June 02, 2006

And for those who thought irony dead...

Dr. Smith sends along this article--Clinton uses Pederson fundraiser to blast GOP.

Former president Bill Clinton keynoted a Phoenix Democratic fundraiser Thursday evening, saying the Republican Party is dominated by "right-wing, white Southerners."

Clinton also hit the GOP for favoring the rich and practicing "crony capitalism".

Dr. Smith notes that this particular line is richly laden with luscious, nougaty irony, especially when the following paragraphs are read (emphasis mine):

Clinton headlined a fundraiser for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jim Pederson at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa.

The event was attended by 500 persons and raised approximately $500,000 for Pederson, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl in November. Pederson is a shopping center developer, former Arizona Democratic Party chairman and an ally of Clinton and his wife Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. [...]

Hmm--going to a swanky resort and raising half a mil for a wealthy crony in the real estate business--well, it's not crony capitalism when the right sort of people do it, you know.

Up is down, black is white, Gomer is Opie...

Posted by Terry Oglesby at June 2, 2006 11:24 AM
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