Saturday, February 14, 2004

Howling at Unsourced Scandal Stories

Bob Somerby at the Daily Howler was unimpressed by the stories being circulated from sources undisclosed by parties unidentified trying to drum up a sex scandal on John Kerry: Intern tales make them feel alive 02/13/04.

“Intern!” It’s rapidly becoming the root word of “Internet!” Across the Net, all the lonely people—the Wonkettes and wonkette-linking Kauses—are stroking their pale, unloved thighs this day. Once again, they’ve found the way they can make blood rush all through their pale, unloved bodies.

All hail the culture of affluence! And all hail its vacuous progeny, empty all the way to the floor! Survival no longer being at issue, they return to ancestral roots in the swamp. There’s only one thing that makes their blood move—and they want you to be as empty as they are. Their blood is rushing quite hard this day. Their emptiness puts your future at issue.

And speaking of more mainstream media participants, he says:

But make no mistake: You and your children’s future interests are threatened by this devolving elite. Their cohort is empty, all the way to the floor. Only interns can get their blood rushing.

As usual, Somerby has a point.

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