OT The right man for a perilous moment

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:13:03 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
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wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
The Washington Post got it right.

They absolutely did.
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The problem is that when the "real deal" comes along, if ever, he or she
will say what no one is comfortable hearing and ask that people to do
difficult things that involve self-sacrifice by every level of
socio-economic status, and while it won't sound pleasant, it'll sound
exactly like what it is: honest, sensible, correct and proper. The only
question is, "will enough people actually listen?"

And the answer is, "Of course not." If a person like that were
electable Adlai Stevenson would have been President. And Al Gore.

Al "Gulfstream V" Gore?! Al "Hey, my huge-assed house isn't THAT big
and besides, what with "green" technology, our daily consumption is only
a little more than an Obama speech at a stadium" Gore?! Al "Do as I
say, not as I do" Gore?! _That_ Al Gore?! South Park got it right.
"PIGBEARMAN! PIGBEARMAN!...where's my cape?" and of course "...thi tuk
mah ja-a-ab..."

IAC, I can put the lid on Go Madonna agrees with everything he
says...QED.

As to Adlai Stevenson, I'm pretty sure he won't be announcing his
campaign for anything in the foreseeable future...

HTH,
R