It has come to this. We are facing a 50 vote deficit with ten days left in the battle for the blogoshere. It is time to pull out the video that most captures the moment (as supplied by Mespo). You are not the first to face an overwhelming army with many assuming certain defeat.
Do you want the orcs to win? Do you want Frodo Baggins stuffed and used as a plaything for Uruk-hai children? Who among us will return to the safety of our virtual homes rather than hold the line?
We need 50 bloggers to step forward and join us at the Black Gate of the ABA competition.
I wonder how many votes the former target employees would be worth?
As Abigail Adams might say: Don’t forget Xena and the rest of the ladies!
Elaine:
Your feminist critique is moving and filled the blog with a collective sense of self-loathing. Xena shall be add to our video library of inspiring clips.
Of course, Bella Abzug could have taken her in thirty seconds while holding her over-sized hat.
You fellas launch a frontal attack. We gals will assault from the rear. That is, unless you’d like to reverse that tactical approach to the battle.
My money’s on just one PMS’d Xena-Warrior a’gin all them helmented men warriors. (JK)
Maybe I’m naturally suspicious, but The Legal Satyricon blog has many fewer commenters than the Jonathan Turley blog, and yet they are ahead of us in votes. I smell a rat.
I’m with you Nal. The burst happened right after we pulled to within 10 votes which makes me suspicious given no visible campaign on the blog and no other nominated blog getting anywhere near that sort of support.
I’ve voted! In the interest of winning I also placed a vote from my mother, brother, my siamese cat Maggie and golden lab Diablo. Next up will be a vote from my aloe vera plant, Smoothie. But you’re always a winner w/us JT:)
Merry Christmas!
Remember folks, the first reaction to any ‘election’ by votes is that the loser always claims voter fraud–that is a given.
This fact remains; there are other very good blawgs in Turley’s category that deserve more votes too.
The Legal Satyricon is a valid First Amendment blawg; I just think that the categories this year are all askew; such messes of which only lawyers are capable.
Regardless, we all know that there are no blawgs that excel Turley’s.
I just heard on Fax News that there are rumors of a massive internet voter fraud operating in favor of the Legal Satryicon blog. The news journalist stated the information provided by a high ABA source places the blame on the Obama Administration. Nothing short of a full Congresssional hearing and investigation into the matter will suffice.
Well, as y’all know, I am a very calm, shy, timid, mild-mannered non-sexist man and all of this talk of war-for-votes and scary Amazonian wimmin, has me upset and outta’ sorts with all of the violence.
Therefore, I pose this song that helped Abe Lincoln win election to the Presidency in 1860 to boost votes for Turley’s Blawg.
Ronnie Gilbert, once the female for The Weavers (1940s-60s), was my first infatuation with an older woman back in the early 1950s
Turley and Liberty Too!
No, I think a plot is afoot. I noticed the same things as Nal and Mespo. I suggest the employment of Ninja Arts: “It was said in ancient times that a Ninja cast no shadow> …In all these things, it is essential that you observe the enemy without being observed by him…It cannot be stressed too highly that silence and careful consideration are the keys to this phase of Ninjitsu.”
That quote was from: “Secrets of the Ninja by Ashida Kim.
Yes, Jill, the Great Turley Blawg Ship is a’sinkin’ and thar aint no pill for this type mornin’ after…
No way, this shows the escape to freedom!
Yeah, if you *believe* in the afterlife, eternity, reincarnation, and leanin’ on the everlastin’ arms…maybe…
FFLEO,
This contest ends Dec. 31, 2009. Until then, it ain’t over!
Folks, ‘Fesser T. juss caint win without votes.
As an old man who has beent kicked from piller tae post n’ back a’gin, scarred n’ pummelled, lost loves unrequited n’ otherwise–mostly ‘cause I caint keep my mouth shut–theys’ sometimes, even when you are right as rain, that still, you juss caint win…
My favorite rendition of the song by the lovely Ms. Linda Ronstadt and her one-time boyfriend Mr. John D. Souther.
Given the snow storm in ‘Fesser’s region, accompanied by the blawg vote count, these lyrics fit–in more ways than one..
“Just when the sun shines the brightest
And the world looks alright again
Then the clouds fill the skies
You can’t believe your eyes
Sometimes you just can’t win”
FF LEO–
That’s right it ain’t over–cuz I haven’t heard any corpulent chanteuse exercising her vocal chords yet.
In case the Turley blawg doesn’t prevail in the ABA competition–I wrote a short verse to comfort us Turleyistas.
Here’s my takeoff of an excerpt from Verse XXVII of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “In Memoriam A.H.H.”
I hold it true, whate’er befall;
I feel it, when Turley’s tempest tossed;
‘Tis better to have blogged and lost
Than never to have blogged at all.
FFL,
I sure get a ton of laughs out of you.
I love your sense of humor
Nate,
I do not know how old of a man you are, although I would suggest that humor is critical throughout life.
I spent my dual careers in law enforcement and science, both of which require high levels of seriousness. However, I learned too late—about 6 decades past due—how important humor is to confronting inequities and injustices in life, as well as maintaining a healthy perspective when life appears all-asunder—as it does in today’s world.
Professor Turley exemplifies how a respected scholar possessing a fine legal mind can still be head-and-shoulders above the majority of others within his station in life through exhibiting wit, humor, and just the right measure of self-deprecation.
Jonathan Turley is a possessor of legions more than just mere, brilliant intelligence and his well-deserved acclaim as a genuine Constitutional lawyer and scholar—unlike others who only profess such appellations.
I am pleased that you find humor in any of my nonstandard ‘nglish witticisms.
Ms. EM’ sayed
FF LEO–
That’s right it ain’t over–cuz I haven’t heard any corpulent chanteuse exercising her vocal chords yet.
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Can you please quit usin’ words I havta look up within an online dictionary?
Anyhoo, Jill and EM’ what does a fat, ugly yellow-green chartreuse-colored lady songstress have to do with the vote nohow?
FF LEO–
One can be a fat woman and STILL be beautiful…doncha know. Just ask Peter Paul Rubens.
Yellow-green-chartreusy people are the exact human duplicates we bin a growin’ in the greenhouse. Them duplicates are that color when they first emerge from their pods. Once they come in contact with sunlight, their skin changes to the correct color. Sumathem pod people are lady songstresses–sumathem ain’t.
I was just remindin’ you that the fat lady didn’t sing yet–so it aint’ over…jess like Jill told ya.
