Clint turns rule #5 on Obama UPDATED
No, not Stacy’s rule 5; Alinsky’s rule 5,
“Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counteract ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage.”
Infuriated they are:
MEDIA STRIKES BACK AFTER DIRTY HARRY DARES TO MOCK OBAMA
The media, naturally, is furious. They don’t like to see Their Precious One mocked and they also understand the power of mockery — which is why they keep Stewart and Colbert on such a tight leash. This is why the media has already written 25 stories (5 from Politico) mocking Eastwood.
Shoe’s on the other foot.
UPDATE,
This seat’s taken. OFA.BO/c2gbfi, twitter.com/BarackObama/st…
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 31, 2012
When you have to point out that the chair is occupied, that means that it isn’t. (h/t Gerard)
When the President of the United States, on the advice of some of the most savvy media operatives in the world, feels a need to tweet an instant response to a Hollywood actor who is doing a stand-up comedy routine, you can score one for Dirty Harry.
Oh yeah.
More, much more.
MOTUS knows the rules.
SING IT!!
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August 31st, 2012 at 11:24 am
Art being in the eye of the beholder … this beholder beheld historic brilliance.
August 31st, 2012 at 1:29 pm
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August 31st, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Somewhere, Andrew Breitbart is having a great laugh!