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Hate Sites

ArchPundit April 16, 2004 9 Comments

Besides my fascination with Illinois Politics, I dabble in following hate sites and the such. This was true even before the infamous Earl Holt post, but one of the things that has boggled my mind is the respect that Little Green Footballs gets from a large number of other bloggers.

Go look around in comments for a bit and I think you’ll see what I mean. Pretty nasty stuff. Now someone has come up with a quiz comparing statements on LGF to late German Fascists. I was able to figure out the correct source of hatred 64% of the time. To see some other results check out Tim Lambert’s quiz score thingy. I did better than Brad DeLong and Tim, but I don’t know whether that is good or not.

Apparently the whole deal has caused some sort of uproar and in a twist of bizarreness, Matt Yglesias has been accused of anti-semitism. The irony here is that Matt is, in fact, Jewish.

Now, in no way am I comparing the low-lifes at LGF to Nazis. Nazis were actually effective evildoers, not dorks pretending to be tough guys on the web.

Just Want to Throw Your Arms Up

ArchPundit April 15, 2004 No Comments

Rich Miller’s weekly column from last weekend delves into the deep end of Illinois corruption and it is too depressing to add on to.

Bad Strategy

ArchPundit April 15, 2004 1 Comment

Robert Shaw is claiming dead people voted in the March primary. What he isn’t saying is that they probably voted for him.

Someone Slap Joyce with Hardin

ArchPundit April 15, 2004 6 Comments

It isn’t as if even most conservatives don’t understand the Tragedy of the Commons. Apparently Joyce doesn’t understand that private property rights don’t alway provide incentives to conserve nor do they necessarily protect intergenerational resources.

I defy anyone to find a thesis to the article.

Finally, does anyone actually know anyone who worships GAIA? I certainly don’t and I’ll put money down that my circle of acquaintences and friends is a bit broader than Joyce’s.

ArchPundit In the Leader

ArchPundit April 15, 2004 6 Comments

I knew I’d get under someone’s skin sooner or later…but alas, it was just a reprint of Michael Van Winkle’s response to the Obama Poll.

Where I think Michael makes a good point, and I may have been unclear, is when he says:

Archie goes on to claim that Ryan shouldn’t be criticizing Obama as “left,” but rather posturing himself as “center.”

While I theoretically agree, in practice the two strategies are concomitant. In order to open up a space in the center, you have to demonstrate that your opponent doesn’t belong there. This is what Phiel is trying to do.

The strategy can work so long as she remembers where, precisely, the middle is. Perhaps her only mistake was not being quite selective enough on her points of attack. After all, it isn?t the primaries anymore; Ryan doesn?t have to worry so much about his base.

The Ryan camp might be more successful if they focus the media spotlight away from “conservative” issues like abortion and gay marriage, and on to more centrist issues like taxes and education.

Painting Obama as left is good strategy, but you have to move yourself ot the middle. There is nothing mutually exclusive about doing both, but Phiel didn’t do that and that was supposed to be my point.

But Michael–Ryan is behind no matter how you cut it. He might be able to catch up with a smart campaign, but clearly, Obama is ahead.

And what the hell is with the Archie thing? (this isn’t just Michael).

It Would Be Easier to Defend O’Hare Expansion

ArchPundit April 15, 2004 No Comments

If there weren’t constant scandals popping up.

What do you want me to do, take down my pants?

Why yes, if it would mean you might think about actually caring about corruption.

Special Circle of Hell

ArchPundit April 15, 2004 No Comments

For Matt Hale:

“The first person he shot at, the first, ah, Jew — didn’t even hit him. Didn’t even hit their clothes or anything. He chased them around the house,” Hale says, laughing. “He’s chasing this Jew around his house firing at him.”

Note To Stella

ArchPundit April 15, 2004 No Comments

Martin O’Malley didn’t come to get Daley’s advice, he came to build a relationship for a future run at higher office. O’Malley is a Governing Magazine coverboy looking to build up national relationships for a future run. If he gets an idea or two, so be it.

Sorry–It was Tax Day Here

ArchPundit April 14, 2004 4 Comments

And frankly, I’m angry I don’t pay more to Missouri–actually that isn’t true–I pay about the same amount relative to income as I paid in Illinois, but in Illinois I got something for it. It’s that there aren’t other revenue streams in Missouri. Tomorrow will be slow early, but midday there should be an avalanche and then slow again as I head to a candidate forum.

New Site Allows One to Search for Contractors Paid by the City

ArchPundit April 7, 2004 1 Comment

but not subcontractors on the project. I think we can see how this will be used.