Yeah, why post this old article?

Is it because the political discourse in this nation has become so overwrought with hyperbole that historically common words and phrases are now so far divorced from their original meanings that election campaign rhetoric has developed its own patois not relevant to any other domain of normal life?

Or maybe it’s to point out that old men often say random shit that shouldn’t be taken too seriously.

These are the only two possible reasons I can think of.