UPDATE: Opposites Distract
Like I was saying Jacob Weisberg Is an Idiot a corresponding screed from one my favorite bloggers Dan Collins at Piece of Work in Progress. Visit his site, but remember who sent you, and don't forget to come back...
No sooner do I see a headline addressing a nagging conundrum like this:
Why Are Liberals So Condescending? In the Washington Post no less. (Some assistant editor is in for a tongue lashing.)
It is followed immediately by another headline proving the point:
Blame the Childish, Ignorant American Public typical fare for Slate Magazine
The first by Associate Professor of Politics at U of VA Gerard Alexander tries to explain what has become so painfully apparent to so many. Therein I noticed echoes of my previous post BTW:
...'This worldview was on display in the popular liberal reaction to the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Rather than engage in a discussion about the complexities of free speech in politics, liberals have largely argued that the decision will "open the floodgates for special interests" to influence American elections, as the president warned in his State of the Union address. In other words, it was all part of the conspiracy to support conservative candidates for their nefarious, self-serving ends.
Wish I'd've said that, oh wait a minute, I think I did...
The other is by Jacob Weisberg, Editor, Slate Magazine. You remember, the one who so sagefully pronounced in 2008 that the ONLY reason Obama could lose was racism.
Funny, I don't recall hearing anything from him on how non-racist America is since November 2008.
Seriously, is it any wonder why we talk past each other?
No sooner do I see a headline addressing a nagging conundrum like this:
Why Are Liberals So Condescending? In the Washington Post no less. (Some assistant editor is in for a tongue lashing.)
It is followed immediately by another headline proving the point:
Blame the Childish, Ignorant American Public typical fare for Slate Magazine
The first by Associate Professor of Politics at U of VA Gerard Alexander tries to explain what has become so painfully apparent to so many. Therein I noticed echoes of my previous post BTW:
...'This worldview was on display in the popular liberal reaction to the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Rather than engage in a discussion about the complexities of free speech in politics, liberals have largely argued that the decision will "open the floodgates for special interests" to influence American elections, as the president warned in his State of the Union address. In other words, it was all part of the conspiracy to support conservative candidates for their nefarious, self-serving ends.
Wish I'd've said that, oh wait a minute, I think I did...
The other is by Jacob Weisberg, Editor, Slate Magazine. You remember, the one who so sagefully pronounced in 2008 that the ONLY reason Obama could lose was racism.
Funny, I don't recall hearing anything from him on how non-racist America is since November 2008.
Seriously, is it any wonder why we talk past each other?
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