As I was watching one of my favorite non-Transformers: The Movie movie, I came to realize that there's some eerie similarities between what's been going on in politics and a movie where Kurt Russell played a legitimate badass.
Crawley Dake: Ah, I see. To strike it rich. Well, all right, that's fine. Tell you one thing, though... I never saw a rich man who didn't wind up with a guilty conscience.
Wyatt Earp: Already got a guilty conscience. Might as well have the money, too.
This quote goes to George W. Bush, who by keeping taxes low during wartime, providing little-to-no regulation over the markets, and allowing companies from Halliburton to Blackwater to profit from death, made sure that alot of people lived the Wyatt Earp Dream.
Doc Holliday: Oh. Johnny, I apologize; I forgot you were there. You may go now.
This quote goes to John Edwards, who's kinda been lost in the shuffle. He was the one candidate who I can say didn't bow out too early (Dodd? Biden? Hello?) or too late (hint, hint). Knowing that he'd probably never get another shot at the White House, Edwards made a personal sacrifice for the good of the party and history. Sen. Edwards, we won't forget you.
Ike Clanton: Listen, Mr. Kansas Law Dog. Law don't go around here. Savvy?
Wyatt Earp: I'm retired.
Curly Bill: Good. That's real good.
Ike Clanton: Yeah, that's good, Mr. Law Dog, 'cause law don't go around here.
Wyatt Earp: I heard you the first time.
[flips a card]Wyatt Earp: Winner to the King [aka, Curly Bill], five hundred dollars.
Curly Bill: Shut up, Ike.
I attribute this exchange to the yahoos who (past and present) worked at the White House with the goal of turning our Constitution into toliet paper: John Yoo, Alberto Gonzales, Mike Mukasey...and many more. As long as they wield power, the rule of law matters little (notice how "rule of law" was all the rage when a Democrat was in the White House). No; the markets must be free, civil liberties must be curbed, and the populace must be controlled. So we won't be attacked again, of course.
Ike Clanton: What is that now? Twelve hands in a row? Holliday, son of a bitch, nobody's that lucky.
Doc Holliday: Why Ike, whatever do you mean? Maybe poker's just not your game Ike. I know! Let's have a spelling contest!
I just can't pay attention to the Democratic Primary and not think of this line with every Obama victory (and superdelegate endoresement). Especially with the added bonus that any flaw Team Clinton has pounced on deals with words (Obama's, his wife's, his pastor) and not policies or actions.
Josephine: I'm a woman, I like men. If that means I'm not "lady-like", then I guess I'm just not a lady! At least I'm honest.
Wyatt Earp: You're different. No arguin' that. But you're a lady alright. I'd take my oath on it.
This goes to Sen. Clinton. No matter what your feelings for her campaign's tactics, she's leaving little doubt that a hanging chad or a voting descrepency will stop her from the White House. And really: isn't that the attitude we want from our Democratic challenger?
Johnny Ringo: My fight's not with you, Holliday.
Doc Holliday: I beg to differ, sir. We started a game we never got to finish. "Play for Blood," remember?
Johnny Ringo: Oh that. I was just foolin' about.
Doc Holliday: I wasn't.
I see the scene that this quote comes from and imagine the VRWC twitching like someone told them that a six-minute ab workout would be even better than a seven-miunte one. They want none of Obama, essentially because it's not 1955 anymore. That "Harold at the Playboy Mansion" shit isn't going to work twice. And they can't decide what to label him. Too black? Not black enough? Muslim? Radical Christian? Not experienced enough? Too elitist (I never met an elitist who had no experience in something; you?)? Mark my words: the bigots who ride with the VRWC have yet to push, and the power players are finding it harder to hold them back with each Obama win.
Henchman: [attempting to translate what the Mexican priest said] He talkin loco... crazy... somethin' about a sick horse comin' to get us.
Johnny Ringo: That's not what he said, you ignorant wretch. Your Spanish is worse than your English.
It's be too easy to attribute this to Bush, a person who's done to the English Language what Smallville's done to the Superman mythos. No, this goes to McCain, who either (a) doesn't understand what's going on in Iraq politically and militarily or (b) doesn't have the staff around him that can brief him...consistently...on what's going on in Iraq politically and militarily. Either way, a person who believes that the best way to make Iraq a stable democracy is by attacking Iran needs to be seriously vetted. Just sayin'.
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