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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, [...]
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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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