Laugh, and the world laughs with you....and it is just more fun

When I bought Jonah Goldberg's book,  Liberal Fascism, months ago, it would have been much easier to buy it in suburbia.  But I waited...waited until I knew I would be in Manhattan for the day…a day when I could purchase it at the book store at Grand Central (making sure to ask the clerk where it was even though it was on a table in the center of the store...just because I knew it would drive the guy nuts) and could then carry it throughout my day of meetings.

Passive aggressive?  You betcha (h/t Gov. Palin);  and a whole lot of fun. Yes, yes, I would keep Freud very busy.

Like the other NR chaps, I had certainly read Jonah for ages and marveled at his talent and his ability to absolutely strip bullshit away from ridiculous arguments and eviscerate the opposition.

And he certainly displayed a similar laid back and approachable demeanor as his fellow speakers.  But Jonah, above all the others, was the most successful at doing one thing that I know we all needed….he reminded us all how much fun this should be…that we really are optimists above all else and hanging our heads in worry or defeat, while an option, was really just no damn fun.

I have read some of the ugly posts about him and the hate-mail he posts.  The disappointing news to those of who think that nonsense gets under his skin, it doesn’t.  Not even a little.  He maintains such a positive attitude and flat out joy at what he is doing that I imagine the Patchouli smelling anti-social moonbat who sends a hate missive would be devastated to see just how grounded and happy he is.

Comedy night was when he shined brightest for me.  He was able to take his deep knowledge of all things political, and deliver commentary in a way that was both tangible and damn funny.  In a setting where Mark Steyn (funnier than Hell) and Rob Long (who is so good at this genre it is his gig) were in their element, Jonah proved to be spectacular.  As with Stephen, I wish that more people saw this side of the folks on our side of the aisle. 

We are shackled by an this image of a staid, serious old white guy or a twin-set wearing pearl twirling Upper East Sider or a redneck from the boonies.  Those are the options.  The rest of us, in fact the majority of us, somehow manage to be ignored by the MSM and the crazies on the left.  They can’t wrap their heads around us…can’t acknowledge that we are out there because, if they did, they might actually have to tackle substance…and issues and move beyond character attacks and their own perverse discrimination.  They can not stomach the diversity of our people, ideas, backgrounds and lifestyles.  They can't even face the fact  that we have fun, we laugh.  There has to be a reason that the majority of the email I get from angry lefties is almost always from men and almost always uses sexually explicit or pseudo-violent language...projection?  Inherent unhappiness or anger?  Lack of the ability to submit rational arguments and thus the need to default into aggressiveness? Who knows, who cares. 

One would think (hope) that the feminists these "men" cuddle with would kick their asses if they knew their love monkeys were using these approaches to try to intimidate a woman....of course, when the feminists finally address Clinton's abuse of women, I'll let you know.   In the meantime, I simply marvel at the hate and the anger and the Freudian implications.

As for Jonah?  He is a force to be reckoned with…a killer combination of intellect, wit and joie de vivre…and I for one look forward to laughing alongside him in the adventure ahead.

 

Comments

[Jane]

Fab Katie!

You need to get some of Caro's comedy night pix!

[katie]

Tell her to send them my way and I will post them...that was the best night...I wish I could remember all of the fun, but I am still fixated on the vaccuming...damn that Rob Long

[Mike Baughman]

You wrote:

"... the email I get from angry lefties is almost always from men and almost always uses sexually explicit or pseudo-violent language...projection? Inherent unhappiness or anger? Lack of the ability to submit rational arguments and thus the need to default into aggressiveness? ..."

To which I would reply, "All of the above." (One tiny quibble: most examples I see of this stuff do not contain "pseudo-" violent language, but rather, quite explicitly and specifically violent language, e.g. (as related by Mark Steyn), "I hope you die in a horrific car wreck in which you are decapitated", or words to that effect.)

