tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post244027800741197116..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: How to Argue With a Woman . . .Robert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-4375110919131806212009-05-04T14:21:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:21:00.000-04:00Having nothing better to do, I have waded in. Be g...Having nothing better to do, <A HREF="http://primordialslack.blogspot.com/2009/05/on-playing-with-rough-boys.html" REL="nofollow">I have waded in. </A>Be gentle. . .Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-49019539698445633962009-05-04T13:53:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:53:00.000-04:00Got you linked, "In Defense of 'Rule 5'"!Got you linked, <A HREF="http://americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/in-defense-of-rule-5.html" REL="nofollow">"In Defense of 'Rule 5'"</A>!AmPowerBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236333181889271910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-49466271580746359102009-05-04T12:57:00.000-04:002009-05-04T12:57:00.000-04:00Huzzah! Well played, sir.
I for one understood pe...Huzzah! Well played, sir.<br /><br />I for one understood perfectly well oyur mirth behind the Prejean thing, which is why I gleefully jumped on board as devil's advocate to your silicophobia.<br /><br />And I appreciated the link, too. Thanks.Velocimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738631458196804170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-86056331034303271352009-05-04T11:26:00.000-04:002009-05-04T11:26:00.000-04:00he is basically hostile to the kind of weak, defen...<I>he is basically hostile to the kind of weak, defensive, cowardly craving for Republican "respectability" that is the essence of the GOP's current problems.</I>*snif!* That's beautiful, man.<br /><br />This was quite a torrent of pent-up umbrage. And now that "spanking" has been mentioned in your comments, just watch your goggle hits soar. I think I own the search for "grown woman gets spanked". But hey, like you, I like to share.Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-8742703492856238102009-05-04T11:20:00.000-04:002009-05-04T11:20:00.000-04:00This is a boring non-fight. Move along folks. Noth...This is a boring non-fight. Move along folks. Nothing to see here...Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00995981511802074871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-16357130602348988592009-05-04T10:29:00.000-04:002009-05-04T10:29:00.000-04:00"....we need to put the "party" back in the Republ..."....we need to put the "party" back in the Republican Party..."<br /><br />Is it just co-incidence that Chesterton posited that only Christians were joyful?Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-22104594652221517532009-05-04T08:52:00.000-04:002009-05-04T08:52:00.000-04:00"As soon as anyone has any meaningful success as a..."As soon as anyone has any meaningful success as a conservative, a flock of Republican ravens sets upon them, denigrating everything they say or do. The same people who feel themselves diminished if they praise others tend to feel that they can build themselves up by tearing other people down."<br /><br />So you're saying that conservatives are like Canadians? A useful formula to remember.rick mcginnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238756880941710637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-25720795329760134642009-05-04T08:36:00.000-04:002009-05-04T08:36:00.000-04:00Stacy, I understand, and I'm not objecting to "Who...Stacy, I understand, and I'm not objecting to "Whorism," which is an apt descriptive term. Nor am I concerned about the sensibilities of Valenti or Marcotte or any of those. Nor do I object in any way to "right naming." However, I do understand how women who've been the brunt of casual use of the terms "slut" and "whore" might find it offensive that they've been bandied about so loosely.<br /><br />There is a difference between the Old Law and the New Law, and you won't find in the King James any reference to Christ's having said "Go thou forth and sin no more . . . slut." In other words, it's the use of the words as epithets towards women that bothers me. You can use them as much as you want to reference David Brooks or Andrew Sullivan, as far as I'm concerned.Dan Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18003419431016626023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-48216837908863418532009-05-04T07:39:00.000-04:002009-05-04T07:39:00.000-04:00I don't get mad at comments that might be over the...I don't get mad at comments that might be over the top, stuff I wouldn't say. I do get mad at ideas that I find ridiculous. So RS McCain can Rule 5 blog all he wants, it isn't going to bother me.Rob Howardhttp://www.rumblepak.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-36926489284919118122009-05-04T06:49:00.000-04:002009-05-04T06:49:00.000-04:00"Ace of Spades HQ is a bullshit-free zone. Ace doe..."Ace of Spades HQ is a bullshit-free zone. Ace does not hesitate to call bullshit when he sees it and, even if he sometimes has to chastise the morons who push things too far, he is basically hostile to the kind of weak, defensive, cowardly craving for Republican "respectability" that is the essence of the GOP's current problems."