Tuesday, September 25, 2007
RANDOM ORATION POST
Balfour-1887
b 1848, nephew of Lord salisbury
we have all suffered under that eminently absurd indiviual who, on the strength of one or two volumnes, IPERFECTLY apprehended by himself (what it means)or the political variety of the same pernicious genius whose stagecraft consists in the readyapplication to the most complex question of nattional interest of some high-sounding commonplace which has done weary duty on a thousand platforms, and which even in its palmiest days never fit for anything better that a peroration(look that up).
but in our dislike of the individual do not let us mistake the diagnosis f his disease. he suffers not from ignorance, but from stupidity. give him learning, and you make him, not wise, but only more pretentious in his folly.
so yale made georgie stupider.
Balfour-1887
b 1848, nephew of Lord salisbury
we have all suffered under that eminently absurd indiviual who, on the strength of one or two volumnes, IPERFECTLY apprehended by himself (what it means)or the political variety of the same pernicious genius whose stagecraft consists in the readyapplication to the most complex question of nattional interest of some high-sounding commonplace which has done weary duty on a thousand platforms, and which even in its palmiest days never fit for anything better that a peroration(look that up).
but in our dislike of the individual do not let us mistake the diagnosis f his disease. he suffers not from ignorance, but from stupidity. give him learning, and you make him, not wise, but only more pretentious in his folly.
so yale made georgie stupider.
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Balfour: The blowhard's (American English => asshole's) problem is stupidity not ignorance. Giving him the impression that he is educated only makes the situation worse.
Ron White: You can't fix stupid.
Ron White: You can't fix stupid.
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: 2:40 AM
: 2:40 AM
Never noticed the Ivy League make anyone smarter. Yale has a lot to answer for: 42 Bushes.
# posted by : 8:46 AM
: 8:46 AM
sadly peroration wasn't as snarky as i thought it might be.
but i never thought i would find a good blogable part on a speech about 'reading'.
yes. i do think the ivy league is just hype. lotta bs there i think.
if georgie has a higher degree in bizness, why have his all failed?
but i never thought i would find a good blogable part on a speech about 'reading'.
yes. i do think the ivy league is just hype. lotta bs there i think.
if georgie has a higher degree in bizness, why have his all failed?
Because he's a silicon based life form in a carbon based world. Also, he's an asshole.
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