Amazingly, civil rights attorney Glenn Greenwald rings in the new year by continuing his dogged begging of the NSA “domestic spying” question, yet again imputing to “Bush supporters” the kind of bad faith he seems determined to practice in his own lengthy posts—irrespective of the number of times those of us who support the program attempt to set the record straight. For instance, here’s how he characterizes my latest post
January 1, 2006
January 1, 2006
Deconstructing Parry
Patterico’s Los Angeles Times Year in Review for 2005 represents one rather comprehensive instance of a conservative battling a prominent left-liberal media organ over control of key political narratives. Well worth a look—and a testament to the kind of rigorous analysis and careful fact-checking that shows the blogosphere at its finest.
January 1, 2006
“The first post of 2006 post”
So I wake up this morning with a vicious headache, my tongue fuzzed over like Lolita’s love patch, and all I can think about is having myself a nice heaping bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats. Only we’ve run out of Frosted Mini Wheats. Which means it’s either Cheerios or oatmeal. And not instant oatmeal, either—I’d have to slow cook the stuff and wait for it to thicken up. Man, does
January 1, 2006
“The last post of 2005 post”
Could be it’s just the Freixenet talking, but I’m almost positive Ryan Seacrest has been hitting on me all night with his eyes… Ooh, walnuts—!
January 1, 2006
On “domestic spying,” historical context, and media manipulation
[update – response to Tbogg, et al, here] A bit of perspective, from the Weekly Standard‘s “Scrapbook,” Jan 2, 2006: As The Scrapbook enjoyed an afternoon walk down Washington’s M Street last week, it passed an array of newspaper vending machines, for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today, among others. A scan of the headlines found the words “Domestic Spying” on all the front-page headlines. This