April 07, 2014
— Ace Althouse links a snarky New Yorker hit-job on Ezra Klein's new "explanatory journalism" site Vox.com.
The New Yorker seems unconvinced that Klein will "explain" the news to people who don't follow it, or will make "eating your news vegetables" fun.
I'm posting this because of the below sampling of Vox humor. Apparently in a piece explaining the individual mandate, they get all sorts of Silly!!! and instead explain an "Individual Man-Date."
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Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 07, 2014 02:04 PM (L50WF)
Posted by: huerfano at April 07, 2014 02:05 PM (bAGA/)
Posted by: OG Celtic-American at April 07, 2014 02:05 PM (vHRtU)
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 07, 2014 02:05 PM (oilSo)
The Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda ain't what it used to be.
Posted by: HR at April 07, 2014 02:06 PM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: steevy at April 07, 2014 02:06 PM (zqvg6)
Posted by: Wyatt's Torch at April 07, 2014 02:06 PM (zxrQh)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 07, 2014 02:06 PM (gOoFi)
Posted by: wheatie at April 07, 2014 02:06 PM (FWbLS)
I hope it lingers for years, gradually sucking the life and exposure out of those two douchebags.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 07, 2014 02:07 PM (QFxY5)
Posted by: Golfman in NC at April 07, 2014 02:07 PM (/djtm)
Posted by: wooga at April 07, 2014 02:07 PM (AEy5L)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 07, 2014 02:07 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Arms Merchant at April 07, 2014 02:07 PM (UeVaP)
Posted by: Wyatt's Torch at April 07, 2014 02:08 PM (zxrQh)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (tablet) at April 07, 2014 02:08 PM (a8eFL)
So, just like Ace of Spades HQ, except:
1. Accurate;
2. Very funny;
3. In-depth;
4. Diverse; and,
5. Four fucking years late.
Posted by: Sharkman at April 07, 2014 02:08 PM (TM1p8)
Posted by: Lox at April 07, 2014 02:08 PM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 07, 2014 02:09 PM (L50WF)
Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/s][/i][/b][/s] at April 07, 2014 02:09 PM (qKrH5)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 07, 2014 02:10 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 07, 2014 02:10 PM (bitz6)
Yuck.
I think you short-circuited the metaphor, and chose the wrong orifice.
Posted by: pep at April 07, 2014 02:10 PM (4nR9/)
http://news.yahoo.com/ted-kennedy-jr-run-connecticut-senate-143002249.html
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 07, 2014 02:10 PM (L50WF)
Posted by: Lauren at April 07, 2014 02:11 PM (hFL/3)
Posted by: Ezra Klein at April 07, 2014 02:11 PM (oFCZn)
It's the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. Presenting the government propaganda to the masses in an appealing/entertaining way, with the undercurrent of "get on board or else". Tell me that's not what those ratfuckers are doing.
OTOH, Goebbels would have already had them arrested for being so insultingly unfunny the message is ripe for mockery.
Posted by: HR at April 07, 2014 02:11 PM (ZKzrr)
Oh, hey, that "Individual Man Date" post is by Sarah "Local Crime Story" Kliff! Apparently she is now part of Vox.
Posted by: dan-O at April 07, 2014 02:11 PM (D0bIN)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 07, 2014 02:11 PM (8ZskC)
9 I thought Vox made amplifiers and guitars. Why would I go there for the news?
Posted by: huerfano at April 07, 2014 06:05 PM (bAGA/)
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'Vox' is the Latin word for 'voice'.
These leftist nozzles thought that using a Latin word for their new company would give them some sort of respectability, or something.
Posted by: wheatie at April 07, 2014 02:12 PM (FWbLS)
Posted by: Henny 'Schecky' Finkleman, The Powdered Coffee Creamer of the Catskills! at April 07, 2014 02:12 PM (DLu2s)
Posted by: Ronan Farrow at April 07, 2014 02:13 PM (Aif/5)
Posted by: OG Celtic-American at April 07, 2014 02:14 PM (vHRtU)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 07, 2014 02:14 PM (L50WF)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 07, 2014 02:14 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 07, 2014 02:14 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 07, 2014 02:15 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Orion Death Star 2016 at April 07, 2014 02:15 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: Soothsayer, corn bread assassin at April 07, 2014 02:15 PM (jldxi)
Well this gives me a chance to stay on topic sort of , okay not really , and repeat that Brooklyn 99 with Andy Sanberg is best sitcom on TV right now.
