Chomsky News Network

[Peter K.]

Kelley:
>>But seriously, you lack imagination. In one corner we had the guy who
>>believes America is the best country EVER (except for all the porn and
>>single moms) and in the other, a guy who thinks America is the great
>>Satan. Each thinks the other is completely insane. I would have bet cash
>>Bennett was going to lose it, but instead he just scolded "Shame On You,
>>Shame On You Professor." Whatever.
>
>
>but chomsky doesn't think that. he even said that he chooses to live in
>what he thinks is "the greatest country in the world". he said it with far
>more conviction than i think a lot of people here would say. i mean, he
>didn't even stutter. when he said it. and i about fell off the total body
>gym thingy i was working out on at the time. but he didn't say it as
>convincingly as i suspect he thinks and feels it. i thought he believed it,
>but it wasn't particularly forceful because he got sidetracked, angry with
>bennettbarf for misrepresenting his book.
>
>but what is especially interesting, to me, is that if the phrase drips from
>the lips of someone beside chomsky it is anathema. and yet chomsky said it.

Am I the only one who thinks the notoriously sarcastic Chomsky
was being sarcastic? I'll admit his delivery could have given
a different impression.

Peter