Thursday, December 27, 2018

Conservatives Make Lousy Rock Critics (An Occasional Series)

Case in point: smarmy and inexplicably employed New York Times Op-Ed weasel Bret Stephens...


...has come out in favor of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti as the greatest album ever.

Okay, I'm exaggerating Stephens' enthusiasm for PG, but my point remains. I mean, jeez, will we next have to endure Ross Douthat's thoughts on Madonna?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

anecdotal, but I also know a staunch repub lawyer who once showed us his most played list - it was all Led Zeppelin. In his case, tho, I think he had an older brother who formed his tastes.

steve simels said...

One of my favorite stories involves liberal writer Eric Alterman who ran into conservative ratfucker Brent Bozell at a restaurant before a Springsteen show in DC. When Alterman expressed surprise that Bozell was going to see Bruce, he replied "All my favorite entertainers are Communists."

This actually happened. :-)

FD13NYC said...

Physical Graffiti is a great Zep album though.

edward said...

I remember the first week, maybe the first issue, of the right wing Washington Times had a column by Phyllis Schlafly about the (gawdawful) son "I've Never Been To Me" and how it was a desperate cry for help from all of the women injured by feminism. I knew right then the newspaper would bring me hours of right wing looney joy. Thank you Rev. Moon.