June 1, 2009
“ENABLE COMMENTS! We have stormed the Bastille!” I asked for suggestions, and I got one. I’m intrigued. And I see the check box… so… Let the blood flow! UPDATE: I’m just seeing that I need to approve comments, and there are a ton of them. Unfortunately, I started doing it in reverse chronological order. (How like a blogger!) So hold on. I’m not rejecting anything. Just going backwards… AND: I’ve moderated all the pending comments. It really was too hard, especially in this software. You can’t “select all” as you can in Blogger. And I prefer to allow all the comments and then delete as needed. Maybe that wouldn’t work here. A lot of people found it fun to say Wow, I’m commenting on Instapundit! I wonder what would happen if comments were the norm around here. Would people say a lot interesting things? Or would too many readers go into the comments instead of clicking off to the linked articles and blogs. And you know, what I like is when you follow links over to my blog… and then hang out in my comments…
comatus says:
FIRST!
There, now I’m historic.
June 1, 2009, 2:05 pmKevin says:
Comments? Comments!!!
I’ve always wanted to comment at intapundit.com
June 1, 2009, 2:05 pmDr. Manhattan says:
HUZZAH!
June 1, 2009, 2:06 pmCrudeBoy says:
First!
June 1, 2009, 2:06 pmAUINSC says:
I left a comment on Instapundit! I can die a happy man now.
June 1, 2009, 2:06 pmMike Hassinger says:
This will not end well, I fear. But you’re a very brave woman, Prof. Althouse!
June 1, 2009, 2:07 pmhit and run says:
They told me that if we elected Barack H. Obama president, comments would be enabled at Instapundit in an outpouring of post-partisan unity. And they were right!
June 1, 2009, 2:07 pmMike D says:
Holy Caow!!! Comments on Instapundit. I guess when the cat’s away, the mice will play. Fine work. I feel like an altar boy who snuck into the Vatican.
June 1, 2009, 2:08 pmBlogDog says:
Robust public discussion! What a concept!
June 1, 2009, 2:08 pmKD says:
FIRST!
June 1, 2009, 2:09 pmMatthew says:
I’m curious to know the reasons why the press is still giving Pres. Obama a pass. Is it out of fear, a genuine desire to help him or a belief that he will save their jobs?
June 1, 2009, 2:09 pmRignerd says:
Enjoy your last stint at the instahelm. Also hide the check box before you leave so GR can’t shut them off.
June 1, 2009, 2:10 pmHon Wei says:
And thus ended Althouse’s illustrious career as an Instapundit temp.
June 1, 2009, 2:11 pmsteve says:
I am commenting on Instapundit!!!
Look, Ma… top of the world!!!!
June 1, 2009, 2:12 pmJames says:
Oh beauteous day that barbarians at the comments gate have triumphed! Let us witness the Odi and Amo that shall rain down upon this site!
June 1, 2009, 2:12 pmSteve says:
HEH: “France asks US military to help hunt for plane”
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=TX-PAR-HPB05&show_article=1
June 1, 2009, 2:12 pmSteve says:
Godwin rules!
June 1, 2009, 2:13 pmErik Sirloin says:
SUP
June 1, 2009, 2:13 pmTravis says:
A comment on the blogfather? It feels so dirty. Does anyone dare to say “first?”
June 1, 2009, 2:13 pmWaldo says:
Wow. Glenn never let us put comments in.
June 1, 2009, 2:13 pmWells says:
OMG I first-posted Instapundit!
I’m a big fan of all three guest-bloggers, but one suggestion is this: more posts on futurism and technological advance. While Professor Reynolds obviously spends most of his time talking politics, he never loses sight of the fact that for our culture, it is ultimately a side-show.
June 1, 2009, 2:13 pmBrad says:
Where’d you hide Glenn’s body?
June 1, 2009, 2:14 pmfurious says:
When Dick Cheney speaks, a Unicorn loses its horn.
June 1, 2009, 2:14 pmbaconboy says:
Heh.
June 1, 2009, 2:14 pmSteve says:
Ann,
June 1, 2009, 2:15 pmIf you are in Cincinnati, be sure to pick up some Graeter’s ice cream and some Skyline chili for me.
Morgan says:
This is going to be constructive. But fun.
June 1, 2009, 2:16 pmKeith D. Milby says:
I posted a comment on Instapundit. I can die in peace now.
June 1, 2009, 2:16 pmDaisy Crockett says:
When Glenn is away……this could be fun!
June 1, 2009, 2:16 pmHerschel says:
Glenn steps out for a minute, and all of the sudden the Barbarians (commenters) are at the gate! This should be interesting.
June 1, 2009, 2:17 pmTerry says:
OHHH NOOOOS!!!! Instapund1t has been H4×0red!!!!1 Itz megahurtz has been st0l3d!!!!
June 1, 2009, 2:17 pmRyan Cousineau says:
I wonder if, for a news-of-the-day-oriented blog like Instapundit, it would be worth while to occasionally dig into the archives and, more or less, assess Glenn’s snap opinions on an issue of the day in retrospect.
So, for example, how does his commentary on Katrina look, in retrospect?
June 1, 2009, 2:18 pmjvon says:
There goes the neighborhood.
June 1, 2009, 2:18 pmpaul says:
we had Skykline for lunch up here in Westchester – might have to get some Graeter’s as well. There is a new store over at VOA park in Westchester for them as well
June 1, 2009, 2:18 pmXWL says:
Anyone else notice that Biden is only one small letter different from bidet? Big difference between the two, bidets are actually sort of useful, while Biden is just an asswipe.
June 1, 2009, 2:18 pmPavel says:
There are comments on Instapundit?!?!?
June 1, 2009, 2:18 pmsean says:
This is like being in the Louvre after closing, except without all the art and stuff.
June 1, 2009, 2:19 pmginaswo/MiM says:
oh kewlin, ‘commentability’ on Instapundit!! now all we need is something meaningful to say….uhmmmm… Fourth!!!
in sad news two recruiters have been shot outside a recruiting station, 1 dead, Ace has it up….
June 1, 2009, 2:19 pmhappyfeet says:
Hi. You are pretty and often quite sensible. Except for the voting for Barack Obama thing. That was kind of kooky.
June 1, 2009, 2:20 pm4fml says:
With the remark “a nice Matt Welchism,” is Althouse suggesting that Matt Welch wrote “two-faced pronouncements taken at face value”? That was Samuelson’s line (actually, Samuelson wrote, “Journalists seem to take his pronouncements at face value even when many are two-faced.”).
June 1, 2009, 2:20 pmpduggie says:
I want you to know I’m not sure what I think about this.
It doesn’t matter what you’re passionate about, as long as you’re passionate about something.
June 1, 2009, 2:21 pmpunchy says:
Nice Work. Congrats on the huge milestone!
June 1, 2009, 2:21 pmRyan says:
To preempt Rick Brookhiser: This sux! Where’s Glenn? The blog isn’t the same without him!!!!!11!!11!1
There. I feel better now.
June 1, 2009, 2:22 pmLeland says:
Instapundit + Comments = 0
June 1, 2009, 2:22 pmDr. Manhattan says:
Moderated comments? Really?
June 1, 2009, 2:22 pmEvan Thomas says:
Thanks, Ann. Hopefully this won’t cause you never to be invited back to guest blog….
June 1, 2009, 2:22 pmSteve S says:
Comments. Woot!
It’s about time.
June 1, 2009, 2:22 pmpunchy says:
Nice work. A huge milestone in IP history!
June 1, 2009, 2:22 pmJayemay says:
Fourth!
(Because being first is so cliche)
June 1, 2009, 2:23 pmch3cooh says:
Comments….on instapundit……..I’ll finish this thought when my brain stops exploding
June 1, 2009, 2:23 pmJust Some Guy says:
Bill O’Reilly’s mother dresses him funny!
June 1, 2009, 2:23 pmStacy says:
When the cats away, the mice will play.
June 1, 2009, 2:24 pmCharlie says:
ditto
June 1, 2009, 2:24 pmKD says:
Heh.
June 1, 2009, 2:24 pmMario says:
Forward into the breach, men, etc., etc.
June 1, 2009, 2:25 pmJohn R. says:
Huh wha huh? Comments! But… HUH?!?!?
June 1, 2009, 2:26 pmAsher says:
Yeah..pretty much. Just wanted to do this at least once.
Nice day for it, friend
June 1, 2009, 2:26 pmLook, the comments are open
Soon they will be closed
Tully says:
ZOMG an Instie comment 4 me!
June 1, 2009, 2:26 pmInterested Conservative says:
Don’t anyone tell Bill O’Reilly. It will only confuse him.
June 1, 2009, 2:26 pmK. Marks says:
This can’t end well.
June 1, 2009, 2:26 pmJason B. says:
I may now say that I have lived the good life, if only for a fleeting instant.
June 1, 2009, 2:27 pmSteve D. says:
No – no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should’ve sent a poet!
June 1, 2009, 2:27 pmJ.R. says:
Troll Bush/Palin bashing in 5.. 4.. 3.. 2..
June 1, 2009, 2:27 pmSteven Den Beste says:
You are soooo going to regret this!
June 1, 2009, 2:27 pmTom says:
Wow. Great to see comments on here, but my bet is that Steve is right. I will be here waiting for Godwin.
June 1, 2009, 2:27 pmerrhead says:
far more intriguing would be the results to opening comments on an actually substantive entry, instead of this basic open thread.
something meaty like obama’s continued destruction of america or the recent killings with assumed political motivations. let the freaks in the woodwork really climb to the bastille’s towers
June 1, 2009, 2:27 pmRoy Mustang says:
I refuse to comment.