Posted by: polynikes at April 07, 2014 02:15 PM (m2CN7)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 07, 2014 02:16 PM (aDwsi)
Depends. For example, could be Ezra Klein ist ein grosse haufen scheisse.
Posted by: pep at April 07, 2014 02:17 PM (4nR9/)
Posted by: jeannebodine at April 07, 2014 02:17 PM (2LJqa)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 07, 2014 02:17 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 07, 2014 02:17 PM (bitz6)
Serious question:
Is Vox the antithesis of this blog?
Is anyone excited about drinking and watching Archer Vice tonight?
I used to be, but am losing my enthusiasm.
Remember readers, Jesus loves you and died for your sins. Even you homos. Repent and love the Lord thy God. No matter what the scientists tell you, the mortality rate of everyone reading this blog is 100%...
Posted by: prescient11 at April 07, 2014 02:17 PM (tVTLU)
Good catch! Maybe Juice Vox will be an irresistible magnet to all the most egregious Obama propagandists in the media. And, after rendering them just about unemployable due to the crap they turn out, then go out of business.
I'd plump for a Congressional Medal of Freedom for Ezzy and Iggy if they pull that off.
Posted by: Sort-of-Mad Max at April 07, 2014 02:18 PM (DLu2s)
A peach pie.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter
Incorrect. Please name a time that peach pie would NOT be good.
Posted by: pep at April 07, 2014 02:18 PM (4nR9/)
Posted by: Bawney Fwank at April 07, 2014 06:17 PM (oaE9L)
FTFY
Posted by: tangonine at April 07, 2014 02:18 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 07, 2014 06:15 PM (yh0zB)
Probably a little gamey by now.
[Too soon?]
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 07, 2014 02:18 PM (QFxY5)
Ezra Klein walks into a bar.
The bartender says, " What can I get you to drink? "
Klein replies , " Take my wife.... please "
Posted by: polynikes at April 07, 2014 02:19 PM (m2CN7)
Posted by: Adriane... at April 07, 2014 02:19 PM (qoKTg)
Posted by: joncelli at April 07, 2014 02:19 PM (/AYWV)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 07, 2014 02:19 PM (gOoFi)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 07, 2014 02:19 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: prescient11 at April 07, 2014 06:17 PM (tVTLU)
___
we're going to have to work on your delivery.
Posted by: tangonine at April 07, 2014 02:19 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 07, 2014 06:15 PM (yh0zB)
Probably a little gamey by now.
[Too soon?]
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Oh, I missed that completely.
Posted by: pep at April 07, 2014 02:19 PM (4nR9/)
Posted by: Julius Caesar at April 07, 2014 02:20 PM (8ZskC)
Is anyone excited about drinking and watching Archer Vice tonight?
I am. It has become progressively better each episode this season.
Posted by: polynikes at April 07, 2014 02:20 PM (m2CN7)
Posted by: Francois at April 07, 2014 02:21 PM (zHXPk)
Posted by: pep at April 07, 2014 06:19 PM (4nR9/)
Peaches Geldof just died.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 07, 2014 02:22 PM (QFxY5)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 07, 2014 02:22 PM (oFCZn)
I'm pretty good at calculating calorie/btu's of food. All I can say is a North Korean tree bark lunch is probably just as calorie filled.
Posted by: Name Withheld Upon Request at April 07, 2014 06:21 PM (oGrEy)
wow. No wonder kids don't want to play football anymore. They can barely carry their books on that diet.
Posted by: tangonine at April 07, 2014 02:22 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: theforgetler at April 07, 2014 02:22 PM (xSWZi)
Also, Republicans suck!
Thank you! We'll explain more news tomorrow!
