Journal Jeremiah Cornelius's Journal: Bingo. Perfect Phrasing. 6
"Because he is a sophist and a fool, Friedman takes mild inconveniences suffered on a trip from one enclave of wealth and power to another to be proof of national decline and his prescription is based primarily on clapping really hard for Tinkerbell."
http://www.salon.com/2012/04/18/thomas_friedman_americas_escalator_is_broken_and_only_mike_bloomberg_can_repair_it/singleton/
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Bookend him, between Taibbi and Atrios.
Then, silently weep.
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That trio should form a band called "Cranial Rectalitis".
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Krugman exists to rationalise fake-progressive economic policy. Brooks? Waste of good space.
But they can construct a lucid policy argument for flawed postions.
Friedman? "Clap for Tinkerbele" nails it.
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See, this is how I know you're too far down the rabbit hole. No one pays any attention to Krugman. If propaganda is disseminated and there's no one there, is it still propaganda?
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Yes.
You are prollly right.