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« The "Let's Only Build Bridges to 'Somewheres' Act" | Main | "There is nothing more that any nation can do for another country." » September 27, 2006
Live Talking Heads
Posted by Bill Last night I attended the Pajamas Media panel at the National Press Club. A few quick impressions: * The panel went pretty well, though some responses to questions ran a bit long. Cable news formats may have destroyed my attention span. Not to mention ... * ... the top-shelf open bar. * Jane Hall showcased some amusing involuntary(?) facial expressions while listening to right-wing panelists speak. * The open bar had 86-proof Kentucky bourbon. * Glenn Reynolds displayed no visible antennae, wires or other electronic components. His grip was warm and remarkably flesh-like, and his optics tracked movement with reptilian smoothness. Remarkable. * Juan the Press Club bartender: libatory magician. A healer, really. * A blogger from the New York Times shot the panelists some skeptical questions, one asking if blogging increased partisanship because people could "choose news" that fit a worldview. Best counter-argument**: "Like the people who read the New York Times?" -- Val Prieto. * Met LT SMASH, Ace of Spades, Mary Katharine Ham, Judith Weiss, Michael Totten, Baron Bodissey, among others. Nice folks. Surprisingly not abnormal for a group of bloggers. * The Press Club was a nice setting, despite the lights flickering wildly in the presence of such concentrated nerd energy. * Pajamas Media is holding a contest to nickname political independents. My suggestion: "Wild Turkeys."
Posted by Bill at September 27, 2006 12:38 PM | TrackBack (2) Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsGlenn Reynolds just like UNCLE MARTIN in the classic TV series MY FAVORITE MARTIAN will he have those little antanaes popping up every so often? Posted by: BIRDZILLA at September 27, 2006 02:56 PM Wild Turkeys is head and shoulders over any of the tepid candidates they've culled from the dozens of suggestions they say they've received. Posted by: Sissy Willis at September 27, 2006 04:38 PM And what, I just suck? And here I was looking forward to some patented Bill snark in describing my in-person persona. Geez, I don't even get cheap android cracks... no respect, I tell you... Posted by: N.Z. Bear at September 27, 2006 04:42 PM Oops. How about: And NZ "Bear", who despite the implication of his handle, did not show up with Andrew Sullivan. Posted by: Bill from INDC at September 27, 2006 04:51 PM That's better! I feel all redeemed now... Posted by: N.Z. Bear at September 27, 2006 05:08 PM Yeah, but how was the booze? Posted by: Phil Smith at September 27, 2006 05:15 PM I missed N.Z. Bear! Man, this is killing me... I met so many great people, but I can't get over all the folks that were there that I missed! Anybody going to the happy hour that Ace is planning for tonight? I'd like a second shot at this. Posted by: SMASH at September 27, 2006 05:20 PM Just for reference: Posted by: SMASH at September 27, 2006 05:29 PM NZ Bear was there? And I didn't get to meet him! Posted by: Fausta at September 27, 2006 08:21 PM Bill, why didn't you tell me you were there? I probably saw you and didn't recognize you! Well, it's as if we met, because we were both there. Posted by: Eric Scheie at September 27, 2006 09:41 PM I blame the Wild Turkey. Posted by: Bill from INDC at September 27, 2006 09:43 PM Wild Turkeys is good, BTW! (Although I'm a Nottatarian.) Posted by: Eric Scheie at September 27, 2006 09:44 PM NZ Bear was there? Posted by: Yehudit at September 28, 2006 01:11 PM I like the wild turkey idea. It was what Ben Franklin suggested our national bird be. Posted by: MikeTheLibrarian at September 29, 2006 06:54 AM I don't like to think of political independents as "turkeys." Too easy for the others to make fun of us. Posted by: Yehudit at September 29, 2006 02:56 PM ionolsen16 Hello Jane, great site!www_4_2 Posted by: nikelir at October 13, 2006 09:36 AM ionolsen16 HI! I love this place!www_4_2 Posted by: tester at October 13, 2006 11:55 AM ionolsen19 May we exchange links with your site?www_4_2 Posted by: topicstarter at October 16, 2006 02:06 PM 24f1b790a5cf Great work upskirts upskirts Posted by: upskirts at November 29, 2006 05:39 PM |
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