Submitted by Sven on Tue, 2010/01/05 - 3:34pm
Shorter David Brooks: The Teabaggers are, like, expanding our consciousness and stuff.
I'd actually grant that he's on to something here - teabaggers as the countercultural DFHs of the late nads/early teens. But to claim their, ahem, howl reflects any kind of coherent political grievance? What you smokin', Willis?
Like the man said, "it's really an inferiority complex in political philosophy drag."
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Here's something to while
Here's something to while away the afternoon: What cultural artifacts with survive the
Peace and LovePiss on Guv generation?Extremely esoteric dogwhistle racism? Kitschy American flag couture? Exotic spelling?
brooksy
Yup, Bobo Brooks strikes again. And to think, he's probably the very best the media right has to offer.
"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?"
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