A lot of guys are saying the pig story has been overblown, and they make some good points... but they are missing something big.
For starters, any woman who has had a sister, daughter, or friend called that epitaph will have a much more emotionally powerful reaction to the word than most men will grasp. And, while Senator Obama can say he was not intending to direct the comment towards Governor Palin, the reaction of the crowd tells anyone who is not socially tone deaf that the Senator was indulging in a bit of mischief. Of course, politics often gets far more nasty than this. There is, however, a second shoe to consider.
Obama's answer to his short resume has been to claim great judgment and to promise to change ugly politics and government. This bit of mischief appears small to some, but in the Trent Lott era of political correctness it was also both petty and stupid. This incident undermines his twin pillars of judgment and change. But wait, it gets worse.
Since Palin's introduction, Obama's campaign has had a huge problem. By picking Biden over Hillary, Obama's only executive decision since choosing which college to attend was, in addition to being an anti-change good ol boy, both petty and stupid.
Because the lipstick kafuffle revolves around Palin, it reminds everyone that Hillary was the right choice but Obama fumbled because of a grudge. Bottom line: Lipstick re-enforces the consequences of the Biden mistake.
If Senator Obama's judgment is this bad at 3 PM, do we really want to find out what he might do at 3 AM?
For starters, any woman who has had a sister, daughter, or friend called that epitaph will have a much more emotionally powerful reaction to the word than most men will grasp. And, while Senator Obama can say he was not intending to direct the comment towards Governor Palin, the reaction of the crowd tells anyone who is not socially tone deaf that the Senator was indulging in a bit of mischief. Of course, politics often gets far more nasty than this. There is, however, a second shoe to consider.
Obama's answer to his short resume has been to claim great judgment and to promise to change ugly politics and government. This bit of mischief appears small to some, but in the Trent Lott era of political correctness it was also both petty and stupid. This incident undermines his twin pillars of judgment and change. But wait, it gets worse.
Since Palin's introduction, Obama's campaign has had a huge problem. By picking Biden over Hillary, Obama's only executive decision since choosing which college to attend was, in addition to being an anti-change good ol boy, both petty and stupid.
Because the lipstick kafuffle revolves around Palin, it reminds everyone that Hillary was the right choice but Obama fumbled because of a grudge. Bottom line: Lipstick re-enforces the consequences of the Biden mistake.
If Senator Obama's judgment is this bad at 3 PM, do we really want to find out what he might do at 3 AM?
1 comment:
Mike,
I wandered over here from Townhall to read your stuff..
..and it's all pretty good.
You might find Pajamas Media a great place; the folks there really dismember the trolls with some pretty insightful reasoning and the ones that do stick do provide good commentary.
Again, what I said at TH goes here (and why not?) -- you're style pacing, rhythm, and choice of metaphors is extremely good. It is seriously among the best I have read..
(..and, don't worry, I am not an Amway salesman looking for a down line, nor the agent of a foreign power, or anything weird. Just an ordinary person caught up in this maelstrom, worried about Obama running this country over a cliff.)
If you would like to keep me informed of your efforts, I can be reached at a relatively spam-proof address: k6whp(at)yahoo.com)
Hope to hear from you and best of luck.
~Bill
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