June 1, 2009, 2:29 pmDaniel in Brookline says:
I’m going to take a wild guess — this is probably one of the reasons that Prof. Reynolds, His Instapunditness, generally keeps comments turned off.
It’s not the volume, and it’s not the spammers. It’s the low proportion of commenters who actually SAY anything.
BTW, in re mistakes women make on dating sites: thanks. But I guess I was looking for more than just a list of cliches… which, incidentally, not all of us will find as much of a turn-off as your son does. What mistakes do women — or men — make on dating sites, other than overusing cliches?
(For example, back in my dating days, I remember seeing many such profiles, and I did date a few of the women who wrote them. I did ignore the ones with lousy spelling, because I have a fetish about that. Occasionally I’d see something like “separated, with two children, looking for brief intimate relationship with no commitments”… and I’d run for the hills. Yes, lady, I understand why you want that… but to a man that spells “entrapment”, and I’m not interested.)
respectfully,
June 1, 2009, 2:29 pmDaniel in Brookline
Nony Mouse says:
I somehow expected a higher level of commentary on Instapundit’s blog, but perhaps it is merely because of a one-off novelty post, rather than something on, say, Tibet. Or Texas spy cameras (the bill authorizing which died last night, supposedly).
June 1, 2009, 2:30 pmJD says:
So now we know. It really is the end of the world.
June 1, 2009, 2:30 pmBlack and Gold Brad says:
This is certainly a sign of the apocalypse. Must be. Just don’t tell Glenn.
June 1, 2009, 2:31 pmDanny says:
Now THIS is REAL “hope and change!”
June 1, 2009, 2:31 pmRex says:
Ooh, this is embarassing. Ihavenothingtosay.
June 1, 2009, 2:31 pmBruce Hayden says:
It should be interesting to see what transpires here. I don’t see Glenn following Ann’s lead here, given the frequency of his postings to hers, day in and day out, and how much she has to work to police them in her own blog.
Of course, Instapundit probably draws a more conservative crowd than Althouse does, and so there may not be as many blog commenting wars here as there.
We shall see.
June 1, 2009, 2:31 pmOSweet says:
Me, 5 minutes ago:
“GlennR has a son? An older son?
June 1, 2009, 2:31 pm…
Oh.”
HSM says:
It has comments?
June 1, 2009, 2:32 pmSJR2 says:
Wow, a post on Instapundit…I have attained Nirvana!!
June 1, 2009, 2:32 pmDody Jane says:
This feels really weird. Like have a party when your parents are gone…
June 1, 2009, 2:32 pmBeto Ochoa says:
Now this is change we can believe in.
June 1, 2009, 2:33 pmJohn Lynch says:
What the hell. I can’t get away from Althouse no matter where I go.
June 1, 2009, 2:33 pmPhil Singleton says:
Instapundit provided a “Heh” link to an article on this political humor site about a week and a half ago, but since comments are enabled now, I figured readers might want the link to the main site the article came from. It’s Onion-style parody from a libertarian and conservative perspective:
http://www.optoons.blogspot.com/
June 1, 2009, 2:34 pmFrank Derfler says:
Seriously, you guys are important. You hit the right stuff right on. I know you don’t do this as a public service, so I’m not putting you in for sainthood, but thanks for doing what you do so well!
June 1, 2009, 2:34 pmRodney G. Graves says:
Whoa.
Instapundit with Comments…
June 1, 2009, 2:34 pmJosh Phipps says:
Graeter’s? Do Aglamesis instead. Chocolate malt, extra malt. Superior in every way to Graeter’s (this is a long standing family feud of mine). http://www.aglamesis.com. That being said, Steve, you can pick up Graeter’s in the store as of about a month ago. Kroger’s down here in Texas. They have them listed here: http://www.graeters.com/grocery.aspx. They have all the usual chip flavors that are their big hits. And it tastes as good unlike the store bought Skyline. Mmmmm Skyline… Need myself some coneys.
Now here’s a comment I never thought I would make on Instapundit if I ever had the chance
June 1, 2009, 2:34 pmstubby says:
We can jump on the beds and eat ice cream in the living room till Dad gets back. Whoopie!
Trying to think of a suitable Cat in the Hat, 3 handled moss covered family gredunza joke, but I got nothin.
June 1, 2009, 2:35 pmjoshlbetts says:
Did hell freeze over?
June 1, 2009, 2:35 pmjoeschmo1of3 says:
Wow! It looks like Glenn never touched any of the comment settings. Fresh, new, default!
June 1, 2009, 2:36 pmChris Carter says:
Finally my commentary can’t be ignored like email!
June 1, 2009, 2:36 pmjoshlbetts says:
This is surreal.
June 1, 2009, 2:36 pmOSweet says:
so that’s why I’m using the sea imagery — “tide,” “reemerges.”
Sea imagery?
June 1, 2009, 2:36 pmHow do we know this is really Althouse, and not Bill Ayers?
Speaking of being subversive, etc.
PHenry says:
I show up Monday morning for my daily Instapundit, and Althouse is posting, PLUS comments are open? Must have been some weekend!
June 1, 2009, 2:36 pmWilliam says:
Misery loves company, yes?
I’ve been at a Caribou, up on the west side of Cleveland, since about 9 AM, writing a presentation.
I don’t care to hear about any mojo rising either, but I sure would like to hear 1 song I might recognize. In 5.5 hours, I haven’t heard one song, much less one artist, that I know.
I’d love some Skyline chili, too.
Bill
June 1, 2009, 2:37 pmChuck Pelto says:
TO: Ann
RE: In the Word of the Immortal Instapundit….
…..”heh”.
Why not enable comments on the thread about your son’s Click Here
« 17 ONLINE DATING PROFILE CLICHES for women to avoid.
Seems to me he would have been better understood if he added the word “using” after “avoid”.
Reading the title, I got the impression he was warning women to avoid men who used the cliches in THEIR ‘profiles’.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
June 1, 2009, 2:37 pm[A little ambiguity never hurt anyone. -- Some English professor]
tim maguire says:
Yes! May I too say that I have nothing to say, but I said it on Instapundit? Cause I did.
June 1, 2009, 2:37 pmRabbitDawg says:
’twas brillig and the slithy toves…
June 1, 2009, 2:37 pmDa*n! da*n! my one chance to speak my mind on instapundit and I get nothing but brain burps!!! On well, I can always say that I didn’t cuss…
Tony LaVanway says:
*sighs*
This is not going to end well.
*roll’s eyes*
tony
June 1, 2009, 2:37 pmsouth haven,mi
Daniel says:
It’s as if Mom and Dad left the key to the liquor cabinet with the 18 year old son.
June 1, 2009, 2:38 pmTerry M says:
Bacon rules!!
June 1, 2009, 2:38 pmPaul says:
Wow. This is a trip.
June 1, 2009, 2:38 pmlorien1973 says:
Does this make us all lil-insty’s?
June 1, 2009, 2:38 pmGreyhawk says:
A big hello to Mr Bill O’Reilly & crew!
Obama is teh Hussein!!!!
June 1, 2009, 2:38 pmdar says:
What? Comments? What are those?!?!
June 1, 2009, 2:39 pmJohn says:
This now feels like an actual blog. It feels….good.
June 1, 2009, 2:39 pmJoe says:
The kids have taken over the candy store!
June 1, 2009, 2:39 pmjtc says:
They told me that if I voted for McCain, we would get Instacomments…
June 1, 2009, 2:40 pmAndrew the Noisy says:
This will be a brief sojourn before the usual returns. But it will be fun while it lasts.
Of course, if any of us turn out to have something to say…
June 1, 2009, 2:40 pmDavid says:
Thanks Ann. The King is dead. Long live the King.
June 1, 2009, 2:41 pmIAMINSTAPUNDIT says:
You are Jean Valjean, Ann…Hold the gates aloft while the rabble pours through. Ignore the Javerts who will seek to stop this liberty. They may stop our comments, but they will never stop our FREEDOM!
June 1, 2009, 2:41 pmSam Sattler says:
Never thought I’d see the day…
June 1, 2009, 2:41 pmRodney G. Graves says:
Does this mean you don’t really want us to fill in the website field?
June 1, 2009, 2:41 pmGreg H. says:
What is surreal is a libertarian blog with moderated comments.
June 1, 2009, 2:41 pmIWood says:
Leeeroy Jenkiiins!!!
June 1, 2009, 2:41 pmXBradTC says:
Well, nice to see there’s a chance Glenn might open it up a bit.
And I’m sure you’ll have something on the shooting at an Arkansas recruiting station soon.
June 1, 2009, 2:41 pmPHenry says:
Maybe I should post something that will get Instapundit on O’Reilly!
HUSSEN!
June 1, 2009, 2:42 pmTerence says:
Laissez Le Bon Temps Roule
June 1, 2009, 2:43 pmOSweet says:
Re previous post on Daily Beast piece, “8 New Ways You Might Be Insane”:
I qualify for about 6. Went 6 for the first 6, then 0 for 2. Had I been also a hoarder and a phobe I would have run the table.
Anyone get all 8?
P.S. I’m not obese, because I’m also an exercise addict, natch.
June 1, 2009, 2:43 pmPeter says:
Long time reader, first time poster.
June 1, 2009, 2:44 pmAnn Althouse says:
“If you are in Cincinnati, be sure to pick up some Graeter’s ice cream and some Skyline chili for me.”
I’ve had the Skyline chili — spaghetti and all. And I eat Graeter’s ice cream all the time. Love the mocha chocolate chip and the raspberry chocolate chip.
June 1, 2009, 2:44 pmDavid Thomson says:
I am going to take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity. It will probably never happen again. I can now die in peace knowing that I have accomplished a major goal in my life.
