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Oregon Congressman David Wu and 70s counter culture icon Billy Jack discuss the rhetorical benefits of crafting effective analogies to drive political discourse

image “Wow.  I never thought I’d be in a position one day to talk rhetorical strategy with the Billy Jack—a man who, for my entire generation of politically active youth weary of the toll taken on our country’s moral credibility in the wake of an ill-advised Asian war, spoke Truth to Power by way of both his personal philosophy, heavily influenced by an organic and beautiful Native American mysticism, and, when the situation called for it, with his lightening-fast Kung Fu feet of Freedom

“You, sir, saved the Freedom School.  You are one of my heroes!  And I’m not too embarrassed to admit that.”*

image “Uh huh.  Well, therein lies the root of your problems, then, chief.  Because I’m about as real as Bill Shatner’s bangs.

“Now, take off those ears, would you?  You’re going to frighten the Bear Spirit, and I’m too goddamned old to spend the afternoon bent over a mop soaking up enormous magical puddles of Bear Spirit piss just because you regularly got your underwear pulled up over your head as a kid.”*

13 Replies to “Oregon Congressman David Wu and 70s counter culture icon Billy Jack discuss the rhetorical benefits of crafting effective analogies to drive political discourse”

  1. Robert says:

    So how about the little guy, Jeff?  Is he going to dance, or what?

    TW: view97 (of the dancing ‘dillo!)

  2. Robert says:

    By the way, did you ever get your Billy Jack hat, Jeff?

    TW: slowly37 (dances the ‘dillo)

  3. Jeff Goldstein says:

    I did, but it was too big.  I went cheap, and I’m stuck with it.  Gonna have to go to Shepler’s and have one made, I think.

  4. Jeff,

    Wu is not a Vulcan, despite his protests to the contrary.  Rep. Wu is a tribble, the only species with the capacity to detect Klingons.

  5. Sean M. says:

    I, for one, welcome our new Klingon overlords.

  6. Dewclaw says:

    Nah… Democrats (of any stripe) are more like the alien sluggy things they dumped in Chekov’s ear in “The Wrath of Khan”.

    You shouldn’t insult tribbles like that….

  7. Major John says:

    I think I am going to pour another glass of red and read this a few more times – to savor it.  Man, I loves me them Billy Jack posts!

  8. Darleen says:

    Somehow, I wouldn’t be surprised if Wu’s pic was not photoshopped….

    Wu is downright embarrassing… and I say that as someone who still has this in her old LP collection.

  9. Dustin Hoffman says:

    Hey, I’m walking here!  I’m walking here!

    Oh sorry, wrong cultural classic film.

  10. Defense Guy says:

    I’d just like to point out that I made a klingon reference in one of these comment strings no more than a day or so ago.  If it turns out that Congressmen Wu reads PW, then Jeff’s prestige may approach Greenwaldian levels.  Power, fame, galactic influence, all of these things can be ours people!

    TO THE LOGS!

  11. BJTexs says:

    Ah, Nelson, I especially likee this quote:

    Berkley professor Dr. Sawyer, an expert on specism

    All we need is a cartoon controversy involving that legendary Klingon hero and the metaphor will have been completed.

  12. Thanks. It’s not hard when given such ridiculous statements.

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