Folks, the famous King Arthur versus the Black Knight scene (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) turns out to be an amazingly prescient allegory for understanding the current state of US politics and the GOP's efforts of the last 100 days to defeat Obama's agenda.
For those who want a quick refresher on the foundational scene, here it is:
The Black Kniight
Allegorical comparison detailed below
President Obama extends bi-partisan offer to collaborate with Republicans in order to meet the challenges ahead during inaugural address.
The Republican Black Knight Palin-Jindal-Boehner-Brachman-Cantor-Limbaugh-Hannity-Steele-Fox stoked moronic teabaggers who don’t even know WTF that phrase connotes (hereafter referred to as the RBK) stand silent in an unexplained, mindless refusal
President Obama extends conciliatory hand yet again to work with Republicans in crafting a viable economic recovery program.
The RBK proclaims no recovery bill shall pass.
President Obama: You make me sad but we shall move on in our quest for the holy grail of economic recovery, nationalized healthcare, and a more secure and constitution abiding America. Now stand aside.
The RBK: We move for no democratically elected Democratic President and especially not one who occasionally reads from a teleprompter.
President Obama: Look, I have no quarrel with you good RBK but I must pass this stimulus bill to save the country from economic devastation and a downward spiral into another great Depression.
RBK: THEN you shall fail and your administration shall perish to the mighty sword of our cuts for wealthy.
President Obama unflinchingly and fearlessly responds:
"So Be It" and raises the Excalibur of sane policy, vision, and intelligence.
[An apocalyptic battle ensues and the economic stimulus bill passes as the Black knights’ "right" arm severed.]
President Obama: Now stand aside worthy adversary."
RBK refuses to budge: "Tis but a scratch!"
President Obama: A scratch! I just passed a bill that offers the most extensive Keynesian intervention since FDR and turned back twenty years of supply economics. Plus, support for my policies is at record level and yours are plummeting below Bush’s former record lows.
RBK: No they aren’t. We are still in control. We can’t lose. Karl Rove said so on Fox. And O'Reilly and Beck agreed.
President Obama: Then look at the Senate and House seats, look at these polls. Watch how you are getting skewered on CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, even the Daily Show for chrissakes.
RBK: Hah, we have seen worse! Plus Herbert Hoover was far more popular than FDR. FDR only won all those elections due to ACORN’s election fraud. Come on you, Kenyan-born not a real American terrorist loving pansy.
[Another apocalyptic battle ensues over the budget and the RBK puts forth its historic numberless budget, alas only to have its other "right" arm severed.]
President Obama: Victory is mine. [Bows to give thanks only to be kicked in the back by the RBK.]
RBK: Had enough eh?
President Obama: Look you stupid bastard. You have no bloody ideas left, you have no bloody support left except of course for hyper-paranoid Fox-traumatized shut-ins, homophobic lunatic secessionists, racist dittoheads, teabagging "morAn" writing morons, and a Christian fundamentalist cult who believes that God wants them to eat a six tablespoons of lead paint laced with mercury every day.
RBK: Tis only a flesh wound. Come on, waterboarding is just another name for enhanced hydration! You are soft on terror. And you're afraid of pirates aren't ya! hahaha. Oh.
Uh, you are oppressing free enterprise on the high seas by murdering entrepreneurial innovators in the global shipping trade. Because you are an capitalist hating, fascist-Marxist-socialist!!
President Obama: Look, I will have your one of your remaining moderate legs (Swing and Spector is a member of the Democratic caucus)
RBK: This is great for the GOP. We are invincible!! We are purer!!! There is great strength in rapidly declining numbers!!
President Obama: You’re a looney.
RBK: The RBK always triumphs because Democrats always cave in to our bullying tactics. So, cave in already or Cheney will say more mean things about you.
President Obama: What are you going to do. Bleed on me?
[Swings Excalibur for the final time and walks away]
Thoroughly cut down to size, The hapless and helpless RBK continues to scream and rail to no one in particular:
We made a new video that shows you supporting terrorist training camps because you are a closet Muslim and we are going to tell the people that YOU KNOW BILL AYERS!! Bet they haven't heard that one in a hundred days! Its over for you, come back, come back.....
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