Madonna cuts right to the Godwin’s Law violation (Update: McCain Campaign reacts.)
Madonna joins the ranks of entertainment people who seem to confuse their performance success with political savvy at the opening of her new tour in Cardiff, England. She just cuts right to the Godwin’s Law violation and proves she’s another of The Chosen One’s groupies:
Amid a four-act show at Cardiff’s packed Millennium Stadium, a video interlude carried images of destruction, global warming, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Zimbabwe’s authoritarian President Robert Mugabe and U.S. Senator John McCain. Another sequence, shown later, pictured slain Beatle John Lennon, followed by climate activist Al Gore, Mahatma Gandhi and finally McCain’s Democratic rival Barack Obama.
I think Madonna should get her bony butt on a plane and head right down to Zimbabwe immediately. Then she can take a visit – sans security personnel – of Zimbabwe’s poorest neighborhoods to witness what a totalitarian rulership actually looks like. Perhaps, if she’ll take off her Obama-colored glasses, she’ll see that the comparison of McCain to either of the tyrants she invokes is just too ludicrous to be seriously considered.
Assuming, of course, that she’s even capable of that manner of grown-up, rational thought. I tend to doubt it, these days. What’s more, she’s consigned herself to the dustbin of aging performers looking to prop up their waning days with some semblance of “See there? I mattered!”
Update:The McCain Campaign has fired back on this with a wonderful summation:
“The comparisons are outrageous, unacceptable and crudely divisive all at the same time. It clearly shows that when it comes to supporting Barack Obama, his fellow worldwide celebrities refuse to consider any smear or attack off limits,” McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said.
Nicely put.
Comments
Comment from Not Jeff W.
Time August 26, 2008 at 14:07
I’m surprised McCain even bothered to respond to this crap!
Comment from N. Jones
Time August 28, 2008 at 11:51
The same can be siad about McCains claim that Obama is th reason gas prioces went up, or the recent illegal Ayers commercial… looks like Karma to me. if doesn’t like it then he needs to start with himself first.
Comment from Ric James
Time August 28, 2008 at 12:33
N. Jones:
“The same can be said about McCain’s claim…”? Where in either of the ads you’re referring to can you find the explicit equation of Obama to the Nazi party? Perhaps you need to educate yourself as to what Godwin’s Law is before you go shooting your mouth off.
However, since you’ve done it anyway, how about you cite your sources on where McCain said Obama is the reason gas prices went up. I know some of Obama’s supporters consider him divinely-powered but I don’t think those of us on this side of the debate think he’s got supernatural abilities to affect market prices. Obama’s support of the policies that keep up from accessing our own energy resources is most certainly a component of what’s making gas prices rise and McCain’s campaign has made that argument quite well. How about you show us where he or his campaign landed the rising gas prices on Obama alone?
As for the “illegal” Ayers commercial, are you aware of some judge’s ruling to that effect? The issue is most certainly not decided except by those of Obama’s supporters who would prefer the electorate remain ignorant of Obama’s true stances and those of his advisors. Feel free to cite a source on that one, too, but at this point that’s going to be beyond your ability.
Unsupported assertions don’t make it too far here at HoodaThunk? and I think you’ll find my readership doesn’t give them much weight, either. Work on that, OK?
Comment from Kelv
Time August 26, 2008 at 04:38
“Cardiff, England”? I LOVE you Canadians!