Posted on 09/11/2012 10:16:58 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
The title of John Cassidy's column in the New Yorker is "Rational Irrationality" but after reading the reason he gives for Barack Obama ditching his outdoor stadium speech at the Democrat convention in Charlotte, NC, I think it would be safe to ditch the "Rational" part of the column title.
One of the big reasons why Cassidy pretty much comes off as completely irrational was his explanation as to why Team Obama really moved the convention speech from the 75,000 seat outdoor stadium to the much smaller indoor venue. At first Cassity does seem a bit rational in his Six Unanswered Questions From Charlotte, which is also notable for his complete lack of curiousity about the "two-thirds" platform voice vote, since he admits what most of us already knew---that the excuse of poor weather was bogus. However, he provides an "answer" so off the wall as to be a real howler:
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
That's a circular argument. A smaller venue easier to pack, yet those claiming he was having a hard time filling the large stadium were wrong? That's like saying I eat donuts for the nutritional value, but they sure are fattening...
“My suspicion, based on nothing but tactical logic, is that Obama and his advisors decided a grand stadium appearance would make it difficult to portray the President as humble but resolute, his sleeves rolled up.”
Technically, this is hagiography, not ‘journalism’.
The man could have covered Stalin for TASS. Simply appalling.
Libspeak: Humility = fear of being embarrassed
I thought it said Humidity.. all that lip smacking and spitting and such. darn glasses. :-}
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