Tub-Thumper - 1. A speaker or preacher who for emphasis thumps the pulpit; a violent or declamatory preacher or
orator; a ranter. (from oed.com).
This blog will be a combination of reasoned posting somedays and an occasional rant.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
OFF THE PACE
Thanks again for all the nice comments about the movie (see one post below this one). As I said, if you couldn't get it to work then there is a link for a perfect quality download as well.
This time I am back to posting other peoples vids.
I don't like Letterman at all but this segment is great.
When I first started this blog did a 'What do you think?' thing every so often and one of the topics was about whether or not politicians believe they are doing what they are saying or not. Is it the road to hell being paved with good intentions or is it nefarious purposes from the get go.
It is a difficult question and probably varies from person to person but there is at least one person whom you are not going to be able to convince me has good intentions....
Michael, I'm with you. Letterman is a snide and nasty guy so often, making humour of others discomfort, that even when he is funny, I watch for a nasty hit from the side.
I am also worried about the disarming of anger with humour. The points he lists about Cheney add up to over a hundred thousand dead humans, and many more mired in poverty. It is possible to look at this clip as equivalent to making a joke about a rapist (who has not been called to account). One someone kills your family, the guy making a joke about it down at the local, is NOT your ally.
He shouldn't joke (it implies "don't take this seriously"), he should use his pulpit to stand up and point a finger, only, that might cause him some economic discomfort (ratings etc.).
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christ, even lettermans figured it out