Hillary Is John Cleese

Watching Hillary's inspirational victory speech last night I immediately thought of Monty Python. And not because her campaign resembles a dead parrot. The happy talk performance reminded me of the Black Knight scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail:

If you remember, King Arthur (Graham Chapman) is passing through a forest when he is confronted by the Black Knight (John Cleese). After observing The Black Knight destroy one of his own knights, Arthur tells him, "You fight with the strength of many men, Sir Knight... You have proved yourself worthy. Will you join me?" The Black Knight refuses to join him, and refuses to let the King pass. "I move for no man," he intones. The two then go at it mano a mano, as our current president would say. King Arthur first cuts one of the Black Knight's arms off with his sword, then another. He then cuts off his leg. Bleeding from three stumps, hopping around on one foot, the Black Knight magnanimously announces, "All right, we'll call it a draw."

I can't think of a more resonant metaphor for the Democratic primary today.

Comments

[ehr]

Perfect.

[Massconfusion]

With Hillary asking Barack to pay off her campaign debts I can hear "we demand a shrubbery"!

[tc399]

That's bothersome. She keeps loaning herself money to try and ruin him and expects Barack to reimburse her? Not likely. If he does, he will never get another donation.

[apoyo]

He may not get another vote.

[jfor]

Perfect.

[valkyrie607]

Thanks for that! Freakin' hilarious.

"What're you going to do--bleed on me?"

[BJMS]

OMG - she even calls him a "pansy"!!!!!!!!!!!!

[marignymitch]

Nice shot. But I think she's Glenn Close.

[BJMS]

PERFECT! perfectly tragic as well...it's kind of a shame. I honestly don't understand why she is vowing to continue. She's just going to embarass herself more every day...

[PaulLoeb]

Yes..a wonderful parallel

[rpence]

Funny, but ironic too: Cleese is a fervent Obama supporter!

As if the guy wasn't cool and smart enough to begin with!