John Roves a Lott

Wow! This is so exciting! Hi, all. This is Mary Rosh, guest posting again. My favorite (and the best ever) economist is in the news again today. Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo says that Karl Rove got his information on vote fraud from an op-ed by John Lott. Can you believe it? Professor Lott is really moving up in the world, advising Presidents and Kings, now.

Of course, that's just one little blogger. But I'm sure Professor Lott's impact on this will be heralded far and wide, very soon. In just a few short weeks, I'll bet we'll hear about it a lot.

John Lott v Freakonomics (Cont'd)

Mary Rosh is creaming in her pants today. Oh, wait. Is that libelous? Implying that a woman who doesn't exist is excited...is that like saying that John R. Lott, Jr. shot a load into his shorts?

Judge Ruben Castillo of the U.S. District Court in Chicago handed down a decision last week allowing crazy-man's^* defamation lawsuit against Steven D. Levitt to go forward. If it makes it to trial, is John-John going to dress in drag and appear as a character witness?

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^*Uh-oh. Now I'm in for it. I called him crazy. He's going to cry to his mommy and then sue me. 'Cause technically, he's not crazy. "Mary Rosh" is just a sock puppet he uses to stroke his own ego. And sometimes his teenage son uses it too. I'm not sure what a psychiatrist would make of that; technically it's neither a manifestation of an Electra nor Oedipal complex.

John Lott v Freakonomics

Hi. My name is Mary Rosh and I'm guest posting here today. You might remember me from such blog postings as "John R. Lott is a Genius", "John Lott is Wicked Cool", "John Lott Fathered my Love Child: And He's Awesome", and "Steven Leavitt is a Poopy-head". Well let me tell you: it's all true!

I had him for a PhD level empirical methods class when he taught at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania back in the early 1990s, well before he gained national attention, and I have to say that he was the best professor that I ever had.

Professor Lott is suing the big poopy-head for libel and I know that I'll be there, supporting him every step of the way. He's just so insightful...it's like he's right inside my head. He knows my every thought!