January 19, 2004
EMBARRASSMENT OF KUCINICHES
Prepare yourselves for the annual State of the Union drinking game! If you drink enough, this statement might almost sound rational:
We have an embarrassment of riches in this Democratic primary this year.
That’s Michael Moore’s assessment. Well, he’s partially correct, which is better than usual. At least he isn’t a mink-murdering fur wearer. Throw paint at the monster, PETA activists!
Posted by Tim Blair at January 19, 2004 08:55 PM"Now, petrouli-soaked hippies, disheveled punk rock kids, and peaceniks were all improbably cheering a General's bid for the presidency."
Soak those hippies in petrol!
Posted by: aaron at January 20, 2004 at 12:04 AMIt must be so much more fun to be a Republican politician. You can tell groups like PETA to go piss up a rope and probably gain votes in the process.
Posted by: Randal Robinson at January 20, 2004 at 01:04 AMMikey probably stole the line from Simon Schama, who penned a book titled "The Embarrasment of Riches" about Dutch culture in the Golden Age.
I can't see Moore reading Schama, or anything else with any more pages than one of his own books. But that could just be my bias against the man speaking.
Posted by: Andrea Harris at January 20, 2004 at 03:14 AMBy the way, I have always wanted a mink coat -- or better yet, chinchilla (I've heard it's the softest fur). Unfortunately my budget doesn't rise above faux-fur levels, and there really isn't much cause to wear fur in Florida. But when I am feelthy rich...
Posted by: Andrea Harris at January 20, 2004 at 03:17 AMBut when I am feelthy rich...
Should be soon, Andrea. Nothing creates financial security like regular blogging, right? I mean, I get cramps from endorsing all the checks, and I'm just an occassional contributor to a group blog.
And the women - let slip that you're a blogger, and just watch the babes fight over you!
Posted by: R. C. Dean at January 20, 2004 at 03:24 AM"An embarrassment of Kuciniches."
Sounds like a great new collective noun.
Posted by: Ernie G at January 20, 2004 at 03:39 AMI think something's confused. So far I've gotten people fighting with me and little baby contributions in my Paypal account. =|
Posted by: Andrea Harris at January 20, 2004 at 05:06 AMCome on Andrea, a true RWDB would only wear a coat made from endangered baby seals. Extra cruelty.
Posted by: Quentin George at January 20, 2004 at 06:32 AMBut chinchillas are small, so there would be more dead ones to make one coat. I wonder what chinchilla burger tastes like?
Posted by: Andrea Harris at January 20, 2004 at 10:44 AMI wonder what chinchilla burger tastes like?
Oh, very nasty.
Best bet is to have a barn full of chinchilla and a barn full of mink. Harvest the fur off the chinchilla, feed the remains to the mink and vis-versa.
Only problem is the 10-20 (depends upon the season) illegal Hungarians you have to have around the place to do the job. Those folks know fur!
Posted by: Timothy Lang at January 20, 2004 at 05:11 PM