Posted on 08/23/2011 8:05:43 PM PDT by grey_whiskers
Several weeks ago, during the fight over the debt ceiling (remember THAT?), John McCain (Mummy-AZ) gave a speech from the floor of the Senate, during which he ripped into conservatives, calling them "Tea Party Hobbits" and claimed that their refusal to back the GOP plan for the budget would help re-elect Barack Abyss Obama (Joker--Chicago).
Conservatives rightly took offense at this remark, seeing that it was intended to be both insulting and dismissive: by comparing the Tea Partiers to hobbits, he was essentially calling them inconsequential, and hoping to imply that they were overestimating themselves. But, like many elitists, especially when they try their hand at populism ("can I get me a huntin' license here?"), he got it wrong.
Or did he?
After the 2010 elections, it can hardly be argued that the Tea Partiers are an insignificant factor: there was a greater turnover from one political party to another in the Uthan at any time since 1948: and a total of over 700 seats in local legislatures and other positions changed hands. So how does this make McCain accurate?
Well, he was accurate, not in that the Tea Parties *were* inconsequential: but he was accurate in spirit, since by calling them Hobbits, he showed that they were considered inconsequential. You know, just like the real Hobbits. As Elrond said,
"Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere."
And so it is here. The great lordlings, from the chieftains of the Senate, to the Nancgûl in the House, and of course the Dark Lord Soros and his servant in Barack-Dûr, all alike look with contempt on this rabble, the commoners, the little people who have the audacity to rise up against their rule. As the Mouth of Sauron said,
"Is there anyone in this rout with authority to treat with me? ... It needs more to make a king than a piece of elvish glass, or a rabble such as this."
But it is here that their pride betrays them -- and if we hobbits hold fast to our call, it will be their doom. For their reckoning is only with domination, with forcing their will upon others. It has not yet entered their imagination that we would cast them down and have NO rulers in their place.
And it is in this connection in particular, that they cannot comprehend the Tea Party, or the Hobbits, or one particular Hobbit whom many would name as our champion. In fact, many have proclaimed that this particular Hobbit is so damaged in the public esteem, that the chances of success are as nought, and it would be folly for them to run. But as Gandalf said,
"It is wisdom to recognize necessity, when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false hope. Well, let folly be our cloak, a veil before the eyes of the Enemy! For he is very wise, and weighs all things to a nicety in the scales of this malice. But the only measure that he knows is desire, desire for power; and so he judges all hearts. Into his heart the thought will not enter that any will refuse it."
For there is one among us knows that
"it must often be so...when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them."
And if she runs, it will be with a Servant's Heart.
Which brings to mind one other important point: when the work of casting down the Great Enemy was done, it was still necessary to labour in order to overcome his works and to restore light and beauty to the world.
When we have won the election, let us work with our new President to clean the corruption, and to Scour the Shire.
Only then can we party like it's 1420.
B U M P
Correction, the May 23 date is not a party excuse...my apologies.
Correction, the May 23 date is not a party excuse...my apologies.
Thank you so much for the wonderful essay!
One of your best. The quotes were very timely, and very skillfully incorporated. It was wonderful to take a short journey back to the Shire. Altogether, a thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring read!
Hey McCain...Not suggesting that you should die....But isn’t
it way past time for you to do a “MacArthur, and *fade away*?
The hobbits fought and defeated the nazis.
Pray for America
It didn’t really reveal how smart mccain was, now did it? I figured after I heard that, that the man had no clue who the Hobbits even were.
He will learn now, won’t he.
Yoda didn't tell Skywalker half of what he needed to know about Palpatine.
Lightening coming out of his fingertips might have been helpful to know. :/
When we have won the election, let us work with our new President to clean the corruption, and to Scour the Shire.
Only then can we party like it's 1420.
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I love it! :)
Thanks for the ping.
I wonder if John would do the Republic a favor and slither away into his senility sludge. That oversize, noisy asshat is doing more to aid and abett the bastard-in-chief than even the criminal Holder.
“Guys like you and me are out there in the shire polishing our swords right as we speak”
Be careful. If you do it in public, you end up on the sexual offenders list for life.
How’s about ‘sharpening our swords’? Tis a verbal minefield out there.
Better ;)
That oversize, noisy asshat is doing more to aid and abett the bastard-in-chief than even the criminal Holder.
Just your typical Progressive Republican. (maverick my ass!~)
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