Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
by John Cole| 23 Comments
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I got some more fan mail today:
John,
Been a long time. See you are still an ARA – ardent republican a..hole. If Satan were running on the republican ticket and God on the Democrat – who would you vote for?
ed nugent
marietta, ohp.s. – still don’t think it was about the oil?
I feel all gushy inside.
BTW- I would vote libertarian, given those choices.
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Arrogant Dems
Take a look at this one. Over at the Baloon Juice guy’s site someone e-mailed him this witty little line. John, Been a long time. See you are still an ARA – ardent republican a..hole. If Satan were running on…
Miller’s Twelve Pack…
It’s Friday, so that means it must be time for the Twelve Pack. There were so many good posts to choose from it was tough to narrow it down to just 12 (plus the Shot) so with out further delay, here we go.
Guipo
–p.s. – still don’t think it was about the oil?–
uhhhh if it was, why the hell am I paying 2.15 cents a gallon?
JPS
‘Cause Bush is an idiot and he fucked up his oil grab, Guipo! Jeez, aren’t you paying attention?
[For the record, I am kidding. I add this because I know lots of people who would offer that response in all seriousness.]
Rick
“If Satan were running on the republican ticket and God on the Democrat…”
In such an instance of reversal of usual form, I might well give my vote to the Democrat.
Cordially…
HH
Too bad it wasn’t Ted…
NaturallyTannedConservative
Where exactly is that oil? At the price I’m paying I’d like to see it!
Guipo
I dont think GOD would run on democrat, since then he would be in government. If god was a democrat, he’d have to admit he didnt exist, and then the universe would disappear. That would be bad. So God would run as a republican, I think.
Guipo
Francis W. Porretto
God would never run on the Democratic ticket, nor would the Democrats nominate Him. He’s pro-life.
Tongue Boy
“p.s. – still don’t think it was about the oil?”
Mr. Nugent has a point. The French resisted the enforcement of UN resolutions regarding Saddam Hussein’s continued violation of the terms of the 1991 truce that ended the first Gulf War because they were afraid they would lose all those yummy oil contracts.
So Mr. Nugent was right: the war *was* all about oil — at least for one country.
Yutz…
keith edge
my question is, who would the Libertarians run in such an unholy election? Since we’re talking deities, I’m thinking they’re running Tom Selleck.
Ken Hahn
The closest to God the Democrats will get is Kerry, who thinks he’s God.
Kimmitt
Yeah, so far as I can tell, we’re at “Democrats run this essentially qualified but thoroughly uninspiring guy, while Republicans run Satan” right now.
Slartibartfast
Satan? And you wonder why your judgement is so frequently questioned, here?
Rick
Frequently? Pshaw! Just once, and that continuously.
Cordially…
Kimmitt
The War on Metaphor continues.
Slartibartfast
“The War on Metaphor continues.”
Oh, please. I never metaphor I didn’t like.
Seriously, there’s something in the definition of metaphor, like “…in order to suggest comparison or analogy…” that doesn’t quite fit your insistence that it’s ordinary metaphor. Maybe you could resort to the “part of the political give-and-take” tactic, and then I could reuse it in return? I’d think that sort of recycling might appeal to you.
hln
Give the guy some credit; he knows proper use of the subjunctive.
hln
Sweet Lou
Didn’t P.J. O’Rourke say that God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat?
Al Maviva
I “broke up” with a very liberal Dem friend about six weeks ago. She kept on insisting that the war in Iraq was all about the oil. Then I sent her one of the first stories on the France oil deals pending, if the war was averted; and the list of people who received oil-for-food money as bakshish. I also apologized, and admitted she was right. This brought a very nasty “don’t ever talk to me again” email. Fair enough – but I had no idea that simple political truth could freak somebody out that badly.
triticale
I don’t question Kimmet’s judgement. He argues rationally and civilly from a flawed set of premises. I’ve even agreed with him a couple of times on tangential issues, and wish him and his wife all the best.
CadillaqJaq
Al Maviva:
Truth in today’s political circles is only what fits into one’s current agenda… veracity means nothing.
Pitiful.
Slartibartfast
Let me be clear: I have absolutely no problem with Kimmitt, other than that his loathing for Bush distracts him in much the same way that any random odor distracts my beagle.
It’s not enough to keep me from buying him a beer, but it’s enough to keep me chastising him from time to time.