tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post8221387257477769107..comments2023-08-19T06:19:28.990-04:00Comments on the nytpicker: NYT Front-Page Story Accuses Writer Of Comparing Barack Obama to Saddam Hussein And Kim Jong-Il. Trouble Is, He Didn't.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-39263932917606483252009-09-14T21:58:22.063-04:002009-09-14T21:58:22.063-04:00Trifecta and Anonymous have succumbed to the ident...Trifecta and Anonymous have succumbed to the identical level of muddleheadedness as the Times, apparently.aramkrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110646257142030741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-33659218879387293032009-09-09T20:13:55.541-04:002009-09-09T20:13:55.541-04:00trifecta's got it right: the guy clearly is co...trifecta's got it right: the guy clearly is comparing obama to these dictators, by putting on the same "scale."markbaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234581083046489163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-60281667073254295412009-09-09T18:12:37.450-04:002009-09-09T18:12:37.450-04:00What? Who are you morons? Steyn was clearly compar...<i>What? Who are you morons? Steyn was clearly comparing Obama to dictators. What planet do you live on? It's part of the right-wing script. You can deny it in your pathetic, wordy, limp-writed way all you want, but Steyn is saying Obama's a tyrant, just like all you assholes on the right. The fact that wimps like you can somehow shout down the Times writers and editors just proves what a bunch of pussies they are.</i><br /><br />On the bright side, Anonymous, it has inspired your compelling and fact-based rebuttal.jim treacherhttp://jimtreacher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-5500205040298461052009-09-09T09:24:19.703-04:002009-09-09T09:24:19.703-04:00even if you say "x doesn't compare to y&q...even if you say "x doesn't compare to y", it doesn't mean that a comparison wasn't made.<br /><br />even by denying he was "as bad", he was cleverly trying to put Obama, Kim Jong-Il, and Saddam Hussein together in listener's minds.<br /><br />I agree with the two above posters<br /><br />I love Mark Steyn, and I think he scored a nice hit with this one, and got right under the libs' skin<br /><br />Nice job, Mark!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-34212715956718068232009-09-08T22:40:55.371-04:002009-09-08T22:40:55.371-04:00When it comes to compare/contrast, I guess it was ...When it comes to compare/contrast, I guess it was more of a contrast. But even if you say "x doesn't compare to y", it doesn't mean that a comparison wasn't made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-91494939821777720702009-09-08T21:55:26.739-04:002009-09-08T21:55:26.739-04:00What? Who are you morons? Steyn was clearly compar...What? Who are you morons? Steyn was clearly comparing Obama to dictators. What planet do you live on? It's part of the right-wing script. You can deny it in your pathetic, wordy, limp-writed way all you want, but Steyn is saying Obama's a tyrant, just like all you assholes on the right. The fact that wimps like you can somehow shout down the Times writers and editors just proves what a bunch of pussies they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-2165020091277037762009-09-08T21:49:45.334-04:002009-09-08T21:49:45.334-04:00Narrative/surface logic is understood by most. Dec...Narrative/surface logic is understood by most. Decontextualised comprehension adds dimension to communication. <br /><br />As for classic dictators, their fatal vice, is hype-fed mania. As per one's humble p.o.v.Jorge Bertholhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34JIGAMFY1E&feature=relatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-48877743390167831692009-09-08T19:49:27.133-04:002009-09-08T19:49:27.133-04:00Have to disagree here.
By mentioning them, even b...Have to disagree here.<br /><br />By mentioning them, even by denying he was "as bad", he was cleverly trying to put Obama, Kim Jong-Il, and Saddam Hussein together in listener's minds.<br /><br />Now I am not saying that Dick Cheney is as bad as Pol Pot, they both like torturing, but Cheney didn't do it at Pol Pot's scale.<br /><br />Is that a case of me comparing Cheney to Pol Pot or not?trifectahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07392643665772177919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-41262197026669702562009-09-08T06:42:30.282-04:002009-09-08T06:42:30.282-04:00Ouch. That's a bad, knee-jerk example of why t...Ouch. That's a bad, knee-jerk example of why the NYT is so partisan. Usually the writers are better at putting a thin-veil over their bias.<br /><br />Oh well. Issue a correction and move on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com