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Friday, December 28, 2007

50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007:

Compiled by folks over at The Beast - whatever that is. Best profile:
26. William Kristol

Charges: Bears the burlesque Cheshire grin of a sophist born with a large silver spoon jammed sideways in his mouth. A second generation neocon raised in the tradition of Straussian perception management and myth creation, Kristol is basically lying about everything -- always -- and he knows it. Whether at the helm of Rupert Murdoch's Weekly Standard, appearing on Murdoch's Fox News Channel, or co-founding the disastrous Project for a New American Century, Bill is arguably the most egregious media hawk of a generation. Seems to have suffered no ill impact to his career or prestige despite having been completely wrong about everything to do with Iraq and Iran, and actually laughs about it with obnoxious frequency.

Exhibit A: "First of all, whenever I hear anything described as a heartless assault on our children, I tend to think it's a good idea. I'm happy that the President's willing to do something bad for the kids."


2 comments

The Buffalo Beast does this every year, and invariably it is well-written and good for a few (tens of) chuckles.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12/28/2007 6:09 PM  

hamstak: It is well written, and I should have pointed that out. Thanks.

By Blogger Quiddity, at 12/28/2007 8:26 PM  

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