[hal ogen]

For some reason I really like the descriptor: nitwit. In its own vague way it succinctly describes the pinhead chomsky.

[Calvin Locke]

I still haven't come across an explanation of why Chomsky is
considered a "great" linguist.

I'd like to see a simple explanation, such as when somebody finally
revealed why Larry Tribe was once held up as a "great"
constitutional scholar: It turned out that he was the last guy to
write a text book on the subject.