Comments on: Pop Quiz http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:14:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rvman http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/comment-page-1/#comment-153228 rvman Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:51:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/#comment-153228 The correct answer is (E) None of the Above: The correct sentence is: The dismissal of Ms. McCarthy provided fresh evidence of the Bush administration’s determination to (CONTROL) leaks of classified information. "Manipulate" implies they are some sort of underworld information puppetmasters - they are not. They are simply, in the immortal words of Al Gore, "the controlling legal authority" regarding this information. "Abuse" describes the original Plame leak, but not the McCarthy dismissal. "Hypocritically punish others for" isn't as far off, except there is no evidence that the White House (as opposed to Cheney's office) has been in the habit of leaking currently classified information. (Selective declassification is not the same as leaking classified data, by the same logic that says that the faucet isn't 'leaking' after you turn on the tap.) Besides, "but she did it first" isn't a valid defence for hitting your sister, leave alone criminal activity. The correct answer is (E) None of the Above: The correct sentence is:

The dismissal of Ms. McCarthy provided fresh evidence of the Bush administration’s determination to (CONTROL) leaks of classified information.

“Manipulate” implies they are some sort of underworld information puppetmasters – they are not. They are simply, in the immortal words of Al Gore, “the controlling legal authority” regarding this information. “Abuse” describes the original Plame leak, but not the McCarthy dismissal. “Hypocritically punish others for” isn’t as far off, except there is no evidence that the White House (as opposed to Cheney’s office) has been in the habit of leaking currently classified information. (Selective declassification is not the same as leaking classified data, by the same logic that says that the faucet isn’t ‘leaking’ after you turn on the tap.) Besides, “but she did it first” isn’t a valid defence for hitting your sister, leave alone criminal activity.

]]> By: Phill http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/comment-page-1/#comment-152989 Phill Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:49:35 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/#comment-152989 The aspect of this that the press is not reporting is the extent to which the current rash of negative leaks are payback from the CIA, NSA and JAG corps. Pissing off a bunch of spies by ordering them to violate their core principles, not a smart political move. The aspect of this that the press is not reporting is the extent to which the current rash of negative leaks are payback from the CIA, NSA and JAG corps.

Pissing off a bunch of spies by ordering them to violate their core principles, not a smart political move.

]]> By: Alan Green http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/comment-page-1/#comment-152939 Alan Green Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:50:41 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/#comment-152939 When they say "evidence of", they probably mean "evidence <i>of the quality</i> of". When they say “evidence of”, they probably mean “evidence of the quality of”.

]]> By: P O'Neill http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/comment-page-1/#comment-152936 P O'Neill Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:25:54 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/#comment-152936 One of the CIA justifications is to say that a complaint came from European intelligence services about the leak, presumably those in Poland and Romania. It's providing an interesting test of exactly how much about their intelligence services the citizens of these countries would rather not know. EU implications too. One of the CIA justifications is to say that a complaint came from European intelligence services about the leak, presumably those in Poland and Romania. It’s providing an interesting test of exactly how much about their intelligence services the citizens of these countries would rather not know. EU implications too.

]]> By: bi http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/comment-page-1/#comment-152924 bi Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:12:05 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/#comment-152924 Does New York Times have an NPOV policy like Wikipedia? Does New York Times have an NPOV policy like Wikipedia?

]]> By: Maria http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/comment-page-1/#comment-152921 Maria Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:51:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/#comment-152921 I thought the appropriate word was "monopolize". I thought the appropriate word was “monopolize”.

]]> By: dearieme http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/comment-page-1/#comment-152899 dearieme Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:15:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/04/22/pop-quiz-2/#comment-152899 Golly, I didn't know that alternative spelling. I blame my school-teachers. Golly, I didn’t know that alternative spelling. I blame my school-teachers.

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