 | CASTLE Jumps The Shark (UPDATED) |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Feb 20, 2007, 12:50 PM · 147 words · 1 comment · 
Starting to get back to normal here at work, so I can actually keep up with my news reader again.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
| As The Virginia Blogosphere Turns |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Wednesday, Feb 7, 2007, 6:23 PM · 735 words · 4 comments ·
For those interested in blog operas (did I just coin a phrase?), another sophomoric effort to discredit well-known Virginia blogger Waldo Jaquith is taking place, courtesy of the more volatile members of Virginia's Republican blogosphere (which, unfortunately these days, is almost all of them). Instead of a boring, chronological linkfest, I'll try to document the saga with funny and representative quotations from the participants.
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Thanks, and you did a nice job of editing with your post.
-- Terry
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Sorry - I didn't mean to scare you . . . I'm completely harmless, really.
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Badrose...I "think" it's the ethical nature of what you said that is scarey....a "newspaper" should not be used as someone's personal propaganda pamphlet like Rupert Murdoch does with Fox News...and then calls it "fair and balanced."
Propaganda is scarey b/c it does work...It worked well for Hitler to launch his war...and it allowed this White House to illegally invade Iraq...and now they are going to try the propaganda once again and see if we'll end up bombing Iran....
Bottom Line--Propaganda is scarey.
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Mosquito: I agree with you, it shouldn't. In a perfect world, it wouldn't. This is far from being a perfect world.
If the purpose of newspapers is to solely report news, why do they feel compelled to endorse candidates?
| An ActBlue Day For Virginians (UPDATED) |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Feb 26, 2007, 12:43 PM · 160 words · 1 comment ·
Ugh. Looks like RK is bringing ActBlue and the sordid world of partisan Internet fundraising into Virginia politics: Time to Act Blue in Virginia! Woe be unto those Democrats who fall out of favor with the almighty Lowell Feld, because he will undoubtedly only let voters insta-donate funds to the candidates he approves of. (Personally, I think every candidate in every party should have access to that kind of fundraising technology.)
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Anybody can have access to that. You could set up your own ActBlue page. It is for Democrats only, but other than that anyone can play.
I could set up a page, but I don't think I have any fundraising ability and anyway it is easier just to link to a candidate's online fundraising page.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
| Virginia Marine Falls: Lance Cpl. Daniel Morris |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Wednesday, Feb 21, 2007, 8:09 PM · 159 words ·
I'm embarrassed at how late I am to mention this, but here goes: This year I'm trying to do what little I can to honor fallen soldiers from Virginia by making a brief note about their passing. It's not nearly as much as they deserve.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
| What Happened To The Virginia Blog Carnival? (UPDATED) |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Feb 26, 2007, 9:57 AM · 100 words · 18 comments ·
Is it just me, or has the Virginia Blog Carnival had a decidedly right-wing slant to it lately? The last four especially have been awfully heavy with conservative snark and propaganda. I always thought the Carnivals were supposed to be non-political... maybe that rule only applies when Republicans are in power. :o
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Kilo: My intent was simply to mention that the VBC seemed awfully conservative lately, which it, in fact, is. You and others say it's because nobody from the left is submitting posts, which I have no reason to doubt.
John: It takes a special kind of person to use the deaths of American soldiers as leverage in a discussion about blog carnivals.
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Rea Says:
"But when people/bloggers make bogus freedom of speech claims, it always gets my goat. That?s a right I have a good bit of personal experience fighting genuine battles in court over."
Terry: You try to portray your blog as some higher place for exchange of political thought. I am not saying freedom of speech, I am saying your blog is more of a propaganda piece than a forum for exchange.
I think that is pretty apparent in my post regarding You banning my comments there along with the link issue...
My comments were relevent, and they were met with insults such as 'squirming' toad, and 'dogpile', along with rude comparisons of anti-social behavior.
Isn't the problem here that I pushed your 'hypocrisy' button? Maybe that is what has gotten your goat.
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I have never to this date been "invited" to submit to the VBC. However I learned from reading another blog that there was going to be a VBC hosted by some blog I'd never heard of before on Labor Day. The host said he would entertain any submission dealing with labor of any kind so I decided to submit a funny pic of my son who I labored for 22 hours to give birth to 15 years ago. Damn, was I sorry I did that. They jumped all over me. Squeaky Wheel even insinuated that I should have had an abortion rather than give birth to that child. Lesson here, check out who's hosting the VBC first.