Posted by: Ezra 'Schecky' Klein, Wedgie King of Syosset Junior High at April 07, 2014 02:22 PM (DLu2s)
Posted by: Ezra Klein at April 07, 2014 02:23 PM (yFb77)
Posted by: Rexdotcom at April 07, 2014 02:23 PM (hnFK/)
Posted by: thunderb at April 07, 2014 02:23 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 07, 2014 02:23 PM (GrtrJ)
Posted by: Francois at April 07, 2014 06:21 PM (zHXPk)
ok.
This whole "First Against The Wall" list is getting really long.
We need to prioritize.
Posted by: tangonine at April 07, 2014 02:24 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: WalrusRex at April 07, 2014 02:25 PM (XUKZU)
Posted by: Ezra Klein at April 07, 2014 02:25 PM (oFCZn)
"Vox.com's editors acknowledged Sunday that the site is still a work in progress with several missing features, including a menu bar, commenting features and fancy data graphics."
Seems eerily familiar.....
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 07, 2014 02:25 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: thunderb at April 07, 2014 02:25 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 07, 2014 02:26 PM (oFCZn)
Tangonine:
I'm a bit rough around the edges, but I'm trying.
This season of Archer is like I'm taking shrooms or something. I have no idea as to whether or not it's good. Did I like the "Danger Zone" loggins episode, I'm not sure. Perhaps I had too much to drink before it came on - I like to wait until the rerun of the last episode late at night.
If it's 5:30, it's ok for happy hour. Hell, 4:30 or 3:30 if you're a baller!!
Posted by: prescient11 at April 07, 2014 02:26 PM (tVTLU)
Posted by: joncelli at April 07, 2014 02:26 PM (/AYWV)
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at April 07, 2014 02:26 PM (pgQxn)
Posted by: Adam at April 07, 2014 02:27 PM (Aif/5)
Posted by: Andrea Mitchell at April 07, 2014 02:27 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 07, 2014 02:27 PM (GrtrJ)
Posted by: Dendritic at April 07, 2014 02:28 PM (Fi+kS)
Markos Moul-shits-as of the Daily Kos was an early mover in SBNation and has purportedly put money into Vox.
Posted by: torquewrench at April 07, 2014 02:28 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at April 07, 2014 02:29 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 07, 2014 02:29 PM (GrtrJ)
Posted by: wooga at April 07, 2014 02:30 PM (AEy5L)
This "explanatory journalism" concept is confusing. Does Klein maintain that his average reader/viewer is too fucking stupid to understand simply factual reporting?
Or is his reporting so fucking slanted, aka not-reporting, that he has to explain why and how he reaches the ridiculous and unsupportable conclusions that he was always going to reach, no matter what the facts contained in his slanted reporting.
Ergo, if it cools down over 10 years this supports immediate action on climate change. If it warms up over 10 years this supports immediate action on climate change.
My "explanatory journalism" accomplishes the goal of my originating bias: WE NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE YOU FUCKING RUBES.
Weather at 11.
Posted by: prescient11 at April 07, 2014 02:31 PM (tVTLU)
Posted by: dogfish at April 07, 2014 02:31 PM (nsOJa)
Posted by: Vox at April 07, 2014 02:31 PM (FWbLS)
Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 07, 2014 02:31 PM (GrtrJ)
"In late 2013, Vox Media raised about $40 million from investors"
http://youtu.be/cDiPXBUCe-g?t=40s
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 07, 2014 02:32 PM (kdS6q)
DangerGirl:
Is there something wrong with me that I find it attractive when a broad uses the word cockpunch? lol
Posted by: prescient11 at April 07, 2014 02:32 PM (tVTLU)
Posted by: dogfish at April 07, 2014 02:32 PM (nsOJa)
Laurie David's, you are fucking shitting me, $40MM???
Did they know they were hiring that retard Yglesias??!!
Posted by: prescient11 at April 07, 2014 02:33 PM (tVTLU)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 07, 2014 02:33 PM (gOoFi)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 07, 2014 02:33 PM (0HooB)
Too much.
Posted by: Jeff Bezos
Agreed
Posted by: Homeless guy begging for quarters at April 07, 2014 02:34 PM (4nR9/)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 07, 2014 02:34 PM (gOoFi)
Backwards,
Yglesias should have gone with "Million Dollar Condo" because MIDDLE CLASS!!!, or something...
