Rhetorica: Press-Politics Journal

October 28, 2005

What it is…

I hear the first chords of Dueling Banjos. But, in this case, we ought to note that the duel is among multiple realities rather than between a simplistic political dichotomy. The battle for normalization of ideological commonplaces has begun. That’s a fancy-pants way of saying: Here come ‘da spin!

UPDATE (12:53 p.m.): I love it.

Posted by acline | October 28, 2005 | Posted in: Politics | Comments (5)

5 Responses

  1. Sven  October 28th, 2005 at 12:28 pm

    I’ve succumbed to Judiana. And thanks to this, I fear I’ve contracted a case of dietrologia.

    I wonder if a marathon viewing of Hee Haw would flush it out of my system. Works for my dad.

  2. acline  October 28th, 2005 at 12:31 pm

    Hahahahaha! :-)

  3. Sven  October 28th, 2005 at 2:21 pm

    You’re a rotter, Mr. Grinch,
    You’re the king of sinful sots,
    Your heart’s a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots,
    Mr. Grinch,
    You’re a three decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce!

    One of the unfortunate side-effects of dietrologia is involuntary cackling at such a beatific Fitzmas wish as this:

    Fitzgerald’s honesty, restraint, and obvious decency and fair-mindedness so clear during today’s news conference could very well be the beginning of the end of today’s radical political spin machine, which has infected politicians, journalists, other commentators, and ordinary citizens alike with the dual diseases of hatemongering and triumphalism.

    If only it were true, Cindy-Lou Who. If only it were true.

  4. rgrafton  October 28th, 2005 at 2:54 pm

    I give up! I’m outta here.

  5. acline  October 28th, 2005 at 4:46 pm

    Sven- One of these days, I’ll buy you a beer and we’ll talk :-)

    R- Com’on…we’re just good ol’ boys havin’ fun!