When Peter Russo’s young son bumps into Majority Whip Frank Underwood, causing the statesman to spill his coffee, Frank lets his usually impenetrable mask drop. Until then, we’ve watched Underwood orchestrate his facial expression to manipulate the feelings of others. But at this one unguarded moment, he is furiously, murderously angry, and it shows. “I’m not going to lie,” he later spits at the camera. “I despise children.”
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Anna Mae,
To be frank, your column is both dark and brilliant.
Thanks, Walt, for your very kind reading of the piece! Sadly, the speeches at CPAC last week did a lot to prove my point.