tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post6530482006569246669..comments2024-03-17T20:04:18.872-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: Sorry, That Was No Rope-a-Dope, Barack Obama Got His Butt Kicked by Mitt RomneyLady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-34653373133079017282012-10-08T07:41:44.523-05:002012-10-08T07:41:44.523-05:00Has anyone written about black stereotypes in pro ...Has anyone written about black stereotypes in pro wrestling? There's a ton of material to draw upon.nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196543910280589478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-88110589710114329672012-10-07T23:00:12.950-05:002012-10-07T23:00:12.950-05:00Bottom line on Kamala and his "profession&quo...Bottom line on Kamala and his "profession": whether he comes out of the audience, uses the flying elbow smash, etc., he's following a script. And he didn't write it. There's yet another point to be made about the character/caricature of Kamala; but I'll assume that it goes without saying....LeoAfricanusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-732492308892380392012-10-06T12:06:36.285-05:002012-10-06T12:06:36.285-05:00NewsBusters| Daily Kos Week in Review: Boxing Day
...NewsBusters| Daily Kos Week in Review: Boxing Day<br />http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-johnson/2012/10/06/daily-kos-week-review-boxing-dayStewartIIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105722989678344715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-56318497623078278122012-10-06T07:12:02.186-05:002012-10-06T07:12:02.186-05:00I don't think Kamala will come out of the audi...I don't think Kamala will come out of the audience, but I do think Obama will pull down the shoulder strap of his wrestling tights, jump on top of Romney, hold his fist in the air to the cheers of the audience, and pound Romney 15 times with it before smashing him with a flying elbow off the top rope.nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196543910280589478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-27661111258402278592012-10-06T00:44:07.668-05:002012-10-06T00:44:07.668-05:00@nomad. Kamala, the "Ugandan Giant" came...@nomad. Kamala, the "Ugandan Giant" came out of the "jungle" that was Jerry Lawler's backyard in his first skits for Memphis Pro Wrestling. chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-12932684897698667082012-10-05T16:00:37.433-05:002012-10-05T16:00:37.433-05:00I'm an occasional fan of wrestling. In the hom...I'm an occasional fan of wrestling. In the hometown of the king I got to see all the future stars before they hit the big time. They all had to come to Memphis first and beat up Lawler. LOL! But, no, I don't get the Kimala reference. So is it "Ka-mala" now?nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196543910280589478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-16756541976120033382012-10-05T15:51:33.824-05:002012-10-05T15:51:33.824-05:00"Kayfabe is a more general term for maintaini..."Kayfabe is a more general term for maintaining the pretense that wrestling is real"<br /><br />Point taken. But to do that, you have to be convincing. You have to put on a convincing act. The getbeatup and miraculous comeback would appear to be standard kayfabe formula. The kayfabe metaphor works better than the boxing metaphor because of the phoniness of the contest that is our presidential election and debate. A kayfabe election for a kayfabe democracy: 'maintaining the pretense that it's is real.'nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196543910280589478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-38185436554056115932012-10-05T12:56:29.093-05:002012-10-05T12:56:29.093-05:00@Nomad. Minor pro wrestling smart mark point, that...@Nomad. Minor pro wrestling smart mark point, that is an example good story telling, being sympathetic, and selling for the crowd. Kayfabe is a more general term for maintaining the pretense that wrestling is real and keeping the secrets within the family so that the marks don't know what is going on. Friendly correction. <br /><br />Question: will Kamala come out of the back of the audience during the next debate?<br /><br />5 No Points if you get the reference.chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-19718759711392573652012-10-05T11:11:42.224-05:002012-10-05T11:11:42.224-05:00Not a dive. Ever watch Jerry Lawler back in the da...Not a dive. Ever watch Jerry Lawler back in the day? He'd get the bloody crap beat out of him in the first round. But that just made his fans route for him more. Then he'd pull a draw in the second round and a miraculous comefrombehind win in the third. Kayfabe.nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196543910280589478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-73751994948993730852012-10-04T23:02:50.901-05:002012-10-04T23:02:50.901-05:00Leo,that is exactly what it appeared to be. Presid...Leo,that is exactly what it appeared to be. President Obama taking a dive. SabrinaBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398201986067478889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-3729222576602032412012-10-04T22:55:16.194-05:002012-10-04T22:55:16.194-05:00He