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Shorter Kathleen Parker
Above: The PoFolks MoDo
- Has anyone else ever noticed that Republican politicians speak in a sort of code whose subtext communicates certain tribal messages about race, religion and regionalism, which – if taken to their logical extreme – could poison political discourse or even inspire politically motivated acts of violence? Who knew?
‘Shorter’ concept created by Daniel Davies and perfected by Elton Beard. We are aware of all Internet traditions.™
Brad adds: This is remarkable. I can’t remember seeing anyone inside Wingnut Nation ever give up the game like this:
The McCain campaign knows that Obama isn’t a Muslim or a terrorist, but they’re willing to help a certain kind of voter think he is. Just the way certain South Carolinians in 2000 were allowed to think that McCain’s adopted daughter from Bangladesh was his illegitimate black child.
Could Kathleen Parker be having her Terri Schiavo moment? Hey John, do you think you could help us with the deprogramming?
El Cid said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:00
God bless her for being able to see the light for some time period. May we not be a nation of Flowers for Algernon, in which many Republicans suddenly acquire the ability to see the Republican base & message for what it really is, but then lose it just as quickly after a (fingers-crossed) Obama victory.
actor212 said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:01
It’s a little late now to try to come off as human, K-Pax.
Lou, Lou, the Dancing Panda said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:03
I do declay-uh, I never, I say never, KNEW what type of messuhges were being thrown out they-uh by our esteeemed Republican candiduhts. /faints, spills sweet tea all over dress.
Caitlin Sith said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:05
If K-Pax is not careful her model is going to be boxed on the baseship. Does she believe that some racially mixed wunderkind is going to save the world?
tigrismus said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:14
I had no idea she was such a subtle comedienne. Brilliant!
Susan of Texas said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:15
I don’t think I’ve seen a jacket that color since Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith were dating. How old is that photo?
Doofus said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:16
She looks a bit like Melissa Etheridge.
DocAmazing said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:26
Give Kathleen a little credit: for Father Coughlin to interrupt Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica and announce to the assembled congregation that the Resurrection is a myth and that Divine Liturgy is out of touch with reality does require a certain courage.
However, as aimai pointed out in another place and another context, she is reaping what she has gleefully sown.
OK, enough religious references…
palau said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:28
Every time I see that pic I’m struck anew by the vanity of the woman, not to mention the hamfisted photoshopping.
Doofus said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:29
You’ve GOT to read the comments. It’s clear those readers have never, ever heard a word of dissent in their life. They simply cannot accept it. Too damn funnah.
J— said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:34
Alternative Shorter Parker: The Southern Strategy was meant to be deployed subtlety, not in the brutish manner of that hick from Alaska.
dan b said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:41
Oh man . . . the comments over there are pretty great. I enjoyed this particularly enlightened gem from “talent scout”:
emphasis added.
Turdor said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:48
Wow, the right-wingers are calling for her head…And can we officially call “_____ Derangement syndrome” for what it is? As my mother-in-law kept reminding us when talking about Clinton raping 60 women, “where there’s smoke, there’s bound to be fire.” We’re not deranged in our hatred of someone, we see them for who they are.
Idiots.
actor212 said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:52
Go do the dishes Kathleen
Frankly, I’m old enough to want to watch her lick them clean…
PaminBB said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:52
Who would have guessed that Kathleen would stray so far from the talking points? She must be afraid that the wingnut welfare gravy train is giong off the rails.
I don’t seem to be able to see the comments to her post, but do go over there and vote on who won the debate. Obama is up over McCain 2:1.
Tom65 said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:57
Here come the nasty emails Kathleen.
Gus said,
October 8, 2008 at 17:59
Is there a way to read the comments without signing up? I’m really curious, but I don’t want Clownhall emails flooding my inbox.
WereBear said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:05
May he be reincarnated as a kitchen slave in the Middle Ages.
I mean, if we’re going to bend time & space, what’s a little wormhole?
Loneoak said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:05
Shorter K-Pax: You can call That One a stealth Muslim, just not a scary stealth Muslim.
I was going to call her K-Pa, but K-Pax is clearly superior. I doff my hat to actor212.
The Goddamn Batman Is All About the Older Ladies said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:05
She’s looking a bit more *aherm* mature here and here; dare I say it–even MILFy.
dan b said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:06
i didn’t sign on anywhere; the comments were just at the bottom of the page. lots of frothing going on down there.
PeeJ said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:09
Just got an email from the proprietors at Townhall. They want to know what we’ve done with the real Kathleen Parke. They want her back.
HTML Mencken said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:13
One of them blames it on KP’s “vagina envy”.
Fuckin Golden!
Joe Max said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:14
I heard Seymour Hersh speak at Berkeley last night. He was fairly certain that the Secret Service might not be amused.
Ken Lowery said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:15
So she’s, basically, being provided with a ton of evidence about the ugliness of her own people.
dan b said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:17
it’s a wingnut clearance sale! all inane comments must go!
actor212 said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:17
I was going to call her K-Pa, but K-Pax is clearly superior. I doff my hat to actor212.
Murky bowcups. I just remembered the movie with Kevin Spacey about an alien who suddenly had to deal with a psycho ward and blammo, it hit me.
Quaker in a Basement said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:19
Now, now.
Ms. Parker is in the midst of learning a valuable lesson. Don’t interrupt.
actor212 said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:20
Interesting fact about K-Pax: She’s had four stepmothers.
And this is a woman who writes almost exclusively about the sanctity of the American nuclear family. I mean, I guess she understands the consequences, to be sure, but four stepmoms doesn’t speak well for her dad, now does it?
Caitlin Sith said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:23
I’m waiting for her to be called the Fourth Dixie Chick. Actually, I think she may want to become the Fourth Dixie Chick.
