What's My Beef with Ric Ric?

In the comments section of the previous post, "retro_liberal" asked me why I have an axe to grind against the douchebag pictured to the right.

It's a fair question to ask, but one that I can't answer directly with specifics without divulging clues as to my identity.

So in lieu of listing my specific grievances against Ric Ric, I will list a set of adjectives describing Ric Ric so you can fill in the blanks for yourself. Think of it as stream-of-consciousness game, if you will. Here goes:

Arrogant. Pompous. Tedious. Self-Important. Duplicitous. Guileful. Hypocritical. Condescending. Dilettante. Cowardly. Untrustworthy. Manipulative. Annoying. Passive-Aggressive. MEDIOCRE.

This is a good start, but I'm sure it's not exhaustive. If I have left anything out that anyone else can think of, please feel free to add your own Ricky Ric-specific adjectives in the comments section. Mnnyyaaaahaa?

Political Scientist? Historian? Neither?

It seems Ric Ric still can't make up his mind as to whether he is an historian or a political scientist.

http://red-state.blogspot.com/2007/06/rsi-goes-to-philly.html

More likely, though, it's that he believes he's so smart that he's actually both. Ricky Ric likes to fancy himself as the resident Renaissance Man of the GGH Dept. at Morehead State. An expert on everything, if you will.

What the rest of us refer to as a "dilletante" in polite company, while we roll our eyes and snicker at him behind his back.

In not-so-polite company, we just say he's a "pompous douchebag."

Little Ricky's Thin Skin and Massive Ego

Seems Ricky Ric can't deal with being called on his own bullshit. That's why he deletes not just my comments, but also the comments of anyone else who knows him and points out his hypocrisy and arrogance to him (albeit in ways nicer than I would).

Pitiful.

Horse-Choking Hypocrisy from Ricky Ric

In today's blathering blog post, Ricky Ric chides Christopher Hitchens for being an arrogant prick for arguing that atheists know better than Christians.

http://red-state.blogspot.com/2007/06/how-to-be-atheist-and-arrogant-prick.html

Whatever.

Funny thing is that anyone who has ever spent any amount of time dealing with or interacting with Caric could easily accuse him of harboring the same biases that he chastises Hitchens for having. Only with Ricky Ric, he hides his condescension and disdain for the Bible-thumping yokels around him with a thin veneer of scholarly detachment. It is, after all, his sacred duty to "enlighten" them. Well, at least Hitchens is honest.

Really Ric, look in the mirror. You just might see that wooden board jutting out of your eye.