The clearest way in which Annette Bosworth appears to be following the "Kristi Noem script" is in her ongoing inarticulacy. Listen to the clips Roll Call shares with us. Words tumble and clang to the ground like random junk falling out of the back of the station wagon after a hyperactive trip to the flea market:
- ...the way you win is show that we have some definitions in medicine that match politics, and the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over and over again and expect something different to unfold...
- ...Matt Hoskins was somebody who interviewed me early in this story...
- ...we've got several strong Republicans running for the race, and they're quite worried about a newbie coming on scene, but in that retort I would say I get why they would be nervous...
- ...upsets come from outsiders with expert skills that are brave enough to run...
- ...my example would be a great representation for South Dakota.
Bosworth makes soundbites like cheese balls. Let's get our fingers all orange:
- The overworked insanity definition is variously misattributed to Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, and Mark Twain, none of them practitioners of medicine. There is no medical definition of insanity: "The term insane is outdated parlance in the mental health community. No legitimate medical or clinical professional would be caught dead saying it in public."
- Bosworth refers to her own campaign as a story. Really, Annette? A story? A literary fiction?
- "coming on scene... in that retort"—now words are just clanging together.
- Upsets by definition come from people you don't expect to win, people with disadvantages in money, power, what-have-you. But here we hear Bosworth swimming in her story and campaigning by metaphor. She's not mapping real campaign strategy; she's just hanging labels on herself. Lots of failed candidates have expert skills, but those skills aren't necessarily the skills necessary to win elections and legislate justly. And a majority of candidates who are brave enough to run lose.
- How does an "example" become a "representation"? What does that last sentence even mean?
Bonus: in print, "outsider" Bosworth gets Roll Call to call her an "acolyte" of Bill Janklow. Annette, in case you haven't figured this out, you can tell stories about being Bill Janklow's chosen girl. You can tell stories about being an outsider. But you can't tell both stories and be taken seriously. Pick one.
Bosworth continues to entertain, if maddeningly. She demonstrates that she is listening to the voices in her head (who always sound grand) rather than the sound of the words actually coming out of her mouth.
I'm speechless. But I am laughing
Cory, that was masterful!!
Beautiful! DB, here you go, you can avoid Obamacare and see this quack for all of your goods and services. From her points of view and yours, you kids ought to go together like peas and carrots.
It's ok Jerry, I'll take care of you even though you can't take care of yourself. Self-sufficiency must not be your strong suit.
DB, we all take care of each other. Self-sufficiency is no one's strong suit. None of us are John Galt. We all are taking care of our elders on social security and Medicare; our kids will take care of us when we get there.
...but like John Galt, Annette Bosworth likes stringing words together into speeches that sound good in the shower but are mostly meaningless.
Thanks, Phil, Jerry, and Owen! :-)
"insanity", "voices in head"? Sounds a lot like the early stages of paranoid schizophrenia. More likely: She was set up to run by the Rounds Machine so that she could siphon off votes from Nelson and, to a lesser extent, Rhoden. The really bad news is that she is likely to keep opening her mouth which may lead an outcry for restricting the First Amendment by those who encounter her utterings.
Does she talk to her patients that way? My goodness, she is a graduate of the USD Medical School, what does this say about that institution too?
She seems to be garnering more national attention than Rhoden & Nelson. The sad fact is that it doesn't matter much what she says. To the extent it matters, the sillier the nonsense she spouts the more press attention she'll get. The press would love to report on another Christine O'Donnell/Mike Castle primary. And all press is good press when you're trying to be the top alternative to Rounds. I tell you, Rhoden and Nelson are in trouble and they don't even know it. They are fighting for the bronze metal.
I agree, I think she is definitely in the running for the silver metal. She is a classic example of the Hollywoodization of politics and especially South Dakota politics. She's our answer to Palin or Bachmann. John, Stephanie, and Kristi I believe were all voted the "Hottest" member of their freshman class and I think Bosworth fits this bill, unfortunately.
OMG. The hot news is that our very own policy guru Kristi is in line to be on the House-Senate conference committee crafting a farm bill. Suppose she'll phone it in?
"Hello. Jabber Jabber Jabber."
https://madvilletimes.com/2012/09/rep-don-young-on-rep-kristi-noem-in-committee-hello-jabber-jabber-jabber/
This young woman is not the policy wonk that Mr. Rhoden is but she is going to be a formidable opponent. How is she getting on all these TV shows?
Getting on TV is easily explained. Just like a really bad car wreck on the interstate with bodies scattered or the tabloids in the checkout at the grocery store, we know it is wrong to look, but we must steal a peek. TV makes money by giving us that peek.
"How is she getting on all of these TV shows?"..... you ask? For the same reason that "pretty people" often anchor television news programs.