An issue of hair raising importance

(By Libby ) While everyone else is busy issuing post-mortems on the Democratic primary, following the standards set by our superior legacy media, I'm turning my attention to questions of greater import, namely what do we call Chris "Tweety" Matthews now that he colored his hair?

When I saw the change, my first thought was of the red-headed heroine of the comic strips, Ace Reporter Brenda Starr. The hair color works and after all she was famous for loving manly men, just like our Tweety. But I rejected that choice for the obvious reason. She was a real reporter who went out on the streets looking for stories. The hair works, but the personna doesn't.

I'm not the only one who is pondering this question and I have to agree with Avedon that Gossamer isn't working for me. Too esoteric and not a wide enough historic context. Frankly I don't know who that character is and I suspect I'm not the only one. I think we need a more recognizable reference.

I mean giving up the Tweety nickname is traumatic enough and many are resisting the change altogether. I was thinking we need a similarly warm and fuzzy character if we're going to give up our beloved Tweety reference. I flirted briefly with Clifford. In keeping with the original logic behind the Tweety nickname, he does have a big red head but the name is so generic that it wouldn't be instantly recognizable. Then it struck me. Elmo. I think he's perfect. He even bears a resemblence to Matthews, don't you think? [graphics credits]