The Twins: Politics and Spin

by Angela K. Durden


Though it is often hard to tell them apart, Politics and Spin are actually fraternal twins.

Brother Spin is never torn in his soul. His motto is DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP. Spin's famous motto flashes in neon by the interstate like beacons to call truckers to watch the young, hot women do the fancy dancing.

Of course, when the truckers arrive they find the hot women's arms tracked up. Promised firm, pink flesh is mottled from too much sun and shots of alcohol. Baggy, old flesh hangs over the tiny costuming, and poles strain to hold the loads thrown against it. Teeth are missing. When the head-slinging gets too vigorous hairpieces fall off and are chased across the stage.

But Brother Spin doesn't care what those women look like because he knows if you throw on enough flashing strobes, play the music to ear-splitting levels, and ply the tired truckers with booze, well now, who's the wiser, right? Pimps sit in dark corners twisting gold rings around their fingers watching the door. Oh, yes. Spin is in his element as he gets a cut of the pimps' action.

Brother Politics, on the other hand, is torn in his soul. He wants to not only do good, he wants to be good. Then up comes a situation and he finds he must lie, prevaricate, cheat. All with a straight face. All for the greater good. But how can he do it? His conscience is killing him. Normally he wouldn't be caught dead where fancy dancers work. But he needs help.

So, Brother Politics walks through the door and tells his woes to his twin. Brother Spin locks his arm around his brother's shoulders and says, "Brother mine, not to worry. Leave the details to me. You see, I've got these fancy dancers who know just what to do."

Fancy Dancers Deployed

In the current healthcare debate vote, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voted not to continue the debate. She felt, and I believe rightly, that the time for the debate was too soon. As his right to do so, Donald "The Hammer" Trump disagreed with her. His reasons for forcing the debate are also spot on because his goal is to also show up the hypocrisy of the Republican party on the Obamacare debacle.

Both are doing what they need to do.

Now, some folks in "The Hammer's" administration thought they could threaten Sen. Lisa. So, the Huffington Post deployed their fancy dancers on behalf of Sen. Lisa when they said in their headline: If You Come At Sen. Lisa Murkowski, You Best Not Miss. Quote:

On Wednesday night, the Alaska Dispatch News first reported that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had phoned Murkowski and fellow Alaskan Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) following Tuesday’s vote. Zinke delivered a “troubling message,” indicating that Murkowski’s defection could jeopardize future Alaska projects, in particular those involving energy extraction, Sullivan told the paper. In other words, Zinke wanted Murkowski to fall in line ― or else.

If this is, indeed, what Zinke did, then shame on him and I hope "The Hammer" has spanked him for it, though somehow I believe there is more to that conversation than is being reported. But note the last sentence in the above quote. That's right:

Zinke wanted Murkowski to fall in line — or else.

With righteous indignation flying like a loose wig around a gold pole, HuffPo was all over that threat of Zinke's like it was the original sin.

Yet hypocritically the publication continues — to this day — to support the "fall in line or else" punishing social engineering policies that are Obamacare.