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You are here: Home / Pet Blogging / Cat Blogging / I Feel Dumber Having Watched This Video

I Feel Dumber Having Watched This Video

by John Cole|  October 10, 20082:29 pm| 60 Comments

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Proceed at your own peril to watch this, which can only be described as concentrated moron. At the very least, when recording a video of yourself discussing things, you should try to be minimally informed about the topics at hand. For example, you will never see or hear a videotape or audiotape of me discussing theoretical physics and string theory.

Since it is Friday, another pet:

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  1. 1.

    LiberalTarian

    October 10, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    Um. Ew. Uh, nice kitty. Yeah, that’s what I meant.

    There is some charm there, but uh, still.

  2. 2.

    Stooleo

    October 10, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    Yeargh! what the heck is that?

  3. 3.

    Zifnab

    October 10, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Oh sweet Mary mother of God. I think large portions of my brain are trying to commit suicide. Where’s the booze?

  4. 4.

    Punchy

    October 10, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    OT:

    Market just went from -550 to +300 in about 20 minutes. I dare you to find me a bigger swing in that time frame ever.

    Shit is just wacky.

    Ok, back to pussy pics and just plain pussies on vid.

  5. 5.

    Perry Como

    October 10, 2008 at 2:43 pm

    Who says the Republican party isn’t diverse? It has bald white guys and white guys with bad haircuts!

  6. 6.

    CIRCVS MAXIMVS MMVIII

    October 10, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    Cute hairless cat, who owns it?

    I think God does in fact have a sense of humor to create such a creature (and I think they’re cool too!)

  7. 7.

    les

    October 10, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    What’s with the naked mole man picture–and after you said to look at my peril, too. Eewww.

    Now, the link–ok, never mind.

  8. 8.

    The Moar You Know

    October 10, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    I ain’t watching that. I just had my appendix out and I just can’t handle the guaranteed cubic fuckton of stupidity contained in that video file.

    Moar kitty pictures is good. I like the hairless felines, myself.

    This is good: N.Y. county sends out absentee ballots listing Barack ‘Osama’

    Typo my ass. These people have no shame. Zero.

  9. 9.

    Comrade Peter J

    October 10, 2008 at 2:52 pm

    The GOP has a problem with intellectuals. It shows.

    Also, read this post by Sean over at 538, there’s more stupidity.

  10. 10.

    Dan

    October 10, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    I am curious as to why the McCain camp isn’t playing the terror card – as in – we’re going to get hit again, Al Quada, elevating the Homeland Security to blazing red.

  11. 11.

    cleek

    October 10, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    listen to two Republicanist shitstains ramble on for ten minutes? not a fucking chance.

  12. 12.

    w vincentz

    October 10, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    @Dan:
    Buddy, they are playing the "terror card". That’s all they have.
    Their recent rants may have inspired some loonies to commit despicable acts.
    Get ready, this isn’t over yet.

  13. 13.

    Napoleon

    October 10, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    Proceed at your own peril to watch this, which can only be described as concentrated moron.

    Glad I watched that. I am sitting here trying to get my absentee Ohio ballot to the mail room so that it goes out tonight and now I know I am too late.

    What morons.

  14. 14.

    The Moar You Know

    October 10, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    I am curious as to why the McCain camp isn’t playing the terror card – as in – we’re going to get hit again, Al Quada, elevating the Homeland Security to blazing red.

    No one would believe them at this point. They’ve gone to that well once too often.

  15. 15.

    Zuzu's Petals

    October 10, 2008 at 3:01 pm

    Interesting…Pandangon comments say that lots of people in Ohio are under the impression that early voting stopped on October 6, which was actually the last day to register.

    So if anybody’s doing any phonebanking or canvassing for Ohio, I guess it’s good to get the word out that early voting is still going on … until November 3.

  16. 16.

    Dan

    October 10, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    they are playing the "terror card".

