Mickey Posted October 6, 2004 Posted October 6, 2004 Listening to Bush speak, I am reminded of what one contemporary said of Warren G. Harding's speeches, another uninspiring Republican President: "an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea." The "barren landscape" would be Bush's brain in this metaphor. Rather than "moving" across the landscape, I think in Bush's case, "bumbling" would be a more accurate word. He is a nice enough guy but even for those of you who love the guy, you have to admit that listening to him is like having your ear drums scrambled with a rusty ice pick.
DC Tom Posted October 6, 2004 Posted October 6, 2004 "an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea." I disagree. Bush's "regular guy" act precludes too much pomposity. I think, rather, it's an army of empty phrases... He is a nice enough guy but even for those of you who love the guy, you have to admit that listening to him is like having your ear drums scrambled with a rusty ice pick. 59076[/snapback] Again, I disagree. A rusty ice pick to the ear drum would cause a sharp, searing, immediate pain. Listening to a Bush speech starts as a sort of dull, throbing general ache that progresses to an overall sense of crushing suffocating. It's kind of an Edgar Allen Poe "Cask of Amontillado" experience...
Mickey Posted October 6, 2004 Author Posted October 6, 2004 I disagree. Bush's "regular guy" act precludes too much pomposity. I think, rather, it's an army of empty phrases...Again, I disagree. A rusty ice pick to the ear drum would cause a sharp, searing, immediate pain. Listening to a Bush speech starts as a sort of dull, throbing general ache that progresses to an overall sense of crushing suffocating. It's kind of an Edgar Allen Poe "Cask of Amontillado" experience... 59111[/snapback] I stand corrected. Any day that I can quote William Gibbs McAdoo on Warren G. harding is a good day. I am a geek's geek.
DC Tom Posted October 6, 2004 Posted October 6, 2004 Any day that I can quote William Gibbs McAdoo on Warren G. harding is a good day. I am a geek's geek. 59153[/snapback] Likewise, when I can make a "Cask of Amantillado" reference... And props to you for it... (For lack of an "applause" smiley, I substitute the "hitting forehead" smiley on the premise that it makes a similar sound to clapping. Hell, it's the way I applaud our candidates...)
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