Reporting for Doody
Today's Orange Alert provokes three hasty thoughts as we media-whipped weathervanes mix our metaphors and roachscuttle for safety.
1. Any assertion by the State of impending Enemy Attack has the effect of framejacking: Suddenly Kerry and Edwards, campaigning out there in the hinterlands, are reduced to Click and Clack in slow-motion sepia, doomed warriors charging into silent butchery before the fade.
2. Large-scale State Alarmism tries one's patience, then reaction sets in. In short order, outdoor cafe types are wishing Tom Ridge would enrich his palette. If they offer an alternative to fear and horsefeathers, Kerry and Edwards can gain huge aesthetic points.
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1. Any assertion by the State of impending Enemy Attack has the effect of framejacking: Suddenly Kerry and Edwards, campaigning out there in the hinterlands, are reduced to Click and Clack in slow-motion sepia, doomed warriors charging into silent butchery before the fade.
2. Large-scale State Alarmism tries one's patience, then reaction sets in. In short order, outdoor cafe types are wishing Tom Ridge would enrich his palette. If they offer an alternative to fear and horsefeathers, Kerry and Edwards can gain huge aesthetic points.
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posted by Tom Matrullo at Monday, August 02, 2004
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