Peggy Noonan 101: All About Moi

Peggy Noonan's Fall 2009 IOP Study Group is billed as a lesson on "Creativity in Journalism, in Politics and in Life: A Writer's Perspective". After reading Ms. Noonan's course syllabus, though, Flyby is slightly concerned that the said perspective might be a little clouded with alcohol-/society-induced narcissism.

Below are some of Flyby's favorite (annotated) selections from Ms. Noonan's syllabus:

And while we're living history, we have the "privelage" to ignore spell check and spel howevr we wnt, damn it.

Some more fascinating lessons from Peggy Noonan after the jump:

Every Tuesday. 4:00-5:30. IOP. Bask in my greatness. Fawn at my feet. Memorize my autobiography. (Oh, and did I tell you about being young and being the cousin of the wife of the college roommate of "the funniest man in Montana"?)

I mean, seriously. Go read my book like the rest of America. What, you think you're all special and "privelaged" because you go to Harvard? I mean, look at your school. They invite people like me.

Have you ever noticed Bill's coiffeur? And Barack - what fashion sense! I could have recommended George my manicurist, "having knows" the best ones in D.C.

A.K.A., me. If he's not me, he can't be that great. Obvi.

Or maybe they'll delete you, Peggy.

Finally! After eight weeks of talking about me, tell me why you're all here. What is this "politics" that you want to learn about?

FlyBy's Verdict: Take this class if you need further proof on why you should go into consulting.

And of course, any Harvard class wouldn't be complete without its Q Guide Ratings. So here are the numbers for Peggy Noonan 101:

Difficulty: 4.5 (it's hard. to fill in. the gaps. between fragments.)

Workload: 1.0 (because, unlike Expos 20 - or any other class you've ever taken - you won't be required use complete sentences or correct spelling)

What was/were your reason(s) for enrolling in this course:

0% Elective

50% "I had to. I'm her study group liaison."

48% "I want to go into journalism but am too lazy to do 'reporting' or 'editing.'"

2% "I like people who speak to me like I'm in 3rd grade."