This posting at AutoAdmit “The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.” as it bills itself:
“Date: December 16th, 2009 8:47 PM
Author: Randazza
Subject: Requesting XOXers help
I would like to request your votes in the ABA 100. The Legal Satyricon has been nominated for recognition, but it seems that my chief opponent is playing the “nazi card,” and I’m a wee bit pissed off about it, and I would like to enlist your help in burying him.
Take a look at the URL for his latest “get out the vote” post.
http://jonathanturley.org/2009/12/13/fight-the-nazis-with-voting-proxies/
Yah, I guess that would make me and my co-writers “the nazis” and you know what “voting proxies” are. I am not sure if he’s saying that we are “nazis with voting proxies” or if he’s calling for the use of “voting proxies” to defeat us “nazis”… either way, it chaps my ass.
I would like to request your help in burying him in an avalanche of terrible terrible karma for playing that card.
I humbly request your vote, if you believe that the Legal Satyricon should prevail. (Hell, if you think that someone else should, then vote for them).
1) Register here: http://www.abajournal.com/register
2) Vote here: http://www.abajournal.com/blawg100/2009/imho (For The Legal Satyricon, naturally)
“fight the nazis” my ass. ”
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I’m tempted to say his ass needs to divest itself of that massive stick but that probably is too dismissive of the dynamic at work. I commented some time ago that the Professors blawg had as a major part of its charm the feel of a home-made, old fashioned bulletin board with a lot of regular posters and an abundance of humor.
There are more postings by the Professor with humorous flourishes than without. Due to that fact a comedic thread can be taken up by several people over a substantial period of time and work itself into successive similar story lines. The Professor often starts it in his synopsis/description of a story. There is an a delightful abundance of silliness here along with a wealth of knowledge.
I think of this blawg as a hybrid, not quite a humor blawg and not quite a serious blawg, more like a salon with a good liquor cabinet and enthusiastic host. That’s a problem if you’re in a competition with folks at the waaay serious end of the spectrum. They just don’t have a clue and they get worked up about an ‘address’ that is immediately recognizable as verging on the burlesque to anyone that’s spent time here.
It’s disturbing that it would be viewed in a vacuum and used as an indictment but what can you do? I am not convinced that taking this competition so seriously that the Professor should hire a press secretary to screen every posting or link-title that he writes would be a particularly healthy attitude. Or for any blawg-meister to bring to the table. Srsly, if you can’t be silly on your own darn blawg why bother putting in the work to keep it up?
On the other hand, what appears to be a manipulative, out of context use of a link/title for campaign purposes is pretty uncool. Can an otherwise smart guy that got through law school and is known for his Gonzo style of irreverent postings be that dense ’cause that’s kind of singularity-type dense IMO.
I really don’t know what to make of Randazza’s posting but I’m thinking that he just isn’t having nearly as much fun with this whole ABA thing as he should be.
This posting at AutoAdmit “The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.” as it bills itself:
“Date: December 16th, 2009 8:47 PM
Author: Randazza
Subject: Requesting XOXers help
I would like to request your votes in the ABA 100. The Legal Satyricon has been nominated for recognition, but it seems that my chief opponent is playing the “nazi card,” and I’m a wee bit pissed off about it, and I would like to enlist your help in burying him.
Take a look at the URL for his latest “get out the vote” post.
http://jonathanturley.org/2009/12/13/fight-the-nazis-with-voting-proxies/
Yah, I guess that would make me and my co-writers “the nazis” and you know what “voting proxies” are. I am not sure if he’s saying that we are “nazis with voting proxies” or if he’s calling for the use of “voting proxies” to defeat us “nazis”… either way, it chaps my ass.
I would like to request your help in burying him in an avalanche of terrible terrible karma for playing that card.
I humbly request your vote, if you believe that the Legal Satyricon should prevail. (Hell, if you think that someone else should, then vote for them).
1) Register here: LINK REMOVED BECAUSE THREE LINKS HAVE SEND A POSTING TO MODERATION HELL.
2) Vote here: LINK REMOVED BECAUSE THREE LINKS HAVE SEND A POSTING TO MODERATION HELL. (For The Legal Satyricon, naturally)
“fight the nazis” my ass. ”
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I’m tempted to say his ass needs to divest itself of that massive stick but that probably is too dismissive of the dynamic at work. I commented some time ago that the Professors blawg had as a major part of its charm the feel of a home-made, old fashioned bulletin board with a lot of regular posters and an abundance of humor.
There are more postings by the Professor with humorous flourishes than without. Due to that fact a comedic thread can be taken up by several people over a substantial period of time and work itself into successive similar story lines. The Professor often starts it in his synopsis/description of a story. There is an a delightful abundance of silliness here along with a wealth of knowledge.
I think of this blawg as a hybrid, not quite a humor blawg and not quite a serious blawg, more like a salon with a good liquor cabinet and enthusiastic host. That’s a problem if you’re in a competition with folks at the waaay serious end of the spectrum. They just don’t have a clue and they get worked up about an ‘address’ that is immediately recognizable as verging on the burlesque to anyone that’s spent time here.
It’s disturbing that it would be viewed in a vacuum and used as an indictment but what can you do? I am not convinced that taking this competition so seriously that the Professor should hire a press secretary to screen every posting or link-title that he writes would be a particularly healthy attitude. Or for any blawg-meister to bring to the table. Srsly, if you can’t be silly on your own darn blawg why bother putting in the work to keep it up?
On the other hand, what appears to be a manipulative, out of context use of a link/title for campaign purposes is pretty uncool. Can an otherwise smart guy that got through law school and is known for his Gonzo style of irreverent postings be that dense ’cause that’s kind of singularity-type dense IMO.
I really don’t know what to make of Randazza’s posting but I’m thinking that he just isn’t having nearly as much fun with this whole ABA thing as he should be.
229 v 186 Yesterday’s vote Sat.
234 v 189 Today’s vote Sun
5 v 3 I would’ve allowed LS to do the math but he caint.
Law Saty linked to Mary’ post above and he is claiming *voter fraud*. Mary jokingly states voting for herself, her mom, her brother, her cat, and her dog.
Hey Dazza don’t they teach basic math at U.of Mass, U. of Florida, or at Georgetown U. Law?
Mary’s joke would have resulted in *5* votes, Einstein, not the 3 that were posted for Turley since noon yesterday, Saturday.