Posted by: prescient11 at April 07, 2014 02:35 PM (tVTLU)
Posted by: thunderb at April 07, 2014 02:35 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Decaf at April 07, 2014 02:35 PM (OCuX+)
Posted by: nnptcrgrad at April 07, 2014 02:35 PM (Opyrm)
Posted by: Marty Yglesias at April 07, 2014 02:36 PM (Aif/5)
Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 07, 2014 02:36 PM (GrtrJ)
Best idea for a protest against PETA:
Throw dead cats at them. PETA euthanizes more cats than I think any organization in the world, putting aside the Chinese government, then people...
Posted by: prescient11 at April 07, 2014 02:37 PM (tVTLU)
Posted by: navybrat at April 07, 2014 02:37 PM (JgC5a)
Posted by: Puncher at April 07, 2014 02:38 PM (1YgVg)
Posted by: MTF at April 07, 2014 02:38 PM (F58x4)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at April 07, 2014 02:38 PM (3rrMW)
Posted by: Golfman in NC at April 07, 2014 02:39 PM (/djtm)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at April 07, 2014 02:39 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Ezra 'Roethlisburger' Klein at April 07, 2014 02:39 PM (I8YZX)
Posted by: AmishDude at April 07, 2014 02:39 PM (T0NGe)
New York Times Changes Ezra Klein Quote To No Longer Criticize Washington Post
The New York Times media editor Peter Lattman told HuffPost it would have been better if the paper had not changed Klein's quote after publication online.
In an email, Lattman explained why the change was made:"The original quote was accurate, but it was clear to the reporter from the interview that Mr. Klein was referring to daily newspapers in general and was not intending to single out The Post. When Mr. Klein raised this issue after the story was first posted, the reporter agreed and worked with an editor on deadline to adjust the published version."
Quotes smotes.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 07, 2014 02:39 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at April 07, 2014 02:40 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at April 07, 2014 02:40 PM (xqlGe)
I'm not crying even one single tear to see the loony left viciously turning on Google, after the eleventy zillion metric fucktons of money that Google have pumped into the collective coffers of the institutional left.
Lie down with pigs, and all that.
Want sympathy? Call Barack.
Posted by: torquewrench at April 07, 2014 02:41 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: AmishDude at April 07, 2014 02:41 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Bossy Conservative riding Orca at April 07, 2014 02:41 PM (RFeQD)
Posted by: X at April 07, 2014 02:41 PM (KHo8t)
Btw, fuck Jeb Bush and fuck anyone that supports him. (just on principle grounds, mind you)
Can we please note the Jeb commenters and mentally bookmark that no one should listen to a word they say. They belong in the George Will/Michael Medved dustbin of irrelevant squishes.
Posted by: prescient11 at April 07, 2014 02:41 PM (tVTLU)
Posted by: Dr Spank at April 07, 2014 02:42 PM (5UteM)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 07, 2014 02:42 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Fritz at April 07, 2014 02:42 PM (oJUxt)
Posted by: The Simpsons lunch lady & unnamed source at April 07, 2014 02:42 PM (wu/TK)
Posted by: Decaf at April 07, 2014 02:42 PM (OCuX+)
Golly gee, I feel better about myself now.
I haven't felt this good about myself since High School. when that one time the smart kids, liked me because I made a joke that was funny.
But I actually felt bad looking bad, nauseated because I didn't really like them all that much, and they were entitled assholes.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz Commissar at April 07, 2014 02:43 PM (HQml1)
We love Jeb Bush.
He will make a great Republican nominee for President, and lose in an appropriately gentlemanly fashion.
Posted by: Vox at April 07, 2014 02:43 PM (FWbLS)
Posted by: pep at April 07, 2014 06:18 PM (4nR9/)
It would never not be good, ergo, it would be good right now. Your argument is invalid. 
Sorry to take so long to respond, I was baking a peach pie.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 07, 2014 02:43 PM (yh0zB)
This from one of Anne's commenters:
"The first thing that I notice about the Vox site is that readers comments is not a feature. So Klein et al decide what the news is and what spin they like but there is no way to respond. "
Vox is not really interested in news, only in inculcating their ideas. Your ideas are not acceptable and this is why: If you agree with them you don't need to comment and if you don't agree you are irrelevant. Simple, really.
