tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post4843770912299022715..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: Colbert Pounds the Krauthammergcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-35277425227487983942014-09-26T08:57:40.948-04:002014-09-26T08:57:40.948-04:00Well I don't watch Fox so I don't know how...Well I don't watch Fox so I don't know how snarling. But from what I have seen these past 10 years these guys are the most effective and influential corruptors of debate.<br />A friend in Canada asked me what I thought was the biggest problem in the US these days. My answer was that ad hominem is widely believed to be a valid argument. That and the idea that sneering is a good argument, which you just highlighted a few days ago with that New Yorker writer. But I agree those two you name are more like Coulter (who stands alone and incomparable) than my two. Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-31926389886908877702014-09-26T07:57:55.350-04:002014-09-26T07:57:55.350-04:00Come on Ken: they don't always play fair, but ...Come on Ken: they don't always play fair, but at least they are humorous, rather than snarling, like much of the Fox News crew. <br /><br />If I wanted to pick someone from the left, I'd pick someone like Madow or Garafalo. gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-75310557252627565272014-09-25T21:22:57.378-04:002014-09-25T21:22:57.378-04:00You really don't like Fox News conservatives, ...You really don't like Fox News conservatives, do you?Samson Corwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148822362930969284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-89652092244833327032014-09-25T18:39:27.446-04:002014-09-25T18:39:27.446-04:00Yes. She first hit TV during the OJ trial, where s...Yes. She first hit TV during the OJ trial, where she was sharp and insightful. Then she needed a new gig, and crazed wolverine was available. I think she was serious after 9/11 when she wanted to invade the muslim world , kill their leaders and convert them, but she's smart when it serves her. Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-42090308596700909062014-09-25T18:13:44.252-04:002014-09-25T18:13:44.252-04:00I'm having trouble remembering a single thing ...I'm having trouble remembering a single thing Ann Coulter ever said, but my impression is that she talks sense from time to time. I suspect that she understands the world pretty clearly but is "in character" as a movement conservative commentator most of the time and so the things she says are her character's dialogue. At her worst, maybe she's worse that Krauthammer; I don't really know.<br /><br />I have no idea if Krauthammer is similarly "in character", but, if so, I don't remember him ever letting the mask slip. He's been my personal least favorite since I was a teenager ... can't believe he's still a public figure!Greg Pandatshanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319278333140929950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-14106572865771380472014-09-25T17:45:07.991-04:002014-09-25T17:45:07.991-04:00I think sometimes Krauthammer is shrewd, but yeah,...I think sometimes Krauthammer is shrewd, but yeah, Colbert destroys him on this. Blood on the walls.<br /><br />Next ugliest? I'd vote for Colbert myself, or Stewart. They encourage the kind of approach to debate you often decry. They have raised ad hominem to an art. Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com