My approach to alot of things
Irving Berlin is quoted as giving this advice to an aspiring musician who criticized another: "Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies." That's my approach to a lot of things. For instance Taylor Swift - or any number of young musicians - is hugely successful at selling albums. Why criticize her success?
The New York Times has come to a similar conclusion about Sarah Palin - one of the few sound judgments they've had in recent memory. I'd give this column a thumbs up.
The New York Times has come to a similar conclusion about Sarah Palin - one of the few sound judgments they've had in recent memory. I'd give this column a thumbs up.
If it's stupid and it works it ain't stupid.
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Great article. You're just kidding about it being from the NYTs, aren't you? Amazing. <
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So by this definition of success, any number of ridiculously popular public figures deserve respect - Britney Spears, Vanilla Ice, Tom Cruise, Jessica Simpson (never will understand her fame)... I could go on forever. Whatever happened to the road less traveled? Thanks, but no thanks, I prefer public figures I respect to be intelligent and to care about something besides themselves - not just be smart about marketing themselves as described in the NYT article about Palin. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, anyone? Or how about Amy Carmichael, Anna Politkovskaya, or Zainab Salbi? Sarah Palin isn't even close to being in the same league. Thus I submit to you that the wisdom of crowds is not true widsom.
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