Op-Ed Columnist
"Boy, Oh, Boy"
(courtesy of The New York Times, this date)
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: September 12, 2009
WASHINGTON
"The normally nonchalant Barack Obama looked nonplussed, as Nancy Pelosi glowered behind.
Surrounded by middle-aged white guys — a sepia snapshot of the days when such pols ran Washington like their own men’s club — Joe Wilson yelled “You lie!” at a president who didn’t.
But, fair or not, what I heard was an unspoken word in the air: You lie, boy!
The outburst was unexpected from a milquetoast Republican backbencher from South Carolina who had attracted little media attention. Now it has made him an overnight right-wing hero, inspiring “You lie!” bumper stickers and T-shirts . . . "
Well, Maureen Dowd is a mean woman on a good day. After seeing a single member of congress point out the obvious she has sunk to a new low, for her and for the Times.
See if the following bears any similarity to what happened on Capitol Hill, and what got under Maureen's saddle:
An emperor of a prosperous city who cares more about clothes than military pursuits or entertainment hires two swindlers who promise him the finest suit of clothes from the most beautiful cloth. This cloth, they tell him, is invisible to anyone who was either stupid or unfit for his position. The Emperor cannot see the (non-existent) cloth, but pretends that he can for fear of appearing stupid; his ministers do the same. When the swindlers report that the suit is finished, they dress him in mime. The Emperor then goes on a procession through the capital showing off his new "clothes". During the course of the procession, a small child cries out, "the emperor is naked!" The crowd realizes the child is telling the truth. The Emperor, however, holds his head high and continues the procession.
Go Joe, and I don't mean Joe Biden. Someone pointed out the obvious--obvious, that is, to all but those on a mission to rework America and all her hallowed institutions, those blinded by their own colossal belief in change NOS.
But you wonder, how did Joe know that the president was lying? The old fashioned way--he could see the lips moving.
"Boy, Oh, Boy"
(courtesy of The New York Times, this date)
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: September 12, 2009
WASHINGTON
"The normally nonchalant Barack Obama looked nonplussed, as Nancy Pelosi glowered behind.
Surrounded by middle-aged white guys — a sepia snapshot of the days when such pols ran Washington like their own men’s club — Joe Wilson yelled “You lie!” at a president who didn’t.
But, fair or not, what I heard was an unspoken word in the air: You lie, boy!
The outburst was unexpected from a milquetoast Republican backbencher from South Carolina who had attracted little media attention. Now it has made him an overnight right-wing hero, inspiring “You lie!” bumper stickers and T-shirts . . . "
Well, Maureen Dowd is a mean woman on a good day. After seeing a single member of congress point out the obvious she has sunk to a new low, for her and for the Times.
See if the following bears any similarity to what happened on Capitol Hill, and what got under Maureen's saddle:
An emperor of a prosperous city who cares more about clothes than military pursuits or entertainment hires two swindlers who promise him the finest suit of clothes from the most beautiful cloth. This cloth, they tell him, is invisible to anyone who was either stupid or unfit for his position. The Emperor cannot see the (non-existent) cloth, but pretends that he can for fear of appearing stupid; his ministers do the same. When the swindlers report that the suit is finished, they dress him in mime. The Emperor then goes on a procession through the capital showing off his new "clothes". During the course of the procession, a small child cries out, "the emperor is naked!" The crowd realizes the child is telling the truth. The Emperor, however, holds his head high and continues the procession.
Go Joe, and I don't mean Joe Biden. Someone pointed out the obvious--obvious, that is, to all but those on a mission to rework America and all her hallowed institutions, those blinded by their own colossal belief in change NOS.
But you wonder, how did Joe know that the president was lying? The old fashioned way--he could see the lips moving.
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