could have at least told the man he was lying o...He could have at least told the man he was lying one or two times. Why won't he fight? SabrinaBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398201986067478889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-29784700309475865932012-10-04T17:14:11.105-05:002012-10-04T17:14:11.105-05:00On the contrary, Professor De Vega, I think a spor...On the contrary, Professor De Vega, I think a sports analogy is entirely appropriate, but it isn't the rope-a-dope: in team sports it's called point shaving; in boxing it's called taking a dive. This is of course an extremely bitter pill for the president's supporters (including me) to swallow, but having closely observed the president's hapless "bipartisanship" in the two years preceding the 2010 mid-term election debacle, I've seen it all before (and so has, for example, Shirley Sherrod). <br />After the mid-terms I suggested to a friend -- a highly-regarded scholar of political science who didn't want to hear it, but who also couldn't locate an effective counterargument -- that President Obama's first two years were the most effective voter suppression effort I've ever seen. And I was a child in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, and witnessed the Klan coming into my community and discharging firearms into the air in the middle of the night. LeoAfricanusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-76104597113627745802012-10-04T14:30:09.477-05:002012-10-04T14:30:09.477-05:00@CD, you’re correct, where is “Mr. Only in America...@CD, you’re correct, where is “Mr. Only in America?” Don King could’ve easily been supplanted as one of the characters in the recent Avengers movie with an Afro made of steel!<br /><br />Black Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353802835713213965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-36197265461014866562012-10-04T14:25:57.819-05:002012-10-04T14:25:57.819-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Black Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353802835713213965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-87159412416500292332012-10-04T13:24:13.640-05:002012-10-04T13:24:13.640-05:00@chauncey... of course, you are correct, sir. I s...@chauncey... of course, you are correct, sir. I saw a hilarious cartoon this morning showing Barry on stage last night with a thought balloon saying 'Damn, forgot to get Michelle a gift!' Funny stuff, that, but he was far too tepid for my taste last night.Obliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532981638701035491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-10619732735786022102012-10-04T13:23:53.626-05:002012-10-04T13:23:53.626-05:00Wrong metaphor. Not boxing. Rasslin. Kayfabe. Got ...Wrong metaphor. Not boxing. Rasslin. Kayfabe. Got to get the people behind him for the upcoming matches.nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196543910280589478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-24716459749763662632012-10-04T10:45:44.429-05:002012-10-04T10:45:44.429-05:00@Shady. I don't know. Something is up.
@BS. I...@Shady. I don't know. Something is up.<br /><br />@BS. I hope Obama wasn't out drinking and cavorting like Tyson was, and then drugged by Don King. Speaking of which where is mr. only in America?<br /><br />@Oblio. Styles make fights. Obama's style and punches were way way off.chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-74107504174098572062012-10-04T09:29:23.455-05:002012-10-04T09:29:23.455-05:00Yep, Barry got his ass handed to him by Mittens, b...Yep, Barry got his ass handed to him by Mittens, but only if you base it on style over substance. Mitt was well-rehearsed on repeating the same talking points at almost every juncture, whereas Barry tried to actually, you know, speak about facts. I would agree that if he didn't think so before, Barry now knows what he'll have to do to make things better the next time.Obliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532981638701035491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-27040214522579282952012-10-04T07:30:50.324-05:002012-10-04T07:30:50.324-05:00The presidential debate between Obama and Romney c...The presidential debate between Obama and Romney conjured up images and memories of the fight between Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas in February of 1990. O’l racist Romney essentially met Obama in his own corner and placed him on the canvas with almost every swinging question. This is what happens when a state of complacency settles in. I hope it was indeed a teachable moment!<br /><br />If it was in fact a feint head-fake by Obama, it didn’t work and Romney caught him with a plethora of countered upper-cuts.<br />Black Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353802835713213965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-26903137234154862582012-10-04T05:27:21.282-05:002012-10-04T05:27:21.282-05:00Well I think Romney has Obama's attention now....Well I think Romney has Obama's attention now. In the next debate the President probably won't look so bored and peevish.Shady_Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996625985002373392noreply@blogger.com