April 27, 2004
Is David Brooks a self-loathing cold fish?
David Brooks, both a fabricator even when generalizing and generally a prick, has some choice words for D.C.:
"Don't get me wrong. I love living in Washington. I still think it is the least superficial of the interesting American cities, owing to our inability to experience sensual pleasure."
Now, everybody feels like a social leper now and then, but to write off an entire city as being as impotent as Bob Dole before he asked his doctor about you-know-what is low, even for a columnist as reliant on assumptions as Brooks.
Posted by rj3 at April 27, 2004 11:10 AM
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He's also dead wrong. DC is every bit as superficial as LA, just in all the exact opposite ways. If my brain didn't hurt so much from 12 hours of fact checking and copy editing, I might say more.
Posted by: Michael at April 27, 2004 8:02 PM
rj3, i am shocked to find you defending DC.
Posted by: nm at April 28, 2004 10:08 AM