Proxymoron?

Romney/Ryan* - "Social Darwinism"

BS (Blog Search)

Make no mistake, I am not associating President Obama with Proxymoron for using "Social Darwinism" wrong. I am not using Social Darwinism as it is commonly** used, since it evolves.

Even The Righteous Mind will evolve us.***

* Huffington Post (NFR)

** "common sense is not so common"

Related proxy-aphorism? Counter-Rush or Tea Party or FOX Think.

i.e. For every force there is an equal and opposite reaction. NOT! The word is action.

Maybe false dichotomy applies.

*** If corporations have become persons, what is society?

Further sources of comment on this event.

Christian Science Monitor

The Guardian

CBS News

The White House (the event: AP Luncheon)

[I Ron Knee of the Bottom Line? That I have yet to listen to the full speech.]

(Footnote: last link entered simul-speech about 14:40 on. Mitt Maligns Marvelous!)

[Loopholes? The Mitt Medvedev Moment. By George. Apologies for the tongue in cheek or cubism on the side but please Ctrl F "Loopholes"under the bold MMM.]

[Other Message Mean 'm, or Forum or 40m mark in video? Check that, 38 minutes, first question, not to mention BS remark. Grand Slam ? Or B in GO!]

[Speaking of GPS: "What we have here" is a Galley Project SimpBowlized, by the deficit commission and the Kitchen/Boat math, marvelous mangling and tale gating. (Also see 2 comments.)]

[P.S. under a Google of "AP Luncheon" I found this interesting Hoist by his own Picard by John Hull. A careful reading and reference to sources would indicate a hoist of his own profession not to mention his metaphorical name. My father had a boat made by Swiftsure. Three flushes you're out! The three strikes are A. the fact-check error. B. the Lockner v. New York error C. the Wickard v. Filburn error. In context: Obama is a "professor", Lockner v. New York was probably what Obama was referring to or in era in general, which John Hull flushes, and Wickard v. Filburn recognized the power of the federal government to regulate economic activity. I mean, the gizzard of that guy.]

8-16-12
P.S. (Pre-Selection: Romney/Ryan 2012)

Dividing Not Uniting

[Held in draft since 6-12-09]

Republican Study Committee needs more study.
While some factions blame Obama for bailouts, another blames him for not standing with holdouts for a bailout.

Meanwhile Palin starts a war on comedy as an expert on double standards. What started as a reasonable admonition to David Letterman who made a disparaging joke that did implicate her under aged daughter, soon bordered on pandering violence. While this is a big stretch from Letterman not wanting to be caught "off guard", it is more innuendoed than the error of the joke(which daughter) distracting from its original distastefulness(to daughters in general*). Now will Palin go after Death Talkers or will Letterman go more political shock jock or start a blog?

It is my opinion that Letterman should apologize for the jokes erroneous implication and the overall distastefulness of the subject.[**] Then Palin should work on her fellow partisans and "so-called" conservative "leaders", be they elected or sponsored in their "free" speech; in particular surrounding the improper use of words like socialism and racism and the irony and empathy of Alaskan ownership of resources. If she could make as good a showing with her "so-called" friends, it would be a service to her party and the nation.

* the original distastefulness was more standard fare for late night yet the error aside, other exaggerations have been made in making this an issue about women.[These two links were found and inserted after I finished this post. But I think there is a general hazzard in communication that transcends humor or could actual be a key ingrediant that is often missed. If one takes the word "slutty" and recognizes it as an adjective and not part of the noun, one might not be so quick to empathize as a victim.] [late read]

[**] to a great extent he has, but I mean acknowledging the error and not unreasonable offense taken by the daughter actually at the game (at least until it was made "hey" of)

[Later 6-15-09 follow-up Letterman Boost and word out that Letterman will re-apologize.]
[6-16-09: Palin accepts apology and evolution.]
[Further RE:Devolution On CBS]

Avian Update

Chicken Hawk Up.
Media Matters Alert!
Republican Trillions in Error*.
Not one for slow blogging or even reading...mean flighty links and flash blogging.***

[ASTE(R)ISK IV: TO READ(usually a self-admonition or pun)but see below between * & ** and note that the long term errors could be flip-flopped as4 investment turn around i.e Refudiate d Economics. Update under(over) construction.]

