Ten Fingers, 6 Strings: What the...?

August 13, 2005

What the...?

Via Penraker, I was directed to Andrew Sullivan's site for the first time in several months. Apparently he has some guest blogger named "Dan" whose last post was a profanity laced snit about the war that was more suitable for a drag queen's reaction after someone wrinkled his/her dress before the erotic ball than a policy discussion.

The profanity definitely doesn't offend me, it is the emotional outbursts that makes Terrell Owens look like a Guard at Buckingham Palace. Its funny how "Dan" (whom I have no desire to do further research on to figure out who he really is, as this post is already exceeding my limits of time spent on worthless dreck) sobs and moans like a little school girl who didn't get her way in labeling the administration "incompetent." Sure, "Dan," from your post I gather we just need to put a little more emotion (along with some more troops) into it.

Bottom-line, we can gain a little insight into Sullivan's judgement with his choice of guest bloggers. Remember that the next time Sullivan complains and whines about the administration's lack of judgement.

Posted by 10 fingers 6 strings at August 13, 2005 10:27 AM | TrackBack

Comments

Dan Savage is a gay man who writes a sex and relationship advice column called "Savage Love."

I almost laughed when I read, "Listening to Marketplace while I made dinner tonight, I learned that attacks on military convoys have gone up—doubled or tripled, I didn’t have a pen—in the last 12 months. How’d that happen?"

Marketplace is an NPR program, ostensibly about business matters. What Dan doesn't know is that an "attack" is anything from a random round that plinks into a Humvee's door and scratches the paint to an IED that kills 14 Marines. The attacks may have "doubled or tripled," but the number of successful attacks--that is, attacks that result in loss of life or loss of military assets--has plummeted.

But Dan doesn't know that, because he listens to NPR. So do I. Unlike Dan, however, I don't buy into the conceit that NPR listeners are more intelligent and well-informed than average.

Posted by: Ian Wood at August 13, 2005 08:25 PM