Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Chance Broadcaster

I remember leaving the bus saying to myself – here’s a multi-millionaire who loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Fox Blitzkrieg
When speaking, Blitzer is completely incomprehensible; he speaks an alien language beamed in from the Klingon empire in which the interrogative is expressed in an undifferentiated string of declarative sentence fragments. The writing on "Blitzer's Blog," on the other hand, is so consistently gnomic and bizarre that I am tempted to call it wisdom, or poetry. Every individual paragraph reads like William Carlos Williams. It is extraordinary.

23 comments:

Gabe Ruth said...

Indeed, Monsieur. And you wonder why an artist kills himself. Who can compete with this beast, the media? It is all things to everyone.

I have a fondness for BBC's material, but I have clearly missed a domestic gold mine here.

Ivan said...

Whatever staffer choreographed Romney's PBJ bit is making bank now.

President Gas said...

I must confess
I was a bit jealous.
I’ve tried to eat
healthy over the years.
I hadn’t had a peanut
butter and jelly sandwich
in a long time.

Anonymous said...

"Their bags were heavy and they were struggling. So I immediately and instinctively decided to help."

instinctively, lol???

BDR said...
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BDR said...

Gah.

Leonard said...

Nony, good eye. Yes, to the Blitzers of the world subordinate display is immediate and instinctive. The wolf will attack the weak, but faced with strength, whines and licks your hand.

Enron said...


Julia Childs

davidly said...

I didn't bother reading the last sentence because I came when I got to:
But the way Romney ate his – with gusto – was impressive. It looked so delic...

That's some fine writing there.

Anonymous said...

I'm not sure about the bizarre and gnomic. If anything, it's like affected arts-and-crafts Brooklyn hipster-speak was translated into a program about rich white dudes.

Modulo Myself

Anonymous said...

lol, leo. that sounds exactly like lupis blitzus

PR said...

Can you picture an in-depth interview of Biden by Blitzer?

Joe said...

I was gonna say Blitz should stick to reading from the teleprompter.

But then there was this nice metaphorical passage:

To my surprise, they didn’t have a porter helping them. Their bags were heavy and they were struggling. So I immediately and instinctively decided to help.

Indeed, it was my pleasure to help with the suitcases

Professor Coldheart said...

Oh, Joe. Oh ... that's ... wow. Bravo. I'm dying here.

John said...

This is just like television, only you can see much further.

Happy Jack said...

good old-fashioned white bread

Heh. Indeed.

mistah charley, ph.d. said...

whole grains are healthier

Anonymous said...

nuff said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2ySV7AfgM

Anonymous said...

What's the odds that was organic peanut butter at 25$ a pint combined with non-fructose syrup fortified jelly?

The Dull Sycophant

Mimi said...

I had never seen Wolf Blitzer or read anything he wrote. I was fascinated by his peanut butter piece; left a comment. William Carlos Williams? Maybe,but more like Emily D., if you just ignore the dopiness.

antonello said...
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antonello said...

Every individual paragraph reads like William Carlos Williams.

Each paragraph reads like a Jack Handey "Deep Thought" minus the punchline. One is tempted to finish them off:

To my surprise, they didn’t have a porter helping them. Their bags were heavy and they were struggling. So I immediately and instinctively decided to help. As I was being lifted into an ambulance after pulling a groin muscle, the Gingriches' laughter cheered me up considerably.

Indeed, it was my pleasure to help with the suitcases; it reminded me of my days as a young bellhop at the Laurels Hotel and Country Club in Monticello, New York. I had worked there one summer between my freshman and sophomore years in college. I think the Gingrich group was happy with my assistance. They didn't give me a tip, which reminded me even more of my days as a bellhop.

I must confess I was a bit jealous. I’ve tried to eat healthy over the years. I hadn’t had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a long time. When I started to salivate, Romney called me a good doggy and then strapped me to the top of his car.

I remember leaving the bus saying to myself – here’s a multi-millionaire who loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I bet poor people don't love their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches nearly as much, because it sorta blows if that's all you can actually afford to eat.

Gabe Ruth said...

Antonello, that is excellent. More please.