August 16, 2005
The State of Rhetoric on the Left
"In their secret hiding places, while celebrating newly won fortunes with their fellow brass, these men must surely congratulate themselves with orgies of carnal pleasure as they mock the multitudes who are yet so blind as to mistake them for God's devoted servants." (Mother Sheehan)
W: Good job there, Rummy. Really pulled the wool over their eyes.
Rummy: Thanks, Boss. The fools, they think we're from Jesus.
W: Ha! You too, Cheney. Nice work.
Cheney: Gee, thanks! Can we have sex now?
Condi: Yay!
That's just pathetically weird all around. And the wording is such that it was obviously written in advance--it wasn't just a little grief-bubble slipping through. "And I am sure the President and his cabinet have orgies, too! I just know it, for lo, I am grieving, and using polysyllabic words."
Can you guys imagine the derision that would follow if some righty-type person denounced the left, and as a crowning rhetorical flourish added "and...and...I'll bet they probably have sex, too." I could at least see some sense in that, as lame as it would be, since you would then be attacking the libertine left instead of preaching to them.
The funny thing is that I found this at World Magazine's (an evangelical Christian magazine) blog, where even they are astonished by it.
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This is amazing.
The context of the speech (prepared speech at a United Methodist Church) makes it easier for me to believe the words were prepared.
The charge is still hard to make with a straight face, once you peel off the poly-syllabic edge.
"Orgies of Carnal Pleasure"--did she take writing tips from Nathaniel Hawthorne?
Posted by: karrde at August 16, 2005 11:02 AM (60gek)
Posted by: Oyster at August 16, 2005 02:24 PM (fl6E1)
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Well, they're Teaxans so they're probably not above a wild night at Luanne's where you drink as fast as you can because otherwise the pitcher disappears, and where you eat hamburgers made with a pound of beef with the condiments sealed inside to make it more juicy, and some fetching slim young thing backs up to you while you're dancing to some wild Ft. Worth band (like Stevie Ray) and gets you to see red.
Er, did I say that out loud? I mean, they tell me that stuff goes on. But if there was an orgy, I totally missed it. :-(
Maybe she's thinking of Bill, or something? Now, there's a guy who could throw an orgy!
Posted by: Demosophist at August 17, 2005 12:48 AM (zzime)
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Wait a minute, Demosophist, it gets better than what you described?
Posted by: See-Dubya at August 17, 2005 01:00 AM (DWLkd)
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