June 1, 2009, 2:44 pmjasony says:
Papa Glenn is going to be SO mad when he comes home!
Okay, so now I’ll be constructive. How about more links on the California pension bankruptcies?
http://tinyurl.com/n27l8f
thanks for all the posts this morning. I’m hitting refresh like Pavlov’s dogs.
June 1, 2009, 2:45 pmLeonard Herr says:
I recently quit my job working for the government as an air quality specialist, and the very last call I received was from a gal who wanted to inform me about the government’s chemtrail plot (look it up). Being as it was my last day, I asked her why she was calling up a government employee to report a government plot. Hilarity ensued.
You miss all kinds of fascinating encounters when you can’t (or won’t) talk to the public.
June 1, 2009, 2:45 pmJoe Blow says:
Anne, could you just say, “Heh” for us? Just this once?
It’d be *really* hot.
June 1, 2009, 2:46 pmGrames says:
Grabbing my piece of history!
June 1, 2009, 2:46 pmChuck Allen says:
You guys are going to be in big trouble when your father gets home!
June 1, 2009, 2:46 pmJammieWearingFool says:
Keep it clean, folks. Don’t want to have Bill O’Reilly on anyone’s
case.
June 1, 2009, 2:46 pmFlyover Country says:
By enabling comments, Ann Althouse has become my InstaHero.
June 1, 2009, 2:46 pmyZrs says:
I will tell my grandchildren of this great day, and they will likely not believe and put me in a home for the delusional.
June 1, 2009, 2:46 pmLuther McLeod says:
Ann, you do realize that Glenn is likely choking in his dive mask right now.
June 1, 2009, 2:47 pmBilly Sims says:
BOOMER!!!!
June 1, 2009, 2:47 pmAL H says:
Big, really Big, and brassy. Way to go Ann.
June 1, 2009, 2:47 pmCraig says:
…but will Glenn Reynolds keep it enabled when he returns? We are on that slippery slope!
June 1, 2009, 2:47 pmAnn Althouse says:
“I posted a comment on Instapundit. I can die in peace now.”
LOL.
But give Glenn credit. His approach sends people off to other places, such as my blog. I love that.
Also, tending the comments takes a lot of time, something I know from my blog, which gets less than a tenth the traffic here at Instapundit. Someone could be hired to do the tending, but it would change the nature of Instapundit if everyone hung around in the comments instead of heading out to the links.
June 1, 2009, 2:47 pmscmommy says:
comments on Instapundit? I thought I was seeing things!
June 1, 2009, 2:47 pmMichael Ronayne says:
When the cat is away the mice will play! I want to preserve the moment for the ages.
Michael Ronayne
June 1, 2009, 2:47 pmNutley, NJ
Matt Merrell says:
Nothing to specific to say. Like Keith, I’m commenting strictly for the novelty of commenting on instapundit.
June 1, 2009, 2:48 pmRoBear says:
Whoa.
Glenn isn’t going to like this one bit.
You go, Girl.
June 1, 2009, 2:48 pmWK says:
I seriously don’t understand the attraction to Skyline. I prefer Hormel out of a can.
Although the hot dogs with the huge mounds of cheese is pretty good.
June 1, 2009, 2:48 pmCaptainVictory says:
Spaghetti in chili? Why do you Yankee folk insist on desecrating the ambrosia that is chili? What’s next, kidney beans? Guffaw and snort!
Rob
June 1, 2009, 2:49 pmHouston, TX
Donald says:
I think you need to wander over to the West Side to Vitor’s Bistro for breakfast. Get the french toast. It’s amazing.
June 1, 2009, 2:49 pmBrucio says:
Ha- the inmates are finally free to deface the asylum! Count me in!
(can you check if there are anymore checkboxes you can check?)
June 1, 2009, 2:49 pmAJ Lynch says:
You little insurrectionist you!
June 1, 2009, 2:49 pmbloatboy says:
Comments? I expect my evil grandfather to phone me from the afterlife complaining about the cold…
But, to add something meaningful, http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/79318/ is best explained by:
When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
Thucydides
(Or, in the absence of logic or reason, just mule-stubborn entrenchment of the idea(s) in which they like to believe.)
June 1, 2009, 2:50 pmKatherine says:
Yikes! It is a substitute teacher! With different rules! Do you think he is going to be upset when he comes back?
Although, he encourages us play with our electronic gadgets, unlike the other teachers….
June 1, 2009, 2:50 pmPhil says:
I second joshlbetts – surreal… But Ann is right, having comments will change the atmosphere here, and I like it just fine as it is.
June 1, 2009, 2:50 pmMoron Pundit says:
Moron-o-sphere, REPRESENT!
June 1, 2009, 2:51 pmhappyfeet says:
I meant that in a nice way.
June 1, 2009, 2:51 pmrbj says:
I thought about writing some stupid comment, like Ninth! but have decided against it. I will save commenting for when I have something substantive to say.
June 1, 2009, 2:51 pmKazinski says:
Does the first comment that Bill O’Reilly uses get a prize?
June 1, 2009, 2:51 pm24AheadDotCom says:
1. Why didn’t Insty go to the wall with the BHO opposition before his election, as he had with the Bush support before the 2004 election?
2. Why isn’t Insty going to the wall with opposition to Sotomayor?
3. Why is Insty promoting childish street protests featuring small numbers of people holding loopy signs – something that in effect helps Obama – rather than repeatedly suggesting something more effective? Insty has only twice suggested something like the following, and both times were a bit “muted”:
http://24ahead.com/s/question-authority
Why does Insty support people holding up loopy signs on stree corners rather than suggesting that people debate important policy issues with their elected representatives?
June 1, 2009, 2:51 pmBen says:
Will it work this time?
I’ve tried before, and failed…
June 1, 2009, 2:51 pmJim says:
I came, I saw, I commented.
But not in Latin.
Jim
June 1, 2009, 2:52 pmSunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Ben says:
Yes, comments have a non-trivial effect on the blogger…
June 1, 2009, 2:52 pmRay says:
This is Awesome I can Finally gush how much I like this site.
June 1, 2009, 2:52 pmDave C says:
Cool..
June 1, 2009, 2:52 pmTibore says:
Comments on Insty’s blog… man, the world is a-changin’.
June 1, 2009, 2:52 pmRobert Stacy McCain says:
Have I ever told you how much I admire you? Have I ever mentioned how desperately I long for your linkage? Is there any other sort of flattery you crave?
June 1, 2009, 2:52 pmGlenn says:
And when she had opened the fourth seal … lo a pale white netbook and they that sat behind their keyboards were sock puppets and trolls and with them they brought death to the server under the weight of their comments …
June 1, 2009, 2:52 pmDash says:
Hey look at me I’m posting on Instapundit! *Does an awkward jig*
June 1, 2009, 2:54 pmTom says:
Wow, I had to do it just to say I did…
June 1, 2009, 2:54 pmPatrick, Mayor of Scrotumwah Iowa says:
On behalf of the 27 permanent residents of Scrotumwah (and the 15 former Gitmo inhabitants that now grace our city jail and swine farm), I’d like to welcome Glenn to the blogworld of the internets, complete with comments.
June 1, 2009, 2:54 pmAllenS says:
Ha! Another man falls into the Althouse vortex.
June 1, 2009, 2:55 pmBruce Rheinstein says:
How long before the first troll arrives?
June 1, 2009, 2:55 pmBarnabus says:
eh-hem….Glenn would like to have a word with you now! LOL
June 1, 2009, 2:55 pmCookie the Dog's Owner says:
Prof. Althouse:
Regarding your comment on the soundtrack playing at Starbucks, I’ve never liked The Doors, and “LA Woman” is the most excruciating song in their discography. I fear it is only a matter of time, however, before the interminable “MISTAH MO-JO RI-ZING!” sequence gets used in a really tasteless Cialis commercial.
Greaters Ice Cream rules!
June 1, 2009, 2:55 pmJudge Crater says:
You can stop looking for me now.
June 1, 2009, 2:56 pmFrank says:
They said that if I voted for McCain, I would be able to post a comment at Instapundit. They were right.
June 1, 2009, 2:57 pmCosmop says:
We don’t even have to register? Wow how long untill the first troll appears
June 1, 2009, 2:57 pmJoan says:
About effin’ time you joined the rabble!
June 1, 2009, 2:57 pmOne Fine Jay says:
Althouse: you and Megan have been doing just fine tending Instapundit’s garden. Where’s Totten?
June 1, 2009, 2:57 pmGreg H. says:
This isn’t storming the Bastille it’s getting stopped at the door by the gatekeeper in The Wizard of Oz.
June 1, 2009, 2:57 pmVeeshir says:
Hi Mom!
June 1, 2009, 2:57 pmJLawson says:
It’s a trap! Retreat!
June 1, 2009, 2:58 pmChris Wysocki says:
re: The Doors – if Sirius could make a channel just like “Classic Rewind” but promise to never, ever, ever play another song by The Doors, I’d pay extra for that service. Jim Morrison has got to be the most overplayed, overrated musician of all time.
June 1, 2009, 2:58 pmTom Hill says:
So now, anything I type here may be attributed to Instapundit!?
Bwaaahaaahaahaha!
June 1, 2009, 2:58 pmJoan says:
Ann’s right, however. Moderating comments is a full time job. Hire me, I need a job. . .
June 1, 2009, 2:58 pmDuke Kahanamoku says:
Heh
June 1, 2009, 2:58 pmSpade says:
I have nothing constructive to say.
June 1, 2009, 2:58 pmWho Am Us Anyway says:
And so it came to pass as the Fountains of Wayne have said: “All the kids from school will be naked in the pool while our parents are on Fire Island.”
