Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the New York Times’ Tom Friedman is quoted as offering this take on why “Arab Spring is failing”:
Tom Friedman, in #Davos, proves once again he is the emperor of the idiots. This got spontaneous applause! pic.twitter.com/S9TTB3hVIZ
— Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) January 23, 2015
Whuh?
Apparently Tom Friedman just said this at #Davos. Can anyone tell me.what the hell this means??? (ht @felixsalmon) pic.twitter.com/MFd83zQAc7
— Noah Smith ? (@Noahpinion) January 23, 2015
Your guess is as good as ours.
@felixsalmon Felix I'm utterly baffled by this. CAn you please translate?
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) January 23, 2015
@mtaibbi @felixsalmon approach life with a generosity of spirit, I'm guessing.
— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) January 23, 2015
Maybe a NYT Pundit Decoder Ring is required.
@mtaibbi @felixsalmon Tom Friedman is now turning word clouds into sentences.
— Michael Gray (@12mgray) January 23, 2015
@mtaibbi @felixsalmon and thus did dozens of non-deranged pundits ponder the meaning of meaningless drivel, while Tom sipped champagne.
— Michael Harris (@MichaelH_PhD) January 23, 2015
@felixsalmon @normative WTF does that even mean? Oh, right. Friedman. Forgot.
— Jeremiah Wright Was Correct (@SaltPotatoes) January 23, 2015
@felixsalmon @blondearabist This is real? …it's not, y'know, from the Onion?
— Curtis Ryan (@Curtisryan1) January 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/Mr_Cain_Thaler/status/558611853190758400
@felixsalmon @alexmassie can we get the names of the idiots who clapped?
— Jaggybunnet (@hughgmeechan) January 23, 2015
@felixsalmon @joolsd He makes $60.000 of these kind of speeches.
— Frank_Lopez ?? (@Frank_Lopez_123) January 23, 2015
@felixsalmon @DividendMaster Who would even listen to this Idiot !
— Lothar (@HanseaticTrade) January 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/DividendMaster/status/558617286664536064
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