Ace of Spades Headlines

Noam Chomsky Smackdown
"It would be tempting to call 82-year-old Noam Chomsky a senile old dolt, but the word “senile” connotes an age-related deterioration of one’s faculties. To deteriorate, however, a mind must have at one time shown superior cognitive abilities. Although in fairness Chomsky’s work in linguistics indicates a specialized if arcane brilliance, his political thinking has never evidenced anything but his having the most warped of mental instruments. Hence, senile may be inaccurate and better replaced with 'unsurprising' old dolt. Nothing about his latest opinion, 'My Reaction to Osama Bin Laden’s Death,' surprises–that much is certain." [rdbrewer]