June 1, 2009, 2:58 pmT.Paine says:
veni, vidi, respondi
(maybe?)
June 1, 2009, 2:59 pmDuke Kahanamoku says:
The country’s in the very best of hands
June 1, 2009, 2:59 pmDuke Kahanamoku says:
Faster
June 1, 2009, 2:59 pmDel Simmons says:
It tastes just like I dreamt it would!
June 1, 2009, 3:00 pmDan Maloney says:
Oh, Glenn is going to be soooo mad!
Nice to be a part of history, though!
Dan Maloney
June 1, 2009, 3:00 pmNY State Coordinator
Gathering of Eagles
Vader says:
So how much substantive comment do I have to make before I can get away with linking my own site?
June 1, 2009, 3:00 pmdicentra says:
I commented on Instapundit, and all I got was this lousy… er…
…what DO I get?
June 1, 2009, 3:01 pmsmitty says:
This is the webbycloud version of a toga party.
June 1, 2009, 3:01 pmTom says:
Mmmm, Graeters Mocha Chocolate Chip. To paraphrase Homer Simpson, the cause of and answer to all of lifes problems. Soon it will be available across the nation (or at least those parts of the nation that have a Krogers grocery store or Krogers owned chain) and people will wonder how DQ still exists. PS: Head over to Blue Ash and get a bagel (about 75 different choices) with a schmeer of tuna salad at Marx Hot Bagels. As columnist Richard Cohen would say – Delicious.
June 1, 2009, 3:01 pmMark says:
It is like a party when the parents are gone…Where’s the keg?
June 1, 2009, 3:01 pmSybilll says:
I knew there was a reason I took the day off.
June 1, 2009, 3:02 pmMike H. says:
I’d like to apply for the job of comment tender. I assume this position has a dental plan?
June 1, 2009, 3:02 pmDean says:
My props to the Prof for doing this so well for so long. I don’t know how he does it.
June 1, 2009, 3:02 pmSchnitzel says:
Surprisingly spam-free!
June 1, 2009, 3:03 pmMichael says:
“tending the comments takes a lot of time”
For InstaPundit that would be a Wikipedian effort for sure.
June 1, 2009, 3:03 pmEd says:
Unfortunately, I’ve got nothing to say at this time
June 1, 2009, 3:03 pmDenis says:
@Jim:
Veni, vidi, inscripsi.*
(*Not really a form of “to comment,” but pretty close, no?)
June 1, 2009, 3:03 pmNoah Nehm says:
In the 1990s, many formerly socialist countries of Central Europe privatized their nationalized industries by distributing shares of those companies to their citizens. Despite some bumps along the way, the program was widely considered a success.
So here’s a question: Why can’t we do that with GM, now that it’s nationalized?
June 1, 2009, 3:03 pmMatthew M says:
vis: Jim
veni, vidi, dixi
June 1, 2009, 3:03 pmDaddy Dan says:
Yes! Come on, Glenn! Open up comments!!!
June 1, 2009, 3:03 pmdatechguy says:
Does deciding to comment in this case meet the criteria of the 8 ways to be insane?
June 1, 2009, 3:04 pmwcc says:
I have been granted my wish, only ONE DAY after I made it, and now I don’t know what to type. How about…
Is Corey Cox (http://dailymail.com/ap/ApTopStories/200905290382) a sorry excuse for a human? “There’s a man trying to cut off a woman’s head with a knife! I’m going to… jump behind a counter and call the police! And watch.”
Could he at least throw a chair or something? Is this a symptom of the nanny state, or was that lady just damned unlucky twice in one minute?
June 1, 2009, 3:06 pmRichard says:
Glenn directs traffic and expresses his opinion. Ann writes often strange paragraphs which prompt her readers to write her blog for her in the comments section – sometimes quite entertaining, sometimes just “I know you are but what am I” type badinage.
June 1, 2009, 3:07 pmBob says:
Glenn,
While I occasionally enjoy you’re links, I’d probably visit more if you were a stand alone blogger…
I don’t think PJM has treated some folks who were once contributors very nicely along the way…
Isn’t it unusual for the comments to be open here?
Best Wishes and my regards
June 1, 2009, 3:07 pmN. O'Brain says:
IS this what they call prairie dogging?
June 1, 2009, 3:07 pmPhil says:
Jim,
That would be:
Veni, Vidi, Dicti
(The conjugation is probably waaay off, but you get the idea)
June 1, 2009, 3:08 pmnewton says:
Do you really, Really want to do this, Professor?
I’m going to cry when this server goes down…
June 1, 2009, 3:08 pmEric j says:
Hitler! (Thought I’d just get that out of the way.)
June 1, 2009, 3:08 pmDanny says:
Commenting on Instapundit…It feels like I’m scribbling out some graffiti on a monument of some sort.
June 1, 2009, 3:10 pmhappyfeet says:
Lookit here … that spike in the ratio of page views to visits after you enabled comments is sort of intriguing, no?
June 1, 2009, 3:10 pmdavid says:
Glenn, love the website. I would love it if when I clicked on a link it opened in a new tab instead of taking me away from instapundit.
June 1, 2009, 3:11 pmTom Maguire says:
Veni, vidi, commenti.
Ann Rules!
June 1, 2009, 3:11 pmBob says:
Wait a minute…
Ann Althouse, are you posting here now..?
Do you still have your own blog?
I’ve often enjoyed reading your stuff…
You’re more proof that all lawyers are not eeeeeeevil! or weasely politician wanna-be’s…
Best Wishes
June 1, 2009, 3:12 pmChris says:
There are already plenty of Comment Communities on the Web. Instapundit doesn’t need to be yet another. Further, it’s routine for comments to be dishonestly attributed to the site’s owner, by folks ranging from lefty critics of Little Green Footballs to Bill O’Reilly’s recent attack on Hot Air.
June 1, 2009, 3:13 pmAubrey says:
Talk about advancement in porcine aviation!
June 1, 2009, 3:13 pmK T Cat says:
You fools! You’ve opened Pandora’s Box! Now that the demons of crazed Instapundit readers have been released, we shall all be consumed in the conflagration!
June 1, 2009, 3:14 pmglen (this glen, not that one) says:
This is what I love about Althouse.
June 1, 2009, 3:14 pmJustin says:
“Ann Althouse says:
“If you are in Cincinnati, be sure to pick up some Graeter’s ice cream and some Skyline chili for me.”
I’ve had the Skyline chili — spaghetti and all. And I eat Graeter’s ice cream all the time. Love the mocha chocolate chip and the raspberry chocolate chip.”
Make sure you stop by Montgomery Inn Ribs – also a Cincy favorite!
June 1, 2009, 3:15 pmBret says:
For some other blogs that didn’t allow comments, I set up a parallel comment blog. Basically, a PERL scripts would just run and check the feed every few minutes and if a new post appeared, the title and quick summary would automatically be echoed on a blogspot blog with comments open and a trackback would point people to the appropriate entry.
I was contemplating doing the same thing for instapundit, but never got around to it.
Someone else could do it though!!!
June 1, 2009, 3:15 pmLaserlight says:
Did Glenn leave a Secret Plan for World Domination laying around? Or, perhaps more importantly, his recipe for puppy smoothies?
June 1, 2009, 3:15 pmDennis says:
Oz is overun … the curtain is torn down. Long live the Netroots nation.
June 1, 2009, 3:16 pmBoxman says:
Wow, I can’t believe I get to comment on my absolute most favorite blog of all time — and I’m speechless!
June 1, 2009, 3:17 pmRuth Anne says:
I am picturing Chloris Leachman as Madame Defarge, knitting…
June 1, 2009, 3:18 pmJohn Kactuz says:
Comments on Instapundit? Have we all gone mad?
June 1, 2009, 3:18 pmAnn, you are a troublemaker!
Kactuz
Mule says:
This is not going to end well.
June 1, 2009, 3:20 pmJames Nightshade says:
Heh.
June 1, 2009, 3:23 pmLes Waldron says:
Heh. Indeed.
June 1, 2009, 3:24 pmTibore says:
BTW: Wouldn’t it be funny if Glenn doesn’t realize they’re on… and leaves things that way when he’s back?
June 1, 2009, 3:25 pmCarin says:
I hope this isn’t another sign of the apocalypse.
June 1, 2009, 3:25 pmHan Solo says:
Time until first comment mentioning Hitler……..3….2……1…… hehe.
Thanks Glenn!
We will try not to make you regret this….too much.
June 1, 2009, 3:26 pmMark says:
But how many extra puppies will now get blended when Glenn returns???
June 1, 2009, 3:26 pmFrank says:
Wow. I’ve always wanted to leave a comment on instapundit.com. Now I don’t know what I want to say. Heh!
June 1, 2009, 3:26 pmmarc says:
First
June 1, 2009, 3:26 pmJay says:
Ann is my hero[ine] for enabling comments!
June 1, 2009, 3:27 pmWendell says:
I agree with AA’s comment above.
June 1, 2009, 3:28 pmGlenn’s place is easier and refreshing exactly because he doesn’t do comments.
We can all go to Althouse, as I do regularly, if we want to get into the digital napalm of comments sections (and I am admittedly gleeful anytime Freeman Hunt posts there), but let’s leave Instapundit alone.
mickey says:
mickey was here
June 1, 2009, 3:28 pmJ303K says:
This is the coolest! Thanks Ann!
June 1, 2009, 3:29 pmjon says:
No way….
June 1, 2009, 3:29 pmjon says:
Way!
June 1, 2009, 3:30 pmGunga says:
I can’t believe that you weren’t aware that “Mr Mojo Risin” is an anagram for “Jim Morrison”…
Jeeeeeeeez…I just posted a snarky comment on Instapundit. It’s the end of the world I tells yas!
