July 1, 2010
This Site is Moving
I'll be moving this blog over to the Pajamas Media site shortly. You can adjust your bookmarks if you want, but that's optional. You should be automatically redirected.
If you use an RSS reader, point it here for the new feed. The RSS feed you have been using will no longer work. If you don't know what an RSS feed is, you don't have to do anything.
Posted by Michael J. Totten at July 1, 2010 3:51 PM
Comments
Michael, congratulations, It's about time!
You know that many of your old TCS links don't work? Can you create your own on-line archive of your stuff that they've taken down/ hidden?
Just in time for your book ... any news on that?
Posted by: Tom Grey at July 1, 2010 4:04 pm
You know that many of your old TCS links don't work? Can you create your own on-line archive of your stuff that they've taken down/ hidden?
Just in time for your book ... any news on that?
Tom,
I'll make an announcement about the book shortly. Everything is on track.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 1, 2010 4:06 pm
I'll make an announcement about the book shortly. Everything is on track.
Tom, here's Michael's archives from TCS http://www.ideasinactiontv.com/tcs_daily/michael-totten/
Posted by: Ali at July 1, 2010 4:56 pm
Michael congrats and thank God! This website is for some reason hell for my computer.
Posted by: Ali at July 1, 2010 4:59 pm
For the moment at least, everything is cross-posting, although the comments seem to be quite a bit behind.
Will blog links auto-re-direct, or should they be updated as well (seems like it)?
GRATZ
OVERDUE,
R
Posted by: Render at July 1, 2010 4:59 pm
Will blog links auto-re-direct, or should they be updated as well (seems like it)?
GRATZ
OVERDUE,
R
Everything should redirect automatically starting tomorrow. If it doesn't, we'll fix it.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 1, 2010 5:20 pm
The only thing that won't redirect is the RSS feed.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 1, 2010 5:20 pm
Funny, I know a guy that could be your twin Michael, well, the profile....
Never had any problem here. I have Road Runner high speed cable with Time Warner and use Foxfire, I'm not sure that makes any difference.....
Posted by: Maxtrue at July 1, 2010 5:31 pm
Never had any problem here. I have Road Runner high speed cable with Time Warner and use Foxfire, I'm not sure that makes any difference.....
1, At Pajama Home Page, I don't see Michael's Blog
2. Don't see comments when clicking on comments.
3. I'll get over the advertising so close to header. This site here is a bit more calm and spacey. Probably some great exposure thought.
Michael, judging from the articles, you'll REALLY be the voice of reason...
Posted by: Maxtrue at July 1, 2010 6:00 pm
2. Don't see comments when clicking on comments.
3. I'll get over the advertising so close to header. This site here is a bit more calm and spacey. Probably some great exposure thought.
Michael, judging from the articles, you'll REALLY be the voice of reason...
Max: At Pajama Home Page, I don't see Michael's Blog
It should appear tomorrow, I think.
Don't see comments when clicking on comments.
The comments from this site were already exported to that site, so any comments left at this site from here on out won't appear over there.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 1, 2010 6:12 pm
It should appear tomorrow, I think.
Don't see comments when clicking on comments.
The comments from this site were already exported to that site, so any comments left at this site from here on out won't appear over there.
When I clicked on comments all that appeared for me was a blank comment window and information. Same for every thread I clicked comments. Do I have to post or subscribe to see comments?
Posted by: Maxtrue at July 1, 2010 6:19 pm
Mr. Young thread comments were there, Syria thread comments were not.....must just be time lag...
Posted by: Maxtrue at July 1, 2010 6:22 pm
Max,
I guess you have to sign up and log in over there, but you should only have to log in once. I've been logged in to comment on the PJ site continuously for months.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 1, 2010 6:22 pm
I guess you have to sign up and log in over there, but you should only have to log in once. I've been logged in to comment on the PJ site continuously for months.
Michael theres a problem. The archives aren't grouped in months.
Posted by: Ali at July 1, 2010 7:04 pm
Ali, yes they are.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 1, 2010 7:07 pm
I found them now, sorry.
Posted by: Ali at July 1, 2010 7:22 pm
Not a big fan of PJM, but I'll follow you there. Good for you from a exposure perspective though!
Posted by: SK at July 1, 2010 9:08 pm
For the mentally challenged, where do you sign up and log in? That is different than subscribe, yes? I was able to make a comment this morning, but then only my one comment appears under the Syrian thread. Sorry to be a pain....
Posted by: Maxtrue at July 2, 2010 5:21 am
There still seem to be a bunch of broken items in the archives. For example, on the Pajamas Media site, I tried looking up your October 2009 archive. The first item says, "I have arrived in Ukraine, and I feel like I " -- there is a "Read" link immediately after that, but clicking on "Read" doesn't display the rest of the sentence, much less the full post.
