Comment of the year so far
Unfortunately it was not left on this blog, but still worth noting. It was left on a Gawker post and manages to jab both Scientology and Gawker's Nick Denton; as the post explains, the former is threatening to sue the latter for hosting the now infamous "Tom Cruise is a Cheesy Walleyed Wackamuffin Who Has a Nervous Cackle Like Hillary" video.
Life's too short to link Gawker. You don't have to go there, though, to appreciate Jim Treacher's comment on the Cruise video kerfuffle:
BY JIM TREACHER AT 03:03 AMIt's hard to know who to root against here. On principle, I guess I'll go for free press over thin-skinned litigious cult. But only on principle.I look at this manipulative, vindictive, ruthless sociopath who plays games with the truth and profits from the misfortune of his betters, and I think... He's the perfect guy to stand up to Scientology!
I'll link to Treacher's blog instead, and also to some backstory on Gawker.
MORE: As for noteworthy comments here, it was nice to have First Things author Anthony Esolen drop by my post about his article. (Anwyn's comments drew him out). Always nice to have authors comment at the JYB.