Posted on 07/08/2004 12:11:23 PM PDT by quidnunc
Hello! Today will be gruesome for those on the F911 side of the audience, alas. Those disinclined to endure a screed are advised to head over to this week’s addition: Laff mag from 1952, a worthy addition to the dank treasures of Stagworld.
You’ve been warned.
Still here? Okay.
Believing in Bush’s perfidy gives some people the same comfort and emotional nourishment others get from believing in Jesus. It validates them, cements their view of the world — venal, conspiratorial, run by capering chimps who are somehow ten times less intelligent than Usenet posters but somehow able to yank strings on a global scale. A commenter on a Fark thread called Bush “The Unelected Murder Monkey,” for heaven’s sake. Not all the opponents are unhinged, of course. Of course. There are many levels of opposition, from the serene and reasonable to the char-broiled nutburgers who haunt the comments sections of my favorite blogs. Or my favorite talk shows. Today I heard a caller describe how “Fahrenheit 9/11” affected him; now he believed that the Bush administration attacked the Taliban and Iraq because the Saudis wanted it. The host pointed out that the Saudis didn’t want it. The caller said “well, that’s your opinion.” Movies are facts, you see. Facts are just opinions.
Ooooh! You’re really spooked by F911, musta struck a nerve, eh? Scared that Chimpy McDeath is gonna go down? I love that: Moore’s on the cover of Entertainment Weekly and Time and who knows what else; he's the big magilla of the month. But respond to his assertions and you’re acting out of frantic panic. Right. I admit, I don’t like Mr. Moore; I don’t share his contempt for the American people, and I think he’s a dishonest polemicist.
Exhibit A: Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man by David T. Hardy and Jason Clarke
It unpacks the assertions made by his books and movies. It’s not a flame-throwing rant. It’s the brief for the defense — the client in the dock being America. Fans of Mr. Moore would be advised to read it, if only to get a head start on refuting its innumerable refutations. Plus, it has an essay by Tim Blair, who is crueler and funnier than Moore can ever hope to be. If Moore had Blair’s talent, Ralph Nader would not only be elected president but elevated to Global Pope-Emperor by a deafening national voice-vote.
Which brings us to Moore’s 4th of July piece for the LA Times.
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(Excerpt) Read more at lileks.com ...
Thanks for the ping, CD, and thanks for the heads-up to #6.
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CD
I did see it yesterday on Lileks' site, Dan, and I certainly wouldn't have wanted to miss this one. Thanks for the bump.
Well, then...you'll love the first paragraph of this little ditty from Lileks:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/651195/posts
Me too. Are you about to advocate the notion that Eagle Scouts deserve to rule us lesser mortals? I'd be interested to hear your argument.
In order to become an Eagle Scout, you must have 21 merit badges...not get the cooking merit badge 21 times.
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