So, Please quit hollering vote fraud.
I wrote in to our math challenged friend, Mr. Ethics, at L.S.,
Hello Marc and other readers of this blog.
Regarding the above title, one of the things you should know about Jonathan Turley’s blog is that it’s possible to correct mistakes. I wrote Mr. Turley that I did not understand this title and perhaps others wouldn’t either. He wrote back to me: ” It was a reference to the animal house video…I will change it.” That title was changed right away. Your post above does not address the change in title. That seems unethical to me. I hope you will update your blog post with the additional, corrected information. Thank you, Jill
P.S. My comment is awaiting moderation. It will be interesting to see if it gets in and he changes his post due to learning new information.
Call For Votes in the ABA 100 (who you calling a “nazi”?) SB:
Call For Votes in the ABA 100 (whom you calling a “nazi”?)
… either way, it sorta chaps my ass.
So, humor chaps his ass.
Threaten kittens = Nazi. QED
Good one FFLEO.
FFLEO, did you Trackback to TLS posting?
Nal: “Whom…”
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More precious than rubies.
Yes FFLEO,
Please do trackback and post the math to Marc. I understand math sooths chapped asses!
Nal and L.K.,
good ones!
I have some chicken bones, several green candles, five Peruvian crystals and mummy powder to deflect bad karma, should someone need to do so
When grown men and women use nazi and lord of the rings metaphors, throw out charges of ‘fraud’, and create entire blog posts over how to gain a measly vote or two on a meaningless online ABA vote – my opinion of all of them diminishes greatly.
Grow up.
Nal–
Whom you correcting?
“So, humor chaps his ass.”
Then I’d recommend he try not to expose it to the elements…of wit, puns, satire, jolly old good-natured fun, etc., often found swirling through the atmosphere at the Turley blog. Maybe Santa will take pity on Marco and put some Aloe vera in his stocking on Christmas Eve.
P.S. Methinks Marco may not have a “humerus” bone in his body
tim–
I’ll promise to grow up–if you promise to get yourself a sense of humor.
tim, (as in T.T.)
Your brain is obviously too *tiny* to understand the value of distraction, especially among deep thinkers such as Professor Turley.
I would love to see a photograph of you and read your curriculum vitae, that is, if you have a CV.
If you have a CV past high school level, then I think that you are in a sad state of personal affairs.
Jill, No, I wasn’t advocating a trackback of FFLEO to TLS, I was wondering who tracked back the TLS posting to the Turley blog.
See, The original ‘He’s calling us nazies’ posting was posted on the 16th on XOX and out of context it looks (or could be made to look if enough indignation was brought to bear) like a disparagement. If you’ve been HERE all the while (or following closely via a feed) the context is just more silliness.
But the date stamp for it’s posting on TLS is 3:39PM today, that’s after I posted the XOX posting here at 3:31pm. Why didn’t he just post it on his site on the 16th, and do an update today, why wait until someone else found it tucked away elsewhere and put it up on his ‘rivals’ blog? There’s a time difference there that makes me go ‘hmmmmmm’.
If I actually believed a fraud was being propagated against me, what I was alleging was correct and worthy of outrage, my posting about it would have pride of place on my blog on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th.
Unless of course when he updates a posting he tidies up, goes back and erases the earlier version(s).
Unless of course it’s all a manufactured controversy.
That time difference is bugging me.
L-katz n’ Jill,
I will post on the LS site once I see some other comments posted therein regarding this issue.
Ms. EM’, Dazza has a good sense of humor, although if you access his site, be forewarned that he uses the trashiest vulgarisms throughout that curl the very devil’s toenails.
Elaine, Nal was correcting Randazza’s posting title:
“Call For Votes in the ABA 100 (who you calling a “nazi”?) SB: ”
Should be:
“Call For Votes in the ABA 100 (whom you calling a “nazi”?)”
(Sorry Nal, I can’t replicate the boldface in your original posting.)
Nal is a treasure on many fronts.
L.K.,
I’m most likely using the wrong term and being confusing. I think FFLEO should go to Marc’s site and post his analysis of the votes under comments.
What is XOX? So what do you think happened? I love a good conspiracy!
L-Katz wrote:
“Nal is a treasure on many fronts”
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Nal’s a treasure on many *fonts*
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Hey Nal, how’s ’bout providing the directions to making HTML boldface, Italics, underline, et cetera, using WordPress and post those within this or the corrections thread?
Thanks
Jill asked,
What is XOX?
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Jill, that may be too personal of a question. I think it means kisses and hugs…
I think the tracebacks are generated automatically by WordPress. When
the NaziMarc created links for “registering multiple email accounts” and “openly commit vote fraud”, WordPress shows the links to the Turley blog as tracebacks. There’s also a corresponding traceback in the TURLEY BLOG MAKES TOP 100 thread.Here’s the TLS thread: Call For Votes in the ABA 100 (who[sic] you calling a “nazi”?)
FFLEO:
= GT
Then, by substituting: (no spaces required)
LT i GT Text to be italicized. LT / i GT
LT b GT Text to be bold faced. LT / b GT
Test: /Text to be italicized./
Test: Text to be italicized.
Test: < i > Text to be italicized. < /i >
Test: < i > Text to be italicized. < /i >
Finally!
<i>Text to be italicized.</i>
<b>Text to be bold faced.</b>
Ah, nanny Tim has called us out for having a little fun. In reply, I offer him my favorite scene from “The West Wing” so he can have something to say at his next “monthly meeting of the ignorant tight-ass club.” Note the opening reference to falsifying voting tallies:
To create a link:
<a href=”http://jonathanturley.org”>Title</a>
If you double (triple?) click in the address bar, the URL will be highlighted, and then CTL-C (copy), you can then CTL-V (paste) the URL into the space between the two double quotes.
Former Federal LEO
L-Katz wrote:
“Nal is a treasure on many fronts”
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Nal’s a treasure on many *fonts*
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LOL! And you doubt that you are one of my Fav-0-Rite posters?
Nal, Thank you for the Html code. I will save them to a Word page and experiment with them.
lottakatz–
I understood that Nal was making a correction. When I wrote “Whom you correcting?”–it was my attempt at humor. I guess it must have failed.
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FF LEO–
“Nal’s a treasure on many *fonts*”
LOL! That’s a GOOD one!
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Mespo–
Thanks for that video clip!
