The most recent 20 comments posted to Electrolite by Andrea Harris:

I am having trouble understanding the title of your post. I'm not really sure what your problem with Florida is. After all, the Miami Herald is published in Miami, which the last time I checked was still in Florida. So are you mad that they reported on the other news media organs in the area? I don't get it. And they weren't "Florida" terrorists: they were overheard saying whatever in Atlanta, right? They were from (or at least going to school in) the Dominican Republic, I believe, which far from being part of Florida is an independent country, on an island. Unless you live in Florida too, you weren't the one who got to contemplate the possibility of a terrorist attack not three hours from where you live (or perhaps closer). And the practice of hysterical reportage is hardly a local phenomenon. But I apologize. I guess I'm losing my sense of humor.

Here's a note for future reference: WSVN, channel 7, is known as "Bloody Seven." It's reputation for closeups of the body and other blood 'n' guts broadcasting methods is notorious, as is the nearly-always hysterical tone of its news coverage on anything, including the weather. This has gone on for years; the hilarious live on-camera breakdown of reporter Rick Sanchez during and after Hurrican Andrew back in 1992 is an especially fond memory [/sarcasm]. The fact that the WSVN reporters went apeshit at the "terrorist" debacle is nothing new, and making fun of the station is an old pastime at the Herald. (Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen have contributed much to the Wacky Channel 7 genre.) It's the area's Fox-owned station, by the way. Make of that what you will.

Well, I don't think Gore's son's DUI is relevant to the ballot discussion either. To a discussion on signs of corruption and the misuse of privilege by those in power, well, that's another discussion. Or is it? You could say that the "special treatment" (if there has been any) afforded to Bush's daughter or Gore's son is part and parcel of an atmosphere that treats voters like interchangeable parts. But I hardly think that corruption is endemic to one party over another. If there is misuse of power going on, then Democrats as well as Republicans are engaging in it. Nobody's got a halo here.

Well, who wants to be friends with Winger anyway? Let's leave trashy late-Eighties metal bands in the dustbin of history where they belong. "She's only seventeen..."

Dang -- "relevant."

Not relavent to the discussion of the ballots. Unless you can somehow tie Ms. Bush's drug problems in with the ballot problems. But what do I know. I just live here. Maybe Florida's enmeshed in one huge gooey web of Republican corruption; kind of like a Carl Hiaasen novel, only without any good-looking single moms who have to strip for a living.

There wasn't any trouble in my part of Florida, but then again, I don't live in one of the "blue" counties. Make of that what you will.

Zack, I think you meant to address Avram re: the Wired website. (I agree that they are hard to read, but not as bad as the old days, when the web site *and* the print magazine were not only hard to read, but came in the *fugliest* colors.)

Just a note: Blogger _does_ have a template called "boring" or "basic" or something, which pretty much is css-free. No fancy columns or colors though.

I don't think she's a ravenous monster, just thoughtless and stupid, and addicted to the shocked looks on peoples' faces when she comes out with her little quips. I will admit, though, that when I read that line about her grabbing a cab, I actually envisioned her grabbing a cab with her bare hands. And then swinging it around above her head, all the while roaring and stamping, kind of like Godzilla. Coulterzilla!

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