tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post110745828054403563..comments2023-12-17T19:35:07.459-08:00Comments on Bouphonia: Illustrative of SomethingPhilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1107548307117199172005-02-04T12:18:00.000-08:002005-02-04T12:18:00.000-08:00more than 2,500 Americans die from heart disease e...more than 2,500 Americans die from heart disease each day. why aren't we militarily occupying fast food chains <br />and housing ronald mcdonald and the hamburgler in a secret detention center in alaska? <br /><br />-cereal breathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1107496629353897642005-02-03T21:57:00.000-08:002005-02-03T21:57:00.000-08:00Do we even know how many people are killed by drun...Do we even know how many people are killed by drunk drivers on any given day in Iraq?<br /><br />Apples and oranges, Instacrap.Aquariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578444793424041263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1107489287357504812005-02-03T19:54:00.000-08:002005-02-03T19:54:00.000-08:00Amended earlier comment. Should have read:
Gnatur...Amended earlier comment. Should have read:<br /><br />Gnaturally, though the man does appear to have a preternatural gift for sniffing out such things. There'd likely be a flood of traffic from such a response, which may be another reason there hasn't been one. Keep it up, though--that's what keeps the blogosphere honest.josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252068800720434269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1107488936514826772005-02-03T19:48:00.000-08:002005-02-03T19:48:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252068800720434269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1107487392641405702005-02-03T19:23:00.000-08:002005-02-03T19:23:00.000-08:00Joseph, I'm sure a gnat like myself couldn't possi...Joseph, I'm sure a gnat like myself couldn't possibly perturb the Great Man's calloused hide.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1107486235871161892005-02-03T19:03:00.000-08:002005-02-03T19:03:00.000-08:00...and so far not a peep from the Instapundit? Is ......and so far not a peep from the Instapundit? Is that illustrative of something?josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252068800720434269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1107480333112108422005-02-03T17:25:00.000-08:002005-02-03T17:25:00.000-08:00Ah yes, "Illustrative of Something", the automatic...Ah yes, "Illustrative of Something", the automatic cloaking device for fair & balanced reporting.@whuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297101284358849575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1107474698697887052005-02-03T15:51:00.000-08:002005-02-03T15:51:00.000-08:00Yeah, I remember Hume's argument all too well, whi...Yeah, I remember Hume's argument all too well, which is why I used the title "Illustrative of Something"...that was his explanation for why his statistics were worth reporting: They were "illustrative of something."<br /><br />Rumsfeld had a similar line about how Baghdad was safer than Washington DC when you compared the death rates. I don't remember it exactly, but I know it completely ignored the difference in population size. This is a form of lying that they obviously enjoy quite a bit.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1107473519847811852005-02-03T15:31:00.000-08:002005-02-03T15:31:00.000-08:00This is also reminiscent of Brit Hume's (the 2nd l...This is also reminiscent of Brit Hume's (the 2nd laziest man) knowledge of spatial geography from a while ago:<br /><br /><I>"Two hundred and seventy seven U.S. soldiers have now died in Iraq, which means that, statistically speaking, U.S. soldiers have less of a chance of dying from all causes in Iraq than citizens have of being murdered in California...which is roughly the same geographical size. The most recent statistics indicate California has more than 2,300 homicides each year, which means about 6.6 murders each day. Meanwhile, U.S. troops have been in Iraq for 160 days, which means they are incurring about 1.7, including illness and accidents, each day." </I>Never mind that "roughly the same geographic size" does not equate to equality of population of servicemen to Californians.<br /><br />Double idiot.@whuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297101284358849575noreply@blogger.com