Revenge Of The Rickety Sash
Peggy Noonan:
It reminded me of Tom Wolfe's 2007 profile of nouveau riche barbarians in Greenwich, Connecticut:
There will be a certain authenticity chic. Storefronts, pristine buildings -- all will spend less on upkeep, and gleam less...The new home fashion will be spare. This will be the return of an old WASP style: the good, frayed carpet... |
It reminded me of Tom Wolfe's 2007 profile of nouveau riche barbarians in Greenwich, Connecticut:
We will build our own clubs! Our own sports emporia! Our own resorts! We will outdo the wobbly too-tall old elite with their scrubbed-wood aesthetic left over from the early days of the 20th century. Have you ever actually been inside that Round Hill Club they’re so proud of? The worn wood, the rickety sashes, the tired paint, the failing fabrics, the cracked leather -- the place is falling apart, the way we see it. |
posted by The Cunning Realist at Monday, April 20, 2009
5 Comments:
"Authenticity chic"? WTF?
Instead, I think what will emerge is the opposite- low status males all fat and white, howling into microphones. Rush; Newt; Glen; Dick.
Is there a pattern developing here, or what?
Ummmm.... Does this mean that the Crazy Jesus Lady is going to start yammering on about simple, honest peasant blouses and mocassins and tofu? How very with it she is.
Does the Crazy Jesus Lady not remember how she swooned over the simple, honest authenticity of one G.W. Bush?
Noonan would have fit right in as a third-string sycophant in the court of Nicholas Romanov. Who cares what that nitwit thinks or says about anything?
-- sglover
Whenever I read or hear Noonan, I just get the feeling it's propaganda BS. There is no real value to it, other than making noise. Just like an email spam filter, Noonan is filtered as spam.
Did you read the Obama interview in the NYTimes, After the Great Depression.
The man reads and thinks, and makes thoughtful decisions on data, evidence and experiences! Oh my God. Fantastic! He comes across as authentic, and like he has given real thought about these issues. These caught my eye:
- "important to understand that some of that wealth was illusory in the first place"
- "I think that some of the democratization of finance is actually beneficial if properly regulated."
- "I’ve looked at the evidence so far that indicates"
- "just look at the statistics."
- "I think a healthy economy is going to have a broad mix of jobs"
- "I was working three jobs most of the time that I was in the State Senate"
- "I mean, the truth is that what I’ve been constantly searching for is a ruthless pragmatism when it comes to economic policy."
It feels like there is some maturity, realism, and sanity in the WH, and we haven't had that in a very long time.
Anonymous #1: Does the Crazy Jesus Lady not remember how she swooned over the simple, honest authenticity of one G.W. Bush?LOL. Good catch, anon. If only we'd had the sense to elect the frayed carpet, instead.
Anonymous #2: It feels like there is some maturity, realism, and sanity in the WH...No, it doesn't. Unless mouthing bromides counts for thoughtfulness with you. He's a tool. Get over it.
well,I think that the information is so interesting and cool,wel when I was reading this information I felt so excited.
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