I totally agree! They shouldnt build a pipeline in front of the White House.
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Torremolinos, Torremolinos
A successfully iconic satire destroys the viability of its target. After Tina Feys celebrated skit on SNL, for example, Russias visibility from Alaska could never again be invoked without derision as an argument for Sarah Palins expertise in international affairs. This is a lesson that Sean Gabb really should have taken to heart before offering this particular defense of race-baiting anti-immigrant politician Enoch Powell ….
We therefore say this with regard to Enoch Powell. He was a classical scholar of great brilliance and distinction. His Lexicon to Herodotus (1938) is one of the most valuable works ever produced on the ancient historian. As well as in Latin and Greek, he was fluent in every main European language, and in Welsh. He was also at least competent in several ancient and modern oriental languages.
Sean Gabb, 2011And then you get cornered by some drunken greengrocer from Luton with an Instamatic and Dr. Scholl sandals and last Tuesdays Daily Express and he drones on and on and on about how Mr. Smith should be running this country and how many languages Enoch Powell can speak and then he throws up all over the Cuba Libres.
Monty Python, 1972
The Song of Broken Glass
This purported quote from Krugman has been making the internet rounds:
People on twitter might be joking, but in all seriousness, we would see a bigger boost in spending and hence economic growth if the earthquake had done more damage.
Apparently the quote is a fake, and Krugman is irritated that people would attribute stupid or outrageous remarks to him without verifying their authenticity.
Certainly the people circulating this quote should have checked their sources more carefully. All the same, theres a reason people assumed it was genuine. After all, Krugman is the guy who, the day after the 9/11 attacks, quite genuinely wrote:
Ghastly as it may seem to say this, the terror attack like the original day of infamy, which brought an end to the Great Depression [sic] could even do some economic good. … Now, all of a sudden, we need some new office buildings. … rebuilding will generate at least some increase in business spending.
For quotes from other members of the glaziers lobby, see here.
Should Sex Be Illegal? Only At the Local Level!
Presidential aspirant Jon Huntsman tells Piers Morgan that he can think of no issue more important than the debt ceiling; that is about as fundamental as it gets. (More fundamental than not beating, maiming, and killing quite so many people, apparently.)
Christine ODonnell tells Piers Morgan (shortly before bizarrely storming off his show in mid-interview) that her views on sex are not relevant to her status as a national politician because there arent laws outlawing sex; and if there are, they should be on the local level.
Speaking of ODonnell, there ought to be something called Wiccan, Blynken and Nod. According to Google there isnt yet, and thats just wrong.
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 9
Charles Johnsons post on Libertarian Anticapitalism is up at BHL.
Why Lawrence O’Donnell Is Not a Real Journalist Either
Lawrence ODonnell accuses a right-wing website (he means Reason.com) for refusing to criticise cops even though Reason.com not only frequently criticises cops, but regularly carries the columns of Radley Balko, one of the most prominent critics of police brutality in the country.
Nick Gillespie responds.
Kevin Carson responds.
Radley Balko responds and then responds some more.
I would hold my breath waiting for ODonnells apology and retraction, only Im not suicidal. As Kevin points out, ODonnell himself has admitted that he regards only the great and powerful as deserving of courtesy.