OK, so she refused to sweep the leg after the GOP Cobra KKKai non-sensei ordered her to. Now she’s alone, skulking around the mat, just hoping to say “You’re alright, Caruso Obama.”
Legalize said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:23
So funny. The wingers with two brain cells to rub together are slowly (and likely to their great horror) finding out how truly backward, hateful, and violent their readers truly are. Disagreeing with this ugliness is tantamount to treason. She’s an apostate now.
Joe Max said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:26
Shameless blogwhoring of comments by Seymour Hersh.
actor212 said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:35
Caitlin,
Well, she did post this in her last screed about incivility:
dBa said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:48
The truth is making her kind of hot. And I don’t mean in an offical lipsticky mavricy way. I’ll forgive her past rightardness
jason in winnipeg said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:50
Reply # 24:
“Once Again You Don’t Get It!
GOVERNOR Palin (which you seem always to forget)is not representing the normal amongst us…she is representing what we see in this wonderful Country.
It has nothing to do with education, status, or ethnicity. I’m disappointed that you have chosen to believe your own spin.”
Palin no longer represents the normal? Who the fuck is Joe Six-Pack then, the elite?
Caitlin Sith said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:51
Yeah, dBa, but that jacket still makes her look like one of Balky’s dates on season 2 of “Perfect Strangers.”
dBa said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:55
Eh? I never notice clothes on hot chicks, especially reformed rightwngers.
Lou, Lou, the Dancing Panda said,
October 8, 2008 at 18:59
Jason, Palin represents the American vanguard that Nietzsche called, in one of his more prophetic writings, Josef-Sechserpack, who would transcend all “kinda mainstream” (my translation) morality for the sake of the “blond beast” of true American culture (Fun fact: “blond beast” is Cindy McCain’s second nickname from John– the first is “f*&^ing c&nt”). “Normal” people are those inferior races who like to read “books,” talk about “issues,” and grant voting rights to other “citizens.” Lee Greenwood was not singing about them.
tigrismus said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:00
Jason in Winnipeg, that’s great! “This just in, right-wing voters say Palin is not normal! Details at eleven…”
Righteous Bubba said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:02
one of Balky’s dates on season 2 of “Perfect Strangers.”
Beware. The mad Arab Abdul Alhazred was eaten alive by an invisible monster for flirting with such knowledge.
PeeJ said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:03
In pursuit of and the furtherance of our sacred and beloved S,N! culture of pedantry, I have a question. Obama said [my recollection] “you won’t see one dime of your taxes increase.” I would have said “you won’t see your taxes increase one dime.” Did he misspeak or is that maybe an idiom I am unfamiliar with due to my not being one of hoi eligoi?
Also, ℙ◉◉ℙ
Shorter Tom Brokaw said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:05
“Sit down, boy!”
Sockpuppet #47 said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:05
I kind of feel sorry for her.. She is going to get kicked out of the wingnuts club for this, but it won’t be easy for her to fully acknowledge the truth and completely shed that right wing identity.
I get the feeling that the comments to that article are showing her just what right wingers are really like. I’m not seeing a lot of polite disagreement there. Just profanity, bullshit, and imaginary accusations.
But the article itself was factually correct, to the point, and quite well written too! Brilliantly written by clownhall standards.
JGabriel said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:06
Wow. It’s like, after all these years of vilifying progressive, K-Pax finally started reading what they actually wrote.
I agree with dBa - in a way, it’s kind of hot.
Maybe John Cole can give her some advice on how to navigate the transition from wingnut to sanity.
.
henry lewis said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:08
The truth is making her kind of hot.
Three Dressed Up As a Nine?
G said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:12
you sad guys should get hold of some of these pics while they last:
http://sadguysontradingfloors.tumblr.com/
our Captains of Capita…er…Socia-lism at work !
dBa said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:17
Pics of the fuckers we just bailed out? Nah, give me hot chicks.
dan b said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:23
This piece shows us the kind of “sensible thinking” that will land K-Pax a job with the Washington Post after she gets exiled from Winguttia. They can always use another commentator who gets the vapors whenever people start acting uncivil.
Dean Booth said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:25
K-Pax has an epiphany:
http://heylookhear.com/Image/k-pax
(best with sound on)
WereBear said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:27
Palin no longer represents the normal?
When did she represent the normal?
J— said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:27
Man hitting on woman at the gym this morning, bragging about his chili recipe:
Cilantro. Who would’ve thunk?
Sockpuppet #47 said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:34
My secret Chilli ingredient is chocolate.
Righteous Bubba said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:49
Mine is ocelot tentacles.
teh l4m3 said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:52
Mine is hashish.
Gus said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:52
Wow are my browsers smart! Safari won’t show the comments, and Firefox shits the bed the moment I go to TownHall. The thing is I love to see wingnuts eat their own. It’s schadenfreude-licious!
tbati said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:53
Cilantro is liberal fascist of herbs.
Food killer.
D.N. Nation said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:55
Even if K-Po is attempting a conversion to our side, I think I speak for many of us when I whip out the Palin and say thanks, but no thanks.
D.N. Nation said,
October 8, 2008 at 19:56
ClownHall is a Web design nightmare.
PeeJ said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:03
My secret chili ingredient is ….secret.
SSHHHH Don’t tell anybody.
Righteous Bubba said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:06
What’s going on here? http://townhall.com/video/MoviesandTV/943080
Female celebrities are automatically stupid therefore our female celebrity is awesome?
PeeJ said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:13
What’s going on here?
Mrs. Hathaway said those things only to piss off her staunchly republican boss, Mr. Drysdale.
gbear said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:15
But the article itself was factually correct, to the point, and quite well written too! Brilliantly written by clownhall standards.