June 1, 2009, 3:30 pmJohn Louis Swaine says:
This feels wrong somehow….
–UNPRINCIPLED PERSONAL ATTACK–
June 1, 2009, 3:31 pmArwen says:
Does anyone feel like boycotting GM?
June 1, 2009, 3:32 pmdatarat says:
I’ll start a countdown until you’re forced to shut down a flame war.
June 1, 2009, 3:32 pmRichqrd says:
Dear Ann, I need to comment on the earlier Chris Matthews’ piece. People forget that Matthews was as fervent supporter of Hillary, before it was clear Obama was going to win the nomination. There is actual footage of Matthews being a real journalist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4VK9wVAi0 . Of course, once it was clear Obama was going to win the nomination he stopped asking that pesky question that no one, including himself could answer. This should help us properly guage his principles.
June 1, 2009, 3:33 pmTim McDonald says:
Comments. On Instapundit. ELIZABETH, I’M COMIN’!!
June 1, 2009, 3:33 pmJim Ryan says:
Hey, everyone check out my blog!! It’s over at… aw dammit, I forgot the URL!!!
June 1, 2009, 3:33 pmRichard says:
Well it’s good to see some other Insta-readers. Hello, from the UK!
June 1, 2009, 3:33 pmCabbage says:
If I leave a comment here, with a link to a comment on Althouse that links back to this comment, will I create a black hole in the internets?
Hyperlinks excluded by poster until CERN study concluded
June 1, 2009, 3:34 pmFlannel says:
Hi, I’m new here.
June 1, 2009, 3:34 pmMarkoNW says:
Attention Bill O’Reilly: I blend puppies.
June 1, 2009, 3:35 pmSam says:
How many hateful/yelling comments have you had to weed out so far?
June 1, 2009, 3:35 pmRobbins Mitchell says:
Be careful what you ask for…you just might get it.
June 1, 2009, 3:36 pmKevin R says:
I feel like I should say something profound.
“That’s one small step for a man…”
June 1, 2009, 3:37 pmDexter Van Zile says:
“I posted a comment on Instapundit. I can die in peace now.”
Yes, indeed.
June 1, 2009, 3:38 pmDLA says:
Wow, I can make a comment on Instapundit! It is almost as good as having a substitute teacher
June 1, 2009, 3:40 pmDann says:
There’s finally a link from Instapundit to my blog!!
I am fulfilled.
June 1, 2009, 3:41 pmDavidwhitewolf says:
Jim, sorry to see the Sloop New Dawn apparently sunk.
June 1, 2009, 3:42 pmTex Lovera says:
While the Instacat’s away, the “mice” (or at least the keyboards) will play…
Although it’s interesting actually commenting on Glenn’s site, I haven’t really missed that opportunity here. I think disabling comments is Glenn’s way of maintaining a high signal-to-noise ratio. Plus, he sure seems to read his emails based on my experience, which is pretty damned good for a full-time law prof.
June 1, 2009, 3:42 pmoobey says:
How can I possibly pass up a historic event like this?? Instapundit rules!
June 1, 2009, 3:44 pmKirk Parker says:
Keith, don’t get excited–it appears that any old schlub can comment here.
June 1, 2009, 3:45 pmqwerty1 says:
Heh!
June 1, 2009, 3:47 pmjoe buzz says:
Wow…dont know what to say…lurked here forever…but must ask;
Is this like a woman feeling the need to redecorate or at least move some furniture around?
*looks around.. then strangely at keyboard and gets the hell out of comment thingy*
June 1, 2009, 3:47 pmanomdebus says:
It would be interesting to see if any of the “regular” but antipathetic readers of Instapundit drop by..
June 1, 2009, 3:47 pmIsaac Schrödinger says:
Comments at Instapundit!? It just sounds so … blasphemous.
I like it.
Ontario, Canada
June 1, 2009, 3:48 pmBuddy says:
When the puppy blenders are away, the mice will play.
Comments???? I don’t think that Der Perfessor would approve. But, that’s what he gets for going to a tropical paradise for boat drinks and diving.
June 1, 2009, 3:48 pmGreg says:
This is unnatural
June 1, 2009, 3:49 pmTRO says:
Ohhh, you are so gonna be in trouble when Dad gets home from vacation. Let’s bring in a keg while we are at it.
June 1, 2009, 3:49 pmPaul says:
Great Caesar’s Ghost!
For all the times I’ve wanted to comment and couldn’t, now that I can, I am wordless.
June 1, 2009, 3:49 pmurthshu says:
Anne Instalanched Insty! The blogworld has gone geekster recursive.
June 1, 2009, 3:50 pmBobbyC3 says:
veni, vidi, incipio
June 1, 2009, 3:51 pmParatrooperJJ says:
Cincinnati rocks!! But it is hot as hell today!
June 1, 2009, 3:51 pmOC Domer says:
Let the baldness cures and male enhancement spamming begin!
June 1, 2009, 3:52 pmTully says:
Wouldn’t that be “Veni, vedi, vent?”
June 1, 2009, 3:52 pmPatrick S Lasswell says:
This is a daring new thing, I suspect the comment volume is so low because people don’t expect it on Instapundit.
Don’t worry, the cranks and silly people will be along shortly.
Thanks, Ann.
June 1, 2009, 3:53 pmJohn in Cincinnati says:
Very cool – I read you guys every work day several times. (Sorry, by “you guys”, I mean Mr. Reynolds.) A lot on the web is blocked from being seen, but at least this fine source is not.
June 1, 2009, 3:54 pmedh says:
Never did I think Althouse would embrace the revolutionary zeal. Beware our new Robespierre.
This reminds me of the time when I played shortstop, ran the bases, and climbed the steps of the home dugout to enter the batter’s box at Fenway Park. (Okay, it was during a charity softball game.)
June 1, 2009, 3:54 pmMitch says:
Ann, I agree with you completely on the Doors (previous post). They were easily the most over-rated band of all time, with plenty of room between them and U2 and REM (second and third place). Dumb lyrics are forgivable, but dumb lyrics represented as great poetry are not. Drug-addled profundity and self-importance are not very pretty.
June 1, 2009, 3:57 pmMatt says:
Ha ha ha haaaaaa!
June 1, 2009, 3:58 pmJeremy says:
I’ve been reading this damn site since 2003…I feel like I’ve earned this comment.
June 1, 2009, 3:58 pmpcook911 says:
I would like to use this opportunity to thank Glenn for creating instapundit.com. And to damn him for the many late nights spent following the many interesting links he provides.
Paul
June 1, 2009, 3:59 pmAl Haig says:
I’m in charge here!
June 1, 2009, 3:59 pmcharlotte says:
I too came, I too posted.
June 1, 2009, 4:00 pmDavid says:
Nazi!
There. Blog comment thread complete.
June 1, 2009, 4:00 pmJack says:
The guy goes off on a little va-ca and all heck breaks loose.
How far can we be from ads for the Magic Bullet?
June 1, 2009, 4:00 pmRobert says:
Hitler! Obama! Lose weight fast!
June 1, 2009, 4:01 pmRebeccaH says:
This is the road to hell, y’know. But I appreciate the opportunity to comment at Instapundit’s for once in my life, anyway.
June 1, 2009, 4:02 pmMatt In S.C. says:
I feel like I am in a future Trivia Question. Happy Birthday to my brother Keith
June 1, 2009, 4:03 pmPeter says:
I never thought I would see the day.
Is it bad that I am fully content to leave a completely self-absorbed comment about how great it is to finally comment?
You know…if this wasn’t so shocking I might have said something meaningful here.
June 1, 2009, 4:04 pmMad Saint Jack says:
How long till Bill O’Reilly attacks?
June 1, 2009, 4:05 pmRuth Anne says:
What, exactly, was immoderate about my 3:18 p.m. comment?
June 1, 2009, 4:05 pmJeff N. says:
Thanks, Ann! I’m going to print this page and tape it to my monitor.
June 1, 2009, 4:08 pmJohn Kindley says:
I wonder whether it’s the case that Instapundit built up his massively high online profile in the first place by his peculiar approach to blogging? That is, I’m no SEO expert, but, all other things being equal, wouldn’t SEO favor lots of smaller posts with links in each of them over a smaller number of lengthier posts?
June 1, 2009, 4:08 pmflorida says:
NAZI!!!!!
(I just wanted to be the first!)
June 1, 2009, 4:09 pmBob's Kid says:
I, toom can now die happy.
June 1, 2009, 4:09 pmAuthor says:
Instapundit was my inspiration when I started Ani-nouto with the comments disabled permanently, and this decision attracted quite a bit of controversy. When am I to do with it now? What, Ann? You ruined my life ^_^
June 1, 2009, 4:10 pmHarry says:
Present!
June 1, 2009, 4:13 pmBlind Squirrel says:
Sorry…what are we commenting on, again?
June 1, 2009, 4:16 pmRich says:
Two words: More Cowbell.
June 1, 2009, 4:16 pmdbp says:
This is historic.
I would suggest that Althouse turn on comments for all her posts here while she fills-in. If it works out well maybe insty will like what happens.
June 1, 2009, 4:18 pmTerry says:
I think I got moderated
June 1, 2009, 4:20 pmM2inOR says:
So many questions, so little time. I’ll stick to the important ones:
- did you find all the Glenn reading and posting robots? If so, what do they look like?
- is there beer, wine, or hard liquor in the fridge?
Mike
June 1, 2009, 4:20 pmdbp says:
I just wanted to post a comment on Instapundit while the door is open, but it ate my last try…
June 1, 2009, 4:21 pmQwinn says:
As a Concerned Christian Conservative, I am appalled at all the cheering and celebration that has gone on on this blog regarding Tiller’s terrible assassination.
