Comments for Robert Switzer http://robertswitzer.org prose::commentary::opinion Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:42:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 Comment on David Brooks, Why Must You Be So Mean? by Ximo ephedra. http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/10/david-brooks-why-must-you-be-so-mean/#comment-10355 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:27:12 +0000 http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/10/david-brooks-why-must-you-be-so-mean/#comment-10355 <strong>Ximo ephedra....</strong> Ximo ephedra.... Ximo ephedra….

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]]> Comment on Dell Lying in TV Ads? by Robert Switzer :: Back Your Shit Up http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/03/dell-lying-in-tv-ads/#comment-51 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:15:11 +0000 http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/03/dell-lying-in-tv-ads/#comment-51 [...] I&#8217;ve been bitten again. Ouch! I lost several posts from this blog yesterday due to both carelessness on my part and a sudden, unavoidable computer glitch. The crappy Dell laptop that I&#8217;m currently stuck with has a problem with the pointing device that occasionally manifests itself by spontaneously selecting and deleting a block of text in the blink of an eye if I put too much pressure on the top of the case with my palms while I&#8217;m typing. [...] […] I’ve been bitten again. Ouch! I lost several posts from this blog yesterday due to both carelessness on my part and a sudden, unavoidable computer glitch. The crappy Dell laptop that I’m currently stuck with has a problem with the pointing device that occasionally manifests itself by spontaneously selecting and deleting a block of text in the blink of an eye if I put too much pressure on the top of the case with my palms while I’m typing. […]

]]> Comment on Men Growl, Whine Like Dogs to Determine Dominance by Robert Switzer :: Fox News’ Ratings Take a Nosedive http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/01/men-growl-whine-like-dogs-to-determine-dominance/#comment-22 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:42:30 +0000 http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/01/men-growl-whine-like-dogs-to-determine-dominance/#comment-22 [...] In reality, O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s Dad was an accountant, and O&#8217;Reilly grew up in Levittown, or someplace like that. So it does make sense, if you think about it. A cheap-suit, low-ball accountant would have reason to envy both his betters at the office and the highly-paid union men down the street. The union men probably made as much or more money, yet had fewer demeaning political hoops to jump through than the delta dog in some office park pack. [...] […] In reality, O’Reilly’s Dad was an accountant, and O’Reilly grew up in Levittown, or someplace like that. So it does make sense, if you think about it. A cheap-suit, low-ball accountant would have reason to envy both his betters at the office and the highly-paid union men down the street. The union men probably made as much or more money, yet had fewer demeaning political hoops to jump through than the delta dog in some office park pack. […]

]]> Comment on Two Hundred Pounds Of Pure Pussy Repellant by Robert Switzer :: Fox News’ Ratings Take a Nosedive http://robertswitzer.org/2006/05/05/two-hundred-pounds-of-pure-pussy-repellant/#comment-21 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:31:59 +0000 http://robertswitzer.org/2006/05/05/two-hundred-pounds-of-pure-pussy-repellant/#comment-21 [...] And then, there&#8217;s Bill O&#8217;Reilly himself. Columnist Matt Taibbi used a phrase to refer to a former congressman from Texas that works for Mr. Bill, too. And I still wonder how he managed to quelch that sexual harassment issue he was embroiled in. [...] […] And then, there’s Bill O’Reilly himself. Columnist Matt Taibbi used a phrase to refer to a former congressman from Texas that works for Mr. Bill, too. And I still wonder how he managed to quelch that sexual harassment issue he was embroiled in. […]

]]> Comment on David Brooks, Why Must You Be So Mean? by Robert Switzer :: Fox News’ Ratings Take a Nosedive http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/10/david-brooks-why-must-you-be-so-mean/#comment-20 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:14:24 +0000 http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/10/david-brooks-why-must-you-be-so-mean/#comment-20 [...] But the design of Fox News is far from funny. I don&#8217;t watch it voluntarily, but I&#8217;ve seen it enough in public places to recognize some of the structural elements. Ever notice how they manage to find whacked-out, space-case &#8220;Liberals&#8221; to serve as straw men to be blown down by the mighty intellect of Bill O&#8217;Reilly? Of course, the New York Times may be doing the same thing in reverse with David Brooks. [...] […] But the design of Fox News is far from funny. I don’t watch it voluntarily, but I’ve seen it enough in public places to recognize some of the structural elements. Ever notice how they manage to find whacked-out, space-case “Liberals” to serve as straw men to be blown down by the mighty intellect of Bill O’Reilly? Of course, the New York Times may be doing the same thing in reverse with David Brooks. […]

]]> Comment on Four-Fifths of U.S. High School Graduates Not Ready for College by Robert Switzer :: Does Homework Work? http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/18/four-fifths-of-us-high-school-graduates-not-ready-for-college/#comment-19 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:25:20 +0000 http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/18/four-fifths-of-us-high-school-graduates-not-ready-for-college/#comment-19 [...] A week or so back I wrote a post about scoring trends on the ACT, one of the two major aptitude tests used in the post-secondary school admissions process. [...] […] A week or so back I wrote a post about scoring trends on the ACT, one of the two major aptitude tests used in the post-secondary school admissions process. […]

]]> Comment on Dell Lying in TV Ads? by Robert Switzer :: Dell Recall Benefits Sony Rivals http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/03/dell-lying-in-tv-ads/#comment-17 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:21:46 +0000 http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/03/dell-lying-in-tv-ads/#comment-17 [...] It&#8217;s refreshing to find out that at least one aspect of Dell Product Suckage isn&#8217;t their fault. Maybe they can make lemonade out those lemons and give the exploding laptops to the managers who decided to defund and outsource customer service. [...] […] It’s refreshing to find out that at least one aspect of Dell Product Suckage isn’t their fault. Maybe they can make lemonade out those lemons and give the exploding laptops to the managers who decided to defund and outsource customer service. […]

]]> Comment on Michael Moore: Movies Aren’t Very Good Anymore by Robert Switzer :: A World Without Movie Theatres http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/08/michael-moore-movies-arent-very-good-anymore/#comment-16 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:01:32 +0000 http://robertswitzer.org/2006/08/08/michael-moore-movies-arent-very-good-anymore/#comment-16 [...] So I have no interest in the mall cineplex these days. It&#8217;s not worth the effort, especially when you know you can wait a scant six months and see the film on pay-per-view or rent it from Netflix. Most of the high-budget studio stuff sucks anyway. Even a high percentage of the art-house stuff turns up on Sundance or IFC in six months or so. A couple of years ago, my wife and I attended a pretty good regional film festival and were pleasantly surprised a year or so later when a lot of the most notable fare turned up on premium satellite TV. [...] […] So I have no interest in the mall cineplex these days. It’s not worth the effort, especially when you know you can wait a scant six months and see the film on pay-per-view or rent it from Netflix. Most of the high-budget studio stuff sucks anyway. Even a high percentage of the art-house stuff turns up on Sundance or IFC in six months or so. A couple of years ago, my wife and I attended a pretty good regional film festival and were pleasantly surprised a year or so later when a lot of the most notable fare turned up on premium satellite TV. […]

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