Obama’s journey over the past four years has been Beowulf’s journey, both in its high points and in its low.
Tag Archives: Election 2012
Mitt Minderbinder, Cynicism Unlimited
Mitt Romney would find a kindred soul in Joseph Heller’s cynical entrepreneur Milo Minderbinder.
An Environmentalist’s Revenge Fantasy
Scott Bates proves an environmentalist’s revenge fantasy against those violating the earth.
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Catch-22, Election Edition
“Catch 22” captures a number of the contradictions in the 2012 election.
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Mitt as a Jane Austen Villain
Like Henry Crawford in “Mansfield Park,” Mitt Romney is inconstant and will say anything.
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Dragon Billionaires Assaulting America
Mitt Romney’s characterization of 47% of the American public as people who won’t take responsibility for their lives signals that he is a dragon in the Beowulf mode.
How Right Wing Would Respond to Tess
Tess of the D’Urbervilles puts a human face on the dilemmas of rape victims. Romney/Ryan, take note.
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Citizen Romney–Is There Anything Inside?
Mitt Romney, like Citizen Kane, is a cipher. What drives him other than a desire to appear big?
