Letters to the Editor
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farragoNW re: macho Cheney
“The problem, of course, is tying courage to masculinity. Cheney's comments were sexist and, just like his actions over the last forty years, they expose him as a vicious coward.”
Good point. I thought about the use of ‘man up’ as being sexist and avoided using ‘balls’. But, as Colbert might say, “Valerie’s got bigger balls that all the neo-cons put together.” She operated behind ‘enemy’ lines as an operative of such an elite group that it took the most powerful people in our government to bring her down.
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Mise en scene
[Low chatter, clinking of glassware. Dim overhead lights illuminate only part of an intimate meeting room. A soft and pasty man is surrounded by equally chalky students. The young men giggle nervously, eyes ablaze with admiration. Beside a slightly raised dais stands an overweight accountant in a black beret and sunglasses. He holds a tennis racket wrapped in construction paper, a craft-project attempt to disguise it as a firearm. It seems the University would not allow actual weapons on campus. Pity.]
Ladies and gentlemen, just back from an exclusive engagement striking fear into the hearts of our enemies, I present ... Jonah Goldberg???!!!