It's a little depressing that they only needed a year before they had to dust off this headline, right? In vaguely related news, here's an interview with Barack Obama by Time's Joe Klein. Now, I'm no political strategist, but can somebody please tell the president to stop talking in lettered lists? You read something like this-"And my theory, Joe, has always been, A: A lot of peoples' skepticism is entirely justified. B: That there's no reason why government should inherently be inefficient. C: At a time when we've got such enormous problems and such limited resources, people are going to be looking to government for help."-and halfway through you're already making mental bets on how far down in the alphabet he's going to go. (See also.) I hate to say it, but I'm ready for a president who treats us all like very dull children again. Apparently, it's what works.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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It does take a lot of self control to mask one's negro dialect.
Lol, and it's so much harder when very specific non-negros are working your last nerve.
Most of these Democrats are just so soft...I blame NPR. I kinda of like Obama's lettered lists, I think it sends the message that A: we have a lot to do (an understatement) and B: that all of the issues on the table are more complex than any one person can figure out. I think it's very appropriate... and nothing you said here was wrong.
The pedantry bothers me, too, but I'm also happy we have a president now who can count past "B."
Megan McCallister: You're not at all worried that something might happen to Kevin?
Buzz McCallister: No, for three reasons: A, I'm not that lucky. Two, we use smoke detectors and D, we live on the most boring street in the whole United States of America, where nothing even remotely dangerous will ever happen. Period.
sounds like we've got a case of what the French call "les incompetents"
Doris Mann: Have you talked to Marty?
Suzanne Vale: Not yet.
Doris Mann: You should.
Suzanne Vale: I know.
Doris Mann: You're supposed to start that new film.
Suzanne Vale: I'm not doing it.
Doris Mann: Don't do it. I'll tell you why.
Suzanne Vale: I'm not going to do it.
Doris Mann: First: It is not a pivotal project in your career. Two: You'll need time to rest and explore. And C: You should change agents. I don't like what they're doing for you.
God help me, but I still like the college professor mode.
The Democratic supermajority was doing fine until Yoko got involved and ruined everything.
I'm ready for a new populous.
I think the supermajority proved that the Democrats have never left "Helpless Losers" status.
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I need a little consistency in such times of rapid upheaval.
I'll take a president who talks to us as if we were dull children, as long as he/she does not resemble a dull child as well.
Impossible. The "people" seems to want someone who reminds them of their fun uncle fuck-up who's a great hang, but for some reason at his advanced age no one trust him to ever do what's best for himself or anyone else, unless what's best entails mixing a drink or scoring Blow.