i guess this replaces "vitriol" as the new MSM buzzword where republicans are concerned?

It seems all I had to do to make myself interesting, thoughful, and quotable was to bad-mouth a Republican.

Strange, that sounds like a mirror image of Oliver Willis' criticism of Jeff Jarvis, et al.

Is it just possible that it's more newsworthy when someone wanders off the reservation, no matter which side you're talking about?

In other words, responses to stories such as "Republicans agree on X" or "consensus among Democrats on Y" usually elicit the response: Who gives a fuck? It's like talking about all the car accidents and crimes that didn't happen today.

The classic term: "strange new respect"

Is it just possible that it's more newsworthy when someone wanders off the reservation, no matter which side you're talking about?

Yes, that's true; and yet DailyKos and MyDD get cited every day for just saying the same old ON the reservation shit, don't they?

Top 10! Top 10!

I can't. There are only so many variations on jokes about "buffing up your lats" or getting a tattoo of Bob Dole's Cock face-raping a crocodile that I can make.

Well, shit ace, no wonder you're in a funk. You've posted more shit since Friday morning than you usually post in a week. Pace yourself, dude, pace yourself.

And what you need to do is start a wbsite where you pose as a conservative and then use that platform to bash the Republican Party.

Over gay marriage.

Or something like that.

Fair enough. Michelle's one of the truly good folks in the 'sphere and probably shouldn't be tormented any further than she already is. But still ... f'n fire is f'n fire, and there's gotta' be some good material in there somewhere.

And consider this, Ace: Michell's linking power could well pave those first difficult steps toward taking down your arch-nemesis Drudge.

Good Lord, Ace...you sure do watch a lot of TV.

And your ability to retain information and specific episodes from a program that was on 15 years ago is astounding. ...or sad and pathetic, depending on how you look at it.

Did you watch the Love Boat and Fantasy Island, too? Will you be referencing "da plane, da plane" as part of some witty reportie?

Television was, and remains, my only true friend.

... AND Michelle usually hooks us good Ace viewers up with that girl in the ACLU parody shirt. It's inexcusable that you're not doing the same.

and blacksheep...

those on fire top tens tend to have a lot of sexual material, which works fine for a guy, but would probably not be appreciated by a woman, especially one who's a social-con and sexually-modest like Ms. Malkin.

So it would either be a puppies and unicorns list, or else I'd piss her off in a clumsy attempt to tribute her. Either way, it wouldn't work.

I know you're right ... {sigh} ... forget I asked.

Damn ... a humor monkey with a conscience and shit ...

Television was, and remains, my only true friend.

That's just kinda sad.

I would ask if this is an intimate relationship you have, but I am afraid of what the answer may be.

Everyone wants to be a maverick.

Some want to be a "Goose." Others could get by with being an "Iceman." Though O-Dub is more of a "Slider" kinda guy.

those on fire top tens tend to have a lot of sexual material, which works fine for a guy, but would probably not be appreciated by a woman, especially one who's a social-con and sexually-modest like Ms. Malkin.

Just because she is a social con doesn't necessarily mean sexually modest. you never know, she could be a lady in the street and a freak in the bed.

Everyone wants to be a maverick

Heh. Benedict XVI said something to that effect about the irony of being labeled dangerously outside of the mainstream for choosing to remain in the established orthodoxy.

Tinker - Sexually modest doesn't mean bring a cold fish, it just means not whoring yourself out or wearing skanky clothing ala Wonkette.

When a Dem goes against their party line, does the MSM call him a Maverick? Like Joe Liebermann, they refer to him as "Bush-Lite".

Speaking of media bias

Rueters helping the insurgents? Nahh!

I'll be your cyber friend Ace.

Everyone thinks I'm Jeff's little lap kitten or something. I need to broaden my cyber love.

I do love Jeff though, you need to know that upfront...;-)

My tribute to Michelle Malkin.