Posted on 05/10/2011 5:18:03 PM PDT by BillKneer
Firesign Theater cultists will instantly recognize the headline of this post as a play on the title of their first comedy album, “Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him,” released in 1968. Those who aren’t Firesigners can catch up here. “Electrician” is my favorite Firesign offering because it lampooned the counter culture while that culture was at its zenith. Though cultural rebels of the sixties and seventies loved this comedy act, they were often the target of the troupe’s lampooning. But FT did it in a mostly good-natured fashion, unlike the acidic manner in which Frank Zappa ridiculed hippies with the help of his band The Mothers of Invention. What made the Firesign Four so unique and so doggone funny was their impeccable timing. It was more than just stage timing, but rather timing in the sense that the troupe were quick to spot cultural trends and incorporate them into their work. That sold a heck of a lot of comedy records, which are historically slow-moving merchandise, for the “four or five crazy guys,” and they became cultural icons themselves.
The 2012 GOP presidential derby is more than a political sweepstakes. It encompasses a significant cultural component as well, which is why the first Firesign LP came immediately to mind when I set out to write this post. Its thesis is rather straightforward. While Reagan conservatives wait for Sarah Palin to get into the 2012 race for the Republican presidential nomination, the early innings of the game are going through phases where we see the GOP team’s fans clutching onto one Sarah substitute after another. None of these substitutes being The Real Thing, each successive infatuation is all too fleeting.
(Excerpt) Read more at patriotstatesman.com ...
Everyone makes a big deal out of “policy knowledge” and “foreign affairs experience” but the fact is, every President is surrounded by experts who by and large feed them facts and data in support of every decision. Being President - or qualified to be - isn’t about how much mush a person has had jammed into their skull. A lot of it is the ability to communicate, to connect with people, to generate a sense of trust that the candidate will do the right thing for the country when the chips are down.
This is why Ronald Reagan was such a great President (and why Obama is such a lousy one).
Palin has “it”. Accept no substitute.
I support Herman Cain. How racist for the leftist msm to constantly ignore the man and pretend he wasn’t at the debate. They prefer that he’s invisible.
CAIN/BOLTON
There is nothing wrong with Cain/Bolton, but I’d like to see Ann Barnhardt jump in the race and debate a few times. Cain/Barnhardt would make liberals riot in the streets BEFORE the election.
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Yes, and we will start tomorrow with spelling, grammar and the art of crafting coherent sentences.
Unfortunately, at the moments, there’s just a few too many Bozos on that bus for me!
With an impressive statement like that, how could I not click?
Pity you didn't post the whole thing then.
I stay away from blogs and whore houses.
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