12/16/07
Maureen
Dowd elects to entertain us with a literary masterpiece of wit and political
reasoning set in the traditional debating mechanism of Greek Circular Logic. We
should not summarily dismiss this piece since that the circular logic method of
persuasion [no truth is necessary to work this lever] is unassailable as it has
no flanks or ends.
For her
little play she creates a “tie-breaking debate with the two Democratic
front-runners.”[1] The
result is mostly fluff and foam, but there are a few acidic digs to be
discussed in light of the fact that the NYT prints ‘all the news that is fit to
read’ or words to that effect.
To wit:
“Carolyn
Washburn, the phlegmatic[2] editor
of the paper, once more moderates.”
Wow! Can
Hillary answer tough questions? What side is the NYT on??
Hillary
replies:
“I
apologized to Senator Obama. I absolutely did not authorize or
condone the remarks made by one of my co-chairs in New Hampshire about
my distinguished colleague’s youthful indiscretions. If
primary voters don’t care that he did “a little blow,” then
my goodness, why should I? Even if he had packed a straw full of the white
rabbit and had a snow bunny blow it in his ear, who would care, for
Pete’s sake? I only wish I knew all that colorful chasing-the-dragon
lingo. Senator Obama certainly has a lot of street cred, even if it
isn’t Main Street. We owe it to the good people of Iowa to stick to
critical issues like the economy, and how to get a fiscally responsible budget
like we had in the ’90s, the ’90s, the ’90s —“
We don’t
have to go much further into this oblique attack on Hillary to realize that her
glow is now off and the neocons scamper to assist her in the nomination.
Hillary has to wax nasty. Where is James Carville when you need him?
“WASHBURN:
Snap out of it.”
Backward.
Hillary flipped back into the game here.
There are
more slurs woven into this play such as “…OBAMA: In turn, I would like to reply
that what this country really needs is change —“
with the nasty retort: “…Change is mine now, Senator Belushi. Bill
and I stole it weeks ago. Some people believe you get change by hoping for it.
Some believe you get change by snorting it. I believe you get it by working
hard.”
Of course
Bill never used drugs, or coke, as his brother did not mention when he said“
Bill...has a nose like a vacuum cleaner.”
And this
wreckage ends with:
“WASHBURN:
As I was saying, a Happy New Year.
CLINTON:
He gets no kick from Champagne ... “
This cute
essay is based around the assumed drug culture and frivolity inherent in the
black community. Although a farce or some warped version of parody, it does
point out some political truths:
[1] Any
opponent of either Clinton will be toast if the usual warnings
to stay away from the Clinton turf are ignored.
[2] Obama
is beyond the warning stage and will be the subject of negative attacks,
particularly on race and drugs and inexperience.
Hillary
can just say she didn’t know about the gutter sniping against Barack on her
agenda and she can just fire another loyal toady after the affront is made
public and then explained by of a New York Times op-ed piece. She
has an army of paid droolers who would crawl under the Obama Express and
sacrifice themselves, tooth, fingernails and soul as Foster, Hubble and others did. Hillary
has that kind of power.
Hillary
is not up to answering tough questions or reviewing her past. She has reached
her limit and may freak out with comments such as The Old Red
Lady has conjured up as did the Witch of
Endor in earlier times. Remember, the Witch tol dah toot.
Maureen
omitted the Colonel Klebb Cackle[3] in her little play that is now patented by
Hillary when she is on the precipice of eruption.
Does
Maureen cook her hair in the microwave??
Will her job at the Old Gray Lady be in jeopardy after
this affront? Or, will she be promoted?
e-mail me
with your vote: ryckki@gmail.com
rycK
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/opinion/16dowd.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin. Reefer Madness in Iowa By MAUREEN
DOWD. Published:December 16, 2007
http://rycksrationalizations.townhall.com/g/40199e0b-c21b-4c5c-a666-f650316f612f
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