Today's New York Times features an in-house editorial about immigration law, which is neither here nor there for purposes of this post. What is upsetting about the piece is its title: Ain't That America.
Yes, kids, The New York Times is trying to improve its street cred by getting down with the kids and harnessing the populist power of auto company shill John Mellencamp.
This inspires three thoughts:
1) What the hell were they thinking?
2) In his Jack And Diane days, The Times referred to Mellencamp as "Mr. Cougar."
3) Wouldn't Reservoir Dogs have been cooler if the character's code names had been species, not colors? Keitel would have been Mr. Cougar, Tim Roth would have been Mr. Gazelle, and Buscemi would have whined about being Mr. Mink.
Can't wait until The Times starts referencing Bob Seger...
