What worries me about this whole thing is that old saying about fighting with someone who buys ink by the barrel.
However, this is a really good statement in an extraordinarily difficult situation. But it will fall on the deaf ears of the shameless Andrea Mitchells, Paul Krugmans, etc. while zero sits back and basks in the halo they imagine is over his head.
She's bypassing ink with electrons.
Yep, already the Times has accused her of “inventing a new definition” for the phrase, when the WSJ yesterday posted Glenn Reynolds’ use of the phrase, as did the Washington Post Jennifer Rubin’s, in just that context.
Pixels by the terabyte are almost infinitely cheaper, and as the OGW (NYT) is learning, are much more widely read or heard.
>> “What worries me about this whole thing is that old saying about fighting with someone who buys ink by the barrel.” <<
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Ink is obsolete!
The internet is the current “paper,” and the ink flows to every home.
Sarah rules the ‘net.
“What worries me about this whole thing is that old saying about fighting with someone who buys ink by the barrel.”
We have no choice. And I do mean WE have no choice.
WE have to stand up and WE have to speak out, and point out the lies and slander.
WE the PEOPLE are more powerful than the media. See: Midterm Election Wipeout.
We can’t be silent, try to get along and be liked, and “hope” the media doesn’t attack. George Bush tried that, with disastrous results.