« kickball 2: game two | Main | muslims react violently to slander of violence »
September 14, 2006
tom harkin; the man, the myth, the legend
Over the last few weeks I have watched the Howard Dean Daffy Duck video a lot. It makes me laugh every time I watch. After countless listens one phrase has become a huge part of my vocabulary. It is all about Tom Harkin. For those that haven't had a chance to watch the funniest speech of all time Howard Dean starts off with this, "Not only are we going to New Hamshire, Tom Harkin..." then he launches into his famous nationwide scream-a-thon. The dramatic pause Dean uses before uttering Harkin's name is the best part. I now use it for every day conversation. "Not only am I going to play kickball, Tom Harkin..." "Not only am I going to work, Tom Harkin..." There are an infinite number of possibilities here to work with, when it comes to Tom Harkin. It's guiltless fun. There's no sin in using his name in vain.
Let's look closer at the man and his principles. Tom Harkin voted against the ban on partial birth abortions. If infanticide is your thing, he's your man. While he has no problem killing babies in the third trimester he does believe in faith healing (aka stem cell research). Many may forget but not only did Harkin jump on the Dean bandwagon (Tom Harkin), he also was part of the infamous Paul Wellstone eulogy. Never letting a political opportunity go to waste Harkin urged the crowd to "stand up for Paul." The eulogy picked up steam from there and became a Democrat convention hall. A stop by Harkin's website can find him hard at work in the war against "big tobacco." We all know that tobacco is the United States biggest problem. Good luck finding information about the War on Terror. Like many other Liberals he tries to ignore this existence of Islamic fascism. 
This head in the sand policy has been the bedrock of Republican success during the Cold War against Democrats that believe utopia is one UN resolution away. It is unclear if Harkin and Dean have ever gone to Washington D.C. to "retake the White House". Here's to you Tom Harkin, most americans will never know who you are, but you'll always make me laugh.
Posted by nemov at September 14, 2006 9:40 PM
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.nemov.net/cgi/mt/mt-tb.cgi/1011