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The site has unfortunately mutated into a rather generalized political blog with the occasional "politics of crime"-related thread.
Yup.
Ok?
So for those who would have crime and the politics of crime to discuss after the election, I think it behooves them to make sure there will be an "after". Therefore, I have no problem with the single-issue mutations. Parent
As I have commented before, it was the single-issue character that brought me to TalkLeft. The site has unfortunately mutated into a rather generalized political blog with the occasional "politics of crime"-related thread.
Hopefully after the election TalkLeft will go back to normal - or at least make clear to its loyal readership that it no longer intends to be your first stop in the internet for politics of crime information.
-unbill
So to be honest, I think you only read the Lieberman posts.
Read the legal posts and give me some feedback.
Right now, I don't see that you have much interest in other topics. Parent
Please don't be so abrasive. I've been reading TalkLeft a long time specifically because of its single-issue character. I am concerned about the site losing its focus, that's all.
-unbill Parent
You do realize there is a big election in two weeks no? Parent
It just proves that when a leftie hears the name 'Lieberman' mumbled, they become unhinged. Me, I think it is great theater. Please continue the Lieberman posts. Parent
Too funny.
US don't want him, Canada won't take him*.
Where's he gonna go? I seem to remember forced exile as being one of the crimes George III was excoriated for in the Declaration of Independence....
- - - For those fans of movies, it sounds like the fate of Oggie Oglethorp, the legendary hockey thug in 1977's "Slap Shot".
Scribe, I guess that posting this Globe and Mail article best proves my point. Why bring up Lieberman for the umpteenth time and ignore issue-specific topics such as the one that the Globe and Mail brings up, i.e. exile as part of a criminal sentence? It is fairly clear that DailyKos and other political blogs do not discuss such topics, and I am lamenting that TalkLeft isn't discussing them either.
I'm not going to blog about it ever really.
I do feel I know a lot about Constitutional law and have blogged a fair amount about that. And I repeat, I received no feedback from you on those posts.
But the aricle you are applauding simply is not an election issue. I wish it was.
It may be of interest for this blog, but not because of its electoral impact. It has none. Parent
Then there is this particular elections' corruption issue with Congressmen in jail or under investigation... It is all related to the Talk-Left's self defined mission (if I can use corporate speak without becoming violently ill).
Crime is not something I know much about. I'm not going to blog about it ever really.
Then all of TL's content provided by you will be off-topic...
TALK LEFT - The Online Magazine with Liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news.
...and you will have conclusively proven unbill's observation.
PS: I'm sure JM will weigh in here at some point and say that she supports whatever you write.
That would not invalidate the truth in unbill's broader observation, it would merely mean she supports TL's mission-creep to be like every other me-too political blog.
Of course, it's her blog, she can do with it what she pleases.
But he persists despite that fact. Parent
She has. And to unbill personally. But he persists despite that fact.
Fair enough, however, I would suggest for you not to expect anyone but you, unbill and JM to even be aware of any past history between you... Parent
TalkLeft is not a neutral site. Our mission is to intelligently and thoroughly examine issues, candidates and legislative initiatives as they pertain to constitutional rights, particularly those of persons accused of crime.
If TalkLeft wants to drift towards becoming a mainstream political blog, then so be it. I'll read it like I read a dozen other political blogs, but I will begin finding my specialized crime-related information somewhere else, although it would be hard to replace the fantastic single-issue focus that TalkLeft used to have. Maybe that's why I have occasionally brought up this topic in the last months - I miss the value of the old single-issue TalkLeft, written by attorneys for a readership interested in the politics of crime.
As someone in the journalism business, I have seen lots of periodicals begin their existence with a narrow focus. They flourish in that format and oftentimes then branch out into more generalized topics. Almost all of them then lose their appeal to the readers that liked the narrow focus in the first place.
I wonder if the usage of TalkLeft by lawyers, crime and legal experts, political analysts and journalists who focus on the "politics of crime" has gone down over the years as the number of off-topic discussions has increased.
Hopefully this whole problem will go away after the election.
Now that I have brought up my critique again, he again told me that JM had responded to my critique. Again I have asked for the link to her response. Once again, no reply from Big Tent.
Could someone please show me the link to her response? I can't find it no matter how hard I look.
Precisely why I addressed myself to unbill.
I have to laugh (none / 0) (#6) by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Oct 24, 2006 at 01:39:07 PM EST
two weeks from a monumental election and some commenters complain because of -- election coverage.
Note plural, ie., more than one person. I'll accept at your word that one of them was unbill.
Gotcherself some mighty thin skin there BTD...
You see, I do find it amusing, whether you have had previous discussions with Jeralyn and I or not about the subject, that someone complains about election coverage two weeks prior to this monumental election.
I am as pedantic as though. Not thin skinned. Do you not enjoy being responded to? I love a good exchange of ideas. Hopefully we'll have an exchange about actual ideas in the future. Parent
These things come around every two years my friend, and we all have miles to go before we sleep.
Do I enjoy being responded to? Sure. However, repetitive and circular conversations are of no interest to me.
I hope to exchange ideas with you in the future as well, BTD, just check in on any crime-related political and injustice thread. :-)
why the repeated vindictiveness against Lieberman, who at least will caucus with the dems if elected.
The Dems didn't polarize the nation, the rethugs did, purposely. It's the standard rovian hit machine and lieberman is a part of it. Parent
The Dems didn't polarize the nation, the rethugs did, purposely.
I;ll disagree on this point. Nancy Pelosi is as responsible as anyone with respect to the causation of political polarization. Didn't you watch her on 60 minutes? I'd link to the video if I could find it....I mean that even hit her with that question and she did not deny it. Parent
How many times are folks who disagree with the admin are called 'cowards', 'cut and run', 'traitors', 'treasonous' brfore they react? Did she call bush & co any of those terms?
Regards,
Sailor Parent
It's not when she appeared and admitted it, it's how long her policies have been in effect, and yes she has. Parent