Comments on: What’s happened to David Brooks in the last six days? http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/ Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:40:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Cujo359 http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/#comment-41798 Cujo359 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:53:08 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=6113#comment-41798 This seems like a fairly normal course correction for Brooks. He's not really a split personality - he just writes like one. Someone (at FDL, I think it was) did a little compare and contrast of some selected Brooks articles a while back, and it was pretty amusing. I'm surprised the man doesn't walk around with his neck in a brace all the time. This seems like a fairly normal course correction for Brooks. He’s not really a split personality – he just writes like one. Someone (at FDL, I think it was) did a little compare and contrast of some selected Brooks articles a while back, and it was pretty amusing. I’m surprised the man doesn’t walk around with his neck in a brace all the time.

]]> By: Ben Cole http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/#comment-41796 Ben Cole Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:28:08 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=6113#comment-41796 Forgot an important point in Post 5, above: the friend has lived in Alaska for about 20 years now. Forgot an important point in Post 5, above: the friend has lived in Alaska for about 20 years now.

]]> By: GlitterGirl http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/#comment-41790 GlitterGirl Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:53:00 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=6113#comment-41790 One of my co-workers observed that Paling* will be leaving the sunshine to go back to Alaska next month just in time for those very looong Alaskan nights-aaah, justice, sweet justice. *That final g was actually a typo but it looked too appropriate to correct-both because the pronunciation so aptly describes what's happening to her little starbursts and as a tribute to the queen of g-droppers. One of my co-workers observed that Paling* will be leaving the sunshine to go back to Alaska next month just in time for those very looong Alaskan nights-aaah, justice, sweet justice.

*That final g was actually a typo but it looked too appropriate to correct-both because the pronunciation so aptly describes what’s happening to her little starbursts and as a tribute to the queen of g-droppers.

]]> By: Ben Cole http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/#comment-41789 Ben Cole Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:43:22 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=6113#comment-41789 lotus: I think it must all the snow and the long nights. Screws up a person's head. lotus: I think it must all the snow and the long nights. Screws up a person’s head.

]]> By: lotus http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/#comment-41784 lotus Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:49:13 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=6113#comment-41784 Jeez, Ben 5, that's really inexplicable -- unless maybe your friend gets all her news offline? Jeez, Ben 5, that’s really inexplicable — unless maybe your friend gets all her news offline?

]]> By: Glenn Caton http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/#comment-41782 Glenn Caton Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:41:49 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=6113#comment-41782 Ben, the hardest thing in politics is to realize that a couple of things from twelve steps programs apply here: 1. give me the serenity to accept those things that I can not change. 2. it is all a program of attraction, not persuasion. Ben, the hardest thing in politics is to realize that a couple of things from twelve steps programs apply here:

1. give me the serenity to accept those things that I can not change.

2. it is all a program of attraction, not persuasion.

]]> By: Ben Cole http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/#comment-41778 Ben Cole Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:20:35 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=6113#comment-41778 I got one worse than that. A long time friend who I know I converted to Democratism many, many years ago ... an educated person, a retired lawyer now ... says she is crazy about Sarah and all the good things she has done and is expected to do for Alaska. Coulda' knocked me over with a feather. I grilled her pretty hard on this, but she didn't budge. Things like that happen when they come unloved, I guess. I got one worse than that. A long time friend who I know I converted to Democratism many, many years ago … an educated person, a retired lawyer now … says she is crazy about Sarah and all the good things she has done and is expected to do for Alaska. Coulda’ knocked me over with a feather. I grilled her pretty hard on this, but she didn’t budge. Things like that happen when they come unloved, I guess.

]]> By: lotus http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/#comment-41775 lotus Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:07:27 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=6113#comment-41775 Aw foot, IAT, that starburst crowd is just irresistible for hootings-at. 'Course, this is a change from Brooks' usual pearls-clutching, so there's that . . . Aw foot, IAT, that starburst crowd is just irresistible for hootings-at. ‘Course, this is a change from Brooks’ usual pearls-clutching, so there’s that . . .

]]> By: ItsAboutTime http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/#comment-41771 ItsAboutTime Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:00:18 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=6113#comment-41771 brooks is the most level headed of the entire right. don't beat him up too bad for thinking she was winking at him. brooks is the most level headed of the entire right. don’t beat him up too bad for thinking she was winking at him.

]]> By: lotus http://www.folo.us/2008/10/08/whats-happened-to-david-brooks-in-the-last-six-days/#comment-41766 lotus Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:26:59 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=6113#comment-41766 HEY, Mary -- great to have you back, and unhassled by the spam gizmo, even! HEY, Mary — great to have you back, and unhassled by the spam gizmo, even!

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