Tom Friedman is such low-hanging fruit that it is probably beneath us to make fun of him. But he says such stupid things that we really can't resist, so here we are again, making fun of Tom Friedman's latest column, which is called "How to Unparalyze Us."
I've been there once to register my iPad- spent twenty minutes being condescended to and treated like an ignorant technophobe until they embarrassingly realized I had already done every single thing they were trying to teach me how to do while I was waiting to be helped...
Most of those people are called accountants. Fortunately, I am not one of those. Although I often feel like it, given how much time we have spent breaking our promise to one of our customers that "we will not be writing an accounting system".
But ... but ... <i>serious</i> people say we should cut Social Security and Medicare. Not just any Tom, Dick or Harry ... these are <i>serious</i> people. In Georgetown and other places where <i>serious</i> people congregate and talk about serious things. Like cutting Social Security and Medicare. And it <i>pains</i> them to have to talk this way. But they are <i>serious</i> people, and really, they must. Not that they will need any of this themselves, but the folks who do are so incredibly un-serious. I mean, really.
Just stumbled across this gem from Dean Baker. He does a fine job of pointing out the idiocy of Friedman <a href="http://www.cepr.net/index.p..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-pres...">http://www.cepr.net/index.p...
I&#039;ve been there once to register my iPad- spent twenty minutes being condescended to and treated like an ignorant technophobe until they embarrassingly realized I had already done every single thing they were trying to teach me how to do while I was waiting to be helped...
I&#039;d prefer a kick directly in the Friedman Unit.
&quot;Suck. On. This.&quot;
Unfortunately, the village isn&#039;t missing any of its idiots.
Exposure to Tom Friedman will do that.
Kinky is the one that occasionally makes sense...
sounds like my last trip to Tijuana
You also avoided confusing those of us (OK, me) who forget that some people use parentheses instead of minus signs.
I thought they were using lead.
Most of those people are called accountants. Fortunately, I am not one of those. Although I often feel like it, given how much time we have spent breaking our promise to one of our customers that &quot;we will not be writing an accounting system&quot;.
A grand piano on the head?
But ... but ... <i>serious</i> people say we should cut Social Security and Medicare. Not just any Tom, Dick or Harry ... these are <i>serious</i> people. In Georgetown and other places where <i>serious</i> people congregate and talk about serious things. Like cutting Social Security and Medicare. And it <i>pains</i> them to have to talk this way. But they are <i>serious</i> people, and really, they must. Not that they will need any of this themselves, but the folks who do are so incredibly un-serious. I mean, really.
apparently, the American public
Rinse, repeat
On one strict condition: that they form a circular firing squad.