Giving context to Pariah Kerry [Lileks]

Newhouse ^ | January 30, 2007 | James Lileks

[Constitution Day]

Why is the United States a pariah? Because it "walk(ed) away from global warming (and) Kyoto.'' Kerry, of course, voted for the resolution that forbade adopting the Kyoto protocols. If he were a female R&B singer, he'd be Pariah Kerry.

Lileks knocks one out of the park again.

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[The Blitherer]

Many memorable quotes, but my favorite:

If there's anything people hunger for, it's an unlensed reality, contextualized.

Brilliant, as always!

[Constitution Day]

Ha! Thanks, I hadn't seen that.

[maryz]

The Real America, when run by Democrats, is loved by the world, and that's very important. If you're a teen counting the number of friends on your MySpace page, that is.

LOL! That about sums it up!

[Constitution Day]

Heh. I love that too.

[Bitsy]

Did he make those words up? What the He@@! He was just there for the sking and work got in the way! Slug.

[nfldgirl]

John Kerry called the United States "an international pariah.''

But he was just joking, right? ... Wasn't he?

[snarks_when_bored]

Americans, Kerry expanded, have an "unfortunate habit'' of seeing things "exclusively through an American lens.''

Kerry, on the other hand, has access to the broader perspective afforded him by the vast fortune that he married when he married his current wife, who herself married that fortune before she married Kerry:

 

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Americans, Kerry expanded, have an "unfortunate habit'' of seeing things "exclusively through an American lens.'' As in "an American city has been attacked'' or "an American convoy was killed by Iranian mercs,'' one supposes. Provincial clods.

Heheh

[NeoCaveman]

He went to college, studied hard. How did he manage to get stuck in Switzerland?

Pariah Kerry? Too funny.

[Constitution Day]

I know! I don't post many articles these days, but I couldn't resist this one.

[Made In The USA]

"Americans, Kerry expanded, have an "unfortunate habit'' of seeing things "exclusively through an American lens."

I wish more people in our 'Gubmint had this habit.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

As opposed to a French lens ?

[DustyMoment]

If he were a female R&B singer, he'd be Pariah Kerry.

OMG, ROFLMAO!!!!!! THAT is the money line of ALL money lines!!!

Lileks is a great writer and he skewers Kerry with his own words and dees!!!

[DustyMoment]

Correction!!

dees = deeds

[SueRae]

Without a doubt, THE best editorial I've seen on this subject today. Thanks!