From Political Animal:
The people who have been laid off and cannot find work are generally people with poor work habits and poor personalities. I say “generally” because there are exceptions. But in general, as I survey the ranks of those who are unemployed, I see people who have overbearing and unpleasant personalities and/or who do not know how to do a day’s work. They are people who create either little utility or negative utility on the job. Again, there are powerful exceptions and I know some, but when employers are looking to lay off, they lay off the least productive or the most negative.
—The guy whose “utility” is best exemplified by his ability to host stupid game shows and say “Bueller” over and over again
PS: I love, love, love the bit about him “surveying the ranks of the unemployed.” Does he have a vast underground telescope that doubles as an attitude assessor? I just picture millions and millions of out-of-work Americans (we’re way into the double-digits when you consider all those who’ve given up looking) walking past some giant sci-fi eyeball hooked up to Ben Stein’s optic nerve, and, after a moment, Stein’s electro-modulated monotone yelling “USELESS. NEXT.”
But I’m sure there’s serious research behind this vast, hateful generalization; it’s not like anyone with such a secure perch in the right wing media would just pull things out of his ass.
Yeah, he’s kind of an ass.
I loved this so much.