Wish I could do that...
Lileks on the spirit of the BBC:
the reporter wanted to flip a particular switch that makes right-thinking people nod sagely: the Òpassionate idealistÓ clichŽ. ItÕs one of the interminable resonances of the class of Ô68, an echo that pings forever around their dusty skulls: passion and conviction are the hallmarks of the anti-establishment conscience, its most potent source of moral authority.
on Saturday, the Beeb ran a clip from a Brit spokesman describing a battle, then ran the Iraqi blabberjaw insisting that Iraqi forces were still engaged in battle, killing the enemy, and that the Loser Zionist Rumsfeld tongue should be accursed and struck with shoes, and we should all hope that monkeys defecate in his moustache, etc. Then came a guest from Warshington, and the presenter said Òso who should we believe, then?Ó A charitable listener would ascribe the brief, stunned pause that followed to the natural lapse in transatlantic communications.Posted by Dr. Frank at March 24, 2003 07:11 AM | TrackBack