Please don't throw me in that briar patch.
Joel Chandler Harris
Surely you remember Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus tales about Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox. The two characters are mortal enemies, and Brer Fox spends his days scheming to capture Brer Rabbit.
One day, Brer Fox succeeds, and he contemplates the ways he might kill the little bunny: burning, hanging, or drowning?
Brer Rabbit, seemingly terrified, expresses no fear about any fate but one: "Please," he begs, "don't throw me in that briar patch."
Of course, that's precisely what Brer Fox does, and Brer Rabbit gleefully escapes from captivity. "I was born and bred in the briar patch," Brer Rabbit jeers as he makes his escape.
Democratic politicians are behaving just like Brer Rabbit. Several have blatantly misbehaved in the hope that they'll be forcibly restrained, thereby providing them with a photo opportunity. They want their base to see them being put in handcuffs for opposing President Trump's efforts to deport illegal migrants.
Senator Alex Padilla is the most prominent grandstander. Last week, Padilla interrupted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Los Angeles press conference, knowing full well that the Secretary of Homeland Security is protected by a security team. Padilla was forcibly restrained and handcuffed.
There are two interpretations of this teapot tempest. Padilla said he was simply attempting to ask Secretary Noem a question. A conservative commentator said that Padilla "storm[ed] in like a maniac" and that the Senator wanted to be restrained.
Fortunately for Senator Padilla, someone from his office recorded a portion of the incident — a true Kodak moment.
Hoping to milk this melodrama for all it was worth, Padilla tearfully recounted the event on the floor of the U.S. Senate a few days ago. Boo hoo!
I've got no sympathy for Senator Padilla or any other Democratic politician who gets restrained or arrested for interfering with federal efforts to remove criminal aliens from the United States.
Like Brer Rabbit, these clowns want to be thrown in the briar patch. I would be happy to see them spend some time in jail.
 |
| Please don't throw me in that briar patch! |
No comments:
Post a Comment