Posted by bg on July 2, 2007
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A Tragic Lunacy: Avoiding The Obvious Fact Leaves A Hole No Words Can Fill
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John Aravosis makes an ignorant post when 10 minutes of web research would better inform his readers:
Glenn Greenwald has a new book out about our favorite president, “A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency.” Glenn is a good guy, blogger, lawyer, thinker. He’s incredibly analytical. I’ve not seen this book yet, but suspect it’s good, knowing Glenn.
Atrios distinquishes himself with this:
Just in case you hadn’t noticed, Glenn wrote a book.
It just now occurred to me what analogy should be used to expose the moronic nature of some of the pundits: Talking about Bush and tragedy is crazy; it’s like talking about a prize fight where the champ was paid to take the fall. Obstenible intelligent discussion about the fighter’s downfall masks the simple matter that the fight was fixed.
Matt Stoller’s post follows this insidious pattern:
Book Review: A Tragic Legacy
I’m working my way through Glenn Greenwald’s excellent new book, A Tragic Legacy, on how Bush’s good versus evil mentality destroyed his Presidency and fundamentally altered the political system of our country. I’m not done yet, but I want to note a few things about his account as I’m going through it. The first few chapters are largely devoted to the rise and fall of Bush’s Presidential influence, as well as his relationship with the conservative movement that put him in office. What’s unique about Greenwald’s book, and, I suppose, his blog, is how much credit he gives to conservatives, and how he offers so much good faith to their arguments and follows them as far as he can, until they collapse on themselves. Peggy Noonan’s embrace of Bush, and later repudiation, is a kind of delta of how weak and isolated Bush has become.
scotthortonshow.com:
“candyschultz” (See Link) is a fool:
I received Glenn Greenwald’s new book a couple of days ago. I am only finished with Chapter One but there are some good points to make already. The first chapter makes a very solid case for Bush’s having a Manichean view.
Is it really possible that Greenwald could be so dense about what happened on 9/11, who was behind it, and what it means? His analysis of the Bush Presidency is chickenfeed.
Guest post by Glenn Greenwald, about his new book “A Tragic Legacy”
NOTE FROM JOHN: I’ve asked Glenn Greenwald to join us and post a bit about his new book, “A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency.” Without further ado, here’s Glenn…
As they always do, right-wing Bush followers immediately exploited the disrupted terrorist attacks in England and Scotland in order to “justify” the full range of Bush radicalism, from ever-increasing and illegal surveillance of Americans to endless Middle Eastern militarism.
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Posted by bg on July 2, 2007
MUST READ!
A Tragic Lunacy: Avoiding The Obvious Fact Leaves A Hole No Words Can Fill
|
John Aravosis makes an ignorant post when 10 minutes of web research would better inform his readers:
Glenn Greenwald has a new book out about our favorite president, “A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency.” Glenn is a good guy, blogger, lawyer, thinker. He’s incredibly analytical. I’ve not seen this book yet, but suspect it’s good, knowing Glenn.
Atrios distinquishes himself with this:
Just in case you hadn’t noticed, Glenn wrote a book.
It just now occurred to me what analogy should be used to expose the moronic nature of some of the pundits: Talking about Bush and tragedy is crazy; it’s like talking about a prize fight where the champ was paid to take the fall. Obstenible intelligent discussion about the fighter’s downfall masks the simple matter that the fight was fixed.
Matt Stoller’s post follows this insidious pattern:
Book Review: A Tragic Legacy
I’m working my way through Glenn Greenwald’s excellent new book, A Tragic Legacy, on how Bush’s good versus evil mentality destroyed his Presidency and fundamentally altered the political system of our country. I’m not done yet, but I want to note a few things about his account as I’m going through it. The first few chapters are largely devoted to the rise and fall of Bush’s Presidential influence, as well as his relationship with the conservative movement that put him in office. What’s unique about Greenwald’s book, and, I suppose, his blog, is how much credit he gives to conservatives, and how he offers so much good faith to their arguments and follows them as far as he can, until they collapse on themselves. Peggy Noonan’s embrace of Bush, and later repudiation, is a kind of delta of how weak and isolated Bush has become.
scotthortonshow.com:
“candyschultz” (See Link) is a fool:
I received Glenn Greenwald’s new book a couple of days ago. I am only finished with Chapter One but there are some good points to make already. The first chapter makes a very solid case for Bush’s having a Manichean view.
Is it really possible that Greenwald could be so dense about what happened on 9/11, who was behind it, and what it means? His analysis of the Bush Presidency is chickenfeed.
Guest post by Glenn Greenwald, about his new book “A Tragic Legacy”
NOTE FROM JOHN: I’ve asked Glenn Greenwald to join us and post a bit about his new book, “A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency.” Without further ado, here’s Glenn…
As they always do, right-wing Bush followers immediately exploited the disrupted terrorist attacks in England and Scotland in order to “justify” the full range of Bush radicalism, from ever-increasing and illegal surveillance of Americans to endless Middle Eastern militarism.
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