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Conservatism Didn't Lose in NY-23
Conservatism Didn't Lose in NY-23
rushlimbaugh.com — RUSH: These are my thoughts on New York 23. In the first place I'll have to double-check... this but I'm reasonably sure that this was the highest percentage of the vote ever won on the Conservative Party line by a House or Senate candidate. I think ... (more) Conservatism Didn't Lose in NY-23
David Brooks: Sarah Palin Is A Joke -- And Bob McDonnell Is The Future
tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com — The New York Times' resident conservative columnist David Brooks slammed Sarah Palin this morning on ABC's This... Week, calling her a "joke." And in the process, he held up Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell as the future of the Republican Party.  ... (more) David Brooks: Sarah Palin Is A Joke -- And Bob McDonnell ...

David Brooks Latest Blog Posts

A Good but Puzzling Speech
5 hours ago at Opinionator
Redeeming Sarah
Redeeming Sarah
pajamasmedia.com — It’s time to give Sarah Palin a chance. (more) Redeeming Sarah
Sunday Morning Comin’ Down
Sunday Morning Comin’ Down
driftglass.blogspot.com — “With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound...” edition. If your idea of eternal damnation is watching... the watching the same, lame junior varsity debating team banging the same, stupid arguments together forever...then welcome to Hell. The usually non-vomit-inducing “Face the Nation”  ... (more) Sunday Morning Comin’ Down
David Brooks: Sarah Palin Is A 'Joke' (video)
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David Brooks: Sarah Palin Is A 'Joke' (video)
youtube.com — The NYT columnist rips the former GOP vice presidential nominee.... (more) David Brooks: Sarah Palin Is A 'Joke' (video)
Embracing One’s Meandering Cat
liberalvaluesblog.com — I initially wasn’t going to bother responding to David Brooks ‘ column today–until I read Pete Abel’... s response. Brooks, perhaps thinking being a New York Times columnist gives him the authority, presumes to understand the thoughts of all independents. In the end he ... (more) Embracing One’s Meandering Cat
The Log in David Brooks’s Eye
The Log in David Brooks’s Eye
mahablog.com — David Brooks tells us that Islam harbors evil : Most people select stories that lead toward cooperation... and goodness. But over the past few decades a malevolent narrative has emerged. That narrative has emerged on the fringes of the Muslim world. It is a narrative that sees human history as ... (more) The Log in David Brooks’s Eye
David Fucking Brooks Solves
David Fucking Brooks Solves
driftglass.blogspot.com — That vexing "content" problem. Regular readers of this site will remember that, earlier this week, my massive... slant-mining operation into the seedy, web-extra side of "Meet the Press" uncovered this bit of soulful introspection on the task of writing by Our Mr. Brooks: Brooks: No, for me it's ... (more) David Fucking Brooks Solves
Butterflies, Memes, and Narratives
themoderatevoice.com — David Brooks had me going there, with the first several paragraphs in his column today. He had... me thinking a new David Brooks had suddenly emerged, as a butterfly from its chrysalis, with powers of insight and perception the old David Brooks could only dream of having. Alas, it is the same ... (more) Butterflies, Memes, and Narratives
"What journalists are supposed to do"
salon.com — David Brooks today says he wanted to write a column about Obama's pending decision over Afghanistan, and... in order to write this column, this is what he tells us he did: "For the past few days I have tried to do what journalists are supposed to do." ... (more) "What journalists are supposed to do"
Feel the Thunementum
balloon-juice.com — In for a Broder, in f or a Brooks . Am I alone in thinking that “prairie... background” sounds like a euphemism? And why do so many profiles of Republican presidential candidates read like soft-core gay male pornography (not that ... (more) Feel the Thunementum
David Brooks Rips Sarah Palin: 'She's A Joke, I Just Can't Take Her Seriously' - 11/15/09 (video)
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David Brooks Rips Sarah Palin: 'She's A Joke, I Just Can't Take Her Seriously' - 11/15/09 (video)
youtube.com — [Video source: CrooksAndLiars.com]Columnist David Brooks is a conservative that isn't blindly devoted to former Gov. Sarah Palin.... "She's a joke. I can't... (more) David Brooks Rips Sarah Palin: 'She's A Joke, I Just ...
Things ain’t what they used to be
balloon-juice.com — It’s easy to romanticize the past, of course. But I distinctly remember that 20 years ago, things... like sudden increases in the number of people going hungry were considered important issues. Nowadays to even muse about whether this is something ... (more) Things ain’t what they used to be
Hullabaloo - Truth And Consequences
Hullabaloo - Truth And Consequences
digbysblog.blogspot.com — This must-read report in the New England Journal Of Medicine lays out the facts about the cost... to society in lost lives, productivity and money for failing to assure that everyone is covered by health insurance. And the costs of treating them late in ... (more) Hullabaloo - Truth And Consequences
Here He Goes Again
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — Last year here I criticized George Packer, an enlightened denizen of the Chattering Classes Zoo, for trying... to rehabilitate David Brooks, an ingratiating neo-con who's as doomed as any other charming, brilliant vampire to suck the blood of the ... (more) Here He Goes Again
Has SMS and the Internet Ruined Love?
Has SMS and the Internet Ruined Love?
yglesias.thinkprogress.org — David Brooks says yes : It also seems to encourage an atmosphere of general disenchantment. Across the... centuries the moral systems from medieval chivalry to Bruce Springsteen love anthems have worked the same basic way . They take immediate ... (more) Has SMS and the Internet Ruined Love?
Brooks: Independents are Meandering Cats
themoderatevoice.com — The money line from Mr. Brooks’ column today: Independents are herds of cats who find out what... they think through a meandering process of discovery. While that’s probably not fair to say about all independent voters, it’s a ... (more) Brooks: Independents are Meandering Cats
Is David Brooks Punking Me?
Is David Brooks Punking Me?
tnr.com — So yesterday I posted an item complaining about the line of argument that attributes Tuesday's election results... to the fact that Democrats had strayed too far from the center, had done too much to quickly, were expanding government too ... (more) Is David Brooks Punking Me?
Left wing writers/columnists/commentators have “off-the-record” lunch with Obama
sistertoldjah.com — Via Fishbowl DC : Politico reports that CNN’s David Gergen, WaPo’s Chris Cillizza, Newsweek’s Jon Meacham and... Howard Fineman, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Cynthia Tucker, Politico’s Mike Allen, NPR/Fox’s ... (more) Left wing writers/columnists/commentators have ...
Do Lieberman and Brooks Know What Time It Is?
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — Now that we know that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was steeping in a kettle of Islamicist paranoia... and rage, Joe Lieberman will hold hearings to examine the dark brew, and David Brooks, wired just like Lieberman, has brandished bits of Hasan's past this ... (more) Do Lieberman and Brooks Know What Time It Is?
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