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Title: Whiz Kid Wee-Wees Himself
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VAnity Fair
URL Source: http://www.vanityfair.com/online/wo ... te-hope-gets-rope-a-doped.html
Published: Feb 24, 2011
Author: James Wolcott
Post Date: 2011-02-24 00:03:30 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 4064
Comments: 11
Well, that was fast.
Here I was, having breakfast at the diner this very morning, reading an op-ed piece in the NY Post by John Podhoretz, whose current position as editor of Commentary has nothing whatsoever to do with his father having held the same position, nepotism playing no role in the plush career of this utterly mediocre mind and author.
So what was this soft-boiled egg so excited about in his column?
A manly new figure on the Republican stage who might be just the rock 'em sock 'em upper-cutter needed to knock Obama out of the ring in 2012.
Wis. Kid is GOP's sudden White House star
The "Wis.kid" whiz kid is, of course, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, the Tea Party union buster whose hardball tactics have conservative hearts aflutter, from Genghis Khan to Mickey Kaus.
"This is great political drama, and Walker is its star. To triumph, he will have to win it and seem magnanimous in victory -- and show that his victory had positive results."
As a Tea Party Republican, there is zero chance Walker will be "magnanimous" whatever happens, because that would be interpreted as squishy in the macho masquerade that is modern conservatism.
Just look at the photo of Walker accompanying the op-ed--that is the dumb, subservient-to-power junior executive look of a man who will never be more than a low-level prick on the national stage.
But Podhoretz, caught up in his own form of Bieber-fever, actually thinks this guy could stand toe to toe with Obama.
"Yes, Walker (like [NJ Governor Chris] Christie) would present himself for the presidency with a brief electoral resume. But it'd be hard for one-term Sen. Barack Obama to make that argument."
In 2012, Obama won't be running as a one-term senator, he'll be running as the current President of the United States, a datum Podhoretz might want to input into his genius brain.
I suspect it's all academic now, because in a matter of mere hours, from the time it took me to return from the diner and park at my desk, it appears that the rising son of GOP hopes has been caught Koch-sucking.
Wonkette has a lovely article about how the embattled governor to time out from his busy primping to take a call from a prankster pretending to be billionaire Tea Party funder David Koch. Walker wasn't playing along with a gag; he got pwned, as they say, and revealed himself a politician eager to strap on the dog collar and follow the tug of the leash.
Walker: Oh yeah, but who watches that? I went on “Morning Joe” this morning. I like it because I just like being combative with those guys, but, uh. You know they’re off the deep end.
Koch: Joe—Joe’s a good guy. He’s one of us.
Walker: Yeah, he’s all right. He was fair to me…[bashes NY Senator Chuck Schumer, who was also on the program.]
Koch: Beautiful; beautiful. You gotta love that Mika Brzezinski; she’s a real piece of ass.
Walker: Oh yeah.
Here comes the tug.
Koch: [Laughs] Well, I tell you what, Scott: once you crush these bastards I’ll fly you out to Cali and really show you a good time.
Walker: All right, that would be outstanding.
This is like a trick Eddie Haskell would have played on Lumpy Rutherford, if I may make a historical analogy.
It's an analogy John Podhoretz can easily grasp, his father and Fred Rutherford being so much alike in so many ways. Subscribe to *Tea Party On Parade*
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Author: James Wolcott
James, your tears are so pathetic. Maybe you can have Ian, the Kochsucker and fraud give you a hug.
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
Vanity Fair? Shouldn't this fairy be writing about things more important to his readership,like what colors of lipstick are going to be hot this spring?
BTW,fruitcake,Genghis Khan was a statist,just like your leftie heroes.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
nepotism playing no role in the plush career of this utterly mediocre mind and author.
Chuckles...
#4. To: sneakypete (#2)
Shouldn't this fairy be writing about things more important to his readership,like what colors of lipstick are going to be hot this spring?
So...which isssss?
#5. To: Brian S (#0)
And I KNOW msnbc KNOWS this.
And they're Huge on laying these clips first thing.
Today?
Not so much.
You depending on tv to tell you when to move? Then you will die where you stand.
#6. To: war, Meguro (#4)
So...which isssss?
Beats me. Ask Meg. I know and care nothing about fasion.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
#7. To: sneakypete, war (#6) (Edited)
Beats me. Ask Meg. I know and care nothing about fasion
What makes you think I do?
All I know is you can't put lipstick on a pig.
#8. To: mcgowanjm (#5)
You depending on tv to tell you when to move?
How's the evacuation of the Gulf Coast proceeding, mcgoon? Did they empty the lunatic asylum where you reside?
#9. To: meguro (#7)
All I know is you can't put lipstick on a pig.
Well, you can, but they don't like it.
#10. To: meguro (#7) (Edited)
Beats me. Ask Meg. I know and care nothing about fashionWhat makes you think I do?
Isn't it a requirement to hold the male homosexual union card?
All I know is you can't put lipstick on a pig.
Ahhh,you have seen THAT photo of Helen Thomas,too! That woman puts the "ugh" in ugly.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
#11. To: sneakypete (#10)
Isn't it a requirement to hold the male homosexual union card?
You never fail to amaze, sneaky. Just when I think you couldn't be stupider, there you go!
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