Humorless Politics Thread

[cavorting with nudists]

Ooh, this is even better (Buddy Roemer is in the race now, though? Really???):

I asked Buddy Roemer, the former governor of Louisiana who's unexpectedly become a gadfly candidate, whether he'd show up for the debate. It would be his first.

"Yes," he said, "driving a clown car with a bumper sticker that reads, 'Really people? Is this what the debates have come to!?'"

http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/12/02/the_great_trump_debate.html

[Kormod]

Yeah, he's been in the race for a couple months now. The only reason I know this is because he was at OWS a few times. Despite being a Republican, he has some enlightened views on campaign finance -- he wants to limit the amount of money people can donate to political campaigns and doesn't accept campaign contributions above $100 (it's not like anyone's itching to pour money into this guy's campaign, but it's the thought that counts, I guess).

In other news, it's a near certainty that Cain will drop out of the race today. So long, you crazy bastard.

[cavorting with nudists]

He was a treasure.  He will be missed.

[roubaix]

Too bad Newt deleted this Spanish apology video, it looks hilarious

Newt Gingrich Pandering to the Latino Vote

[Kormod]

Too bad Newt deleted this Spanish apology video, it looks hilarious

Newt Gingrich Pandering to the Latino Vote

That might be the funniest thing I've ever seen.

New York Magazine put out an article yesterday on Newt's love of the words "fundamental" and "fundamentally": http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/11/fundamentally-newt-gingrichs-favorite-word.html. It features a 400+ item list cataloguing all the different ways Newt's used the two words in recent months. Definitely worth checking out.

[cavorting with nudists]

[Kormod]

Ron Paul's ready to blow shit up, folks:

New Ron Paul Ad - BIG DOG

[Steve of Bloomington]

No appearance by Robosaurus. What a letdown.

[dave from knoxville]

The fact that Ron Paul approves that message is enough to establish he is batshit crazy.

[nec13]

He was a treasure.  He will be missed.

I'll miss him too.

Making fun of Rick Perry just isn't the same.

[Steve of Bloomington]

You may have seen it (we're on page 105), but the issue of the Ron Paul Political Report on the 1992 LA Riots is...interesting.

http://www.mrdestructo.com/2011/12/ron-paul-political-report-special-issue.html

[Kormod]

Strong

[Sarah]

Where's the pitch for the Country Time Lemonade?

[Kormod]

That video has 3,580 likes and 164,395 dislikes. Clearly the doing of Anonymous/4chan, but pretty heartening nonetheless.

[Big Plastic Head]

It's OLD FASHIONED GUY! And equally as craaaaaazy!

Old Fashioned Guy

(via @scratchbomb)