Jill: What is XOX? So what do you think happened? I love a good conspiracy!
I found the updated posting at: “AutoAdmit:The most prestigious law school discussion board in the world.” a blog that appears to be for law students and people that want to be law students.
Randazza’s posting has as it’s subject “Subject: Requesting XOXers help” At first I thought that was the name of the thread or forum but maybe not. It could be a law school year designation. Here’s the link:
http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=1166921&mc=92&forum_id=2&PHPSESSID=6d0daad8785781198c08d5fa88a4b597#13572720
Dear Marc,
People say I’m a different person when I’m depressed, so I voted for the second time just now as my other self.
P.S. I recommend a fine organic merkin for your chapped ass.
Think I found where he went to recruit votes: (from wikipedia)
“AutoAdmit, also known as Xoxohth, is a network of websites for prospective and current college, graduate, law students, and lawyers best known for its largely unmoderated message board. Its law school message board is its busiest section. The message board, which bills itself as “the most prestigious admissions board in the world,” has drawn the attention and criticism of some in the legal community and the media, most notably the Wall Street Journal, and National Public Radio for its lack of moderation of offensive and defamatory content.”
Maybe Satyrs/Satyriconistas don’t catch the humor of Turley and people who comment at his blog–BUT they sure can dance!
OOOPPPS…once again! In my previous comment, I meant to write: Maybe Satyrs/Satyriconistas don’t catch the humor of PROFESSOR Turley and people who comment at his blog–BUT they sure can dance!
I should have guessed Marco was humorless when he didn’t understand why he was being taunted for threatening kittens.
Interesting that.
Perhaps it’s not Satyricon as in “satire” but as in “satyriasis”.
They both have their root in the word “satyr” and marco’s actions are starting be a bit root like. I would say “root grabbing” but given his last name I don’t want to encourage any of those Jersey Boy Italian stereotypes. Some of them can actually walk with both hands free. After all, heritage sometimes has nothing to do with one’s root, er, roots.
Oh . . . I am so ashamed of myself for going there.
Nah. Who am I kidding?
If he had that rod that shoved up his ass removed, the chaffing would go away.
Nal! I’m must say such language coming from a kitten is really really shocking. No. That’s not it. Funny. That’s the word I was looking for. OR was it accurate? My memory hasn’t been the same since me and Pop Corn had a seat next to Elaine.
BIL–
Marco ain’t no Joisy boy. I believe he hails from my neck of the woods.
You SHOULD be ashamed of yourself for implying certain things about fellows whose last names end with vowels. Lots of men of Italian heritage don’t fit those stereotypes–like my husband…who is definitely a biped!
Elaine,
That’s why I didn’t want to encourage the stereotype. I mean, look at our own beloved mespo. He is a highly advanced creature of Italian descent. Walks upright. Has thumbs. Speaks in whole sentences. He has that natty Cicero avatar and a keen wit that does not rely upon the grab and hoist.
But how do YOU explain the Joey Buttfucco’s of he world?
I’m not going to correct the typo. It’s funnier that way.
BIL–
But how do I explain the Joey Buttfucco’s of he world?
The same way I’d explain the Dick Cheneys, George W. Bushes, Bernie Madoffs, Ken Lays, John Yoos, etc., of the world. No ethnic group or race has a monopoly on knuckle-draggers or demonic evildoers.
Buddha:
“He has that natty Cicero avatar and a keen wit that does not rely upon the grab and hoist.”
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I like to think I’ve done my share of grabbing and hoisting .. but usually of my own petard.
Elaine,
Bingo.
If it’s any consolation, I make fun of the Irish too. And Buddhists, the English, Germans, tofu, hairless dogs, homosexuals, heterosexuals, lemurs, you name it – I’ll mock it. I’ve even made fun of librarians in my day and I LOVE librarians.
I look at comedy this way: If you can’t laugh at yourself, you can’t laugh at others with sincerity and an open heart. Humor without being able to laugh at yourself is usually just spite and misplaced anger and/or loathing of some sort. Comedy is a rough game and everyone is game. If any group is excluded from the merriment? Well that’s just another form of discrimination.
I’ll make fun of ANYONE. About just about anything too. I’m an equal opportunity offender. My motto is “F’ em if they can’t take a joke.” Humorless people suck. They usually end up either as terrorists, politicians or studio executives.
However, there are some topics I will not joke about even though I agree with Carlin that any topic can be funny in the proper context. His example was rape. He said, “If you don’t think rape can be funny? Picture Porky Pig raping Elmer Fudd. It’s all context people!” That being said, there are some things that I personally think are too sad to make fun of – ethnicity isn’t one of them though. I’d be glad to talk about the things I won’t make fun of, but really, that’s a depressing conversation. Very.
I’m sure your hubby is a good guy and his pasta-line heritage has nothing to do with that assessment. There are good Italians (Cicero) and bad Italians (the Borgia clan) as you pointed out. If I could make a joke at either of theirs expense? I’ll do it. But you hubby? I’m sure he’s a good guy because he had the good sense to marry a person of your quality of character, wit and intelligence. If you took the joke personally for him, please don’t. I was making fun on one person and that was Marco. Most humble apologies if you took it otherwise, but I’m still likely to characterize Marco as a crotch grabber who wears too much cologne and gold chains with his Puma track suit since he’s threatened kitties and called our beloved salon some silly things.
And he knows what he can do if he can’t take a joke.
Nal, a Pal of this le-gal locale, a real pascal he, and a swell guy, that Nal.
Thanks for the HTML in quick order.
BIL–
I knew you were kidding. I have a tart tongue myself–and must temper my responses when I comment at the Turley blawg.
My husband is just half Italian. The other half is a mixture of English, Swedish, and American Indian. Fortunately, he inherited the pasta/pizza/eggplant lasagna/Italian wedding soup making gene from his papa.
mespo,
In re “petards”
Alas my brother, we have all been there.
Elaine,
He’s as much of a mutt as I am. Irish, Scottish, Blackfoot and a dash of English. That means I like to drink (x2), can’t handle it and will sell myself small pox infected blankets every chance I get.
BIL–
Do your English genes keep trying to suppress your Irish genes?
“I like to think I’ve done my share of grabbing and hoisting .. but usually of my own petard.”
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Note to self and others, leotard aint petard…
Elaine,
Yes they do as a mater of fact. You should see what happens when my clothing choices are either orange or green. It’s a helluva mess.
