Comments on: I went to a Chris Dodd rally and all I got were these lousy blue-balls

By: Caren

Caren — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:45:08 +0000

Feminists are what is wrong with the female gender. Your cause was acheived 80 some years ago. Quit bitching and giving women a worse name for themselves.

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:48:51 +0000

My German history may be rusty, but is it not true that Nazi organizations and government departments eager to spread Hitler’s magnum opus far and wide during the Third Reich bought up a lot of those copies?

Actually, Mein Kampf was given to many newly married couples. It was a fairly standard wedding gift. I think any Germans in the 30′s and 40′s without a copy on their shelves would have been in the minority, to say the least.

By: Rejecting the frames at Kindly Póg Mo Thóin

Rejecting the frames at Kindly Póg Mo Thóin — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:10:00 +0000

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By: Hector B.

Hector B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:39:41 +0000

zuzu: yeah. It’s either patriarchical residue or my male privilege coming out. I’ll keep it down in future.

By: zuzu

zuzu — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:00:13 +0000

Sometimes, Hector, you’re really creepy.

By: Hector B.

Hector B. — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:50:38 +0000

It isn’t a good defense of someone to argue, “Well this guy is worse!” Someone is always worse. That doesn’t make it unjustified to criticize.

I do agree with this.

By: exholt

exholt — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:18:34 +0000

Mein Kampf sold pretty well, no?

My German history may be rusty, but is it not true that Nazi organizations and government departments eager to spread Hitler’s magnum opus far and wide during the Third Reich bought up a lot of those copies?

By: Jill

Jill — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:27:42 +0000

True enough. However, unlike Bryson, no one has yet described Hitler as “one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language.”

Heh. Well, perhaps not in the English language, and perhaps that wasn’t the exact description, but I’m pretty sure Hitler was well-loved and had more than a few fans. Mein Kampf sold pretty well, no?

My point is: It isn’t a good defense of someone to argue, “Well this guy is worse!” Someone is always worse. That doesn’t make it unjustified to criticize.

By: Hector B.

Hector B. — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:30:45 +0000

(See why that argument is kinda dumb?)

True enough. However, unlike Bryson, no one has yet described Hitler as “one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language.”

kali — it was stupidity on my part. I didn’t remember the “humor” being so cruel.

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:08:50 +0000

The bottom line is that guy humor is toxic. But, in the context of Bryson, the college kid doesn’t look so bad any more, does he?

And in the context of Hitler, Bryson is a kitty-cat!

(See why that argument is kinda dumb?)