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People's ignorance never

Michael Wolraich — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:55:00 +0000

In reply to Wow. People's ignorance never

People's ignorance never ceases to astound me.

Given the number of people who never cease to be astounded by other people's ignorance, you have to figure that human beings are a race of morons who don't get they're all morons.

PS Study hard. It might help.

Wow. People's ignorance never

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:38:18 +0000

In reply to Go Lose Yourself, David Brooks

Wow. People's ignorance never ceases to astound me. As a current college student myself and having just attented my brothers college graduation ceremony I found David Brooks article a refreshing (and realistic) point of view on our "future". While it is great to be told to follow our dreams and reach for the stars, I think it is import to come back down to earth before we fall their on our faces. I don't think David Brooks is telling us to settle for a mediocre life, but find a way to be fullfilled in our life no matter where it takes us.

She winked, dude. He's only

kgb999 — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:42:13 +0000

In reply to You're not referring to Rich

She winked, dude. He's only human.

I particularly had in mind an

Flavius — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:51:47 +0000

In reply to You're not referring to Rich

I particularly had in mind an indian guy.

You're not referring to Rich

brewmn — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:29:00 +0000

In reply to Yes. And from time to time

You're not referring to Rich "Starbursts" Lowry as "smarter" than anything other than a potted plant, are you?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/03/inris-rich-lowry-palin-se_n_131735.html

Yes. And from time to time

Flavius — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:46:15 +0000

In reply to Particularly Gigolot.

Yes. And from time to time they have someone from the National Review who seems smarter than Brooks but more hard line.

Particularly Gigolot.

Peter Schwartz — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:41:19 +0000

In reply to I sat down in my assigned

Particularly Gigolot.

Thirty years ago I was

CVille Dem — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:30:00 +0000

In reply to I sat down in my assigned

Thirty years ago I was supposed to meet an Australian boyfriend at the "Royal Jamaica Yacht Club" in Kingston, Jamaica. My flight from Virginia was uneventful, but when I got to Kingston they said there was no such place.

I thought, "Well, I have a week off, and Kingston sucks anyway, so I'll go back to Montego Bay." where I had a very brief view of Bob Marley (I do mean, brief -- he was in a line to get into a movie that I was also in line for, and I was dumbstruck!

Turns out it was the "World Jamaica Yacht Club" but I didn't understand his accent. Not really sorry, but would love to hear whatever became of Clive Poole!

Many more tales to tell, but probably boring to all!

(Some day I'll tell you guys about when I met Adam Clayton Powell at "The Famous Door" in Bimini, Bahamas.

I sat down in my assigned

Flavius — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:26:40 +0000

In reply to Go Lose Yourself, David Brooks

I sat down in my assigned seat for a longish flight and my seat mate asked if I would switch with the woman behind me. I said :"sure", settled into my new seat, nodded to my seat mate and hoped he was mute and/or had lockjaw.

Happily he didn't because he turned out to be Red Smith the long time sports columnist of the Times. Who was immensely interesting .

Of the various people whom the Lehrer Hour stands up from time to time to play Mark Shields' straight man the only one whose company I might enjoy on a longish flight is Brooks.

He seems like a decent human being trapped by upbringing , education and intellect in the mind set which used to be called Rockefeller Republican . Back when we had them. All the rest of those anti-Shielders seemed mean spirited . And he doesn't. Just unimaginative..

An excellent link. Thanks.

EmmaZahn — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:05:24 +0000

In reply to "The students who score the

An excellent link. Thanks.