Monday, September 14, 2009
The Shouting News
There was a big protest in D.C. this weekend. I think it was nominally supposed to be about health care, but judging from the signs it was mostly about not enjoying the payment of taxes, with a little bit of Van Jones thrown in. Oh, and racism. There's always going to be a little bit of that.
It is strange to think this is what our national discourse has come to. If Lincoln and Douglas were debating today, Lincoln would just claim that Douglas was fucking his sister and Douglas would respond with a crack about the beard. Then they would each issue press releases claiming a victory.
Also over the weekend Serena Williams and Roger Federer yelled at line judges and Kanye West interrupted VMA winner Taylor Swift to declare his love of Beyonce. Great sentiment, but poor etiquette. At least he didn't say she looked like a poodle. Although he was thinking it, let's be honest.
There was a big protest in D.C. this weekend. I think it was nominally supposed to be about health care, but judging from the signs it was mostly about not enjoying the payment of taxes, with a little bit of Van Jones thrown in. Oh, and racism. There's always going to be a little bit of that.
It is strange to think this is what our national discourse has come to. If Lincoln and Douglas were debating today, Lincoln would just claim that Douglas was fucking his sister and Douglas would respond with a crack about the beard. Then they would each issue press releases claiming a victory.
Also over the weekend Serena Williams and Roger Federer yelled at line judges and Kanye West interrupted VMA winner Taylor Swift to declare his love of Beyonce. Great sentiment, but poor etiquette. At least he didn't say she looked like a poodle. Although he was thinking it, let's be honest.
