Mad lovin' on Matt Taibbi.

Okay, I swore no more political book posts, but this one's about a magazine article, so I figured it was fair game. You must, absolutely MUST, read Matt Taibbi's Rolling Stone article titled Mad Dog Palin*. Here's just a sampling:

"And if she's a good enough likeness of a loudmouthed Middle American archetype, as Sarah Palin is, John Q. Public will drop his giant-size bag of Doritos in gratitude, wipe the Sizzlin' Picante dust from his lips and rush to the booth to vote for her. Not because it makes sense, or because it has a chance of improving his life or anyone else's, but simply because it appeals to the low-humming narcissism that substitutes for his personality, because the image on TV reminds him of the mean, brainless slob he sees in the mirror every morning."

Holy shit. And it only gets better (sadder) from there. I am so in love with Matt Taibbi I can't see straight. And when you're done with the article, go get his most recent book, The Great Derangement, and read that too. It'll make you want to cry but hey, what doesn't, these days?

*Thanks to The Morning News for the link, by way of Condalmo.

Comments

[Venta]

Thanks to your recommendation, CR, I read The Great Derangement, and I want to marry Matt Taibbi. Even if my husband read blogs, I don't care... I love him (and my real husband, too). I'm looking forward to reading the RS article. When I was younger I subscribed to RS, but when I couldn't keep up with the music, I stopped reading the magazine. Now it seems like a great place to find interesting articles on politics. Have I been missing out?

[Citizen Reader]

Venta,
Wasn't The Great Derangement unbelievable?!? I'm with you on wanting to marry Taibbi, although the mister would probably look askance at that. Oh, well. I had to laugh about keeping up with the music in RS--I used to devour Entertainment Weekly, but now that I only recognize about 10% of the celebs they're writing about, I've given up on that too.

[Pop Tart]

This is a complete aside but I had to look up some info on Legionairres Disease last night and one of the symptoms were electrolytes that are deranged. Deranged electrolytes just struck me as such an interesting thing - I want to use the phrase over and over.

Oh, and I loved the Taibbi article.

[Citizen Reader]

Pop Tart,
Hm, deranged electrolytes. Reminds me of the prions that cause mad cow disease, for some reason. I know this: Mother Nature is a MAD scientist.

I'm glad you liked the Taibbi article. I was a little surprised myself that it was printed as it was--even for Rolling Stone, parts of it were a bit, well, too image-rich for my taste. I would like to see how he gets people to answer his questions (as a journalist), just for my own curiosity.

[Matt]

Equally disheartening as her supposed competency for the role of VP is the idea that, when they lose, she's going to become a talk show superstar. I hope Oprah squishes her like a small pest

[Citizen Reader]

Matt,
EWWWW....is that what they're saying Mad Dog Palin's going to do? Yuck. Although she'd fit right in on Fox News. Hm. This is one case where Oprah's ability to crush everyone like a small pest might actually be useful.

[Brandon]

Two words, four numbers: Oprah-Palin 2012.

You heard it here first.

[Norma]

I was thinking of linking
but if Palin you hate
you're just thinking
too little too late.