remarkable - David Brooks on PBS admitting that he is embarassed...

[NRaleighLiberal]

by the performance of the misleader - said the picture of him looking out the window of AF1 was a disaster. He feels that this will blow up and cause a great shift - and I think that he is himself deciding to align AGAINST the misadministration...incredible things we are seeing.

[AuntieM1957]

1. David has seemed embarassed at other times

I suspect he's been on the fence for some time now.

This is the straw that may break the elephant's back for a lot of Repubs.

If this doesn't do it, I do not know what will.

[rodeodance]

5. brooks said that JR up in that plane looking down was a shame

[speedoo]

2. Brooks is a good, honest man.

I disagree strongly with many of his conservative views and I think he has in many ways been an apologist for the Coward.

But this is at least the second time he has taken a strongly critical view of this administration. The first was when he acknowledged that the Iraq occupation was totally mismanaged.

[Zenlitened]

8. Pffffffft.

One cannot be an apologist for Bush AND a good, honest person.

Brooks is a political hack of the lowest order, skilled at twisting words and weaving tales in the service of his right-wing masters.

[AuntieM1957]

14. I fear your anger at Bush uncenters you

neither Zen nor enlightened...

;-)

[Zenlitened]

15. Really? And how do you come to that conclusion?

Or... lacking a defense of Brooks, do you choose instead to make broad mischaracterizations of my state of mind?

And what does your post say about you? Shall I conclude that you feel anger toward Bush is unjustified?

P.S. Double-check the spelling of my username. That, too, is an example of word-play. Its cleverness or lack, I leave for others to judge.

[AuntieM1957]

19. I leave the hostility to you

myself, I prefer to hope that those on the right may see the light.

BTW, levity was intended - sorry (for you) that you prefer anger.

How's that working out for you? Happy?

[Zenlitened]

26. Wow. You are skilled at jumping to conclusions.

Anger, hostility... What else would you care to project onto me?

Seriously, if you're having a bad day, don't take it out on me, okay?

:crazy:

P.S. And the phony piety... doesn't impress. :puke:

[burythehatchet]

21. couldn't agree more.

I scoff at these flapping heads and their gutless positions.

[jzodda]

31. You are wrong

One can be a conservative and still be an honsest man. It just means that man has taken the wrong view..But attacking him personally is not called for

[Zenlitened]

35. I'm attacking his political philosophy, which is that of Bush apologist.

Please read my previous statement more carefully.

Brooks' columns are routinely filled with half-truths and twisted logic. He is not simply wrong in his opinions... he is an active participant in promulgating great wrongs.

Is that a personal attack? I dunno. His own words speak poorly of his character, so I suppose the line could become blurred.

[NYC]

3. He said the window picture was a disaster?

Why? Because it showed the one mile distance between Bush and reality?

[rodeodance]

13. something like that.

[yankeedem]

4. Embarrassed?

He will go back to being a whore as soon as the initial furor dies down. He'll be writing anti-Hillary articles in weeks.

[rodeodance]

7. Brooks also said that bush basically did nothing for 3 days.

[speedoo]

6. He says: "a lot of republicans are furious"

There is hope folks.

[rodeodance]

saying our image of ourselves as Americans was slamed this week--

as we saw what was unfolding on our screens.

[OhioBlue]

25. yes - at this point i don't even care what the

political fallout is - if repukes scream loud enough, help will come faster. i heard local republicans today that seemed to have total eye opening events - a die hard elected republican official said today ... the scenes that i am seeing show me how serious the poor community is and how much they need our help to better themselves. I know we will disagree on how to help poor communities in the future, but damn... at least their eyes are opening.

[pauldp]

9. A coupla more photo Ops and David

will be talking about how Bush has taken control of the situation and is showing true leadership again. He is a fucking whore who does a really good job of looking like an intelligent nerdy conservative.

[Double T]

10. All repukes should put their tale between their legs, hang their heads...

and get out of D.C. Once again, you all failed your country and its people.

[rodeodance]

11. lots of comments of poverty as well as race.

[rodeodance]

12. 3 US troops killed in Irag and one in Afgan yesterday and today.

[AnnInLa]

16. Do we have that pic somewhere and could we all start using it in our sig

lines?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

17. Here's Brooks' op ed today..he smells a new progressive era being ushered

in...nothing like an epic tragedy to unite those that are not the ruling class:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/01/opinion/01brooks.html?n=Top%2fOpinion%2fEditorials%20and%20Op%2dEd%2fOp%2dEd%2fColumnists%2fDavid%20Brooks

[Cocoa]

18. Brooks sees the barbarians at the gates

he's going to be asking for mercy; should we spare him?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

22. he wants to make sure he is redeemed when the revolution comes

:D

[barb162]

30. N-O spells NO

[stepnw1f]

20. I Want the Right to Apologize to the Left

They want a UNITED states, then they better beg for forgiveness. They better show good faith.

[burythehatchet]

23. There is no more "United" states

In order to seek forgiveness, one must first recognize one's follies, that will never happen.
This country is finished. The only question is the rate of decline. Game.Over.

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[stepnw1f]

34. lol

sad

[stepnw1f]

33. How Many Dollars Does It Take a....

Republican to....

[Bonhomme Richard]

27. Probably relieved he doesn't have to work......

so hard trying to come up with something positive about the asshole avery single day.

[barb162]

28. I watched that. When David ("I love Bush") Brooks starts

admitting this, maybe there is some hope. I haven't seen one reporter or commentator on any station, including Fox, not outraged by what is happening.

[jzodda]

29. Brooks has never been a "spin" conservative

like so many of the media types. He is an intellectual first and foremost and when you listen to him speak like this you have to think that something has changed in this country. We have reached some kind of turning point. Turing point to what? Too early to say, but I can not help but feel it in what I have been watching, hearing and reading

[barb162]

36. I think people across the country looked at that and said do I

want to be treated that way if a disaster hits my area. Next thought would be:what the hell's become of our government? People did not like the picture. Maybe this horrible tragedy will knock some sense into the people who are voting GOP.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

37. This is like bush's Perfect Storm.

He's spent the last five weeks ignoring or smearing the mother of a dead soldier. He lost a lot of his base with that act of non-compassion. And just when that was about to come to an end, Katrina struck and once again he showed his lack of concern for anyone but himself and his pals. David Brooks can't ignore the obvious.