Comments on: Upper Midwest Politics — As Blue as the Great Lakes http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:07:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: It’s All Coming Down to a Few Key States … | USA TERM LIMITS http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/comment-page-2/#comment-118353 It’s All Coming Down to a Few Key States … | USA TERM LIMITS Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:00:17 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/#comment-118353 [...] Last month, I gave Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin — all close in 2004 — to Obama. In prior columns, I predicted Ohio and Indiana would go to McCain, as have other experts. About 35-40 states are obvious, leaving roughly a dozen for our insolent mainstream media, both campaigns, and Karl Rove to argue about being “in play.” [...] [...] Last month, I gave Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin — all close in 2004 — to Obama. In prior columns, I predicted Ohio and Indiana would go to McCain, as have other experts. About 35-40 states are obvious, leaving roughly a dozen for our insolent mainstream media, both campaigns, and Karl Rove to argue about being “in play.” [...]

]]> By: Pajamas Media » It’s All Coming Down to a Few Key States … http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/comment-page-2/#comment-117605 Pajamas Media » It’s All Coming Down to a Few Key States … Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:32:44 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/#comment-117605 [...] Last month, I gave Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin — all close in 2004 — to Obama. In prior columns, I predicted Ohio and Indiana would go to McCain, as have other experts. About 35-40 states are obvious, leaving roughly a dozen for our insolent mainstream media, both campaigns, and Karl Rove to argue about being “in play.” [...] [...] Last month, I gave Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin — all close in 2004 — to Obama. In prior columns, I predicted Ohio and Indiana would go to McCain, as have other experts. About 35-40 states are obvious, leaving roughly a dozen for our insolent mainstream media, both campaigns, and Karl Rove to argue about being “in play.” [...]

]]> By: Kyle Silvers http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/comment-page-2/#comment-91039 Kyle Silvers Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:56:24 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/#comment-91039 I live in Wisconsin and would consider myself an radically Liberal person in some terms. Wisconsin politics are very unpredictable but generally Wisconsin leans left. I live in Wisconsin and would consider myself an radically Liberal person in some terms. Wisconsin politics are very unpredictable but generally Wisconsin leans left.

]]> By: v for victory http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/comment-page-2/#comment-86283 v for victory Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:34:52 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/#comment-86283 Come on, man, I am trying to make nice over here. Where's the love? :) Come on, man, I am trying to make nice over here.

Where’s the love? :)

]]> By: Ari J Kaufman http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/comment-page-2/#comment-86168 Ari J Kaufman Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:56:45 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/#comment-86168 Yep, enjoy the coming semester at college, buddy. Call me when you join the real world or get some articles published. Yep, enjoy the coming semester at college, buddy. Call me when you join the real world or get some articles published.

]]> By: v for victory http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/comment-page-1/#comment-85568 v for victory Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:38:41 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/#comment-85568 Man, you guys are sensitive. This is embarrassing. It's unfortunate that I am not like the other 99% of the folks on here, although it is nice to learn my new career path: a pajama-clad middle school English teacher. :) Perhaps you meant that last bit as an insult, Drew, but I take it as a nice compliment. Schoolteachers are high on my list of those who deserve honor. Anyway, for better or worse, I stated my evaluation (negative) and a suggestion or so, some encouragement and an emoticon to defuse and cool things off a bit. Ordinarily, that would suffice. Drew, I have no idea what anybody's ideology is here, neither yours nor Ari Kaufman's. My ideology is organic deconstruction of Third World polar/aromatic complexes based upon the economic modulus expansion called Starbuck's. I.e., coffee. :) It's been fun talking to you guys. Man, you guys are sensitive. This is embarrassing.

It’s unfortunate that I am not like the other 99% of the folks on here, although it is nice to learn my new career path: a pajama-clad middle school English teacher. :)

Perhaps you meant that last bit as an insult, Drew, but I take it as a nice compliment. Schoolteachers are high on my list of those who deserve honor.

Anyway, for better or worse, I stated my evaluation (negative) and a suggestion or so, some encouragement and an emoticon to defuse and cool things off a bit. Ordinarily, that would suffice.

Drew, I have no idea what anybody’s ideology is here, neither yours nor Ari Kaufman’s. My ideology is organic deconstruction of Third World polar/aromatic complexes based upon the economic modulus expansion called Starbuck’s.

I.e., coffee. :)

It’s been fun talking to you guys.

