October 27, 2005
From the desk of Jane Galt:Media alert
I'm going to be on Radio Open Source tonight around 7:40. Tune in to hear me, Glenn Reynolds, Ariana Huffington, and others discuss conservative buyer's remorse over the Bush administration. Even more excitingly, this is being set up by occasional commenter and self-described "liberal weenie" Contributor B.
Update: Contributor B protests that he is not describing himself as a liberal weenie. Or rather, that while he did, in fact, describe himself as a liberal weenie over instant messenger not five minutes ago, this was subtle sarcasm. My argument is that if you've ever met me, you should know that "subtle" is not the appropriate approach, given that I am about as thick as a Wendy's frostie. If you've ever had a frostie--well, if you haven't, you should go out and get one right now, because along with a Biggie fries they make a meal that is both amazingly delicious, and lacks any nutritional content whatsoever. But that's not the point. The point is that if you have had the pleasure of slurping a frostie, you know that they are pretty damn thick. I mean, you could do permanent damage to your jaw muscles trying to suck one of those critters through a straw.
Anyway, the appropriate label, I am informed, is "angry ex-Republican". This strikes me as a more appropriate label for our quondam commenter, who is neither weenie-ish, nor particularly far to the left. Also, he is adorable, and enjoys travel, fine wine, and long walks on the beach.
Hmmmm. I seem to have gotten myself into a commentary quagmire, with no graceful way to exit this post. Hence I am opting for an abrupt and immediate withdrawal.
Posted by Jane Galt at October 27, 2005 5:16 PM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound linksHmmmm. I seem to have gotten myself into a commentary quagmire, with no graceful way to exit this post. Hence I am opting for an abrupt and immediate withdrawal.
I'm somewhat partial to "Look! Over there! Jeb Bush and Harriet Miers' long-lost twin sister exchanging unmarked, non-sequential bills with Tom Delay!", myself.
Tune in to hear me, Glenn Reynolds, Ariana Huffington, and others discuss conservative buyer's remorse over the Bush administration.
Er, Ariana a conservative? Not hardly.
So you've officially given up on Bush, eh, Jane? Certainly, if Kerry had won, things would be a lot simpler in Iraq...they wouldn't have to worry about such silly things as "elections" and "freedom"...
Also, he is adorable, and enjoys travel, fine wine, and long walks on the beach.
Sounds like the man every woman wants as a friend.
Never try to suck a Frosty through a straw. There's no upside in that. It's all about the spoon. I'll have to go to Wendy's again sometime soon, now that you've reminded me. Double (no onions, no cheese), Biggie fries, Frosty. Mmmmm.
Yeegh! Here I thought that Diane Rehm's voice was unpleasant. I think Christopher Lydon's voice is the very definition of 'haughty.'
Er, Ariana a conservative? Not hardly.
The label doesn't really fit Jane and Glenn either, of course.
Yeegh! Here I thought that Diane Rehm's voice was unpleasant. I think Christopher Lydon's voice is the very definition of 'haughty.'
Agreed, he comes off like a foolish man trying to sound intelligent.
Nor does that label fit a lot of us. One of my biggest gripes is that the republican party reflects my views much more than the democratic party--and there is plenty to hate about the republican party. I am not particularly religious and I believe in a woman's right to choose, but only the republicans come out in favor of freedom of speech, the second amendment, federalism (in the sense of acknowledging that those rights not given to the feds by the constitution are reserved for the states and the people), etc. Oh, sure, you have various republicans paying only lip service to federalism, but I don't know of any democrats (except for maybe Zell Miller) who even do that much.
A straw?!? Surely, you jest!
The correct way is to dip the fries in the Frosty.
BTW~
If getting linked to by Glen produces an "Insta-lanche" then would it follow that if suddenly Wendy's around the globe had a run on fries and frostys that it would be appropriate to say they were the recipient of a "Galt Assault"?
All this talking about Wendy's and Frosties is making me nostalgic for college days, and that's something I never thought would happen.
Also, am I just weird or does any one else see the double-entendre in that post?
