Når monstere møtes

Fra sitt hvilested nedenfor Ekebergskrenten, viser Den Fryktelige, Gamle på ny tentakler. Han er opprørt over at ikke Hillary ble presidentkandidat.

Haakon Lie er med andre ord kommet med ny bok ...

"Bank bank!" Hvem der?

OK, da, så overdriver jeg litt med disse lovecraftianske presidentgreiene, da. Jeg skal snart slutte. Ja jøss.

*Tentakler i kors*

Er det deg, Nyarlathotep?

Fra Wikipedia: Nyarlathotep differs from the other [of Lovecraft's] beings in a number of ways. Most of them are exiled to stars, like Yog-Sothoth and Hastur, or sleeping and dreaming like Cthulhu. Nyarlathotep, however, is active and frequently walks the Earth in the guise of a human being, usually a tall, slim, joyous man. He has "a thousand" other forms, most of these reputed to be quite horrific and sanity-blasting. Most of the Outer Gods have their own cults serving them; Nyarlathotep seems to serve these cults and take care of their affairs in their absence.

Most of them use strange alien languages, while Nyarlathotep uses human languages and can be mistaken for a human being. Finally, most of them are all powerful yet purposeless, yet Nyarlathotep seems to be deliberately deceptive and manipulative, and even uses propaganda to achieve his goals. In this regard, he is probably the most human-like among them.

Nyarlathotep enacts the will of the Outer Gods, and is their messenger, heart and soul; he is also a servant of Azathoth, whose wishes he immediately fulfills. Unlike the other Outer Gods, causing madness is more important and enjoyable than death and destruction to Nyarlathotep. It is suggested by some that he will destroy the human race and possibly the earth as well.

(Takk til Per CJ for tipset. Jeg tror i det minste det var det han mente.)

Demokrati, Palin og sure, sure Zmirak

Jeg anbefaler visst til stadighet John Zmiraks diatriber. Det er muligens fordi alternativet, når man som meg jevnlig leser Takimag, er å fordype seg i Pat Buchanans dypsindige åpenbaringer om, eh, demokrati og sånn. Og, vel, jeg liker ting med tentakler, men det kan overdrives.

Jeg anbefaler dog gjerne Zmirak igjen. Hans betraktninger rundt det amerikanske presidentvalget er egnet til å forsure selv den beste dag med frisk, odiøs latter. Les og le. Her følger hans liste over det positive innholdet i Sarah Palins tale:

- Support our troops.
- Defeatists, go home to Hanoi.
- I love my kids.
- My husband is a real man.
- Harry Truman was unqualified, too.
- I may be much hotter than your wife, but I can be just as scary.
- USA! USA! USA! USA!
- Small town good, big town bad.
- Power corrupts, so give some to me.
- Who needs beaches or seafood? Let’s drill for some oil, baby!
- The Iranians are holding our people hostage.
- The Russians are coming.
-Barak Obama blathers on and on about himself. I blather about my children.
- Obama is skinny, pale, and weak. He went to Harvard, for crying out loud.
- America doesn’t negotiate with foreigners.
- It isn’t just Republicans who can’t stand John McCain. Some Democrats hate him, too.
- Only veterans and torture victims can really be trusted.
- So let’s draft half the country, and send the rest to Gitmo.

Og for ordens skyld, før dere sender dette til noen med noen vittige kommentarer om hvor dum den amerikanske høyresiden er: Zmirak & co er en hel del til høyre for Palin, McCain, Bush og det sedvanlige republikanske kostebinderiet. Og han er mot krigen i Irak. Forvirret? Kan verden være vanskeligere enn Dagbladet hevder? Æææææææææææææh ... !!!!!

Palin, Obama og virkeligheten

Via Bjørn Are, hender det jeg svinger innom The Constructive Curmudgeon, som karakteriserer seg selv som "Christian philosopher, professor, teacher, writer, preacher". Og over morgenkaffen fant jeg for følgende karakteristikk av Barack Obama, i en omtale av Sarah Palins landsmøtetale:

She was not afraid to unmask Barack Obama for what he is: a hyperreality. A hyperreality is an image that has no referent, like a cartoon or video game character. Yet, that hyperreality is taken to be the essence of reality, since people stop caring about truth and are content with impressions. No, she did not use that term from media criticism (and often used by Jean Baudrillard); but she told the truth about the man who wasn't there, the man who wrote two memiors, but has authored no significant legislation, the man who looks good, but has accomplished nothing of substance. He is the first hyperreal presidential candidate. Her comments about there being nothing left after you bring back the Styrofoam Greek columns said it all: the Styrofoam candidate.

Denne, fra Palins tale, er det beste stikket i siden til Obama jeg har sett så langt: "The presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery." (Den er til og med bedre enn P.J. O'Rourkes "For the first time in American history it's more important to be cute than white.")

Mark Steyn om Palin vs Obama:

First, Governor Palin is not merely [...] "all-American", but hyper-American. What other country in the developed world produces beauty queens who hunt caribou and serve up a terrific moose stew? As an immigrant, I'm not saying I came to the United States purely to meet chicks like that, but it was certainly high on my list of priorities. And for the gun-totin' Miss Wasilla then to go on to become Governor while having five kids makes it an even more uniquely American story. Next to her resume, a guy who's done nothing but serve in the phony-baloney job of "community organizer" and write multiple autobiographies looks like just another creepily self-absorbed lifelong member of the full-time political class that infests every advanced democracy.

Jeg blir mer og mer overbevist om at Obama er et hologram, mens Palin ... Vel, jeg er ikke enig med henne i ett og alt. Langt i fra. Men hun er i det minste av denne verden. Og jeg slutter meg til Steyn: "I kinda like the whole naughty librarian vibe."