One of the funniest moments in Animal House was Bluto (John Belushi was a comedic genius) rousing his fellow fraternity members with an impassioned speech exclaiming:
Bluto' s inspirational speech: "Over? Did you say, 'over?' Nothing is over until WE decide it is! Was over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"Boone: "Germans?"
Otter: "Forget it. He's rolling."
Lileks is having a Bluto moment:
But Kerry? It reminds me of the cover in ’84 after the Democrat convention: it had a picture of Dukakis, looking confident and secure. The cover said “THE DUKE.” It played right to the emotions of his supporters: we are not entirely unenthusiastic of his candidacy, Reagan is insane, and our guy has a great nickname that makes us feel cool when we say it! Landslide loss.
Dukakis ran in 1988 against George Bush, Reagan's Vice President.
But don't stop him, he's rolling.
Posted by TMLutas at March 9, 2004 06:32 PM