Separated at Birth?
Gov Never Will Be Oberweis....... and........ Goober?!
Despite the "tee-hee-hee" tone, I tip my hat to Jennifer Davis and Molly Parker who provided a very informative and funny Word on the Street column today.
I very much enjoyed reading about Desperate Wanna Be Guv -or any elected official really- Oberweis' inability to be - shall we say - accurate. (Read: Remotely truthful.) A few postings back I declared Ron Gidwitz was a lying dorkwad for his misleading attack ads against front runner Topinka. Why not the same treatment for Oberweis?
There is a slight compliment when I declare one to be a "Dorkwad." Dork implies that the person has a decent intellect, and may actually be bright or even smart. Think "Nerd" or "Geek." However, by adding "wad" to "Dork" I am saying that said person has chosen to behave like an ass, despite knowing better.
Frankly, Oberweis isn't smart enough to be labeled a "Dork." He is bright enough to make a fantastic chocolate peanut butter ice cream, but Oberweis' intellectual capacity ends there. Thus, I can forgive his pathetic attacks on Topinka and his airing of blatantly untrue campaign ads (all the while claiming he is the most ethical candidate) because Oberweis is an Goober/Gomer Pyle type who can't grasp what being ethical entails. If by some miracle Oberweis does win an election, any election, look for his office to be the most corrupt in the State. I don't believe Oberweis would intentionally commit crimes or misdeeds, but people working under him would be free to pursue crime and corruption to their heart's content and Oberweis would be none the wiser.
In an odd way, Oberweis reminds me of Enron CEO Kenneth Lay. Kenny was consumed with the task of selecting new fabric for the company's Lear Jet seats at the very same time his right hand man, Jeff Skilling, was breaking the news that Enron was toast and prison time was inevitable for them both.
I kind of feel sorry for Oberweis. It must be tough to have all the desire to hold a political office and not an ounce of the required ability. One would think after two very expensive self funded failed Senate races, poor Oberweis would take a hint.
Anyone remember Al Salvi?
