Archive for the 'comments' Category
Philly Newspapers Shouldn’t Have Commenters
I’ve recently had a change of heart about how newspapers have adapted to the Internet: while in the past i’ve lauded the fact that the online edition of my local papers (as well as the New York Times, the Post, and others), I no longer believe either the Inquirer or the Daily News should have [...]
Read More..>>Thanks to My Donors!
Big thanks to EVERYONE who helped out with donations over the past couple of weeks, including Maya, Peter, Gary from Allentown who sent me a $10 bill in the mail, and the always divine Alexandra the Purloined Sirloin. I raised almost exactly enough to afford that new bike wheel, which I’m picking up tomorrow.
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Powell Follow-Up
In comments, my friend Tim took objection to my post on A Role for Powell, and since he encouraged me to respond, i figured i’d clarify my stance a bit.
I know there has been a lot to scream about, and Powell’s record is far from spotless – in terms of human blood spilled or otherwise [...]
Other Worlds
I was emailing earlier this week with a conservative reader here who took issue with the SCHIP post. I stand by my main point: none of the attacks on 12 year old Graeme Frost or his family addressed the substance of their argument. They were nothing but cheap, ad hominem attacks. The same would [...]
Read More..>>Tell Us How You Really Feel
No, I swear: ne7minder is NOT me. But man, he/she COULD play me on TV!
Read More..>>Pat Murphy
I’ve always been a supporter of Patrick Murphy, who won over GOP Rubber Stamp Mike Fitzpatrick in Lower Bucks County in 2006. He came to Drinking Liberally a lot, and got a lot of helps from the netroots and from progressives in Southeastern PA. Murphy’s in his mid-30s, a lawyer and West Point professor, [...]
Read More..>>Comments
Everytime I turn around
A hideous form is standing there
The fucking cops are bad enough
Why should I see YOU everywhere?
–I Was: The Crucifucks
As I’ve written before, one of the best aspects of blogging is the comments, because it gives me an opportunity to learn from my readers.
However, over the past month or so, I’ve [...]
Meta: On Comments
As regular readers know, I have a fairly open policy about comments here at Brendan Calling. Unlike a number of right-wing sites, who can’t bear disagreement, I welcome debate. There’s some constructive debate in comments, thanks to astute people like Steveeboy, Christina, Kate, Tim, Alex, and even ausblog. The fact is, I [...]
Read More..>>Why I Love Philly: Guest Post from Commenters
NB: As I mentioned yesterday, one of my favorite aspects of blogging is the opportunity for feedback from readers. And as I also mentioned, I got a lot of feedback, all of it highly critical, about my Sour Grapes post. As new posts are written, older posts get scrolled into the archives, along [...]
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