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Judged in Advance
Preparing to Bork. Entangling alliances. The internet killed the print star. Plus more.
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What is happening to print media? Why are newspapers and magazines failing? Apologists for print media insist the reason is that bloggers have stolen their readership. And these same bloggers do not have credentials the print media does, so they can’t be trusted. And radio shows are poisoning the well.
The other argument is that with a $500 computer, one can read articles from perhaps 50 print sources. Such a deal! What happened?
Matt Drudge is what happened. Matt Drudge discovered the new media world. And traditional media paid too much attention to an “old media world.” Drudge and his followers offer a better media deal for consumers and customers are flocking to him and his clones in droves.
Old media will have to reformulate itself, make new brands, and
compete for customers. Anyone care to buy a buggy whip?
— Howard Lohmuller
AN IVORY TOWERING CONDEMNATION
Re: Patrick
O’Hannigan’s
Defending Mary Ann Glendon:
As a Catholic I do not think anyone needs to defend any of us who are Catholic. We merely follow the faith of all the martyrs down all the centuries. We know we have the true faith. Because of our monks and their lifetime of hand writing all Christians have the Bible.
This woman needs no defense. If she had gone she would have committed a mortal sin and it seems she is smart enough to know she must first think of her own soul.
Those at Notre Dame who allow this, especially clergy, upon their
death will first speak with Our Lady. Then they will go to
Her Son. I hope the trip to hell for them is a fast ride
straight down.
— Jo Dermody
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IMKessel| 5.7.09 @ 12:18PM
Mr. Santore,
First, I once again enjoyed your post and mostly agree with it.
Second, you wrote, “I'm not suggesting that they do anything illegal, immoral, or unethical. Just follow the Democrats' lead and expose her every weakness, highlight her every act of judicial activism, and quote with appropriate disgust her every anti-Constitution utterance. And if she has erred in her life, expose that, too.” The GOP senators will serve themselves and their country well by acting morally, legally and ethically. The Republicans will be presented an opportunity to demonstrate they can fight like demons without becoming everything The Right has detested in the SCOTUS nomination process. To do this they will have to remain true to conservative ideals and attack the issues, opinions and records of the nominee while not engaging in ad hominem attacks. The tactics of the enemy do not dictate the behavior of moral men; this way leads to the situational ethics that are damaging to everyone.
Practicing conservative values does not mean that people are to lie down or march themselves to slaughter; as taught in Judaism, the Commandment were given so that we may live, not so that we will die. The conservatives have a rare chance to show exactly what the Judeo/Christian ethic means. (Though, while Jewish and Christian ethics share common roots, truly the ethics are derived from very different lessons and principles.)
We can ask, nay demand, that the senators, stand up for watch they have said they believe. Or in the popular vernacular: they’ve talked the talk, now they will have to walk that walk or be shown to be frauds. An easy choice.
Lastly, Mr. Santore, I am glad to count you as a brother in arms in this cultural war.
Ira M. Kessel
Alan Brooks| 5.8.09 @ 3:09AM
Ira, a Roman Empire-type nation such as ours has freedom, but no genuine ethics save for situational ethics. Judeo Christian ethics are water in a parched desert.
You-- the best of the lot at AS-- of all people ought to know that virtue is no longer its own reward, as there is no longer any virtue left to speak of.
Other nations are worse, but America is morally bankrupt; the economy will recover but our innocence is lost.
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IMKessel| 5.9.09 @ 12:11AM
Mr. Brooks, please see my response:
http://spectator.org/archives/2009/05/08/hands-off-big-labor
I hope to read a response.
Respectfully.
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