QCON: Stephanie** Miller
Conservative claim submitted that Sherrod leak was an Obama distraction from all of Obama's problems. My earlier thought was that it was a distraction from all his successes. In fact, my idea is supported by the fact that Breitbart had this for months.(by one account, accuracy aside) Camel's nose under tent? It occurred to me re: Tax increase verses Expiring Cuts. This means that Republicans are the camel's nose, when they now want to extend cuts scheduled to expire. On the other hump, Democrats will extend the middle class tax cuts. Not to mention one of these could actually pay for the other.[McClatchy]

* Trillions in error: based on 500 billion in 2020 alone
[Not to mention "tax on uncertainty" of small businesses being so impacted: If they hire more, they will be taxed less, and profit more.]
** Obama takes on GOP "shadow groups" and hails DISCLOSE act.
[***] see Deficit Pidgeons? non update ***.

Following results.

Having finally read, Democracy in Transition, I find the error in the missing gap. Maybe under the cushions of the SOFA -
- Having Now Fully Read (NFR) as opposed to earlier (nfr) - not fully read -

[My original tangent (or somewhat subsequent) was based on a true convergence error, by actually melding two links that I did not later see (but have now fixed) as two. It may have been my original convergence that there was some link between Thanksgiving and Xmas of native form and anacronism if not shopping or fitting the bill.]

The SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) is a possible transition piece that also leaves a flexible and democratic if not constitutional way forward. It may be just a piece that is expected to assure a legacy of passing the buck, but that is just what is needed until there is a leader who is willing to follow...

As far as time tables go- (I make up for the muddle by pulling only two segments together from the SOFA.)
"Should the Iraqi government decide to cancel the pact after the referendum it would have to give Washington one year's notice, meaning that troops would be allowed to remain in the country only until the summer of 2010."

"The international agreement will be binding on US president-elect Barack Obama when he assumes office next year, but he could also unilaterally cancel the pact with a year's notice or withdraw all US troops at any time."

Given the room for democracy otherwise known as process, there is also room for interpretation with oversight.

As far as Democracy in Transition: Congress should reclaim their power in the United States with a "signing statement resolution" as Iraq is still forming their constitutional process.
"Such a resolution, which would still allow Congress to fund the agreement if they feel compelled by the Obama administration to do so, could be passed by both the House and the Senate the week of December 8," Fox said. "If congressional leaders cannot bring themselves to take that one minor step, then the damage to their institution may be irreversible."

In conclusion, it may be that this is the best thing that the current administration has ever done. Not that it was their intent, but the best they could hope for, and would not have been possible without the pressure of some form of daylight, albeit not here yet.- diplomacy - ]

Who got the memo?

Who reads the script?
LO and behold, I am See Sic again.
The memo, the apology,
and The View?
Apparently FOX has acknowledged some mistakes in the Shirley Sherrod ordeal, while Beck apparently is not too up with FOX*, and Lawrence O'Donnell of Countdown still can't see**. At least when it comes to why Obama appeared on the view.

* the Dean disconnect
[links in progress***]
** link added 7-30-10 Don't get me wrong, no one on MSNBC is anywhere near, a Beck, O'Reilly or any FOX character. Even with stand ins for vacationing hosts, they have more character. But LO in particular was using a rhetorical ploy in his question to why the President would go on The View, while FOX still is on the hook for the Breitbart backtrack. It is my opinion, no one on FOX which includes Sarah Palin has any cred in wondering why, let alone criticizing, from their "gotcha journalism" perspective. And just how should Palin supporters react to her celebrating Shakespeare, who was English, and a living language, in view of the original intenders of the constitution? To be fair, making up new words, American or not, is not the same, as not being able to use or let old ones live. It is however a knew cents of stringing too words to gather.

*** I think I have capped things with "The memo" link, while "the script" link was a crack at Beck's interpretation of himself, let alone biblical error. The context or con text being everything in my View. Speaking of which, there was no memo.

Reel Ledership

Unknown candidate more favorable than Obama.
Obama leading over known persons.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
2000th post.
(Counting 90 in draft, that is.)
 
Unfortunately, the blog format has evolved, and needs getting used to.
In fact, it seemed to evolve mid-post, as I managed to get in a bottom link here, but cannot not locate that process going forward or even in edit format.  


THIS just as I had declared MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, I mean, ACCOMPLISHED[!]
And just as I had reached a pinnacle of a point, (That was redundant, or was it?) {one of the the new features}
the irony* of Mission Accomplished, let alone leadership. (David Sirota and the Star Chamber)

NOW with** ALEX WAGNER,
But earlier with Jansing & Co.
And earlier with Ed Schultz and Nancy Pelosi.

BUT HERE IS part of the Mission CON *** TEXT,
and UNDERSTANDING "Who-w-Aww!"

