When terrorists attacked in Paris in 2015 the Obama
administration sprung into action. Since one attack occurred in a kosher
supermarket, an interviewer asked President Obama whether the attack had
anything to do with anti-Semitism. He refused to pronounce the words. What else did you expect from Jeremiah Wright's protege.
In Obama's words:
It is entirely legitimate for the American
people to be deeply concerned when you’ve got a bunch of violent, vicious
zealots who behead people or randomly shoot a bunch of folks in a deli in
Paris.
One does not recall very many of those who define themselves
as warriors against anti-Semitism taking too much umbrage at these bigoted
remarks.
When you express your just outrage at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s
comments about 9/11, namely, that:
Some people did something...
You should note that Obama paved the way.
And then, the Obama administration sent notably pathetic
Secretary of State John Kerry to Paris… to represent the administration. Kerry
brought crooner James Taylor with him, and had Taylor sing his song, “You’ve
Got a Friend.” In English. Then, to add insult to injury, Kerry said that the
United States was sending hugs.
If you were looking for a portrait in cowardice don’t look
any further. You will recall the absence of public outrage at the spectacle of
America’s political leaders manifesting weakness and vulnerability. And openly make America look like it had no pride.
For some Parisians the final straw occurred last week when notable
American artist Jeff Koons gifted Paris a sculpture to commemorate the attacks.
In truth, we should be somewhat relieved that this piece of nonsense will be in
France and not America.
As you know, Koons sculptures have sold for tens of millions
of dollars. In case you were wondering why the world sees America as a
malignant cultural influence, smoke on that one a bit.
As it happens, Parisian philosophers and art critics are
taking serious offense at the Koons work. The New York Post reports:
But since “Bouquet of Tulips” was made public,
some Parisians have been blasting the work as a total flop.
“Eleven colored anuses mounted on stems,” wrote
philosopher Yves Michaud Monday
in French magazine L’Obs, adding that he felt it was “in fact, a
pornographic sculpture.”
French columnist Eric Naulleau criticized Koons
for “imposing his poor bouquet of tulips” on Paris and tweeted
Monday that the artwork was “dreadful.”
Other Twitter users were just as unimpressed.
“I find Jeff Koons’ kitsch neo-pop style totally
devoid of interest,” wrote
user Gilles Brandet. “His work is eye-candy for philistines.”
Another person tweeted
that Parisians would “now think that tulips are large colored marshmallows.”
At the inauguration ceremony, which was attended
by some families of the victims, the American pop artist called the flowers “a
symbol that life moves forward” adding that they “represent loss, rebirth, and
the vitality of the human spirit.”
Yes, indeed, we admire the wit and wisdom of
Parisians.
“Eleven colored anuses mounted on stems….”
“Totally devoid of interest….”
“Eye candy for philistines….”
Sounds like a throwback to the weak-kneed Obama
administration. America does not just send hugs. It sends flowers that do not even look like flowers.
3 comments:
"As it happens, Parisian philosophers and art critics are taking serious offense at the Koons work." As well they should!
Ya know, whoever put it there must have been French. They could have put in a place hard to get to. Or into a public urinal.
Reference to the hand holding a torch, from the French gift of the statue of liberty? Or the jolting final scene of Carrie, where her hand shoots out of the grave grabbing a bouquet?
/Esther
James Taylor and John Kerry > Henry Stimson. Whenever I feel down, I watch the video of James in Paris. It is so degrading for so many reasons and at so many levels. John should have brought Neil Diamond along for the second act. Trump towers over these weaklings.
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