Hillary Clinton and Monty Python’s Black Knight
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Black Knight fights King Arthur to prevent him from crossing a small bridge. After having an arm cut off by the King, the Knight insists, “‘Tis but a scratch” and refuses to concede. After the other arm is cut off, the Black Knight still refuses to concede, insisting it’s “just a flesh wound.” The unarmed knight then loses both legs, at which point he finally agrees to “call it a draw.”
With virtually no chance of catching Barack Obama in either delegates or the popular vote, Hillary Clinton continues to insist on dragging the Democratic Party through a bloody and needless fight to the convention in August. She needs to win around 80% of the remaining popular vote, for example, but is down by 8% in the latest Gallup tracking poll.
Disarmed and without a leg to stand on, Clinton is now asking the question, “Why can’t (Obama) close the deal?“
The answer is simple: because a black knight with no chance of victory is blocking his way.
April 23, 2008 at 11:56 am
I thought Barack was the black candidate.
April 27, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Don’t count Hillary out yet. She and Bill are “criminal” in getting what they want.
May 2, 2008 at 7:34 am
Clinton dragging the Democratic party down is only the beginning. Her remaining in the race is not only preventing Obama from becoming the sole Democratic candidate, but is bringing things to light about both candidates. For instance, with Hilary remaining in the race, she and Obama both have decided to play hardball. Lies both candidates have told have come to light, making both candidates look worse than possibly they did a couple of months ago.. the whole debacle with Obama’s “pastor,” for one. By the time the dust settles, the Democratic party will be battered. This might not be a bad thing. Things are being revealed about both candidate that need to be known before the November election. Who is this battering of each other helping? Well, a certain Republican running for President, for one. With more and more things coming out about Hilary and Obama, positive press is going to McCain.
Let Hilary continue to be the Black Knight. She will dig herself and Obama down, if only in a shallow grave, and hopefully it will open people’s eyes to the person who really needs to be in office.