It may be a cross-posting of a column she wrote for the WaPo. I read that column this morning but I’m not going to go to clownhall to verify.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/07/AR2008100702436_2.html?nav=hcmodule&sid=ST2008100801720&s_pos
Sockpuppet #47 said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:20
Yeah, its the same thing. Damn washington post wants me to sign in or some bollocks though. I’l take my chances with the wingnut site.
actor212 said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:24
My secret Chilli ingredient is chocolate.
“Ingredients” are for elitists! Libearl fascist! Buy it by the six pack like real Americans!
tigrismus said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:24
Sockpuppet: Google bugmenot
actor212 said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:30
Obama said [my recollection] “you won’t see one dime of your taxes increase.” I would have said “you won’t see your taxes increase one dime.” Did he misspeak or is that maybe an idiom I am unfamiliar with due to my not being one of hoi eligoi?
A misstatement, if you are deconstructing this from a grammatic point of view, but from a colloquial point of view, he was attempting to make the general case (”I will not raise your taxes”) more specific (”Not one dime”), and had he said it that way (”I will not raise your taxes, not one dime”), it would have been a better construct but hey, as an experienced radio, film, and TV actor, I’ve flubbed a line out of nervousness and I’ve had less at stake than Obama!
jim said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:34
“Put the Gloves Back On”?
I’m afraid it’s more like putting the proverbial worms back in the can - not all that simple a task, to put it mildly. Revving people up into a frenzy is fairly easy (her reference to “code-words” is a bull’s-eye) but getting them to climb back down off that psychic window-ledge is a real bitch.
Ms. Parker is getting an unpleasant tutorial in Reality 101, & it’s not over yet: she’ll probably lose the Clownhall gig & have others evaporate for her heresy against The Noble Cause … & is likely going to lose “friends” as well … & it’s not as if liberals are going to suddenly fall in love with her, either.
Those comments are ugly, both in their monolithic ignorance & their vituperativeness. She’s jealous, she’s better suited to Daily Kos(!), she’s a closet liberal - I see a bunch of folks who know deep down they’re just not going to be able to steal it again this time, & it scares the piss out of them.
My question is: when you keep seeing your own party cornhole the economy, make a fortune sending your kids overseas to die &/or kill other people’s kids, & set Americans at each other’s throats … then see the other party come in & try to fix things, over & over again … how do you justify going back to voting for the fucking jackals that always bugger things up?
Is this a learning-curve-allergy or what?
SamFromUtah said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:37
I’m afraid it’s more like putting the proverbial worms back in the can…
“Unshitting the bed” is what I thought of.
SamFromUtah said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:37
…although “Unburning the cross” might fit too.
Righteous Bubba said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:40
“Unburning the cross”
That’s really good.
PeeJ said,
October 8, 2008 at 20:59
Unfucking oneself?
actor212 said,
October 8, 2008 at 21:02
Ms. Parker is getting an unpleasant tutorial in Reality 101, & it’s not over yet: she’ll probably lose the Clownhall gig & have others evaporate for her heresy against The Noble Cause … & is likely going to lose “friends” as well … & it’s not as if liberals are going to suddenly fall in love with her, either.
I don’t know..it didn’t take Arrianna too long…
J— said,
October 8, 2008 at 21:13
“My fellow prisoners”
Dude’s got serious issues.
max thunderfist, moonbat slayer said,
October 8, 2008 at 21:14
Oh hell yes. I can’t wait till after the election when David Axelrod makes Rich Davis punch his hand through a car window, then grabs his nose and goes “honk”. It will be the best episode of “Meet the Press” ever, I think I can safely say.
mmm...fadgey! said,
October 8, 2008 at 21:18
I was thinking she might go full John Cole as well, Brad.
As I said somewhere else. There is always room for redemption.
gainsayer said,
October 8, 2008 at 21:28
My secret Chilli ingredient is chocolate.
I prefer T-Boz and her various secret ingredients.
Joshua said,
October 8, 2008 at 21:37
One of them blames it on KP’s “vagina envy”.
This is a central part of the Palin Feminism Movement. Any woman that complains about her is just jealous.
David said,
October 8, 2008 at 21:41
Even if K-Po is attempting a conversion to our side, I think I speak for many of us when I whip out the Palin and say thanks, but no thanks.
Eh, let’s see if she actually has the guts (and willingness to admit her own horrible idiocy) to keep going with this. God knows if I’d been around for John Cole’s wingnut days I’d probably have said the same thing about him.
Grand Moff Texan said,
October 8, 2008 at 21:43
John McCain is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.
.
joel hanes said,
October 8, 2008 at 21:55
a touch of chocolate is very good in chili - gives a richness and mouth feel.
try adding a pinch or two of ground cinammon, too.
if you’re making north texas red, which contains only beef and peppers and chili powder and garlic and spices, you might like adding a couple tablespoons of a roux made from masa harina.
and if you’re making “gringo” hamburger-and-beans-and-onion chili for kids or midwesterners, a healthy squirt or four of tomato catsup will add sugar and vinegar in balance to provide the taste they expect.
Djur said,
October 8, 2008 at 21:59
I dunno. Parker has always been so fucking venomous. My assumption is that she’s pulling a (Peggy) Noonan.
FlipYrWhig said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:07
What don’t we know about Cilantro?
According to a non-partisan analysis by The Herbalist Journal, it also goes by the name of ‘Coriander’.
It may be used in Joe Sixpack’s All-American favorites, like chili, but also occurs commonly in Mexican and Middle Eastern cuisine.
What else is “Cilantro” trying to hide?
Can we afford to find out?
Ken Lowery said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:08
Djur: Yeah, but she already told Palin to step down. That’s TWO Noonans, and she did them on purpose, not when she thought cameras had stopped rolling.
Fozzetti said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:19
It’s nice when the rabid tiger starts to purr, and wants to cuddle…but don’t do it!
