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A Maoist in the White House

October 16, 2009 - 11:35 am - by Roger Kimball
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2009-10-17 17:24:57

39. David S.

“Quite inspiring actually. You don’t have to be a Mao fan to appreciate the brevity and wit – of course, he’s a bit more clever in Mandarin.”

Are 50 million deaths more clever in Mandarin?

42. biblio44.

“That’s nothing. I have a list of 48 card-carrying commies in the State Department!”

Could there be more?

55. Middleman.

“Gingrich quotes Mao too.”

Is everybody allowed to quote Mao?

73. Now and Then.

68. misanthropicus:

“ping. ping. ping . . Respond to query from homebase . . . ping. ping . . . native communique demands ping back from agent thropilicus . . . implant requires servicing . . . ping. ping . . . fractured syntax risks revealing true genetics . . . digital earwig now prime transponder . . . ping. ping . . . blue air . . . ping. ping . . . “

What’s the freakuency Now and Then?

80. Moho.

“Yeah, telling young people to follow their own path, that’s criminal.”

Is telling Conservatives to follow their own path criminal?

95. biblio44.

“And to think that Roger Simon thought I was kidding when I said the current Right is a direct descendant of the John Birch Society.”

And the left is a direct descendent of… a monkey?

102. Moho.

“You’re really this scared of opposing ideas? Oh well…good thing your readership is too dumb to use google…”

Could they be too smart to Moho? Is the Moho a dance?

112. David S.

“And you call me pretentious!”

Could you please be a little more pretentious?

124. Now and Then.

“We want to help our citizens and the world, you want to play cowboys and indians.”

Your citizens? Don’t you own the cowboy and indians too?

137. Moho.

“The more significant problem with interpreting this clip as evidence that Dunn is a revolutionary communist is that it lacks context.”

Could 50 million murders be a “context”?

147. Moho.

“Beck, secret admirer of Mao:”

Who do you secretly admire? Beck? Jeff or Glenn, or just Beck?

150. Moho.

“Its you who’ve chosen to align yourself with dipsh^ts like Kimball, wearing a conservative costumes…”

Will you be vivo for Halloween? Blue lipstick, short dress, no underpants and Modern Liberal unshaven legs?

159. Moho.

“Its not the first time I’ve had to point out the difference between changing the subject and pointing out a flaw in logic by offering a similar example. Its sad, really.”

Are you god? Or something? Or just Now and Then?

168. David S.

“Do you really want to hurt me?”

Are you Boy David?