Do you want the blood of our forefathers to have been spilled for nothing? Well, if you can't bring us the entrees we need to rebuild our strength as a nation in the next five minutes, you might as well move to Afghanistan and join in one of their American-flag-burning rallies. Because that's what you're really doing.
Posted by: Jimbob | http://the-fix.org | Thu Nov 8 12:49:05 2001
I thought the feature article, about millions suffering around the world could do with an all star benefit, to be a bit subversive too.
Posted by: Bill the Splut | http://www.thoughtviper.com/ | Sat Nov 10 03:52:16 2001
To borrow ACB's phrase, Life imitates the Onion:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011107/od/marthastewart_dc_1.html
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Posted by: Michael S. | http://beebo.org | Thu Nov 8 12:25:50 2001
"... there is a law of inverse proportion which multiplies to such an extent anything that concerns our own welfare and divides by such a formidable figure anything that does not concern it, that the death of unknown millions is felt by us as the most insignificant of sensations, hardly even as disagreeable as a draught. Mme Verdurin, who suffered even more from her headaches now that she could no longer get croissants to dip in her breakfast coffee, had eventually obtained a prescription from Cottard permitting her to have them specially made in a certain restaurant of which we have spoken. ..." (Proust, "Time Regained")