Left Eye said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:19
My secret ingredient will run you off the road!
zeppo said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:20
I’m wondering if any other wingnut got their eyes opened a bit with those catcalls of “terrorist!” and “Kill him!” at Tina Fey’s… I mean, Palin’s rallies the other day. This sounds very close to getting out of hand.
I just saw something about McCain’s camp dropping the Ayers attack mode. I wonder if those brownshirts had anything to do with it?
It is amazing, tho, isn’t it, what it takes for some people to have that light bulb over their heads get illuminated. “Jeez, I’M getting hate mail! That isn’t supposed to happen!”
JollyRoger said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:21
The Klanservative wingtard cheerleader, Caribou Barbie, is “speaking in tongues” to convey a very important message to the wingtard faithful. Obama is BLACK!!! He isn’t “like us!!!” He’s SCARY because he’s BLACK!!!
Sarahpoleon is almost an unabashed racist. She has made that clear for a long time now. And that’s precisely why Klanservative mouthpieces like “Oxy Moron” Limbaugh pushed so hard to get her on the ticket.
Rip rappin' Bob Owens said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:28
Yo yo yo sadly no I say yo yo yo sadly no wazzzzzzzup confederate yeezy in the heezy if ya feels me
Bill Ayers be droppin bombs on ya nuff to make me say Hussein O-bomb-a if ya feels it lemme hear ya say O-bomb-a oh yeaaaah terrorizin the the policizin of the heez fo sheez lemme feels ya
Ken said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:28
And so another authoritarian follower learns what happens when you break ranks with the other Authoritarian followers.
Authoritarian followers want to belong, and being part of their in-group means a lot to them. Loyalty to that group ranks among the highest virtues, and members of the group who question its leaders or beliefs can quickly be seen as traitors.
g said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:31
My secret Chili ingredient is chiles.
jim said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:32
What’s relevant is motive. Cole & Huffington “converted” when they realized their ideology was shite, & that many of its champions were & are extremist ghouls … whereas Ms. Parker seems to want Palin out because she’ll hurt the long-term game-plan for teh Grand Crusade O’ Conservativez, which is a wee bit different.
What’d be ironic is if her own former compadres generate said “conversion” with their ongoing chronic malice. I also suspect a LOT of current wingnuts will miraculously “see the light” & abandon The Dark Side circa December, as their neocon-kneepad-jockey meal-ticket shows symptoms of evaporation, knowing that they can pimp the same old swill with new “Sensible Liberal” terms (cut-&-paste political MadLibs) & at least some low-information readers will lap it up.
It’s not like he wasn’t warned.
Him & Palin both have the same bug cropping up: that’s what happens when you buy your neural implants from Radio Shack! Never scrimp on the important stuff. Cheap-ass CIA!
buskertype said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:35
OT:
Holy shit, intrade has Obama beating McCain by 52 points today.
PeeJ said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:38
Obligatory fix.
PeeJ said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:41
re: intrade
Holy shit is right. Obama is up 10 and McPOW is down 10 FROM THIS MORNING!
Which is perfectly understandable given that McPOW won the debate so decisively.
Rugged in Montana said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:43
My secret ingredient for chili are these little mushrooms I find out on the Montana woods. Although they make me feel a little dizzy, they seem to repel the massive flocks of rabid pelicans that regularly blot out the sky here…
Candy said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:44
If Kathleen would come over to the Sane Side, I guess I’d be able to accept her more easily than some. I think she’s at least kind of tough in a grownup way, which is more than you can say for snakes like Coulter and Malkin who talk tough but don’t have the guts to run their mouths without backup.
Doofus said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:46
Could Kathleen Parker be having her Terri Schiavo moment?
She’s thirsty?
Candy said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:46
Rugged, could you send me some of that ’shroom chili? I’d like to try it. Hey, maybe you could add some wild morning glory or wood rose seeds to it as well, give it a little extra zip?
My secret ingredient is about a half a cup of really hot picante sauce. If you’re not sweating, it ain’t hot enough.
Orange Tom said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:47
Obama is up 10 and McPOW is down 10 FROM THIS MORNING!
Well, Obama needs to have at least a 20 point lead nation-wide on election day to keep from being Diebolded.
Dreamweasel said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:48
I’m partial to “Mooselini” myself.
J— said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:48
Correct me if I’m wrong, but my impression is that Cole and Huffington were never far right on social issues (nor was, to push things back a ways, Joan Didion, another who moved over politically). I don’t see Parker the same way. She’s still going to peddle her loony, reactionary, patronizing family drivel regardless of her dissatisfaction with the way the GOP is currently carrying out its national propaganda campaign.
Rugged in Montana said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:53
Rugged, could you send me some of that ’shroom chili? I’d like to try it. Hey, maybe you could add some wild morning glory or wood rose seeds to it as well, give it a little extra zip?
Sure, I’d be happy to, DEMON-crat. Just send a self addressed envelope to:
Rugged (aka Cecil Smallpecker)
c/o The Blood Clot Bar & Tavern
Butte, Montana
The Heartland, USA of America
mmm...fadgey! said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:54
Those funny ’shrooms grow like weeds out here. I’ll show you where to get ‘em, Candy.
mmm...fadgey! said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:55
Rugged really is the best strawtroll around these parts, methinks.
Ya think?
GREENMAN! said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:56
*TOTALLY BEANS FADGEY IN THE FACE WITH A VOLLEYBALL*
Candy said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:57
She’s still going to peddle her loony, reactionary, patronizing family drivel regardless of her dissatisfaction with the way the GOP is currently carrying out its national propaganda campaign.
Yeah, I think you’re right about that. She always struck me as a woman who could have benefited from some really competent therapy. Daddy Issues worthy of the name. I don’t know if I’d say it was a “creepy” vibe, but I always thought there was something sort of touching and quite sad about her columns.when she used to appear in our local rag in the late 80s-early 90s. They haven’t carried her in ages and the only time I bump into her drivel is on Sadly.