Jill, after some thought this is what I think happened:
There are a number of professions that rely in major part on reputation and one is wise to tread lightly when casting aspersions on the integrity of your fellows. The legal profession comes to mind.
Jill, I got called away and didn’t finish this until after supper, sorry, but some of the info has already been posted by our other sharp eyed bloggers. I’d hate to have (all of) you folks as a legal team across the table from me.
The original TLS posting essentially takes an unfortunate (movie related) title and uses it to state that a nationally known and respected scholar, lawyer and media commentator has called one of his brethren in law a nazi and solicited vote-rigging. That’s a serious indictment. That’s heavy.
This was not placed on his own legal blog but a forum for students. This is not a blog in the conventional sense but a bulletin board. I ran across the email and posted it here. Thereafter, Mr. Randazza has to post it on his site so he updated it and did so. The time stamp is 3:39pm today.
Unless updating a posting changes the time stamp and makes it disappear from all previous days postings I don’t know that that particular posting was supposed to go up on an actual legal blog.
I think it was a stealth posting aimed at a particular audience that wouldn’t look too closely.
Elaine M.,
BIL is anything but Irish. Not everyone is Blessed to be Irish by birth. The rest suffer as they must become Irish once a year. However, so never quite understand the Mysteries of being Blessed to be Irish. For some reason by family was asked to leave Ireland for religiosity some century’s ago.
So Buddha could be Irish at best one day a year and English the rest of the time. And you know how welled learned the English really are. Hell just look at the Queen. Not saying that Buddha goes in drag but you never know. The dowdy lot they are, kinda out of sorts when they are out of their torts or is that Spotted Dick. Now that is something I could never eat, even if I did like that priggish fools fool.
God Save the Queen or you may just find a Queen there or here:
# J Lounge,
# The Metro,
# Our Fantasy,
# Ralph’s,
# Sidestreet Saloon,
# The T-Room,
# Trade Bar & Cafe,
BIS wrote:
Elaine,
“Yes they do as a mater of fact. You should see what happens when my clothing choices are either orange or green. It’s a helluva mess.”
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AY,
At least I’m not a Texan. smack smack kiss kiss
Where have you been hiding, buddy?
FFLEO,
Once again you are just an absolute wealth of musical knowledge and humor. That was awesome!
BIL–
Orange you mostly green–genetically speaking?
Elaine,
That would be jade-green, thank you very much.
Elaine M.,
BIL is anything but Genetically Speaking. The only Jeannettics he knows are in clothing.
BIL.
I was in Jacksonville this last weekend. A family wedding and something kinda interesting happened. No fights, no brawls, the cops weren’t called. I did have to look to make sure I went to the right families wedding…..
Buddha,
You sure that is Jade and not Jaded Green? Hey where had Bdaman been? I have not seen PF since I asked if they were the same….
AY,
He’s slinking around here somewhere. On the Climate Change/WTC thread he kinda got lost. A bit like a rat among arguing leopards. When the big guns came out, he ran for cover.
Congrats on the “Cops: Jacksonville”-free wedding. That’s always a plus. Unless you were hoping to get a SAG card, but I’m not sure they give those out for reality programming.
Mespo,
I am a little late, but I loved that West Wing video! That was one of my favorite shows and the “President’s” remarks to the right wing talk show host were brilliant and timely.
I made my comments over @ Legal Satyricon; however, they were not especially well received.
http://randazza.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/call-for-votes-in-the-aba-100-who-you-calling-a-nazi/#comment-15034
What a childish douche bag. He strikes me as the kind of guy who went to law school because he kept getting his ass kicked in high school. That’s the last time any of the browers and computers I control policy on go to his site.
Professor Turley.
Is it allowed that non-lawyers vote in a competition between blawgs?
I have not voted yet because I am unsure of the propriety of doing so.
Carlyle,
Anyone may vote. We’ve cornered the market on plants and cats as well. (Seriously, you don’t have to be a lawyer.)
Thanks Jill.
I would still like J T’s OK before voting.
I have lost what vestigial respect I had for Marc. I thought the way he attacked Nal was over the top. But here’s what he’s done.
He’s taken JT’s original title that was on the blog for about 20 mins., which JT modified to make certain everyone would know was not him calling his opponents Nazis, and then JT changed the titled altogether so as not to create any hard feelings–so Marc sticks with the original title (which was a joke based on Animal House) and posts that to a really big site, XOX, to drum up support (pity votes) because he claimed JT was calling him a Nazi.
When told of the change in title, not only would he not check out our site to see if that was true, he has kept it on his blog for more pity votes. And he accuses us of taking this too seriously! Jeesh!!!
I hope that sucker goes down.
Word, Jill.
Think this through with me. Let me know your mind.
O, Oh what I want to know is
Will you come with me?
Ain’t no time to hate, barely time to wait.
Come vote for Jonathan’s band. Have you seen the light?
Got some things to talk about here beside the rising tide.
About the difference of comments v. voters over at the other place…
Marc doesn’t like a lot of comments (he moderates every one), so the general attitude of the site limits them. It’s his blog, if he likes the monologue, that’s his call. We may prefer our style of blog, but that’s why we’re here, not there.
Just a reminder. What we say and do reflects directly on JT; he has to sleep in the bed we make. Let’s not create any professional rivalries,especially since this has long since evolved from that “friendly competition” that I think most of us assumed it would be.
Gyges,
I don’t care how Marc runs his blog but I do care when he lies about JT. I told Marc what happened and all he did was send nasty comments my way. That’s not acceptable. He can make all the nasty comments he wants at his blog, but he should not be misrepresenting JT’s posting to achieve votes. That he continues to do so after having been informed of what happened, speaks very poorly of him. He pretends to be quite the ethical person. This action would be the opposite of that.
Carlyle:
The competition is open to everyone. Indeed, some of the blawgs are only marginally “legal” and have a largely hybrid audience. Thanks.
BTW, everyone, I just got in from DC to file something electronically. The city was virtually abandoned when I drove through it like a 1950s horror film. We are now almost ready to hit the road.
Prof.,
When in an abandoned city, one usually is safe until the Theremin music starts or Kevin McCarthy throws himself on the hood of your car. But still, safety first.
Interesting,
Marc deleted comments for incivility and closed his comment section for this topic. I don’t remember any incivility in FFLEO’s comments. FFLEO’s were censored for having accurate content that conflicted with Marc’s claim of voter fraud. My post contained incivility and accurate information which is still being ignored by Marc, so that he can get pity votes for being called a nazi by JT–something which never occurred.
