Posted on 01/15/2017 7:48:45 AM PST by Mean Daddy
George Will is largely responsible for my career as a pundit, largely because he called me an idiot.
The year was 1990. A man named Mappelthorpe became famous because some people thought we needed a pictures-of-a-bullwhip-in-the-tushy subsidy. A man named Noriega surrendered to American forces when told by priests he’d have to fold nun underwear for the rest of his life if he wanted sanctuary, and a fellow named Marion Barry was convicted of cocaine possession, which might have permanently hampered his political career if he didn’t have such a strong following in the “ex-offender community.”
Meanwhile a lad named Jonah Goldberg was attending Goucher College in Baltimore. World famous Tory columnist George Will visited Goucher for a lecture and a dinner at the president’s house. Goldberg, invited as a token conservative, struck up a conversation with Mr. Will. All was going swimmingly as they discussed mutual family friends and the like. Then, as the conversation moved to New York City, Goldberg mentioned that he had walked in Central Park at night from time to time with friends. Mr. Will responded, “well, that makes you an idiot” and walked away (he might have said “fool” it all happened so fast).
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/204822/george-will-called-me-idiot-jonah-goldberg
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A ME-NE model would really help Republicans in OH, FL, VA, PA, MI, probably even IL. Less so in NY, OR, and CA
In Ukraine their legislature the Verkovna Rada represents the nineteen regions of the country. It has 400 members. Your point is well made.
Gee, Will on one side and Goldberg on the other; WHOM to root for? Both eat shiite and are fakes so I can’t decide who is the lowest pos.
This would increase the size of the house to about 552, using 2016 population estimates.
You could reduce corruption by requiring fair districting; keeping cities and counties intact to the extent possible, keeping communities of interest together and preventing districts which are not as compact as possible. You could withhold federal funding for those states that don’t comply. I realize that this goes against 10th amendment principles, but what can you do?
This would increase the size of the house to about 552, using 2016 population estimates.
You could reduce corruption by requiring fair districting; keeping cities and counties intact to the extent possible, keeping communities of interest together and preventing districts which are not as compact as possible. You could withhold federal funding for those states that don’t comply. I realize that this goes against 10th amendment principles, but what can you do?
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