Over the years I've had an ongoing email battle with Mr. Bolt. My basic premise is that he's a knee jerk right wing populist and you can predict what he will say about every issue. I could write his column. His knowledge of history is selective and shallow, and he's constantly lifting views from the US web sites that front the right wing think tanks. These sites are on a roll - it's their time and they get massive funding ( these guys are mainstream ) -and give a clear picture as to the direction of US policy - and of course they are attempting to rewrite history in the process. They are very clear that this coming war is a clash of civilisations and are keen to get stuck in to Saudi Arabia. They also to a man loathe the UN ( and Nelson Mandela ) and despise multilateral efforts as weak. They consider Afghanistan done and dusted but don't quite get Blair - too confusing. They assume a short war with possibly no casulties and a Hollywood ending with freedom for all. They desperately want war - if only we'd gone into China in 49. This is totally echoed by Bolt, esp. the fear of Muslims and their wierd ways. And smart women seem to annoy them.
I did score a success over Bolt with Reith - not that hard really - and have compared him with P.J O'Rourke. The major difference is that Andrew just cannot be funny - he's on the make and hopefully he'll become a refugee, or black, or poor or a victim of war. He's got no life experience and no imagination. He's ambitious and rather dull. He hates that.
I did score a success over Bolt with Reith - not that hard really - and have compared him with P.J O'Rourke. The major difference is that Andrew just cannot be funny - he's on the make and hopefully he'll become a refugee, or black, or poor or a victim of war. He's got no life experience and no imagination. He's ambitious and rather dull. He hates that.