…
Instapundit has now officially been “Concern Trolled”. Armageddon is the only place to go down from here.
(No one has even mentioned Tiller on this blog yet? S’okay, the concern trolls landed at every single conservative blog on the planet, where there was any hint of “celebration” or not, that has nothing to do with it… if you think it does, you have missed the point of concern trolling.)
Qwinn
June 1, 2009, 4:21 pmmoptop says:
I have been getting treatment for my obsessive commenting, SSRIs have helped me reduce it to about 15 a day, and then this. What hath Ann Wrought?
June 1, 2009, 4:22 pmMcGehee says:
Whippersnappers. I can remember when commenting on Instapundit was as common as sense.
Back when sense was common.
Hmmm…
June 1, 2009, 4:22 pmChoey says:
My goodness, a pig just flew past my window…
June 1, 2009, 4:23 pmLubertDas says:
Ann,
Can you implement BoingBoing-style ‘disemvowelment’ on those comments that don’t agree with our political views?
It’ll show how trendy and hip we
June 1, 2009, 4:24 pmBrett Rogers says:
Amazing what happens when parents are away. Way to go, Thing One!
June 1, 2009, 4:25 pmDan says:
Comments on instapundit is morally and ethically WRONG. This is like borrowing someone’s car and then doing unspeakable things in the back seat.
June 1, 2009, 4:28 pmlsm says:
Kindle DX shipping date announced, June 10th!
June 1, 2009, 4:30 pmSam says:
Instapundit doesn’t allow comments. These comments are clearly photoshopped. I can tell by the pixels and having seen quite a few ’shops in my day.
June 1, 2009, 4:31 pmBrian Paul says:
The most readers. The longest content-free comment thread in history. Instapundit once-in-a-lifetime commenting FTW.
June 1, 2009, 4:31 pmexceller says:
Wow, no comment, but just wow.
June 1, 2009, 4:31 pmI’m speechless.
RPD says:
As long as you’re taking comments, how about ditching the auto-refresh. I drives me to distraction to be reading down the page only to have it jerked out from under me. I think most of us know where the refresh button is.
Or is that too trollish?
June 1, 2009, 4:33 pmTreeJoe says:
I feel strangely whole. I’m impressed with only 11 comments so far; my first reaction was to think that maybe Instapundit doesn’t have as many readers as I thought…
My second reaction was to remember just how much site traffic results from an Instalanche
Joe
June 1, 2009, 4:33 pmJim from Guam says:
I will long point proudly to this day as the day I became an Instapundit Poster. It is even more rewarding than being a vaunted Premium Member.
June 1, 2009, 4:35 pmRegardless, I think Ann is correct in that the nature our favorite site would change if comments were open continuously. I think it would be for the worse, as I think she implies.
Peace and Joy in these troubling times to all my fellow Instafanatics!
Jim from Guam
Peter Buxton says:
I’m commenting at Instapundit.
I feel the way I did when I first heard episodes of “Theme Time Radio Hour” with our host, Bob Dylan. Like I had fallen into a rabbit hole and had come out in a cool, but very severely *alternate* universe.
June 1, 2009, 4:36 pmBlake says:
First, Glenn put an email I wrote on the front in an update…now, I get to leave a comment.
I’ve covered all the bases, only thing left is guest blogging.
Unfortunately, I’m sufficiently informed to make uninformed blog posts. So, I think I’m better off skipping that final frontier.
June 1, 2009, 4:37 pmJana says:
I don’t even know what to say!
June 1, 2009, 4:38 pmLarry Anderson says:
Comments on Insty? The good Professor’s head will explode! But, when the cats away and all.. Someone better tell Bill O’Riley!
June 1, 2009, 4:38 pmEmo Footsie says:
Look upon me and despair.
June 1, 2009, 4:38 pmApostic says:
Am enjoying this Age of Althouse at Instapundit. For some odd reason, web content filters where I work block out http://althouse.blogspot.com/ (Category: Society and Lifestyles). It’s a rare treat for me to be able to read postings by Althouse while at work — almost as rare as posting a comment at Instapundit.
June 1, 2009, 4:39 pmAndrew Berman says:
I feel like one of those people calling up a radio station; ‘Long time reader, first time commenter’. I like it though, but think it best as an occasional treat instead of a new norm.
Any chance Mr. Reynolds will start allowing comments on select stories? I bet we could get some good discussions going.
June 1, 2009, 4:40 pmPaul Havemann says:
Hey, it’s a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity to have our names enshrined on Instapundit… kind of like when NASA invites the public to have their names included on a CD on a Pluto space probe.
June 1, 2009, 4:41 pmSteve M says:
Perhaps I can print my comment out and sign it, then sell it on Ebay. Awesome.
June 1, 2009, 4:43 pmbuddy larsen says:
There. Came, saw, commented.
June 1, 2009, 4:45 pmTexas Pete says:
Oh, you’ve gone and done it now, Ann. I can see Glenn violently spitting the regulator out when the guys in the dive boat tell him what you’ve been up to.
June 1, 2009, 4:46 pmFerd Berfel says:
You said: “But give Glenn credit. His approach sends people off to other places, such as my blog. I love that.”
June 1, 2009, 4:50 pmI’m kind of glad Glenn doesn’t enable comments. Many of his links are to other blogs (such as yours) that allow comments. So why not get it from the horse’s mouth as it were, and jump to the links. If Glenn enabled comments, I’d never leave his blog.
SteveR says:
Yeah what Keith said. Now if whatshisname doesn’t show up.
June 1, 2009, 4:50 pmbuzz says:
Skyline chili. Been awhile. 5 way? 3 way? A food you really can not eat in your car.
June 1, 2009, 4:51 pmThe Monster says:
I… did not… know… that Instacomment was possible.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.
June 1, 2009, 4:52 pmCap'n Dan says:
AAARRGGH, maties, the ship is ours!
June 1, 2009, 4:53 pmLou Stefanic says:
THEY TOLD ME THAT if I voted for John McCain, my voice wouldn’t be heard, and they were wrong!
June 1, 2009, 4:55 pmSGT Ted says:
I’m putting this up just to be able to say I commented at Instapundit.
June 1, 2009, 4:55 pmKirk Hays says:
I can see stars…
June 1, 2009, 4:58 pmGM Roper says:
Veni, Vidi, Velcro!
I came, I saw, I stuck around!
June 1, 2009, 5:01 pmJustin says:
People told me that if Obama was elected, freedom would flourish on the internet. And they were right!
June 1, 2009, 5:02 pmfluke_boy says:
Wow. Just, wow.
All I can say is “heh”.
June 1, 2009, 5:02 pmJulie says:
just so I can say I did……
June 1, 2009, 5:03 pmCecil says:
Indeed and Heh.
June 1, 2009, 5:05 pmJM Hanes says:
I like the concept, but it would blow my new internet time management scheme to hell.
OTOH: Perhaps the better mousetrap we’ve been waiting for so long is staring us right in the face! Offering irresistible troll bait here could relieve the pressure on all those sites Glenn links to. As it stands, alas, flaming idiots are the dark underbelly, and I do mean under belly, of the Instalanche story.
June 1, 2009, 5:07 pmHeather says:
My eyes they burn, please turn the comments off before the apocalypse proceeds.
June 1, 2009, 5:10 pmksm says:
As a traditional evangelical (pro-life, anti-gay marriage, pro-creationism, pro-drug laws, anti-pornography, etc) I just wanted to say that I very much enjoy Glenn’s blog because, even though we disagree on so many issues, he is civil, humorous, interesting, open minded and smart. He is a good influence on the web. I don’t know how he does all of his posting and still has a life. God Bless you, Glenn! Have a great vacation!
June 1, 2009, 5:15 pmMike F. says:
Wow. It’s like being at the relative’s house where all the furniture is covered in plastic. I’m terrified I’m going to track in some dirt.
June 1, 2009, 5:15 pmLrky says:
Ann, you are right on about the instacomment policy – its like the decor at Chipotle encrouaging people to consume and get moving. Are you taking over a corner of this establishment to set up an althouse cafe? When do we get the artsy pictures?
June 1, 2009, 5:17 pmWaffle King says:
Comments!! That’s almost as good as getting a reply to an email! As if I knew.
Anyway, that Skyline Chili is made with chocolate, so watch your dosing if using the Graeter’s as a chaser.
June 1, 2009, 5:18 pmcarl says:
Everyone should comment on Insta once before they die.
June 1, 2009, 5:21 pmAmadeo says:
Allow me to change Keith’s above comment a bit since I arrived late:
I commented at blogfather’s site, now I am famous.
More power to all!
June 1, 2009, 5:21 pmtamdar says:
Wow – I never thought I’d post a comment to Instapundit. But I kind of hope it doesn’t catch on. One thing I like here is the lack of pointless mud-slinging that happens in comments sections.
June 1, 2009, 5:23 pmWatcher says:
I finally get the chance to say something here, and now I don’t know what the hell to say. Oh well… thanks for the chance anyway.
June 1, 2009, 5:25 pmkcom says:
It’s funny to think so but comments on here do seem surreal. Instapundit is just a blog but it’s a blog with a particular style and comments are not part of the zeitgeist.
Having said that, I will admit that when Glenn posted a comment of mine some months back (without name attribution), it did seem to be an accomplishment I could check off my life list. He actually published another one about a month ago, again in the form of “A reader writes…” I guess the next step is to get a comment published with name attribution. It seems there’s always another hill to climb.
P.S. I hope you aren’t lined up against the wall for this during the counter-revolution, Ann.
June 1, 2009, 5:25 pmPaul A'Barge says:
Of course, we Althousian commenters would follow her anywhere.
