Archive for the ‘W.O.G.’ Category

“Zimring: Giuliani’s Crimefighting is Overrated” by Bernie Becker (Harper’s Magazine)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007


"Zimring: Giuliani’s Crimefighting is Overrated"
by Bernie Becker
(Harper's Magazine)

Now THIS is a good piece to use as a WOG starting point. It's a nice overview of the underlying BULLSHIT being employed as tactics by the Giuliani campaign. (Which, apparently, are the same tactics he's used in past elections in his ONE other public office. No great surprise there, I suppose).

It's short, and only really scratches the surface, but it does make you a) worry a bit more about the prospect of having this fucknut as the LoFW and b) give you a starting point to deconstructing the man.

I'm starting to hate this guy. I'm itchin' to vote against him..

“Meet Giuliani’s Advisors: AIPAC’s Dream Team” by Ken Silverstein (Harper’s Magazine)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007


"Meet Giuliani’s Advisors: AIPAC’s Dream Team"
by Ken Silverstein
(Harper's Magazine)

Another episode in Harper's magazine's ongoing WOG (War on Giuliani, my term, and I like it :) ). This one dismantling his childish, shallow views on foreign policy -- on which he supposedly is an expert. I'm a bit funny on this article, actually. I'm the first to sign on for some good, old fashioned, GOP bashing, but I'm worried that the author seems SURPRISED that Giuliani is surrounding himself with Zionist freaks. DUH. Lacking any experience in the politics of the middle east, it has long been the elephant's habit to stick to their Israel-butt-licking in lieu of any concrete policy. Two rules: protect the oil, and kiss Israel's ass. It's the formula that has worked for, oh, say, 60-odd years now. The fact that it is almost entirely irrelevant given the current climate in the middle east, and that it could actually do more harm than good would never occur to Rudy, or any of the old-ass hard-liners that he's putting in place to make these decisions for him. News flash! Republicans are backward-ass fucks! Duh!

Anyway, fun read, but, really, if you're going to be a republican-bashing lefty journo working for a decidedly lefty/arty skewed publication, you really want to save your surprise and wonder for something truly unexpected (like, say, something INTELLIGENT coming out of the GOP once in a while).