Candy said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:58
Those funny ’shrooms grow like weeds out here. I’ll show you where to get ‘em, Candy.
Awright!
Yes, Rugged is a jewel of his kind.
MaineMan said,
October 8, 2008 at 22:59
Completely OT, but I noticed that one of today’s biggest losers in the ongoing DOW slump was Stewart Enterprises which “provides funeral and cemetery products and services for death care industry in the United States.”
Apparently they lost the pending KBR contract when Cheney decided it would be simpler to just go the mass grave route during the upcoming “Festival of Martial Law”.
However, Caterpillar was one of today’s big winners as its stock soared on KBR’s purchase of a huge new fleet of front-end loaders.
Candy said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:01
Sure, I’d be happy to, DEMON-crat. Just send a self addressed envelope to
Thanks, Rugged, but maybe you’d better ship them to me by biker courier. Might not want to ship via US of A mail, if ya know what I mean! You don’t want those black helicopters flying over your bunker again.
mmm...fadgey! said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:02
Ouch! What was that for, Greenie?
Euripedes said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:03
My favourite quote from clownhall;
”
MAGOO/HOGG ‘08!
Euripides said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:05
also, I can’t spell my own name, which is central to my point.
Lawnguylander said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:07
According to a non-partisan analysis by The Herbalist Journal, it also goes by the name of ‘Coriander’.
Whigger, please. The Herbalist Journal is totally in the tank for cilantro and is deliberately trying to confuse you. Yes, the yummy coriander seeds that are used in curries and masala are from the same plant as the nasty, stinky cilantro leaves that some assholes put in their chili, pad thai, whathaveyou. But you can’t hold the seeds responsible for that when it’s the leaves what cause so much unrest.
Orange Tom said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:35
The Herbalist Journal is totally in the tank for cilantro and is deliberately trying to confuse you
Mmmmmmm………Cilantro and fresh ginger with sweet chili sauce on braised tofu!
Gotta make that tonight.
mmm...fadgey! said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:42
I’m with Lawnie.
Cilantro is not right. It is like McCain to Basil’s Obama.
Corriander, however, is delectable.
mikey's publicist said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:47
Ladies and Gentlemen, mikey has issued a formal statement regarding this ongoing Cilantro controversy.
mikey believes that while, unlike Brussels Sprouts, Cilantro is actually an edible food product, people of good will, not to mention of varying culinary predilections can differ on it’s appropriateness in any particular dish.
But, ladies and gentlemen, you have to ask another question:
What would a fish taco be without Cilantro? Indeed, as that guy on his lawn pointed out so disparagingly, a Pad Thai? How would you approach a deviled egg, a Salsa Fresca, a caprese salad that was not redolent of that tangy cousin to parsley, cilantro?
mikey merely wonders what a person’s world must be like if it is a world without cilantro. And what would motivate someone to go on living in that world.
That is the totality of mikey’s position on cilantro, and it is not negotiable.
Later in the week, mikey promises to regale us all with the story of how he was beaten nearly to death by a tricycle one summer afternoon in a small bar on Highway 50…
Orange Tom said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:50
A nine course breakfast:
http://www.mnftiu.cc/2008/10/08/the-economic-situation/
Jas said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:52
To leverage fadgey’s comparisons, I must be a Bob Barr fan. I don’t like either basil or cilantro. No, green leafy == bad, almost universally.
FlipYrWhig said,
October 8, 2008 at 23:56
Coriander, Cilantro… Pick a side, we’re at war! And I’ve got my eye on you, “Anise”… or is it “Fennel”?
Sockpuppet #47 said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:04
The green leaves are called Coriander, and the ground seeds are called Dhania. Both are essentials if you ask me.
joel hanes said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:06
parsley garnish considered harmful: discuss
SamFromUtah said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:08
A nine course breakfast:
I love the concept of Screamin’ Toast.
Loneoak said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:14
I’m a folksy sorta guy when it comes down to it. I curse fairly often and I grew up in the Midwest where we don’t change our slang every 5 minutes like the West Coast does. But I am at a loss as to what the fuck Mooseolini means here, which is incidentally her first ever interaction with the press corp on the campaign plane:
Now, maybe I need to go ask Mickey Kaus what the hell a goat rope is.
I’m sure it’s one of them metaphors that elitists like me don’t get (isn’t it elitist to use metaphors in the first place?), but it would be irresponsible not to speculate as to what the Palins do with goats and ropes.
J— said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:18
Ah, but everyone loves green onions.
your subconscience said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:23
Kernells are Go!
Indicted, indicted, indicted.
And you all thought it was gonna get dropped. Silly proggies.
Rightwingsnarkle said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:24
I’m also puzzled by that “goat rope” expression, but this one doesn’t need any translation:
Doggie style.
Heh, indeed.
FlipYrWhig said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:29
Maybe a “goat rope” is like a round-up, only of goats rather than cattle.
Or maybe Palin was misquoted, and she really said the inquiry has been kind of a zoetrope. That’s the kind of esoteric reference the kinda-mainstream-media would never expect!
OneMadClown said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:33
My only issue with the controversial Cilantro is that ever since the American discovery of Food, every damn meal I order at any restaurant seems to be covered in a bright green pile of it. I like a little bit (when recipe-appropriate), but too much and it’s like a mouth full of grass clippings.
WHY IS CILANTRO TAKING ALL OF THE HERB JOBS?
OneMan said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:36
“…her first ever interaction with the press corp[s]…”
Jesus Christ, every time I read a direct quote from Palin I just can’t believe she ever got anywhere in politics. Every fucking phrase coming out of her mouth is utter gibberish.
