A Modest Post, Modestly Written

‘Tisn’t

To mourn his passing as we celebrated his life, I say we all buy a copy of Frank McCourt’s obituary, display it prominently, go on and on to anyone who’ll listen about how well it balances humor and pathos, but never actually get around to reading the damn thing.

‘S’not alright

Damn, I always liked this guy, and not just because his surname’s a homonym for an archaic adjective. Assuming he’s not lying, googly-eyed felt heads oughtta roll. Christ, sockpuppetry? That’s just embarrassing. Gives a whole new meaning to “D.C. Madame.”

I Am Become a 2 to 3 Degree Rise in Temperature, Destroyer of Worlds

In retrospect, offering his god a peanut was an ill-considered negotiating tactic.

UPDATE XXIV: A reader informs me via e-mail that the way it is is not, in fact, “this,” but rather “that.” Could there be a more perfectly illustrative example of the obseqiousness of the bootlicking careerists in our power-worshipping beltway press?

Area Hack Continues to Bite Onion’s Style, Garner Approving Links from the Easily-Amused

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Gives a whole new meaning to “D.C. Madame.”

ROFLMAO!!!!!

Comment by gil m... I mean, bluedem27 on 07/20/09 at 10:43 AM

bluedem27, that was a knee-slapper wasn’t it! Welcome to the community. Our Mr. Mann certainly knows how to pack a post until it bristles, doesn’t he!

I heard Frank McCourt read a portion of Angela’s Ashes over the radio, and I think he did the audio book, which is certainly the way to go.

If you want to talk unread books, Mr. Polly carried Noam Chomsky around for two years, what was it, Hegemony is What Americans Do or something like that?—and never got more than halfway through it. Chomsky went on every vacation, every doctor visit, every subway ride, and unfortunately always made it back again.

Comment by Mrs. Polly on 07/20/09 at 11:32 AM

It took me a little bit, but I go it.

Missed that whole thing about Trippi. I like the guy, but I think he’s pretty overrated as a political consultant. I can’t remember the mag (Atlantic, TNR?), but I read a great postmortem on the Dean campaign that didn’t paint him to be the sharpest tool in the shed. And that A New Way Forward project that he co-founded was a spectacular fail.

Comment by Kevin K. on 07/20/09 at 11:47 AM

I think he did the audio book, which is certainly the way to go

Oh, I bet. Dude’s compelling as hell in interviews and a lot of that’s just the sound of his voice. I wasn’t slagging the book, just pointing out that everyone owns it, and giving reading rates, well, y’know.

I like the guy, but I think he’s pretty overrated as a political consultant

Yeah, I just meant I like him the way I like Dean; they talk like people who evolved in an ecosystem similar to mine. When fucking Shrum is the gold standard, I figure I’ve been absolved of the responsibility to judge consultants on their merits.

Oh, and thanks, bluedem27, but you’re giving me too much cred…