tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post5755356491999256782..comments2024-03-28T09:14:20.479-05:00Comments on driftglass: David Brooks: Moral Idiocy Incarnatedriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-35950273551819524562018-02-22T01:16:36.095-06:002018-02-22T01:16:36.095-06:00Brooks needs someone to sit him down and explain i...Brooks needs someone to sit him down and explain it.<br /><br />Republcians tried to repeal the ACA so they could take that money. Redistrigute it to the rich for Christmas. They enjoy playing Santa.<br />Could not get 'er sone.<br /><br />So,<br />They were so angry with McCain for his thumbs down they decided to just borrow and put it on the platinum tax payer credit card because, The corporations were<br />feeling neglected and just not having the financial gains they expected and didn't really want to work for it. Something to do with entitlement.<br /><br />So borrow the money. Put it on the tax payers tab. Give the tax breaks to corporations (oh, who owns the corporations?) we need to give them a windfall too.<br /><br />Those poor rich people going broke are now able to donate big money to the GOP for elections and buying laws.<br />And Shazzaam, Charles Koch found some extra cash he never had before and donated that $500 K to Paul Ryan alone. When does David Koch rummage through the couch for a few hundred thousand to spare in alms to the Republicans?<br /><br />But you know, George Soros is paying Russians to pay Americans to send people dressed like HRC in prison garb to help HRC rig the election.<br /><br />Is Brooks writing his inner thoughts? or writing what people would think his inner thoughts would be like?<br /><br />I think Brooks and Mike Pence would get along fabulously.<br /><br /><br />Robthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736678459663803707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-17099227134065507032018-02-21T23:03:47.927-06:002018-02-21T23:03:47.927-06:00I've always enjoyed your intelligent snarky vi...I've always enjoyed your intelligent snarky viciousness when it comes to your regular take downs of David Fucking Brooks. Most any DFB editorial is cause for being pissed off but this one really got me seeing red. I knew I had to come on to your site and let the steam valve open and you didn't disappoint. I don't have anything much to add other than I'd like to see David Fucking Brooks forcibly removed from his ivory tower of shit ideas, have all his money confiscated and kicked to the streets ala Trading Places and see how well his deep understanding of the working man helps him survive. <br /><br />A couple of tangents: <br />1. I was listening to the 538 podcast and Nate Silver brought up this DFB editorial. Nate criticized him but also said that he likes DFB. That was disappointing to hear and now I question his judgment in general. But maybe he just needs to leave his analysis to numbers because he clearly got snowed by Brooks.<br />2. Drew Magary of GQ stole your thunder DG, sorry to say. You will always be the one and only true Brooksologist but Magary does a great job with his recent editorial talking about the value of being rude and of channeling unbridled anger directly at the mechanisms that protect the lying assholes of the republican party. He uses DFB's editorial as a launch pad. As someone who knows DFB so completely, I figured you'd appreciate another's incisive take on the hollow intellectual waste of space. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387363847506609360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-26228008264031394232018-02-21T15:06:09.256-06:002018-02-21T15:06:09.256-06:00Time for some multi tasking.
While Brooks requir...Time for some multi tasking.<br /><br /> While Brooks requires the earnest to peer review his grand ideology others should live by.<br /> <br />Plenty of vetting (extreme vetting) cannot let other rats through the holes into the grain silos.<br /><br />Hew Hewitt in my local paper. Article titled "congress should debate guns". But in the article (story wonderland of Hew's tooth fairy. Substance in the story is not what is advertised in the title.<br /><br />Some scheme for GOP to be idolized in the end and being a strong small un intrusive government and telling strongly everyone what "they" decided on guns.<br /><br />Then on the MSNBC. (Where the same Hewitt is employed.<br /><br />There it was last night on the Last Word with Lawrence . <br />Who Larry O' calls Thomas Friedman a non partisan. <br />Because he wrote a story called, "Code Red". about Friedman's republican president. <br /><br />We must have republican on to speak poorly or factually about a republican president, congress majority. Actually, they go to republicans to speak out about Democratic minded. <br /><br />It is why Trump has never had to face a press firing squad over apologizing to Obama and his family for Trump and the GOP's ugly accusations of the Foreign borm Muslim crap. Trump with his investigators finding all kinds in Hawaii. <br />That he lied and propagandized his willing base through racist, white supremacist venues. Let alone any other sick and deviant criminal actions.<br /><br />The press gave Trump billions in free air time and it was fluff, empty podiums to discard other candidates. What Bush called, catapulting the propaganda. which they did so well for Bush to go to war(s) or bail outs.<br /><br />Obama had the press going to Boehner hollering, "hell no". McConnell's filibusters and judicial obstructions were just so lack luster newsy irems that would make people yawn and change channels.<br /><br />It is more than life preservers, supporting them for the life boats to get there. Scotty is beaming them straight up to the mother ship.<br /><br />It is the enabling factor.<br /><br />They compete with the FOX (who competes with the infowars) to set the entertainment interest level. The other networks to compete move to their itinerary. Books those same FOX cat box prizes on to have the same arguments . For ratings which never provides information.<br /><br />I realize if any impeaching or oversight is to occur with a republican congress wide majority and the Presidency. Republicans are going to be needed.<br /><br />But Larry O'. ?? Thomas Friedman is a true non partisan?