This article may be about something, but hang me if I can tell what it is or why I should even bother reading it.
I am sure this guy has something to say, but he should just come out and say it. If he doesn't know what he wants to say, other than continual basking in the admirable works of the Swiftboat crowd, why should I try to figure it out for him? Why?
I agree. I read and reread the article trying to get to the primary theme.
After reading your grammatical expertise as evidenced by your third atrociously written sentence, what indeed would you know about good writing?
“I am sure this guy has something to say, but he should just come out and say it. If he doesn’t know what he wants to say, other than continual basking in the admirable works of the Swiftboat crowd, why should I try to figure it out for him? Why?”
Hi AJ,
I can take criticism. I am married and have teens. OTOH, I hope you can stand having some fun poked at you.
Yeah, the article is somewhat long, and involved. But there is a point to that. Ever see a “book”, AJ? They can be really, really big things, even hundreds of pages. Some people actually think it can take that much written space to make a point or points and back them up! Imagine that! May not sit too well with the short atention span folks, but can’t please everyone.
AJ, that article was written largely based on source materials I found, searched for and read that was volumous! Dozens of hours! Hundreds of pages! Over months.
I intended to establish some of the history of the first WSI in 1971, its aftermath and how that was well developed in To Set The Record Straight. Then cover how Swett and Ziegler document the grass roots movements of 2004 that unraveled the Kerry campaign and showed the power that a whole lot of regular folks now have, media-wise. Finally, and for those in this thread who think this is just history, I pointed out that the left is intending to perform another WSI in a few months to smear the troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. That’s a future event.
I can and have made points in a relatively few word, AJ. But here, that wasn’t my point. See all those links in that article? They’re meant to give interested parties (read: folks who maybe read long things!) sources of information and materials.
AJ, it is a matter of personal inclinations. I actually like reading long and involved accounts and histories, because I relish the little but crucial details. Others don’t, and nothing at all wrong with that. If you like the short, sweet and to the point, best to ya, sincerely. But I’m probably not the guy you’ll want to read.
The main point of the article is simply this: if folks are ready, willing, able and prepared, history need not repeat itself, when the smear campaign heats up in March.
DK
It seems pretty clear to me from the first two sentences that this is a book review. How difficult was that to figure out?
” This article may be about something, but hang me if I can tell what it is or why I should even bother reading it. “
Bravo! My sophomore HS composition teacher would be proud of you, as am I. You’ve got 25 words to convince me I need to read your piece. Go.