Let's Play "What Did Matty Really Mean?"...

OK, here's the sentence:

I’m not surprised that liberals don’t like the Simpson-Bowles proposals and I’m not surprised that people who aren’t liberal disagree with liberals about that.

To play "What Did Matty Really Mean?", you have to do the following:

1. State what Matty actually said in the above sentence, and
2. Suggest what Matty was actually trying to say in the above sentence.

The winner will win a genuine Pandagon Vagina O' Death combination bottle opener and doorstop.

 
"Me hungry... Sarah Palin ate my hamster."

Note: Personally, I don't disagree with the proposition that Matty isn't surprised that liberals don't like the Simpson-Bowles proposals. But that's just me. However, I am surprised that liberals and non-liberals can't agree about what Matty's not surprised about. Or is it they're disagreeing about whether Matty's not surprised at all. You'd think there'd be sort of common ground there. Maybe Matty wasn't the very most not surprised he could be, and that threw everybody off.

Comments

[DonnieDarko]

I know. I know. I know. He meant "I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."

Do I win a prize?

[Jim Ryan]

He said he's not surprised about X and he's not surprised that non-liberals deny that he's surprised about X. Here "X" is that liberals don't like the Simpson-Bowles proposals.

He meant to say that he's not surprised that liberals dislike the Simpson-Bowles proposals and non-liberals like the proposals.

[non-classical liberal reader of Matty, Andy and Amandy]

Wait, Simpson bowls? I thought he golfed.

[Joe Redfield]

I'm surprised you continue to waste time on this nitwit.

[richard mcenroe]

I think Matty's surprised every morning that shoe laces tie on separate shoes.

[Christopher]

Clearly, Dennis, this is yet another failure to communicate...

[Dennis the Peasant]

Yep.

Some men you just can't reach...

[Jim Ryan]

I think Matt should run. Primary Barack, Matt! The debates would be honestly a delight to watch (don't think anyone is surprised I think that it's true to be honest.)

[Wm T Sherman]

Does Matt work in an at-will employment state?

[Randy Rager]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Little Matty Yglesias is the best reason going (and all the reason any reasonable person needs) to burn Harvard to the ground and salt the furrows.

Harvard delenda est!

[uggs discount]

I want to express my admiration of your writing skill and ability to make readers read from the beginning to the end. I would like to read newer posts and to share my thoughts with you. Yeah