Posted by: Joshua at July 2, 2010 9:19 am
The RSS feed link seems to exist: it can be seen with a browser, but the RSS reader (Bloglines) says it doesn't exist. Are you publishing your RSS feed?
Posted by: DaleB at July 2, 2010 10:06 am
DaleB: the RSS reader (Bloglines) says it doesn't exist.
It works for me. Check again?
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 2, 2010 11:26 am
It works for me. Check again?
Joshua: There still seem to be a bunch of broken items in the archives.
Yes, thanks for letting me know. I missed that.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 2, 2010 11:30 am
Yes, thanks for letting me know. I missed that.
Max,
The comment systems are separate. All comments from this site were exported to that site a few days ago, but it was a one-time copy and paste. Leaving a comment here or there won't automatically copy it there or here.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 2, 2010 11:45 am
The comment systems are separate. All comments from this site were exported to that site a few days ago, but it was a one-time copy and paste. Leaving a comment here or there won't automatically copy it there or here.
I haven't been leaving many comments here for years, while still reading you and admiring that you're one of the few bloggers out there doing REAL journalism. but I must pipe up to express my disappoinment that you're going over to PJM. The big problem IMO is the large volume of commentators, so many that you can't really get to know any of them as individual commentators, with the exception of a few like David Thomson. That SO destroys my interest in a blog, which to my mind ought to be a dialogue between the blogger, a fairly regular cast of repeat commentators, and occasional new commentators. PJM is chock full of garden variety Christian Zionists, extreme right-wing Jews, Randians and other assorted BORING people. United by crassness, intolerance, interchangability and the propensity to view President Obama as a Muslim socialist born in Kenya.
Posted by: Markus at July 2, 2010 12:07 pm
Markus: the propensity to view President Obama as a Muslim socialist born in Kenya.
Well, I'm not going there for the comments section.
My comments section here doesn't include that sort of thing, and it might not over there either.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 2, 2010 12:12 pm
Well, I'm not going there for the comments section.
My comments section here doesn't include that sort of thing, and it might not over there either.
Michael,
We all know that the move to PJM wouldn't change the excellent, informative and unbiased articles that you post but I fear you are wrong about the comments section. PJM changed for the worse after Obama was elected.
Posted by: JoshC at July 2, 2010 12:39 pm
We all know that the move to PJM wouldn't change the excellent, informative and unbiased articles that you post but I fear you are wrong about the comments section. PJM changed for the worse after Obama was elected.
I get it. I missed the part that the transfer was done a few days ago....
I scanned the comment threads at PJM and its a mixed bag. Great comment from New Republic editor blasting Fareed. Michael is sure to keep a line down. Actually the wing nuts on both sides present the commentators here a great chance to show how sane and non-partisan they are. It will only help to thwart the narrative of an "echo chamber".
Posted by: Maxtrue at July 2, 2010 1:42 pm
I scanned the comment threads at PJM and its a mixed bag. Great comment from New Republic editor blasting Fareed. Michael is sure to keep a line down. Actually the wing nuts on both sides present the commentators here a great chance to show how sane and non-partisan they are. It will only help to thwart the narrative of an "echo chamber".
I do hope you all follow me to the comments section on PJ.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 2, 2010 1:45 pm
PJTV! PJTV!
Posted by: Nate at July 2, 2010 3:25 pm
"I haven't been leaving many comments here for years"
Thank God for small favors.
"PJM is chock full of garden variety Christian Zionists, extreme right-wing Jews, Randians and other assorted BORING people. United by crassness, intolerance, interchangability and the propensity to view President Obama as a Muslim socialist born in Kenya."
That's rich coming from a malicious Jew-baiting nitwit who likes to compare Israel to Nazi Germany.
Posted by: Gary Rosen at July 2, 2010 7:19 pm
Thank God for small favors.
"PJM is chock full of garden variety Christian Zionists, extreme right-wing Jews, Randians and other assorted BORING people. United by crassness, intolerance, interchangability and the propensity to view President Obama as a Muslim socialist born in Kenya."
That's rich coming from a malicious Jew-baiting nitwit who likes to compare Israel to Nazi Germany.
I doubt you're enjoying this change much, although you wouldn't say so here and undercut your hosts.
You may pick up some extra traffic and ad revenue.
Can't hold that against you. In a better world, you'd have found some permanent co-bloggers and let this thing grow as an independent mideast blog. It's probably true that you didn't post enough content here often enough to really make this place known enough to make you a living wage on it. Nobody's a sole proprietor anymore.
I don't think the crazy people will give you too hard a time. You're pretty good at framing things in a them-friendly tone. There's no way in hell I'm signing up for Pajamas Media anything, so this is the end of the ride for public conversation. No big loss, work keeps me out of comment sections these days anyway.
You were right about Charles Johnson - and Charles Johnson is right about PJM. Someday Andrew Breitbart will own that place.
