And You Can Quote Me On That
D.A. Ridgely on Mar 16th 2008
Ever since Christopher Hitchens left The Nation, I’ve been hard pressed to find a reason to frequent their website. My personal politics are probably equidistant from the Weekly Standard, as far as that goes, but as long as they keep publishing Matt Labash and Andrew Ferguson, I’ll keep checking back in.
Ferguson has the Standard’s cover story this week, “The Wit & Wisdom of Barak Obama,” wherein you will find such nuggets as:
There’s still room for whimsy at the New Yorker magazine, I don’t care what you’ve heard. Just the other day two of the New Yorker’s bloggers (now there’s a phrase to send Harold Ross spinning) were chewing over the widely noted eloquence of Barack Obama.
And:
The overarching theme of Obama’s speeches, and of his campaign, is that America is a fetid sewer whose most glorious days lie just ahead, thanks to the endless ranks of pathetic losers who make it a beacon of hope to all mankind.
Sure it’s a hit piece. But it’s a funny hit piece, damnit! Enjoy.
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