seen while ego surfing

The sad story of Brad Rone.

seen while ego surfing

The sad story of Brad Rone.

the whole colbert thing

Amidst the fawning of the moonbats and the shrill criticism of the wingnuts over Colbert's performance, the point is lost that satire isn't necessarily funny.  I thought Colbert's speech was really well delivered and hit all the spots it wanted.  Chutzpah, yes.  Courage, no.  Biting satire, yes.  Funny, rarely.  To claim that Colbert "was hilarious" or "bombed" is to misunderstand what he was doing; it wasn't stand-up, it was put-down.

And while one person thinks that "it's a failing prospect to attempt to direct satire at those who are beyond it," i say that perhaps he's confused about who the satire is directed at.  While Bush and the media were the subjects of the satire, that doesn't mean that they're the targets.  The target is, as always, the American people.  (Yes, i know, "But they're beyond satire!"  I disagree.)

the whole colbert thing

Amidst the fawning of the moonbats and the shrill criticism of the wingnuts over Colbert's performance, the point is lost that satire isn't necessarily funny.  I thought Colbert's speech was really well delivered and hit all the spots it wanted.  Chutzpah, yes.  Courage, no.  Biting satire, yes.  Funny, rarely.  To claim that Colbert "was hilarious" or "bombed" is to misunderstand what he was doing; it wasn't stand-up, it was put-down.

And while one person thinks that "it's a failing prospect to attempt to direct satire at those who are beyond it," i say that perhaps he's confused about who the satire is directed at.  While Bush and the media were the subjects of the satire, that doesn't mean that they're the targets.  The target is, as always, the American people.  (Yes, i know, "But they're beyond satire!"  I disagree.)

my conscience stabs me

The problem with being comfortable with your sins is that you keep committing them.  Then suddenly you cross a threshold and you're uncomfortable.  So is the frequency or the count the problem?  No, dummy, it's called a sin for a reason.  But it's a sin you've rationalized away long ago, so it must be reëxamined.

I must be sterner with myself.  I need to change.  I am at stake.

my conscience stabs me

The problem with being comfortable with your sins is that you keep committing them.  Then suddenly you cross a threshold and you're uncomfortable.  So is the frequency or the count the problem?  No, dummy, it's called a sin for a reason.  But it's a sin you've rationalized away long ago, so it must be reëxamined.

I must be sterner with myself.  I need to change.  I am at stake.