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The Politics Of Dancing

by Tim F|  February 25, 200811:43 am| 33 Comments

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  1. 1.

    Jake

    February 25, 2008 at 11:50 am

    Bastards. You utter and complete bastards. That’s the way you want to play? Is it?

    [Goes in search of VoMD]

  2. 2.

    p.lukasiak

    February 25, 2008 at 11:56 am

    A suggestion:

    Rather than telling people that they have to vote Democratic regardless of the circumstances, why not tell people to feel free to cast “symbolic” votes in “safe” states in November regardless of whether they are red or blue.

    Since I live in Pennsylvania, which is a battleground state, I have to vote for whoever the Dem is. But I know I’d feel a lot better if I knew that Clinton supporters who have serious doubts about Obama were casting votes in non-battleground states. And I think that Obama supporters in battleground will feel the same way if Hillary is the nominee.

  3. 3.

    demimondian

    February 25, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    Well, Paul, since Washington State is sapphire blue, I’ll feel free to cast a protest vote if it’s called for in November.

  4. 4.

    Jake

    February 25, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    Commence Operation Infinite Ear Worm.

  5. 5.

    ThymeZone

    February 25, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    Again I request, for those of us who work or use computers where streams are blocked … could we have a one or two sentence description of the embedded object and its contents? I can’t see it.

    thanks.

  6. 6.

    p.lukasiak

    February 25, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    Well, Paul, since Washington State is sapphire blue

    Demi, Kerry won WA by 7.19 points in 2004. And while one certainly hopes that WA is sapphire blue by November, you can’t assume at this point in the cycle that it won’t be close again.

  7. 7.

    Tim F.

    February 25, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    could we have a one or two sentence description of the embedded object and its contents?

    Re-Flex, The Politics of Dancing.

  8. 8.

    demimondian

    February 25, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    WA 2004 was four years ago. Turnout was low, and the state Dem candidates were…uninspiring at best. By contrast, Republican turnout was amplified by the real belief that Dino Rossi could take the Governorship. He didn’t, in the end, and since then, the Washington Republican Party has imploded (and don’t just ask me, ask any of our WA residents), and may wind up losing its one promising moderate, our Secretary of State, if the Huckabee candidacy survives Texas next Tuesday.

  9. 9.

    Jon H

    February 25, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    “Rather than telling people that they have to vote Democratic regardless of the circumstances, why not tell people to feel free to cast “symbolic” votes in “safe” states in November regardless of whether they are red or blue.”

    Paul,

    There are no safe states.

  10. 10.

    demimondian

    February 25, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    Jake, you haven’t spoken to my recent publicization of The Irish Rovers singing The Unicorn Song.

    Ph33r my rad eerwurm skillz!

  11. 11.

    UnkyT

    February 25, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    State Sen. Chris ‘Douchbag’ Buttars’ latest idiocy

    This baby is black. It’s a dark, ugly thing,

  12. 12.

    Jake

    February 25, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    Ph33r my rad eerwurm skillz!

    Ow. SHit. Rrrrr! So it’s eerrumz of watery tragedies we’re tradin’ now is it?

  13. 13.

    demimondian

    February 25, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    I’ll see your Lightfoot, and raise you Makem and Clancy singing Stan Roger’s Mary Ellen Carter. (Sadly, there’s no video of Rogers singing this. His voice carried the chorus better.)

  14. 14.

    Jake

    February 25, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    May God forgive me.

  15. 15.

    demimondian

    February 25, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    Shatner’s LSD’s been done before, Jake. Try again.

  16. 16.

    demimondian

    February 25, 2008 at 1:45 pm

    Speaking of LSD, though…

  17. 17.

    Svensker

    February 25, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Speaking of dancing

  18. 18.

    Cain

    February 25, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Anybody listening to NPR “Talk of the Nation”? They are looking at the differences between Obama and Clinton. Illuminating..

    cain

  19. 19.

    p.lukasiak

    February 25, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    Paul,

    There are no safe states.

    Jon, if states like RI, NY, MA, and VT aren’t considered “safe” for Democrats by November (or ID, UT, MT, GA aren’t considered safe for the GOP by November) we are looking at a landslide for one party or another — in which case, every Obot who despises Hillary, and every Hillbot who despises Obama, can do whatever the hell they want, because it won’t make a difference in the winner in the electoral college.

  20. 20.

    The Other Steve

    February 25, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    Jon, if states like RI, NY, MA, and VT aren’t considered “safe” for Democrats by November (or ID, UT, MT, GA aren’t considered safe for the GOP by November) we are looking at a landslide for one party or another—in which case, every Obot who despises Hillary, and every Hillbot who despises Obama, can do whatever the hell they want, because it won’t make a difference in the winner in the electoral college.

    you know, you really need to stop hanging out at taylormarsh. The sheer hatred that is reinforced over there is damanging for the optimism.

  21. 21.

    Tony Alva

    February 25, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    Awful video, awful song. Bring back either Magma or cat blogging…

  22. 22.

    jake

    February 25, 2008 at 5:20 pm

    Complaints about human rights violations should be lodged against demi “Ear Wurm” mondian.

  23. 23.

    Krista

    February 25, 2008 at 5:55 pm

    The chorus of this song has been a total earworm for me since it was released.

    At least it’s a good song, though. So it could be worse.

  24. 24.

    jake

    February 25, 2008 at 6:21 pm

    Verily, that song is so lacking the requisite amount suck I must add it to Pandora. Tnx

    And you can see our very own Birdzilla at 1.52

  25. 25.

    Krista

    February 25, 2008 at 6:39 pm

    Ha! I didn’t notice that. Yeah, that band is pretty awesome. But I’ve now fallen victim again to my own earworm, damnit.

  26. 26.

    jake

    February 25, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    But I’ve now fallen victim again to my own earworm, damnit.

    Allow me to chase that little feller right out.

  27. 27.

    skippy

    February 25, 2008 at 8:19 pm

    i’m an old man, this is my idea of an earworm…

  28. 28.

    demimondian

    February 25, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    Feh. You guys ain’t got nottin. This, now, is really warped.

  29. 29.

    over it

    February 26, 2008 at 12:04 am

    Alice?……

    (a great drunken earworm)

  30. 30.

    JC

    February 26, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    This is garbage. It’s a perfect type of garbage, in the sense it takes itself seriously.

    But “politics of dancing”, with the most droll singer in the world – stuck to a bad disco beat?

    Wow – just bad.

  31. 31.

    Steven Hawkins

    February 27, 2008 at 10:04 am

    only a fool would continue when the voice calls me further into the darkness

    “come young warrior come”

    oh no!!!!! a fool i be

  32. 32.

    MFA

    February 27, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    I swear that’s Michael Medved with the ‘stache.

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