Jerome: Bringer Of Jollity
By Pejman Yousefzadeh Posted in Liberals — Comments (10) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
You know, I read this and this and . . . well . . . I'm just gobsmacked. How precisely is it possible that the "Blogfather" of the "Netroots" movement, the guy responsible for being Gov. Mark Warner's Ambassador to the Technoworld as the latter seeks the Presidency of the United States, the blogger who has shaken up and many believe will continue to shake up the intersection between the Internet and politics, how is it that that guy was trusted to call shots and give advice based on whether the moon was Waxing Gibbous, or whether Orion was in a reclining chair or . . . or . . . or whatever it is that astrological signs do to fascinate the likes of Jerome Armstrong?
I suppose I should have a good laugh over all of this. And verily, I am. But it would be most immature of me to fail to shake my head in sadness regarding the possibility that bloggers in general will not be taken seriously thanks to Armstrong's own lack of seriousness. It would be most immature of me to fail to wonder how we can possibly restore any sobriety and gravity to politics in the wake of this most bizarre revelation. It would be most immature of me to fail to wonder how many people of good conscience on Armstrong's side of the partisan divide must feel cheated by this and other possible missteps on the part of Jerome Armstrong.
Yes. Most immature indeed.
So I will be mature and reflect on all of these serious things.
Eventually.
For now, I'm just laughing. Though I do gravely wonder how much longer I will continue to be able to chuckle. After all, the Source of All Chuckling appears to be disappearing quite fast.
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to writing serious commentary, and no longer beating that dead horse ...ahem.... the US waterboy team at the WC.
Hah! Jerome. Serious. BBWWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...........
What a great word. I say it aloud as I type. Verily!
That is all.
How can aspiring conservative satirists hope to parody the left, when the left is constantly engaging in self-parody?
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Consider what the reaction would have been if Ann Coulter had said, "Jerome Armstrong gets his political insight from astrology, and his astrology from the party who pays him best."
You can't make this stuff up, and you'd be called mean and insensitive for trying.
What a marvelous way with words.
I'm just gobsmacked. How precisely is it possible that the "Blogfather" of the "Netroots" movement, the guy responsible for being Gov. Mark Warner's Ambassador to the Technoworld as the latter seeks the Presidency of the United States, the blogger who has shaken up and many believe will continue to shake up the intersection between the Internet and politics, how is it that that guy was trusted to call shots and give advice based on whether the moon was Waxing Gibbous, or whether Orion was in a reclining chair or . . . or . . . or whatever it is that astrological signs do to fascinate the likes of Jerome Armstrong?
I had to read it several times, just for maximum enjoyment.
saggitarians don't believe in astrology. (with apologies to Raymond Smullyam)
And so, expect a World Cup RedHot later this evening.
I am proudest of the title, though I fear the ghost of Gustav Holst might claim that I suffer from a lack of originality.
How can anyone not have sympathy for a mans deeply held religous beliefs. I am pleased to see liberals professing belief in something bigger than themselves. Yes the planets actually are bigger than most liberals with the possible exception of Ted Kenedy. This is just a practical manifestation of historic leftist Ideologies. Haven't they always said that success wasn't determined by individual effort ? That wealth redistribution was neccesesary because it wasn't up to an individual to succeed. That the government had to step in to provide a social leveler for all the forces outside of the individuals control. Well we now see just what those forces were, It was the planets and stars. Liberalism is just the logical response to the astrological forces that control our destinies. We should applaud thes brave men and women for taking up arms against the heavens.