    No, no, not Ayers. The tried and true Bush and Cheney, elect him and you’re gonna die terror card. Not the one where the candidate pals around with a single home-grown hippy bomb thrower. The one where the Al Quadas are going to blow up dirty bombs in the shopping malls at Christmas.

  17. 17.

    Zuzu's Petals

    October 10, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    @Napoleon:

    Hey hi Napoleon –

    I found out that I will be an outside poll observer in Franklin County.

    Any insights on the area? I know it’s a blue county, with a pretty good early turnout, but other than that … ?

    Thanks.

  18. 18.

    Paul L.

    October 10, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Proceed at your own peril to watch this, which can only be described as concentrated moron

    Afterwards enjoy some of Pandagon’s Amanda Marcotte concentrated stupid.

  19. 19.

    D. Mason

    October 10, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    elevating the Homeland Security to blazing red

    Does anyone even know what the terror alert level is these days? Wasn’t it perma-orange for so long that people forgot about it?

  20. 20.

    drunken hausfrau

    October 10, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    May I say, sir, that you have been truly "ON" today — exceptional posting. But this post destroyed more brain cells than my nightly Manhattan made with Maker’s Mark, followed by wine. How dare they impinge on my alcoholic destruction?

  21. 21.

    Napoleon

    October 10, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    By the way, note I live in Ohio’s most populated (and most Democratic) county, and even taking that into account a disproportionate amount of the new registrations are in this county, and I just got my absentee ballot yesterday. They are clueless if they are relying on returns to date as somehow showing people are not voting.

  22. 22.

    gbear

    October 10, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    Well now I know what I’d look like if I woke up tomorrow as a cat.

  23. 23.

    w vincentz

    October 10, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    @Dan:
    You’ve got that right, buddy.
    Don’t worry about bombs in malls. Nobody will be shopping.

  24. 24.

    NonyNony

    October 10, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    @Zuzu’s Petals:

    Where in Franklin County (if you’re allowed to say, of course)? Parts of it are blue, parts of it are red (which is partially how we ended up with Deb Pryce in my district – dagnabit). Parts of it are very urban, parts suburban and at least on the north side it can get a bit ex-urban.

  25. 25.

    Dennis - SGMM

    October 10, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    Does anyone even know what the terror alert level is these days?

    Some terrorists. OBL didn’t even have the nerve to threaten "Give me $750 billion or the US economy gets it!"

  26. 26.

    gex

    October 10, 2008 at 3:23 pm

    How the hell can the ‘Osama’ ballot be a typo? The S and the B are nowhere near each other on the keyboard. If you are going to lie, chose a plausible lie. That’s just utter bullshit, and it is unbecoming of government officials. You are running an election in the USA. Put away your party label and do your goddamn job like a professional. Quit with the juvenile crap.

  27. 27.

    w vincentz

    October 10, 2008 at 3:23 pm

    Thanks for reminding me, Dennis.
    Where IS Ashcroft now that we really need him?
    Oh the fear………!

  28. 28.

    Zuzu's Petals

    October 10, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    @NonyNony:

    Well, it was the regional voter protection coordinator for northern Franklin Co. who contacted me, and the training is in Columbus, so …

    I didn’t realize the whole county wasn’t blue. How obvious is it I’m from out of state (California) ?

    I have figured out that I should pack sweaters.

  29. 29.

    jibeaux

    October 10, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    Someone might have steered you to this before, but it’s sweet and pet-related.

  30. 30.

    DonkeyKong

    October 10, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Ann Coulter sans makeup.

  31. 31.

    The Moar You Know

    October 10, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Does anyone even know what the terror alert level is these days?

    Negro.

  32. 32.

    gex

    October 10, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    Oh, and the reason we’re not getting the "elect the Democrat and Al Qaeda will attack us" argument is because that doesn’t play with the strategy of acting as though Obama is an agent of Al Qaeda.

    Viagra.

    My attempt to "delete" my post.

  33. 33.

    Zuzu's Petals

    October 10, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    @DonkeyKong:

    My favorite, via Darrel Hammond as Chris Matthews:

    "Ann Coulter, a kneecap with hair."

