New Tom Tomorrow. Right. On. Target.

[HughBeaumont]

11. Ah, Doll Hands Brooks and Thomas "Milton" Friedman . . .

. . . the most average writers on the planet with the grandest self-importance.

People pay attention to Thomas Friedman and buy his unintentionally hilarious books. Our corporate run media love to have him on and allows him to spew, unopposed or challenged, the opinions and musings of a regular multi-millionaire Average Joe (who pretty much got to where he is via lucky breaks, marriage and other opportune moments) in regards to what American workers need to do to change their situations.

In case you want a sentence summary of those musings: "It's all your fault, you need to get smarter, people being lifted out of poverty overseas is great even if it means job losses here, and it's either this or North Korea/Communism."

Oh, and Thomas doesn't at ALL like to be challenged. Check out the New Zealand interview down this thread. A little long of a listen, but it's well worth it to see how to completely expose a corporate toady who has nothing but flimsy arguments that dismiss SO many intangibles:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022665769