Why would anybody think that there’s some brilliant argument left on the cutting room floor from the Gibson / Couric interviews? What evidence has she ever given that she can put together three words that make any sense at all? What the fuck did McLame think she’d bring to the campaign? Tits and gams and godbothering do not a running mate make.
tbati said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:39
I’ve heard (and used) the expression “goat rodeo” to describe any sort of clusterfuckery. Maybe that’s where she was going…
justme said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:46
Well, it’s not a peniscopter, but it’ll do in a pinch.
Kathleen Parker said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:46
So, uhmm, can we be friends now guys?
SamFromUtah said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:49
So, uhmm, can we be friends now guys?
Retitle the column “Put the Condom Back On” and we’ll discuss it.
justme said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:52
Retitle the column“Put the Condom Back On” and we’ll discuss it.ftfy
Loneoak said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:55
Ughh, I am deeply embarrassed I wrote press corp rather than corps. At least I didn’t use core.
OneMadClown said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:55
I just read K-Pax’s column and its comment thread…fucking hell. I know in my withered black heart that she’s just reaping the whirlwind of morons that she and her ilk have helped create…but I think I actually almost feel bad for her…and I’m a rotten bastard, so nobody’s more surprised by this than me.
Loneoak said,
October 9, 2008 at 0:58
Could goat rope mean the rope that ties a bait goat to a stake? Like in Jurassic Park, when they fed a goat to the toothy jesus horse.
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
October 9, 2008 at 1:00
OneMadClown, I’ll feel sorry for her when I’m convinced she’s truly learned something.
Until then: Reap, you sow.
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
October 9, 2008 at 1:03
Goat rope.
Goat rape.
justme said,
October 9, 2008 at 1:11
Also, apparently, the unspecified “racial epithet” hurled at the sound dude at the Palin rally was “uppity negro”.
‘cuz, y’know, he had a job.
Mooser said,
October 9, 2008 at 1:29
I’m partial to “Mooselini” myself
Out of simple compassion for America’s largest ungulate ( the one, as Meredith Burgess says, the French trappers called “l’originale”) can we not associate Mooses with Palin, except insofar as we point out that they are the innocent victims of her blood-lust and cruelty? I’ve got enough on my mind as it is.
Bitter Scribe said,
October 9, 2008 at 1:43
The comments are pretty terrible, but there are some gems, like this one:
Go light with the reality-based commentary, Kath… it just won’t fly here!!!
Remember…
1) We are superior in thought and deed
2) We are horribly victimized by all the rest of those who aren’t superior to us in thought and deed…
Stick to the script please, you risk annoying us !!!
Snarlingly,
Conservative A. Lemming
Something tells me that guy doesn’t comment there much.
Rightwingsnarkle said,
October 9, 2008 at 1:57
Tits and gams and godbothering do not a running mate make.
But the wingnuts really think she’s swell.
aimai said,
October 9, 2008 at 2:23
give that woman some credit. Every one of those comments over at her own site is horrendous (except for conservative a. lemming, of course!) is an ugly attack on her. It has to take guts to go out on a limb like that with everyone baying for your blood. Wonder where this is going to take her and whether she’ll backslide just to get back in their grace and favor or whether, like Arianna (as one of them pointed out) she hasn’t had some epiphany that makes this a point of no return for her.
aimai
Lesley said,
October 9, 2008 at 2:49
Check the McFreudian slip
ACORN SUCKS said,
October 9, 2008 at 2:55
You liberals are a bunch of anti-American slimeballs. Your candidate is a leftwing supporter of terrorism who has the endorsement of Hamas, Mahmoud Ahmadenijad and Momar Quadaffi. Who’s next in the international hall of losers to endorse Obama? Osama bin Laden? Given all the terrorist groups that have endorsed Obama, not to mention the Workers World Party and Vladimir Putin, it wouldn’t surprise me one bit. With Obama’s endorsement by the international loser league he has lost instant credibility in the eyes of all sane patriotitc voters. You liberals go ahead now and continue to suck on your messiah’s cock.
atheist said,
October 9, 2008 at 2:57
What awesome comments:
.
Lesley said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:00
must-see youtube embellishment of McCain
Lesley said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:02
You liberals are a bunch of anti-American slimeballs. Your candidate is a leftwing supporter of terrorism who has the endorsement of Hamas, Mahmoud Ahmadenijad and Momar Quadaffi. Who’s next in the international hall of losers to endorse Obama?
Don’t forget Canadians, Germans, Italians, the British, the Scandinavians, the Dutch, oh heck…the whole world pretty much endorses Obama.
J— said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:08
Obama calls McCain on his bullshit and messes with his head.
From Charlie Gibson’s interview with Obama.
SamFromUtah said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:11
ACORN SUCKS said, gnarf gnarf gnarf
You hadn’t even heard of ACORN last week, had you?
tigrismus said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:13
Hey, sucks, if two of us suck our “messiah’s” cock would that bring about the second coming?
Holden Waite said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:15
“Supporter of Terrorism”
Um, I’m going to need your definition of the term “Terrorism” here. Because if “Terrorism” is what I understand it to be, nobody, even somebody who HATES the US would support it unless that person and his family didn’t actually LIVE here…
This is like the word “victory”. They get to throw it around, as long as they don’t actually have to say what it means…
J— said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:16
Have you all seen Google’s latest email feature, Mail Goggles? Is this a joke?
alec said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:19
Ah, message discipline. Osama bin Laden is boldened by Chicago existing; ACORN is designed to give birth to the Antichrist; tomorrow I expect they’ll be trying to taunt us because, unlike the American hero McCain, we’re capable of achieving an erection under our own power - the turgid liberal homos we are.
jim said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:21
America - a land of traitors & lunatics.
Love it or leave it, bitch.
