tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post6452771955175845446..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: Women in the White HouseNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-28316233069671378572011-09-22T10:54:05.564-05:002011-09-22T10:54:05.564-05:00These days? My intro to the blogosphere was the Da...These days? My intro to the blogosphere was the Daily Howler back in 2000, and narrative-building was surely going on then, and way before that. <br /><br />Doesn't make it any less pathetic, though. It's like the Young-earth creationist approach to data: Draw curve, plot points later.Dr. Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638684475622149972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-88838481581956600692011-09-22T10:36:19.599-05:002011-09-22T10:36:19.599-05:00Dr. Squid - I watched Suskind for a bit last night...Dr. Squid - I watched Suskind for a bit last night on MSNBC. When talking about the dinner I referenced above, he referred to it as if the women demanded the meeting and confronted PBO. Its fascinating what a little twist of language does to the story. But he seems to have dug himself into a narrative and needs to find a way to defend it...a pretty common phenomenon these days.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-4514972380050519792011-09-22T10:29:03.023-05:002011-09-22T10:29:03.023-05:00Looks like Suskind tried to create his own realit...Looks like Suskind tried to create his own reality.<br /><br />He was more at home with the Bushies than he'd like to admit. That's just plain dishonest.Dr. Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638684475622149972noreply@blogger.com