David Brooks spoke frankly about the presidential and vice presidential candidates Monday afternoon, calling Sarah Palin a "fatal cancer to the Republican party" but describing John McCain and Barack Obama as "the two best candidates we've had in a long time." In an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg at New York's Le Cirque restaurant to unveil that magazine's redesign, Brooks decried Palin's anti-intellectualism and compared her to President Bush in that regard: [Sarah Palin] represents a fatal cancer to the Republican party. When I first started in journalism, I worked at the National Review for Bill Buckley. And Buckley famously said he'd rather be ruled by the first 2000 names in the Boston phone book than by the Harvard faculty. But he didn't think those were the only two options. He thought it was important to have people on the conservative side who celebrated ideas, who celebrated learning. And his whole life was based on that, and that was also true for a lot of the other conservatives in the Reagan era. Reagan had an immense faith in the power of ideas. But there has been a counter, more populist tradition, which is not only to scorn liberal ideas but to scorn ideas entirely. And I'm afraid that Sarah Palin has those prejudices. I think President Bush has those prejudices. Brooks praised Palin's natural political talent, but said she is "absolutely not" ready to be president or vice president. He explained, "The more I follow politicians, the more I <b>...</b>Author: AntiConformist911
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A Classic track from one of the Legends, Bobby Womack. As you can see after you peep this track, certain things never change
Michelle Obama's interview with Larry King on October 8, 2008
Here is the fourth installment of great moments and classic sequences in film. These 10 minutes of emotion and energy should thrill all. We will see an archeologist (not just any acheologist) adventurous and exciting day on the job, a brutal murder that kept many out of the shower for years, and a man stopping at no limits for the woman of his dreams. In this montage we will see three scenes: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Psycho (1960) The Graduate (1967) Enjoy your journey through the movies!
Christopher Hitchens on the American policy in Afghanistan. Pretty interesting...
Biden and Palin square off with melody. Only you can judge who is the best in the art of freestyle and who has the stronger voice. Michael Gregory, the haloed moderator, DJs. Make sure to watch in high quality--because it's higher. 2012 VP Debate in Song and Dance: youtu.be Lyrics: [MG] Miss caribou killa, black gold drilla Watcha gonna do, hockey mom, to Pakistan? [Palin] Thats probably the only thing that theyre ever gonna agree on But that it was a central war on terror is in Iraq [MG] Your response? (Oww!) [Biden] Pakistan Thats where they live Thats where they are [MG] Next question: Iraq Are we ever gonna bring our homies back? [Palin] Were getting closer and closer to victory And it would be a travesty If we quit now in Iraq [Biden] We will end this war John McCain was saying the Sunnis and Shias got along with each other John McCain has been dead wrong [MG] Ooooh, blao! [Palin] Drill, baby, drill [MG] Aaaah, oh snap! Everybody, now go straight for the kill Oh! [Palin] F* Obama [MG] You gonna take that? [Biden] F* McCain [MG] Sticks and stones are so much softer than words Now its time for the economy Is main street gonna get a frontal lobotomy? [Palin] Joe six pack, hockey moms across the nation I think we need to band together and say Never again Never will we be exploited and taken advantage a—again By those who are managing our money [Biden] The middle class needs relief Tax relief, they need it now They need help now The focus will change with Barack Obama The <b>...</b>
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