You may only read this site if you've purchased Our Kampf from Amazon
or Powell's or me
• • •
"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
•
"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
•
"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
or Powell's or me• • •
"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
•
"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
•
"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
January 16, 2005
No One Is Expertly Wrong Like The Experts Of The Brookings Institution
Via Josh Marshall, here's an expert quote about Social Security from Stephen Hess of the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank:
"Nobody denies that it's a serious question and future train wreck."
Now, here's something from Hess's Brookings Institution webpage:
Expertise: Elections, media, political campaigns, political parties, politics, presidency, White House organization
And here's something from the webpage of Kenneth "Threatening Storm" Pollack, also employed by Brookings:
Expertise: Middle East, military and security affairs, Persian Gulf
I... see.
PRESIDENT OF BROOKINGS: We're very impressed by your credentials, and would like to hire you as our Expert on Astronomy. But before we do, I have to ask: does the earth orbit around the sun, or does the sun orbit around the earth?Posted at January 16, 2005 04:18 PM | TrackBackBROOKINGS HOPEFUL: Geez, ask me a tough one! Nobody denies the sun orbits around the earth!
PRESIDENT OF BROOKINGS: You're hired!.
Comments
