As many readers may have noticed, this page has been restrained in discussing the Democratic National Convention this week, largely because one, everbody else is on it and two, I couldn't be bothered picking out the actual news from the reality TV as the Obama-Clinton feud drew to an apparent close.
I will however, state that if any piece of mediocy (when I wasn't watching the unfiltered C-SPAN feed) it was CNN's Anderson Cooper and his repeated use of the term 'drinking the Kool Aid' to describe supporters of Barack Obama. This page fully understands that the expression has worked its way into the popular vernacular, but remember, if directly refers to the mass suicide of over 900 followers of Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple cult in Guyana in November of 1978. This page finds it highly disturbing, if not sinister, for Cooper to equate the inspirational candidacy of the Democratic nominee to the largest mass killing of American civillians prior to September 11, 2001.
Besides, it wasn't Kool Aid, it was a knock-off called Flavor Aid. For those of you scoring at home, this page greatly enjoys Kool Aid (particularly the blue raspberry vareity) and would prefer to remember Kool Aid a little more fondly (see clip bleow).
I will however, state that if any piece of mediocy (when I wasn't watching the unfiltered C-SPAN feed) it was CNN's Anderson Cooper and his repeated use of the term 'drinking the Kool Aid' to describe supporters of Barack Obama. This page fully understands that the expression has worked its way into the popular vernacular, but remember, if directly refers to the mass suicide of over 900 followers of Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple cult in Guyana in November of 1978. This page finds it highly disturbing, if not sinister, for Cooper to equate the inspirational candidacy of the Democratic nominee to the largest mass killing of American civillians prior to September 11, 2001.
Besides, it wasn't Kool Aid, it was a knock-off called Flavor Aid. For those of you scoring at home, this page greatly enjoys Kool Aid (particularly the blue raspberry vareity) and would prefer to remember Kool Aid a little more fondly (see clip bleow).
As for Anderson Cooper, perhaps Kool Aid just isn't his thing - maybe he'd prefer this instead.
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