Say the first name you think of when I offer this clue.
Insightful, even prescient, political mind.
Who comes to mind first?
Scroll down for my answer.
Rod Serling.
Say what?
Yup. The guy who created "The Twilight Zone" was not only a world class dramatist, he skillfully weaved his way in, out and around a wealth of politically thematic parables in the day.
From the overt brush strokes of "He's Alive" to the more subtle shadings of "The Obsolete Man" and "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street", et al, Mr. Submitted for Your Approval was, often, to politics what Noel Coward was to drawing room farce.
Still dubious?
Watch this clip.
And we'll play another fun game.
Now, replay the clip, only this time, imagine....
The old, white haired, Moses looking dude is Common Sense.
The young traveler is John McCain.
And the articulate, charismatic pleading for access is....wait for it.....
Sarah Palin.
Wow.
CNN. Fox News. MSNBC, etc, when it comes to political punditry, move over, there's a new old kid in town.
The Twilight Zone.
(P.S....to those who are offended at the implication that Sarah is Satan, may I simply offer that you're missing the point. Please give your place in the blog read room to another and move along to vote/text and/or tweet DWTS on Bristol's behalf yet another time)
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