Alexander Cockburn on Thomas Friedman

David sent me this:  "I and I: The World According to Tom Friedman

http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/2000/2000-September/016822.html

D.

P.S.: I have a small collection of anti-Friedman pieces and parodies bookmarked; here they are, in case you are interested - though most of them you probably know already...

Flathead

http://delong.typepad.com/egregious_moderation/2009/01/matt-taibbi-flathead-the-peculiar-genius-of-thomas-l-friedman.html

Flat N All That

http://nypress.com/flat-n-all-that/

The Moustache of Understanding

http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/friedman-mustache.gif

How Green Was My Moustache

http://www.mnftiu.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/blog_friedman.gif

Tom Friedman's Volcano Wakeup Call

http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/84059/tom-friedmans-volcano-wakeup-call

This is just the start and it never fucking ends

http://inanities.org/2011/03/this-is-just-the-start-and-it-never-fucking-ends/

The Datsun and the Shoe Tree

http://prospect.org/article/datsun-and-shoe-tree

Write Your Own Thomas Friedman Column

http://observer.com/2004/05/write-your-own-thomas-friedman-column/

Create Your Own Thomas Friedman op-ed Column

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/create-your-own-thomas-friedman-op-ed-column

Friedman Unit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedman_(unit)

Dial "M" for Moustache

http://s3.credoaction.com.s3.amazonaws.com/comics/TMW07-25-07Large2.jpg

Why the World Isn't Flat (relevant part 1:17-10:00)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5-ojv5-b3U&t=1m17s

Finally, the classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwFaSpca_3Q".