@save jinger: I think sometimes grownups want to "help" kids in these situations by verbally leading them. When really it just makes those grownups look dicky.
I still think it was sweet!! Except for that bit at the end, what a Bitter McDowner that fellow is, cripes.
@SomeAuthorGirl: Grownups should be more like Sesame Street - provide the kids a set up, and then just let them go. It always produces something more authentic, and, usually, hilarious.
Speaking of military spending, did anyone see Lara Logan's 60 Minutes report on the pilotless planes? (or I guess they have pilots, it's just that the pilots are in Nevada and the planes are in Afghanistan) It was frightening.
@hfree: so fucking scary. The use of unmanned weapons really implicates legal doctrines on proportionality of force in war...if our people are facing no danger and we are taking out "their" civilians as well as armed combatants, how can this shit be legal?
I wish she had roasted the press corps a bit more. I also wish she had just gone balls out and ripped all the repubs a new one in the most vicious way imaginably but I understand why that wouldn't have been appropriate. sigh.
I wish Wanda had went in on Meagan too. That would have been hilarious. "Girl, being pretty, hip and curvy aint gonna trick nobody in to joining your wack ass party."-but like, a million times funnier, as I am not a comedian. She shoulda got Michael Steele's GOP lawn jockey ass too.
@bluebears: I just don't get it. If he knew he would have to pull his campaign at some point...and how did E.E. go along with it? I usually don't give a SHIT about poltician's private lives but this whole thing really shows how out of control the Edwards ego is.
@J.D.Regent: yes, I don't want to judge her and who knows what she knew and when she knew it, but honestly if she knew she should have put her foot down as well and refused to continue with the farce. I have no doubt that the McCain camp would have saved this whole thing up for an October surprise and we'd be looking at a very different White House.
I do have to say that I think wishing death on someone with a dissenting opinion and then having our president laugh about it makes me uncomfortable. Rush Limbaugh is a douche, but I think that crosses a line. It's one thing to make a joke like that at her own comedy show, another at the White House Correspondents Dinner. And, I think it damages the bi-partisanship that Obama is trying to build.
@trakkie: The video froze for me 10 minutes in, but Rush Limbaugh, in the absence of any real Republican leadership, has become the de facto voice of the party. That is unacceptable and horrifying. Not that wishing death on him is okay, but he is not what the republican party is or should be, and yet he seems to be placed prominently at the forefront of their agenda-setting. Not okay. Besides, Obama probably laughed because he was as uncomfortable as you were. It was a comedy routine, so...
@trakkie: At first I was a little weirded out by it, then I was like, FUCK IT AND FUCK HIM.
Where was the outrage from Republicans when Rush said "I hope America fails?" The man gleefully admitted to hoping that American fails (which to me means lost jobs, increased poverty, more dead soldiers, etc) so that he could say he was right about Obama.
He mocked Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's symptoms and said he was faking them. I've had family members die of Parkinson's. So you know what? Fuck you, Rush. And fuck you, Republicans, for sitting back and letting your leadership fellate this loudmouth asshole. There are good Republicans, but this fanatic loyalty to this hateful blowhard is why people are leaving.
I think "I hope the President fails" deserves a more severe word than 'douche.' Rush Limbaugh made fun of Matthew J. Fox's illness nad called him a faker.
@Ginmar Rienne: Seriously. It's comedy, which makes me interpret it differently than just casual extemporaneous speech. The parallel between Rush saying he hopes Obama/America fails and Wanda's incredulous outrage hoping his kidneys fail isn't necessarily a personal feeling. It's a metaphorical comparison between two such sentiments to highlight the not-just-hypocritical but vicious statement about the country making it as shocking as wishing someone's kidneys to fail. The point is - it's incredible that someone would say that about his own country that he's claimed to love beyond reason.
Dude, I know that about every other day I say "woe is me, I'm losing faith in his ability to turn this shit around!" -- but then I see stuff like this and cannot help loving him way more than is altogether healthy.
@ellaesther: See, comments like this freak me out.
I want Obama to succeed as much as everybody else does, but the man is a politician. Healthy skepticism of our government is important, lest we let them lead us blindly down a worse path that we've already taken.
@TheJacqueline ValJean: Oh relax. After dealing with the shit we've put up with for the last eight years can we not enjoy these fucking first few months? Nobody is blindly following him around like a fucking zombie.
@TheJacqueline ValJean: Oh honey, you clearly haven't read me much! I am skeptical. I just thought the President was very funny, and that made me happy. (Note the "1" in my series of exclamation points -- indication of an understanding that I was over the top. Promise!)
@bluebears: and what if we somehow magically manage to get a gov. plan passed? will they revoke these meager offerings? to me it looks like they are only doing what will make them marginally competitive against a gov. ins. plan. god willing they will have to fight for their lives.
@J.D.Regent: If we actually get a gov plan I look forward to the insurance companies collapsing. Although mo-glo is right, they'll probably then demand a government bailout.
@J.D.Regent: What a lot of people forget is just how gigantic insurance companies are and how tied up in the rest of the economy they are. If a gigantic publicly traded insurance company fails, that's several more percentage points out of your 401(k), because most mutual funds own lots of insurance.
Not saying that I wouldn't be glad to see them and their oft-slimey lot crash and burn, but it would be a painful process for many more than just the insurance companies.
@Majrhoulihan: ... and I'm sure that the police officers down at the station would enjoy hearing you tell the tale! "Hey, O'Leary, we got another Sykes kisser!"
(Yes, in this fantasy, the cop is Irish. I'm from Chicago).
@richcreamerybutter: That happened to me with Patty Smith. I like to think I'm not affected by celebrity to that extent, but I was a deer in the headlights. If I ever meet Wanda, I'll desperately try to overcome this tendancy so I can tell her how great she is.
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I still think it was sweet!! Except for that bit at the end, what a Bitter McDowner that fellow is, cripes.
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I don't know. It left a bad taste in my mouth.
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Where was the outrage from Republicans when Rush said "I hope America fails?" The man gleefully admitted to hoping that American fails (which to me means lost jobs, increased poverty, more dead soldiers, etc) so that he could say he was right about Obama.
He mocked Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's symptoms and said he was faking them. I've had family members die of Parkinson's. So you know what? Fuck you, Rush. And fuck you, Republicans, for sitting back and letting your leadership fellate this loudmouth asshole. There are good Republicans, but this fanatic loyalty to this hateful blowhard is why people are leaving.
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I think "I hope the President fails" deserves a more severe word than 'douche.' Rush Limbaugh made fun of Matthew J. Fox's illness nad called him a faker.
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Or, I am reading too much into it.
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Dude, I know that about every other day I say "woe is me, I'm losing faith in his ability to turn this shit around!" -- but then I see stuff like this and cannot help loving him way more than is altogether healthy.
I love our President sooooo much!!!1!!
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I want Obama to succeed as much as everybody else does, but the man is a politician. Healthy skepticism of our government is important, lest we let them lead us blindly down a worse path that we've already taken.
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@TheJacqueline ValJean: Not that there are sides! We're all cool!
But @stacyinbean: ? I want you on my side.
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Not saying that I wouldn't be glad to see them and their oft-slimey lot crash and burn, but it would be a painful process for many more than just the insurance companies.
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what do they think happens at these events?
if they think that was brutal
they need to take a look at the
those old roasts with Dean Martin and others
now those were rowdy
im so tired of them and weekly fake outrages
1. teleprompter
2.shaking hand with Hugo Chavez
3. gift giving
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MustardGate '09. [www.facebook.com]
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(Yes, in this fantasy, the cop is Irish. I'm from Chicago).
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