In this posting on the SET Political Review, Philip R. Klein accentuated these words in all caps:
THE MOST LIBERAL PAPER...GREAT...DEMOCRACY...ANYONE...HEALTH CARE BILL...NOTHING...IF AND WE MEAN IF...MIGHT BUY YOUR PAPER...GOVERNMENT...NANNY GOVERNMENT
These two lines capture Philip's long-winded argument perfectly: disjointed, vacuous, and devoid of any redeeming value. Instead, Philip simply attacks
The Port Arthur News and Russell Spooner for his editorial:
No Mr. Spooner - you arrogant fool - the GOP and even going more right - the tea party people have had enough of "do-good" democrats telling us that they know better what is good for us. Government is not the answer. So stop trying to convince us that the government is better for us. We do not need you, your beloved government including Nancy Pelosi, telling us what is good for us. We are free Americans. Maybe if you love government so much - go live in Canada. Oh wait, you will have to come to the US for your health care or you might die waiting in a line or for an appointment?
As political commentary, this sounds more like the manifesto of
Joe Stack or
Theodore Kaczynski:
Throughout the manuscript,..Kaczynski capitalizes entire words in order to show emphasis. He always refers to himself as either "we" or "FC" (Freedom Club), though he appears to have acted alone. Donald Foster, who analyzed the writing at the request of Kaczynski's defense, notes that the manuscript contains instances of irregular spelling and hyphenation, as well as other consistent linguistic idiosyncrasies (which led him to conclude that it was indeed Kaczynski who wrote it).
For those familiar with the SET Political Review, this sounds eerily familiar. I would not be surprised to read in the Beaumont Enterprise one morning that Philip R. Klein crashed a black SUV into the Jefferson County Courthouse.
2 comments:
Great observation Gus, except Klien's not that committed...he's only in it for the publicity.
An unbalanced joker such as Klein knows zilch about "balance." The Port Arthur News features two local columnists regarded as "liberals" and two who echo Rush Limbaugh et al. The same 50-50 ratio exists among the syndicated writers whose columns appear on the editorial page. It's called presenting both sides of an issue.
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