On the Esquire Huntsman Profile http://www.esquire.com/features/jon-huntsman-profile-0811
What an annoying article. This article perfectly displays the two reasons Huntsman is the most tedious candidate in the Republican primary so far. Both aren’t really his fault. The first is the breathless cheerleading by liberals on his behalf. Huntsman is the “serious candidate” they say. This shows just how shallow the media establishment has become. Name one major issue on which Huntsman disagrees with the rest of the so-called “freaks” and “cranks” on the Tea Party fringe? Can’t do it. On taxes, spending and social values he is in lockstep with the Teabaggers. However, Huntsman will do the whole “I believe President Obama is just as much an American as I am” dance to appease liberals in the media so they can contrast ol’ Jonny with the evil, troglodytic Tea Party types. I’m reminded of that quote by Jonah Goldberg about liberals only liking conervatives who are “foreign, dead, or unelectable.” Huntsman is the latter but when he drops out get ready for tons of high brow analysis about how Huntsman was doomed to fail because the GOP has moved too far to the right.
The second is his arrogant staff that is always trying to seize the moral high ground and talk about how they are running a respectful and polite campaign. What does this more nuanced, adult campaign look like? Why, the top member of Huntsman’s campaign calling the Republican electorate a “bunch of cranks” of course! That’s civility for you.
On “No ‘Him’ or ‘Her’; Preschool fights gender bias” http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/27/501364/main20074594.shtml
What would we do without these brave warriors “fighting gender bias” in a preschool in Sweden? This may be my white patriarchal prejudices talking but one wonders if gender bias is all that big of a problem in preschool. This is just another example of a “diversity” program that is really about enforcing uniformity. I can just hear some M.F.A. candidate lecturing some poor boy when he gets out of line: “Now, now Timmy that’s enough play time with the cars! Wouldn’t want to be perpetuating those sinister gender roles now would you?”
Finished Reading: “The Sun Rises Also” by Ernest Hemingway
For the two people that will ever read this blog, I am hopelessly ignorant. As of late, I have been trying to “catch up” from my complete and unfortunate lethargy in high school and college. This was the second Hemingway book I’ve read. I read “Of Mice and Men” in high school. “The Sun” manages to be funny, depressing and enjoyable all at the same time. Bill is probably my favorite character with some of his hilarious one-liners: “Never be daunted. That’s my secret. Never be daunted in public.” There is another one of his drunken quotes about him being embarassed that he’s a writer and hating writing that is comical as well but I can’t remember the exact quote.
I feel for the main character, Jake, though. The best line in the book is when Bill asks Jake how long he has loved Brett–who Jake loves but is engaged to another gentleman and sleeps with atleast two other characters in the book. Jake replies, “Off and on for a hell of a long time.”
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