Addendum. I WILL go off on Hannity, But Backhandedly. Meet David Brooks
If Sean Hannity had the maturity of a well-adjusted and sober 18 year old (at least), and the polish of a community college graduate (at least) the impulse control of a person who is NOT currently on a PCP rampage (at least), and the wits of a fairly intelligent gerbil, he might resemble David Brooks.
Now why am I picking on Brooks? Firstly, his not exactly deceptively Whorish op ed in The Times from a couple days ago, begging Bush to pleassseeeee pick us a Genius for the SCOTUS vacancy. Now that sentiment, all by itself, is not cause for ridicule (although as a member of the legal profession I think that we are way short of geniuses.) But here is where the semi-solid excrement hits the spinning air moving device.
His suggested geniuses? One, a Harvard Law Proff, Mary Ann Glendon, and another, a current Circuit Court Judge, Judge McConnell. Now what makes these two seemingly bright and successful individuals geniuses? Well they both are Conservatives, and they both are advocates of expanding Religion in the Public Sphere.
Great. Having credentials as an antidisestablishmentarian now serves as the hallmark of Genius. At least to Brooks.
That was bad enough, but it gets worse. Just now (sparking my addendum-blog tonight) Brooks was on PBS's New Hour, spitting out the official RNC and Bush White House Talking Points on Rove-Gate, with all the enthuasium of a trained monkey who knows that if he pleases the scary man grinding on the organ, he will get a nice tasty banana, for his reward.
Well, I really should not be surprised. What should I expect from someone who's main gig is Editor of The Weekly Standard? Intellectual Honesty? Journalistic Ethics?
Well, I did start off with the Hannity comparison, so I should, in the interest of properly book-ending this blog entry, get back to him.
At least Brooks is not some immature, harping, slow-witted, mean and ugly (in action) anti-intellectual hack. I say of Brooks, while still disliking his brand of Whorishness, because of who he Whores for, at least Brooks Whores like true professional.
Memo to Bush's Chief of Staff (or Cheney's, whichever one actually has more say on personnel decisions.)
Fire Scotty Boy, and replace him with David Brooks!
Now why am I picking on Brooks? Firstly, his not exactly deceptively Whorish op ed in The Times from a couple days ago, begging Bush to pleassseeeee pick us a Genius for the SCOTUS vacancy. Now that sentiment, all by itself, is not cause for ridicule (although as a member of the legal profession I think that we are way short of geniuses.) But here is where the semi-solid excrement hits the spinning air moving device.
His suggested geniuses? One, a Harvard Law Proff, Mary Ann Glendon, and another, a current Circuit Court Judge, Judge McConnell. Now what makes these two seemingly bright and successful individuals geniuses? Well they both are Conservatives, and they both are advocates of expanding Religion in the Public Sphere.
Great. Having credentials as an antidisestablishmentarian now serves as the hallmark of Genius. At least to Brooks.
That was bad enough, but it gets worse. Just now (sparking my addendum-blog tonight) Brooks was on PBS's New Hour, spitting out the official RNC and Bush White House Talking Points on Rove-Gate, with all the enthuasium of a trained monkey who knows that if he pleases the scary man grinding on the organ, he will get a nice tasty banana, for his reward.
Well, I really should not be surprised. What should I expect from someone who's main gig is Editor of The Weekly Standard? Intellectual Honesty? Journalistic Ethics?
Well, I did start off with the Hannity comparison, so I should, in the interest of properly book-ending this blog entry, get back to him.
At least Brooks is not some immature, harping, slow-witted, mean and ugly (in action) anti-intellectual hack. I say of Brooks, while still disliking his brand of Whorishness, because of who he Whores for, at least Brooks Whores like true professional.
Memo to Bush's Chief of Staff (or Cheney's, whichever one actually has more say on personnel decisions.)
Fire Scotty Boy, and replace him with David Brooks!
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