SamFromUtah said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:25
This is like the word “victory”. They get to throw it around, as long as they don’t actually have to say what it means…
cf: liberal, conservative, freedom, democracy, values, support (of troops), communist, socialist, fascist, …
Leon Trotsky, Exile-in-Mexico said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:28
And Vladimir Putin used to be George Bush’s very special friend, whom he gazed longingly into the eyes of and saw his *choked up* soul!
But I guess now that he backed Obama, his soul really is the cold, dead-eyed KGB heart of Dr. Doom we liberals knew it was, huh?
MaineMan said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:28
. . . the whole world pretty much endorses Obama.
Actually, according to the international poll in The Economist, everybody but Macedonia and Georgia.
That’s the former Soviet Georgia. Apparently, Obama is now polling ahead of McCain in the one over here.
stryx said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:33
I thought she had already dealt with this back in ‘77 on Rumours:
Listen to the wind blow
Watch the sun rise
Run in the shadows
Damn your love
Damn your lies
And if
You dont love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain.
SamFromUtah said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:37
And Vladimir Putin used to be George Bush’s very special friend…
Don’t forget, Bush is probably officially a liberal these days.
Lou, Lou, the Dancing Panda said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:43
You liberals go ahead now and continue to suck on your messiah’s cock.
Hymns not doing it for you lately, ACORN? Needing some more, um, mystical intimacy?
Look, I know it’s hard to cheer for someone whose unscripted speech is one continuous series of verbal cakefarts, but please– save your repressed sexuality for your James Caviezel blow-on doll..
Lesley said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:46
Overheard today: Interesting how some people say that we consider Obama to be a divine savior when all we ever said was that he’s reasonable.
Nuclear Cop said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:46
Kathleen Parker has even lapsed into French. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em!
justme said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:47
J— said,
October 9, 2008 at 3:08
Wait, Gibson interviewed a candidate that can actually string three words together coherently? And didn’t “ambush” him? BLARRGH! HE’S IN THE TANK!!!
Oh, man. The rest is choice, too.
and about Ayers,
Oh, Snap. Somebody got told.
And as to “mail goggles…
Lol, “need it” = “drunk”.
A Different Jake H. said,
October 9, 2008 at 4:27
Joe Biden is on fire.
Electoral-vote.com is Obama 349 McCain 174 Ties 15.
Holden Waite said,
October 9, 2008 at 4:36
C’mon.
You REALLY don’t see it?
You really wanna ride this stupid game right to the bitter end?
Shit.
On the off chance that you’re just missing it, let me make it real clear for you.
The BEST you can hope for is that you’re collateral damage.
They don’t CARE about you. They aren’t in any way invested in your survival.
You are NOT on the radar.
I don’t know how to make it any clearer to you. John McCain’s health care plan includes taxing your insurance benefits. From a guy who NEVER met a tax he didn’t hate. Are you fucking goddam paying attention?
You are an endangered species. Obama gets who you are, and what you need, but he also gets that while americans will spend trillions on wars and occupations and nation building, americans WILL NOT spend a dime on americans.
Sure, I could go thru the history of how that happened, but the fact is it did, and we lose.
Obama is not the answer. WE are the answer. If it’s not politics, it’s civil war.
A friend asked me today “are we insurgents”?
I dunno.
We goddam better be. The alternative is the most horrifying slow death you can imagine. Know what? I’ve got neither family nor pets. You wanna go this route? You are selling out every promise you ever made.
Suck it up or shut up….
mikey
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
October 9, 2008 at 4:36
Finally, some helpful guidance on dealing with the crisis | Main
No liveblogging from me
07 Oct 2008 09:21 pm
I can’t concentrate on the debate; I’m too busy concentrating on drawing breath. Check out Culture11, Alex Massie, and Will Wilkinson for the finest in libertarian debate-blogging.
Don’t tug on super
manwoman’s cape, peeps. She’s gotta cold.A Different Jake H. said,
October 9, 2008 at 4:38
The McCain/Palin Mob.
PeeJ said,
October 9, 2008 at 4:39
ssluuurrrppp mmm nom nom slipsssssluuurp
What? I can’t hear you. I’m too busy sucking messiah cock.
Tasty!
Indiana McOhio said,
October 9, 2008 at 4:47
Obama will never succeed in garnering james’ support of electoral votes here in bret’s hartland. Those PUSSIES… Noonan, Parker, Cole, Klein and other gutless wingnuts to be named and slurred later, will regret the day that the Silent Majority was underestimated for the general election. And, might I say, that I greatly enjoyed “An American Carol” last weekend, chuckling immeasurably at the sight of a swarthy dude smacking a fat dude, followed by an army dude smacking the same fat dude. The High Concept!!!
bayville said,
October 9, 2008 at 4:47
More extreme funny on the horizon. The Powerline “sleuths” have a hot lead on Barry O the Socialist:
Can’t wait for Malkin, C-FedY, Stosh Kurtz and Roger L. Simon - with the help of Moses WHine - get to the bottom of this case.
Scooby! off to the Mystery Machine - pronto.
Cangrejero said,
October 9, 2008 at 4:48
Sorry to go OT, but Virgin Ben’s latest is too awesome.
Yes, he just attributed Obama’s popularity to the presence of loose co-eds willing to get abortions ala Jay in Dogma.
Cletus von Clausewitz said,
October 9, 2008 at 4:57
Off topic, but whatever made fuckin’ McCain fuckin’ think that taxing people’s fuckin’ health insurance premiums would fuckin’ be a winning fuckin’ strategy?
SamFromUtah said,
October 9, 2008 at 5:03
…but whatever made fuckin’ McCain fuckin’ think that taxing people’s fuckin’ health insurance premiums would fuckin’ be a winning fuckin’ strategy?
I think he was assuming no one would find out about that until it was too late. Muhuahahahahahaaaa!
excessive exclamation points said,
October 9, 2008 at 5:03
Yes!!! I am president of Democratic Socialists Of America…and Obamerica…and Kramerica!!! We gave $12.57 to Obama’s state senate campaign in 1996!!! We own his ass!!! Eat it, Small Businessmen Of Former-Merica!!!!
