Comments on: David Brooks Is A Very Stupid Man

By: Dr. Squid

Dr. Squid — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:28:57 +0000

I told el wifo that he actually wrote that and her jaw hit the 2×4’s on the deck.

By: C.S.Strowbridge

C.S.Strowbridge — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:07:22 +0000

“High Fructose Corn Syrup. Sorry I was using those “elitist” acronyms. Applebee’s still sucks. Though they have pretty hot waitresses sometimes.”

High Fructose Corn Syrup is one of the worst things you can eat. Purged that from my diet at the very beginning and it has helped me lose a ton of weight. (Not literally.)

By: Jaim

Jaim — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:00:52 +0000

Matt Taibbi on David Brooks from a while back:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/11034127/the_low_post_why_the_democrats_are_still_doomed

S’funny.

By: Enlightened Liberal

Enlightened Liberal — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:21:01 +0000

High Fructose Corn Syrup. Sorry I was using those “elitist” acronyms. Applebee’s still sucks. Though they have pretty hot waitresses sometimes.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:06:08 +0000

“Applebee’s is overpriced crap loaded with salt and HFCS.”

HFCS? What’s that? High-falutin’ chicken s**t? Healthy for crazy suckers? Hideous feline carcas shards?

By: TroyJMorris

TroyJMorris — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:17 +0000

@fafaroo

There’s a VIP room?! My self-image has been shattered.

By: Bill L.

Bill L. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:32:20 +0000

Actually, being an “elitist” should be a good thing, since that would suggest you were highly skilled or gifted in some way. It would be more accurate (and possibly helpful in the long run) to call Brooks and his DC cohorts classists.

Of course, I’m sure no one will remember the “guy you want to have a beer with” standard that helped the current cartel into power. I guess beer is too elitist. Salad is the true choice of the common man.

By: fafaroo

fafaroo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:24:54 +0000

“I spend all my time hanging around the champagne fountain at the Sizzler.”

LOL. But seriously, the public one or the one in the Sizzler VIP room?

By: ed

ed — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:23:07 +0000

Did mention that I was on a flight with Bobo a while back? Did he sit in First Class? Hey, is David Brooks an Elitist Fuckhead?

By: Enlightened Liberal

Enlightened Liberal — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:20:36 +0000

I guess I’m an elitist too. Applebee’s is overpriced crap loaded with salt and HFCS. Same goes for TGIF, Cracker Barrel and Red Lobster and other “middle America” restaurants.

By: C.S.Strowbridge

C.S.Strowbridge — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:18:36 +0000

… When people say Obama is ‘elitist’ it is there way of saying he’s ‘uppity.’ They don’t like Obama because he’s an Uppity Nigger.

By: TroyJMorris

TroyJMorris — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:06:50 +0000

Salad bar? Really, is that what he pulled out… salad bar….

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:50:48 +0000

Yes, this is important stuff. Arugula.

By: Zaius Nation

Zaius Nation — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:38:25 +0000

Ha! Never trust a man that doesn’t know his salad bars. The crux is in the croutons, I always say.

By: Leota2

Leota2 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:38:00 +0000

For me, it has always been extremely pleasurable when
true elitists (like Brooks) try to speak to the needs
of Everyman–and make a fool of themselves in the process . . .

By: Sean D. Martin

Sean D. Martin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:09:59 +0000

It’s so intriguing that David Brooks, the consumate DC elitist I saw a few days ago walking out of that stomping ground of the common man – The Council On Foreign Relations – is still pushing this regular guy twaddle.

“The Monster never sees a monster in the mirror.” – J. Straczynski

It’s the rare person who ever actually sees themselves as part “them”. We all always see ourselves as part of “us”, and Brooks is no different.

By: anotherbozo

anotherbozo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:58:57 +0000

Almost worth tuning into PBS–if Brooks is appearing there–to see if Jim Lehrer asks him about it.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:51:31 +0000

Me? I’m an elitist. I spend all my time hanging around the champagne fountain at the Sizzler.