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FIRING IMUS FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS
Imus is non-partisan in his regard for hacks and that is why he has little or no constituency to back him. Yes, he is in the
entertainment business and he does pander to his 'audience', but he does (thanks to help from Diedre)spend a great deal of time and money helping others.In short he encapsulates the Castanadian dictum; 'People who care, act like they don't. People who don't care, act like they do.'(paraphrased, but essence is there)
He is a decent guy, but because he does not shamelessly reiterate the talking points of either dimension, they shove him in front of the express train, without remorse.
Comment Posted By semanticleo On 12.04.2007 @ 10:59
AP HOPES FOR MORE IRAN "COMPROMISES." AND THAT UNICORNS ARE REAL.
Should we change your name to Nostrodamus?
With the continuing power struggles within
Iran, the feckless IRG is looking more and
more like a roped-dope. No one can predict
with certainty whether this augers well or not.With the possible exception of those who
Comment Posted By semanticleo On 7.04.2007 @ 15:48
saw flowers and parades when the US invaded Iraq. Now there's some prescience.
And the version that's actually played out?
How's that working?
Comment Posted By semanticleo On 1.04.2007 @ 07:14
SHIAS RAMPAGE IN IRAQ: IDIOTS RAMPAGE ON THE LEFT
Carpetbagger has a tidbit worth reading:
"The Costanza doctrine
Posted 10:17 am | Printer Friendly | SpotlightSeinfeld fans no doubt recall a 1994 episode called “The Opposite.†George Costanza realizes that life is filled with choices, and he always foolishly chooses the wrong one. It occurs to him that the answer to his problems, therefore, is to make a decision — then do the opposite. As Jerry tells his friend, “If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.â€
It’s surprisingly effective. George even comes up with a counterintuitive pick-up line — “My name is George. I’m unemployed and I live with my parents.†— which works.
Michael Fullilove writes in the Financial Times that “The Opposite†seems to serve as a model for the Bush administration’s foreign policy, particularly on Iraq, because “it is the opposite of every foreign policy the world has ever met. â€
The Costanza doctrine is most closely associated with President George W. Bush and his first-term confidants: the wild-eyed neo-cons and the dead-eyed ultra-cons. But there is a wider group, which includes most presidential candidates and many of Washington’s foreign policy elite, who are not fully paid-up subscribers to the doctrine but went along with it nonetheless. Allied governments in London, Madrid and Canberra also signed up.
In “The Oppositeâ€, George breaches the most fundamental laws in his universe – for example, the age-old principle that “bald men with no jobs and no money, who live with their parents, don’t approach strange womenâ€.
Similarly, in its geopolitical incarnation, adherents to the Costanza doctrine cast aside many of the fundamental tenets they learnt at staff college or graduate school.
The comparison holds up frighteningly well — except the doctrine was far more reliable on a fictional television show."
Comment Posted By semanticleo On 30.03.2007 @ 09:25
BRITS YAWN AS IRAN DECLARES WAR
"You have to have sympathy for anyone with this large of a historical feces stain on their presidential legacy."
Not when he gets the stain on me.
Comment Posted By semanticleo On 28.03.2007 @ 19:02
Uh, real life has little to do with Movies, or TV. I mean, in spite of the twittery reaction of cons to Fred Thompson, or worshipful adoration of RWR, there is this pesky little
Comment Posted By semanticleo On 27.03.2007 @ 09:46
creature called 'reality', and I don't mean reality TV.
SCANDAL HYSTERIA GRIPS THE CAPITOL
It should be apparent to all that this administration has never been competent and will never be competent. Since we seem to agree, wouldn't it be wise for you all to stop providing aid and comfort to the boobs?
Comment Posted By semanticleo On 16.03.2007 @ 19:07