"One would think (hope) that the feminists these 'men' cuddle with would kick their asses if they knew their love monkeys were using these approaches to try to intimidate a woman... of course, when the feminists finally address Clinton's abuse of women, I'll let you know." That will be at about the same time that they deplore the treatment of Gov. Palin. I do suspect that many of the feminists these men cuddle with are other men, though.

[David]

Is there some way you can post your pictures larger? My posts on Blogspot expand when clicked-on to full screen.

Best regards, and enjoyed this post.

[Gretchen]

I, too, enjoyed the cruise, and when my liberal associates asked what was the mood of the crowd, I answered, "Optimistic!" That took them off their guard! Thanks, Jonah.

[katie]

Gosh Mike I hope they cuddle with other men! That might be one of the great hopes we can offer...real men.

And you are correct...they use real true violent talk ( just ask Michelle Malkin)...I was more referring to me and the mail I have gotten both here and through the freelance work I do.

There are a lot of liberal men out there who seem fixated on spankings...

[katie]

Gretchen...you said it!

I know that I felt more upbeat going in than I had thought I would, but was not sure that others would feel the same. Indeed, it was very upbeat and I came away energized and giddy to tell the truth. Jonah captured that vibe so perfectly and just tossed it out there to grow more...

[Michael Kennedy]

You should fix the thumbnails of your photos so that, when clicked, they go to a larger version. It just goes to the thumbnail again.

I enjoyed the cruise and having dinner with you the first night. It really was a light hearted group. I think there was a sort of guilty pleasure that, while we didn't just sit home when McCain ran, we aren't that upset that the lefties will get a chance to show us how much they can govern. I think we would have felt worse if we gave into the early impulse to let McCain hang out there after all his years of poking fingers in the eyes of the party. He is a decent guy and certainly better than Obama but it isn't like Reagan lost to Carter.

I feel bad for all the Joe-the-Plumber types who are trying to start a business but a lot of Gen Xers voted for him and they can get a crash course in economics now. I survived Carter. Now it's their turn.

[Jane]

I wish we were all still there. Everyone seems so morose in the real world.

[katie]

I agree Jane...at the time they mentioned the 10 day July cruise I thought no way, too long...by thursday of last week I was wishing for another week!

At least I have stopped rocking back and forth...

[actor212]

Shop at Posman's huh?

Damn liberuls and our tolerance of idiots...

[kindness]

It's odd. Every time I've been in Grand Central, the sales people in the stores never seem to care about anything. But they did you.

And every time I've walked around Manhattan, New Yorkers insist on not noticing others. But you say they did you (or you wished).

Must be some sort of alternate universe thing. Maybe that explains your love & admiration of Jonah too. In mine, Hitler wasn't a liberal.

[katie]

I am so sorry you feel so ignored kindness. I find that most New Yorkers are very engaged and helpful and do not deserve the bad rap they get around the country. Alternative universe? Mayhaps...but it would be far more colorful than the one you suggest I assure you.

[salvage]

The only thing stupider than Jonah Goldberg is his fans.

[katie]

salvage...that is all you could come up with? Name calling that is more like a junior high cafeteria? Not your A game dearheart.

[bevperl]

I have found liberals to be the most intolerant people, especially when confronted with truth. They really go crazy when confronted with the elitist behavior of those they idolize. Case in pont:
The Speaker of the House gets a 10 seat plane, comes with the job. That wasn't good enough for Madame Pelosi, oh no, that little 5' liberal nightmare needed a BIGGER jet so she asked for and got a Boeing 757, seats 200 people (one Congressman told me there are more nuts on that plane than the nuts they serve). That Boeing Jet burns 13,000 gallons of fuel one way from DC to California, cost to taxpayers: $65,000. Then we have to fly her greedy self back to DC on Monday night, because on average she only works Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, so she burns another $65,000 worth of fuel! Barry and Nancy want us to reduce our carbon footprint by airing our tires and riding bikes, but she burns over $6 million dollar worth of precious fuel a year!
To the point: Thang Apparel sells a T-shirt with a big jet on it that reads:
Nancy
Put It On Ebay
Like Sarah Did!