<br /><br />No. In fact, when controversy erupted over Steele's criticism of the famous/infamous Rush Limbaugh line about "hoping Obama fails," Ace (like Patterico) defended Steele. <br /><br />I think you are reading too much into Ace's persona. As he said a few days ago, "despite my tone, I'm really a bit of a squish." <br /><br />And if your goal is to have no more problems with female conservatives than Ace does . . . um, you're setting the bar pretty low. He does play for high stakes, and he's lost conservative female readers because of it. He's paid a high price for his approach.<br /><br />I most certainly didn't mean to insult you, but I felt you'd crossed a line with "whore" and "slut," and were playing footsie with that line when you obsessed about Prajean's breasts; what, after all, did the girl do wrong? <br /><br />After all, I'd always seen your cheesecake photos as a celebration of the female body, rather than an opportunity for negative criticism thereof. Perhaps I was wrong about that.<br /><br />I'm most certainly happy to attempt to send you a note before I criticize you publicly, but I'm not sure what the trigger is, there: one assumes there are reasons you are particularly sensitive about this subject, but I'm not positive it will turn out to be practical to send you a "heads up" every time I disagree with you.<br /><br />I guess I had thought your postings were public. And I perceived your initial reaction to Cassandra's concerns as a bit glib. Truly, I did.Joy McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118211736622666732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-83051216394014319832009-05-04T04:47:00.000-04:002009-05-04T04:47:00.000-04:00Dude,
you need to focus all of that pent-up hosti...Dude,<br /><br />you need to focus all of that pent-up hostility towards much more worthy targets.<br /><br />Such as creatures named David.<br /><br />Brooks, Frum, Shuster, et al.<br /><br />So why don't you take some time, and put together a BOOK. If a fella' like Hannity can get published, when his books weren't worth the while, a guy like you should be able to get published.<br /><br />Erik Z. had the best comment and observation of the week.<br /><br />RSM's fixation on small breasts is positively morbid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-13098482554957441312009-05-04T04:17:00.000-04:002009-05-04T04:17:00.000-04:00*sigh*
Stacy, that was an awful lot of explaining...*sigh*<br /><br />Stacy, that was an awful lot of explaining that was really pretty unnecessary.<br /><br />I run a very small site.<br /><br />Anyone who knows me, knows I am not after a whole lot of traffic. I write because I enjoy thinking about things that interest me. Hopefully, some of my readers will too.<br /><br />You have been (I think - to be honest I haven't been paying attention) "boobie blogging' for a while now, no? So do many others. And I've never felt I needed to say anything about the practice. I read Ace from time to time, and the only time I commented on the content on that site was in exactly the same context I did here - that launched an interesting conversation about whether blogs are public or private space. <br /><br />You are *still* missing the point of my post, which was not to criticize you, nor to take issue with booby blogging. My point was that it's a bit much watching righty bloggers constantly stoke the outrage fest regarding uncharitable/tacky remarks made about conservatives when so many of us do exactly the same thing.<br /><br />There is a huge difference between allowing others to cow you into politically correct speech and having the decency not to use words like "slut" and "whore" to describe a woman who engages in an activity that (after all) requires male participation, usually enthusiastic. You can, of course, call women names if you want.<br /><br />But others can comment on the practice.<br /><br />One post, in which I didn't call you names or abuse you in any fashion is hardly a "flame war", now is it? Not sure why you are so thin-skinned on this issue, but my commenting on what you wrote doesn't rate being accused of being a feminist (pretty laughable) or a scold who's trying to keep you from bikini-blogging (if you read my post, I didn't say anything about that). If you don't like what I DID say, feel free to argue with me.<br /><br />But I think the reaction was a bit overdone, don't you? We have a simple difference of opinion. You seem to believe you're advancing the cause of politically incorrectness by using the terms "whore" and "slut".