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I disagree, it's very

artappraiser — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:02:38 +0000

I disagree, it's very apropos!

I was thinking of doing another very long harangue on this thread along these lines: I don't believe a lot of white male yuppies and preppies won't vote for Obama because they're racist. But you're all spared because Rock's video makes the point better.

Chris Rock is a national treasure, BTW. I mean that very seriously.

Well its not Josh's way to

ocean-kat — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:18:19 +0000

In reply to o-k, judging from his choice

Well its not Josh's way to explain himself. We all saw that when we were part of the tpm readers blog section. I doubt we'll see an, it was sarcasm guys, post. but if he gets a lot of e-mails he might get the message.

Shame they didn't release

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:58:59 +0000

In reply to Apropos of nothing:

Shame they didn't release this earlier - election could have been over in February. With the blonde doo, he looks like Newt's younger cousin. Or maybe 4th wife.

Apropos of nothing:

DF — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:38:33 +0000

In reply to Do The White Thing

Apropos of nothing:

Thanks. It did not help

EmmaZahn — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:35:33 +0000

In reply to If you continue to have

Thanks.

It did not help that I had about ten tabs already open, couple of them memory hogs as well, when I opened TPM and then Politico. Plus it was late, I was tired and then irritated that I was forced to close my browser. Definitely dampened the incentive to try again. :)

I will keep your recommendation in mind.

o-k, judging from his choice

Aunt Sam — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:16:16 +0000

In reply to I agree Aunt Sam, that's why

o-k, judging from his choice on how he 'replied', clearly hasn't learned any lesson yet. I'm a bit stunned he is being so obtuse on this.

The tricks of power are the

DF — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:04:22 +0000

In reply to I'd go with the black vote on

The tricks of power are the same whether they're being played at the UN level or the street level.

I agree Aunt Sam, that's why

ocean-kat — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:59:30 +0000

In reply to ocean-kat, I agree that

I agree Aunt Sam, that's why I said its easy to see why people are misunderstanding his sarcasm.

I've learned to be very careful when I make these types of sarcastic comments both on line and face to face. I think Josh might be getting a bit of a learning experience now.

I think they want those

DF — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:50:31 +0000

In reply to I think that's what most

I think they want those things, too. And the perceptual problems you highlight exist. However, Obama has said during this campaign that he's interested in starting an infrastructure bank. Given that we have slack demand due to decimated middle-class balance sheets, high unemployment, crumbling infrastructure and no borrowing costs, doing so is a no-brainer. Added to the current trend, this action would go a long way to moving us back toward capacity.

That isn't no plan. It's a very good plan. The problems in enacting that plan are strictly political and limited almost entirely to GOP intransigence.

ocean-kat, I agree that

Aunt Sam — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:45:30 +0000

In reply to Sarcasm and irony often

ocean-kat, I agree that sarcasm and dry wit oft don't come off well in the written word, especially without direct context. But, in this instance, as previously stated, many others jumped to the same conclusion.

Today Josh posted another reader's email on this same 'report' and can't say I am a fan of how he handled it.

In today's societal climate, perhaps especially on this topic, I believe it is incumbent upon those with a public platform to consider their audience and ensure the message they are delivering can be understood clearly by all - much like the ol' inside joke, many are not privy to and thus, will not 'get' the punch line as intended.