Posted on 08/25/2011 1:33:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Cranky CNN commentator Jack Cafferty lit into Republican superstars Sarah Palin (R-FNC), Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX), and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on Wednesdays The Situation Room, comparing them to The Three Stooges (sans Shemp), calling Perrys instant burial of Mitt Romney in the polls a little scary, and asking, When it comes to presidential politics, why does America seem to be allergic to brains?
Tell us how you really feel, Jack.
Since becoming a national media figure, Jack Cafferty has become known for this kind of Howard Beale-meets-Abe Simpson venting, and last nights rant was vintage Cafferty. He blasted Bachmanns promise of $2 gasoline, called Perry and Bachmann whackjobs, and derided former half-term dropout governor of Alaska Sarah Palin by sarcastically calling her a Mensa member.
Cafferty went on to praise candidates like Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, and Jon Huntsman as examples of the other end of the intellectual spectrum.
Part of Caffertys critique had to do with the amount of attention being given to Larry, Curly, and Moe (as he calls Perry, Bachmann, and Palin), but people like Jon Huntsman have been getting tons of air (especially compared with his poll numbers) for trying to inject some sanity into the proceedings, to little effect. Cafferty cant hang this on the media, but hes dead-on when he asks why Americans are allergic to brains.
Its tempting to see this as a strictly conservative problem (their contempt for academia and journalism certainly enabled it), but the media and the Democratic establishment have long played along with the modern American idea that intellect is a political liability. Many would trace the phenomenon to the Al Gore-George W. Bush race, but this who would you rather drink a beer with? garbage has been around for as long as I can remember.
The silver lining to Caffertys critique is that the American allergy to brains will become a significant asset when the inevitable Zombie Apocalypse arrives.
Heres the clip, from CNNs The Situation Room:
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Huntsman is the Dems' ideal GOP candidate: No fighting spirit, but for amnesty and a strong EPA in the very unlikely case that he would beat Obama anyway.
Translation; PLEASE NOMINATE MITT! The Democrats have calculated that the only way President Vay-Cay gets re-elected is if the GOP nominates MItt and large segments of the base stay home or vote third party.
We will be seeing many more such “please nominate Mitt” articles from Democrats. And when When your mortal enemy wants you to do something, it pays to be very skeptical.
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