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| United States as Frank Sinatra, per Dennis Miller |
| 2003-07-23 |
| Weekly Standard profiles Dennis Miller’s journey to the right (greatly edited but read the whole article - it’s damn funny): Miller has applauded President Bush’s leadership and cheered the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Moreover, Miller has lately been pounding the Democratic leadership, the abortion lobby, the French, and big-time lefties like Norman Mailer and Michael Moore. In other words, pretty much Rantburgers favorite targets. The day after his inaugural Fox commentary, Miller traveled with President Bush aboard Air Force One on their way to a reelection fundraiser. "He’s a fine man and I’m proud he’s my president. I enjoyed spending the day with him." And Miller left little doubt that he’d make time for the president over the next 16 months: "I’d love to. I want this man to be president again. It’s a dangerous world, and I can’t have guys who are soft on that fact. Suppose he’s thinking of Howard Dean - who now leads all Democrats in California’s latest poll? There are no ’al Kindas.’" "I don’t think of myself as a classic conservative," says Miller. "I think of myself as a pragmatist. And these days, pragmatism falls into the conservative camp. We have to depend on ourselves in this country right now because we can’t depend on anyone else. We are simultaneously the most loved, hated, feared, and respected nation on this planet. In short, we’re Frank Sinatra. And Sinatra didn’t become Sinatra playing down for punks outside the Fontainebleau [Hotel]." Sizing up the party’s presidential candidates, he says, "I knew Kerry was going to have to run for president because his features are so chiseled, his actual skull could be on Mt. Rushmore. The guy looks like an Easter Island statue in a power tie. Howard Dean can roll up his sleeves in public all he wants, but as long as you can see that heart tattoo with Neville Chamberlain’s name on his right forearm, he’s never going to get off the pad. Wow, I am looking forward to the upcoming election more than ever. Not only will it be affirming, but now it’s gonna be funny as hell. Miller is the perfect guy for the job. Crass and profane enough to fend off the inevitable criticisms that he’s a country-club blue-nosed Republican. |
| Posted by:ColoradoConservative |
| #3 Dishman - ROFLMAO! I second your motion. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2003-7-23 9:29:59 PM |
| #2 I'd like to reiterate my support for him as ambassador to France. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-7-23 4:26:07 PM |
| #1 I liked Miller on MNF although most critics didn't. Had no idea about his political journey except for the past six months. It reminds me of me. |
| Posted by: Michael 2003-7-23 1:39:20 PM |