<br /><br />Let's have Sean (small hands) hannity on to ask him to express opinion on Thomas Non partisan "Code Red" article of Trump>><br /><br />The old lawyer advice, of not asking a question you do not already know the answer to. Comes to mind.<br /><br />Robthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736678459663803707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-38955171620345020902018-02-21T14:35:47.466-06:002018-02-21T14:35:47.466-06:00Given the NYT just tried to hire an ACTUAL Nazi to...Given the NYT just tried to hire an ACTUAL Nazi to pontificate on culture and technology, but got caught: <br /><br />I can't help but wonder if the Burke-ian conservative courtiers are again feeling that market pressure the shows up from time to time when politically conservatism has face planted (aka. trolling Liberals gets more clicks/sells papers) and they are now again writing like they act after the third highball in order to keep their numbers up before their column space is given to a Nazi who managed their social media persona better. trgahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718897286384990852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-69658088000918125932018-02-21T10:11:38.020-06:002018-02-21T10:11:38.020-06:00I have the same issue on my phone as Zach Feiner. ...I have the same issue on my phone as Zach Feiner. This particular background isn't that great for mobile devices. Know you're busy but might need a little tweaking. Thanks for your good work, however, driftglass.RUKiddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057702539722165035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-57960463398579863212018-02-21T08:29:55.235-06:002018-02-21T08:29:55.235-06:00Brilliant as always, DG. Quick heads up - your ne...Brilliant as always, DG. Quick heads up - your new background shows up as dark gray on phones (well, my phone at least), so your posts are black text on a dark gray background and pretty hard to read. Not sure if others are having this issue on mobile devices but wanted to let you know. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168878673861899447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-69634636061815615682018-02-20T17:50:32.489-06:002018-02-20T17:50:32.489-06:00Reds may ask Blues, “How do you balance having a h...<i><br />Reds may ask Blues, “How do you balance having a heart with keeping health care costs under control?”<br /></i><br /><br />Institute any of the systems used in Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or Japan. They all cover everyone for about one half to two thirds of what we spend per capita. <br /><br />Why do I think Brooks wouldn't accept that as a fair answer.JDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385434976791599640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-43581233866320970622018-02-20T17:25:03.425-06:002018-02-20T17:25:03.425-06:00Ye Olde: well you canna have the dreaded, smelly,...Ye Olde: well you canna have the dreaded, smelly, disgusting, lousy, lazy, loafers on the scumdog so-called "Left" ask for/demonstrate for/demand ANYTHING ever under any circumstances, no matter what.<br /><br />Nay, verily, those who are labeled as "leftists" or "Democrats" or "progressives" or similar must ALWAYS, without fail, kowtow and cater to those labeled as Republicans or "conservatives," "make nice" with them, and search high and low for someone of the rightwing tribe to be some sort of spokesperson for the allegedly debauched and disgusting ideas/positions/goals/aspirations/demands that leftists have... no matter how seemingly "reasonable" these ideas are.<br /><br />Nay, verily, ONLY someone with rightwing cred has the standing to take the "lead" on ANY issue, no matter what it is. It HAS TO BE a rightwing person who has the ideas and is the spokesperson for whatever in order to get the ideas heard, listened to and maybe see some changes or some laws enacted.<br /><br />Otherwise: fahgedaboudit. NO ONE on the left is allowed or permitted to espouse ANY kind of idea and expect to be taken seriously, to actually be heard or listened to by anyone on the right because it's axiomatic that EVERYONE even putatively and marginally "lefty-ish" is a priori WRONG. The end.<br /><br />I was listening to some radio show on NPR (yeah: my first mistake) this past weekend, and some douchebag was rabbiting on about climate change. This douchebag basically said that the "BIG MISTAKE" about climate change was that Al Gore, back in the day, led the charge. Why seriously how on earth was anyone on the right supposed to take THAT seriously from FAT super leftwing Al Gore? <br /><br />Nay verily, said the douchebag, what leftists need to do is go out and "draft" someone on the right to talk to the dittoheads in "language that they understand," and THEN and ONLY THEN can we actually have a national "conversation" about climate change.<br /><br />The douchebag either pretended to believe, or actually believed, that there was nothing wrong with his douchebag proposal. I mean: seriously, why should anyone on the right ever give ANY crediblity, much less seriously listen to, ANYONE on the left, ever under any circumstances? All ideas have to come from rightwing people for the ideas to have merit and take hold.<br /><br />I would say I was gobsmacked by such brainwashed, dittoheaded nonsense, but anymore, I'm just TIRED and disgusted. <br /><br />What a load of hooey.<br /><br />DFB can stick it where the sun don't shine. Yet another rightwing asshole shithole douchebag purporting to lecture to the PEEDons about the social "Dos" and "Don'ts" while HIS POTUS makes a flaming shitholed asshole of himself daily on the twit machine. Got it. RUKiddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057702539722165035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-40812116496070155182018-02-20T17:16:23.586-06:002018-02-20T17:16:23.586-06:00I saw a link to the DFB column at the bottom of th... I saw a link to the DFB column at the bottom of the page when I was reading Krugman last night, and when I read the title I said to myself:"Welp, there's gonna be a good Driftglass post tomorrow."<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-72967056739779502002018-02-20T14:30:07.095-06:002018-02-20T14:30:07.095-06:00Emma Gonzalez et al to David Brooks: "We call...Emma Gonzalez et al to David Brooks: "We call BS!"Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469262537314894217noreply@blogger.com