Hullabaloo

Saturday, October 10, 2009

 
What's It Like On Their Planet?

by digby

Kevin K. caught this ... ahem ... unusual piece by a brilliant right wing pundit:

WHY HILARY CLINTON IS AT THE PEAK OF HER POWER and WHAT SHE CAN DO WITH IT

by John Charlton

I did not vote for Hillary Clinton. But this week I am a Hilary Clinton fan, in a sense. Let me explain.

Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State of the United States under Barack Hussein Obama, is, in my opinion, the most powerful person on the planet right now; that is, this week.

She holds this position because the unique circumstances of history which have brought the United States into its present Constitutional Crisis; and of events which have unwittingly put her in the position of restoring the Republic and the Democratic Party, by her action, or destroying the same by her inaction. [...]

If Hilary Clinton just simply said simple one sentence, this week, it would cause the Obama administration to implode; resurrect the Democratic party as a viable entity in the 2010 elections, and be met with a swift ground swell of support from the entire people of the United States who still believe in the rule of law.

What is this sentence?

“After careful legal and historical study, I don’t believe Obama is a natural born citizen; and therefore I request Congress to hold hearings to determine whether he lawfully occupies the office of President of the United States, in accord with the objective requirements of Article II, Section i, paragraph 5, of the U.S. Constitution!”

Such a statement would show the following about Hilary Clinton’s character:

1) It would definitely demonstrate that she is a person of integrity, who puts the U.S. Constitution before all else.

2) It would definitely prove that, as a woman, she is not a follower but a leader.

Kevin adds:

And: 3) It would without question prove that she is fucking insane and should be institutionalized immediately.

Has anyone heard what exactly this "constitutional crisis" is specifically based upon? I know there are the tenthers and the birthers, but I wonder if there's anything more specific that that.

The extreme insanity of that screed above notwithstanding, I am so struck by the fact that the wingnuts seem to have simply taken the oppositional rhetoric of the left and are running with it without having the vaguest idea why.

The "constitutional crisis" was the total flouting of congressional prerogatives, the shredding of the fourth amendment, denial of habeas corpus etc, etc etc. It was proclaiming out of nowhere that the office of Vice president is a fourth branch of government. It's the idea that the presidency is all powerful during a time of war --- a war determined by the president to have no end.

I guess the wingnut constitutional crisis is that the president is supposed to be some kind of Kenyan Candidate, bred from birth to take over the United States? Is that it?


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digby 10/10/2009 02:00:00 PM |