Slog - Comments on What Not to Say... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say ...when you're interviewing a former member of the Bush cabinet. Apparently it violates all standards of decency to use the word "clusterfuck" when you're interviewing Christine Todd Whitman, who is also the former governor of New Jersey, a state where the "f" word is rarely bandied about. She looked shocked, my foul-mouthed HBO crew looked shocked. So I rephrased the question... "How big a fuckstercluck is the Palin thing?" (This was asked before Palin's speech.) I believe the governor, once she recovered her bearings, said, "I've seen worse."... Copyright 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:30:15 -0800 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:05:57 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Do explain. Your HBO crew?

]]> Do explain. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123284 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123284 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:48:09 -0800 Comment by EmilyP And you guys wonder why traditional news agencies don't take you seriously.

]]> EmilyP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123291 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123291 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:51:31 -0800 Comment by Yardlie Omar Little would never use words like that

]]> Yardlie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123332 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123332 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:10:10 -0800 Comment by Sir Learnsalot @1

He's shooting some material for Bill Maher.

]]> Sir Learnsalot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123336 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123336 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:11:43 -0800 Comment by SDA in SEA Awww. Clusterfuck is one of my favorite words. And perfectly descriptive of the Palin fiasco.

]]> SDA in SEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123344 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123344 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:14:22 -0800 Comment by The Peanut Gallery You were too hip for the room... boomers understand "love-in". "Clusterfuck" is too slang... er "urban" slang for the average R

]]> The Peanut Gallery http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123346 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123346 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:14:41 -0800 Comment by max solomon dan, will you be on this friday? as in tomorrow?

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123347 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123347 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:14:48 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe She looks like a witch. Burn her alive.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123366 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123366 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:24:40 -0800 Comment by seandr Dan - when is HBO going to air your adventures at the RNC?

]]> seandr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123372 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123372 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:30:23 -0800 Comment by Angry Leftist Clusterfuck = scientific term for when animals gather in large groups and spew their seed indiscriminately, hoping it will find any receptive orifice. Normally seen in some amphibians and reptiles. I.e. perfectly appropriate term for the situation.

]]> Angry Leftist http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123375 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123375 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:33:39 -0800 Comment by julie If your HBO crew had an HBO logo on anything, she shouldn't have been surprised. Hasn't she seen Deadwood?

]]> julie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123382 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123382 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:38:10 -0800 Comment by Your mother would have been so proud Congratulations Dan, you've officially become the new Tom Green.

]]> Your mother would have been so proud http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123409 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123409 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:00:28 -0800 Comment by joe's cousin jerry @12, I love tom green's political humor, very insightful comment. I think clusterfuck is the only way to describe the disaster of the last 8 years. I can't wait for Friday night.

]]> joe's cousin jerry http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123451 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123451 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:17:38 -0800 Comment by Jen 12 - Uncalled for.

]]> Jen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123891 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1123891 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:04:55 -0800 Comment by Hoyt Clagwell "Fuckstercluck" is supposed to be better than "clusterfuck?"

I had a college level reading ability in grade school (not any great achievement considering how fucking dumb most college students actually are), I got perfect scores in English and reading comprehension on the ACT, I've logged time as a copy editor and I have a copy of Strunk and White right here on my desk. And I curse like a sailor with Tourette's. I know I'm in my own little world, but I'm still genuinely shocked when people are actually offended by curse words. How could you not love the poetry and expressiveness of foul language?

]]> Hoyt Clagwell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1124174 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1124174 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:28:25 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage I am a bad, bad man. Please don't read my blog.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1124224 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1124224 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:32:39 -0800 Comment by john cocktosin She was in today's NYT xword puzzle. It was a really good puzzle today. Much better than the schwagg Phelps theme yesterday.

]]> john cocktosin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1124702 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1124702 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:40:32 -0800 Comment by Jersey I know she's a republican but I've always had a soft spot for her, like I know she could be better if she just came over to our side. She wouldn't have to lie about environmental dangers during clean-up efforts if she did.

]]> Jersey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1124712 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1124712 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:42:47 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle The drain-circling gurgle is growing louder by the minute ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1124745 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1124745 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:47:34 -0800 Comment by anthony Yay!!! does that mean you're going to be on bill maher this friday??? Mike Taibbi just isn't as good as you sir. Real time is where i first saw you by the way..... then i started reading the blog.

]]> anthony http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1125118 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1125118 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:08:22 -0800 Comment by E @12 - or Mr Savage is a kindred soul of the Daily Show. They've been using "Clusterf*k to the ________ (insert topical location here)" for eons or at least a few years now. And Christine T was a guest on there 3 years ago, when she was shilling her book "It's My Party, Too".

]]> E http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1125395 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/what_not_to_say#c1125395 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:32:34 -0800 Comment by whatevernevermind @16 Hey, I don't think you're perfect, either, but that's why I read so much of what you have to say -- when you're not right, at least you're entertaining. It's also why I'm so mesmerized by Sarah "Hooker Heels" Palin.

You don't seriously want to be surrounded only with fawning sychophants, do you? Do you even have fawning sychophants, or enough to make that worthwhile?

You're a writer. If you don't want to be read, why are you writing? If you don't want comments here, why is there that option?

But, yeah, 12's comment was despicable and I'm sorry you have to put up with that.

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