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Michael Rubin: The Blogs Are Being Mean To Me!
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/5/2008
Michael Rubin: The Blogs Are Being Mean To Me!
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It seems that NRO’s Michael Rubin is upset ( again ) by the quality of discourse on this and other blogs : At ThinkProgress , some authors at TNR’s The Plank, and NiacInsight, a few folks often name call rather than argue substance; utilizing labels to substitute for debate is ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 12/11/2008
The Left's Logic of Conspiracy
— corner.nationalreview.com — There's a lot of conspiratorial nonsense out there about Iraq that may have once served a political... purpose, but which now looks ridiculous. And a lot of people try to become instant commentators about Iran and the Islamic world, but instead amplify ... (more) The Left's Logic of Conspiracy

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Matthew Yglesias — Oh noes! Mean bloggers are making Michael Rubin sad: At ThinkProgress, some authors at TNR’s The Plank, and NiacInsight, a few folks often name call rather than argue substance; utilizing labels to substitute for debate is always a clear sign that of a weak argument. Poor baby! ...

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