BROOKS GETS OFFENDED

David Brooks, the not-so-esteemed wingnut columnist for the NY Times, is a tad offended at the movie "Borat" because it makes fun of American half-wits, that is, a major part of the GOP base.

(Brooks quotes from EBSCO, "The Heyday of Snobbery," New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Nov 16, 2006. p. A.35 )

He lashes out at the audience - "socially insecure audiences " - for laughing at the hicks.

Here's an interesting Brooks quote that reminded me of Irving Kristol's lament that there are too many educated people in America for wingnut self-righteousness to be taken seriously:

"We've democratized snobbery and turned it into a consumption item for the vast educated class."