(Vanity) You Are Old, Mrs. Clinton

The velveted paws of the Typing Tabby ^ | 08-23-2016 | grey_whiskers

[grey_whiskers]

"You are old, Mrs. Clinton," the young voter said,
"And have to pretend to be strong;
And yet you incessantly sit on a stool --
Do you think, you'll keep up, the act long?"

"In my youth," Mrs. Clinton replied to the pup,
"I was always afraid of a fall;
But, it's more than a stool, for the Press holds me up,
(and my Poll numbers, too!) through it all."

“'You are old,' ” said the youth, “as that old poem went,
"And have grown most uncommonly fat;
Yet you still wear those pants suits that look like a tent --
Pray, what is the reason of that?”

"It is true," said the Shrew, that even my Friends
"Say that I'm now shaped like a bubble
It may be certain garments -- they call them Depends
And they help to keep me out of trouble."

“You are old,” said the youth, “your emails, you confess,
"Have been hacked, and are out on the 'Net;
Yet David Petraeus was fired for much less
Pray, why aren't you indicted yet?”

“In my youth,” said Hillary, “I went to Yale Law,
"And denied Bill's affairs while his wife;
And the flexible conscience, which that gave to me
Has lasted the rest of my life.”

“You are old,” said the youth, “it would seem due to chance
That your gait remains steady and sure;
Yet you have seeming Seizures, or St. Vitus' Dance --
Do you think, that they can, find a cure?”

“I have a private doctor, with an Epi-pen,”
Said the Nominee; “don’t give yourself airs!
And the Press has to leave before I board my plane
Or they might see me falling downstairs!”

[little jeremiah]

Write more! It was hilarious and we all need a laugh as often as possible. I will pass it on. With attribution to the Velveted paws as above.

[little jeremiah]

There was heated discussion, but no official “debunking”. I read the comments “debunking” it, and I and plenty of others were not convinced.

[little jeremiah]

And the little white spots could also have been confetti, someone suggested. Awfully random little white spots, not focused where they would be useful, like a flashlight.

It was “debunked” in some peoples’ minds, not in others, basically opinions. Nothing absolute about the “debunking”.

[Bon mots]

Okay. Fair enough.
But what if they deliberately posed for a picture of him shining a flashlight AFTER the pic got out - just for debunking purposes.

If I were trying to look healthy for the cameras and failing - then, say - an aide got photographed with such a device, I might quickly put out a few pics of him shining a flashlight.

My question regarding the pic you saw, was he shining a flashlight into a dark place or was it broad daylight?

Kind of odd that a politician needs a big, burly guy to shine a flashlight for her, don't you think? When is the last time you used a flashlight in your daily travels?

She is not a building inspector.

Thanks for the update, BTW :)

[Yaelle]

That is really well done.