Shucks and Awe

As PoliticalWire notes, a new NPR survey finds Republicans losing their stranglehold on national security and foreign policy and shows Democrats have a unique opportunity to get heard on keeping America safe. Democrats have "an historic" 15 point edge, 52% to 37%, in the generic congressional ballot. But I don't need to know the latest poll numbers to know the cultural worm has turned against President Bush and the Republicans.

All I need is that sassy red state lass Jessica Simpson, the Daisy Duke of the modern Republican Party, to show me how things stand.

And Daisy won't be seen with this President. Not now. Not when his Q rating are even lower than Nick's, for God's sake. No, the day Jessica Simpson refuses to be seen with President Bush at a GOP fundraiser is the day the skies clear and you know this crooked bunch is going down to defeat this November. When Jessica Simpson says no, you can hear that echo in dozens of Congressional districts throughout the land.

Daughter of a minister, child of Texas, avowed young Republican, singing reality show starlet and pizza-hawker: this is a bad demographic for the President to lose. Oh, she made the right noises - Jessica "really loves the President," said her Dad - and she claimed the Bush snub was out of concern for the nonprofit she's a spokesperson for (like politics and fundraising don't mix). But it's obvious: Jessica doesn't associate with losers.

Over on FreeRepublic.com, the leading conservative community Website, the freepers are peeved at the young lass. "She turned down an invitation from the President, which makes me think she's a frickin' vapid loon," reads the typical post. Another representative comment notes: "You don't think she's hot? C'mon. You'd do her in a nano-second." When replying in the negative, one poster's sexuality was publicly questioned thusly: "You are not the only straight male on the planet who doesn't find Jessica Simpson remotely attractive. Because you are not straight." Right. Then there was this one, which I'll admit, had me flummoxed and turning the screen sideways for a better view: "Fake blonde's usually snub bush anyway......." Hmmm.

This blonde, of course, is a young woman who is no stranger to the halls of power. When introduced to Interior Secretary Gale Norton a few years back, she famously exclaimed: "You've done a nice job decorating the White House."

So, she might say, has George W. Bush. But Jessica is no longer knocking.

Comments

[Slappy]

This exposes the true boobs in our mass media culture: major news networks. Jessica Simpson clearly sees what the talking heads either can't or don't want to see.

[mark]

I like to see more true boobs exposed, especially Jessicas.

You've got a point about the snub and I was thinking kinda the same thing but hate the pre-fabricated pop culture so much that I couldn't bring myself to put any weight to it. God, I hope you're right. Then Bill O'Lielly fussed at her (Jessica, do NOT take phone calls from this man!) so maybe he is going down, too. When Herr Rove is indicted, then I truely will believe the sun is shining again.

[brendog]

The most pathetic thing is that she's going to accomplish far more toward winning over the hearts and minds of the sheeple than the Dems ever will.
The Dems, as much as the Republicans, have thrown their lot in with K Street and will do nothing to interrupt the flow of our tax dollars into the pockets of their megacorp masters.
This country is a great big id, and its moods are mercurial and capricious. Perhaps Jessica is a cultural barometer we can use to measure the direction of the id wind. Maybe she just got drunk with a hollywood liberal last week.
All I say is gimme a break.
And Sheeple? Start that third party.

[Tom K]

Brendog:

You are correct, sir. Though I am sure, in the implementation, you and I would find much to disagree about, I am with you on both the diagnosis and the "big picture" of the proposed third-party cure.

[brendog]

Tom K
I think you might be surprised at how aligned the goals of real patriots (as opposed to brainless jingoists) would be when developing a platform to oppose the republicrats. The basic principles are intact: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We just need a couple people to write us up some new federalist papers, argue a bit, and voila, you have a platform and a plan.