Paganistan: Notes from the Secret Commonwealth
In Which One Midwest Man-in-Black Confers, Converses & Otherwise Hob-Nobs with his Fellow Hob-Men (& -Women) Concerning the Sundry Ways of the Famed but Ill-Starred Tribe of Witches.
How Do You Fell an Evil Ogre?
How do you fell an evil ogre?
Seems like the Democrats may finally have figured it out.
If you haven't reread Jack and the Beanstalk lately, you probably should.
Somehow, in the current political climate, all those old monster-slaying tales shine with unexpected relevance.
How do you fell an evil ogre? You do what the stories all say you do.
You use his own magic against him.
How do you fell Weird Donald, the Orange Ogre? You do what he does.
You belittle him.
You call him nasty names.
Most of all, you refuse to take the monster as normative. You call out his monstrosity for what it is: monstrous.
As Coach says: weird.
Finally: someone has had the courage and the sense to speak the truth about pathetic Little Don-boy.
- He's a weak man, pretending to be strong.
- He's a little man, pretending to be big.
- He's a faithless man, pretending to be righteous, too weak to admit defeat.
Thank you, Adam Kinzinger. We all knew it, but you were the one who said it.
If you weren't already married, I'd propose.
How do you fell an evil ogre?
Easily told.
You behead him with his own sword.
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