Obama smacks down Cheney.
Hillary smacks down Obama. Obama smacks down back.
Edwards smacks himself down over bloggers.
Vilsack, too.
Moulitsas smacks down both Kucinich and his nutty supporters ... with one hand.
We all smack down Oprah over sucking up to O'Reilly.
And Bush.
And Bush's pals.
We smack them up, down and sideways.
We hope Fitz smacks down Scooter.
BTD smacks down mean commenters. MSOC smacks down righteously and with frequently profane aplomb.
We sure smacked down that Nevada guy, too, didn't we?
Am I correct in my U.S. cultural learnings that "smack down" or "smackdown" (the bunch that promotes this phrase is not a literate bunch, so its proper usage is left to the "imaginations" of its users) is a phrase that comes from the deeply mind-tingling and all class, all the time world of "pro wrestling"?
Or does it come from that dance in which one slaps one's ass in roughly rhythmic meter to the music, usually performed at suburban proms, strip clubs and trailer park parties? "Oh, smack me down, Justin. Yeah, baby! Ooh, ooh, ooh."
If I see Donald Trump sans hair in the coming days, then, may I assume that someone involved with his promo stunt smacked him down? Or do fake smack downs not count?
Are there any NASCAR terms I can learn next so as to be even more hip? Sumpin bout rubbin?
I pray for a smackdown in response to this diary.
God will likely smack me down for uttering that sort of prayer.
Who gives a shit? Smacking down God is the ultimate, um, smackdown.