Senator Xenophon, and not in Greece, either.
UPDATE: If you meet the Senator, you should tell him, “Xenophon? Sounds foreign.”
Senator Xenophon, and not in Greece, either.
UPDATE: If you meet the Senator, you should tell him, “Xenophon? Sounds foreign.”
Mark Field says:
I’m waiting to read his Anabasis.
November 17, 2009, 10:07 amBumpjon says:
That’s pretty cool. But Jon prefers a good ole’ American Senator Xenophon P. Wilfley
November 17, 2009, 10:24 amBill Reynolds says:
He only got 10,000 votes, but I’d follow him anywhere
November 17, 2009, 10:53 amCDU says:
If I wanted a modern literary reference for Xenophon, I would probably go with Harold Coyle rather than Orson Scott Card.
November 17, 2009, 12:04 pmJames says:
Is he any good with Horses?
November 17, 2009, 12:08 pmPatHMV says:
Funny update. I’d suggest he probably gets that a lot, but on the other hand the number of people in the world who would not only understand the humor but also spontaneously think of it is probably pretty low.
November 17, 2009, 1:45 pmys says:
The best Anabasis in my book (ok, actually in Hasek’s) is this one. The number of warriors is considerably smaller, but it’s much funnier.
November 17, 2009, 2:33 pmys says:
I can see why you can get it for $1.40.
November 17, 2009, 2:38 pm[insert here] delenda est says:
Not in Greece, technically, but perhaps technical sense only. Melbourne, Australia, is the second largest ‘Greek’ city in the world, second to Athens.
November 17, 2009, 2:52 pmArkady says:
Start with his other one, it’s a helluva read.
November 17, 2009, 3:18 pmthecabbage says:
From his personal website:
Australia is a strange place
November 17, 2009, 3:19 pmMalvolio says:
“Warriors, come out to play-ay.”
November 17, 2009, 5:07 pmChris says:
To [insert here] delenda est
There was a large amount of Greek and Italian immigration to Australia post-WWII. Note that Melbourne may be the second largest Greek city in the world, but Senator Xenophon is not a Melburnian. He is a Senator from South Australia. Melbourne is the capital of Victoria, a separate state from South Australia.
November 17, 2009, 5:36 pmRich says:
I follow Aussie politics to a small extent, and every time I see Xenophon’s name, I think of Zaphod Beeblebrox, President of the Galaxy.
November 17, 2009, 7:19 pmFucius says:
thecabbage-
Not to get overly sensitive as an Australian (and South Australian) but the three topics you mention are 1) the role of the church of scientology in society; 2) antitrust (though we dont call it that here); and 3) environmental issues (with a hint of the federal/state power struggle). That seems not dissimilar to what we see in the US news.
Of course that’s not to take away from the fact it’s a strange place, but just not for those three reasons.
November 17, 2009, 7:32 pmKha Khan says:
Is can’t just be a coincidence that Senator Xenophon is supporting the forces of Xenu.
November 17, 2009, 8:14 pmalkali says:
Props also to Judge Xenophon A. Boomhower, of the also felicitously named city of Bad Axe, Michigan. He was the county prosecutor from 1909-21, and circuit judge from 1924-53.
November 17, 2009, 8:51 pmMark Field says:
You’d think he’d have more to say about education. Or at least a book to recommend.
November 17, 2009, 9:23 pmEnder says:
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