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Now comes word that Tony La Russa is introducing Pujols at Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington D.C. this weekend, headlined by Beck and Sarah Palin (and being reported on by Dana Loesch for Pajama's media TV). La Russa absurdly says of the rally:
I don't know who's going to be there, who's going to accept it. But the gist of the day is not political. I think it's a really good concept, actually.He also claimed that he would not have gone if it was political:
"I made it clear when we were approached: I said, 'If it's political, I wouldn't even approach Albert with it.' I don't want to be there if it's political," La Russa said.No one in their right mind who has even the dimmest awareness of American politics could possible think that this rally, chalk full of right-wing speakers and held on the same date as Martin Luther King's "I have a dream speech" by a guy who said President Obama "hates White People" is not political. Which makes me wonder, WTF is going on with TLR? I mean, he's obviously not stupid, as he is widely regarded as a baseball genius. But could he be so completely unaware of current events and the nonstop litany of absurdities and offensive behavior from Beck that he honestly believes anyone would think that this is an apolitical event?
And he's also not evil, as someone who founded his own animal rescue foundation and is generally regarded as a strong advocate for animals. But could he have a blind spot for Republican politics where he thinks its OK to try to deceive people with a claim that a clearly political rally is apolitical?
Of course, all of this brings back memories of earlier in the year, when La Russa was asked about the tea party and he answered:
This is America right? You're supposed to be able to have opinions and disagree, and a lot of things they do I think are correct. I'm actually a supporter of what Arizona's doing, you know, people don't fix your problem, and the government, national government doesn't fix your problem, and you've got a problem, they've got to take care of it themselves," said La Russa.Now, as much as his previous comments bothered me, I don't really have a strong objection to La Russa supporting the Republican Party or even the tea party. But to make an absurd claim that this is not a political rally is just mind-boggling. He would have to be clueless about Beck and the rally, or else be willfully deceptive. Hence, I'm really trying to figure out if La Russa is partially stupid or partially evil? Tough question.
But since I started with a Daily Show video, I might as well close with one. Here's Stewart's take on Beck's rally:
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Update: Strong case made for Team Slightly Stupid:
La Russa: Oh, that was during the season. I have no idea what's going on in the world during the season. I'm just thinking about my team.In that case, maybe you should consider, you know, not signing up for rallies you know nothing about!!
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