There were so many terrific speeches at the GOP National Convention, from Jenna and Barbara Bushs hilarious send-up of the outmoded set-up, punch line comedy rule, to Zell Millers rousing call to arms, but my favorite speech was Arnold Schwarzeneggers, in which he once again used his girly men phrase to paint the Dems as, well, homos.

I like what Schwarzenegger is doing with political rhetoric, which is usually so staid and stately. And by using a line from an old Saturday Night Live sketch that made fun of his 80s-era persona, co-opting it, and using it to define the political persona that hes created for himself, he has constructed a political/cultural metanarrative wherein he is referencing a reference once used to mock him. But if thats too highbrow for you, you have the sight of Schwarzenegger standing behind a podium, impugning the opposition for being total fags on the issues.

Just for the hell of it, heres my list of political figures and the phrases you can use to describe them using the new rhetoric. Its a failsafe rhetorical device.

Dems.
John Kerry: Capn Colon Cleanser
John Edwards: Kerrys Fairy
Al Gore: Not So Locked Box

Repubs.
Bush: The Gay Hitler
Cheney: Super Fagasaurous
Karl Rove: The Rectal Rover
Mary Cheney: Dyke Um, moving on

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