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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-27-08 04:31 PM
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Hillary Please put the phone down - Larry David recycled
Watching Hillary on Fox today brought Larry David's blog on Hillary to mind.

When a person's own ambition becomes this consuming, when the passion for personal power becomes this ardent, so compelling that you either manufacture heroic deeds on purpose or your memory is no longer reliable, and a person either is no longer able to either percieve or be concerned about the collateral damage that those actions will take, you really really don't want that person answering the phone in an emergency.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-david/on-the-red-phone_b_90338.html

Larry David

Here's an idea for an Obama ad: a montage of Clinton's Sybillish personalities that have surfaced during the campaign with a solemn voiceover at the end saying, "Does anyone want this nut answering the phone?"

How is it that she became the one who's perceived as more equipped to answer that 3 a.m. call than the unflappable Obama? He, with the ice in his veins, who doesn't panic when he's losing or get too giddy when he's winning, who's as comfortable in his own skin as she's uncomfortable in hers. There have been times in this campaign when she seemed so unhinged that I worried she'd actually kill herself if she lost. Every day, she reminds me more and more of Adele H., who also had an obsession that drove her insane.

A few weeks ago, I started to feel sorry for her. Oh Christ, let her win already...Who cares...It's not worth it. There's not that much difference between them. She can have it. Anything to avoid watching her descend into madness. So I switched. I started rooting for her. It wasn't that hard. Compromise comes easy to me. I was on board.

And then I saw the ad.

I watched, transfixed, as she took the 3 a.m. call...and I was afraid...very afraid. Suddenly, I realized the last thing this country needs is that woman anywhere near a phone. I don't care if it's 3 a.m. or 10 p.m. or any other time. I don't want her talking to Putin, I don't want her talking to Kim Jong Il, I don't want her talking to my nephew. She needs a long rest. She needs to put on a sarong and some sun block and get away from things for a while, a nice beach somewhere -- somewhere far away, where there are...no phones.





Dear Senator Clinton please put the phone down.
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Kool Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-27-08 04:32 PM
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1. I got this from Huff Post about a week ago.
I thought it was very good, especially if you listen to him read it.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-27-08 04:35 PM
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3. I thought it was funny but now its reading like prophecy
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-27-08 04:33 PM
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2. It is time for BOTH candidates to go after mccain /nt
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Bigleaf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-27-08 04:40 PM
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4. Larry David is right on the money here. The guy is a fucking comedic genius too.
Off topic but isn't Curb Your Enthusiasm the greatest series? Brilliant!
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Kool Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-27-08 04:41 PM
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5. Absolutely. It is one of my faves.
:hi:
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