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2007-11-16 Britain

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Posted by ryuge 2007-11-16 06:23|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 "I'm a naughty boy. I'm your whore. Use me"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-11-16 08:41|| 2007-11-16 08:41|| Front Page Top

#2 It's good to send people like Brown back home so the hometown folks can get a bellyfull of their brilliance. Should be US policy to not renew their visas after one term.

Posted by ed 2007-11-16 09:11|| 2007-11-16 09:11|| Front Page Top

#3 An interesting Side Note regarding Mr. Malloch-Brown, prior to his employ at the UN, he was the editor in chief of the Economist. Any 'burgers who read that (formerly) fine periodical throughout the '90's may have observed its devolution from a respected centuries-old scholarly journal of world affairs and economics into a more expensive weekly version of the Guardian. I attribute it mainly to his influence. Just another leftist bringing down the respected institutions of Western Civilization, and now coddling terrorists in the interests of transnational progressivism. (spit)

Posted by mjh 2007-11-16 09:59|| 2007-11-16 09:59|| Front Page Top

#4 I believe there is a Soros connection.

Posted by Thrairt Oppressor of the Lichtensteiners6029 2007-11-16 10:40|| 2007-11-16 10:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, if Gordon Brown wants to maintain his status as "poodle in good standing", then I suggest he dump Malloch-Brown faster than ... (I'll let you guys fill in the blank)

Posted by danking70 2007-11-16 12:33|| 2007-11-16 12:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, mjh, I used to be an avid Economist reader back in the days of Norman McRae and even Rupert Pennant-Rea. But I never read it now because of its leftward tilt and its swing from pro-American to anti (I'm a Brit myself). But the ghastly Malloch Brown was a mere peon at The Economist, not the Editor in Chief. I think he was the Political Editor, and then only for a couple of years. So, while he may have contributed to the decline and even hastened it, he couldn't have done that much damage all on his own. As long as we're handicapping formerly good magazines, has anyone noticed how far left the Atlantic Monthly has gone. Subscription cancellation is just one pro-Hillary article away.

Posted by Peter Carroll 2007-11-16 17:23|| 2007-11-16 17:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Malloch-Brown ready to be Syria's tool

Too late, by far. Malloch-Brown already is a tool, however limp.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-16 17:46|| 2007-11-16 17:46|| Front Page Top

#8 has anyone noticed how far left the Atlantic Monthly has gone.

Years ago. That one can be credited to James Fallows among others.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-11-16 18:17|| 2007-11-16 18:17|| Front Page Top

#9 has anyone noticed how far left the Atlantic Monthly has gone

I've definitely noticed too. I try to subscribe to magazines that have ,at least some, content from both sides, and have subscribed to the Atlantic for a while now. They've had great things from Christopher Hitchens and I especially used to look forward to Mark Steyn obits. They had a riveting article about Abu Sayef in the Philippines a while back.

But I definitely see the slide into boilerplate, academic ivory-tower echo chamber crapola and breathless anti-Bush alarmism. And, yes, Fallows is often an excellent example of this.

The Atlantic has been publishing historical articles in recent months to celebrate their 150th anniversary. The contrast between some of these and these how-will-America-recover-after-the-disaster-that-is-GWB pieces does not show a promising trend. And, it seems that Steyn won't be doing obits anymore either.

~~A$$holes.~~ Jerks.

Posted by ryuge 2007-11-16 18:36|| 2007-11-16 18:36|| Front Page Top

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