Comments on: Stop Hillary, Or WorldNetDaily Gets It!

By: Kanga

Kanga — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:25:46 +0000

Thorlac: I’m EXTREMELY tired of the addition of “-gate” as shorthand for “scandal”.

Ah yes, perhaps the greatest scandal of our time. I like to call it “Punditgate”…

By: Hysterical Woman

Hysterical Woman — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 01:45:20 +0000

If Clinton was such a bad-ass dictator, why did he peacefully give up his power to Bush? Heck, with the election problems he could have taken power. Worse dictator ever.

By: Killer

Killer — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 00:49:44 +0000

The reason Cattlegate never gained traction is that this is the way many “insiders” start thier wealth accumilation. one shot, and build a nest egg to grow legitimatly over time. At the time there was talk about how daschle had done it, too. Then silence as the press realized that any politician that started out less than “rich by living off interest” had done a similar thing.

By: Mojo

Mojo — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 22:54:55 +0000

Thorlac wrote I don’t remember Cattlegate.
There actually was something behind that one. Back in the late 70s, Hillary did some trading in cattle futures and made a ton of money (over $100,00 in less than two years). There were some irregularities involved. It boiled down to somebody else taking the risk and Hillary taking the profits. It faded away because there was no proof that the Clintons had committed any crimes, Bill wasn’t involved, and they had juicier imaginary scandals to chase. But it certainly looked to me like an attempt by the trader to buy influence and Hillary’s willingness to take the money without asking obvious questions doesn’t sit well with me. (“My investment yielded 600% profit in a day? Sounds reasonable.”) It’s not as blatant as the financial bailouts of Bush’s failed businesses, but it’s pretty unsavory.

By: parsec

parsec — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 13:52:39 +0000

Not bad. But for more subtlety and veracity I prefer “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 10:07:47 +0000

It's fantastically obvious that all the attempts at labeling things with -gate are transparent attempts to wreak revenge for the "wronging" of Nixon. Joe Conason, to name one, had a good column about this. And speaking of Salon, here's an article on Bush's 34 scandals.

By: John Johnson

John Johnson — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 08:14:28 +0000

I guess it isn’t Nixon’s fault that the hotel was named Watergate. I think the -gate suffix got out of hand when the media and talk show hosts opposed to Clinton started saying a bunch of words ending in -gate to imply that all Clinton did was participate in scandals.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 07:46:03 +0000

Thorlac, you don’t have Dick Nixon to smack around anymore.

I’m sorry, I had to make that joke.

By: Kevin Hayden

Kevin Hayden — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 07:39:00 +0000

Count the convictions in every administration from Nixon on. Clinton might have been the cleanest, which is durn good for the most investigated man in history.

By: Thorlac

Thorlac — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 06:41:53 +0000

Gavin Smackgate! No, you get an exemption.

By: Gavin M.

Gavin M. — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 06:30:41 +0000

It might be a Pastor-Swank Stashgate!

By: suburban refugee

suburban refugee — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 06:21:51 +0000

Farah really needs to stop stealing Pastor Swank’s stash. That’s some crazy shit, and few men can combat the ganja-demons within.

By: Thorlac

Thorlac — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 05:23:51 +0000

Nixon? Not good enough. He and his merry band of criminals may have started it with the Watergate break-in, but they aren’t responsible for the complete lack of creativity evidenced by every bonehead headline writer or newscast flunky who tacks the “gate” suffix onto every little weewee pulling episode that pops up in local or national politics. The sad, stupid practice continues even today.

Besides, I don’t want to touch RMN’s icky dessicated flesh.

By: Brad R.

Brad R. — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 05:08:43 +0000

Is Farah still giving out mustache rides?

Nope. Clinton put out an executive order to stop them.

By: Hemlock Echo

Hemlock Echo — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 05:03:46 +0000

Is Farah still giving out mustache rides?

By: John Johnson

John Johnson — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 05:01:28 +0000

Nixon.

By: Thorlac

Thorlac — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 04:52:54 +0000

I don’t remember Cattlegate. Isn’t that the route the cows use to come home?

BTW, I’m EXTREMELY tired of the addition of “-gate” as shorthand for “scandal”. So, who can I smack around regarding this matter? I’m hoping to turn this into a career.

By: yagi

yagi — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 04:46:42 +0000

I had that Onion article outside my office door at work for three years. Over time, it simply became truer and truer, to the point where it was no longer satire but simply accurate reporting.

By: Yosef

Yosef — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 04:41:25 +0000

He forgot about the pot-smoking!!!! Bill smoked pot once and Hillary probably lit the joint!!! Burn her!!!!!

By: Brad R.

Brad R. — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 04:34:05 +0000

For some reason that made me think of The Onion’s headline about Bush: “Our National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Over”

How bloody prophetic was that?