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Naughty Talk
03 May 2005John Tierney throws some red meat to the mythical red states in his (relatively) new NYT column. Today's is titled "Laura Bush Talks Naughty," and man, is it bold -- Tierney fearlessly reports that Republicans tell off-color jokes! Woh! See, us non-Republicans thought all Republican elites were like the town elders in Footloose, and it turns out they're like -- people who tell not very funny jokes about horse dick, as did the First Lady. We think Tierney means to Teach Us A Lesson, but we think he should start over -- his summary of Tom Frank's easy-to-grasp book, What's the Matter With Kansas, misses Frank's point. And his new Fanfare-for-the-Common-Man routine rings hollow. Tierney's a great reporter and a fine thinker. We hope this column doesn't kill his good qualities.
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