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October 12, 2007
Avoiding the appearance of a biased tone
I've been feeling guilty. Not only did I drag poor Coco into being a "political ring tone laugh analyst," but by having her evaluate only the Hillary Laugh Ring Tone, I may have inadvertently created an appearance of something less than full objectivity. Regular readers know my biases, which I try to disclose, and I have said repeatedly that I do not intend to vote for Hillary Clinton. But Coco really hasn't taken a position on the candidates or the issues, and it just isn't fair to have people think that she would chose to evaluate the Hillary laugh only. Furthermore, after Glenn Reynolds opined that the "little chuckle that Mitt Romney deploys when he think he's scored a point" is "more irritating than the Clinton cackle," I consulted Coco, and promised that "I believe in fairness, and I'd be glad to have Coco check out the Romney chuckle ring tone." In light of my promise, the Mitt Romney ring tone positively cries out for Coco's evaluation. (Otherwise, I'd be guilty of a violation of Fairness Theory.) So here's Coco evaluating Mitt Romney's laugh as it emanates from my cell phone: You'll notice that Coco doesn't appear terribly excited. The Hillary laugh seemed to get more of a rise out of her: But whether she's more irritated is tough to tell. I think she finds the Romney chuckle more boring than the Hillary cackle. Wanting to leave no stone unturned, I finally decided to cut and paste the cackle and the chuckle together, along with an appropriate sound track. Again, here's Coco, doing her best to bear with me: I think she'll be glad when this election is over. (If the Hillary Mitt Medley Ring Tone isn't audible enough, you can also stream or download it here.) posted by Eric on 10.12.07 at 11:29 AM
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If the dog goes up on charges for ripping your arm off the next time you put the phone near her, I WILL be available to her defense team as a character witness. That you are not bleeding and are not in great pain is testimony to HER strength of character. Larry Sheldon · October 12, 2007 02:40 PM Even without seeing the clips (OS9 and NS7 don't handle YouTube these days) I can tell you Coco's reaction. Coco: Daddy, you're weirding me out. Alan Kellogg · October 13, 2007 04:58 AM Post a comment
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