tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1478506152799906992..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Catch of the DayJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-26832184985323922562011-11-05T09:32:54.232-05:002011-11-05T09:32:54.232-05:00MJ,
I can't be expected to keep up with all t...MJ,<br /><br />I can't be expected to keep up with all the evil monsters that live under you lefties' beds. That's more than a full time job. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-23887523754818595372011-11-04T14:57:37.517-05:002011-11-04T14:57:37.517-05:00Well, Anon hasn't chimed in to berate you for ...Well, Anon hasn't chimed in to berate you for talking about Newt, even though talking about Cain generates such approbation. So, I guess bashing Newt is Anon-approved.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-761348181872536012011-11-03T20:26:33.730-05:002011-11-03T20:26:33.730-05:00So what you're all saying is that you're a...So what you're all saying is that you're all OK with the occasional gratuitous Newt-bashing post?<br /><br />I need Jimmy Carter to be in the news more, so I can do gratuitous Carter-bashing posts. Or Woodrow Wilson.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-29534225892575704912011-11-03T14:08:06.344-05:002011-11-03T14:08:06.344-05:00For anyone not familiar with Newt's astonishin...For anyone not familiar with Newt's astonishing megalomania, here's a quick little primer:<br /><br />http://politicalcorrection.org/print/blog/201105190014<br /><br />Seems to me that as "Teacher of the Rules of Civilization" and "Arouser of those who Fan Civilization" -- his own self-descriptions -- Gingrich has an obligation to make clear to the press what it should and should not be focusing on at any given moment. How else can he be expected to "stand between us and Auschwitz"?Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-11141776444537463652011-11-03T12:35:57.611-05:002011-11-03T12:35:57.611-05:00Ed Rogers tells us in today's WaPo that Newt i...Ed Rogers tells us in today's WaPo that Newt is the "thinking man's candidate." He may have been being facetious, since he says "We should make him an oracle. He should grow out his hair, wear a robe, and wander the globe dispensing wisdom. Sort of a Gandolf the White look and role," but the rest of the column seems to have been intended to be taken straight.<br /><br />If Rogers was joking, he should have called Newt "the candidate for the person who thinks he's a thinking man." Still, at least he doesn't tar women by suggesting that they might fall for Newt's simulacrum of seriousness.Geoff Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117921607237662932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-69332521754563123372011-11-03T11:45:27.545-05:002011-11-03T11:45:27.545-05:00There are plenty of us left who were politically a...There are plenty of us left who were politically aware during the 90's and remember what Newt was like. It's amazing to me that he's running on that flawed record, and he hasn't done much since, so what else is he running on? As you've noted before, JB, this is a <a href="http://moderatepoli.blogspot.com/2011/10/just-leftovers.html" rel="nofollow">seriously weak set</a> of candidates.<br /><br />In fact, this campaign is absolutely operatic in its shrillness, desperation, and tragedy. I can hear the Philip Glass music already.ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.com