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height: 13px;" src="cid:/images/orig-link.png"></a> </span></div> <div id="story"> <div> <span><span>The Irish Times</span> - Saturday, April 14, 2012</span> <h1>Goodbye, Rick Santorum - we miss having you to kick around</h1> <p>DONALD CLARKE</p> <p>The former presidential candidate's withdrawal is bad news for angry liberals everywhere</p> <p>WHEN, IN 1962, an already infamous American politician told the press, "you won't have Nixon to kick around any more", representatives of the liberal media must have felt genuine surges of regret. The future president, then withdrawing from a run for governor of California, was correct in his implication that the media greatly savoured using him as a punch bag. The hacks needn't have worried. Richard Nixon was back in action before the end of the decade.</p> <p>Tell me Rick Santorum hasn't gone away. Elections are always at their most invigorating when a genuine hate figure stalks the hustings. Plasma-drinking, Bible-bashing creationists have a great deal to look forwards to this autumn. True, they've lost their obergruppenführer, but they still get to run against a baby-killing, atheistic, Muslim communist who was born in Kabul.</p> <p>Meanwhile, liberals – few as enthusiastic about Obama as they once were – are stuck with the depressingly unthreatening Mitt Romney as a stand-in for Mephistopheles. If my enemy's enemy is truly my friend then the vegetarians of Brooklyn Heights and the recyclers of Portland, Oregon, have surely encountered the best mate they ever had.</p> <p>Did you get the impression that the Thatcherites hated Edward Heath more than they despised Michael Foot? Forget about it. The hard right despises Mitt Romney with a passion that borders on the psychotic. He invented Obamacare. He's the wrong sort of Christian. He doesn't look comfortable in a baseball cap. You know the sort of thing.</p> <p>Rick Santorum was the type of guy you could really get worked up about. The staunch Catholic disapproves of contraception. "It's not okay. It's a licence to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be," the candidate mused. He called Obama a snob for suggesting that every American should have the chance to attend college. Do you want more? Here's a nice quote on same-sex marriage: "I love my children. I love my friends, my brother. Heck, I even love my mother-in-law. Should we call these relationships marriage, too?"</p> <p>It's not exactly true to say that he likened homosexuality to bestiality, but, by corralling the two practices in the same paragraph, he invited the comparison to be made. And we haven't yet got round to his predilection for absurd tank tops.</p> <p>Heck, even his fellow Roman Catholics found the Rick shtick a little hard to take. Adherents of that faith tend to be a little more flexible in their interpretation of doctrine – heck, the former Joseph Ratzinger is less hardline than Rick – and he consistently lost to Romney among his co-religionists.</p> <p>His withdrawal (not the first time he's done that, har har!) is terrible news for angry liberals everywhere. Who are we going to misrepresent and misinterpret now? Whose effigy are we going to immolate at the winter solstice?</p> <p>Now, I don't want to go all soft on Santorum. Hats are doffed to the gay activists who managed to make his surname a neologism for the damp residue that remains after a particular sexual practice has taken place. (Look it up yourself. I can't be bothered to reply sarcastically to the complaints a fuller definition would trigger.) The chap who said Santorum had the finest mind of the 13th century deserves some sort of prize for joke disinterment.</p> <p>But there is something a little suspect about the relish we decent people bring to our evisceration of the latest American maniac. Look, this column is showing the way. I've called Rick Santorum a "maniac". He's not that. He's wrong, but he's not actually insane.</p> <p>There is an aura of self-satisfaction to the massed attacks on politicians from the Santorum tendency. By asserting their revulsion at the enemy's policies, the commentators not-too-subtly highlight their own supposed moral superiority. Any attack, however ludicrous, seems justified. Among the most absurd moments of the Santorum campaign arrived when, while stumbling for the right word while talking about Obama, Rick coughed up a half syllable that – despite not grammatically fitting the bill – was taken to be an embryonic version of the n-word. The accusation was clearly preposterous. But that did not stop various respectable liberals from repeating it.</p> <p>One should also worry a little at the way the Santorums of the world – like the Bushes and the Perrys – allow smug, desert boot-wearing European wiseacres (people like me in other words) to make crass generalisations about the geographical and sociological midlands of the United States. Nothing pleases us more than writing columns portraying the citizens of Peoria as mule-worshipping illiterates. To roll your eyes at Santorum is to roll your eyes at a mass of varied Americans – some ghastly, many decent – whose views you don't happen to share.