You could probably save some time by skipping the "mental stability" stock-taking.

I am beginning to believe -- and mind you, this is a first-blush reaction -- that the "absolute moral authority" mentioned by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times is in fact a highly selective and not at all "absolute" moral authority, and seems to apply only to left-wing freaks criticizing the war.

Jesus Ace, that's crazy talk. Soon you'll be, like, doubting Paul Krugman's objectivity or something.

Have a drink or six and think about this, man. You're screwing with the very freakin' fabric of our existence.

What the NYT did was wrong, but remember Maureen Dowd doesn't speak for the NYT. The moral authority line was hers and not that of the NYT editors. They may share her thinking, but at least they were smart enough to not put it in print.

I am shocked... Shocked I tell you....those red shoes do not go with that outfit....oh sorry... you were talking about the war and the so called "media bias".

Honestly Ace, I do not know where you get ideas like that.

Easy does it there, Ace. Breathe; just breathe. We'll explain everything in good time. Here, have some of this nice Koolade meanwhile.

I may have to take a few days off to take stock of the entire situation, as well as my mental stability.

Oh crap, I can see another 5-day Val-U-Rite and butane cocktail binge coming on. Get ready for a long series of drunken, blubbering, incoherent posts, folks. Maybe lauraw and Dr. Symes could take over for a few days.

If anyone has absolute moral authority it's Ace on any matter involving a +5 Flaming Longsword.

He's got the medication in his cabinet to prove it.

I may have to take a few days off to take stock of the entire situation, as well as my mental stability.

Is it just me, or does this sound suspiciously like something that Andrew Sullivan would say?

Good Lord! Up is down, black is white, cats and dogs will soon be living peacefully together!

The New York Pravda is losing readers becuase they are liars i hope FRANK RICH ends up in a homeless shelter

Congratulations, Spurwing. Your grammatical error rate is lower than 50% on that lost posting. Keep up the good work.

. . . on that lost posting

I think all his postings are lost.

Ouch.
That's embarrassing. I will now go back to the corner and never criticize anyone else's grammar.

Ouch. That's embarrassing.

Not embarrassing, just Freudian.

Have you noticed spurwing plover never responds to anything addressed to him/it?
Weird.

Have you noticed spurwing plover never responds to anything addressed to him/it?

Yes, I've wondered if he's an automated spambot.

You haven't BEGUN to see the NYT squirm. firedoglake explains why Fitzmas may keep giving and giving... with Judy Miller on the stand.

You want moral authority? Judy's been claiming a monopoly. Oh, and her favorite source, Ahmed Chalabi is in town. Think the FBI might have some questions for him about leaking intel to the Iranians? Or is national security just for nationals? Josh Marshall takes a look at the Wall Street Journal article.

In other news, we might be only a year or so away from taking Baghdad!

Time for a Guinness.

He reminds me of that little brother who's... special... and follows in behind you, shouting stuff in a good natured but wholly inappropriate fashion.

He's endearing because he means well. He's just a little... slow... that's all.

I never see spurwing posting within a few seconds of tubby, though.

I question the timing.

I was talking about spurwing of course, not Tubby, the "older punk brother who thinks everyone hates him because he's too cool and smart, not because he's an obnoxious emotionally-stunted latent homosexual."

given it's tiresome repetition I was thinking autism Sue.

but I don't do this for a living.

its

I fucking HATE it when I do that

Tubby is latent? About anything?

he's an obnoxious emotionally-stunted latent homosexual."

Unable to control outbursts. Random injection of profanity. Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder. Socially marginalized because of his behavior. I'm going with Tourettes Syndrome and that's my final answer. Tubby Tourette.

SPEEN BEETCHESS!

Do any of you have an answer for me?

Can any of you wingers answer this? DIDN'T THINK SO.

Knock this battery off my shoulder!! I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!!

How predictable you all are.

I'm going with Tourettes Syndrome and that's my final answer.

Two more symptoms:

He doesn't read his own sources and links, so he's lazy or unable to focus long enough to apprehend more than the titles; and he doesn't remember prior threads very well, including his own comments.

I think it's ADHD Tourettes for our prolific, but research-challenged, friend.

Asperger Syndrome. Autism that can type.

As for Spurwing Plover, he's been posting for years under the name Dick (Great Auk) Short at various conservative sites, but also at a Pokemon site. Looks like he lives in Etna, CA.

I find him biting, yet insightful.