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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Sat Sep 1, 2012, 02:06 PM Sep 2012

Has Anybody Even Said How Intellectually Cowardly The Chair Shtick Was?

To have a great protagonist you need a great antagonist.

The chair (Barack Obama) wasn't even allowed a real rebuttal.

It would be as if the creators of the Batman franchise had Batman battle foes like Mr. Rogers and Pee Wee Herman instead of tough and scary foes like The Joker and Bane.

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Has Anybody Even Said How Intellectually Cowardly The Chair Shtick Was? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 OP

I saw that idea mentioned here: phantom power Sep 2012 #1

phantom power

(25,966 posts)

1. I saw that idea mentioned here:

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 02:55 PM

Sep 2012

Upon reflection, I must admit that Mr. Eastwood summed up the GOP base flawlessly: a cranky old white man yelling at an imaginary President about fictional problems.

http://driftglass.blogspot.com/2012/08/coming-soon.html#links

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