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Friday, Jun 27, 2003
limited government, my ass
I opened today's WSJ editorial page expecting to see
an editorial lauding the new limits on the power of
government to criminalize the kissing of the naughty
bits. After all, what could be more intrusive than
nightly bed checks?
But then I remembered; the WSJ editorial page is being
held hostage by social conservatives who evidently are
content to have Rick Santorum inspect their genitalia
for signs of unauthorized usage.
I know these new freedoms can be confusing compared to
the safety of a nanny government. If the editorial
crew, like Mr. Santorum, have trouble telling the
difference between oral sex and bestiality, might I
suggest a remedial course in human sexuality?
je ne sais pas
I claim no special expertise in the ways of Dr. Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense. However, I've read quite a few transcripts of his interviews, and can usually understand what the man is trying to convey. And I do try to understand the context of the sound bites used in Dr. Paul's Words of Wisdom.
But I'm having serious trouble with this one. Trudy Rubin's article implies that Wolfowitz compared Iraq to post-liberation France in the context of a discussion of the emergence of a democratic state in post-invasion Iraq. But I have no way to verify this. Much of the interview with Rubin was on deep background, and she used just three short quotations. There is no transcript at DefenseLINK, despite the fact that 7 months have passed and the war is allegedly over.
The crux is that I can't conceive of any context in which this statement makes sense. If you're listening Dr. Paul, you've got to help me out here. Sacre merde, just what the hell were you talking about? The triumphant return of Charles de Gaulle? The rise of film noir? A common passion for goat cheese?
Ętes-vous un docteur des analogies d'imbeciles?
Paul Wolfowitz: Not just any optimist
Philadelphia Inquirer -- November 17, 2002
Trudy Rubin
A critique of Dr. Paul's analogy ...
Thoughtless in Time?
Foreign Policy in Focus -- February 18, 2003
By Pascale Combelles Siegel
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