</p> <p>Where does this get us? Nowhere really. There is a degree of snobbery in the Santorum baiting. But I genuinely do miss not having him to kick around anymore.</p> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <span class="orig_line"><a class="original" href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10850/s/1e5ffe6d/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Copinion0C20A120C0A4140C12243147278940Bhtml/story01.htm">rss.feedsportal.com <img style="width: 13px; height: 13px;" src="cid:/images/orig-link.png"></a> <div id="fin"> ◆ </div> </span></div> </div><hr><p>Original Page: <a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10850/s/1e5ffe6d/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Copinion0C20A120C0A4140C12243147278940Bhtml/story01.htm">http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10850/s/1e5ffe6d/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Copinion0C20A120C0A4140C12243147278940Bhtml/story01.htm</a></p><p></p></div><div><br><br><br><div>Finbarr</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13327660579432361109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525671108666569632.post-32681458241461836242012-04-01T09:32:00.001+02:002012-04-01T09:32:16.853+02:00#Revolutionwhatrevolution?This article introduces a new form of activism: slacktavism! <br>--<br>By Simon Kuper<br>--<br>The global addiction to computers is helping keep the world quiet and peaceful, writes Simon Kuper<p>Read the full article at: <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0e072330-7940-11e1-9f0f-00144feab49a.html">http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0e072330-7940-11e1-9f0f-00144feab49a.html</a><p><p>FinbarrAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13327660579432361109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525671108666569632.post-23012524886686766212012-03-30T12:23:00.001+02:002012-03-30T12:23:06.819+02:00'The fifth taste': Chefs are harnessing umami's savoury powers<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/the-fifth-taste-chefs-are-harnessing-umamis-savoury-powers-to-change-the-way-we-eat-7601057.html">'The fifth taste': Chefs are harnessing umami's savoury powers to change the way we eat - Features - Food & Drink - The Independent</a>: <br />
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Interesting take on the need for 'respect' that bankers hanker afterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13327660579432361109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525671108666569632.post-39916635416122671602012-03-15T13:17:00.001+01:002012-03-15T13:17:14.192+01:00The Republican primaries: Miscegenation and the South | The Economist<a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2012/03/republican-primaries">The Republican primaries: Miscegenation and the South | The Economist</a>: "Miscegenation"<br />
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Yet a more important story for human welfare is the persistence of yawning gaps between the world's haves and have-nots. Adjusted for purchasing power, the average American income is 50 times that of a typical Afghan and 100 times that of a Zimbabwean. Despite two centuries of economic growth, over a billion people remain in dire poverty.</p> <div id="ec-email-link"><a style="color:#08526D; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.economist.com/node/21549911?frsc=dg%7Ca">See full article</a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both; padding-top: 8px; height: 64px; background-color: rgb(9, 82, 109);" id="ec-email-footer"> <div style="width: 57px; float: left; margin: 0px 20px 0px 26px; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="ec-email-app-icon"> <img height="57" width="57" src="http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/digitaleditions/images/icon_application_57x57_rounded.png" alt="The Economist on iPad"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px; line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px; float: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="ec-email-app-info">Sent from <br><strong><a href="http://www.economist.com/apps" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>The Economist</i> on iPad</a></strong></div> <div style="padding-top: 26px; float: left; text-align: right; width: 410px;" id="ec-email-app-url"><a href="http://www.economist.com/digital" style="line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">See our digital and mobile products</a> </div> </div> </div></div><div><br><br><br><div>Finbarr</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13327660579432361109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525671108666569632.post-43406574703627607272012-03-03T18:17:00.000+01:002012-03-05T09:57:56.927+01:00The Economist | Global poverty: A fall to cheer<div></div><div><div id="ec-email-wrapper" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; width: 712px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 21px; height: 80px; background-color: rgb(9, 82, 109);" id="ec-email-header"> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); width: 157px;"><a href="http://www.economist.com/"><img