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| Jonah Goldberg: The Hillary Who Stole Christmas |
| 2007-12-21 |
| Well, the most disgusting, craven, shameless political ad of the election season has just come out in time for Christmas — and, no, it’s not from Mike Huckabee. It’s from Hillary Clinton. . . . Gussied up a bit like Martha Stewart, a chipper Hillary sits on her couch, arranging all of her Christmas presents to put under the tree. “Carol of the Bells” is playing on a harpsichord in the background. She’s trying to find the right cards to put on the right packages. One is labeled “Universal Health Care,” another is “Alternative Energy,” another is “Middle Class Tax Breaks.” And then the supposedly hilarious kicker. Wringing her hands and furrowing her brow with maternal angst, she exclaims, “Where did I put universal pre-K?” And then, scanning the giant pile of presents — all for you, the voter, of course — a warm smile comes over her face and she says, “Ah, there it is!” She tucks the card under the ribbon, the music fades away, and the screen turns oddly black with a ghostly and gothic “Happy Holidays” message. (In fact, there’s something about the harpsichord music that gives the whole thing a Vincent Price spookiness.) Of course, pandering is nothing new in American politics. “If there had been any formidable body of cannibals in the country,” H.L. Mencken complained of Harry Truman’s 1948 presidential campaign, “he would have promised to provide them with free missionaries fattened at the taxpayers’ expense.” |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #4 A proof of: 1. Reincantion or 2. Possession of HRC by CM ghost or 3. Deeds affect physiognomy (similar deeds result in similar appearance) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-12-21 15:00 |
#3  "Dictatorial, unscrupulous, calculating, and crafty... Moreover, being intensely superstitious, she surrounded herself with astrologers... Indeed her methods were so essentially egotistical as to border on cynicism... In a word she was a woman of the Renaissance, a disciple of Machiavelli..." -- Catherine de Medici, From the Catholic Encyclopedia |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-12-21 10:46 |
| #2 It reminds me of what P. J. O'Rourke said in Parliament of Whores: Santa is a Democrat, God is a Republican. Santa knows what you're doing, is fat and jolly, gives and only asks that you behave well in return. God is a stern fellow who, in asking you to forego certain pleasures, follow certain rules, and to rein in your own appetites and desires in return for eternal life and salvation, practices tough love. Santa is preferable in just about every way, except that he doesn't exist. |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2007-12-21 10:26 |
| #1 Come to think of it, believing in the Democrats agenda is like still believing in Santa Claus. |
| Posted by: usmc6743 2007-12-21 10:15 |