Jill,
Right, but there are other considerations then our feelings towards the other Blog that we need to consider. I’m not saying I disapprove of your, comments, or that people should or shouldn’t do anything specific. Just putting another thing out there for people to mull over.
Buddha,
Did you say Theremin?
I would be the one responsible for the “incivility”. After he told FFLEO to “go shit in your hat”, I told him Marco was not very funny and compensating for having a small penis. But I wasn’t nearly that nice about it.
It’s the least I could do.
Literally.
Gyges,
How does it get worse than Marc saying JT called him a Nazi? He won’t correct that statement, no matter what proof he’s given that JT never did that. He could check this fact for himself, but he refuses to do so. Instead he posts a big lie on a large site to get votes. How can it get worse than deleting FFLEO’s post that had no incivility whatsoever in it? Saying it was deleted for incivility instead of content is not acceptable to me.
You don’t have to worry about Marc because he’s deleted everything he doesn’t like from his site. But on this site, I’m not going to lie about what Marc has been up to. He’ll have to do his own lying on his own and other sites.
Gyges,
That is just . . . weirdly beautiful.
Jill–
You said: “How can it get worse than deleting FFLEO’s post that had no incivility whatsoever in it? Saying it was deleted for incivility instead of content is not acceptable to me.”
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So, Marco’s a First Amendment lawyer who feels he has to moderate and/or delete comments at his blawg??? A blawg at which he uses vulgar language/profanity himself? V-E-R-Y…I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G. Actually, I find that quite funny. I wonder if he took a “hypocritic” oath before he began practicing as a First Amendment lawyer.
Jill,
Wow, you’re reading a lot into what I said. See: “I’m not saying I disapprove of your, (sic) comments, or that people should or shouldn’t do anything specific.”
If I think a course of behavior is best, I have no problem saying so. I’ve had a great line about throwing stones in other people’s glass houses I haven’t used because it’s not neutral language (however I’m not above sneaking it in to this post, because really, it’s good). I honestly think this is the kind of thing everyone has to decide how to handle for themselves.
You want to be mad, be mad. I don’t like it when people lie or mislead either. You want to give us update about the other site, great. I know most of us appreciate your habit of keeping us aware of developments in general. I made no judgments, or suggestions, I just added information.
Buddha,
To paraphrase some wildlife, and now for something mostly different.
Gyges,
What did you mean then? Could you state very specifically what you meant about other considerations and how we should react to these other considerations.
Thanks,
Jill
roflol
Gyges,
I always thought one had to be dead to be rolling over in their grave, but I keep hearing this strange Don Henley like noise. My ears may never be the same again. lol
Part of the reason I spend so much time here is because JT has a wicked sense of humor, stands by his principles and is not overly impressed with himself. That’s just about the man personally and doesn’t begin to express my admiration for him professionally. This guy Marc impresses me as having none of those stellar attributes and as a real image control freak. I’d be sad if he won and am doing what I can to prevent it, but even if in victory the guy is a loser. He in no way compares to our constitutional mentor and host.
Mike S.–
“Part of the reason I spend so much time here is because JT has a wicked sense of humor, stands by his principles and is not overly impressed with himself. That’s just about the man personally and doesn’t begin to express my admiration for him professionally.”
I couldn’t agree with you more!
Motion carried.
Jill,
I don’t know how I could be more explicate than, “What we say and do reflects directly on JT; he has to sleep in the bed we make. Let’s not create any professional rivalries,especially since this has long since evolved from that “friendly competition” that I think most of us assumed it would be.”
In retrospect, I should have said “He’d probably appreciate it if we didn’t go out of our way to” instead of “let’s not” there, but over all I stand by that statement.
As for what I suggest you do, “I honestly think this is the kind of thing everyone has to decide how to handle for themselves.”
Gyges,
I you believe I have created a professional rivalry, if that’s what you’re saying, I will have to disagree that I have done so. If you are saying something else, that all of us need to watch out for what we say, I’ll agree to that.
Gyges,
I need to add one more thing. You addressed your comments directly to me that’s why I thought they were about me specifically, If you had said, “to everyone on the blog”, I would have understood that differently.
I don’t know if this is cleared up but it’s the end of it from my end. I’d rather have some fun!
For The Record–Here are my posts at Law Satyricon today that Mr. Marco Randazza deleted.
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Dazed Dazza,
229 v 186 Yesterday’s vote Sat
234 v 189 Today’s vote Sun
__5 v __3 I would’ve allowed LS to do the math but he ‘caint’.
Law Saty linked to Mary’s post above and he is claiming *voter fraud*. Mary jokingly states voting for herself, her mom, her brother, her cat, and her dog.
Hey Dazza don’t they teach basic math at U. of Mass, U. of Florida, or at Georgetown U. Law?
Mary’s joke would have resulted in *5* votes, Einstein, not the 3 that were posted for Turley since noon yesterday, Saturday.
So, Please quit hollering vote fraud.
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To which Mr. Randazza told me he did not know what I talking about (vote fraud) although he thrice linked to Mary’s Post. Then, as Buddha mentioned, Dazza told me to “mess” in my hat.
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To which I replied:
Marcorandazza,
I am an adamant proponent for First Amendment free speech rights; however, can you explain why you use 9th grade bad boy/ tough guy “cusswords” in virtually all of your posts? My best guess is that you do not speak that way in court, in law classes, at board meetings, or that you will not do so around your young, growing children.
I understand that this is your blawg and you can say whatsoever you want and I can choose not to visit. The problem being, the petty swearwords—based on taboos—result in tiresome bad language from someone possessing your curriculum vitae. Nevertheless, I often agree with what you posit while constantly having to hurdle over the crudity of your verbiage.
My comments do not derive from prudishness and I am as irreligious as humanly possible. Your crudeness of expression hinders your often-valuable messages.
I made my comments over @ Legal Satyricon; however, they were not especially well received.
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To which Dazza replied with more very foul language and then he told me to “suck his ****”
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To Which I replied:
As a strictly heterosexual male, I make no judgments on character; however, I personally find objectionable what homosexual males do to each other. Therefore, the thought of what you suggest is overwhelmingly revolting to me.
Nonetheless—by all accounts—you have a fine family; good luck with your new child, having a long, happy family life and marriage, along with a prosperous legal career—and thank the law of chance because you got lucky.
