Awkwardness and Hubris
By Emma X
Emma X Gentlemen, mom said it best; no one wants to see that. Keep it in your pants. |
Anthony Weiner continues in his bid for Mayor of the City of New York despite his steady decline in the polls. The insistence of community leaders, members of his own political party, and angry screaming citizens on the street cannot deter him from his path to destiny. Anthony thinks voters will see him as a determined leader that will not quit. We actually see him as a perv. Anthony does not get it.
The mystery is why these men, and others like them in positions of authority just can't see the forest for the turgid tree. If you or I had an angry mob outside our door screaming for us to cease and desist, we might pause and take stock. But inevitably men driven by power lust just double-down. I don't get it.
In the political world you can buy anything but common sense. Fool me once, shame on you. Continue to put your sexy selfies on Twitter? End up doing political commentary on the new Al Jazeera network. |
Today's news is that Anthony Weiner has been paying actors $15. an hour to show up at his events and feign support for his candidacy. Really? How sad is that? And how short-sighted. For $17.50 he could have had them carry signs supporting photogenic Mr. Happy as well. But for real money, he could have hired some true professionals, like Eliot Spitzer did. Pretending to be excited is their forte. And they would happily take care of that other need also.
It is clear that men like Anthony, Bob and Eliot view their 'hobby' as separate from their career, and they want you to do the same. They don't understand the eeeew factor. They don't understand the negative response of the women they victimize. In their psycho-sexual Conan the Barbarian power fantasy, women are always very receptive to them. Go figure.
Anyway, metropolitan voters are really being put to the test this political season. Maybe voting results will provide future candidates with some teachable clarity. Sadly, history tells us they probably won't.
Have a wonderful and safe Labor Day weekend. Soak in the last happy vestiges of summer. Maybe I'll enjoy a big juicy hot dog. I have a sudden craving.