Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Decoding David "Burbling" Brooks
Last time we looked at David "I'm Writing as Bad as I Can" Brooks, we saw that he wasn't just a purveyor of misinformation—this, we expect—but a transmitter of disinformation. (Last time, his column was about discrediting PNAC critics, just when public exposure of the PNAC's plan to militarize space might have taken some of the bloom of Bush's Moondoggle space plans.)
This time... Well, let's read Brooks with the understanding that he's a fully paid up member of the POTL. Brooks writes:
This is, of course, disinformation. That's what the POTL do. Brooks is saying the Republicans are strong to preempt any attack on them where they are weak. As a fully bought MW and thug operative, his job is to mind-fuck the Democrats, not write commentary.
So if Brooks writes that the Republicans aren't divided, we can assume that not only can they be divided, he's fearful that they might be. And how could the Republicans be divided?
We've all read stories about each of these points in the last year. This is not to say that the Democrats will be able to capitalize on these potential splits; I just make the points to show that Brooks is, well, just lying.
As we expect.
UPDATE Pandagon shows how Brooks cherry picks his numbers on Republican dominance. Who knew? Gosh, I'm really losing my faith in The Newspaper of Record (not!), they continue to give this guy space....
This time... Well, let's read Brooks with the understanding that he's a fully paid up member of the POTL. Brooks writes:
Yes, the political divides today do look a lot like the ones that split the nation in 2000. But no. When you look beneath the headline data, you see at least one important change. The events of the past three years have brought to the foreground issues that divide Democrats, and pushed to the background issues that divide Republicans.
This is, of course, disinformation. That's what the POTL do. Brooks is saying the Republicans are strong to preempt any attack on them where they are weak. As a fully bought MW and thug operative, his job is to mind-fuck the Democrats, not write commentary.
So if Brooks writes that the Republicans aren't divided, we can assume that not only can they be divided, he's fearful that they might be. And how could the Republicans be divided?
- Republicans who are fiscally responsible versus the credit-card Bush gang
- Republicans who care about civil liberties versus the Constitution trashing Bush gang
- Republicans who care about limited government versus the expansionist Bush gang
- Republicans who care about their own families, gay members included, versus the appeals to hatred of the Bush gang
- Republicans who are truly conservative versus the radical, faith-based, Bush gang
We've all read stories about each of these points in the last year. This is not to say that the Democrats will be able to capitalize on these potential splits; I just make the points to show that Brooks is, well, just lying.
As we expect.
UPDATE Pandagon shows how Brooks cherry picks his numbers on Republican dominance. Who knew? Gosh, I'm really losing my faith in The Newspaper of Record (not!), they continue to give this guy space....
