Comments on: Late Night: Ross Douthat and Dana Milbank Star in “The Mewling Game” http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:32:57 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Mauimom http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926355 Mauimom Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:40:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926355 <blockquote><p>Hardly the brightest bulb in the logic chandelier (despite that Harvard degree), Douthat</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p> Dana Milbank. Yale graduate and “Skull and Bones” member </p></blockquote> <p>I have a graduate degree from Harvard, so this isn’t “just sour grapes,” but one of the things I noticed when I was there was that the folks <strong>weren’t</strong> all that smart. [Note that Harvard continues to graduate 65% or so of its class w/some form of “cum laude.”]</p> <p>I always thought two places everyone should be required to work are Capitol Hill and Harvard — just to debunk the unjustified mystique they seem to be able to sustain, year after year.</p>

Hardly the brightest bulb in the logic chandelier (despite that Harvard degree), Douthat

Dana Milbank. Yale graduate and “Skull and Bones” member

I have a graduate degree from Harvard, so this isn’t “just sour grapes,” but one of the things I noticed when I was there was that the folks weren’t all that smart. [Note that Harvard continues to graduate 65% or so of its class w/some form of “cum laude.”]

I always thought two places everyone should be required to work are Capitol Hill and Harvard — just to debunk the unjustified mystique they seem to be able to sustain, year after year.

]]> By: Fern http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926344 Fern Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:17:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926344 <p>Hmm, nice looking products over there at Healin Hollers - hope they ship to Canada.</p> Hmm, nice looking products over there at Healin Hollers – hope they ship to Canada.

]]> By: bonkers http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926300 bonkers Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:18:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926300 <p>Cool! A long ago client of mine was friends with the developer of those. We’d hang out from time to time. He was giving them away at the time to get word-of-mouth marketing. Lately, been seeing them around a bunch so looks like it working!</p> <p>Seem to remember that we did notice them working. Yes, and that geranium extract is used in several natural products. Someone was telling me it works much better than citronella. I thought maybe Bug Bands has both? Can’t remember but may re-visit now. Thanks! Off fer shure this time…</p> Cool! A long ago client of mine was friends with the developer of those. We’d hang out from time to time. He was giving them away at the time to get word-of-mouth marketing. Lately, been seeing them around a bunch so looks like it working!

Seem to remember that we did notice them working. Yes, and that geranium extract is used in several natural products. Someone was telling me it works much better than citronella. I thought maybe Bug Bands has both? Can’t remember but may re-visit now. Thanks! Off fer shure this time…

]]> By: greenwarrior http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926295 greenwarrior Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:12:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926295 <p>i bought a new product this afternoon at whole foods: BugBands. i got 4 bands for each hand and ankle. they tell me that the spray, which i also got, will work for chiggers, which is what i’m suffering now. a friend who’s environmentally sensitive said it works great - the active ingredient is from geraniums. i’ll try it tomorrow if i can convince myself to go out hiking or lawnmowing before it gets too hot.</p> i bought a new product this afternoon at whole foods: BugBands. i got 4 bands for each hand and ankle. they tell me that the spray, which i also got, will work for chiggers, which is what i’m suffering now. a friend who’s environmentally sensitive said it works great – the active ingredient is from geraniums. i’ll try it tomorrow if i can convince myself to go out hiking or lawnmowing before it gets too hot.

]]> By: bonkers http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926294 bonkers Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:12:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926294 <p>responsibilities call. Adios y’all!</p> responsibilities call. Adios y’all!

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926289 Suzanne Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:06:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926289 <p>true that katy - if it is meant to happen, it will.</p> true that katy – if it is meant to happen, it will.

]]> By: bonkers http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926287 bonkers Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:05:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926287 <p>huh. Maybe you’ve got some some teenage ninja mutant skeeters around there.</p> <p>Although, that why I was asking because I’ve tried several natural repellants over the years, only to limited success. But yes, they always smell great at least, and come to think of it, when I used to use Off! or whatever, some skeeters would still get the job on me, so I wonder it they’re about the same in effectiveness, only without all the nasty stuff and smell of Off!.</p> <p>Dunno…need to experiment more on that issue.</p> huh. Maybe you’ve got some some teenage ninja mutant skeeters around there.

Although, that why I was asking because I’ve tried several natural repellants over the years, only to limited success. But yes, they always smell great at least, and come to think of it, when I used to use Off! or whatever, some skeeters would still get the job on me, so I wonder it they’re about the same in effectiveness, only without all the nasty stuff and smell of Off!.

Dunno…need to experiment more on that issue.

]]> By: katymine http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926286 katymine Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:04:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926286 <p>A lot depends because tomorrow is Chemo day and scheduled at noon…… just don’t know if I will be recovered……. </p> <p>and it wasn’t heat…. wasn’t out except for a few minutes……think it was side effects of either the ambium and/or ativan which is for that but it also causes it…. really read the side effects of the drugs and did not take them last night……</p> A lot depends because tomorrow is Chemo day and scheduled at noon…… just don’t know if I will be recovered…….

and it wasn’t heat…. wasn’t out except for a few minutes……think it was side effects of either the ambium and/or ativan which is for that but it also causes it…. really read the side effects of the drugs and did not take them last night……

]]> By: greenwarrior http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926283 greenwarrior Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:01:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926283 <p>oh, dear god, i think i may have died and gone to heaven. i’m on healin hollers website. thanks suzanne, margot and bonkers. now please excuse me for a few moments: i have some important decisions to make.</p> oh, dear god, i think i may have died and gone to heaven. i’m on healin hollers website. thanks suzanne, margot and bonkers. now please excuse me for a few moments: i have some important decisions to make.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926282 Suzanne Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/late-night-ross-douthat-and-dana-milbank-star-in-the-mewling-game/#comment-1926282 <p>i did get the summer scent - it has a lovely scent - so far, the skeeters are still getting me - i forget to use it (grabbing and spraying some now)</p> i did get the summer scent – it has a lovely scent – so far, the skeeters are still getting me – i forget to use it (grabbing and spraying some now)

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