Neal Pollack: "That would quickly find me at the wrong end of a fist or a beer bottle."
"Pal, I'd rather have a cup of coffee with my next-door neighbor every day for the rest of my life than share one 'hazelnut latte' with you. He thinks I'm going to hell but helped me fix my lawnmower last weekend anyway. "
Blah blah blah.
Lately, Neal Pollack seems to be operating under some illusion that he's the blue-collar voice of reason (complete with Star Trek references!). I hope the new schtick wears off. Of course, I have no worries. I'm sure his post-Nov. 2 ravings are just a temporary affliction that came with the six figure check he got from Bill Gerber, which should last him very handily during the next four years while the tax code gets uprooted.
Next thing you know, Pollack's going to be making documentaries and telling us that he's a factory worker from Flint, Michigan.
But no matter. Maybe he should just follow his own advice and shut the fuck up.
See? Satirical genius! I'm recused from responsibility! In your faces and pocketbooks, foolish readers! Such courageous writing! Why, Terry Southern would give me a rim job!
Where's the realism and the attention to details? What's needed among the blogs in this turbulent time is a batallion, a brigade, of Zolas marching from here to Montgomery uniting the two Americas: the Real America and the Pretend America, if you catch my drift. Neal Pollack is a bag of bones. His work is no longer relevant. He is the one stooge in a sea of self-indulgent bloggers trying to comment upon the current situation. And he is a friend of Dave Eggers! It doesn't get much lower than that.
The time has come for bloggers to concentrate on the tiny important details of the world around us rather than be funny. That involves going to colleges and watching the world around us helplessly while the sorority girls ignore our erections.
I hereby renounce the use of satire. Life is too austere and heartbreaking. The white suit is in the closet. Blame the liberal elite. They haven't got a clue. I haul my colostomy bag in their general direction.
Posted by DrMabuse at November 5, 2004 01:21 PMCrap, it's about time other people started seeing Pollack for the ridiculous phony that he is. It was gettin' lonely over here! I mean, how sad is that anyone urge literature to be more "punk rock"? Yo Neal, punk died in the '70s, but you're so totally cool for being "punk" in the aughties. Wow. May I hang out with you, you totally cool guy?
Posted by: pete at November 6, 2004 12:36 PM