Pee Wee & Tom
Hey Folks,
If you check in here regularly, you know I’ve been disgusted with Thomas Friedman’s obtuseness (or “obtusity” in W-Speak) for a long time.
He won’t give me any rest. Usually it’s naïve “Pollyanna-ism” or Little Boy “why-won’t-they-listen-to-me-ism” that gets my goat. Now it turns out that he is irony-challenged as well (is that a politically incorrect topic?)
How did this guy get where he is? He IS good-looking, and his WIFE is intelligent. Is that all it takes?
Anyway, below is EXACTLY what he wrote at the start of a recent column.
For fun try this: As you read the short passage, if/when you come across an incredibly ironic statement, scream real loud (like when you hear the secret word). Then say (real loud (like when you hear the secret word) what you think is ironic about it.
Depending on a number of factors, you may be screaming real loud multiple times. That is allowed!!!
After I sign off at the bottom, I’ll print what I yelled real loud!!
Have fun!!!
Thomas L. Friedman:
“I’m not sure yet who’s the winner in the war between Hezbollah and Israel, but I know who the big loser is: Iran’s taxpayers. What a bunch of suckers.
Isn’t it obvious? As soon as the reckless war he started was over, Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, declared that Hezbollah would begin paying out cash to the thousands of Lebanese families whose homes were destroyed.”
- Uke Man
I said (real loud):
“ ‘IRAN’s taxpayers!!!!! Suckers!!!!!!’ YOU are the one who helped sucker the American taxpayers into throwing a lot more money than that (and our rights too) down a rat hole!!!”
“ ‘Obvious’??!! You idiot!!! ‘Reckless war he started’??!! You idiot!! YOU are the one who supported Bush in waging his reckless, unnecessary war of choice!! Why wasn’t that obvious to YOU, you moron!!!”
“How does your wife put up with you?”
If you check in here regularly, you know I’ve been disgusted with Thomas Friedman’s obtuseness (or “obtusity” in W-Speak) for a long time.
He won’t give me any rest. Usually it’s naïve “Pollyanna-ism” or Little Boy “why-won’t-they-listen-to-me-ism” that gets my goat. Now it turns out that he is irony-challenged as well (is that a politically incorrect topic?)
How did this guy get where he is? He IS good-looking, and his WIFE is intelligent. Is that all it takes?
Anyway, below is EXACTLY what he wrote at the start of a recent column.
For fun try this: As you read the short passage, if/when you come across an incredibly ironic statement, scream real loud (like when you hear the secret word). Then say (real loud (like when you hear the secret word) what you think is ironic about it.
Depending on a number of factors, you may be screaming real loud multiple times. That is allowed!!!
After I sign off at the bottom, I’ll print what I yelled real loud!!
Have fun!!!
Thomas L. Friedman:
“I’m not sure yet who’s the winner in the war between Hezbollah and Israel, but I know who the big loser is: Iran’s taxpayers. What a bunch of suckers.
Isn’t it obvious? As soon as the reckless war he started was over, Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, declared that Hezbollah would begin paying out cash to the thousands of Lebanese families whose homes were destroyed.”
- Uke Man
I said (real loud):
“ ‘IRAN’s taxpayers!!!!! Suckers!!!!!!’ YOU are the one who helped sucker the American taxpayers into throwing a lot more money than that (and our rights too) down a rat hole!!!”
“ ‘Obvious’??!! You idiot!!! ‘Reckless war he started’??!! You idiot!! YOU are the one who supported Bush in waging his reckless, unnecessary war of choice!! Why wasn’t that obvious to YOU, you moron!!!”
“How does your wife put up with you?”
1 Comments:
Hi Tom,
I knew what to scream and when to scream! I think we've discussed this type of thing before. Thanks for your way of sharing. Sondra
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