June 1, 2009, 5:26 pmgoy says:
Comments?? Yikes!!
And here I thought it was the Republic that was in mortal danger…
June 1, 2009, 5:30 pmDan Dragna says:
Ann, in the “Two Faces for one Face Value” post below I think you misattributed a Samuelsonism for a Welchism. If so, I get to correct Althouse on Instapundit. (Like riding a flying pig through the vortex of a binary star system!)
Also, they told me if Instapundit voted for McCain and Althouse voted for Obama, we’d see Face Value Deflation! And they were right!
June 1, 2009, 5:31 pmrasqual says:
First!
Wait . . . dang . . .
June 1, 2009, 5:31 pmRon says:
This is the second comment I’ve ever left on Instapundit, but no dying for me; I Only Live Twice.
I admit I prefer Althouse stirred, but not shaken.
June 1, 2009, 5:33 pmtres says:
wheeeeeeeeeeeee all the cool kids are doin it !
June 1, 2009, 5:34 pmJohn says:
13 comments…. That’s it?
June 1, 2009, 5:39 pmEthan says:
Comments on -my- Instapundit? It’s more likely than I thought.
June 1, 2009, 5:40 pmCarl H. says:
Heh!
June 1, 2009, 5:40 pmmg says:
Surely it is the end of times…
June 1, 2009, 5:41 pmMasterThief says:
DOOR’S OPEN, BOYS! YEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Ahem… an actual suggestion, any comment on this piece by Robert Samuelson? (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/01/the_obama_infatuation_96768.html). Short version, “Hey media! Know how I know you’re
June 1, 2009, 5:43 pmgayin the tank for Obama?”Evil Otto says:
I always wanted to comment on Instapundit. And yet, I’ve got nothin’. Carry on.
June 1, 2009, 5:45 pmMeade says:
Okay but you know Glenn might not like it if he comes home from vacation to discover you’ve turned his blog into another one of those internet dating services.
Just saying.
June 1, 2009, 5:51 pmFormerly known as Skeptic says:
Uh-oh Ann, you’re in trouble now. Just wait ’til your blog-father gets home!
June 1, 2009, 5:55 pmStephen Clark says:
“…we have stormed the Bastille”
My God! July 14th came early this year! A round of La Marseillaise is called for.
June 1, 2009, 5:55 pmBuford Gooch says:
My nether regions are in great pain due to the exit of winged simians. Comments on IP!!1!!11
How droll.
June 1, 2009, 5:55 pmhappyfeet says:
Here is something to blog about I think…
This Bloomberg person should strive to be less inane I think.
June 1, 2009, 5:56 pmDr. Kenneth Noisewater says:
Pull mah finger!
June 1, 2009, 5:58 pmfilbert says:
Since Insty has for the most part eschewed comments, he has missed the juvenile wonder that is:
FIRST!
(Most humorous of course when, like this one, the comment is nowhere near the first one. You can ban me now. I’ll understand.)
My Internet experience is also now complete. I can go have a life now.
June 1, 2009, 6:08 pmChristopher says:
Just wanted to publicly thank both Glenn and Ann for years of great information and punditry. I’ve read Glenn (and later on Ann) from college, to Iraq, wasting time at civilian job, and back to school to repeat the above cycle again.
So thanks again for the years useful and absolutely useless information.
Chris
June 1, 2009, 6:10 pmJohn Kindley says:
Don’t let Ann’s false bravado fool you. (“Let the blood flow” indeed!) She diligently moderated out of existence my previous innocuous effort at a comment on Instapundit. I’m hoping this one will be even more innocuous and so will make the grade. Only 13 comments on a one-time offer on a blog this well-trafficked? Puh-lease.
June 1, 2009, 6:14 pmDick says:
Ya know, having Glenn toss out my book was about as close as I’ve ever been able to comment here.
June 1, 2009, 6:15 pmActually, it’s kind of cool.
Ann, how’s the whole net love gig paying off? Good, I hope.
Bob in Ohio says:
Commments on Instapundit? What next? Relationships blossoming between pundits and commenters?
June 1, 2009, 6:17 pmCrusader Corim says:
It’s one of those things that one must do before one dies. And I have now done it.
Umm… on second thought.
June 1, 2009, 6:24 pmArwen says:
My comment is still “awaiting moderation”. I should have expected that from a liberal like Ann.
June 1, 2009, 6:25 pmAyn Randy says:
Libertarians SUUUUUUCKKKK!!!!!!!
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!
Being a Libertarian means never having to say you’re sorry-but you are.
June 1, 2009, 6:26 pmStephen Macklin says:
It’s rather sad that there are more comments on this one post than I get in a month. And it’s only a post about the fact that you can comment!
I think maybe I’m putting too much emphasis on content.
Heh.
June 1, 2009, 6:28 pmTanker J.D. says:
I’m just doin’ what everyone else is–commenting at Insty for the sure novelty of it. Thanks, Ann.
June 1, 2009, 6:30 pmTGermany says:
Posting? At Instapundit? I think I’m having a “thrill going up leg” experience!
June 1, 2009, 6:30 pmFeng2008 says:
Overmoderated and pathetic, it’s too comment sections in one!
June 1, 2009, 6:34 pmIceCreamMan says:
It all fun and games until someone looses an eyeball.
June 1, 2009, 6:40 pmOgre says:
I’m fairly certain that comments on Instapundit is one of the signs of the apocalypse.
June 1, 2009, 6:40 pmBen says:
I’d boycott GM…
June 1, 2009, 6:42 pmMichaelC says:
comments… man bites dog.
June 1, 2009, 6:43 pmEowyn says:
Party at Glenn’s!
While the Instacat’s away, the Althouse mice will play — mostly, like so many others, just to be part of Insta-history — Eowyn wuz here
June 1, 2009, 6:46 pmBen says:
I have to say something because hey… It’s Instapundit with comments. There, that was something.
June 1, 2009, 6:48 pmJeff N says:
Oh for the love of Pete, I’m not printing this now…everyone has commented and the page is huge. Commenting on Instapundit is so yesterday.
June 1, 2009, 6:49 pmThe Mad Parson says:
(Okay, check this off the bucket list.)
I was in Britain when the Speaker of the House of Commons resigned over the expenses scandal. Two things came to mind: Since the political class fawns over what Europe does, is there a chance we can get our Speaker to resign? And, two, given the recent presidential junket to Broadway, what if a reporter/blogger FOIed our politicians expense accounts?
June 1, 2009, 6:53 pmBrent says:
First Glenn posted part of an email I sent him about pots and pans, and now this!
June 1, 2009, 7:08 pmJL says:
377 comments and no flame war? Where is the lack of civility? The wild accusations? The unconscionable distortion of facts? The aspersions cast upon others heritage? All in all, a poor showing
June 1, 2009, 7:16 pmChrisPer says:
Thanks for years of great reading, Glenn!
June 1, 2009, 7:17 pmStephen says:
Glenn gives Ann the car keys, and she not only takes his pristine vehicle for a joy ride but lends it to anyone off the street. If she cleans up carefully and restores it to its original condition, er settings, I’m sure he won’t suspect a thing.
June 1, 2009, 7:20 pmKilroy says:
I was here too.
June 1, 2009, 7:22 pmREN says:
Perhaps the first of every month Instapundit could have an Instacomment day with a single thread like this one (off the main page, but linked)! =Þ
June 1, 2009, 7:28 pmTibore says:
Bored now… think we can get Totten to enable comments?
June 1, 2009, 7:37 pmTibore says:
Totten to enable comments *here*… I know his site allows them. Blahhhhh… I need to be clearer.
June 1, 2009, 7:37 pmProsecutorial Indiscretion says:
Wow, I’m commenting on Instapundit!
June 1, 2009, 7:39 pmLily says:
I guess it was just a matter of time once The Bleat allowed comments.
June 1, 2009, 7:44 pmss says:
I’m only commenting here ironically.
June 1, 2009, 7:47 pmPatrick says:
So will our next chance to post on instapundit happen before or after the singularity?
June 1, 2009, 7:52 pmBehavior Problem says:
Althouse is like that substitute teacher the kids love ’cause she lets them run wild. Ha-ha! I just hid the stapler and stole the dry-erase pens!
June 1, 2009, 8:00 pmchickenlittle says:
These comments are destined to become like the 18,000 gay and lesbian marriages recognized in CA. Once Glenn Reynolds returns, he will shut the window, but will he dare delete these?
June 1, 2009, 8:05 pmMelinda Romanoff says:
I am now writing on the “chalkboard” while the Professor is out.
“For mole control, call Avogadro at 602-214-1023″
June 1, 2009, 8:11 pmjoshlbetts says:
THANKS GLENN FOR YOUR WORK AND THE SITE!!!!!!!!!!
June 1, 2009, 8:25 pmTony LaVanway says:
Woo-Hoo!
party at the puppy blenders place..
we got the keg in kitchen
for a more refined pallete..the hard stuff
is in the dining room
for the fans of the ‘herb variety’
go down the hall,last door on the left
its got a sign up ‘Advanced Libertarian Studies’.
Party at puppy blenders place
tony
June 1, 2009, 8:25 pmsouth haven
Ann Althouse says:
“Make sure you stop by Montgomery Inn Ribs – also a Cincy favorite!”
Yeah. Have done that. Need to go again.
June 1, 2009, 8:27 pmjhubba says:
I got nuthin!!
June 1, 2009, 8:31 pmKev says:
I may never get an Instalanche, but this is the next best thing. (Keep up the fine guestblogging, Althouse! It’s nice to be able to read you in two locations.)
