January 30, 2005 by s.z.

Who Said It? Realist correctly identified our first Mystery Guest from last time (the one spouting off about bloggers being sherpa guides) as Hugh Half-wit ... I mean, Hugh Hewitt, who was so enamored with that analogy that he used it in his blog, his column, and his CNN interview.  (Speaking of which, if you haven't already, you might want to check out amblongus's "long, heavy-handed and unappreciated" blog entry about this interview.) Our second Mystery Guest was Michelle Malkin.  Bill S. was the first to name her (well, some of the rest of you came up with some really good names for her, such as Michelle Malign and Michelle Malignant, but Bill was the first to say that the twit who thinks that illegal immigrants are behind everything bad that happens in this country, including the ice storms in the South, is our own Michelle Maglalang).  BTW, although she said she had placed calls to law enforcement officers trying to ascertain the citizenship of the guy who caused the train wreck, she hasn't revisited this issue (meaning, I suspect, that either said law enforcement officers told her to go to hell, as this isn't an issue; or that he is a native-born American, and therefore doesn't help to advance Michelle's agenda). Our third mystery guest was indeed Adam Yoshida, like Charlotte Smith said.  Oh, and if you go here, you can read the entry where Adam confesses that he's really not a wealthy, American Harvard student (and not even Tom Clancy), but instead a self-loathing Canadian slacker living with his parents.  It's amusing, but in a really pitiful way. Now, who said this? Imagine a classroom full of wide-eyed five-year olds, sitting in a circle in front of the teacher. These kindergarteners will believe anything they are told, from the notion that reindeer can fly on Christmas Eve to the idea that bunnies lay candy eggs during "Spring Break." They are vulnerable to whatever adults tell them. In this instance, the kids are not learning about the alphabet or about exciting fairy tales; they are potentially hearing incomprehensible references to adult perverse sexuality. And the rationale for this instruction is "tolerance and diversity." And that's why tolerance and diversity are EVIL!  Bonus Mystery Guest Since we were just talking about mega wanker Hugh Hewitt and his interview on CNN, I wonder if you can guess who said the following on "Hardball" last month: [GUEST] I do research on the Internet all the time.  And I love reading the bloggers. [...] And I can tell in about two minutes on a blog whether this is someone whose opinion I value or not.  You know in a conversation when you‘re talking to someone who is bright and well-informed and I tell you, I think I can do that same thing when I‘m looking at blogs on the Internet.  BROWN:  You‘ve got to have a favorite.  [GUEST]:  I have a lot of blogs I read.  I love Hugh Hewitt.  I think he‘s terrific.  I love Power Line.  I read Instapundit.  Yeah, you know how in a conversation you can tell in about two minutes whether this is someone whose opinion you value or not?  Well, . . .  2:48:20 AM