]]> By: Drew http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/comment-page-1/#comment-85340 Drew Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:00:46 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/#comment-85340 Dear v for victory, I fought the urge to go through your original comment line by line and analyze how they are indicative of your failure to accurately conceptualize the article. The truth however, is that it just doesn't matter. And judging by the bickering taking place between you and Ari, this is where I diverge from both of you. You self admittedly didn't read the majority of this article and yet you feel enough zeal to write an overtly negative review. I honestly can't figure out why. By the way, the difference between yourself and a college professor is that unlike a professor reading a student's paper, you have no requirement or financial incentive to critique Mr. Kaufman's writing. You seem to imply "constructive criticism" as your primary reason for writing your original review, but due to the negative tone and rude sarcasm, your comment was anything but constructive. And this seems to be the case in your later comments as well when you fail to provide evidence for the cliched stereotypes you allude to... I could go on and say that English professors wouldn't rip a paper which was lucid, eloquent, and entertaining from a literary perspective, just because their ideologies don't conform to those of the author. That's why they are college english professors and not middle school english teachers. I say this with confidence because I am an associate english professor. Here's the bottom line: you want to write a negative review, by all means do so. You want to be satirical and humorous through your negativity, great. But make sure you have a basis to your critique. Be able to show support for it, and explain yourself when push comes to shove. In place of that "support," you placed quotes from Kaufman and an analogy which I used to make in 3rd grade...very clever! And while your complaining about cliches and stereotypes, why not choose something a little more original than "back to the drawing board." I'll give you an example, "you're not as smart as you think." Dear v for victory,
I fought the urge to go through your original comment line by line and analyze how they are indicative of your failure to accurately conceptualize the article. The truth however, is that it just doesn’t matter. And judging by the bickering taking place between you and Ari, this is where I diverge from both of you. You self admittedly didn’t read the majority of this article and yet you feel enough zeal to write an overtly negative review. I honestly can’t figure out why.

By the way, the difference between yourself and a college professor is that unlike a professor reading a student’s paper, you have no requirement or financial incentive to critique Mr. Kaufman’s writing. You seem to imply “constructive criticism” as your primary reason for writing your original review, but due to the negative tone and rude sarcasm, your comment was anything but constructive. And this seems to be the case in your later comments as well when you fail to provide evidence for the cliched stereotypes you allude to…

I could go on and say that English professors wouldn’t rip a paper which was lucid, eloquent, and entertaining from a literary perspective, just because their ideologies don’t conform to those of the author. That’s why they are college english professors and not middle school english teachers. I say this with confidence because I am an associate english professor.

Here’s the bottom line: you want to write a negative review, by all means do so. You want to be satirical and humorous through your negativity, great. But make sure you have a basis to your critique. Be able to show support for it, and explain yourself when push comes to shove. In place of that “support,” you placed quotes from Kaufman and an analogy which I used to make in 3rd grade…very clever! And while your complaining about cliches and stereotypes, why not choose something a little more original than “back to the drawing board.” I’ll give you an example, “you’re not as smart as you think.”

]]> By: Ari J Kaufman http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/comment-page-1/#comment-85299 Ari J Kaufman Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:59:57 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/#comment-85299 Coward. You have no answer. Typical. The article had 99% positive reviews, but you know better? No, you don't. You're just arrogant and vapid. Coward. You have no answer. Typical. The article had 99% positive reviews, but you know better? No, you don’t. You’re just arrogant and vapid.

]]> By: v for victory http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/comment-page-1/#comment-85150 v for victory Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:48:44 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/#comment-85150 Re-read it in two weeks and then see if you can spot the stereotypes you have used. Re-read it in two weeks and then see if you can spot the stereotypes you have used.

]]> By: Ari J. Kaufman http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/comment-page-1/#comment-85091 Ari J. Kaufman Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:11:38 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/upper-midwest-politics-as-blue-as-the-great-lakes/#comment-85091 Vic, you need to pinpoint areas. Though I thank you for responding, there were personal attacks, sarcasm and no helpful suggestions the first time and none here either. I think if you take a look at the comments, you are in the VAST minority here, don't you? I think if you look at my other articles, you'll see the same. But thank you for checking back, and I await your advice. Vic, you need to pinpoint areas. Though I thank you for responding, there were personal attacks, sarcasm and no helpful suggestions the first time and none here either. I think if you take a look at the comments, you are in the VAST minority here, don’t you? I think if you look at my other articles, you’ll see the same.

But thank you for checking back, and I await your advice.

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