Posted on 10/05/2008 6:19:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
"Ba-rack O-ba-ma
"Ba-a-rack O-ba-a-ma
"Ba-ra-ack Obama-a ... "
(Repeat until coronation.)
And Laura and I had a good laugh about it, until it occurred to me that, in politics as in pop, the tune is more important than the words. A guy can run for president with all the right lyrics - on the war, the economy, the social issues - but what matters is whether people respond to the underlying music: not what he's saying, but how he's saying it. At the time, I was reflecting on Mitt Romney: The song looked great on paper, but when he stuck it on the stand and started to warble it never quite soared.
That's where Sarah Palin scored in the vice-presidential showdown. A lot of the grandees in the post-debate analysis reviewed the lyrics and missed the music. Whereas, I would wager, a big chunk of uncommitted voters out in TV land listened to Gov. Palin, and liked the tune they were hearing. If you're one of those coastal feminists who despise Alaska's sweetheart as a chillbilly breeder whose knowledge of foreign policy is as full of holes as the last moose to make the mistake of strolling past her deck, Thursday night's folksy performance isn't going to change your view. But, if your contempt for her wasn't already chiseled in granite, she came over as genuine, confident... and different. Change you can believe in, to coin a phrase.
I was a bit alarmed at first. I hadn't seen her for awhile, not since the halfwits at the McCain campaign walled her up in the witness protection program and permitted visitations only by selected poobahs of the Metamucil networks.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Posted by someone else:
Devastating Video, Obama talks about job Ayers gave him
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=D-45A6I-N5I
I havent read this. I take it, it is a take off on an earlier Steyn article. He often refines his initial thoughts on world events.
Steyn is brilliant! Just brilliant
Oh my God, the video — can it be made into an ad — please McCain/Palin!
Please read it ASAP. It’s both chock-full of insight and hilarious. He takes about 2 inches of skin off of “Amtrack Joe” and his fake blue collar act.
New. Props to the Board. Don’t you wish you could write like this guy-—terrific.
“we win cause-we have Sarah and they don’t”
The line of the day!!!!
Thank you for the PING, sir!
The triumvirate: Rush Limbaugh,Ann Coulter,Mark Steyn
That was FABULOUS!
That was my favorite line too! :)
Steyn is amazing. He discuss political parties in depth on the fly in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries in Europe with incredible depth. It is staggering.
Kick em squaw in the nuts
What? - You don't believe he hangs with his pals at the Home Depot?
“Ba-rack O-ba-ma
“Ba-a-rack O-ba-a-ma
“Ba-ra-ack Obama-a ... “
Some ones been listening to Rusty Humphries L0L
the emir of Delaware
Well done, Mr Steyn.
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Worthwhile read to the last... period.
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