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cliffelam  ·  4498 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Wealthcare - Ayn Rand and the invincible cult of selfishness on the American right

cough FDR cough Bill Clinton

Seriously, don't smoke around that straw man, might create carbon footprint.

-XC

PS - Ayn Rand was certainly not a looker. I remember being really startled seeing her on the Mike Douglass show one day....





thenewgreen  ·  4498 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Really, FDR? I guess I could see JFK in there. I didn't make a clear enough point. I meant non-politicians. You could also throw Reagan in there, Eisenhower etc. It just seems that the right are prone to being "believers" and the left "meanderers".

As for Rand: Do you mean the Mike Wallace show? I'm not familiar with the Mike Douglas show, but I've seen her interview with Wallace. comely.

cliffelam  ·  4498 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Non politicians? The kids of the left certainly follow Jon Stewart much more closely than I think he warrants. And post-politician carpetbagger Al Gore gets a lot of love, as does Bill Clinton. Possibly I would throw people like Bono in the mix as well.

Yep, Mike Douglass. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Douglas

-XC

thenewgreen  ·  4498 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Huh, can't find that Rand/Douglas interview. Was going to post it. I think Jon Stewart is loved on both sides of the aisle, you see this in the guests that are willing to come on his show and he on theirs. O'Riley comes to mind. Al Gore? People still like that guy? Who is Bono? jk.

Clinton is a politician that managed to transcend the white-house and remain relevant after his terms. Must suck to be Bush#2 these days, the DEM's embrace Clinton whole heartedly and the GOP does all it can to duck the shadow of GW.