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Eileen, you are the most picked on blogger in the blogosphere I swear. At least to hear you talk of it.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
| Let's Trade |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Thursday, Feb 22, 2007, 6:11 PM · 114 words ·
Not surprisingly, Virginia Republican bloggers (eg. Virginia Virtucon and Bearing Drift) don't like Jim Webb (D-VA) very much. I personally don't like or dislike him: As long as he doesn't screw anything up before the next election cycle, he's doing a good-enough job for me. I just voted for him because he wasn't George Allen. :)
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
| Confederacy Museum Name Change |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Feb 20, 2007, 12:54 PM · 89 words ·
This should get the Virginia neo-Confederates riled up: I heard on the radio this morning that the Museum of the Confederacy here in Richmond is thinking about removing the word "Confederacy" from its name after it moves. Apparently they've found there is some sort of negative connotation in continuing to glorify the Confederacy 140 years after the rest of us noticed the war was over. Who could have guessed? :o
Monday, February 12, 2007
| Eric Cantor: Not My Fault |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Feb 12, 2007, 7:52 PM · 164 words · 1 comment ·
Still in a busy work cycle, so not much time for blogging. I know it's a bit late for this, but since Eric Cantor is my representative, I should probably make a comment about his antics on Hardball last week. My comment is: Don't blame me -- I voted for the other guy.
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...while I agree that Iran is undoubtedly funding and helping insurgents in Iraq...
"Undoubtedly"? There's absolutely no doubt whatsoever in your mind? I can understand "plausibly"... but "undoubtedly" makes it sound like you read the NIEs (not to mention believing them).
This is exactly what I mean when I'm talking about getting primary facts from government sources which I mentioned in the comment on your article on Olbermann's commentary.
Friday, February 9, 2007
| Henrico County Tidbits |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Friday, Feb 9, 2007, 5:22 PM · 129 words ·
It's been a rather busy few days at work, but I wanted to quickly mention a couple of things I heard today about Henrico County.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
| Accuracy In Media Not So Accurate |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Feb 6, 2007, 1:37 PM · 215 words ·
My conscience dictates that I post this small retraction: Last week when I was rambling about Keith Olbermann, I linked to what I called an "interesting article" on Accuracy in Media (AIM) which suggested a link between the post-9/11 anthrax mailings and al Qaeda.
| John O'Bannon's Vote On Life |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Feb 6, 2007, 12:01 PM · 64 words ·
In local politics: Vivian Paige reported that Bob "Virginia Is For Catholics" Marshall's bill HB2797 defining that "life begins at the moment of fertilization" was defeated 53-43. I was glad to see that my Virginia representative John O'Bannon was among those voting against the bill.
Monday, February 5, 2007
| Global Warming Beliefs |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Feb 5, 2007, 11:26 AM · 493 words ·
I'm concerned that some people still misunderstand my position on global warming. I think the misunderstanding is a result of black-and-white thinking on the subject -- that is, that one must either believe global warming is a myth or one must believe that humanity will be extinct in the next ten years. My position is somewhere in the middle of a continuum between those two extremes.
| Obligatory Football Post |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Feb 5, 2007, 9:19 AM · 155 words ·
Two quick, off-topic football notes in honor of the Super Bowl: 1) The Super Bowl MVP voting process is hopelessly broken. The real MVP was Kelvin Hayden, who intercepted an errant pass from Grossman and ran it back for the final Colts touchdown, putting the game away. Before that interception, the Bears were (amazingly) still one big, lucky play away from winning the game, and even had some momentum following their last field goal. 2) The NFL Hall of Fame is also hopelessly broken... that former Redskin Art Monk, one of the most dependable possession receivers in history, hasn't been elected for seven straight years simply because he wasn't flashy enough, is an absolute travesty. I guess Hall of Fame is an accurate name for the institution, though, because it obviously isn't a Hall of Skill.
Friday, February 2, 2007
| Times-Dispatch Discusses Virginia Diocese Split |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Friday, Feb 2, 2007, 2:22 PM · 448 words · 3 comments ·
Mrs. Krehbiel pointed me to these two Richmond Times-Dispatch articles with opposing viewpoints on the recent Episcopal Church split here in Virginia: . . . What Sort of Realignment? and In The Episcopal Church.
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Mr. Krehbiel,
Would you please define "close-minded"?
Jim
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To me, closed-minded = unwilling to accept that there is more than one correct world view.
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Incidentally, I disagree about scripture being "very clear"--on homosexuality or any other issue. If it was very clear about everything, there wouldn't be so many different branches of Christianity.
It's clear enough on many issues - the problem is the sinfulness of man, which refuses to submit to God's say.
Vince
Thursday, February 1, 2007
| Biden Announces, Shoots Foot |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Thursday, Feb 1, 2007, 9:16 AM · 290 words ·
Sen. Joseph Biden announced his official intention to run for president in 2008 and simultaneously ensured he will lose every Democratic primary all in one fell swoop: Biden Says He’s In…Again.
Alice said,
Is there anything Waldo can't do?
it seems he is unable to persuade the new version of blogger to disgorge its RSS feed, which is why you are no longer treated to my or Howling Latina's brilliance.