The tittering GOP convention

I just caught one live minute of the Republican convention, which was enough to persuade me that further viewing would be unnecessarily menacing to my blood pressure. The minute was John Boehner's, who was riffing, tellingly enough, on excluding certain folks from a bar, which then culminated in a Boehner-belittlement with the "You didn't build that" line.

The crowd, of course, laughed and cheered.

They never tire of being naughty. They're like members of some sort of political daycare--snickering toddlers making merry, pointing and tittering, knowing they know better but just can't help themselves. They're being cute.

Later tonight will come the immense offensiveness of Chris Christie--I don't need that--and then will come the perky, labored "likability" of Ann Romney, which I need even less.

I'll permit them their giggles tonight, and for the next two nights. Have fun and good luck, boys and girls. You're going to need it beginning next week.

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p.s.: It so happens that tonight I had planned anyway on reading more of Wallace's Infinite Jest. Coincidence? I think not.

Comments

[majii]

Something that struck me as being especially infantile was a comment Ann Romney made about her speech. After mentioning that she'd be speaking at the convention, she added "without a TelePrompTer." I've never seen a more juvenile group of people than the so-called adults in the GOP. Romney uses a TelePrompTer, but Ann Romney just couldn't pass up an opportunity to throw more red meat to the extremist wing of the party by taking a shot at the president. Saint Ronnie used a TelePrompTer, but republicans will never admit it.

[Sue Me]

I caught the last few minutes of Brutus' keynote speech...and only because I wanted to catch my local late news.....I thought, "nothing new here" and Bob Sheifer agreed with me. And that, my friends, sums up the Republican convention, the candidates and their followers. I have made up my mind and so no need to listen to their shop-warn crap.

[Peter G]

Ah Infinite Jest. Budget for about three readings at a minimum. it's one of those books.

[brave captain of industry]

looking forward to your book report on Infinte Jest