Friday, February 15, 2008

Great one-liners

Elizabeth Wurtzel, a democrat who says she hasn't decided yet, got off some great one-liners in today's WSJ article, "Hillary Agonistes."
    In less time than it takes to get through a single session of psychotherapy, Mr. Obama can cure me--an open mind, a free spirit, a loving heart--even thin thighs.

    No one with a job takes advice from someone with a chef."

    ". . . first flush of Obamarama. . ."

    "If candidates were reading material, Obama would be pornography--he's got everyone aroused."

    "Once upon a life time ago, Hillary clinton could have been Barack Obama."

    "She's been called the anti-Christ, but right now she's the anti-Obama."

    "Mr. Obama is what the future looks like--a biracial child of divorce, abandoned by his father, a party hardy Harvard Law School graduate."

    "One of these years Hillary is going to the White House--if she has to take hostages she'll do it--she may even cry."
Now that's writing.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

If Hillary loses the White House Bill and his Willy win their freedom.

Anonymous said...

It's interesting to note that Wurzel cribs her title from from legendary historian and Catholic philosopher Gary Wills' "Nixon Agonistes." Insofar as Wurtzel is not one-tenth the intellect or writer that Wills is.

I think "Sex in the City" references might be more her speed.

Norma said...

Anon: I was thinking more along the lines that she would finally have her freedom, if she lost.

Chuck: Wurzel probably figured astute literary folk such as yourself would catch her reference to Milton.