Month: November 2005

Support Bill O’Reilly

Maybe, just maybe we have gotten Bill O’Reilly wrong all this time. Underneath that crusty. loofah-swabbed exterior lies a delicate, sensitive soul.I type this because Mr. O’Reilly, the author, the commentator, the...

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Oldman has died after a short illness

Loan Nguyen, known to bloggers by his pen name Oldman, has died after a short illness this past week at the age of 32.  A frequent poster on Blogging of the President 2004, as well as his own blog–which so...

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What is the point of online conversation?

It has long been my belief that you could not convince anyone online of anything. That’s extreme, the sort of rule that admits a lot of little trivial exceptions, but in general it holds. The rise of the popular use of...

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Woodward Gossip OPEN THREAD

Judy Belushi wants revenge. “Bob Woodward is getting it from all sides … After the ‘SNL’ player OD’d, Judy Belushi Pisano encouraged all of his pals to talk to Woodward, who, like John, had grown up...

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The GOP’s Phony Tough-Guy Creds

The Republicans are not very popular right now. On almost every issue the pollsters care to ask about, the Democrats are polling better. But there is one thing the GOP always does well on. They are seen as more hawkish and...

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