I still don't understand it, but Senator Obama has widened his already huge lead over his phony rivals:
Query String | Hit Count | Change Since 2007-10-31 |
---|---|---|
"Barack Obama" phony | 929,000 | +20,000 |
"Hillary Clinton" phony | 653,000 | -23,000 |
"Ron Paul" phony | 525,000 | -143,000 |
"John Edwards" phony | 518,000 | -98,000 |
"Mitt Romney" phony | 426,000 | -77,000 |
"John McCain" phony | 414,000 | -44,000 |
"Rudy Giuliani" phony | 385,000 | -19,000 |
"Fred Thompson" phony | 358,000 | -39,000 |
"Mike Huckabee" phony | 211,000 | -16,000 |
"Dennis Kucinich" phony | 184,000 | +1,000 |
Obviously stung by his phony upsurge, the senator took to last evening's SNL to rebut the charge:
I quote: "I have nothing to hide. I enjoy being myself. I'm not gonna change who I am just because it's Halloween."
I'm sorry, Senator, but the Google doesn't lie!
Meanwhile, in the "Pot Calling the Kettle Black" department, it seems everyone pointed to this Edwards entry:
And it's true: nothing says "I'm a phony" more than not being able to maintain at least superficially consistent talking points throughout a period of a few minutes.
That's my first thought. Unfortunately for John Edwards, my second thought is: "It's pretty funny that this is coming from John Edwards." To quote Marty Kaplan at the Huffington Post:
In other words, … hm … well, I think it means some people shouldn't blog when drunk, lest they come off sounding like a cheap parody of Phil Donahue.