April 08, 2004
FREE OUR MINDS TO USE THE BRAINS
"Murdoch and his editors have lots of tricks to mess with your minds," warns Margo Kingston (whose mind is plenty messed with already):
He brought his editors and selected commentators from around the world to Cancun recently and ensured they knew the line. Bush's national security adviser Condi Rice obeyed his masters voice and addressed the Murdoch crew ...
Condi is a guy?
(Via Dr Scrooge in comments)
Posted by Tim Blair at April 8, 2004 02:15 AMIs she ever going to bother to figure out the apostrophe? I am truly awed by Kingston's skills.
I don't know what those skills are, but somehow she manages to hang on to her job with only functional literacy.
Posted by: Matt Moore at April 8, 2004 at 02:41 AM
Perhaps I give Margo too much credit, but I think she means to call Condi Rice -- not a man -- but a dog.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Master's_Voice
Posted by: Andrew at April 8, 2004 at 03:22 AMForget Bush vs. Kerry. Let's have a proxy election between Murdoch and Soros. May the more 'naturalized' American win!
Posted by: c at April 8, 2004 at 06:08 AMWhere is the PC crowd condemning the use of the term "Master" to refer to Bush's position with respect to Dr. Rice, a woman of color? This usage comes far closer to being racist than most of the cases they froth about.
Posted by: Skeptic at April 8, 2004 at 07:17 AMShe claims she is a woman, but I'd hate to be the one to find out for sure.
Posted by: Jimi at April 8, 2004 at 10:36 AMI think Andrew is right, Margo's trying to quote the old Victor (RCA) slogan. As Skeptic points out, it's a very un-PC usage given Dr. Rice's ethnicity. Which makes me wonder if Margo knows that Condi is black.
If there's any thinking going on, perhaps it this: "Condi Rice works for the Bush Administration, and therefore must be a white male."
Posted by: PJ/Maryland at April 8, 2004 at 10:44 AMSeems Margo isn't the only person to think Condi Rice is a guy.
Joseph Kalvoda, a history professor at St. Joseph College, apparently had a bit of trouble of his own figuring out whether Rice was male or female, but otherwise his criticism of Rice's methods in the American Historical Review still rings eerily true two decades later
"....Rice's generalizations reflect his lack of knowledge about history and the nationality problem in Czechoslovakia. For example....Rice's discussion of the "Czechoslovak Legion" that was "born during the chaotic period preceding the fall of the Russian empire" (pp. 44-46) is ridiculous. (It was "born" on September 28, 1914.) He is clearly ignorant of the history of the military unit as well as of the geography of the area on which it fought."
Let's review: Problems distinguishing facts from propaganda. Too quick to pass judgment without adequate knowledge. Failure to properly assess sources who have an obvious axe to grind. Ignorance of regional history.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Doesn't ring a bell, contrapunctus. Care to use debunked Clarke testimony to back that up?
Posted by: Matt Moore at April 8, 2004 at 11:49 AMWell, I know Condi is a woman. . . and she does it for me!!
Posted by: Razor at April 8, 2004 at 12:20 PMLet's review: Problems distinguishing facts from propaganda. Too quick to pass judgment without adequate knowledge. Failure to properly assess sources who have an obvious axe to grind. Ignorance of regional history.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Indeed it does. I'm glad you're realizing your own shortcomings. Good luck in your quest for personal improvement.
Posted by: PW at April 8, 2004 at 01:12 PMI so want Condi to run for Prez in '08. If for no other reason than I want to see how weird it will be to have a President I want to f**k.
Posted by: Dave S. at April 8, 2004 at 01:48 PMYou know The Oz seriously considered trying to poach her few years back. True!
Posted by: BH at April 8, 2004 at 05:38 PMI think this might only be bad grammar. The 'his' is referring back to Murdoch. Condi Rice obeyed [Murdoch's] masters voice and addressed the Murdoch crew. I could understand that they wouldn't want to use the name 'Murdoch' twice in one sentence, but they could have rewritten it better.
Or, yeah, Margo thinks she's a he.
Posted by: Jason at April 8, 2004 at 05:45 PMIf for no other reason than I want to see how weird it will be to have a President I want to f**k.
What about Bill Clin... oh that kind of effing.
Posted by: Andjam at April 9, 2004 at 02:21 PMThey've now changed it to "her masters voice". Dude, where's my apostrophe?
Posted by: Andjam at April 9, 2004 at 07:13 PMIt's like I always say, your talents are wasted here... you should be on the subs desk editing Margot's copy.
Posted by: Miranda Divide at April 10, 2004 at 09:42 AM