Nordlinger Watch 3
We somehow find it hard to read National Review today with the usual arch detachment, so our heart isn’t really in it, but here’s the latest Nordlinger A2 reference, a reader’s story about a researcher who’s lived in Germany, Spain, Italy and France. “Everywhere he went, he was too far left to fit in. So that’s why he settled here in Ann Arbor, where he fits in just fine.”
As a student, an old fart ann arborite once told me: “Ann Arbor is a conservative core hiding under a liberal facade.” I asked, “How so?”. His reply, “I know men and women with PhDs who drive yellow cab.”
posted by petunia on November 5th, 2004 at 8:25 am…because cab drivers are typically liberal, and Ph.D.s are typically conservative?
posted by Anna on November 5th, 2004 at 12:07 pmI don’t know. But it’s an interesting exchange, and something to think about. He was a wise man. My best guess is that he was trying to tell me that smart progressive people hit a wall and became disallousioned…ending up as cab drivers. I’ve asked a few cab drivers if they have a PhD. I found one, but I don’t ride in the cabs much. It would be an interesting story for someone who has the time.
posted by petunia on November 5th, 2004 at 12:32 pmScrew the partys and politcal labels. Stick to your principals on watch the partys bend to your will. This election was about everyone falling all over themselves to reach to the independents and the swing voter.
posted by Brian on November 5th, 2004 at 4:00 pmInteresting examination of leftist myths by conservative columnist Thomas Sowell.
posted by Laura on November 5th, 2004 at 9:52 pmWell, folks, I think I’ve gotten over it now. I think I’m even strong enough to read something by Thomas Sowell!
posted by Lazaro on November 6th, 2004 at 2:34 pmSowell’s full of shit (notice how he didn’t mention how the OC votes).
posted by js on November 8th, 2004 at 9:41 amAnd cab drivers are the #1 place to score heroin in Ann Arbor. Just so you know…