Monday, August 29, 2016

Casting About for Relevance

  • Good.  Called third strike.  False equivalence at the New York Times.  Let's take these in order:
    • (Found at Booman Tribune.)  I find myself getting very judgmental about Mr. Weiner.  Seriously (required declaration:  I am not a psychologist or a psychiatrist and am not licensed to practice on the Internet), if what he does is a compulsion, he needs a lot of therapy.  
    • (Found at Strangely Blogged.)
      ... it isn't Huma Abedin's problem that he's a creep--it's his problem that he's a creep.

      That said, it certainly isn't a Clinton campaign issue, as such. Although Clinton is responsible for her staff in some respects, she can hardly be responsible for her staff's spouses.
    • (Found at AlterNet.)  
      To recap: Haberman is essentially saying that the scandalous behavior of someone Hillary Clinton never hired to do anything reflects as poorly on her intentions as Donald Trump’s decision to hire—as his campaign chief—a known stoker of a racist movement who was credibly charged with domestic violence.
    Ms. Abedin is DTMFA.
  • Wash your sheets.  (Robin Scher, AlterNet)
  • Has your state's voter database been hacked? (Karoli Kuns, Crooks and Liars)
  • Mark Evanier shares an anecdote about Gene Wilder.

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