All this talk in the news about pirates leaves me feeling that I’ve seen this movie before — only the songs were snappier. As one continues through the other headlines (Republican tea parties?), one can easily get the impression that far too many newsmakers are suffering from a kind of arrested development, living out fantasies they developed in childhood.
Consider the examples of Rush Limbaugh…
…Britain’s Gordon Brown…
…France’s Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni…
…Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi (at right)…
…Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev…
…Germany’s Angela Merkel, at a summit meeting with other European leaders…
…North Korea’s Kim Jong Il as he sees himself…
…and Kim Jong Il in reality…
…Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmedinejad…
…America’s George Bush…
…Dick Cheney, conducting an extraordinary rendition…
…Bill Clinton…
…and let’s not forget Hillary, as she sees herself…
…and as others see her.
Thank goodness that one world leader today has the maturity and vision to focus on the urgent problems of our times — while a hardworking press corps provides detailed coverage, background, and analysis.
I feel safer, don’t you?
Consider the examples of Rush Limbaugh…
…Britain’s Gordon Brown…
…France’s Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni…
…Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi (at right)…
…Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev…
…Germany’s Angela Merkel, at a summit meeting with other European leaders…
…North Korea’s Kim Jong Il as he sees himself…
…and Kim Jong Il in reality…
…Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmedinejad…
…America’s George Bush…
…Dick Cheney, conducting an extraordinary rendition…
…Bill Clinton…
…and let’s not forget Hillary, as she sees herself…
…and as others see her.
Thank goodness that one world leader today has the maturity and vision to focus on the urgent problems of our times — while a hardworking press corps provides detailed coverage, background, and analysis.
I feel safer, don’t you?
5 comments:
Readers in the U.S. may not recognize Ahmedinejad’s avatar: he’s Iznogoud, the immortal comic-book character created by Goscinny and Tabary. The resemblance is uncanny, isn’t it?
Hey Bille V. -
This is polished, smart and sophisticated. You're doing the Huffington Post at least one better......have you thought about blooging for them.....
Brilliant !
Is there a cartoon for M. Obama now, 2 1/2 years in? I thank you for bringing a wry smile to my lips, dear WVM...
Two years later and it's only become more apropos.
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