I don’t see anything “passive aggressive” about that question, do you?

Once again, you re just being a wiseass, which I suppose is some sort of payback for your failure to save face in the whole  racism accusation kerfluffle.

Do you really want to re-open that, Frank? Actually, there’s no “face saving” that I need to do. However, I’ll be happy to spank you some more if you ask nicely.

If you believe that riding in a limo is a rare event, or an event reserved only for the rich, then good for you.

Nice try, Frankie boy. I never said any such thing, though you may infer whatever you wish.

On the other hand. it is you who seems to believe that riding in limos is so thoroughly common (for liberals) that you stop short of calling mr. curmudgeon a liar for stating that he never rode in one. Why? Because he’s a filthy librul.

The only one peddling ridculous notions here is you, despite your attempts to prop up lovely strawmen to share in your chorus of “If I Only Had a Brain”.

Frank, the “substance of the argument” usually ends when you start, and it sometimes begins after you’re finished. OW quotes George Clooney, who happens to be a wealthy Hollywood regular, but who also happens to be absolutely on the mark. So what do you do? Bring up some pointless b.s. about some goofballs in Manhattan in the 1970s– written by a right-wing hack– that has nothing to do with what Clooney said. Now you’re accusing others of avoiding ’substance.’

Did you ever stop to think that all that bullshit you were watching on TV back then was just a bunch of hype? Did it ever occur to you that the corporate-owned press might be blowing things out of proportion? I don’t suppose it ever occurred to you that a lot of the negative press anti-war activists (and other progressives) were getting might have partly the result of government misinformation campaigns. Maybe you just latched on to the b.s. because it meshed with your narrow worldview. It’s nice to see that you’ve matured since then.

By the way, Jane Fonda was smeared by Nixon, and you wingers have been stroking off on that myth ever since. That’s a fact. Who knows how much of the other shit you were lapping up was just public misinformation? What with COINTELPRO lurking around back then, we may never know.

So don’t remind me how old you are, or how young I am. If you didn’t have a fucking clue back then, and you haven’t figured it out since, what’s your point? As far as I’m concerned, it was the bulk of your generation that followed assholes like Kennedy, LBJ, and Nixon into Vietnam, and you had (and still have) the nerve to denigrate all the decent people who tried like hell to get us out of that ungodly mess. So don’t try and moralize to us ‘liberals,’ because we’re the ones who’ll have to clean up after your mess.

A few comments back, I said this:

The point [of my initial comment] is that the origin of the name  limousine liberal came from the notion that these  uptown (NYC) liberals rode around in limos.
Whether or not anybody else rides around in limos is irrelevant.

So your question is irrelevant.

But, Frank, I wasn’t referring to that comment. If you go back to where I asked the question, you’ll see that I conveniently cut-and-pasted the comment to which the question refers:

I m inclined to believe that everyone has ridden in a limo at least once in their lives.

To which I replied: town car or one of those nasty “stretch” jobs?

Folks do that so you’ll be able to better understand the question. And, hopefully, post a relevant, coherent response. If you’re able.

Frank - please refer to my “dudes” post to see why your posts attract attention; it is a game - people are trying to get your goat, they do it for sport.

Anyhoo - I like clooney’s movies - I find them to be thrilling and smart. I hope he produces more; I don’t care that he is rich though as it is not him but the system.

That’s just human nature, Frank. Zappa’s right. You’re an easy mark. I can understand you spouting some off-the-wall crap; that’s expected of a winger. However, you then get defensive and stand by your lunacy like a pit bull guarding a piece of rat shit in the middle of a dog biscuit factory. That’s what makes you so irresistable.

By all means, though, if you want to keep up with references to Tom Wolfe ‘essays’ or some other such intellectual manure, well, who am I to stop the fun?

The point [of my initial comment] is that the origin of the name  limousine liberal came from the notion that these  uptown (NYC) liberals rode around in limos.
Whether or not anybody else rides around in limos is irrelevant.

So your question is irrelevant. In your particular case, I was just making sure that I was not being set up for another false accusation. I have found that I have to pay particular attention to details, because when I post a comment, it will, for lack of a better term, attract more attention than most other posts.

Based on your history, there s no limit to your imagination.

Thank you. I think.

However limitless my imagination may be, I still can’t fathom what you’re talking about. There have been several comments posted regarding “limos.” I asked: town car or stretch?

None of your succeeding comments seem to address that question. Is that inadvertant, or do you wish to talk about something else?

“Radical Chic” is the story of a party thrown by Leonard Bernstein to raise money for the Black Panthers; specifically, for their legal defenses. Wolfe lets their own words and actions at this typical party be the objects by which these elite, Manhattanite, “limousine liberals” completely humiliate themselves

John S. and Quaker: If you believe that riding in a limo is a rare event, or an event reserved only for the rich, then good for you.

The point is that the origin of the name “limousine liberal” came from the notion that these “uptown” (NYC) liberals rode around in limos.

Whether or not anybody else rides around in limos is irrelevant. If it is important for you to make a statement that you have never been in a limo, and I have somehow damaged your psyche by saying that I doubt it, then I humbly apologize. If anyone ever asks me if you ever rode in a limo, I shall say, “Hell, no!”, and beat them about the head and shoulders.

I m inclined to believe that everyone has ridden in a limo at least once in their lives.

Town car or one of those nasty “stretch” jobs?

I m inclined to believe that everyone has ridden in a limo at least once in their lives.

The village idiot speaks again.