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June 13, 2006

Laura Ingraham - Kennedy on Byrd and Fencing

by Ferdinand T Cat

On today's Laura Ingraham show, she played some clips of Senator Ted Kennedy [D-MA] lionizing his fellow Democrat Senator Robert Byrd [D-WV]. Both are among Laura's favorite targets.

Senator Kennedy chose to recite one of Senator Byrd's favorite poems, an 1895 tome called The Ambulance Down in the Valley. It is rather unfortunate that Kennedy himself chose to recite this poem, because the author, Joseph Malins, was one of the leading members of The International Organization of Good Templars and the poem was presented as an argument for the prohibition of alchohol.

But of course, even if Kennedy had no idea of the poem's original purpose, using a poem about fences during the current immigration debate is insane. Yes, Senator: a fence on the border is MUCH better than rounding up the illegals after they've already crossed.

I love metaphors as much as the next man, but you have to remember you can prove almost anything with the things. Kennedy and Byrd would be better off sticking to epigrams. I have one that makes exactly the same point without bringing in all those messy drinking and immigration connotations. In fact, I think Kennedy should study all my epigrams and start applying them to his legislative agenda. Of course, I wish more Republicans would do the same thing. Heck, in a sane universe they'd put me in charge of the whole Congress!

But while we're waiting for that happy day, it's probably a good idea that Senator Kennedy put a fence around his metaphors, because he's spending way too much time in the rhetorical ambulance.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

Trackposted to Blue Star Fencing, Third World Fences, Plank's Fence, Case Notes from the Fenced Asylum, Adam's Fence, and Basil's Ambulance Down at the Bottom.

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Wonder how much information a good doctor would get on how alchohol affects the brain cells if we could get the Toad's brain submitted for research after he died?


Posted by: Jo [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 13, 2006 8:29 PM

"I love metaphors as much as the next man"

And here I thougth you were a talented cat...


Posted by: Vulture 6 at June 14, 2006 5:40 PM

Eek! Clearly I'm spending too much time with humans. I need to do some serious hunting to get my cat-ness back.


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