  34. 34.

    The Moar You Know

    October 10, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    Put away your party label and do your goddamn job like a professional.

    You’d think that requiring those who oversee elections to be nonpartisan would be a given. Sadly, it’s anything but.

  35. 35.

    Napoleon

    October 10, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    I found out that I will be an outside poll observer in Franklin County.

    Any insights on the area? I know it’s a blue county, with a pretty good early turnout, but other than that … ?

    Columbus is the worlds biggest cowtown (well, we like to say that in Cleveland).

    I have a hard time thinking of it as a blue county, since traditionally it is not, but it did go for Kerry by something like 1%, and it looks like we have a real good congressional pick up opportunity. Economy is very balanced, with it not being as industrial as Clev/Akron/Toledo areas (the state government and the countries largest university are located there). Even though Columbus is the state’s largest city essentially the city includes may parts which in other metro areas would be suburbs, and so its only the 3rd largest metro area in the state (Cleveland metro is maybe 3m, Cinci metro maybe 2m and C-bus metro maybe 1.5m). It has some intercity areas to it but of any metroarea in the state it is the closest to a post industrial metropolitan area. Trust me, if your coming to Ohio you could have really drawn some worse assigments (like Dayton or my childhood home of Youngstown).

    Good luck!

  36. 36.

    Kilkee

    October 10, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    The Moar You Know

    Does anyone even know what the terror alert level is these days?

    Negro.

    Bingo! We have a winner; thank you all for playing….

  37. 37.

    Martin

    October 10, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    I am curious as to why the McCain camp isn’t playing the terror card – as in – we’re going to get hit again, Al Quada, elevating the Homeland Security to blazing red.

    McCain and bin Laden are still playing phone tag over the timing of his announcement.

  38. 38.

    Zuzu's Petals

    October 10, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    @Napoleon:

    Thanks!

  39. 39.

    Napoleon

    October 10, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    Well, it was the regional voter protection coordinator for northern Franklin Co. who contacted me, and the training is in Columbus,

    I think the northern part of the county (particularly outside the highway belt) is the wealthiest section of the county.

  40. 40.

    Stuck in the Funhouse

    October 10, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    elevating the Homeland Security to blazing red.

    Maybe because Red is also the color of Shame.

  41. 41.

    TheFountainHead

    October 10, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    Hey, where’d you get that picture of McCain’s mother?

    /asshole

  42. 42.

    Xanthippas

    October 10, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    For example, you will never see or hear a videotape or audiotape of me discussing theoretical physics and string theory.

    I won’t watch the video you link to but I would watch that, at least for the amusement value.

  43. 43.

    YellowJournalism

    October 10, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    That cat’s too cute to be Ann Coulter.

    Ugh. I just read an opinion letter from my hometown newspaper that simultaneously compared Obama to Castro, terrorists, and the anti-christ all in one paragraph without mentioning any of the three specifically.

  44. 44.

    Josh Huaco

    October 10, 2008 at 3:45 pm

    @Punchy: Damn it you beat me to the shaved pussy joke.

  45. 45.

    Tim in SF

    October 10, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    I just love those Sphinx cats. So creepy looking and yet still cute.

  46. 46.

    Zuzu's Petals

    October 10, 2008 at 3:47 pm

    I think the northern part of the county (particularly outside the highway belt) is the wealthiest section of the county.

    Ah well, the rich deserve to have their votes protected too !

  47. 47.

    Napoleon

    October 10, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    By the way Zuzu, Franklin County seems to me just the type of place demographically that is going to be what swings this country to majority Democratic. A little more educated, professional type people may work there then other places in Ohio. I think similar groups which appear to have or about to swing from Rep to Dem are found in the Philly suburbs and some other similar areas that gave the Dems many pickups in 06 and look like they may deliver some pickup opportunities this time around. Also note Ohio State (with something like 250,000 students) is in that county.

  48. 48.

    Bill H

    October 10, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    Also, read this post by Sean over at 538, there’s more stupidity.