Long live the First Amendment, the other 9 Bill of Rights, and the 17 subsequent Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
End of comments.
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Most of you know that I refrain from using cusswords/swearwords— and for Hades I often use ****as I did yesterday on the Detective Snowball Drawn firearm thread—Snowball’s chance in ****.
I just wanted to set the record straight. Mr. Marco Randazza is an exceptionally dishonest man who claims to be a First Amendment advocate.
FFLEO
FFLEO,
I learned long ago, as you probably also did, that people who would seem to be on my side politically and/or from a constitutional perspective, could as human beings be much worse than those with whom I disagreed. One may be a freedom of speech advocate and an ass also.
From the exchange you had I can only conclude that this applies to Mr. Marco in spades.
FFLEO: “Mr. Marco Randazza is an exceptionally dishonest man who claims to be a First Amendment advocate.”
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I am also leaning in that direction FFLEO and was doing so before I even read the “calling me a nazi” posting. I took the time to visit 4 ABA voting categories, read a few blogs from each and followed a couple of those blogs because they seemed interesting. I am still visiting a couple of them. On the 19th this was posted on TLS under the headline:
“Alan Greyson, asshat – unfit to serve in Congress”
It details an allegation of illegality that Grayson has brought regarding the anti-Grayson website “My Congressman Is Nuts” set up by a Angie Langley. Set it up as a PAC and collecting money illegally was Grayson’s allegation.
Randazza writes:
… “Grayson claims that Langley falsely reported to the Federal Election Commission that her PAC supports or opposes more than one candidate. Grayson’s factual assertion seems to be completely meritorious. It seems clear that Langley’s website is solely devoted to getting rid of Grayson. Grayson also claims that Langley falsely represents that she is one of Grayson’s constituents. She doesn’t live in his district. That seems to be a meritorious claim too. ” …
“The thing is, I am sure that Grayson’s allegations are true. I am sure that Langley isn’t just some innocent member of the public who is fed up with Grayson. I’m sure that the Republican Party put her up to this stunt. ”
Randazza argues that the 1st Amendment should excuse, protect or trump in some way, Langley’s (alleged) illegal actions and indicates that as a protest against Grayson or in support of Langley or the 1st Amendment he has donated money to her MCIC site.
There’s something wrong with the logic of that position and it persists throughout the comment section in his replies.
I took the TLS shortcut off my desktop (where I park shortcuts while I deciding if I’m going to add them to my shortcut corral permanently or not) after reading that posting. I don’t really comment to blogs when I first start ‘test driving’ them, I just erase the shortcut if I don’t think they’re a good fit.
http://randazza.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/alan-grayson-asshat-unfit-to-serve-in-congress/#comment-15069
Ralph Wiggum: “My cat’s breath smells like cat food.”
FFLEO: dirty talk:
As long as it’s done well, in an entertaining manner I don’t mind it at all, it’s like peppers in cooking.
There’s a political commentator/comedian named Lee Papa that has a blawg named The Rude Pundit “Proudly lowering the level of political discourse” and he’s been around for quite awhile, years. He also tours doing live shows. He has a liberal take on politics and he’s entertaining. It’s XXX to the 4 power commentary though. He does interesting work though:
Joe Lieberman, You Can Choke on the Bones of Jacqueline Kelly as They’re Crammed Down Your Throat: from 12-15
Ben Nelson Is a Hypocrite on Abortion Funding from 12-14
and Sarah Palin, James Inhofe, and the Rest: Meet Christopher Clavius, Copernicus Denier: from 12-11
I’m not encouraging you to visit FFLEO, I’m just giving him a plug because many of his postings are also very funny and some of our regulars lean toward humor.
WARNING: DON’T VISIT IF CUSSING IS NOT YOUR CUP OF TEA.
I really enjoy this blog and all of you who post here.
I like the *Hobbit* analogy, this site is like a wonderful *shire* a playground for some really fine *wizards* who regularly or irregularly stop by and display some of their awesome fireworks!
Res ipsa loquitur deserves best blawg IMHO and Jonathan Turley is by far the best host!!!
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As to the competition, I’m just saying: That Marco’s deliberate use of an out of context quote on the AutoAdmit XO site makes him a whinny wimpy whuss with a whittle weiner!
From his own blog: “Don’t get me wrong, I am a Turley fan, and will remain one. But geez,…the nazi card? Really?”
(Don’t you just love how he gets all homey- ah! shucks! geez!)
On December 16, at AutoaAdmit site he was pitifully pathetic at pleading for pledges!
Marco’s mendacity included: Please, vote for me! I’m poor poor pitiful me, Turley played the Nazi card! and “I need your help to deliver a whole shit load of bad Karma!”
Yes he actually wrote that; but this afternoon he deleted his post there!
One AutoAdmit commenter calls Marco a “self promoting attention whore” and abbreviates Marco’s bio as “a gulc sausage teaches at barry, relies on r@gold convictions for income, bangs a slore without a bag, knocks her up, gets shot gunned, then trolls XO to promote his blog. WHY?”
Why? Why? YES, why Marco? Why?
Maybe because he just can’t stand the thought of losing!!!
Once he knows LottaKatz, Jill, FFLEO, BIL and others are on to his B.S. and are calling him out; Marco’s mood changes, he no longer supports free speech, and after deleting FFLEO’s and Buddha’s commments, he posts that the nazi thread is closed due to INCIVILITY. What a joke, just showing his hypocrisy!
He is bringing on himself some seriously BAD karma.
Way to go Marco in the Marketplace of Ideas!
He even went so far as to delete his pathetic plea on AutoAdmit!
Just a little reminder to our Dear friend Randazza who no longer displays dazzling dissing!
You started it!!
That’s right, it was YOU who titled a thread on your blog:
“We have been nominated….vote for us or the kittens die!”
You do not get it! You can’t handle the TRUTH!
We here on this blog have long ago SURRENDERED to “Our Animal Overlords” therefore Killing Kittens is unacceptable!!!
You Nazi ninny!!!!
P.S: Curiously, this afternoon the ABA replaced the Vote tally with all ??? marks!
Chow, CHOW! Back to Lurkerdom!!!