* nails it:"Battle Him of the Republic".
let "alone" "leadership"
** or rather not yet with Alex Wagner
(and before I forget, it is the "pretty please" hyperbola of Romney, and the childish cycle.)
*** see CON 5 minutes on.
[Note Labels and comments(2),'n  Odd need.]

[The Alex Wagner link HERE.]
[Speaking of Dawn Key Ody]
[Late Possible Link inserted, let alone Try Angle.]

[Final note in reverence to Christopher Hitchens, and reference to Bashir and Ratigan. (oops)]
[accidental tangent found error in "Final" link/search/pun]
Mean[!]while: Ratigan has a panel on "Straight Talk" where Mission Accomplished applies to the popularity of congress.  With Republicans in charge of the House and having record filibusters,(meaning a minority has the responsibility in the Senate), their schtick is gridlock, not progress or compromise, let alone all truism. These are my prose not the panel's or guest's, but it can certainly be said that for the Republican goal of making sure there is a one term president by passing the buck, it could be mission accomplished.  But that hits the nail on the head with my lede (and the source) of Reel Ledership[!]. 

9-13-13 Jansen and Co label corrected(added).

American Exceptionalism

Not a Fashion Statement [!]

Let alone formal.

Was this an error or a churned media event?

The mess age is the message?

Oar IM [!]?

Attorney General Gonzalez Retreats.

Congratulations Congressman Inslee.

The people have prevailed and more thanks to Daily KOS early on.

The New York Times was of help and the other Dems.
technical difficulties and other work keeps this brief
= = = = = = = =

Did Hillary Shoot Dems in the Foot?
In snooze mode this AM I heard something about a False Flag charge on the Stephanie Miller Show> Could it be this on the politics of fear? The political calculus is the fear at Rock the Truth as well.
On the strength of the comments from Democratic candidates they rate in the following order.
Kucinich: no comment. Already tough enough, already standing up.
Richardson
Edwards
Dodd
Obama: no comment?
Clinton
Standing up for what? Impeachment is the only way.
Standing up now is the way to tell who will stand up as President or is political calculus just using ones toes?

OK! This brief ramble is just about not falling for the Republican meme. Getting the message out that Democrats are not the problem and any problems will be the Republicans. Of course even in retreat, Bush blames the Democrats. See first story. Hence the need to pursue continued investigations and not let anyone off the hook.

The Big Tent vs. The Mess Tent in the Bush Bubble Error (err Era)

= = = = = = = =

Bush History Flip-FLop:
Vietnam, Korea or Japan

= = = = = = = =

What has happened.

Big Journalism?

Did someone have second thoughts?

Or is it a bread crumb of the trickle-down.

i.e. "conspiracy".

(I mean as of this comment, Error 404 - Not Found.)

Keeping in mind it is a news feed I have not been used to, it may be common to have these retractions. But it is probably appropriate to rethink Rush, let alone any humor over any death. It just may be an odd* wake in the everafter.]

* form of communications of sorts

[3-5-12 follow up]

[O-O-P-S !]

Black Friday: Convergence Day

Native American Heritage Day.
Shop till you drop day.

SOFA "-" Democracy in Transition. ***

No disrespect to the departed or the irony that the economy is a bit* on the thankless side and the idea that we can shop our way out of trouble, let alone be thankful for what and where we get it from.

* my original convergence was in error due to some media outlet or my filtering poorly so that is the excuse for the lame segue or evolution (the first two links are not the original two) the following two** (resulting)may be too anacronistic to be convergence, but with timelines and the world turning hard to tell. Just two (nfry) pieces that may be more flip-flop or material for nuance, yet a prime feature of transition in these precarious times.

** 12-4-08 italics bold resulting...In not getting back or leaving a loose thread or missing my own punchline... or the world following should just be resulting as a typo creeps in word out.

*** missing gap or hyphen resulted in muddle that messes the middle

Lame

By definition not so.
Paul Krugman
But meek to the geek.*
Speaking of which I have been under the weather for a week.
Speaking of anecdotal.
BTW: it is cloudy out, that makes me a meteorologist.
P.S. to be accurate apparently the exception proves the rule.
i.e. one error makes a counter case

* self acclaimed geek, Rachel, out geeks the more political than meek geek, Bill Nye, the Science Guy. Leaving his lesson lamer** then Rachel in the case of explaining why it snows more when it is warmer. Also anecdotal but none the less relevant, it was melting!

