Random Thought: Hispanic Judas and Our Stupid Political Sideshow
Just a thought because I'm an English major, and sometimes some things just scream for a narrative, even when there shouldn't be one. (Seriously, there shouldn't be one: despite the drama, despite the urge we get to convert the candidates into cartoon characters, despite the Democratic in-fighting, despite the polls, and despite the rabid schadenfreude we feel after watching prospective candidates get shot down like losers on American Idol, the one thing we should really, really, really keep in mind is that despite the media's efforts to make this look like an entertaining game, it's not a game.)
But anyway, random thought. If Carville spits out that Bill Richardson is Judas for throwing in his lot with Senator Obama, then exactly where does that place Senator Clinton in his Biblical little metaphor?
Yeah. Can you feel the alarms going off at the Clinton camp right now?
So, I'm kind of waiting for that breaking headline that says "Senator Clinton Has a Reality Check and Drops Out" or "Obama's Caucus Bigger Than Hillary's." Yes, I'm enjoying watching her become that dead whale in the middle of a media feeding frenzy, but it's only because that the press is doing its fucking job for once.
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I remember writing this little rant four years ago. I don't want to write something like this again. And I LOL'd at my "Senator Clinton's part of the machine now" comment. I was pissed as hell when I wrote that, but damn it, it amazes me when I think about how close to the mark I really was. All I know is someone out there is enjoying a new handbag.
Sadly, however, Obama's siren call for change doesn't work on me. All I can hope for, really, is that he can bring some level of maturity back to the national debate which is all the change I really want at this time. Sound bites are well and good, but that's all they are: bites. Sometimes, people really need to sit still like adults and chew on that full-course meal known as "a long fucking speech."
I blame Abraham Lincoln, really. He packs a fuckton of content into 272 words, and all of a sudden, everyone wants to be Hemmingway. Yes, that's a mixed metaphor. No, I don't care. STFU.
But anyway, random thought. If Carville spits out that Bill Richardson is Judas for throwing in his lot with Senator Obama, then exactly where does that place Senator Clinton in his Biblical little metaphor?
Yeah. Can you feel the alarms going off at the Clinton camp right now?
So, I'm kind of waiting for that breaking headline that says "Senator Clinton Has a Reality Check and Drops Out" or "Obama's Caucus Bigger Than Hillary's." Yes, I'm enjoying watching her become that dead whale in the middle of a media feeding frenzy, but it's only because that the press is doing its fucking job for once.
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I remember writing this little rant four years ago. I don't want to write something like this again. And I LOL'd at my "Senator Clinton's part of the machine now" comment. I was pissed as hell when I wrote that, but damn it, it amazes me when I think about how close to the mark I really was. All I know is someone out there is enjoying a new handbag.
Sadly, however, Obama's siren call for change doesn't work on me. All I can hope for, really, is that he can bring some level of maturity back to the national debate which is all the change I really want at this time. Sound bites are well and good, but that's all they are: bites. Sometimes, people really need to sit still like adults and chew on that full-course meal known as "a long fucking speech."
I blame Abraham Lincoln, really. He packs a fuckton of content into 272 words, and all of a sudden, everyone wants to be Hemmingway. Yes, that's a mixed metaphor. No, I don't care. STFU.