09.06.07
Now you’re doing it on purpose.
There is simply no way that this can be real.
I’ve said all along that no one who talks like John Edwards will ever be elected president. His Southern accent has none of the patrician appeal of a Fred Thompson or a Sam Ervin or a Fritz Hollings. It’s annoying and grating, like Jimmy Carter’s. But more annoying than his accent is his habit of talking with his eyes closed. The image below is from his appearance on the LiveStrong Presidential Cancer Forum on Aug. 27. And, no, this is not just a quick eye blink. He’ll talk like this for several seconds. It’s just creepy. I’m just sayin’.
Okay, which one of you hacked into JLF’s blog and posted this? There is simply no way this is real; even Art Pope’s simple Randroids aren’t this dumb. This is Kaufmanesque dadaism at its best. I don’t even know where to start with this, seeing as how the premise is so bloody stupid. The premise is that John Edwards’ accent is too annoying for him to be elected president. In order to back up this claim, he points out that his accent is ‘annoying’ and ‘grating’ like the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, who was also never elected president. He also uses the equally strong argument that Edwards’ accent “lacks the patrician appeal” of those of President Fred Thompson (That was a movie, Jon) President Sam Ervin, and President Fritz Hollings.
Does Artie read the shit he’s paying for? He should seriously consider a refund.
Update: There are literally millions of people with ‘annoying and grating’ accents on the planet. All he had to do to avoid sounding stupid was pick someone with an ‘annoying and grating’ accent who wasn’t ever elected president of the United States and he failed at that. That’s like saying Daniel Craig could never play James Bond because he’s not Scottish, like Pierce Brosnan. Or that Johan Santana will never win the MVP because he’s a pitcher, like Roger Clemens.
Jeff said,
September 9, 2007 at 4:53 pm
How does Fred Thompson have patrician appeal?
By the way, worst. Law & Order. DA. ever. Steven Schiff played that role like Warren Chiasson on the vibraphone.
Cangrejero said,
September 10, 2007 at 1:52 pm
The Hunt For Red October is still one of my favorite movies, and Fred Thompson’s part in it stands out as some of the worst acting in cinema. It’s just really bad.
Jeff said,
September 12, 2007 at 2:16 am
Oh, by the way, I saw that Rambo III the other day, that was some over the top shit! Headon collision of a helicopter and tank? Holy shit.
Cangrejero said,
September 12, 2007 at 8:38 am
I’m glad you checked it out! I think Rambo III is the ultimate 80’s action movie: Only Commando can match it in terms of sheer ridiculousness, only Red Dawn in terms of right wing mania. Only Top Gun in terms of overt homoeroticism.
Jeff said,
September 14, 2007 at 5:37 pm
In the process of writing a reply to your last comment, I ended up writing a post for my blog.
Shorter version- I always fast forward through the sex scene in Top Gun, I pose questions about ethnic actors playing ethnicities other than their own, “Dick” is one of my favorite comedies from the nineties.