Comments on: Al Megrahi: the terrorist who didn’t die

By: Assistant Village Idiot

Assistant Village Idiot — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:11:00 +0000

Anyone heard from Charles lately?

By: Assistant Village Idiot

Assistant Village Idiot — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:09:47 +0000

Alex, I am similarly bemused, especially when semi-reasonable people like my brother express the view. But I work in an acute psychiatric hospital, and am reminded frequently how narcissism knows no reasonable bounds.

The most educated, sophisticated, and culturally grounded nation in the world went completely mad in the 1930′s, driven by three factors: historical anti-semitism, recent pagan-nihilism, and personal narcissism. Modern progressives are well along on the latter two, and are rediscovering the first.

By: Alex Bensky

Alex Bensky — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:27:50 +0000

I’m well aware, AVI, that these folks don’t want Jews to have any influence, except Jews who take their side–there’s a group over here called J Street which claims to be pro-Israel. However, it couldn’t decide which side to support during Operation Cast Lead, opposes any sanctions on Iran, and not only accepts contributions from people closely tied to anti-Israel groups but places them on advisory boards and committees. And of course it identifies the settlements as the major obstacle to peace.

These Jews, it is agreed, should have influence.

I am just bemused by the claim that the Zionist conspiracy controls the media and suppresses dissent when the claim is asserted by people who have outlets like The Guardian and the BBC and whose vicious and false anti-Israel slanders do not bring the harsh hand of suppression from the all-seeing Zionists.

Or, to show off my classical education, it’s like shouting at the top of your lungs, “Help, help! I’m being repressed!”

By: Beverly

Beverly — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:31:52 +0000

BTW, the “eff eff ess” is a comment on the State of Things, not Neo’s post.

Ta, all.

By: Beverly

Beverly — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:30:59 +0000

Oh, eff eff ess.

We know, I’m sure, that all this was done very cynically by Whitehall to get some quid pro quo from Libya.

How are the mighty fallen . . .

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:47:38 +0000

The question of innocence does not apply. He was convicted. Has nil to do with his release, putatively to Libyan equivalent of hospice. I cannot recall seeing any medical details reported in MSM to support his “terminal” diagnosis. That he is viewed by Libyans as a hero is grounds aplenty to suspect his guilt, not his innocence.

By: Krauthammer nails Holder » The Anchoress | A First Things Blog

Krauthammer nails Holder » The Anchoress | A First Things Blog — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:13 +0000

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By: Dan D

Dan D — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:53 +0000

There was a deal, for convoluted reasons we will never know. Indeed, he may not have been guilty, the trail goes back many years.

Amusing to consider the excellent longevity arising from the superior Libyan medical establishment. Victor Davis Hanson would appreciate that irony, given his own experiences there with a burst appendix.

By: Daniel in Brookline

Daniel in Brookline — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:00 +0000

Well put, Mrs. Whatsit (and AVI).

Personally, I’m bemused by the reference to the Toshiba manual evidence as “a confection”. No doubt that usage looks reasonable in Britain… but among Americans it looks ridiculous, as here the word means “candy”.

Certainly, I have no objections whatsoever to Englishmen using British spelling, and so forth. But it’s amusing to see such patronizing usage by someone who accuses others of parochialism.

cheers,
Daniel in Brookline

By: Mrs Whatsit

Mrs Whatsit — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:56 +0000

I tend to think that A.V.I. had it right the first time — there’s no point in engaging somebody who sneers instead of speaking. However, I do wish to note that if a commenter chooses to criticize a blogger’s spelling, it helps if 1) the commenter can use commas correctly and 2) the blogger has actually misspelled something. The only incorrectly spelled word in the post appears in quoted language, accurately reproducing the original author’s misspelling.