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Monsters
This Modern World —
Krugman : What I mean by that is that for the past 14 years America’s political life has been largely dominated by, well, monsters. Monsters like Tom DeLay, who suggested that the shootings at Columbine happened because schools teach students the theory of evolution. Monsters like Karl Rove, who declared that liberals wanted to offer “therapy and understanding” to terrorists. Monsters like Dick Cheney, who saw 9/11 as an opportunity to start torturing people. And in our national discourse, we pretended that these monsters were reasonable, respectable people. To point out that ...
Krugman: The End Of The Monster Years
Crooks and Liars —
... I got chills reading this brief, but very truthful op-ed from Paul Krugman at the New York Times. Barack Obama's win last night was just one step into the future, lets hope Krugman's words ring loud and clear for future generations - Beware the Monsters... ...
Did We Elect Rahm Emanuel Last Night? I Want My Money Back
DownWithTyranny! —
... Even if he does give Emanuel a job, at least this guy (or anyone else from the monster years) won't be hired for anything... I don't think: ...
Monsters on Television
Informed Comment —
... Paul Krugman, among my favorite political commentators, has spoken forthrightly of how during the past few years we have had "monsters" in office, naming Tom Delay, Karl Rove and Dick Cheney. He complains that until recently, if an observer simply called them what they are, he or she was termed "shrill." (h/t ...
Leftover links
The Sideshow —
... gives the Claude Rains Memorial Gambling Awareness Award to Shephard Smith of Fox News, who can't figure out where those McCain supporters who were present for the Republican nominee's concession speech got the idea that it was acceptable to be nasty about a Democrat in public. Yes, I failed to link to "Fafblog Election Day Special! Know Your Swing States" in a timely fashion. Some interesting posts up at Krugman's blog in the last couple of days: The monster years, Too much explanation, Meanwhile, in an alternative universe, and Zell Miller ...
Monsters on Television
Suburban Guerrilla —
... Paul Krugman, among my favorite political commentators, has spoken forthrightly of how during the past few years we have had “monsters” in office, naming Tom Delay, Karl Rove and Dick Cheney. He complains that until recently, if an observer simply called them what they are, he or she was termed “shrill.” (h/t ...
Hullabaloo — ... shows that the electorate is in pretty much the same place as it has been, that's a false indicator. People want to stop being screwed, and they intuitively understand that a conservative agenda was doing that repeatedly. They don't want to be ruled by monsters anymore. The best way to show them that you're not a monster is to marginally improve their lives, fulfilling your role as a public servant to the greater good. ...
The Beginning of Reason
DownWithTyranny! —
-by Mags And in our national discourse, we pretended that these monsters were reasonable, respectable people. To point out that the monsters were, in fact, monsters, was “shrill.” -Paul Krugman If I had to come up with a bottom line that describes how I approach the future today, the day after the day we thought might never come, I would borrow that statement from Paul Krugman. The truth is that I thought of this earlier today as I was toting my laundry from my bedroom to the laundry room. What I thought would be the biggest relief? I ...
