what is this hobbit and mordor analogy about that I keep hearing?

provis99

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:07 PM
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what is this hobbit and mordor analogy about that I keep hearing?

and what does it have to do with the debt ceiling debate?

Is Obama like Sauron or something to the Tea Party?:shrug:

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steve2470

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:08 PM
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1. Lord of the Rings reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings

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provis99

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:11 PM
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4. I know where it's from, I just don't get the analogy.

is the Balanced Budget Amendment the One Ring?

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dkf

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:09 PM
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2. McCain read a WSJ piece calling the tea party hobbits.

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grasswire

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:09 PM
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3. you forgot the cul de sacs

eh?

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steve2470

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:11 PM
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5. quote from WSJ editorial....

But what none of these critics have is an alternative strategy for achieving anything nearly as fiscally or politically beneficial as Mr. Boehner's plan. The idea seems to be that if the House GOP refuses to raise the debt ceiling, a default crisis or gradual government shutdown will ensue, and the public will turn en masse against . . . Barack Obama. The Republican House that failed to raise the debt ceiling would somehow escape all blame. Then Democrats would have no choice but to pass a balanced-budget amendment and reform entitlements, and the tea-party Hobbits could return to Middle Earth having defeated Mordor.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903591104576470061986837494.html?KEYWORDS=hobbits

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white_wolf

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:12 PM
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6. Here you go:

http://www.colbertnation.com/

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provis99

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:27 PM
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9. heh. Colbert explains it best.

funny how a satirist is more clear than the Wall Street Journal.

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leeroysphitz

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:14 PM
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7. Tea partiers tend to have hairy feet...

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DJ13

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:20 PM
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8. And so do their men!

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leeroysphitz

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:36 PM
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10. Nice! :)

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muriel_volestrangler

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Sun Jul-31-11 05:47 AM
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11. The WSJ was taking the piss out of the Tea Party, saying they thought they were hobbit-like heroes

who could defeat their powerful enemy (yes, to them, Obama is Sauron) by being pure and steadfast, and go back to their idyllic small-town lives. The WSJ was saying they are living in a fantasy land, and that, in reality, Republicans will get plenty of blame if the US defaults, or (I think) if the economy crashes because of a bad deal down now.

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