Return of the Tribbles
By Pat Racimora on October 26, 2008 at 2:30 AM in Obama's Thugs
Remember the Tribbles? Warm, fuzzy, cute thingies that almost destroyed the U. S. S. Enterprise?
For those who are not Trekkies, a brief history. Uhura is given a purring ball of fluff called a Tribble and brings it on board. Charming at first, Tribbles are “born pregnant” and eat constantly, causing them to multiply to the point where they ate all the quadrotriticale grain that Captain Kirk is supposed to be guarding on its way to a space station.
Whereas the analogy to the Star Trek story breaks down eventually, I often think of some Obama supporters as Tribbles. Fun and even sometimes cute at first with all their peppy talk of hope and change, but soon becoming stiffling as their numbers grow, taking over with a ravenous appetite that devours everything in sight with no regard for civility and respectable manners.
Many supporters of other candidates, especially Hillary supporters, still feel chewed up. I guess this time Scotty can’t beam these fuzzballs to a departing Klingon ship, as he tells Captain Kirk, “They’ll be no tribble at all.” But, it makes for a nice daydream.























