That Which Is Perforce True, The Undeniable Verity Of Palin As The Shallow Puddle. More Reflections Of A Post RNC Lionel
INTERCOURSE, Pennsylvania – As Dorothy Parker said, “You can't teach an old dogma new tricks.” And when you have a candidate who is as entrenched in politically anachronistic ideology as John McCain and his pit bull, Madame Mooseslayer, change and, better yet, improvement are a long way off.
And as he claims to be the merchant of change (Gee, where’ve I heard that before?), his underlying theme is illutible. Think of Republican ideology as an indelible stain. No matter how you try your best to cover up the message, its tattoo shadow remains. John McCain has milked his maverick theme for all its worth, but this thematic teat is dry. McCain droned on about the usual themes: his POW status (for that sole person who may have awakened from a two decades-old coma), his love of country, his disdain for partisan politics (I love that beaut) and the other predigested pap and hokum that the GOP’ers feed on.
McCain and Palin have yet to utter even the closest thing vaguely resembling an idea, a thought or a plan. Yet the GOP’ers clap wildly. High-minded truisms, platitudes, “no shites” (Here’s to the Irish!) and bumper sticker punch lines: they can’t get enough. And I saw it cause an absolute frenzy on the floor of the Xcel Energy Center. In fact, the fact that there was any measurable energy at the Energy Center was a testament to the fact that Republican fervor seems to surround status quo and thwart the Democratic or progressive or Obama message. The GOP is analogous to the Y chromosome; it is politically inert. It stops or interrupts change, innovation or improvement. Its very being is as the proponent of politico-stasis.
Think of what McCain and what’s-her-name said about health care, education, the economy, the environment, global warming, gas prices, science innovation, stem cell research. I’ll wait. The answer is nothing. They (oxymoronically, granted) potentiate stasis. Let’s keep everything as is. Not innovation but novation.
COMING UP: MSNBC wises up and exiles Edward R. Olbermann and Chris “The Salivator” Mathews to the kids’ table.
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Here's what it says in the NYT:
The McCain campaign has filed letters of complaint to the news division about its coverage and openly tied MSNBC to it. Tension between the network and the campaign hit an apex the day Mr. McCain announced Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. MSNBC had reported Friday morning that Ms. Palin’s plane was enroute to the announcement and she was likely the pick. But McCain campaign officials warned the network off, with one official going so far as to say that all of the candidates on the short list were on their way — which MSNBC then reported.
“The fact that it was reported in real time was very embarrassing,” said a senior MSNBC official. “We were told, ‘No, it’s not Sarah Palin and you don’t know who it is.’ ”
Ooops, you were wrong!
Olberman is a big loser?
From the same NYT article:
Just last year, Mr. Olbermann signed a four-year, $4-million-a-year contract with MSNBC. NBC is close to supplementing that contract with Mr. Olbermann, extending his deal through 2013 — and ensuring that he will be on MSNBC through the next election.
The Washington Post notes: MSNBC's more liberal outlook has boosted its ratings
Oops! Wrong again!
Ugly mug? I don't think so..... Who thinks Keith is ugly? Hands?
Keep watching FOX. You can remain ignorant and safe that way. The rest of us aren't afraid to live in the real world.
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By AlbertCatSeptember 8, 2008 - 11:14am