Bad taste in my mouth.
Mar. 25th, 2007 03:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jebbypalOkay, so someone I was talking politics the other day made an issue of the fact that democrat and republican leaderships are equally corrupt - as proof of the point, they cited an over extravagant party that Pelosi had thrown for donors and such. they didn't state when or anything, but I figured it should be easy enough to google for verification.
So I googled and I found this article on the party that Pelosi threw after being named speaker of the house. The source is the National Review Online.
OMG. Can someone pass me the brain bleach? The author's utter contempt for anything a) democrat and b) not rich is amazing.
First, she goes on and on dissecting the dress of everyone at the party including Pelosi -
Meanwhile, to be even more superficial than necessary, I was puzzled about the clothing. I assumed that these Democratic donors would be all dressed up. Some were, in fact, wearing dinner suits. More were wearing pantsuits, mostly black, of course, but definitely from the “sportswear” department.
Is it possible that Wes Clark has been Botoxed? What hair-smoothing product does Charlie Rangel use? And Chris Dodd, who claims to be mulling a presidential campaign (ha!), radiated intense self-love as he strutted from donor to donor, with almost none of his traditional puffiness.....Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi, millionairess woman of the people, wore a lovely ruffled silk taffeta evening blouse, in a flattering shade of purple, over a black silk skirt. Her hair shone with the diligent efforts of a really first-rate colorist. I’m guessing she had the full face done, since there were mighty few wrinkles in sight, and her skin was quite taut. There were problems, however: The eyebrows were pulled up a little too high, leaving a permanent open-eyed look on her face; and I think the surgeon was channeling Diane Keaton around the mouth.
Then we proceed to bash directly on Pelosi herself (not to mention anyone not a graduate of an Ivy league), though the author took many earlier shots to point out how rich Pelosi's husband and donors were.
And here, patient reader, we stop to marvel at the mediocrity of this woman: she has a BA from a fourth-rate college and no professional experience to speak of (though she did raise five children, for which she deserves full credit); she did high-level volunteer work in San Francisco and across the state for the party; she has been in Congress 20 years, where she failed to distinguish herself on any particular policy issue; she raised a lot of money and was elected minority leader. For a host of reasons NRO readers are all too familiar with, her party took the House. There is a great deal of dumb luck in that story — and not enough merit. For that reason Mrs. Pelosi might consider showing a little more humility and a little less strutting.
As it happens, I too have waited to see women take their rightful places in the top ranks of national leaders. I had expected that the “firsts” would more likely be Republicans — because they are more serious about serious matters. Failing that, I would have bet on the earnest Democratic feminist graduates of Ivy League law schools, who mastered policy and politics and eschewed the hostess, event planner roles for substance. Things turned out differently. Still, the feminists should be happy. Who was it who said that “real equality is when a mediocre woman can go as far as a mediocre man”? Looks like we’re there.
WTF??? Look, I've talked to plenty of people who are graduates of Ivy leagues -- it doesn't mean jack other than you could afford to go there or you did a shitload of extracurriculars, volunteer service, and had outstanding grades/test scores in high school. It doesn't denote anything about what you actually achieve in college. You can go to a state school or even a fourth tier school and learn just as much.
As to the no experience issue, I'm sure many know first hand that doing volunteer work for large organizations is just as demanding as many other jobs. Gah.
Seriously, where's my brain bleach??
So I googled and I found this article on the party that Pelosi threw after being named speaker of the house. The source is the National Review Online.
OMG. Can someone pass me the brain bleach? The author's utter contempt for anything a) democrat and b) not rich is amazing.
First, she goes on and on dissecting the dress of everyone at the party including Pelosi -
Meanwhile, to be even more superficial than necessary, I was puzzled about the clothing. I assumed that these Democratic donors would be all dressed up. Some were, in fact, wearing dinner suits. More were wearing pantsuits, mostly black, of course, but definitely from the “sportswear” department.
Is it possible that Wes Clark has been Botoxed? What hair-smoothing product does Charlie Rangel use? And Chris Dodd, who claims to be mulling a presidential campaign (ha!), radiated intense self-love as he strutted from donor to donor, with almost none of his traditional puffiness.....Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi, millionairess woman of the people, wore a lovely ruffled silk taffeta evening blouse, in a flattering shade of purple, over a black silk skirt. Her hair shone with the diligent efforts of a really first-rate colorist. I’m guessing she had the full face done, since there were mighty few wrinkles in sight, and her skin was quite taut. There were problems, however: The eyebrows were pulled up a little too high, leaving a permanent open-eyed look on her face; and I think the surgeon was channeling Diane Keaton around the mouth.
Then we proceed to bash directly on Pelosi herself (not to mention anyone not a graduate of an Ivy league), though the author took many earlier shots to point out how rich Pelosi's husband and donors were.
And here, patient reader, we stop to marvel at the mediocrity of this woman: she has a BA from a fourth-rate college and no professional experience to speak of (though she did raise five children, for which she deserves full credit); she did high-level volunteer work in San Francisco and across the state for the party; she has been in Congress 20 years, where she failed to distinguish herself on any particular policy issue; she raised a lot of money and was elected minority leader. For a host of reasons NRO readers are all too familiar with, her party took the House. There is a great deal of dumb luck in that story — and not enough merit. For that reason Mrs. Pelosi might consider showing a little more humility and a little less strutting.
As it happens, I too have waited to see women take their rightful places in the top ranks of national leaders. I had expected that the “firsts” would more likely be Republicans — because they are more serious about serious matters. Failing that, I would have bet on the earnest Democratic feminist graduates of Ivy League law schools, who mastered policy and politics and eschewed the hostess, event planner roles for substance. Things turned out differently. Still, the feminists should be happy. Who was it who said that “real equality is when a mediocre woman can go as far as a mediocre man”? Looks like we’re there.
WTF??? Look, I've talked to plenty of people who are graduates of Ivy leagues -- it doesn't mean jack other than you could afford to go there or you did a shitload of extracurriculars, volunteer service, and had outstanding grades/test scores in high school. It doesn't denote anything about what you actually achieve in college. You can go to a state school or even a fourth tier school and learn just as much.
As to the no experience issue, I'm sure many know first hand that doing volunteer work for large organizations is just as demanding as many other jobs. Gah.
Seriously, where's my brain bleach??