** Lame! A favorite refrain from Almost Live.

[2-12-10: as of 11:15 AM PST in latest email]

[Flagrant(oops)Footnote: Are your galoshes on yet FAUX NEWS?]

[Closing the Tetrahedron: Republican Medicare(Krugman), Supreme Correction, Senate Add Justmeant, Re: Sources. (PBMP)]

Realmiffication

[HELP HAITI!]

The Butterfly Effect and/or(ofor) Real PC[*].
No tongue-in-cheek but... ironic misuse of powers.
Just call me cater-pillar-e.

(For the nuance * or culture** challenged, my apologies for making use of tragedy[***] but culture is often misused.)

* the last "culture" link and "misused" in this case will take one to the lyrics and the long version of... (a meditation?)
** Clash of Civilizations

*** unused(3) astral risks or rather correction to title: originally or intended

footnote: (3),applies to the title and TO mention :) asterisks and links; sometimes scroll over, sometimes right click, but bold and italics are hints.(also see comment)

[HELP HAITI!]

[*] asterisk for update to add link1-15-10: Real PC? Political Cynicism?
[**] also 1-15-10 (of tragedy)and error which are not always mistakes but lessons

Head Hunters?

Actually I am looking for a new job.

Rabbilive.com interviewed Helen Thomas.

Now she has been forced to retire in an ironic atmosphere. Of course she is a journalist and she should have been more careful with her words, or not even held an opinion or at least not mentioned it or done an interview.** Ironically it is hard to extend that consistency to the likes of the Right where journalism and opinion are so connected there would be a whole lot of job openings if it were to be applied across the board. It would also be hard for her to be turned down by some speakers boards*. But then we are back to the irony.
(or Try Un Ism)

* of course given market forces it would still be a risk

** even this may be to harsh an analysis: one would think that she said that Jews should get out of Israel. That is a flat out error by CNN.***
[There is no defending the conclusion that has been reached by those that have listened to Helen Thomas, yet that is a double-edged sword. The conclusion is unjustified that all Jews should get out of Israel, it is also not necessarily what she implied. The challenge is to find a true transcript of her answers to the questions and then not ask "what if's" that are equally off base, especially behind her back.]

*** ["Thomas was then asked where the Jews in Israel should go? Thomas responded, "They should go home," which the White House reporter identified as "Poland, Germany ... and America and everywhere else."] The bold is not confirmed by the original on Rabbilive.com]

Speaking of Timing

All posts are posted at the time indicated unless otherwise noted*, not always clearly, as updated or inserted**.

* saved-in-draft maintain original time with date posted indicated
** sometimes indicated by links

Sometimes bracketed material is a preface, and
now to the matters that triggered this tangent.
It was a surprise to me and others that the Debt Panel released its(or rather the co-chair's) plan, an interesting update to my comments in the update regarding the chart and debt. It is probable that the chart, may not include social security, and regarding medicare, off the chart going forward. But given the shotgun approach, not really a good metaphor(as aim is not the point), but as a matter of breadth and coverage, it is all over the map and "harpooned every whale"***. While the origin of the Debt Panel(link hopefully to be inserted)is in question, (was it Obama's or a Republican idea) it does seem to fit my theory of Obama. The solutions to our economy are very broad, and inter-related, and hinge on the balance of what government does, more particularly does it create jobs or the environment for the economy. The answer is usally, if not always, both to some degree. In this regard, any wholesale dismissal of the plan is in as much error as even calling it a plan. It seems a well crafted way to put everything on the table, not that it will all be called for or passed.

*** Simpson quote from Bloomberg link.
[Speaking of timing and updates and tangents, Fair Game is a movie noted in C-word post, but Decision Points(book) is the center of the Circumference. Somewhere there is a link that closes the circle.]
[Speaking of Spokes: Axel Rod?]

(ix) July 20, 2012

[post dated 7-20-12 (page ix)]
[7-19-12 Anachronistic Caution * ! ]

Later:  Foreword to be continued post **.

* error caught (link should be July Roman Numeral 4word Month)
(s/b July 2002 Archive Actual 2012 productions.)

** [NOW w/ Alex Wagner]

The honeymoon is over?

When was it consummated?

I mean...
the error of apologizing?

Well I hate to riddle a sinking ship,
but the rats should stay out of the galley.
Meow.

Raw Notes

[above posted 11-22-10 The following are the Raw Notes on Codevilla.]

[p3 re class(parapraph) or summer break(diversity) who needs Republicans when Democrats have class and diversity?]
[p4 :change]
[p5 blatant error non-gov Kissinger Fed IMF]
[p6 wait two classes?]

