Our old friend, the bat-eared, big-bellied bruiser, Charles Clarke - in our student days, Bryan and I used to laugh and throw orange peel at him - is at it again, stirring up a little storm in the stained, chipped Labour teacup. Here are the facts: There is no one to replace Brown who is any less unpopular; Any replacement would necessitate an election, which Labour would lose; Nothing will happen.
How tired, ugly, tawdry and boring it all seems against the wondrous spectacle of American electoral politics - especially now the extraordinary Sarah Palin has swung into action. Whoever put McCain up to this, it was (imho) a genius appointment. Here is a human being from Somewhere Else, someone who really does look like Change, even Change You Can Believe In (and who might well mop up quite a few aggrieved Clintonistas into the bargain). Of course it could all go hideously wrong, and the Dems might yet land a killer punch, but it's looking even harder for them to win now. And let's face it, chaps, she's a bit hot, isn't she, in that sexy librarian way ('Why Miss Palin, I never realised...') - or is that just me?
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Orange peel? Maybe. And it's Mrs Palin, Nige, so look out. Mr Palin does not look like the indulgent type
ReplyDeleteWe would have thrown orange peel if we had any about us.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes Mr P is clearly unrelated to Michael Palin.
Yes Nige, I think it is just you.
ReplyDeleteNot quite it would seem, Mahlerman...
ReplyDeleteI think she's very pretty and very compelling. Sadly, she believes abortion is wrong in every case, even if a woman has been raped; and she also has fundamentalist religious beliefs (wants Creationism taught as the equal to Evolution). These things give me pause.
ReplyDeleteAs I've mentioned before, however, America has a thing for True Believers (see "Angels in America," where Tony Kushner captures this very well; or check out Bryan's stone age pal, DeVany), and she is most definitely one. Her conviction will energize the Republican party, of that I'm sure, and now Obama will have much ado to keep his ship in the lead.
But I hope, hope he does. What he stands for is what this country needs, imho.
Unfortunately the Palin selection seems to have been a bit of preaching to the choir. The congregation is delighted but the visitors in the back pews are heading for the exits. American presidential politics is about appealing to the independents and undecideds in the fabled "center". Neither party can win without a majority of this group and the Palin selection is not being well received there at the moment...
ReplyDeleteNige, we may not quite see crotch to crotch about the 'extraordinary' (Dic: very unusual or remarkable) Mrs Palin, and unlike Bryan I don't think her old man looks that tough. Couple of friends of mine, in their mid 50's, have been getting a bit menopausal lately, to the point where the same sort of 'lets get those glasses off' remarks are being made about Mrs Jack Dromey,but I have to report (Mahlerman: 62) it will pass.
ReplyDeleteWhere I do chime is the sorry apposition of 'our lot', the drab Westminster cronies, already looking like yesterday's papers, and the chromium-sleek front runners across the pond. Do you, like me, find yourself checking their stuff first and then, later in the day, with your feet dragging, click to check out the latest wheeze of Gordon and the boys to help us get through 'these difficult times'?
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ReplyDeleteMark, that is hilarious. Mahlerman, my husband is nearly 61 and still exceedingly randy, so dunno what you're on about.
ReplyDeleteMark -- why did you remove your post! It was brilliant; loved those ears like an angler's lure. Put it back, you Buddhist boy!
ReplyDeleteWait 'til next year, Susan b, when he hits 62
ReplyDeleteOK. I removed the post as I thought it was a bit critical esp about Palin. I might soften towards her if she can show she's able to do "I'm a Lumberjack" as well as her namesake.
ReplyDeleteThis lady may have her qualities but the question is whether she is the right person to the President of the USA, which there's quite a chance she might be given McCain's age and history. It's hard to see any sane person answering "yes" to that, so it's end of story really.
I once saw Charles Clarke's ears close up, a primo view directly from behind and slightly from above as he was the only person to remain seated when the Queen passed by. They positively glowed, an almost unnatural deep dark red. Like the lure of the angler fish, I wonder if their purpose is to tempt the unwary interlocutor within snapping range.
Craig Ferguson concurs with you Nige, after viewing a video the governor sent to him; he sees her as having the aura of a "Naughty Alaskan librarian".
ReplyDeleteShe certainly seems to have stolen a lot of Obama's buzz, so it was a clever appointment if that's worth anything.
ReplyDeletejim in austin, you're right under normal circumstances. But McCain is generally distrusted by the Republican "base" and Palin's job was to make sure the base bothers to vote in November. I expect that as we go on we'll see a good cop-bad cop thing where McCain woos the swing voters and Palin offers red meat to the base.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, I totally get the naughty librarian thing. With the added frisson that she scares the hell out of me.
But don't forget "she could be a mere heartbeat away from the presidency".
ReplyDeleteWhy Miss Palin, I never realised, until right this moment, what the "Vice-" part really meant. You know this can't be good for my... ughh... ah... call Dr...