Wear it whenever you are around liberals. I've worn it while shopping and one young girl asked me what it meant. I told her and she said "that big plane for that little woman...that's disgusting!" Those that understand the T-shirt shake their heads and give you really dirty looks!

It's much fun to wear and can be used as an educational tool for the young! And the reaction from the older liberals just makes my point, they can't stand to be confronted with truth! When you hit them with logic and truth, do you ever notice how their eyes just go beserk!

You Go Katie and Jonah! We need to keep our sense of humor because soon, as the torch passes to these elitists, we will have to laugh to keep from crying!

[Dan]

You really think some clerk at a book store cares what book you buy? Seriously?

The clerk was probably upset cause you came off as sorta clueless and rude, asking for help you obviously didn't need. That's not political, it's simple human kindness.

A clerk is a guy working for a living, not some sort of toy for you to play with.

[Karl Hungus]

Want to go out with me? I will treat you well.

We can meet up next time you are in the city.

Let's start off with a refreshing walk through Washington Square Park. We'll get to know each other better while being amused by how my oversized "Palin 2012" and "Nobama!" pins get those stoned college students all worked up in a tizzy. Then we can really annoy those communists at St. Marks bookstore by loudly and repeatedly asking where they keep the latest by Andy McCarthy or Ann Coulter. After working up an appetite, we'll have a nice relaxing dinner at Organic Avenue by insisting they serve us a T-bone steak.

After dinner, it's up to you. We can either parade around Chelsea with our homemade "Gay Marriage is a Civil Wrong" signs or go back to my place for some awkward kissing and clumsy frottage.

Email me!

[Chandler]

I like how libtards talk about human decency or "simple human kindness" while they are vandalizing your McCain/Palin sticker on your car or talking about how the capitalist system keeps that clerk oppressed because he has no choice but to work at a lowly bookstore or at Wal-Mart with Dick Cheney.

And in the same breath they will talk about how a class oriented, Marxist society is much better than capitalism..."it's more humane!" I've never heard a Russian say that, by the way. Or a Korean for that matter.

These poor, poor libtards have nothing left in this world but to make personal attacks, like the ones above, because they cannot argue the merits of their failed system and ideals. In fact, most of them probably couldn't even tell you the definition of Marxism if you asked. They just spout off about being kind to other people while they beat an old lady about her head with the "yes on 8" sign that she made.

I am not really above the personal name calling though. I rather prefer it. My "tolerance" ran out a long time ago. Now, this Marine prefers to get some!

[salvage]

Not an insult, a fact.

I get that you don't get that, you're stupid, that's what stupid people do, not get stuff.

[katie]

Oh salvage darling, when you put it that way it just hurts, it cuts so deeply that I may wander through Gucci's for hours, weeping gently and stroking my diploma muttering...I am not as stupid as salvage says...I am not as stupid as salvage says...

Such anger and hatred dearheart....seems like such a waste of energy, but I seem to be giving you joy and, since you lefties have so little of it, I am happy to oblige.

By the way, thank your friends at sadlyno for me...their link has been fabulous for my capitalist pig ways...

I'll check back tomorrow darling, but first their are old ladies I must kick out of their homes and little children to starve...my work is never done!

[Howie]

The only thing stupider than Jonah Goldberg is his fans.

Posted by: salvage | November 21, 2008 at 09:29 AM

I know you are salvage but what am I?

And when you start getting to the name calling part please be a real man and leave a way for this Former Marine to contact you and set up a time that we can meet up and sort all this out like a couple of men. Oh wait liberal men are all feminized....I know we'll go and get make overs, that would be tho thpecial!!

All you libtards can contact me through http://chandlerswatch.com I produce the radio show and post there as well.
Semper Fi!!

[bevperl]

Salvage,

You are stupid, and that's a fact!

[Howie]

Ha Ha Beverly I just got the last word nana nana naaaaaaaaa na!!!

[Howie]

salvage is ugly and impotent too!!