[Divide to whine - ? - before the political divide I think, is a thought "divided against itself" {statistiacal? r*}]
[greater of two evils]
[Royal palinisms]
[The Uniter]

[Us and them]
[Schlock]
[Wealth Associations? Enclaves?]
[Market - Educations? Shiboleths? ... Adam Smith "specialization"? language]
[Tribe Kagan court]
[Certifiable] italics reread.]

Dependence Economics

...

The Country Class? "non-orientation to government"
p3 small v. large
p6 country class American ways
p7 Snobsian
"Congruent Angendas?"
p1 Resistannce
p2 Moral Revolutianary
Suppose...

republic chain
(constitutional monstrosity)
Anti-Climatic)

Arrow of Time

or Symmetry of Inheritance?
Thanks to Keith Olbermann and
FOX News for the
Trifecta of Bad Times.
An end to an error, and the flip-flop of freedom as not a force but a purpose that requires work. There will be no end to humor or force for humility, as it is no longer funny that Comedy Central has more News and more balance. With inspiration I acknowledge the difficulty in laying down the tools of sarcasm and satire, but I will try to remember more than just the hope in this day of transition.

And maybe Biden can even aspire with a nod to Sarah Palin
and even Dick Cheney, to work with congress.
As far as leadership, and OBAMA
the time has come for change.

[Approximate closing of this post: 10:20 BG (before google)]
[update: 10:45 no end to humor or force for humility (links added and seemingly proof of some sense or other)]
[Please note that I DID NOT find it funny that Chief Justice Roberts could not get the oath straight.]
[I originally misreported it as Trifecta of Bad News]

[Update 1-21-09] to be sure see above: There will be no end to humor or force for humility...links to video of original Obama oath and actual oath.
[Update 1-26-09: Colbert catches it.]

I'm not a lawyer but...

my post on Lt. Watada's "Unbecoming" Mistrial seems to have gotten to a point that others seem to run around. [Breaking Related News * ]

Here is the crux of the matter:
"...the military judge, said the case could end in a mistrial if Watada’s lawyers refused to let the defendant answer the judge’s questions about potential inconsistencies with a "stipulation of fact" that Watada agreed to before the trial began. "

"The defense has consistently tried to call into question the legality of the war, because Watada said the war is illegal and a command to fight in Iraq is also illegal. But the judge has said the argument over the legality of the war is not a matter that can be settled in military court." *

Note that a crux must have two lines. It seems that the case cannot proceed under the "stipulation of fact" that the prosecution prepared and the defendant agreed to, yet the judge felt had inconsistencies that he expected the defendant to clear up and was not for the court to decide.

Later reports seem to confirm this thinking even without necessarily getting to that point so easily. That's what I am here for, even if an occasional misspelling or misthinking is occasionally caught. At least it is not as bad as the misjudgement that brought us here. Not that there will not be calls to stay the course.

By the way, is that not another error or actually what we should be doing? I may not be much for grammar and neither is "The Decider", but what we seem to have here is a missing preposition. We have never been on a course but it must be stayed. It may be a "Catch 22" or the "8th Wonder" but there is often a missing link and sometimes you have to follow them.

* [IMPEACHMENT EFFORT: see link go to February 1oth on calendar]
In my view, this is where the matter lies.

Fiddle Sticks^

by George ...

Lede or Ship Politcal** Gaming*.

(fn)
 Boehner tells Geithner, ‘You can’t be serious 
White House to GOP: It’s your move
“The Hobbit” is not a hipster!

(b.s.) "Lede+or+Ship"
Swift craft
Swift satire
M-bed ***

* by Jenga (enough! )
** un-M-bed
*** not to charm but what the?



[Anacronism of asterisks is a real problem between ** & ***, 
but it was through Slate*** under Osmosis** that I found the Doonesbury.]

[[That's the ticket! But this is a preemptive read. Support for raising taxes on the rich even runs over the barrier Republicans have constructed with their new minority of obstruction(4f), except for their "arithmetic" and Twain. Actually the link at TED did not cover the error that is made when comparing percentiles with shares, or per capita with any tiles and individuals with dollars.  Where4, there is more money in the top 1% therefore the top 1% are going to be paying a greater share of the taxes. Not to be competing with TED, but that means a progressive tax will look more unfair the more unfair income distribution is, unless you have a regressive tax.]]

(4f)= a, b, c, d ?   Crtl F and (b.s). for more moderate yet political approach.

^ last insert ? (See "^" there)  It is called leverage and political capital !
[Follow-up].