Word: stupidity
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...always miss one thing," Scali says. "The doorman or Mr. McCarthy will recognize who we may be. When they come in, everyone scatters. The bottles are gone, glasses are gone, you're just sitting there. These kids aren't stupid, they know they're doing something wrong...
Therefore, when these supposedly liberal organizations try to restrict the rights of artists such as Eminem, they gag on their own hypocrisy. Ironically, Eminem is a poster-boy of modern liberalism. Organizations such as NSVRC or GLAAD are in effect saying that the public is too stupid to form an intelligent (read: correct) view on the subject, so it needs to be protected. Meanwhile, Eminem upholds his freedom, even in his lyrics: "Cuz every time I want a rhyme/these people think it's a crime/to tell 'em what's on my mind--I guess I'm a criminal...
...tell, Arafat has no strategy, he has only tactics. He's hoping that Sharon will make a stupid mistake, kill 200 Palestinians and attract world condemnation. But Sharon is aware of that, and he's not going to give Arafat the pleasure. But having gotten the wider Arab and Muslim world involved in the conflict since late last year, Arafat has left himself very little room to maneuver on the key issues. He's stuck...
...Greenspan's Wednesday testimony was a close cousin of his Senate testimony two weeks ago (the Fed itself labeled it an "update"). And not much has changed. Politicians still say stupid things in the Fed chairman's presence. The Fed is still optimistic about the economy's long-term prospects, and not much worried about inflation. And the short-term danger is still that people get so worked up about their fading 401k's and rising heating bills ("the rise in the cost of energy has drained business and household purchasing power," he said) that they turn Japanese and bury...
...rock has also become one of those things, like pets and baseball, that lets parents and kids find a shared passion. It may be that Eminem doesn't provide much opportunity for parent-child bonding, unless you're trying to explain why the incest taboo is not just some stupid rule that Mom invented to be mean. But a lot of baby boomers have figured out that it's a short trip from the Pink Floyd they once loved to the Radiohead their kids love now. And a lot of their kids have likewise found their way back...