So, Taylor has made his post. While his rhetoric is decidedly more boring then mine (Taylor, old white financial managers called. They want their copy of the Atlantic back). He leads with a neat analogy.
the facts are that Barack is Cleavon Little from ‘Blazing Saddles,’ whereas Hillary Clinton is Annette Bening from ‘American Beauty,’ and John McCain has just finished morphing from ‘On the Waterfront’ Marlon Brando to ‘Apocalypse Now’ Marlon Brando, with the final dreaded transformation into ‘Island of Dr. Moreau’ Brando set to commence upon his loss to Barack in November.
Not bad. But I think we can do better. Considering how hip and in the know Barack is, and how we made that a key point in both of our entries, wouldn’t it make more sense to take this metaphor out of the NYU film school and on to the streets of the Lower East Side? I’m speaking, of course, of Flight of the Conchords.
John McCain…
is Murray. (Present.) I mean clearly, the man is perpetually on his way to a dick meeting.
Hillary Clinton…
…is Sally. A cold, soulless, deceiving Sally. Even the Australian she dates in “Sally Returns” looks like Bill Clinton.
Barack Obama…
…is 1972 David Bowie, from the Ziggy Stardust era. Wise, powerful and funkyfunky. Here to help, and apologetic when he missteps
Clearly, the country does not need another Murray. It doesn’t need another Sally. But who in the world can honestly say they have enough David Bowie in their life?
Stay tuned for the next round.
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