This advances a proposition raised earlier.
And... another whiff. This guy does come closer than most of his brethren in understanding the meaning of the word irony, but, ironically enough, has to sacrifice his understanding of... let's just say other things:
I wonder what it's like to live an irony-free life.
This question came up as I read the news that some folks are spitting mad about a broadcasting company's plans to air all or significant portions of an anti-Kerry documentary before the November 2 election.
According to various news outlets, Sinclair Broadcasting plans to pre-empt its stations' regular programming in order to show Stolen Honor. On its web site's home page, the company says it has invited Senator Kerry to participate in the upcoming program, and also says that the final details of the show are yet to be determined.
Of course, the irony is that the people who are most angry about this upcoming event were also highly likely to be among Michael Moore's biggest fans, who eagerly lined up in droves to watch Fahrenheit 9/11 earlier this year.
I can't say that the audience for that movie was entirely sympathetic to Kerry, of course, since I was among those sitting in the theater. However, it was pretty obvious that I was in a decided minority.
Color me impressed. If the Sinclair movie were a movie offered for ticketbuyers, it would INDEED be ironic that folks would turn on one but not the other.
Now to advance my theory regarding republicans and irony being mutually exclusive, this guy is halfway to being a Democrat. It seems that he almost knows what irony means.
And just to throw a hypothetical out there, perhaps the total comprehension of the concept suddenly makes them realize just how friggin' ironic republicans are. Throw a little cynicism in, and you have full blown hypocrisy: Christians advocating Death Penalty, Libertarians railing against Abortion, Conservatives advocating Big Government, ad infintum.
Just a thought in progress...