Posts Tagged ‘Bob Herbert’
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinions in The Times. Bob Herbert/Here Come the Millennials The Short Version: The youngs are seriously fucked, which is why they should vote for Obama. In his words: “This is a generation that is in danger of being left out of the American dream — the first American […]
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Tags: Arthur Schopenhauer, Bitchy Queens, Bob Herbert, Boomers, David Brooks, Generation X, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Bob Herbert/Clueless in America The Short Version: Kids are stupid. In his words: “While we’re effectively standing in place, other nations are catching up and passing us when it comes to educational achievement.” Score: F (Forgettable) If you’re in the mood to be scolded […]
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Tags: Bob Herbert, David Brooks, Education, Faith, Middle Ages, Religion, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Bob Herbert/Losing Our Will The Short Version: The war in Iraq, recession, decaying infrastructure — OMG, we’re so fucked! In his words: “It’s both tragic and embarrassing.” Score: D- (Depressing) Herbert is not necessarily wrong about anything he says, but he’s not right, […]
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Tags: Bob Herbert, Gail Collins, Iraq, The New York Times, The Olds
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Gail Collins/George Speaks, Badly The Short Version: George is a loser. In her words: “Our credit markets are foundering, and all we’ve got is a guy who looks like he’s ready to kick back and start the weekend.” Score: A- (Acerbic) When even […]
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Tags: Bob Herbert, David Paterson, Gail Collins, George W. Bush, Republican Assholes, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Bob Herbert/Sharing the Pain The Short Version: More than ever, it sucks to be poor. In his words: “It is disgraceful that in a nation as wealthy as the United States, nearly a third of the people are poor or near-poor.” Score: D- […]
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Tags: Bob Herbert, Elliott Spitzer, Poverty, Prostitution, Recession, Scandal, The New York Times
Andrew Sullivan and his conservative ilk should realize that we too — and despite easily falling on the “left-liberal” side of the coin — can never digest more than a word or two of Bob Herbert’s stultifying prose before falling asleep. It’s unfortunate, because we ride the C-train with the same class of forgotten gilded-age […]
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Tags: Andrew Sullivan, Bob Herbert, Brad DeLong, Economics, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Walter Benjamin
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