Joss Whedon Captures Democratic Wussery on Film
Thursday, July 10, 2008
I almost wrote a post yesterday about how the Democrats in Congress were the most pathetic weaklings in all of weaklingville, but I stopped myself. And I'm glad I did. Why am I glad I stopped myself?
Is it because Democrats stopped themselves, at the last minute, from looking like pathetic weaklings? Nope.
Is it because Democrats promised to stop themselves from continuing to look like pathetic weaklings in the future? Nope.
Is it because, while the Democrats look like pathetic weaklings, the Republicans look like even more pathetic weaklings, so why should I single out the Democrats? Nope.
Is it because there is evidence that the pathetic weaklingness of the Democrats is really just a cover for them being nice people and that, one day, the people they are nice to will start being nice back, thereby making their perceived pathetic weaklingness worthwhile? Nope.
So, why am I glad that I stopped myself from writing about the Democrats' extreme pathetic weaklingosity yesterday? Well, because yesterday, I didn't have the tools to show exactly how pathetic Democrats look. But today, with the help of the Zeppo episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 3, ScreenRecord 2 for Mac, and Soundflower for Mac, I do.
So, here's Joss Whedon's Xander behaving just like the Democrats in Congress who are simply incapable of bringing themselves to stand up to our dimwitted bully of a 29% approval-rating President no matter how much power they have:
Having new ways to mock people/dispense karmic justice is fun! This is just a straight partial-scene translation from DVD to Quicktime (probably a copyright violation to boot), but any suggestions for good video editing tips and resources are welcome.
Nothing New byslag
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10:48 AM
2 dispense karmic justice! (or just comment here):
I took a Buffy profile test once and I was Zander...it was very depressing...
I try not to think about Congress, blood pressure medicine is expensive...unless, of course, you are a member of Congress. See - there I go! Breathe, G, breathe...
If it makes you feel better, G, by the end of that episode, Xander totally redeemed himself. Maybe Democrats in Congress will redeem themselves too. Of course, Xander's redemption never quite made it into the arc of his character overall, which may also be a problem for Democrats in Congress. So...um...nevermind...
Have a nice day!
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