Saturday, August 08, 2009
What if it turned out every American today is
as insane as his or her neighbor, and that the only
difference between Americans is that some know
they're insane and some don't? If that were
the case, it would be hypocritical to accuse your
neighbor of being insane, wouldn't it? But would
it be hypocritical to point out that your neighbor
doesn't know he's insane and you do?
as insane as his or her neighbor, and that the only
difference between Americans is that some know
they're insane and some don't? If that were
the case, it would be hypocritical to accuse your
neighbor of being insane, wouldn't it? But would
it be hypocritical to point out that your neighbor
doesn't know he's insane and you do?
We're all such prisoners of the past that the ultimate insult we
can hurl at our opponents--whether on the left, in the center, or
on the right--is to accuse them of being Nazis wearing brown
shirts carrying flags emblazoned with swastikas. Is that the best
we can do? Is our imagination of evil that time-bound and
impoverished? Come on, my fellow Americans, we can do
better than that!
can hurl at our opponents--whether on the left, in the center, or
on the right--is to accuse them of being Nazis wearing brown
shirts carrying flags emblazoned with swastikas. Is that the best
we can do? Is our imagination of evil that time-bound and
impoverished? Come on, my fellow Americans, we can do
better than that!
Friday, August 07, 2009
When will those who Twitter come to their senses and realize
that a 140-word-limit is much too long? Fearguth is looking
forward to the day when the attention span of the American
people will be so short that a one-word caption to a photo
of Dean Esmay being nuzzled by Z, his pet ferret, will be
considered the height of verbosity.
that a 140-word-limit is much too long? Fearguth is looking
forward to the day when the attention span of the American
people will be so short that a one-word caption to a photo
of Dean Esmay being nuzzled by Z, his pet ferret, will be
considered the height of verbosity.
George Paz, Chairman and CEO of Express Scripts,
has sent an email to all his employees, encouraging
them to oppose health care reform. That's not at all
surprising, given the fact that his total compensation
in 2008 was $12,774,367. If you were making that kind
of dough, would you want to change the status quo?
has sent an email to all his employees, encouraging
them to oppose health care reform. That's not at all
surprising, given the fact that his total compensation
in 2008 was $12,774,367. If you were making that kind
of dough, would you want to change the status quo?