QUID HAS HEARD that contitutional enthusiasts are pounding their contitutional chests over their contitutional victory last week in the U.S. Senate. The NRA’s successful effort to quash even watered down gun legislation resulted in Quid’s email inbox exploding with lame screeds like “We Won!” “Second Amendment Stands” and “Contitution – 1, Obama – 0.” The latter subject line was scribbled by the brain trust at the Tea Party Express, from the same folks what brung you Sarah Palin. In addition to basic command of spell check escaping these fine folks, it appears that basic command of constitutional knowledge has escaped them too. Quid would take the time to explain the three different branches of government, the constitutional system of checks and balances and the collaborative legislative process, but when you start from “contitution” the only place to go is down from there. Amurica!
QUID HAS HEARD the Aurora Sentinel offices are being flooded with calls to reinstate the crossword puzzle, or more appropriately: the only six inches of this rag actually worth the ink that’s been spilled there. Seems the editor thought it would be a good idea to dump the puzzle in hopes of squeezing more liberal, sissy words in print. Turns out, the readers who know, know to turn to the back of the paper straight past Perry and right to the puzzle. When it wasn’t there, readers gave Sentinel staff an earful. Quid has it on good authority that the puzzle will be back next week, which hopefully, won’t be the same for Dave Perry. Fingers crossed.
QUID HAS HEARD that candidates for the Sixth Congressional District seat that isn’t open for another 18 months are already raising money for one of the state’s most expensive political battles ever. Both Rep. Mike Coffman and candidate Andrew Romanoff reported raising more than $500,000 each in the first quarter alone with more to come in following months. At that rate by November 2014, both candidates will have enough cash on hand to raise the dead, raise the Titanic or all of the above. Among the topics not likely to be covered at their first debate: Campaign finance reform. So we don’t have to hear about congressional races fundraising embarrassing amounts of cash 18 months ahead of an election.
“contitutional enthusiasts are pounding their contitutional chests”
Progressive rule #5: when you don’t have a real arguement use an ad hominem.
Yes, when you have lost the argument seize on anything you can about your opponent, even a typographical error, and use it to discredit them as non-intellectual.
Never mind that most modern newspapers write to 8th grade levels, I’ve seen enough mistypes misspelled and misused words or phrases in the last 10 years to write a book. If we include relevant information excluded from news articles for political reasons, that book would look more like a set of old Encyclopedia Britannica.
Cast not aspersions of illiteracy, O Editor! For thou live in a glass house.
People who disagree with you are apes, that can’t spell. That is a smart argument.. I will be sure to share this tactic to my 4 year old. My only criticism is that you made no mention of how your opponents smell.
Let’s cut the BS here.
Now, why do so many newspapers readily employ oh so many editors? Take a wild guess…
I say, you loose the editors, and spell check on your word processor for one issue of your newspaper. Then bring up this point again in that same issue. Let’s see how that goes over.