tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post116186077894980744..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Like a Big CarnivalMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-1161903537084858212006-10-26T17:58:00.000-05:002006-10-26T17:58:00.000-05:00Well stated, sir. The urbane Williams was obviousl...Well stated, sir. The urbane Williams was obviously cherry-picked over more trenchant journalists to enter unto the VP's 'cramped' office (no doubt a PR front for his real, more palatial HQ, probably 50 meters or so below), and, as a 'non-uppity' minority representative, he certainly posed no great threat to Dick's hegemony of the moment. One thing the interview did remind me of, and that is the fact, demonstrated by Cheney himself and facilitated by Williams, of what an extreme egoist/egotist/egomaniac the VP is through and through. Not that we need reminding, but in Cheney's very voice, his enunciations, his use of banal but 'educated' terms (about the caliber of a middle school social studies teacher at the very most), he reveals himself, through this egotism, to be a sophmoric mind that survives and operates not by intellect but by sheer ruthlessness. And by his blythe handling of this token 'liberal' newsie, he can show off what a jaw-droppingly cool dude he is. If the VP's only concept of what a Civil War is be limited to Antietam or Gettysburg, the intrinsic perversion of his grasp on reality is betrayed, despite his self-loving confidence and cool-dude demeanor, by the mediocrity of his thinking. Of course, since he is of warrior lineage, possessing an ancestor who was in that very war he understands so much about, plus 'spending some time' as Sec'y of Defense, I guess his reputation as the most awesome person in government must remain intact, whether I like it or not.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps, if his fortunes ever do fail, Dick could get a job as a booth announcer at Fox - facilitated by Juan Williams.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.com