I'm really trying not to bust on Davos this year. But the spectacle of the super rich handwringing is too absurd not to comment on.
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umair haque (@umairh) January 24, 2013Ah, the yearly gathering of Gulfstream progressives! The World Economic Forum is going on in Davos, Switzerland.
I think I would enjoy covering Davos, and could get some good material from there.—
Timothy P Carney (@TPCarney) January 23, 2013
Yes. Because, hilarious. There is much laughter to be had. Take this year’s theme:
The theme of this year's Davos is "resilient dynamism." Anybody know what that means?—
Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) January 23, 2013
RT @jacobwe: Theme of this year's Davos: Trying to figure out what "resilient dynamism" is supposed to mean. / "Don't blame us" ?—
(@davidfrum) January 23, 2013
They have no clue themselves. It just sounds fancy pants and “enlightened,” and isn’t that what really matters? Some smug self-pats on the back for being oh-so-brilliant?
Those who live in the real world prefer some awesome mockery as medicine. Twitter users discuss Davos with their signature snark.
Will Davos decide to make Steve Gutenberg a star again?—
Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) January 23, 2013
Ah Davos, where elite economists drone all day long on gloom while sipping champagne and collecting huge speaking fees $$—
Robert Passarella (@robpas) January 23, 2013
Shorter Davos: "OMG there are hungry, poor, starving non-billionaires in the world?! Incredible!! When did this happen?!!"—
umair haque (@umairh) January 24, 2013
Hypocrite: Weather Channel's Jim Cantore took a fossil fuelwd flight to Davos to whine about "climate change"—
(@WilliamTeach) January 24, 2013
RT @TimothyNoah1: Davos, exploring new frontiers in self-parody, frets about "increasing vulnerability of elites." on.tnr.com/Vkm0q5—
Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 23, 2013
Poor, little rich proggies! And in the cold, to boot!
I love how all the Davos interviews are outside, like nobody will believe it's real unless they're outside, in Switzerland, in winter.—
Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) January 24, 2013
They are discussing big ideas, people! In the snow. Uphill.
Both ways.
Even Chuck Todd can’t spin the absurdity away.
Davos takes a beating on Twitter (perhaps for good reason). This has "jump the shark" written all over it. nypost.com/p/pagesix/jete…—
Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) January 24, 2013
That’s right. Yankee Derek Jeter was in attendance. He’s a noted expert on “climate change,” you see.
Derek Jeter is at Davos. That's the punchline.—
Aaron Nagler (@Aaron_Nagler) January 24, 2013
“Derek Jeter Talks Climate Change In Davos” – my mistake, totally serious conference worthy of exhaustive media coverage—
Patrick (@pattymo) January 24, 2013
Zing!
So now even Davos is all about tweeting. When people start tweeting naked at Bohemian Grove, it will be time for all gatherings to end—
John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) January 24, 2013
Heh. Bless their hearts, they tried.
Draw attention to our mostly irrelevant conference by commissioning a gently mocking twitter campaign from an FP blogger #BigBoldDavosIdeas—
James Skylar Gerrond (@JimmySky) January 23, 2013
I accept my new role willingly. RT @dandrezner: Base G-20 membership exclusively on Klout scores. #bigbolddavosideas—
Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) January 23, 2013
They just didn’t realize the hashtag was funny, because it’s true. A hashtag hijacking begins, pointing out the hilarity of Davos. Can you mock something that has become a self-parody? Yes, Twitter can!
Laughing out loud at the tweet stream from #bigbolddavosideas—
Michael Zimbalist (@zimbalist) January 23, 2013
Buy the world a Coke. #BigBoldDavosIdeas—
Janesville Jedi (@JanesvilleJedi) January 24, 2013
Orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whips for everybody!
#BigBoldDavosIdeas—
Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) January 24, 2013
Second Nobel for Obama.
#BigBoldDavosIdeas—
Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) January 24, 2013
Replace coal burning power plants w/massive carbon neutral Conan-style wheels-of-pain. Make the bitter-clingers push it.
#BigBoldDavosIdeas—
Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) January 24, 2013
If we could harness the power of Obama's ego 4 energy production: problem solved! RT @JonahNRO: Second Nobel for Obama.
#BigBoldDavosIdeas—
Sheldon Townsend (@ZombieShel) January 24, 2013
More, please, Twitter! Maybe we can toughen up those “vulnerable elites.”
