Rick Brookhiser, the National Review's
senior editor wrote
this entry for the Corner, that site's rather insipid blog:
THE ANTIWAR MIND [Rick Brookhiser]
Overheard in a store in New Paltz, New York (yes, that New Paltz). A man with a chin beard, purple sweater and an Australian or lower-class English accent, ordering shellfish: "Spain is taking its troops home. We're serving paella." Two hundred Crusaders died--is he serving lamb couscous?
NB: He was driving an old Volvo station wagon, one of the ugliest vehicles on the road. Matched his chin beard.
I wrote him back, complained about his inability to distinguish between Aussies and lower-class Brits, as well as his implication that Aussies were
equal to lower-class Brits. Also pointed out his lazy ad hominem attacks, based on silly stereotypes about the appearances of liberals. And then I provided him with what I supposed would be the liberal equivalent of his lazy lament.
THE PROWAR MIND [Robert S.]
Overheard in a cigar store in the mall. A young Republican type wearing horn-rimmed glasses, suspenders, and, yes, wait for it - a bow tie! (How 20th century!) He had a redneck or Texan accent and he was buying a cigar: "We're going to war with Iraq! I'm celebrating with a cigar. What have you got in the way of a fine Montecristo?"
NB: He was driving a Humvee, one of the most pointless vehicles on the road. Matched his suspenders.
