Funnest Thing I've Read All Day

Tom Frank, on TNR, talking about how attending a socialist "counter-inaugural" event made him a Republican (for at least a few minutes).

Then there was the pooh-poohing of elections--any elections. Former soldier Stan Goff (supposedly of the Delta Force, Rangers, and Special Forces) spoke at length about the evils of capitalism and declared, "We ain't never resolved nothing through an election." This drew loud, sustained applause. Nothing to get worked up about, I thought; just a leftist speaker spouting lunacy. But today it seemed particularly bad. It wasn't just that I was missing what might be lovely canapés (or perhaps spring rolls being brought about on trays with delectable dipping sauce); rather, it was the thought that the speaker was dismissing something that Afghanis of all ages had recently risked their lives to participate in, something Iraq's insurgents view as so transformative that they are murdering scores of Iraqis to prevent it. No, what I needed to counter this speaker was not a Democrat like me who might argue that elections were, in fact, important. What I needed was a Republican like Arnold who would walk up to him and punch him in the face.

The rest is just as funny and just as fun (although the portrayal of some of the speakers borders on the frightening).

Read the rest. (This might require free registration. I registered a long time ago and, through the magic of cookies, don't always have to log in when I visit new sites.)

Posted by zombyboy at January 21, 2005 12:14 PM