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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:33 AM
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What A Self Important Gas Bag David Brooks Is...
He's on This Week now...
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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:34 AM
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1. Agree.
He and George Will are two peas in a pod.
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:35 AM
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2. He's a bore , a fool and a liar and as such the perfect
replacement for Bill Saffire .
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HootieMcBoob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:37 AM
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4. unfortunately he's already with the Times
They'll have to find another right wing hack to go along with the current right wing hack.
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:42 AM
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7. One more egregious example of the liberal media .
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HootieMcBoob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:36 AM
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3. I really, really dislike that man
He seems very smarmy to me and he is a complete hack. The NY Times should be embarrassed. Plus, every time I see him I have a tremendous desire to punch him in the stomach.
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burythehatchet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:41 AM
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6. I heard he's got rock hard abs and probably could take your best punch
that's what I hear
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TimeToGo Donating Member (656 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:40 AM
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5. This just in . . . :)
A friend of mine says his books are more thoughtful, but I haven't ready them. I do know the stuff he writes in the Times is awful.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:48 AM
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12. Al Franken spoke to that on his show.
Said most of the stuff he wrote about was totally spurious.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:44 AM
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8. You seren't planning on starticg an argument, were you?
"Cause you sure as hell won't get one from me.
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kodi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:44 AM
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9. definitely a charter member of the royal order of flaming douchebaggery
i have been hoping for several years now that mark shields would punch him right in the mouth on while they debated on PBS news.

brooks is a lightweight intellect ans one who is unaccustomed to having his work critiqued in a critical fashion. i have seen the dochebag flumoxed repeatedly when challenged on his intellectual inconsistencies.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:46 AM
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10. A secret son of Lucianne Goldberg??? n/t
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AP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 11:47 AM
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11. The thing about Brooks is that he really doesn't care how stupid the
things he says sound.

I think he really thinks very little of the average American's intellect. He's really willing to say just about the most absurd things.
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 12:25 PM
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13. he actually writes some interesting books on the subject of
urbaan development, how to keep the central city alive and vital, that sort of thing. saw him interviewed on a PBS show about how madison wisconsin has used urban planning to save its downtown and integrate it with the univversity of Wisconsin.

not sure how that connects brooks with his political columnist life tho.

Msongs
Riverside Ca

liberal t shirts at
www.msongs.com/political-shirts.htm
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