Humorless Politics Thread

[Sarah]

Zorgo?  Or Zork!

[cavorting with nudists]

Fuckin' fire, how does it work?

[Kormod]

J.O.K.E. is comin'.

So I guess it's now Gingrich's turn to make a bizarre campaign ad that ends up going viral. I hope he can pull out enough crazy to top Perry's Brokeback Mountain thing.

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Rick Perry referred to Solyndra as a country yesterday, but frankly I'm having a harder and harder time laughing at this shit.

If you want to cheer up your morning, here is a commentary on the Republican frontrunner's theories on the inutility of child labor laws, illustrated by some gut-wrenching Lewis Hine photographs: http://agonyin8fits.blogspot.com/2011/12/for-their-own-good.html

Have a nice day!

[Kormod]

http://www.towleroad.com/2011/12/romneyvet.html

"UH, EXCUSE ME, GAY MARRIAGE WAS ILLEGAL WHEN THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN" is pretty much the worst argument ever. I have to admit, as much as I hate Romney for cowardly retreating, it was his only option at that point.

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OK, I can't keep up any more. Yesterday Gingrich fired at Romney for making millions by closing businesses and putting people out of work.  Today, Glenn Beck said that Teabaggers who prefer Gingrich to Obama must be racist: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/12/glenn-beck-tea-partiers-who-support-newt-are-racist.php?ref=fpb.  These guys are becoming so unhinged that they'll even reach for Democratic-sounding soundbites if it seems they might stick.

Oh yeah, and Michael Savage offered Gingrich a cool million to drop out of the race: http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/2011/12/savage-offers-gingrich-1-million-to-drop-out-of-the-race-will-announce-on-show-today/

At this point, I believe everything and nothing.

[Kormod]

I think Savage is forgetting the fact that Newt is making a ton of money from his book tour/campaign for president.

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Oh yeah, a million is peanuts to Newt. He plans on taking a pay cut briefly by putting in his time to be president, then raking in the mega-megabucks on the lecture circuit. This is a completely ineffective gesture by Savage, but it will be funny seeing him walk it back if Gingrich runs against Obama.  That is, if anything is funny at that point.

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Oh, and Savage's reasons for opposing Gingrich are of course completely full of shit, but this is sweet (caps in original):

IN A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE AGAINST OBAMA, REGARDLESS OF HOW WELL HE DOES, ON TELEVISION, HE WILL COME OFF BADLY COMPARED TO OBAMA AND LOOK LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN WHAT HE IS: A FAT, OLD, WHITE MAN.

Aren't flat-out racist wingnuts like Savage supposed to get upset when people are disparaged as "white"?

[Kormod]

He's just being a realist. A member of a persecuted people (our generation's Cherokee Indians) could never become president.

 "HE CALLED THE REPUBLICAN PLAN TO REFORM MEDICARE “RIGHT WING SOCIAL ENGINEERING." -- I like how these knuckleheads don't realize that supporting "the Ryan Plan" (which is basically the "fuck you, we're getting rid of Medicare so we can pay for these tax cuts" plan) is going to be toxic for any politician who has to win over non-wingnuts to get elected.

Also: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2011/12/pajama-clad-gary-busey-endorses-newt-gingrich/46046/.

[buffcoat]

You had me at "pajama-clad."  I don't even need to read the article.

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No, but you do need to see the photo.

[buffcoat]

I would pull for Beck ten thousand times over Andrew Breitbart.  Beck is a crazy, preening, self-destructive nutcase, which makes him a loose cannon.  Andrew Breitbart is a pusillanimous asshole who is also preening.

Beck is no longer a danger to the Republic - he's a danger to the Republicans.  Viva la Glenn.



Also, check out those ads on the bottom of the Michael Savage WND page.  How can even Ma and Pa Kettle take that place seriously?

[Kormod]

Unfortunately, the article was corrected: Gary Busey was not wearing pajamas when he endorsed Newt Gingrich.

Dennis Miller is still mum about which candidate he's going to give his highly coveted endorsement to now that Cain is out of the race.

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/2011/11/17/dennis-miller-jumps-cain-train

MILLER: Well, listen, I don't know where I'm quite going yet. I might stop at Newtville. I might go to Planet Ron Paul. I have a feeling, like everybody else, I might end up at Romney Acres eventually. But those are the three right now, I think, because of this. Romney makes it hard for them to hit. Newt hits back. And Ron Paul doesn't even know he's been hit.

Stop teasing us, Miller!

[buffcoat]

Unfortunately, the article was corrected: Gary Busey was not wearing pajamas when he endorsed Newt Gingrich.

Dennis Miller is still mum about which candidate he's going to give his highly coveted endorsement to now that Cain is out of the race.

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/2011/11/17/dennis-miller-jumps-cain-train

MILLER: Well, listen, I don't know where I'm quite going yet. I might stop at Newtville. I might go to Planet Ron Paul. I have a feeling, like everybody else, I might end up at Romney Acres eventually. But those are the three right now, I think, because of this. Romney makes it hard for them to hit. Newt hits back. And Ron Paul doesn't even know he's been hit.

Stop teasing us, Miller!

Or better yet, go eff yourself.








I can't believe the guy who gave us Koko the French Clown has been reduced to this.  The years can be unkind.