Comments on: Cole’s Law

By: Patterico’s Pontifications » Anonymous Law Enforcement Source: Cops Lied in No-Knock Atlanta Case

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:59:48 +0000

[...] It is an old Internet trick to decry the “suspicious silence” of your ideological opponents regarding news that appeared a couple of hours ago. This trick was used by John Cole when the Terri Schiavo autopsy came out. But the pinnacle of the format was achieved by our friend Thomas Ellers, known by some as Glenn Greenwald, who excoriated a few of us for not denouncing a blogger calling himself “Emperor Misha” — for comments made while most of us were asleep, getting ready for work, and/or working. When Greenwald pulled this trick, I called him a “douchebag.” That was neither restrained nor civil of me, but many have called it accurate. [...]

By: Mossback Culture

Mossback Culture — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:35:24 +0000

[...] a, those who insisted he pulled the plug for financial reasons, and those who insisted the he was to blame for the behavior of Jesse Jackson, Randall Terry, Nat Hentoff and the rest of the vultures [...]

By: TJ Jackson

TJ Jackson — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 20:12:25 +0000

I believe the central issue in this case was the government’s right to intervene in family matters and make life and death decisions regardless of that family’s wishes. The autopsy report did nothing to clarify nor resolve this issue but did leave some issues unaddressed.

Too often some bloggers demonstrate their stance is the only correct one despite the contradictions they display. Mr. Cole’s stance on certain issues has grown uncomfortably fammiliar to those of people like Mr. Sullivan or Willis. Such positions become not only predictable but tiresome.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 15:24:30 +0000

John has a tolerant attitude towards his visitors–and I’ve certainly tested that tolerance–but he is truly a hot-head.

The blood pounding in his ears deafens him to reason, sometimes. To read him, you’d think the entire case for not snuffing out Terri Schiavo consisted of allegations of abuse against Michael, and that folks hoping to save her life–or mere existance–were certain she was just getting some shut eye.

Not exactly Mr. Nuance, John C.

Cordially…

By: Dean's World

Dean's World — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 02:46:37 +0000

The Most Important Terri Schiavo Question

In reading certain entries by certain webloggers who are