Persuasive Analysis Summary #4

“Raw politics reconfirm ‘rassilinization’ of nation,” is a fascinating article written by Frank Wooten that simply relates the world of wrestling to that of politics. The article begins by describing Obama and Hilary Clinton as video game types of people who fight to their finish in the wrestling ring; “Pitting video-game-type renderings of Barack Obama, in dark sport coat with no tie, and Hillary Clinton in red pantsuit. The Obama character opened strongly with suplexes and neckbreakers before Clinton character rallied with elbow drops off the top rope and a jolting choke slam” (Wooten 1). Clinton, Obama, McCain, and Regal are all, in a sense, satirized through the technical terminology of the WWE.

Through each wrestling analogy, Wooten refers to political moments in which candidates faltered. For example, he points out Obama’s comment about the “bitter’ voter and those who “cling to their guns and religion” (1). He ploys McCain to become the person who ultimately wants no involvement in the political confrontation between Obama and Hilary; “Looks lie Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama wanna settle their differences in the ring. Well, that’s fine with me” (1). McCain is supposedly going to stay out of the democratic confrontation and follow the policies of Bush by keeping the American soldiers in Iraq. Ultimately, he would “introduce Osama bin Laden to the undertaker” (1). McCain goes further to state that America needs WWE because it is a symbol of our freedom as Americans. Wooten than goes on to make fun of Sir William Regal, who ridicules American’s as being colonist incapable of effective self-rule.

Overall, the article is an enlightenment of what the political world is about, “a no hands barred, no time limit death match that we’re all born to eventually loss.”