The RNC, Contextualized
Here's a funny look at how New Yorkers took to the RNC, and the mock awards the Conventioneers would walk away with if the NY Times staff had their way.
My favorite:
"Best euphemism: Marvin Scott, the Republican Senate candidate from Indiana, an African-American, for calling his ancestors 'involuntary immigrants.'"
Alan Keyes should kick it with this guy, there's no telling the caveats and distinctions they could come up with.
"I think we all can agree that, aside from those who involuntarily immigrated directly to this great nation, no American of African decent can ever really be considered African-American." -- Fictional Keyes/Scott press releaseYou may have noticed that I'm separating myself from the campaign trail itself because I just can't do it anymore, it's too painful. Still, election cycles bring to bear the deepest absurdities the human race has to offer and such things remain newsworthy, despite how much of the rest of the campaign discourse is not.
Absurdity is something that all humans can cleave to, regardless of political affiliation.
So I'm trying to comment in the most elliptical way possible on stuff that I (and hopefully everyone) can laugh about as patently political ridiculosity.
posted by Luke @ 11:52 AM
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From the article:
We were looking for liberal New Yorkers who might be re-examining their consciences, but we kept finding ones determined not even to watch the convention.
"I'm on a media strike," said Jill Howell ...That just pisses me off. Granted, the party's true platform and agenda aren't explained without any distortions at a convention (RNC or DNC), but how are people supposed to make informed decisions or have worthwhile debates with people of other policial persuations if they ignore a party's most important and well-publicized event?
Okay, some people would just get too upset watching the half-truths and empty rhetoric (that's why my girlfriend wouldn't let me watch the RNC, she's falls into that category), but I think it's really important for people to get out there and figure out what the hell is being said and try to digest it for themselves instead of waiting for the (for both conventions) rather uninspired political commentary from the major media outlets.
I was also pretty incensed about this statement, also from the article:
"In coming to New York, I was surprised to find all these free-speech liberals using tactics that would make fascists pale," said Pete Wilson, the former governor of California.Here, you have a (somewhat) respected political figure talking about free-speech in an incredibly negative context, just to take a pot-shot at liberals (also a dirty word, since the late '80s). And comparing them to fascists? Come on. How? The real fascist style -- or really, the real nazi style, since I think that's what he really meant -- is a big, well-orchestrated event where people come together to support a single leader's agenda and make not-wholly-true statements about the issues that affect the populace.
Again, the DNC did it too, it's just, Christ, why make such a politically-charged statement in the first place? Lots of people don't like you, grow up. Either figure out a way (honestly!) to make them like you, or stop worrying about them. Sheesh.
--Mike Sheffler
... turning to the 3-D map, we see an unmistakable cone of ignorance
wow, I definitely didn't read that Pete Wilson crap, I read about the "media strike" and I was like "I'm with you brother (sister)".
Until these parties shape up, I'm on a media strike . . . until tomorrow probably.
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