There. I said it. I insulted Peggy Noonan.
Maybe someone will ban me. And if they do? Guess what Peggy Noonan thinks about that? She thinks she's the one who owes ME something.
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As I'm sure you all know, some idiot at a Missouri rodeo wore an Obama mask and made insulting remarks about the President.
He was banned from the rodeo. And as far as I know, President Obama hasn't said one word about it. In other words, he's doing the "classy" thing. He's ignoring the insult. (Some might even call it turning the other cheek.")
But of course, according to Noonan, what's "classy" enough for the rest of us doesn't really qualify as "classy" when Obama does or doesn't do it.
So what does Noonan want Obama to do?
Let me suggest a classy Obama move that might go over well....issue a release saying his reaction to finding out a rodeo clown was rudely spoofing him, was, “So what?” Say he loves free speech, including inevitably derision directed at him, and he does not wish for the Missouri state fair to fire the guy, and hopes those politicians (unctuously, excessively, embarrassingly) damning the clown and the crowd would pipe down and relax. This would be graceful and nice, wouldn’t it?
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/...
But wait--she goes even further, putting herself into Obama's shoes and guessing what he would or wouldn't do--and NOW this gives our little Peggy a chance to further gratuitously insult the President--
He would never do it. He gives every sign of being a person who really believes he shouldn’t be made fun of, and if he is it’s probably racially toned, because why else would you make fun of him?
See how this works?
So guys--here's what I'm after. I'm calling Peggy an idiot in the title line of this diary. I'm hoping she'll see it and seek me out and reach out to me and invite me to a beer summit. (Or maybe, as it's Peggy, a white wine summit.) I'd love to go to Manhattan--even in August.
My only question now is, would Peggy take her own advice?
3:16 PM PT: This just in from TPM--GOP Rep. Steve Stockman has invited the insulting clown to work in Texas. Just keeping it all classy, Peggy! http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/...