Tim Cavanaugh | November 29, 2004
Matt Welch tells Dan Rather, "Don't be so hard on yourself."
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The first, cheapest, and arguably best reason to despise
someone is because he is rich, famous, and powerful. Bonus points
if he works in your profession and carries on like a
self-important jackass.
Feh - the same applies to countless sports "stars" that Americans
revere... This is the second time in two days you guys are
despising someone for their wealth (the first was that safe-toy
lawyer). What gives? Are we on a crusade now to discern the ethical
validity of every celebrity's wealth? Because that could take a
long, long time.
in certain circles - mostly those outside this particular sphere
- "libertarian" is indeed a 1=1 translation for "gagging on rich
peoples' cocks."
so take heart rhywun.
I enjoyed Matt's article. Dan reminds me of "agreeable" politicians who haved honed the practice of saying Yes, It's Surely Terrible And I'm Gonna Do Something About It to a fine edge and then go about their business of same-old same-old.
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