David Brooks, user of words

Today, a post at Pharyngula (called "David Brooks Still Has a Job?") led me to "Was it something I said?" by Charles P. Pierce. If you detest David Brooks, you'll enjoy reading this one. It's snark city, and well deserved.

As an aside, earlier today I noticed that Brooks' column was #7 on the "Most Emailed" list at the Times. Even then, before I'd heard about the intense stupidity of his latest column, I imagined that people must be sending it around to friends, with notes like "What a jerk!" and "Bobo strikes again!". No one is more out of it than David Brooks. I think anti-fans, who read him just to laugh at his words, account for much of his "popularity". He's like a freak show.

And he doesn't seem to know it. That is so weird.

How DARE they point fingers at cardinals?

I'm taking a break from writing (already!) because I couldn't resist making fun of commenting on this:

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican spokesman says a group representing church sex abuse victims is acting out of "negative prejudices" when criticizing cardinals. 

The nerve of those abuse victims! I can't imagine why they might have "negative prejudices" about the cardinals who failed to stop priestly sex abuse after they were made aware of it. Honestly, the nerve of some of these "victims".

When will these now-adult victims get their act together? And to bring this up now -- at such a sacred moment in the church's heavenly process! Don't they know the cardinals are doing the work of Christ?! These "victims" must be in the employ of Satan!

Is this a great church, or what? Every day they say something stupid. Sometimes I think they do it just for me.