The Nattering Nabobs Of Negativity
Agnew was known for his tough criticisms of political opponents, especially journalists and anti-Vietnam War activists. He was known for attacking his opponents with unusual, often alliterative epithets, some of which were coined by White House speech-writers William Safire and Pat , including “nattering nabobs of negativism” (written by Safire), “pusillanimous pussyfooters”, and “hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history”. He once characterized a group of opponents as “an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.”
- Wikipedia
So thanks, Spiro Agnew! Or William Safire, I suppose.
P.S. Harry Schwartz has now eaten 50 things! Only ∞ more to go!
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Scott said on December 10, 2007 at 10:09 pm:
Infinity things left? There are only like 10^60 atoms in the universe, good friend. That’s significantly less than infinity!
Julia said on December 11, 2007 at 1:02 am:
yeah… but then he has to eat himself… recursively…
Julia said on December 11, 2007 at 4:18 am:
http://intensionalmeaning.blogspot.com/2007/12/julia-azambuja-eats.html
Harry said on December 11, 2007 at 8:34 am:
Scott: True, but Harry Schwartz is also eating permutations, and factorials are clearly much closer to infinity. I think we learned that in real analysis.
Julia: Consider yourself answered in the next post.