"It must be very strange to be President Bush. A man of extraordinary vision and brilliance approaching to genius, he can't get anyone to notice. He is like a great painter or musician who is ahead of his time, and who unveils one masterpiece after another to a reception that, when not bored, is hostile." - John Hinderacker back in July 2005.
We know John can suck up, but can he give head? Thanks to Kossite Bill in Portland Maine for reminding us of this lovely example of blind-hero-worship-induced stupidity.
You know it's really bad when in order to pay compliments, you must resort to the "misunderstood genius", "born in the wrong era", "visionary ahead of his time", etc. type of description. Anyone who is generally disliked and viewed as a boob and a fool wraps themselves in these mantles of pseudo-glory. It's sort of like Jerry Lewis saying, "But the French LOVE me," but worse. Especially when we're talking about the Leader Of The Free World.
*cough*
Posted by: fragile industries | August 19, 2006 at 10:50 AM
Maybe Democrats indulge in that sort of blind, knee-jerk hagiograohy, but I think it's more frequent with republicans.
Until the day she died, my step-mother, a particularly blindered and rabid Republican, firmly maintained that Dan Quayle was actually a tragically misunderstood and unfairly abused intellectual giant of modern politics. I'm NOT making this up. She died between George Bush's first "election" and his taking office, but had she lived I am quite certain she would have defended him in terms very like those used by Mr. Hinderaker.
Posted by: Will | August 22, 2006 at 07:22 AM
Hey, thanks for the shoutout. I appreciate it. And how creepy is it that Hinderaker would likely say the same thing today?
Cheers! Bill
Posted by: Bill in Portland Maine | August 23, 2006 at 07:05 AM