    What language was that written in? Can someone interpret it for me? Is it good for Obama or bad? The graphics on the left looked good for Obama, but the post made no sense to me at all.

  49. 49.

    Anne Laurie

    October 10, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    "Does anyone even know what the terror alert level is these days?"
    …
    Negro.

    Post of the Day… heck, Post of the (Rethug) Week!

  50. 50.

    Kevin K.

    October 10, 2008 at 4:39 pm

    Blog post title I wish I’d written: "The Corner Is A Giant Canister Of Fucking Stupid"

    And who knew Jim Geraghty looked like a chubby, unkempt version of Rich "Little Starbursts" Lowry?

  51. 51.

    mantis

    October 10, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    Lucky you, John:

    Palin schedules bus tour of West Virginia

  52. 52.

    comrade sparky

    October 10, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    @The Moar You Know: may i just say, Your Excellency:
    alsome. just alsome.

  53. 53.

    Laura W

    October 10, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    For the Sphynx lovers in the room, here’s a blog for you.
    The owners ("persons" in cat blog land) are Canadians living in Germany. He is in the Canadian army (I think? Do they have an army?) and is allergic to cat fur so they have two Sphynx. And in case they somehow find me here and trace me back to me…I’ll simply say that the woman seems to truly enjoy taking numerous photos of her cats in a myriad of positions and expressions, along with all of their body parts, and scrapbooking same. A lot. Also.

    I would like to thank John* for sucking me out of the cat blogosphere and relocating me to Balloon Juice Land. I never felt like my drunk commenting was much appreciated over there.

    *Actually, I found Word Press Error Balloon Juice months ago via a link from Sully. He was trying his damndest to link to John (I think over a Hillary issue) and when I finally, DAYS later, got the site to pull up, I saw that John "Could no longer rationally discuss the Clintons", and I was home.
    When do we get a new tag that says: "I can no longer rationally discuss McFailin"?

  54. 54.

    jnfr

    October 10, 2008 at 5:34 pm

    OMG that lion is trying to eat the cute naked kitty cat! Someone stop it!

  55. 55.

    The Moar You Know

    October 10, 2008 at 5:35 pm

    Gosh, guys. Thanks :)

  56. 56.

    OriGuy

    October 10, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    Can someone interpret it for me?

    Fox pundit Michael Barone has his head up his ass. In other news, water is wet.

    Basically, he’s saying that Obama has a lot of young volunteers, just like Howard Dean. Dean lost, so Obama’s got a lot to worry about.

  57. 57.

    Teemu

    October 10, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    @jnfr: That cute naked kitty cat can consume a pound of meat in a day and poop accordingly, so lion would save me a lot of money and trouble. Keeping body warm without insulating fur takes a lot of energy, hence eating. They also sit on your lap whenever they get a chance, and sleep with you between the sheets, for the same reason.

    For better sphynx photos, I’d recommend Catberry cattery site.

  58. 58.

    Comrade Nikolita

    October 10, 2008 at 6:32 pm

    I don’t have many American friends to pass this on to, but for those who do:

    http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/4days

    My apologies if it’s been posted here already. I get updates from Obama’s website (as I bet many of you also do) and wanted to try to spread it around a little.

    I just say a clip on CNN of a woman who stood up at a McCain rally with a microphone and said she thought Obama was an Arab. McCain shook his head and said "No, he’s a good man, a decent man who I happen to have disagreements with."

    What he should’ve just come out and said was that Obama was a Christian (not that it should matter). But no, that’d be too easy and that would be dispelling one of the major rumors out there about Obama. Shame on you McCain.

  59. 59.

    PanAmerican

    October 10, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    Palin schedules bus tour of West Virginia

    More great news for McCain-Pain.

    Remember those tsunami videos from Thailand? The tide went out 20 yards and folks wandered out onto the flats not knowing what was coming.
    .
    Here’s a hint: Run, you fools!

  60. 60.

    Birdzilla

    October 12, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    Have you ever noticed those hairless cats have big ears NO HAIR BIG EARS

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