height="80" width="157" style="display: block; border: 0pt solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" src="http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/digitaleditions/images/TheEconomist_Logo_157x80.gif " alt="The Economist"></a></div> </div> <div id="ec-email-content" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 26px;"> <div id="ec-email-body" style="margin: 0px 0px 26px 0px; width: 595px;"> <div id="ec-email-flytitle" style="color:#FF0000; font-size:14px; line-height:21px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom:4px;">Global poverty</div> <div id="ec-email-headline" style="font-size:22px; font-weight:bold; line-height:27px; margin-bottom:7px; padding-top:0px;"><a style="color:#333333; text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.economist.com/node/21548963?frsc=dg%7Ca">A fall to cheer</a></div> <div id="ec-email-rubric" style="font-size:14px; line-height:21px; margin-bottom:5px; font-weight: bold;">For the first time ever, the number of poor people is declining everywhere</div> <p id="ec-email-dateline" style="color:#666666; font-size:11px; margin-bottom:13px;"></p> <p id="ec-email-first-paragraph" style="font-size:13px; line-height:20px; margin-bottom:13px;">THE past four years have seen the worst economic crisis since the 1930s and the biggest food-price increases since the 1970s. That must surely have swollen the ranks of the poor.</p> <div id="ec-email-link"><a style="color:#08526D; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.economist.com/node/21548963?frsc=dg%7Ca">See full article</a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both; padding-top: 8px; height: 64px; background-color: rgb(9, 82, 109);" id="ec-email-footer"> <div style="width: 57px; float: left; margin: 0px 20px 0px 26px; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="ec-email-app-icon"> <img height="57" width="57" src="http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/digitaleditions/images/icon_application_57x57_rounded.png" alt="The Economist on iPad"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px; line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px; float: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="ec-email-app-info">Sent from <br><strong><a href="http://www.economist.com/apps" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>The Economist</i> on iPad</a></strong></div> <div style="padding-top: 26px; float: left; text-align: right; width: 410px;" id="ec-email-app-url"><a href="http://www.economist.com/digital" style="line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">See our digital and mobile products</a> </div> </div> </div></div><div><br><br><br><div>Finbarr</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13327660579432361109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525671108666569632.post-9509300537908919842012-03-02T10:43:00.001+01:002012-03-02T10:43:42.087+01:00Return of the PunisherInteresting guy in this article from Financial Times :<p>Financial Times, 2:42am Saturday February 25th, 2012<br>Return of the Punisher<br>--<br>By Matthew Garrahan<br>--<br>Oscar-winning movie mogul Harvey Weinstein tells Matthew Garrahan how he got career back on track<p>Read the full article at: <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/879d3722-5e04-11e1-b1e9-00144feabdc0.html">http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/879d3722-5e04-11e1-b1e9-00144feabdc0.html</a><p><p>FinbarrAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13327660579432361109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525671108666569632.post-53315143840655715722012-03-01T12:11:00.001+01:002012-03-01T12:11:25.674+01:00Concessions will secure win in Irish voteFinancial Times, 7:44pm Wednesday February 29th, 2012<br>Concessions will secure win in Irish vote<br>--<br>By David Gardner in London<br>--<br>The coalition government will campaign for a Yes vote in the referendum while Sinn Féin will lead the fight against the eurozone treaty<p>Read the full article at: <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0119240-62f8-11e1-9245-00144feabdc0.html">http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0119240-62f8-11e1-9245-00144feabdc0.html</a><p><p>FinbarrAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13327660579432361109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525671108666569632.post-485075311635655292012-02-23T10:15:00.001+01:002012-02-23T10:15:48.334+01:00Santorum’s fire and brimstone hit right chordHard to believe that thisnkind of guy gets serious air time in the 21st century<p><br>Financial Times, 7:05pm Wednesday February 22nd, 2012<br>Santorum's fire and brimstone hit right chord<br>--<br>By Anna Fifield in Phoenix<br>--<br>Republican presidential hopeful is 'a person of faith' who talks of evil and comes across as having the credentials of a preacher<p>Read the full article at: <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af331d2c-5d70-11e1-8bb6-00144feabdc0.html">http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af331d2c-5d70-11e1-8bb6-00144feabdc0.html</a><p><p>FinbarrAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13327660579432361109noreply@blogger.com0