Things not worth paying any attention to, yet here I am.
It probably is not worth mentioning the just taken-place Iowa Straw Poll – slash – Republican Primary, but one thing bothers me about the coverage. It is found within this headline.
Huckabee’s Surprise Second In Iowa.
See, it was a foregone conclusion that Mitt Romney would win — and he splurged to get his victory like nobody’s business. But the question was who would come in second? Would it be…
Brownback, Tancredo, or Huckabee? Giuliani and, mercifully McCain, were not a’participating.
And would it have been any less or more of a surprise if Tancredo or Brownback had taken the honors of second place?
Shouldn’t a “surprise” hinge on something nobody could see coming? Now if John Cox had come in second, THAT would have been a surprise! (As it were, he received 40-some votes and came behind Tommy Thompson, who has just dropped out of the race… without anyone really ever noticing that he was ever in the race.)
August 13th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
You sooo have a new reader. Not only do you have a lot of interestin’ material here, I scrolled down and noted the Daniel Pinkwater shrine on the sidebar.
August 13th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
All right. Keep in mind, this blog’s attention is a little bit diverted right now. I’m… um… aiding the destruction of a cult leader. (Shrug. But, he dug his own grave, so better to say I’m observing the destruction of a cult leader.)
By the way: I have found that the way to get Pinkwater to give a comment on your blog is to write a thoughtful review or observation about The Neddiad. Just in case you want one of those.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:19 am
Good to know!
Best of luck with the destruction thing.