The Taupe Hat edit thing
Monkeys accuse me of editing the "good parts" out of their e-mails.
They send me War and Peace and then get angry when I clip it.
Newspapers give you the basic facts in the first paragraph or two
then expand the details as the story unfolds in later paragraphs.
That's a good idea.
Truth is, some people, (not you) write like John Kerry speaks.
Some people insist on using 40 words when six will do.
Many great writers do this, but here's how it comes out:
"Richard M. Cheney, the vice president of the
United States, was walking with Donald L.
Rumsfeld, the Secretary of Defense and Condaleezza
Rice, the Secretary of State as they
prepared for a meeting with George W. Bush,
the president of the United States of America."
I'll change that to "Unka Dick, Rummy and Sleazy
met with Smirk."
People who read bartcop.com generally know who those
people are.
They've never heard of Jennifer Aniston or Jessica Alba, but they know
their fascist bastards.
Then there's the people who just forget that their comments might be
published.
"Two weeks ago saturday I was making grilled
cheese sandwiches for my husband
who is a fireman every Friday and every
other Tuesday, and he asked me why I
was wearing the pink top and I told
him..."
I generally skip that paragraph and look for some "meat" in the letter.
If something good shows up, I print just that segment.
But,
let's look at what you wrote (in bold green)
Meanwhile, Bush lies (deliberately, duh) about
the reasons for going to war in Iraq,
incidentally killing about two thousand US
soldiers so far, at least 27,000 Iraqi civilians,
more than half of whom were women and children,
and destroying any ounce of credibility,
respect, and most importantly, support that
we had from our neighbors.
and what I wrote:
Meanwhile, Bush lies about the reasons for going to war,
killing 2,240 US soldiers so far, destroying any ounce of credibility,
respect, and most importantly, support that we had from our neighbors.
OK, so I changed "about 2000" to 2,240.
Not sure why, but some people think I write every word on the
page. Had I not changed
that "about 2000" to the more-accurate
2,240, I would've gotten mail asking how 240
soliders had managed to rise from their graves. (We print daily totals,
they keep up.)
...at least 27,000 Iraqi civilians,
I left that out because, seems like 12-15 months ago, the Red Cross
put the number
of Iraqi dead at over 100,000. Again, I was playing defense
to ward off the extra mail.
...more than half of whom were women and children,
In war, it's a given the women & kids will get the worst of it,
so that felt redundant.
Should I always print a "quote" as it is verbatim?
Probably, but if I had to print everything as it came in, I'd have to
read more quotes
to find enough suitable stuff to print OR skip some valid quotes/articles/e-mails
that
I'd already invested precious time to read.
Plus, I'm aiming for a faster, more enjoyable read.
The Congressional Record is more accurate, but I probably get more
hits than they do :)
Lastly, I've been know to "take liberties" with the facts. If
I quote Bush saying,
"Henry Reid can just suck my ass,"
he might have said that because Cheney told
Leahy to "Go fuck yourself," so
you have to check the link to be sure.
These thugs are liable to do and say anything, so reading their
quotes is a challange.
People who read bartcop.com have to ramp up their
bullshit detector.
It's an exercise in understanding the facists who control our once-great
country.
Thanks for the note.
I'm glad you got some hits.
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