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Ksec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:25 PM
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WTF is he talkin' about?
Excerpts(chapter one) from Alan Greenspans new book.

Is it me or does this guy live on another planet? I didnt understand a word he wrote.

http://www.slate.com/id/2137784?nav=nw
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:26 PM
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1. He's just spouting gibberish like he did when he ran the Fed.
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boobooday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:28 PM
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2. This is Michael Kinsley, writing satire
Although I agree, it is impenetrable.
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:41 PM
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3. I found it funny.
When I got to "Although I was present throughout my childhood ...", had I a mouthful of liquid I would have sprayed my monitor.

It's written to self-parody (and other-parody) to an incredible extent, with all manner of allusions (primary and seconday). The style does not appeal to all readers in equal measure.

One wonders how Rand figures in later chapters.
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