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Required Reading
Vodkapundit —
... show during my 1992 book tour, I was astounded by Couric’s small, humorless, agenda-ridden mind, still registered in that pinched, tinny monotone that makes me rush across the room to change stations whenever her banal mini-editorials blare out at 5 p.m. on the CBS radio network. And of course I would never spoil my dinner by tuning into Couric’s TV evening news show. That sallow, wizened, drum-tight, cosmetic mummification look is not an appetite enhancer outside of Manhattan or L.A. Today’s column is her occasional response to reader mail, and it’s a must-read every time. ...
Paglia Takes Couric to Woodshed over Palin
GayPatriot —
... Yet, Paglia saw through their attempts to discredit that good Governor, refusing to judge her by standards set in coastal urban enclaves. She didn’t let a lens of received “élite” opinion distort her perception of Palin. She sees her as she was, as she is, and not as others would have her be. Not just that, she calls out Couric for who she is, a preening phony: ...
Her Own Personal Jesus
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Camille Paglia unpacks: Personally, I do believe there was a historical Jesus. The
evidence is fragmentary but, to me, convincing that a charismatic,
itinerant preacher of his name was swept up into the cruel politics of
the Roman occupation of fractious, rebellious Judaea. Furthermore, as a
literary critic, I hear a very distinct speaking voice in the sayings
attributed to Jesus. This was a brilliant poet who was able to find
simple, universal metaphors (a coin, a tree, a mustard seed) to convey
spiritual truths to the masses. He was also a performing ...
CAMILLE PAGLIA on Obama’s early stumbles….
Instapundit —
CAMILLE PAGLIA on Obama’s early stumbles.
Paglia on 'Obama's early stumbles'
The New Editor —
Camille Paglia:
... Obama's future chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, the arrogant Chicago scrapper who was reportedly a conduit to the governor, already seems like an albatross who should be thrown overboard as soon as possible. Nobody wants a dawning presidency addicted so soon to stonewalling, casuistry and the Nixonian dark arts of the modified limited hangout.As usual, read the rest of Paglia's piece.
Camille Paglia says Jesus was "a performing artist with startling improvisational gifts."
Althouse —
Responding to a reader who asks her to consider the possibility that The Bible is true, she writes: I respect the Bible as one of the world's greatest books, based on a magnificent body of oral poetry. It is a fundamental text that everyone, atheist or believer, should know. It speaks profoundly to everyone at each stage of life. And of course its hero sagas, from Moses to Christ, have been absorbed into the Western fine arts tradition. But I do not accept the Bible as divinely inspired. Indeed, most scholars would agree that the New Testament was ...
Tell Us How You Really Feel
Brain-Terminal.com —
Today’s Quote of the Day:
[L]et me take this opportunity to say that of all the innumerable print and broadcast journalists who have interviewed me in the U.S. and abroad since I arrived on the scene nearly 20 years ago, Katie Couric was definitively the stupidest. As a guest on NBC’s “Today” show during my 1992 book tour, I was astounded by Couric’s small, humorless, agenda-ridden mind, still registered in that pinched, tinny monotone that makes me rush across the room to change stations whenever her banal ...
Paglia On Palin Haters, And Just A Bit About Katie Couric
Flopping Aces —
... I’m a little late to this one but better late then never. At least one liberal gets it. Here is Camille Paglia from two days ago: ...
