Normally I write to deride, not praise; to mock, not compliment; to be utterly unproductive, not helpful. But this morning I read David Brooks column and was once again reminded how just totally superior he is to pretty much all other columnists out there these days. He's intriguing without being glib and he is interesting without artifice. This morning he wrote a column about an essay he had read about how the night's sky looked to people in the Middle Ages. It was fascinating and a refreshing breather from the total banality that has infected the current political landscape.
There are times that I don't agree with Brooks. I strenuously disagreed when months ago he argued that Reagan's speech in Philadelphia, MS wasn't race baiting-it pretty clearly was. However, he writes well and engages arguments in a fresh a new way. So David Brooks, I salute you for actually doing a job worthy of the paper you're printed in.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
The Davids: Brooks and Bowie (JM)
So if there are two things I love in this world it's David Brooks and David Bowie (well probably not, but they are two things I really really like). Anyway, this morning brings a David double-dip:
David Brooks- As has bizarrely become the case lately David Brooks, once again, gives the only really coherent column I have seen all week. He discusses how Obama's essentially different type of change, bottom-up and collective, has set the tone for this election. How this campaign has never been about "change" per se; but rather about how it is to be effected. I think this is some spot on analysis, the level of empowerment Obama has given his supporters is nothing short of impressive. This has been a campaign specifically tailored for the YouTube, blagosphere, Facebook society in which we live. I remain skeptical, but Brooks' analysis of its construction is pretty excellent.
David Bowie- As you are all aware David Bowie is a huge supporter of Ron Paul. In fact, it is well known that the original lyrics of Ziggy Stardust included the lines:
Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band
We should privatize schools and let the market solve
Anyway, some profoundly weird stuff. Alright, so I am mostly kidding, but wouldn't be awesome if Bowie were secretly a crazy libertarian. Instead, I have video of Bowie's Changes as done by the 2008 presidential candidates. There is no way in the world I can actually explain, so just watch:
David Brooks- As has bizarrely become the case lately David Brooks, once again, gives the only really coherent column I have seen all week. He discusses how Obama's essentially different type of change, bottom-up and collective, has set the tone for this election. How this campaign has never been about "change" per se; but rather about how it is to be effected. I think this is some spot on analysis, the level of empowerment Obama has given his supporters is nothing short of impressive. This has been a campaign specifically tailored for the YouTube, blagosphere, Facebook society in which we live. I remain skeptical, but Brooks' analysis of its construction is pretty excellent.
David Bowie- As you are all aware David Bowie is a huge supporter of Ron Paul. In fact, it is well known that the original lyrics of Ziggy Stardust included the lines:
Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band
We should privatize schools and let the market solve
Anyway, some profoundly weird stuff. Alright, so I am mostly kidding, but wouldn't be awesome if Bowie were secretly a crazy libertarian. Instead, I have video of Bowie's Changes as done by the 2008 presidential candidates. There is no way in the world I can actually explain, so just watch:
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