Comments on: A Simple Guide To Writing Horrible Op-Eds http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/04/28/a-simple-guide-to-writing-horrible-op-eds/ n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:59:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: BarryD http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/04/28/a-simple-guide-to-writing-horrible-op-eds/comment-page-1/#comment-31771 BarryD Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:24:13 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/?p=9295#comment-31771 Daniel, that was mine, and I had a $100 bill in it. If you can't find the $100 bill in your server, could you just send me the money? :) Daniel, that was mine, and I had a $100 bill in it. If you can’t find the $100 bill in your server, could you just send me the money? :)

]]> By: Bob Weber http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/04/28/a-simple-guide-to-writing-horrible-op-eds/comment-page-1/#comment-31765 Bob Weber Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:33:12 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/?p=9295#comment-31765 It seems to me that there are two American Exceptionalisms, at least. One is that America, by very lucky historical and geographic circumstances, has been spared the squalid power politics which has afflicted Europe for hundreds of years. The moral being, don't blow it. Most paleos would agree to this. Eisenhower's foreign policy comes closest to this, post WWII. The second exceptionalism proposes a unique moral authority for America by reason of Providence, The World-Spirit, The Great Idea, or some such nonsense. The moral being, America must change the world! This got full expression in JFK's Inaugural Speech and Dubya's 2nd Inaugural Speech. Which shows the bipartisan and idiotic nature of U.S. foreign policy since 1961. It seems to me that there are two American Exceptionalisms, at least. One is that America, by very lucky historical and geographic circumstances, has been spared the squalid power politics which has afflicted Europe for hundreds of years. The moral being, don’t blow it. Most paleos would agree to this. Eisenhower’s foreign policy comes closest to this, post WWII.

The second exceptionalism proposes a unique moral authority for America by reason of Providence, The World-Spirit, The Great Idea, or some such nonsense. The moral being, America must change the world! This got full expression in JFK’s Inaugural Speech and Dubya’s 2nd Inaugural Speech. Which shows the bipartisan and idiotic nature of U.S. foreign policy since 1961.

]]> By: Daniel Larison http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/04/28/a-simple-guide-to-writing-horrible-op-eds/comment-page-1/#comment-31701 Daniel Larison Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:17:36 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/?p=9295#comment-31701 I have to apologize--someone submitted a comment to this thread and in the process of moderating other comments I accidentally deleted it. If you want to re-submit it, I will certainly take care to approve the comment next time. Sorry for the inconvenience. I have to apologize–someone submitted a comment to this thread and in the process of moderating other comments I accidentally deleted it. If you want to re-submit it, I will certainly take care to approve the comment next time. Sorry for the inconvenience.

]]> By: Grumpy Old Man http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/04/28/a-simple-guide-to-writing-horrible-op-eds/comment-page-1/#comment-31674 Grumpy Old Man Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:00:01 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/?p=9295#comment-31674 "Apologetics"--my aged eyes aren't what they were. “Apologetics”–my aged eyes aren’t what they were.

]]> By: Grumpy Old Man http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/04/28/a-simple-guide-to-writing-horrible-op-eds/comment-page-1/#comment-31673 Grumpy Old Man Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:59:21 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/?p=9295#comment-31673 Jamie doesn't know the difference between "apologecitcs" and an "apology" in the sense of a <i>mea culpa</i>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_TV_show_sketches_of_the_1970s#Leonard_Pinth-Garnell" rel="nofollow">Leonard Pinth-Garnell</a> would offer kudos for the piece. Jamie doesn’t know the difference between “apologecitcs” and an “apology” in the sense of a mea culpa.

Leonard Pinth-Garnell would offer kudos for the piece.

]]> By: Daniel Larison http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/04/28/a-simple-guide-to-writing-horrible-op-eds/comment-page-1/#comment-31670 Daniel Larison Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:49:24 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/?p=9295#comment-31670 I have. I thought it was interesting. I am just about to start a post responding to part of it in a minute. I have. I thought it was interesting. I am just about to start a post responding to part of it in a minute.

]]> By: E.D. Kain http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/04/28/a-simple-guide-to-writing-horrible-op-eds/comment-page-1/#comment-31669 E.D. Kain Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:40 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/?p=9295#comment-31669 Daniel, I will take this into consideration when I write my next column. Very salient advice, indeed.... ;-) By the by, have you read Ross's debut? Daniel,

I will take this into consideration when I write my next column. Very salient advice, indeed…. ;-)

By the by, have you read Ross’s debut?

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