Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Media / Politics Harold Ford Jr.'s Autobiography: A Preemptive Review
Posted by Pete Kotz on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:56 AM
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Count Aunt B. among those not particularly thrilled by the prospect of Harold Ford Jr.'s new autobiography, due in December. It's inexplicably titled "More Davids Than Goliaths," a weird choice for a dynastic son turned TV talking head turned Hamlet for any major election in Tennessee. And since he's the good son, our Auntie isn't anticipating much excitement in store. Here preemptive review:
"Once upon a time, I was born. I behaved myself, went to school, listened to my Dad, and proved myself to be a competent and bright political mind. Bob Corker ran an asshat campaign that screamed 'ARRRGGGGG!!!!! White women want to fuck him!!!!!' and I lost my last election. But don't fret dear reader, I've gotten to see first-hand how tall Keith Olbermann is and I might run for something else some other day. The end."
She's hoping for a more honest take on the Ford family, one that incorporates all the elements of a Lifetime saga:
There will be corruption and petty jealousies and handsome men who know how to charm and women who hold families together in the face of amazing ridiculousness. And gunfire and bribery. And MSNBC. It'll be the story of an amazing political dynasty, somehow uniquely American, but specifically Memphis. And, if properly done, it will be like One Hundred Years of Solitude and All the King's Men had a baby.
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