Posted by: glasnost at July 2, 2010 9:10 pm
You may pick up some extra traffic and ad revenue.
Can't hold that against you. In a better world, you'd have found some permanent co-bloggers and let this thing grow as an independent mideast blog. It's probably true that you didn't post enough content here often enough to really make this place known enough to make you a living wage on it. Nobody's a sole proprietor anymore.
I don't think the crazy people will give you too hard a time. You're pretty good at framing things in a them-friendly tone. There's no way in hell I'm signing up for Pajamas Media anything, so this is the end of the ride for public conversation. No big loss, work keeps me out of comment sections these days anyway.
You were right about Charles Johnson - and Charles Johnson is right about PJM. Someday Andrew Breitbart will own that place.
That's rich coming from a malicious Jew-baiting nitwit who likes to compare Israel to Nazi Germany.
Ladies and gentlemen, the self-defining epitaph of this comment section. Wrap it up. Call it a night. Special thanks to the folks who made sure every possible policy argument or ethical debate was covered with a nice even layer of hate.
See you on the evening news.
Posted by: glasnost at July 2, 2010 9:28 pm
Ladies and gentlemen, the self-defining epitaph of this comment section. Wrap it up. Call it a night. Special thanks to the folks who made sure every possible policy argument or ethical debate was covered with a nice even layer of hate.
See you on the evening news.
Nice editing, g, leaving out my quote from markus. It would have ruined your agenda to remind people he was trolling.
Posted by: Gary Rosen at July 3, 2010 2:18 am
I've been reading your work since 2003 and I have to say I'll miss having you pop up on the screen on my top sites icon. There are some places to which I just can't travel and PJM is one of them. I used to read Roger Simon but the Obama hatred is absurdly undisguised and the fallout zone around him is too toxic. (Marc Cooper has taken a stab at trying to deconstruct this). I have donated and do wish you well. I admire your tenacity and war zone fortitude and have also hoped that your frequent absences from home were not too hard for your wife. Freelancing, I know, requires courage from all involved. Thanks for your insights and thoughtfulness.
Posted by: nancy at July 4, 2010 12:11 pm
As of July 4, the blog over at Pajamas Media only goes through February 2010.
Posted by: Ted S. at July 4, 2010 1:13 pm
Thanks, Ted. There are still kinks that need to be ironed out before it goes live.
Posted by: Michael J. Totten at July 4, 2010 1:44 pm
I'm sorry nancy and others can't separate criticism of ideas and their consequences from personality. But, when I read nonsense like the Tea Party movement is about race (aren't Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi caucasian?), I can only conclude debating and defending ideas isn't in vogue today. What's revealing is the use of the word "hate," and from whom I hear it, having heard the language and viewed the behavior of "peace" marchers in San Francisco for decades.
Posted by: Paul S. at July 4, 2010 4:45 pm
I know nothing more about anyone here than what they post. The ideas, that I agree and disagree with and learn from, are my sole reason for visiting and supporting Michael's valuable forum.
Posted by: Paul S. at July 4, 2010 5:02 pm
One final thought.
This American administration, like its predecessors, creates a target-rich environment for satirists; so there's much mockery, some of it too personal for my taste. But I don't hear or read actual hate from the fellow conservatives I admire. Those I respect focus their energy on the message.
Posted by: Paul S. at July 4, 2010 7:39 pm
This American administration, like its predecessors, creates a target-rich environment for satirists; so there's much mockery, some of it too personal for my taste. But I don't hear or read actual hate from the fellow conservatives I admire. Those I respect focus their energy on the message.
One thing you will not see on a Pajamas Media thread is people constantly calling you a racist, Nazi, fascist, Zionazi apartheid, etc, or trying to get you banned on the grounds of "hate" speech because it's easier than responding on the merits. Other than that, yeah, it's pretty crazy over there.
Posted by: Carlos at July 4, 2010 11:06 pm
"because it's easier than responding on the merits"
Bull's eye.
Posted by: Paul S. at July 4, 2010 11:26 pm
Bull's eye.
Lay your cards on the table; let the house see your hand.
Posted by: Paul S. at July 5, 2010 12:25 am
The 'boo-hoo I am not going to visit PJM' posters are utterly pathetic. Are they scared of being contaminated? Losing their ideological purity? Jeez. Bookmark Mr. Totten, ignore the rest if you fear it that much. To do anything else is to sulk like a baby and generally behave in an utterly feeble manner.
And after all, if the Democrats (to which party I assume the bleaters incline) could embrace and eulogize a bona-fide hood wearing crook like Robert Byrd, then surely you can follow an intelligent man like Michael to PJM.
Posted by: Vern at July 5, 2010 12:47 pm
And after all, if the Democrats (to which party I assume the bleaters incline) could embrace and eulogize a bona-fide hood wearing crook like Robert Byrd, then surely you can follow an intelligent man like Michael to PJM.
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