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United States as Frank Sinatra, per Dennis Miller
Weekly Standard profiles Dennis Millerâs journey to the right (greatly edited but read the whole article - itâs damn funny):Miller has applauded President Bushâs leadership and cheered the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Moreover, Miller has lately been pounding the Democratic leadership, the abortion lobby, the French, and big-time lefties like Norman Mailer and Michael Moore. In other words, pretty much Rantburgers favorite targets. The day after his inaugural Fox commentary, Miller traveled with President Bush aboard Air Force One on their way to a reelection fundraiser. "Heâs a fine man and Iâm proud heâs my president. I enjoyed spending the day with him." And Miller left little doubt that heâd make time for the president over the next 16 months: "Iâd love to. I want this man to be president again. Itâs a dangerous world, and I canât have guys who are soft on that fact. Suppose heâs thinking of Howard Dean - who now leads all Democrats in Californiaâs latest poll? There are no âal Kindas.â" "I donât think of myself as a classic conservative," says Miller. "I think of myself as a pragmatist. And these days, pragmatism falls into the conservative camp. We have to depend on ourselves in this country right now because we canât depend on anyone else. We are simultaneously the most loved, hated, feared, and respected nation on this planet. In short, weâre Frank Sinatra. And Sinatra didnât become Sinatra playing down for punks outside the Fontainebleau [Hotel]." Sizing up the partyâs presidential candidates, he says, "I knew Kerry was going to have to run for president because his features are so chiseled, his actual skull could be on Mt. Rushmore. The guy looks like an Easter Island statue in a power tie. Howard Dean can roll up his sleeves in public all he wants, but as long as you can see that heart tattoo with Neville Chamberlainâs name on his right forearm, heâs never going to get off the pad. Wow, I am looking forward to the upcoming election more than ever. Not only will it be affirming, but now itâs gonna be funny as hell. Miller is the perfect guy for the job. Crass and profane enough to fend off the inevitable criticisms that heâs a country-club blue-nosed Republican. Posted by: ColoradoConservative 2003-07-23 |
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