Republicans twerking for the cameras like Miley
Like the utterly shameless woman-child Miley Cyrus, modern Washington understands the mortal risk of banality, and so occasionally needs to make a singular spectacle of itself.
Republicans are doing that now: sticking out their tongue, grabbing their crotch, waggling their rear end and “twerking” for the cameras, to use that awful neologism.
Absurd behaviour is fuel in America’s public square. The place has run on it for years. Shamelessness pays. Ms. Cyrus is a brazen example, but hardly an exception.
Earlier this week, an illustrative exchange occurred at the White House press briefing.
A reporter asked presidential spokesman Jay Carney whether Barack Obama would consider giving Republican Speaker John Boehner some “political cover” and let him climb down from the threat of a catastrophic default on America’s debt obligations, given “the politics of the House.”
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But, like Ms. Cyrus, the GOP has to perform for the crowd (I’m being polite; carnies would call them rubes). Like Ms. Cyrus, one suspects, most Republicans would rather not shed all dignity, but the voters in their gerrymandered districts, they tell reporters, not only expect it, they’re cheering.
Representative Ted Yoho of Florida recently showed the Washington Post a few of the overwhelmingly positive messages he says he’s received from constituents since he and his fellow Tea Partiers orchestrated the partial government shutdown last week.
“Way to go, tiger,” said one of them, from a 72-year-old lady. Another texted “Shutdown” with a smiley emoticon.
Right-o. Great job, Tiger.
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that's why the SNL skit was so good and disgusting at the same time
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Oh what fitting name...Yoho 