- David is not an American. With your profound investigative skills, you might find that non-Americans cant make political contributions.
- He is Israeli. Lest this spin your paranoid wheels, he is a long-time member of Peace Now. The post I sent you to describes a film he made with his Palestinian colleague.
- He is an ardent supporter of Barack Obama (althuogh he cant vote, as he is not an American). I can vote and did, for Obama.
- David is very amused and flattered that you think he is so important.

Sarcasm aside, compare the photo on the blog you linked (which I also saw) with the photo on his most recent resume here and the David Michaelis blog here. The contribution dates dovetail quite nicely with his transition from writer/producer to board member at Link TV, because he is would now be precluded from making political contributions in the 2008 election cycle by virtue of his service on a 501(c)(3) organization.

The pictures prove they are the same person, and the blog is further proof.

This isn’t new in politics. Surrogates in the media and press do this all the time, and yeah, fellow Democrats do it to fellow Democrats because somehow they can push it all down when it’s said and done and kiss and make up.

You are right — a little investigation and Google work comes in handy. I did mine, and at this point I’d say the one who should apologize is YOU, not me.

I used the very complicated journalist technique of googling “David Michaelis”, and got this, about the real David Michaelis, on a blog called Intrepid Liberal Journal. This is him, his photo and bio:

http://intrepidliberaljournal.blogspot.com/2006/06/broadcasting-humanity-interview-with.html

Then I clicked the link YOU provided above, called “hefty contributor” and performed another trick only journalists know about – I SCROLLED DOWN the page, and found the contribution details. These may or may not be one person who moved from DC to NY, but not our David of SF; as a self-described self-employed writer he/them cant work for Link TV. Oh right, maybe he was lying to hide his “hefty contributions” to Clinton, since hes probably really embarrassed that as a democrat, he gave $8000 over 2 years (and he gave $1000 to Evan Bayh).

I ask you if it makes sense to conduct sloppy investigations, and jump to paranoid conclusions, not even about McCAIN but about a fellow democrat? I hope anyone who takes you seriously stops reading this blog unless you apologize for the mistakes you have made.

Name & Location Employer/Occupation Dollar Amount

Michaelis, David Self/Writer $2,000 08/21/2006 PHILL PAC
WASHINGTON, DC 20007
MICHAELIS, DAVID SELF-EMPLOYED/WRITER $1,000 05/19/2006 NEW YORK, NY 10024 WHITEHOUSE 06 – Democrat
MICHAELIS, DAVID SELF-EMPLOYED/WRITER $1,000 03/06/2006
NEW YORK, NY 10024 WHITEHOUSE 06 – Democrat
MICHAELIS, DAVID SELF-EMPLOYED/WRITER $1,000 03/06/2006
NEW YORK, NY 10024 WHITEHOUSE 06 – Democrat
MICHAELIS, DAVID T SELF/WRITER $1,000 12/27/2005
NEW YORK, NY 10024 EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE – Democrat
MICHAELIS, DAVID T SELF/WRITER $1,900 09/13/2005
WASHINGTON, DC 20007 FRIENDS OF HILLARY – Democrat
MICHAELIS, DAVID T SELF/WRITER $2,000 08/16/2005
WASHINGTON, DC 20007 FRIENDS OF HILLARY – Democrat

But I don’t really consider it a “noise about nothing.” The less people care about grammar and spelling, the poorer we become as a society. The depth of thought needed to create meaningful communication, and the resulting understanding that comes with it, is lost, and much of the expressive power of language continues to be diminished.

This has been going on for decades, of course. As a society, we no longer speak or write very well. What does that say about us, and the abilities we have lost?

So occasionally, I think it’s important for someone to say something, even if it’s considered by some as “noise about nothing.” Some of us, who have been saddened to observe the steady deterioration of our society’s language skills, just don’t feel that way.

In today’s world, thought, such minor issues need to be left for later, when maybe humanity won’t survive the decade, when billions go hungry and/or sick, when male violence is amok across the face of the earth and no one even puts a name to it (see: school violence, gun violence, teen violence, marketplace violence, anything in fact except the obvious: male violence).

I think it means “would’ve”… which is a contraction of “would have” (look up “contraction” if you don’t know what that means, you dolt) There is no such phrase as “would of”!!!

I think it means “would’ve”… which is a contraction of “would have” (look up “contraction” if you don’t know what that means, you dolt) There is no such phrase as “would of”!!!