Comments on: Ridge Faked Terror Alert To Get Bush Re-Elected https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/ Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:05:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: John Funk https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542731 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:05:34 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542731 Why does everyone keep accusing this guy of not being entertaining? He used the phrase “alleged allegations” without any detectable irony. That’s pretty entertaining.

]]> By: Jared https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542730 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:59:17 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542730 Jason, +10 for the Pratchett reference.

]]> By: Jason Thibeault https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542729 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:54:18 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542729 Also, ginkgo biloba has had careful scientific studies performed indicating that it is totally ineffective at increasing memory or mitigating Alzheimers. Trying to make a snarky remark on a blog centred around science by using a specious herbalist claim that would probably only get considered on Huffington Woo, ain’t going to score you any bonus points.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/health/research/18gingko.html?_r=1

]]> By: Jason Thibeault https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542728 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:50:54 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542728 Let’s see… he comes out of nowhere when something is posted damning his precious Bush administration (and this fact is correlated by his right-wing blog), is the first to cry “potty mouth” when everyone in the conversation is presumed to be adults, can’t maintain grammar structure or punctuation, makes the most insufferably sexist and presumptuous remarks about regular commenters as though they are the ones that are new to the conversation, AND, he presumes that the leftists on *SCIENCEBLOGS* would consider Huffington Post to be a reliable source of information just because we’re leftists.

Amazing how wingnuts just drop out of the skies these days. They’re like dropbears or something. Maybe if you read more than the first post that annoyed your tender conservative sensibilities you might get a sense for exactly the level of discourse that you’re failing so miserably at. You’re totally fucking up here, pal.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542727 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:43:57 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542727 Priceless. Emphasis on “less”

]]> By: Stephanie Z https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542726 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:41:47 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542726 +4 for spelling. -2 for punctuation. -2 for uninvited familiarity. -3 for not engaging with the material. -8 for originality of PMS reference. -251 for thinking any woman would take one of those seriously.

Aggregate score: still not entertaining.

]]> By: Robert https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542725 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:31:53 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542725 I saw it to, or at least, I think I did. I had read the HP article first by chance, saw Mr. Mike’s comment and thought “WTF?”

]]> By: Mike H https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542724 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:23:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542724 Hey Steph, cant understand a thing you are saying. Come take some Premsyn and join the conversation again.

]]> By: Stephanie Z https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542723 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:10:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542723 Mike: “In my experience, things sometimes happen the way I wish they had happened here, so I must be right.”

Still not entertaining.

]]> By: Mike H https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542722 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:05:08 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/20/redge-faked-terror-alert-to-ge/#comment-542722 Now now Mr Laden .. there’s no need for the potty mouth!

Usually when someone “updates” a story, they add additional relevant information and/or make corrections including a note as to what they did. To the best of my knowledge they donâ??t remove entire paragraphs of relevant material without indicating such.

Perhaps your memory is failing you as the sands of time wriggle their way through the hourglass of your life. I hear ginko works well, perhaps I could send you a bottle?

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