Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Re. Lileks on Sweden, our member Jason comments:
| Jason Hart: The frightening thing, James, is the amount of Steynian analysis we already have for this story: America Alone predicted the rise of the nationalist, explicitly anti-immigrant parties now gaining influence in Europe. |
So did I, actually. But it's always Steyn, Steyn, Steyn, Marcia, Marcia, Marcia, never Claire.
The Berlinski junta has had quite enough of America Alone. I predicted it too! I predicted it first! This is not fair.
Therefore, as of now, in the interests of state security and enhanced democracy, all references to the unerring accuracy of any Ricochet contributor's predictions of Europe's demise are subject to the new Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act, which means you must mention me every time you mention Mark Steyn. In fact, his fame and popularity are excessively unfair, and therefore, to ensure balance and democracy, my name must be mentioned twice whenever his comes up.
Airbrushers, please remove Steyn's photo and replace it with a second one of me. One in which I look characteristically wise. Thanks.
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Aug '10
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
So Claire, what was the especially telling lyric that Jerome Kern used as he struggled to describe the war,or was it Yip Harburg who found the right words ?
Darn it, we need to ask someone.......??
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This might be one of my all-time favorite Ricochet lines, but I wonder if the reference will be missed by more than a few ...
"But it's always Steyn, Steyn, Steyn, Marcia, Marcia, Marcia, never Claire."
May '10
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I got it. And I almost spewed my breakfast out my nose!
Jun '10
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Claire: that newly conferred ,Ed. isn't equivalent to ER -- let's try to get our megalomania under control, shall we?
Edited on Sep 22, 2010 at 8:31amMay '10
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Mark and Claire need to be on a podcast together to sort this out. Claire I appreciate your use of bold and italics.
Jun '10
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Steyn lives in New Hampshire, and is quickly available for radio and TV interviews during "normal" hours. Where do you live again?
May '10
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Speaking of Claire célèbre, when is that Uncommon Knowledge interview going up?
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Aaron Miller: Speaking of Claire célèbre, when is that Uncommon Knowledge interview going up? · Sep 22 at 8:58am
This coming Monday.
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Fair warning, Claire: I've escaped from gulag--nice touch imprisoning me in a Louisville Motel 6--and am making my way overland to join up with Mark Steyn. We will take back Ricochet for, um, for whatever inspiring name we will soon be calling ourselves!
May '10
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Claire, I think most of us have assumed all along you're simply Mark Steyn in drag.
Jun '10
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Savage and Steyn...I like it!
Jun '10
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oh yeah, and that Hitler chick too - what was her name?...
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
He's bluffing. Do not fear, friends of peace, security, democracy and fairness. He will be neutralized.
Jun '10
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Claire maybe needs to speak English with an exotic foreign accent too. There's something important she can work on. :)
Jul '10
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
I see several breaches of the Act already....
Jul '10
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Just to clarify, if I were to write "Boy that Steyn nailed the European collapse in America Alone" I would then need to follow up with something like: "Did you see Claire posted about Turkey again? What, another slow news day in American Samoa? At least it's American. The Golden Horn isn't the whole world you know."
I want to make sure I'm in compliance with the new Clairearchy.
Edited on Sep 22, 2010 at 10:39amJun '10
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Rob was joking with that "Queen of Ricochet" thing -- how was he to know that Claire would take him literally
May '10
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Well, Claire did promise to get all Draconian on commenters, so instead of "Queen of Ricochet" why not Tyrant? I'm sure that Victor Davis Hanson could give her pointers. :-D
"First Claire who made the Ricochet laws, then Jonah of DC renowned for his saws...."
Edited on Sep 22, 2010 at 10:42amMay '10
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The Official Portrait
May '10
Re: Presenting the Ricochet Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act
Claire Berlinski, Ed.:
The Berlinski junta has had quite enough of America Alone.
I've seen "junta" in Ricochet's Twitter messages 8 times since you seized control. I don't think it means what you think it means.
Oh, and since I purchased America Alone, Menace in Europe and There Is No Alternative simultaneously and before the coup, it seems only fair that I should be made a general in this new world order.
Edited on Sep 22, 2010 at 10:58am