’s supposed animus against the Bush Administration.

Maybe K. Olbermann or R. Maddow will bring it up, but I think (ya think?) FNC will let Kristol slide on this one.

I am really getting so tired of ironic, satiric and “just the opposite” blog postings, not just here, but all over the progressive blogosphere. At DailyKos, for just one example, using Darwinist survival logic, users came to learn that in order to gain the coveted 10 “Recommended Diary” slots, it became increasingly necessary to think “marketing”… a hook, to induce someone to click on your offering amongst the hundreds of others — thereby enhancing your chance of being read, recommended, and vaulting to top of Rec list.

That of course included, for marketing hook reasons, titles that had exact opposite intent of the content — to enrage people to click and see “wtf is this person saying?!”… and so on.

I guess I have just reached a state of “Ironic Title Fatigue” … As with everything else in life, saturation leads to dilution in value. For me, I am becoming more and more conditioned to hate blogs/diaries that use this ploy.

This is nothing personal against the blogger here. And again, since I am not a regular, a reaction of “well get the f out of here then” might be totally appropriate. But I am just sharing a sentiment “at large” and it happens to have been triggered by this blog entry. peace :)

Or when James B. Stewart could write a book accusing Hillary Clinton of evil deeds — deeds that all hinged on a document that Stewart didn’t bother to turn over and read properly?

I suggest you get yourself educated, bucko. Or tell your paymasters at the RNC that we’re not falling for your booshwah.

Carly
ex-repug