Posted by: Decaf
Posted on Althouse, who shuts off comments for months at a time and has her hubby moderate the few she allows to make sure only the "We luv u Anne" ones get posted.
Isn't it ironic?
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 07, 2014 02:43 PM (kdS6q)
Ha ha ha! Likening the government forcing citizens to purchase a product to male bonding is so edgey!! Awesome, bro!
Hey wait - why is the IRS levying some massive penalty/tax/shared responsibility fee on me? WTF???
Posted by: Lizzy at April 07, 2014 02:43 PM (udjuE)
Posted by: AmishDude at April 07, 2014 02:43 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Adam at April 07, 2014 02:44 PM (Aif/5)
Posted by: You know its true at April 07, 2014 02:45 PM (rCS6C)
Posted by: AmishDude at April 07, 2014 02:45 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 07, 2014 02:45 PM (GrtrJ)
British guys are mostly homos, and talk funny. Cockney rhyming slang is coo, tho: Lies, porkie pies....................
Posted by: Abdullah Abdullah, who knows about These Things at April 07, 2014 02:45 PM (JyjXt)
See also Robert Stacey McCain (The Other McCain) and his curt dismissal of Althouse desperately trying to backtrack on her previous vocal support for Obama.
"A rube," as I recall he called her.
Posted by: torquewrench at April 07, 2014 02:46 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Jay-Z And His Racist Cult at April 07, 2014 02:46 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Tuna at April 07, 2014 02:47 PM (7KPIw)
Posted by: torquewrench at April 07, 2014 06:46 PM (noWW6)
That was not a fair fight.
"The Other McCain' is not someone to be trifled with.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 07, 2014 02:48 PM (QFxY5)
Posted by: navybrat at April 07, 2014 06:37 PM (JgC5a)
A former girlfriend died at 26 from cervical cancer.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 07, 2014 02:48 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: La Raza at April 07, 2014 02:49 PM (ZPrif)
I am going to enjoy uninstalling FireFox.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 07, 2014 02:49 PM (QFxY5)
Posted by: RoyalOil at April 07, 2014 02:52 PM (VjL9S)
Posted by: bergerbilder at April 07, 2014 02:53 PM (8MjqI)
Posted by: kbdabear at April 07, 2014 02:53 PM (aTXUx)
Dear. Fucking. God. "Red Mage"?
Posted by: DangerGirl at home with her Sanity Prod at April 07, 2014 06:23 PM (GrtrJ)
bet he gets laid... a lot. With a cool nic like that
Posted by: tangonine at April 07, 2014 02:56 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Decaf at April 07, 2014 02:57 PM (OCuX+)
Apparently the world is passing me right the fuck on by if this is the kind of stuff I need to be pouring into my head.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz Commissar at April 07, 2014 02:57 PM (HQml1)
protest this time at google ventures partner, entrepeneur kevin
rose's home in portrero hill, san francisco...they picketed and called
him a leech and parasite."
Looks like they're starting to eat their own now.
Posted by: OregonMuse at April 07, 2014 02:59 PM (I8YZX)
Posted by: Decaf at April 07, 2014 02:59 PM (OCuX+)
Posted by: Adam at April 07, 2014 06:44 PM (Aif/5)
I've got the popcorn if someone brings the beverages.
Posted by: tangonine at April 07, 2014 03:00 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at April 07, 2014 03:39 PM (h2oug)
Posted by: Fwad at April 07, 2014 03:55 PM (KnfUQ)
protest this time at google ventures partner, entrepeneur kevin
rose's home in portrero hill, san francisco...they picketed and called
him a leech and parasite."
Looks like they're starting to eat their own now.
Posted by: OregonMuse at April 07, 2014 06:59 PM (I8YZX)
_________________________________________________________
The loons had teh funneh flier/handouts too. Complaining about the VC guy being responsible for all the techies taking over SF neighborhoods. They said the protest against the Google guy was on behalf of those that "walked your dogs, did your laundry, washed your dishes, sucked your cocks..." No kidding.
Posted by: eureka! at April 07, 2014 04:10 PM (p4EeG)
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