Everything in America(n) History could be a musical---adapted from TRP

[David Morris]

David Brooks is a smooth (lying) asshole.  I never trust his portrayal of
any situation.  He blames Al Gore for politicizing Climate Change, and thus
absolves the deniers, his precious Republicans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/opinion/brooks-a-sad-green-story.html


And in this review he describes the philosophical differences between
Hamilton and Jefferson thusly:

"Hamilton’s greatest foe, Thomas Jefferson, is portrayed brilliantly by the
actor Daveed Diggs as a supremely gifted aristocrat who knows exactly how
gifted he is. Hamilton assaulted Jefferson because he did not believe a
country dominated by oligarchs could be a country in which poor boys and
girls like him would have space to rise and grow."

*Really?*  That's about the exact opposite of how most historians have seen
as their differences:

http://www.palomar.edu/ehp/history/sgrenz/Study%20Guides/JEFFERSON-HAMILTON%20VIEWPOINTS.pdf

*On Who Should Govern:*

JEFFERSON - Had deep faith in the common people, especially farmers.
HAMILTON - Believed that the common people often acted foolishly.

JEFFERSON - Distrusted special privilege.
HAMILTON -  Thought that the rich, educated and wellborn were the people
who should rule.

JEFFERSON - Wished to lower voting qualifications.
HAMILTON - Wanted to raise voting qualifications.

>From the list above, *one of these two sounds like a modern-day Republican*.
Which one would you say that is? And is it any surprise that Brooks wants
to characterize them as the opposite of their real views?  That is the
current Republican agenda: Upside-downism and lies.

God, I hate David Brooks.
David Morris
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