L-katz,
I have heard every word in the ‘blue’ book from law enforcement, sports, the military, the oil fields–ask Byron–and even a rowdy girlfriend or two. I do not mind most humor and I frequently make comments that Jill regards as sexist, which is okay with me, because I have a great deal of respect from women, although I sometimes might tease and imply sexual overtones. I have mentioned before that ‘blue’ words occur sometimes from the regulars and that does not really bother me. What does bother me is when a poster—usually a troll—says every vulgar word in the book in one thread and his decent words are completely irrelevant.
When I am asking a question and especially when I am debating–as I did in high school, college, and while giving scientific presentations, I consider off-color verbiage/language completely inappropriate. I think the same here if it is *excessive*. When I access this blawg, I do so first as a learning tool and then for the good company and humor.
Because I am such a First Amendment advocate, I went to Marco’s website to learn a different perspective. However, a good 1/4 of his verbiage is riddled with 9th grade gutter talk and I just do not expect that from a self-professed constitutional lawyer and instructor. In the deleted section of our commentary, he mentioned that he did not talk that way in court, but did so while teaching and in the boardroom. There is no way I would stay in a class with an instructor using every base word possible, especially with females in the class. In federal law enforcement school, the instructors throw every word at you because they know you are likely going to be called those names, and more. However, that training is quite different from a civilized college classroom and a blawg of the caliber of Turley’s.
What is most disingenuous about Mr. Randazza is he stated that my posts—as I presented above—were uncivil. Coming from such a foul-mouthed liar, his comments regarding my incivility give the false impression that I used as bad or worse words than he did, which I never could or would, and therefore he deleted my comments because even I exceeded his vulgarity. I have *never* heard worse words on any blog than on Legal Satyricon—he uses them all, all the time. Given his education, I simply do not understand why.
Therefore, within this blawg, please do not mind me regarding words of any kind, because I will never broach the subject again. I will try to remember what Vince T. has said about The Turley Blawg Rules. Paraphrastically,
Rule 1: Professor Jonathan Turley makes the rules herein.
Rule 2 : See Rule 1.
Thanks for your comments Lottakatz.
Mike S:
“Part of the reason I spend so much time here is because JT has a wicked sense of humor, stands by his principles and is not overly impressed with himself. That’s just about the man personally and doesn’t begin to express my admiration for him professionally.”
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What I like about “our” blog is that I could easily substitute your name and that of all of our regulars for the letters “JT” in your sentence. Votes may get you awards or titles but with, all due humility, they do not earn my respect. That takes more time and effort to bestow. Marco — after his censorship in the name of free speech — not so much. Happy Holidays to us all!
rafflaw:
“I am a little late, but I loved that West Wing video! That was one of my favorite shows and the “President’s” remarks to the right wing talk show host were brilliant and timely.”
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Glad you and Elaine liked the video. Isn’t it incredibly tiring to be gentlemanly to fools and brigands as they spout their nonsense or invective? Can’t we just let loose once in a while and let them know, we think them daft or unevolved or both! That’s why I like that clip.
CEJ,
I did not realize that Marco went to all of that trouble. You had his ‘number’ too.
The guy is intelligent but he sure knows how to make a fool out of himself sometimes. I still agree with many of his posts that I have seen over 3 or 4 days—sans some of the words.
I regret posting there because I do not dislike the guy although he sure makes it easy to lean that way when he makes false statements that are easily rebutted and then he deletes the rebutters valid refutations that exposed his falsifications.
mespo–
“Can’t we just let loose once in a while and let them know, we think them daft or unevolved or both!”
Add evil and amoral and unprincipled and greedy and hypocrtical to daft and unevolved.
I prefer to let loose in verse. Verse helps me to channel my verbal outrage.
Here’s my latest clerihew about Joe Lieberman aka Aetna Joe:
Healthcare Joe
As for Lieberman, Joe?
That guy’s GOTTA go!
I need health insurance quick
Cuz Joe is making ME sick.
That should have been hypocritical–not hypocrtical.
FFLEO: “When I am asking a question and especially when I am debating–as I did in high school, college, and while giving scientific presentations, I consider off-color verbiage/language completely inappropriate. I think the same here if it is *excessive*. When I access this blawg, I do so first as a learning tool and then for the good company and humor.”
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I agree, I can have a totally foul mouth but in business and public settings it’s just lazy to do so IMO. I read recently that English just hit the 1 million word mark. If you can’t hold a public conversation without having a lot of them be blue then you need to learn more words
Your posting ordeal was amazing on a couple of levels, to wit: I went to the top of the thread and and went through it again. It goes from the humorous to research on tracking down what appears to have sparked an anomalous spike in voting;
. Sweet. This has been a pretty amazing thread and all in about 36 hours. WoW.
activism- Jill and you just marched right up to the lair of the beast!; and everywhere in between including poetry (very poignant, pardon me?); dancing minor Ghods; always interesting and oddly related comments about everything (Theremin music and ninja lessons!); a short tutorial on Html code and Nal actually corrected the title of the offending posting
Quick-witted lateral thinkers have more fun.
L-katz,
“it’s just lazy to do so IMO”
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That is the complete point in 6 words “it’s just lazy to do so”.
One learns nothing constructive from such vulgar verbiage.
We all know that some jokes are just not funny without certain cussin’ up a blue streak words and I usually laugh as much as others do if the joke is actually funny.
However, when an educated person replies to comments with foul-mouthed meaningless phrases instead of rebuttal—as Dazza did—those blue phrases we all learned by junior high school demonstrate several aspects of the person’s character to me, among others.
He/she might be having personal problems—to which I would *never* want to contribute further by entering a heated exchange—and using such language in the context of debate is rude and “it’s just lazy to do so.”
Is it just me? On the ABA site, I’m getting question marks where vote totals used to be. I’m on a different network, but I don’t think the ABA web site can detect that.
I wonder if the ABA is aware of all the brouhaha that has come from TLS.
Never mind … I see they’ve hidden the vote totals.
It is a mystery. We certainly have the most competitive of the races this year. The ABA tries to weed out ghost voters, so it may be starting that process early but the voting is continuing. Indeed, with the cookies the kids have laid out for him tonight, we have set out a laptop so he can register and vote for our blog. (We got the reindeer weeks ago, but Santa has been watching for you is naughty and who is nice in the competition).
Perhaps it is Santa preforming ninjitsu or perhaps, the ghost of Christmas present is helping Marc understand the true meaning of karma. I just don’t know.
However, I just do not trust lawyers—especially not the ABA—with secret balloting.
Have you guys seen http://www.marcrandazza.com ? It’s PARODY