In response to my earlier post on the firing and suspension of ESPN employees over the use of a common idiom, deadrody — momentarily turning his indignation for my support of big government phony Santorum into indignation for my move into hermeneutics, consensus-questioning, and a rebuke of the political power vested institutionally in “interpretive communities” once we lend legitimacy to certain linguistic assumptions — writes: […] Normally I am right

Sure. But what kind of women? Prigs, probably. Bluenoses. Moral scolds. Chicks who worry more about showing a little ankle than about showing compassion for the inner-city single Mom who started life at a disadvantage because of her skin color and now has to rely on the kindly nurturing of government for her upkeep. Ladies who strive more for social conservatism than for the kind of social justice a big

Me, in response, also paraphrased: @$3# you. Liar. And yeah, we know that you — and probably Bill O’Reilly, because like you he’s a phony populist — will try to divert attention from the effect your policies have had on gas prices to the obscene profits being made by Big Oil fat cats during price spikes. But we’re onto it.

Well, now. Our friend Rick Moran seems to think Santorum’s long-term primary chances are trending toward the good given the former Senator’s ability to pull in lunch-pail Democrats throughout the rust belt — an argument you all heard here months ago, sure, but one that is finally gaining some traction with the Right People, many of whom long ago wrote off Santorum as unserious or unelectable, and characterized his rise

See what a little hard work, a dedicated SuperPac, millions of dollars in orchestrated negative, deceptive attack ads on your opponents, and a willingness to sell your soul for votes can do for you? A great lesson for the kids.  Pass it on! **** update Reading Geraghty this morning, the belief seems to be that Romney’s rise is more to do with shoring up his own likability than it is

At ESPN, the answer —  after consulting publicists and doing a cost-benefit analysis — is to publicly roll over show their bellies.  Whereas me?  I think that this is precisely how we surrender language to those who would presume to control us.  And it’s something I’ve been warning about here for years:  giving some motivated consensus the right to determine what it is you meant — which is quite different