Oh Glorious Day [Jonah Goldberg ]
The New York Times has seen the light. All of those barbs about its elitism and catering to wealthy blue state readers finally hit a nerve and they are getting back to hard-hitting journalism for the common man:
The New York Times Names Chandler Burr as Its First-Ever Perfume Critic
Tuesday August 22, 3:21 pm ET
Fragrances Will Be Reviewed In New Column Appearing In T: Style Magazine
''Scent Strip'' Fragrance Column Will Debut on August 27
Issue Has Largest Total Advertising Pages Since 1984
Posted at 7:49 PM
What, exactly, do you say about Jonah Goldberg after you've said "What th' Fuck?" several dozen times? I realize he's incapable of understanding, or valuing, anything which can't be reduced to comic book form or fitted onto a bumpersticker, but What the fuck? Can no one prevail upon him to shut up when he has no idea what he's talking about? Has there ever been an adult more completely defined by the phrase, "Hand over yer lunch money, lardass?"
So perfume is an elitist concept now? How about soap? And for cryin' out loud, did you accidentally excise the part which said the Times was replacing its news section with fragrance reviews? Did you bother to read all four lines anytime between cut and paste? Like "largest total advertising since 1984"? Have somebody explain to you what it's like to work for a profit-making organization. Or why the Times can't limit itself to printing an Arts section consisting entirely of long think pieces on the Kirk v. Picard question. Or why they have an Arts section in the first place. Although, on the other hand, maybe somebody should suggest to Bill Keller he could just beg people to pony up $500 to join Adam Nagourney on the buffet line at the Ramada Inn O'Hare.
PS. How many times a week does Jonah's contribution to the national debate consist of running after some liberal target and throwing rocks at it like he's seen the bigger kids do?
PPS. Remember when we were all New Yorkers? Boy, that was a great couple of weeks.
He's just sulking because they refuse to run "Day By Day".
ReplyDeleteHonestly, is there any way in which a guy who's still cheerleading for President Ivy League Legacy and Vice President Moneybags (He's a monocle away from starring in the live-action Monopoly game, you know) is not himself basically elite? Show us your hands, Jonah. Let's see what's under your nails, Mr Salt Of The Earth.
Has there ever been an adult more completely defined by the phrase, "Hand over yer lunch money, lardass?"
Well, if you switch "lard" for "candy", you've got *both* Tucker Carlson and John Stossel. But, no, I think Jonah's it.
Remember when we were all New Yorkers? Boy, that was a great couple of weeks.
ReplyDeleteYeah, well, then your beloved governor found out he had to actually give us the money his boss was yelling through the bullhorn about as soon as they got him calmed down enough to maintain reliable bladded control for long enough to stand on the smoking rubble in a hard hat.
I think it reminded people how pushy and moneygrubbing and, er, neoconservative we are here.
Still stiffed us for a couple hundred million, but a really nice city wouldn't have made it necessary.