Posted on 09/25/2004 7:28:44 AM PDT by buzzyboop
Humorist P.J. O'Rourke passes himself off as a Wall Street Journal-certified funny guy, best-selling book author and excellent magazine journalist who satirizes the idiocies he finds in Washington, D.C., international politics and bachelorhood.
But anyone who's followed his writings in Rolling Stone or read any of his books -- "Peace Kills" and "Parliament of Whores" come to mind -- knows he's really a clever propagandist for the libertarian-conservative cause.
Q: Do you plan to drop in on Teresa Heinz Kerry while you're in town?
A: No. We're Hunts ketchup people. We didn't used to be. Frankly, it's an inferior ketchup. But whatever it takes to make America strong, we're willing to make the sacrifice.
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
Clever is refreshing after all the uncleaver, overpoweringly inane propogandists for the statist-socialist-progressive cause big media keeps dumping on us.
A: (O'Rourke) "Yeah. Well, "consistency" wouldn't be the word that leapt to mind. I think he's an honest-enough fellow. I don't think there's any reason for him to be president, and I don't think he has one.
If it were (Dick) Gephardt, there would lots to talk about. He'd be a worthy opponent. Kerry, I don't know. Just to take Iraq, as an example, here's something from my speech: What does Kerry propose to do, give Saddam Hussein a mulligan and let him take his tee shot over? No. "
Well .. Del Monte is a more superior product anyway .. why would anyone eat Hunts ..??
. ummm.. DelMonte is part of Heinz, has been for more than a year.
NO WAY! How did that happen.
Looks like I have to give up ketchup after all. Oh well .. I hardly use it enough to even matter.
PJ O'Rourke pingaroonie! :-)
PJ O 'Rourke bump
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