What a lovely phrase!
For those of you who aren’t following politics, a number of very strange and shady sources are putting out the story that Hillary Clinton couldn’t possibly have won the New Hampshire primary, and therefore the Clintons, the Trilateral Commission, and the Invisible Russian Orbital Mind Control Lasers obviously are conspiring to steal the election.
In the midst of all this hoo-ha, I was surprised by an amazing turn of phrase.
The one campaign that might, and who actually has the cash to pay for a recount, hasn’t asked for one. Why not? Because the Barack Obama team doesn’t make decisions by listening to the fever swamps. {emphasis mine}
Ed Morrisey, commenting on Kucinich’s call for a recount, courtesy of the NY Times.
Listening to the fever swamps. Listening to the fever swamps.
LISTENING TO THE FEVER SWAMPS.
What a useful and felicitous phrase! It captures the soul of today’s conspiracy loonies, but shows promise for so many more events in the future. For example:
client: Why didn’t you check the HTML source files for viruses?
me: Because I don’t make decisions by listening to the fever swamps.
Ed Morrisey, you’re a stranger to me, but I salute you.
