Political Games
April 21, 2008
Mr. Timothy Noah of Slate.com recently channeled Kevin Bacon and
invited the public to connect, “six degrees”-style, one or more of the remaining three major presidential candidates to der Führer und Reichskanzler himself, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).
The result was a veritable seminar in 20th-century American politicians, philanthropists, European royalty, and Nazis. As well as excellent pointers on efficient methodologies in degree-separation model building – including the renowned fortress-hub tactic!
Mr. Noah is joking, of course, but hopefully there will be no rigmarole like that about Mr. Obama’s middle name.
In other news: Chelsea Clinton was recently playing quite different games in Philadelphia and Portland. Like commenter John Curious from San Francisco, I am left wondering
…did somebody try to grab Ed Rendell’s ass, too?
Oh for the halcyon days when the pub was a scene of political discussion and action.
