Reading a magazine produced to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Memorial Day Massacre of Republic Steel unionists in South Chicago, I came across this piece of white-hot rhetoric, titled "The Scab."
It's by Jack London.
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After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, and the vampire, he had some awful substance left with which he made a scab.
A scab is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul, a water brain, a combination backbone of jelly and glue. Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten princples.
When a scab comes down the street, men turn their backs and angels weep in heaven, and the devil shuts the gates of hell to keep him out. ...
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Sweet JESUS what I'd give for a cause worthy of verbal vitriol like that.
Or is there one that I'm missing?
Comments (12)
The cretin that raped a 3-year-old and video taped the whole thing is a good candidate. So to are the Iraqi insurgents who blow up innocent men, women and children just trying to live their lives are others.
Posted by Craig Jolley | October 16, 2007 10:14 PM
Posted on October 16, 2007 22:14
I submit Dr. Phil. He makes those old scabs look like Jimmy Carter.
Steve C.
Posted by Steve C. | October 17, 2007 8:39 AM
Posted on October 17, 2007 08:39
Steve - have you given any thought to who you will roast post-Dr. Phil?
Eventually, I fear he's going to have a heart-attack (he's fat, maybe you've noticed?) and drop dead with all that ranting he does. He could also get cancelled (Hey, we can hope!) and if you don't plan for this eventuality in advance you will be left without someone to skewer. And THAT, we cannot have!
Kristen
P.S. David - sorry to appropriate your blog for this, but this is an important issue to those "Phil-haters" among us.
Posted by Kristen | October 17, 2007 8:50 AM
Posted on October 17, 2007 08:50
Two words: Ann Coulter.
Posted by Don Lariviere | October 17, 2007 12:40 PM
Posted on October 17, 2007 12:40
Don: Amen!! I don't even say her name, my "friend for political discussions" and I just refer to her as BNC (Blond-nutbar-conservative).
Disclaimer: I completely respect those holding conservative perspectives - but that woman is well beyond conservative - she is a loon!
Posted by Kristen | October 17, 2007 2:37 PM
Posted on October 17, 2007 14:37
I think we have to add Jerry Springer to this list if Dr. Phil is on it. Don't we?
Posted by David Murray | October 17, 2007 3:08 PM
Posted on October 17, 2007 15:08
Not to mention Al Sharpton.
Posted by Craig Jolley | October 17, 2007 3:36 PM
Posted on October 17, 2007 15:36
I've often imagined a scenario where lefities and righties trade shrill asstards (not that I'm characterizing you, Craig).
We'll give up Sharpton if you'll give up Hannity.
You surrender Carville and we'll surrender Limbaugh.
Olbermann for O'Reilly, straight up.
And so on.
Eventually, we'd be free of some serious horses' asses, would we not?
Posted by David Murray | October 17, 2007 3:41 PM
Posted on October 17, 2007 15:41
Surely you jest! Your's are, to use your poetic label, asstards. Our's our true leaders and visionaries. Of course this is painfully obvious, no? (G)
Posted by Craig Jolley | October 17, 2007 9:30 PM
Posted on October 17, 2007 21:30
Let us not forget the asstard (?) who decided to break up Grey's Anatomy into two separate shows.
Posted by Jane Greer | October 17, 2007 10:51 PM
Posted on October 17, 2007 22:51
Jane, who is the asstard to whom you refer?
Posted by David Murray | October 18, 2007 6:28 AM
Posted on October 18, 2007 06:28
Dunno. Probably a network asstard--but I repeat myself.
An important rule of writing is, "Be faithful to your readers/viewers/listeners. Don't jerk them around." They jerked us around.
Not that I'm bitter.
Posted by Jane Greer | October 18, 2007 9:26 AM
Posted on October 18, 2007 09:26