You're weird. While I am not above a good double entendre, there was absolutely nothing naughty meant by that post.
dammit. now i'm going to have to walk ALL the way up to the seaport for lunch. is there a wendy's closer to battery park?
If there are any big-shots from Wendys reading this, please start selling vanilla and strawberry frosties; I hate chocolate.
I mean, you could do permanent damage to your jaw muscles trying to suck one of those critters through a straw.
Maybe you didn't mean that to be a double entendre, but the rest of us have dirty minds.
Mmmm, putting that really fine fry salt on the fries and then dipping them in the frosty. I think I need to go to Wendy's right now.
Tip the frosty upside down...nothing happens.
Maybe you didn't mean that to be a double entendre, but the rest of us have dirty minds.
To apply our good friend logical reasoning to this conundrum, I might point out that 'dirty' logically implies 'washable.' To read double entendre in the quote and context supplied requires something more akin to a 'rotten mind,' fit only for disposal in medical-grade plastic, and subsequent replacement with something more useful.
Jane, I really don't know why you waste your street cred propping up Ariana. She is an even more power-hungry witch than Hillary. What differentiates Hillary from Ariana is that Hillary was astute enough to latch onto a man who craved a steady flow of younger women. Actually, Hillary is an intellectual. Ariana is like Tina Brown except with political ambitions and an unflattering accent.
Next time you have Ariana in some forum, couldn't you ambush her with Christopher Hitchens? That guy lives for making the Arianas of the world look like dumb-asses. I bet he'd even pay for his own cab.
Jane
Heard you on Radio Open Source a couple of days ago. Loved your comments. Good stuff. Cheers
Frank from Boston (sort of)
Response to Klug and Thornley.
In defense of Christopher Lydon.
He hardly sounds "haughty." Around Boston, Chris is a treasure, a very welcome addition to the talk show circuit that has thinned out in quality recently.
I had the pleasant honor of serving on his campaign when he ran for Mayor in 1993 and got to know him better. He is far different that the Brattle Street caricature and seeks out -- in his own way -- the nuances of our city and its culture. It's a shame most voters didn't catch on.
Moreover he's a good interviewer from his days at the 10 0'Clock News and WBUR's THE CONNECTION. Chris is an even better writer. I'm not crazy about his take on the Iraq war but so far Radio Open Source has been congenial to the right side of the blogosphere and the inside baseball of conservative politics. He knows the topology well.
We need to encourage Chris to do more shows on grassroots conservativism, the rifts between libertarians and paleocons and neocons and all the debate and idea peddling that's lacking on the contemporary left. He's all ears as far as I can tell. He's hardly foolish and he's very sharp. Give him a listen.
Moi? Haughty? Thanks, Frank Conte, for coming to my rescue, as you know I would come to yours. That's the way it's got to be in Eastie, our hood in Boston. We loved that show with Jane Gault et al. Arianna was never billed as a conservative-- like, duh! But she's never been dull around our dinner table. Who wants in on the Alito rumble? Frank, round up the wiseguys. It looks like we're going to the mattresses.
Frank:
It wasn't really a comment on his politics or even his style, it was just his voice. As a longtime public radio listener, there are voices that you react negatively to and ones that you react positively to. Lydon's voice is not an asset to him, as opposed to Scott Simon (the best) or Robert Siegel (dry, professional).
Hmm...Buyer's Remorse doesn't mean abandonment. Sometimes it is more an appreciation of Lost Utility Cost, no?
At the same time that I have been bitterly disappointed with Pres. Bush on a lot of issues, I really have problem believing that Pres. Gore or Pres. Kerry would have done better on the things the Pres. Bush has disappointed me on (spending, not pursuing terrorists vigourously enough,i.e, fallujah). In fact, the only upside to Pres. Gore/Kerry would be the instinctive anti-any Democratic spending proposal. At the same time, we would now have Pres. Gore/Kerry selecting his second Supreme Court Justice...
Totally unrelated, but Megan, your pound cake is SOOOOOOOO good!! Ohmigod, it's delicious! Okay, going back to eat more!
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