Republican Governors Embrace 17th-Century Would-Be Terrorist


The Republican Governors Association "has embraced the symbolism" of Guy Fawkes with "a rather striking website," reports Time's Michael Scherer. Fawkes, a Catholic radical, is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to kill King James I by blowing up the British House of Parliament on Nov. 5, 1605. In RememberNovember.com, the Republican Governors Association seems to be embracing the symbolism of Fawkes through a high-quality dramatic video that positions President Obama as King James, the Democratic leadership as the British Parliament, and Republicans as the ones who are fed up and just don't want to take it anymore. Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall finds this message "completely bewildering" considering Fawkes "tried but failed to pull off a mass casualty terrorist attack."
Time | Saturday, April 24, 2010