I was going to pit Lou Dobbs, but the more I thought about it, the more it applies to other shows as well. Like Fox News Sunday. And This Week with David Brin… uh, excuse me… George Stephanopoulopolupapolipopulous. Oh, and of course: Bill “I’m Not A Conservative By God” O’Reiily.
You know what I’m talking about. The letters segment.
Dear Lib, Just wanted to say how much I appreciate your posts. I wouldn’t know how to think about things if you didn’t post here. Please don’t stop. Randy from OaklandWell, thanks, Randy. Don’t worry. I won’t stop until I’ve posted the entire text of Human Action, one quote at a time.
Your posts are the only ones that are really fair to everyone involved. That’s why I like reading them. Plus, it’s entertaining when you have your meltdowns. Rhoda from MinneapolisI’m glad you enjoy the posts, Rhoda. But I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for socialized medicine before I have another meltdown.
What I enjoy most is your wit. I actually rank that higher than your superior intellect. Rudy from Notre DameI agree with you, Rudy. My astounding intelligence is much less important to me than my gift for making my readers smile.
And just to prove that we don’t shy away from the critical letters:
Lib, the first thing I do every day is sit down with a cup of coffee and search for your posts. Sometimes, it disappoints me how few there are. Would you mind staying up all night and posting instead of sleeping? Donald from ManhattanDonald, with all due respect, I do have to sleep. We can’t all be jet setting billionaires with way too much time on our hands.
First time emailer, long time reader. My question is this… is your brand of libertarianism a great political philosophy or the greatest political philosophy?
I wish I could take credit for it, Max. But with all humility, I must confess that all I have done is perfect a philosophy that others had put much effort into. I can’t just discard their work any more than Einstein could discard Maxwell, or Jesus could discard Abraham. What? John 8:58? Okay, just Einstein then.
I hear you fine, blondebear. My producers say they managed to clean up your call with their voice analyzer machine, and I would just respond by saying that it’s usually boxers.
I’d say I am a liberal’s liberal. Some people tell me I am the Alpha and the Omega, but I have no delusions. I may be a god, but I’m not THE God. I’d need 50,000 posts for that.
Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?
Oh, I was telling the person who answered the phone. I was telling that person. The screener? That I love your show Liberal and me and my friends always listen to it.
Hello? Hello?
Great show!
Okay, I have three questions.
Do you have time for my questions Demo-uh Liberal?
Okay, my first question is–I agree with the previous caller(s)
The second question is–heh…I am really nervous…giggle :eek:
No need to be nervous, Kneepants. Just because I’m superior to you doesn’t mean I’m better than you are. We’re going to send you a tee-shirt just for being cute.
Given what you believe about civil rights, which I understand is similar to the views of Alexis de Tocqueville but perhaps more nuanced, and your stated position on mandatory minimum sentences for repeat criminals, and combined with your oft-repeated claims of the superiority Minoan cultural values over our contemporary American mores, and finally, considering the current value of the Chinese yuan, what do you think about Britney Spears’s latest meltdown.