Rightwingsnarkle said,
October 9, 2008 at 5:35
The McCain/Palin Mob.
Yeah, that’s some seriously whacked-out shit.
I’m not just bothered that these people can vote. I’m very disturbed that they can reproduce.
An evolutionary biologist said,
October 9, 2008 at 5:45
I’m very disturbed that they can reproduce.
I have definitive proof that they can not, in fact, reproduce among their own kind. Their numbers are replenishable only through raiding warthog sounders. Also, goat litters.
henry lewis said,
October 9, 2008 at 6:36
Electoral-vote.com is Obama 349 McCain 174 Ties 15.
Honey, I shrunk the heartland.
FWIW said,
October 9, 2008 at 6:48
Jesus Christ was a community organizer. Pontius Pilate was a governor.
OneMan said,
October 9, 2008 at 6:51
“Your candidate is a leftwing supporter of terrorism who has the endorsement of Hamas, Mahmoud Ahmadenijad and Momar Quadaffi.”
Dude, didn’t you hear? al-Gaddafi (you’re welcome on the spelling correction, btw) is one of ours now!
Welcome to the 21st Century.
MaineMan said,
October 9, 2008 at 6:55
Goat rope.
Clusterfuck seems to be the most common synonym. Several different origin stories on teh Google, but the one that just sounds right to me:
Been there, done that, y’know?
ckc (not kc) said,
October 9, 2008 at 7:07
….beating the crap out of a goat for no reason
Oh, that brings back memories!…
Smut Clyde said,
October 9, 2008 at 8:07
…although “Unburning the cross” might fit too.
It’s time to put the vomit back inside the Abyssinian cat.
InsaneInTheCheneyBrain said,
October 9, 2008 at 8:52
Has anyone mentioned B-Rock “The Islamic Shock” yet?
Flavortext said,
October 9, 2008 at 9:23
Along the lines of Parker, David Frum is all like, hey dudes, chill:
And I’m all like, BWAHAHAHA. Enjoy your sinking ship, fucker.
atheist said,
October 9, 2008 at 10:40
from that Frum article
Holy crap, how could any sane person hope to lead the conservative movement? They’re so paranoid about sneaking “leftiness” that they think they see it in John McCain. And that’s from one of the more rational ones.
ohioans everywhere said,
October 9, 2008 at 10:54
Oh God. Pam’s vlogging again and, safe to say, it’s pretty racist.
lobbey said,
October 9, 2008 at 11:35
Sorry to go OT, but Virgin Ben’s latest is too awesome.
What a load of shit, BWWWWAAA, all these college students listen to their communist professors and go out and vote for Obama. Does he think US college campus’s are hotbeds of one party, Marxist thought. Aren’t universities, eh somewhere to go to exercise free thought, what a twat.
Gary Ruppert said,
October 9, 2008 at 12:03
The fact is, SHUT UP!
Dragon-King Wangchuck said,
October 9, 2008 at 12:07
It’s time to put the vomit back inside the Abyssinian cat.
Please don’t. That’s my secret chili ingredient.
Smut Clyde said,
October 9, 2008 at 12:13
“Virgin Ben’s latest is too awesome.
I’m sure the same holds true today. There are probably a lot of good-looking Obama students out there.”
If I were the one trying to encourage support for McCain, I like to think that I would come up with a better argument than “Good-looking and intelligent people seem to prefer Obama”.
My secret chili ingredient is
more chilibeer. Is there nothing it can’t do?Realist said,
October 9, 2008 at 12:53
Looks like a number of Parker’s male commenters took her to task using some variation on the old “get back in the kitchen, bitch” routine. Must be particularly galling for someone who’s made numerous comments along the lines of how the real feminists are all right-wingers.
Thlayli said,
October 9, 2008 at 13:00
KERNERS ARE GO!!!!!!1!!!1!!
Some Guy said,
October 9, 2008 at 13:30
Shorter Kathleen Parker, “Now I am become wingnut, the destroyer of reason.”
actor212 said,
October 9, 2008 at 14:42
Shorter Frum:
Like a lot of Republicans, I’ll be swallowing a great deal.
Fixed yer post.
MaineMan said,
October 9, 2008 at 14:56
. . . the presence of loose co-eds willing to get abortions . . .
Ahh! College life!
And people wonder why I’ve spent
sixseveneight years on my undergraduate studies.actor212 said,
October 9, 2008 at 15:51
HA! I was in for sixteen! :-P
SamFromUtah said,
October 9, 2008 at 16:03
It’s time to put the vomit back inside the Abyssinian cat.
There’s one advantage of having a dog - they take care of this sort of thing themselves.
angryflower said,
October 9, 2008 at 19:48
The column has been made to dissapear from ClownHall.
Comments off, not on the list of columns…
Gold.
Righteous Bubba said,
October 9, 2008 at 19:56
It still exists.
Mooser said,
October 9, 2008 at 21:45
Would you folks be embarrassed if I told you I loved you all? And in a real honorable intentions sort of way, too. I would marry Sadly, No! if I could. My wife would understand, she’d think it was big of me.
emmatx said,
October 9, 2008 at 22:15
i think this comment, from JD2008, is worth quoting in full:
just try to refute that logic, commie LIEbrul demoncrats!!!one!11!!!! I’ve always thought the line item veto is *exactly* like field dressing a moose.
JGabriel said,
October 9, 2008 at 23:37
Cangrejero:
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
.
Cangrejeros said,
October 10, 2008 at 2:39
Only because, unlike Ben, the rest of us wouldn’t give up our entire political persuasion for a tight t-shirt.
art rock said,
October 10, 2008 at 14:39
cilantro taste