June 1, 2009, 8:37 pmGlenzo says:
Instapundit is a welcome addition to the world of comments. Its would be great to be able to leave our words of wisdom here. And like one that see oneself on a TV (make funny faces) and (make funny noises) breeeffff, sneeeegleb, hoonie….
June 1, 2009, 8:45 pmGary says:
The lefty trolls are slow today…6 1/2 hours and counting. Their RSS readers must be broken
June 1, 2009, 8:46 pmthesnakeguy says:
Of course you’re not going to get interesting comments on a post about comments. You want a real test allow comments on something involving gays or abortion.
June 1, 2009, 8:51 pmhappyfeet says:
hah! Corn nuts! BQ or plain?
June 1, 2009, 8:55 pmDandapani says:
Test, test, is this thing on?
June 1, 2009, 9:08 pmFubarOne says:
And so it came to pass, the people found forbidden fruit the sweetest.
Yet they feared the master’s wrath, with cries of the end being nigh.
A word to the wise, lest the taste of victory turn to ash in thy mouth;
These comments doth be moderated, so watch what you say, you lunatics.
I concur with some of the other posters, this won’t end well.
June 1, 2009, 9:08 pmfustian says:
I just want everyone to know that I have a number of shovel-ready projects around the house. If any of you are worried about the economy, I strongly recommend that you go to the bank, borrow twenty or thirty thousand dollars and send it all to me. I promise I’ll spend it immediately.
I guess it sounds better with a teleprompter…
June 1, 2009, 9:15 pmPenny says:
I had been reading Instapundit for months before I even thought to comment. I will never forget that night. I was hoppin’ angry and ready to leave a little piece of myself, and then…. ….
Then I realized Glenn’s blogging model was EVEN more brilliant than I first imagined.
June 1, 2009, 9:26 pmAUINSC says:
“wonder what would happen if comments were the norm around here.”
There are a lot of things here I’d love to comment on from time to time. But, with the traffic this blog gets, I imagine the workload of just approving or policing comments would be huge.
June 1, 2009, 9:31 pmN. O'Brain says:
HEY, FEETS!
[waves from the back of the room]
June 1, 2009, 9:31 pmMatthew says:
Good Lord! Instapundit has been Instalanched!
June 1, 2009, 9:35 pmMambo Bananapatch says:
> One thing I like here is the lack of pointless mud-slinging that happens in comments sections.
Go to hell.
June 1, 2009, 9:47 pmWil says:
Life is now complete . We had entered the forbidden zone and live to tell the tale .
June 1, 2009, 9:49 pmgeekWithA.45 says:
In before the lock!
June 1, 2009, 9:54 pmChris Zarecki says:
Hey look! I posted a comment on Instapundit.
June 1, 2009, 10:08 pmRAZ says:
Wow, this is what it feels like to be on stage? Cool.
June 1, 2009, 10:12 pmPeter says:
Have you had any spam postings yet? If not, I’d like to place a vote for the lower sodium version. Not anywhere as good as bacon, but it’s a good substitute when you don’t have the time for bacon to cook.
June 1, 2009, 10:15 pmSamIam says:
Hello, bandwagon! Ahhhhhhh! I feel like I’m in High School and a friend is holding a huge party while his parents are away. Woohoo check out that bar!
June 1, 2009, 10:22 pmPat says:
Ann, the reason I don’t comment at your blog (I do read it) is the identification requirement.
June 1, 2009, 10:29 pmMelinda Romanoff says:
That was a joke people, not an ad.
Sheesh.
June 1, 2009, 10:31 pmGlen Dean says:
That one time that Instapundit linked to me was a pretty big deal. I felt like Steve Martin in “The Jerk”, when he got the phone book and saw his name in it. “I AM SOMEBODY!”
June 1, 2009, 10:35 pmBob says:
I would like to state that I still have not forgiven Prof. Reynolds for his ‘Damn O-Bama’ joke 7 months ago and most likely will not. The lares atque penates are satisfied…See what non-co-terminal resolutions may transpire when you open the road of communications and create boundries of exit signs?
June 1, 2009, 10:36 pmsealionii says:
Wow. It is like getting a one-time chance to graffiti the Great Wall of China or something.
Thanks Glenn, thanks Ann!
June 1, 2009, 10:39 pmSagar says:
let’s have some of that well blended puppy-shake while crashing instaparty!
June 1, 2009, 10:43 pmTate says:
I think I can hear Glenn saying “Ann, you got some ’splainin’ to do!”
Seriously though, if open comments reduces the frequency of posts, I’d rather have closed comments. Instapundit is pretty much my primary news source on a variety of subjects.
June 1, 2009, 11:03 pmatxcowgirl says:
On my travel down the cyber highway, as I make a pit-stop at an oft visited favorite site, I feel compelled to take out a magic marker and draw a heart on the door and proclaim “I Was Here!” 6/1/09
June 1, 2009, 11:05 pmCountry Squire says:
This is so cool!
I see some folks are worried about lefty trolls invading. I say we discuss all things bacon with them and try to help understand libertarian politics. If that fails we’ll just give a stout “heh!”.
You know, someone told me that if I held my nose and voted for McCain I’d get a chance to leave a comment on Instapundit – and they we right!!!!
June 2, 2009, 12:38 amdavid d. goodwin says:
four hundred and somethingTH! its not about where you place, its how you get there.
June 2, 2009, 12:58 amI got there late, because my town council spent 30 min on a $20-25K (2nd) ambulance buy. But after a motion and second, the town clerk mentioned that the expense would jeopardize the town’s ability to make $120K annual debt service.
and it took them ANOTHER HALF HOUR to realize they had to shoot down the motion!
(hey, it’s my chance to comment at Insty. if it’s a Go, go big)
Mark says:
Did someone break instapundit? I am getting nothing since the Japanese iPhone GPS story.
June 2, 2009, 1:18 aminstapun twit says:
An Army of Davids is commenting. What’s next, cats lying down with dogs? The end of the world? Oh, wait…
June 2, 2009, 2:52 ambackhoe says:
“Last!”
June 2, 2009, 3:34 am( Snark /off… )
Eric S. Raymond says:
So, I read about Dick Cheney endorsing gay marriage, and I swear my first thought was “ZOMG now Andrew Sullivan will want to have sex with him again…”
June 2, 2009, 5:29 amJoy McCann says:
Quite the honor. I’m giddy, indeed, at the notion that I can now ‘Lanche myself.
June 2, 2009, 8:24 amNate Hagerty says:
Does commenting on instapundit increase my website traffic? (yes)
June 2, 2009, 9:19 amColonel Neville. says:
Dear sports: Surely I have something to say…I know! A Scottish engineer shows the incredible locomotive he’s designed and built to a Frenchman. The French guy says “Yes, but will it work in theory?” Wa-hey! Colonel Robert Neville blogspot com. Melbourne Australia.
June 2, 2009, 9:20 amSuzy says:
Ann,thanks for doing a great job of posting on instapundit. The other two guest bloggers are really dropping the ball. Wow — to have an opportunity of posting on Instapundit and not take advantage of it?! If it weren’t for you Ann, this site would be the pits this week.
June 2, 2009, 9:55 amMr. Weebles says:
Wow.
This is SO awesome!
June 2, 2009, 9:57 amnino says:
Clearly at a historical moment like this, (not counting the comment glitch of a year or two ago) the only thing to say is…
…i like pie!
June 2, 2009, 1:52 pmken in sc says:
Those asperatus clouds pictured in the link already have a name in the US. They are called mammary clouds, for obvious reasons. I learned about them studying for the FAA private pilot exam.
June 2, 2009, 2:24 pmJohn Kactuz says:
I now can put “Instapundit commentor” on my resume (me and 427 others, give or take a few). Obviously, we are a very select group.
Now if only Harry’s Place would stop deleting my comments about “moderate” Muslims…
June 2, 2009, 2:49 pmScrewtape says:
Since the oportunity to comment here exists, I wanted to say thank you, Glen, for your exuberant support of the blogging community. The fact that you link to blogs you disagree with, and do not play any linking games, has done much to promote blogging as a means for reasoned debate as well as a way for the average citizen to be heard.
Again, thank you!
June 2, 2009, 3:06 pmSwamp Rabbit says:
Just had to tag the comments.
OsamaHusseinIslamObama
June 2, 2009, 3:27 pm(the terrorist/pirate/media choice)
-It’s never too early to campaign-
mad folly says:
This reminds me of the blackout in NYC a few Augusts ago. Once everyone figured out everything was okay and not a terrorist attack, they were giddy and happy and the blackout was all they could talk about.
June 2, 2009, 4:28 pmV-Man says:
Leaving a comment on Instapundit… feels kind of naughty, no?
June 2, 2009, 5:20 pmTodd Tarson says:
A fine day… a fine day indeed!!
June 2, 2009, 6:05 pmSkookumchuk says:
Amazing. Bravo Ann!
June 2, 2009, 9:17 pmchip says:
Great blog, Glenn. Nice to see a snapshot of your readers too. (Everyone’s so … well … sane.)
June 2, 2009, 9:27 pmRoux says:
You listen to Rush?
June 3, 2009, 2:54 pmmason says:
Just so I can say I was here. Something to tell my grandchildren about.
June 3, 2009, 3:03 pmJohnFN says:
Posting comments on Instapundit – I thought this would be a spiritual experience, but it feels more like the first time I opened a Playboy – without the hate-sex.
June 3, 2009, 3:20 pmGabby Johnson says:
No, I am not a great blog commenter….but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Sitting back now to soak in my 15…well maybe 5 seconds of Instapundit fame. Thanks Ann.
Sorry Glen. Sometimes its better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
June 4, 2009, 2:17 pmjoeschmo1of3 says:
Are comments still open for this post? Wow.
September 13, 2009, 11:30 pm