"Many Americans' only metaphysical experience in this life will have been seeing, with the mind's eye, Hugh Hewitt wincing through the radio."
— Williamson, Kevin D. (b. September 18, 1972)
Date
August 14, 2016
Metaphor
"Many Americans' only metaphysical experience in this life will have been seeing, with the mind's eye, Hugh Hewitt wincing through the radio."
Metaphor in Context
Our friend Hugh Hewitt found this out the hard way. The talk-radio host was trying to help the Republican nominee explain away his absurd and surreal claim that Barack Obama is the founder of the Islamic State. "I know what you meant," Hewitt said. "You meant that he created the vacuum, he lost the peace." But Trump refused to take Hewitt's good counsel: "No, I meant he's the founder of ISIS," Trump insisted. "I do." Hewitt pointed out that President Obama does, from time to time, invest a fair amount of time and energy in killing Islamic State operatives. Trump: "I don't care."
Many Americans' only metaphysical experience in this life will have been seeing, with the mind's eye, Hugh Hewitt wincing through the radio.
Many Americans' only metaphysical experience in this life will have been seeing, with the mind's eye, Hugh Hewitt wincing through the radio.
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Kevin D. Williamson, "Trump Is Losing, and Losing It," National Review (August 14, 2016). <Link to nationalreview.com>
Date of Entry
08/16/2016