<br /><br />I think the terms, as you used them, are both gratuitously offensive and technically inaccurate. FWIW, my husband (a career Marine who's hardly a shrinking violet) agreed with me when I asked him what he thought. My Dad (career Naval officer) would not have been caught dead using those terms either. <br /><br />Finally, the reason I said you didn't get my point is because it's quite clear from both your posts that you didn't. <br /><br />Cheers :)Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083557761155403492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-41120238616988951622009-05-04T03:31:00.000-04:002009-05-04T03:31:00.000-04:00Absolutely one of the best posts/rants I have read...Absolutely one of the best posts/rants I have read on any blog. Bravo sirT. LaDukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896733944500453408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-37635043081289013562009-05-04T03:06:00.000-04:002009-05-04T03:06:00.000-04:00There's nothing you've posted here I can disagree ...There's nothing you've posted here I can disagree with... well, except the implant thing... well, I'd disagree with that if I were single... and reverted back to no standards.<br /><br />In short, great post.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10701922461580640235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-12657777932679817312009-05-04T02:57:00.000-04:002009-05-04T02:57:00.000-04:00I agree with many of your points, but what I want ...I agree with many of your points, but what I want to know is how do i get the mad political money? I'm not gonna get rich off my blog so I am perfectly willing to go the Ralph Reed route.<br /><br />One other thing in regards to Reagan and being Reagnaesque. One of the problems I have seen the Republican party developing is a Reagan myth that places him on an almost infallible plane. <br /><br />Not so. Reagan made many mistakes, i.e. Beirut, and to deny that and to try and hold politicians to a standard of Reagan-like perfection that even Reagan didn't achieve is stupid.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083359852310707247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-80010823909830334792009-05-04T01:56:00.000-04:002009-05-04T01:56:00.000-04:00I wish Carrie Prejean hadn't gotten breast implant...I wish Carrie Prejean hadn't gotten breast implants...that were so small.<br /><br />Honestly. Why spend 7k on B-cups?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-68460127282628246552009-05-04T01:10:00.000-04:002009-05-04T01:10:00.000-04:00I said Got Damn!
That was the best too long post ...I said Got Damn!<br /><br />That was the best too long post in the history of the intertoobs.<br /><br />You named many of the right clowns too:<br /><br />http://www.therudenews.com/archives/3395The Rude Doghttp://www.therudenews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-39792593609248361502009-05-04T00:25:00.000-04:002009-05-04T00:25:00.000-04:00Mr. McCain,
I Sir for one appreciate your blog and...Mr. McCain,<br />I Sir for one appreciate your blog and all the work you put into it. I can't get enough of your alpha male attitude combined with the serious insight you bring to analyzing the issues of the day. <br />Blog on MoFo.<br />InfidelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-34144453128291195322009-05-04T00:17:00.000-04:002009-05-04T00:17:00.000-04:00Dan, the point of my titling the rebuke to Valenti...Dan, the point of my titling the rebuke to Valenti "Whorism" as the her "pro-sex feminism" amounts to advocacy of promiscuity. Given what I know about the effects of promiscuity -- the part about <I>"years of youthful association with companions of low character have irretrievably corrupted me"</I> was not mere rhetoric -- I intended to lay into Valenti like Samson slaying Philistines with the jaw of an ass. If the word "whore" offends you, don't read the Bible, at least not the KJV (which is the only REAL Bible, you know).Robert Stacy McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-40892353621362220362009-05-03T23:55:00.000-04:002009-05-03T23:55:00.000-04:00You write long posts. BOOBIES!You write long posts. BOOBIES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-56683006382523442352009-05-03T23:52:00.000-04:002009-05-03T23:52:00.000-04:00I like boobies. I like women with boobies, natura...I like boobies. I like women with boobies, natural most.<br /><br />RS McCain is indeed one of the most generous bloggers in ths sphere, and, as I've noted elsewhere, one of the hardest working. And best.<br /><br />I think that it's rhetorically effective to court controversy; that's not the same as courting conflict, unless you and your "opponent" are one or the other or both dumb.<br /><br />I do like you too much, though, Stacy, to want to hear you say "slut" or "whore." When I hear a woman referred to as a "bitch" or "cunt" from Musto or Hilton, it makes me despise them a little bit more. It probably wouldn't be such a big deal for me if they weren't employed in such seriously misogynistic ways, although I acknowledge that you use them with much more precision than is usual.<br /><br />You know this, Stacy.Dan Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18003419431016626023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-22002475831280526952009-05-03T23:50:00.000-04:002009-05-03T23:50:00.000-04:00Now that Sir, was a spanking. Well done and Attabo...Now that Sir, was a spanking. Well done and Attaboy. And while I'm here, thank you.carolhttp://carolyntackettscloset.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com