Posted on 09/06/2009 6:27:00 PM PDT by smoothsailing
Interesting that you, a phlebotomist, misspell the name of the oath twice, and in two different ways, dontchathink?
READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE!!
SINCE WHEN are Freepers unable to read a very well written article!
Yeesh...its cleverly done and very sophisticated way to present the whole thing.
sorry I yelled at you...i now see this post.
Now, I’m eating crow for yelling at you..ha. Guess with the times the way they are...
you read “enough?” Go back to “See Spot run.”
guess this is above your pay grade.
READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE.
Good writing is not for “skimmers”...go back to “See Spot run.” or the NYT..that you can skim.
IF Sarah Palin is crazy, then I am a raving lunatic.
He’s definitely going to shove through some kind of public option...whether he names it co-ops or trigger legislation, same difference...the left will settle for nothing less. And when he does it without Republican votes...yes, all hell will bust loose!
I was in the bidness. The writing is fair. When many readers do not get the point, the writer failed. It is not the fault of the reader.
Far as "skimmers" is concerned, knowing how to skim is a very useful ability and should not be disparaged. Many professionals skim reading text which is upside down (very useful and somewhat intimidating ability for an editor..or was before computers when copy would lie on a desk).
There is a chance he will continue to walk down the fence. Spouting some red meat for his crews, and trying to insult conservatives as the problem. More of the same.....We shall see...I think this latest round with his commie buddy has pissed him off, and he does crazy crap when that happens. The last time he dumped that CIA document because of the TeaBaggers!.
I'm curious to see what he does this time and if he has another tantrum.
Sarah Palin’s enthusiastic and impassioned and ill-willed liberals, who are almost all liberals, call her crazy.
The two reasonable answers to the question are
a) no
or
b) like a fox
take your pick.
You’re right and you include Joe Scarborough in the mix.
If Joe Scarborough didn’t just sit on his fat a— slurpin 1000 calorie Starbuck lattes and actually did some real research like Beck instead of mocking him, he might not feel like the idiot he is going to be come this Tuesday morning.
I hear the Republican party is wooing him. They can have him. Idiot that I am, I used to like this guy; but his mocking of Beck and Palin (”death panels”) really brings out his thin-skinned elitism.
HEY JOE - remember Obama saying this: “WE are partners with God in matters of life and death.” How is that NOT a “death panel.” ?
This claim is an insult to the millions of Americans who are standing up in the effort to save our country.
They are the hope of this country, not Sarah Palin.
I don’t know. I “got it” at the sixth sentence:
“There is no language in the Constitution guaranteeing a right to abortion, but that didn’t stop the Supreme Court from concluding that such a right exists.”
And it can be an invaluable career skill, when you're in your boss's office.
While I agree this isn't prize winning writing at its best, within the first four sentences the reader/skimmer should be able to detect the writer is about to switch positions from 'yes, she's crazy' to 'no, she's not crazy and here's why'. This switch is evident by the fifth sentence where the writer reveals his support of Palin, and then dedicates the remainder of the article in support of her stance.
Ignoring the body of the article, even by just skimming the article one can easily read that the writer concludes with "Sarah Palin is not crazy".
Right! That would be Obama! (Just ask Evan Thomas of Newsweek).
Scarborough’s a sad case. He was a solid class of ‘94 conservative congressman; really went after Clinton. I bet his change is largely cynical; in my experience very few people sincerely change core convictions at his age. Go along to get along at BSNBC, I bet. I wouldn’t worry too much about him rising up the ranks in the GOP, though. I doubt rank-and-file Republicans are eager to promote a BSNBC performer. If the GOP needs a TV personality, let them recruit Megyn Kelly, sez I.
Thank you Jeff. Your graphics are always great, and your text is right on. Thank you for what you do Jeff.
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