Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?

Let’s finish the job.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

This blog will pay for itself.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Their freedom requires your slavery.

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

Take your GOP plan out of the witness protection program.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

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  2. 2.

    Zifnab

    Andy McCarthy’s life just got more difficult:

    What are you talking about? They got another minute of Bill Ayers video footage. That’s good for at least half a dozen new conspiracy theories.

    You’re demanding consistency from the nutroots, and that’s adorable. But it’s never going to be fulfilled. We’re going to hear about how Obama is sticking it to the liberals and we should all feel betrayed today. But tomorrow, it’s right back to “secret muslim terrorist” and “defeat and retreat!” and “Why does Obama hate America?!”

  3. 3.

    gogol's wife

    What a pompous ass. I hate everyone right now (except my husband, cats, and Balloon Juice, the only news source I can tolerate).

  4. 4.

    stevie314159

    Classic communist disinformation. I hear he’s already been named the Obama Presidential Librarian.

  5. 5.

    Zifnab

    That’s actually one more political reason why staying in Afghanistan is such a bad idea. Every day we’re in that country, we’ll get to hear about how Obama is losing or not trying hard enough or failing to support the troops.

    Bring everyone home and the only things wingers have to complain about are old news. The mainstream news media won’t get anywhere near a country without a nice cushy green zone. Afghanistan will blip off the radar the same way Iraq has. And we can go back to screaming about White House party crashers and Tiger Woods sex drama.

    Staying in Afghanistan just keeps the wound open and lets GOoPers continue throwing salt in it.

  6. 6.

    dr. bloor

    @gogol’s wife:

    I do not think “pompous” means what you think it means. He speaks for a substantial chunk of Obama’s base today; his only mistake might have been expecting that Obama was going to do otherwise in this situation.

  7. 7.

    Corey

    Anyone noticed how every winger post ever now begins with BREAKING or EXCLUSIVE even though no one outside their circlejerk gives a shit?

  9. 9.

    K. Grant

    On a slightly more serious note – do you think there are days when Obama wakes up and asks himself, “Why did I ever think running for President was a good idea?” What an absolute perfect storm of wretchedness to have dumped on your plate – tanking economy, ugly and stupid conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, spineless Democrats, Wing-nutty Republicans, and a press-corps that really is only interested in getting invites to the good cocktail parties. My god, I think most of us would simply roll over and go back to bed. Or start drinking heavily. Something. Makes the incredibly stupid office politics around the university seem like a day at the beach.

    Ugly. Just ugly.

  10. 10.

    dr. bloor

    @gogol’s wife:

    Also, I would add, “correct.” I will cheerfully lay odds and take on anyone who is interested in wagering some of their hard-earned cash money on what happens in the summer of 2011.

    Ayers has seen this story before. AFAIC, he can choose to speak about it anyway he likes.

  11. 11.

    Zifnab

    @Corey: It’s a cute way of pretending to be just as big as the big boys.

    If Red State and Powerline had a million dollar graphics budget, you better believe there’d be all sorts of swooping, spinning name tags and zippy transition animation.

  17. 17.

    Corey

    O/T: there is literally someone complaining at Big Hollywood that because there was not a Passion Pt. 2, the movie industry is biased against conservatives

  19. 19.

    AngusTheGodOfMeat

    @Brick Oven Bill:

    Are you BOB, or a pretender? I think you might be the latter, and not the first time. Personally I think that anyone who spoofs another handle in a setting like this out to have her face slapped, and have her email address displayed on her posts for six months.

    But that’s just me. Like DougJ, I make up handles all the time, but I never use somebody else’s. That’s a no-no.

  23. 23.

    Hunter Gathers

    O/T: there is literally someone complaining at Big Hollywood that because there was not a Passion Pt. 2, the movie industry is biased against conservatives

    You mean that I’m missing out on another 2 and half hour session of torture porn?

  24. 24.

    The Moar You Know

    Bill Ayers puts the “ass” in asshole. I think it’s a damn shame he didn’t blow himself up with the rest of his stupid spoiled hippie dumbfuck friends.

  25. 25.

    Brick Oven Bill

    Thank you for looking out for my honor AngusTheGodOfMeat, but #15 was me.

    This war is retarded.

  26. 26.

    AngusTheGodOfMeat

    @Brick Oven Bill:

    Well, what about that stuff on the other thread? Isn’t somebody spoofing you over there? You said as much earlier.

    Claiming to be spoofed is a crime on the same level as spoofing another poster. It should not be tolerated. Don’t go down that road, Bill. If you are being spoofed, call it out, and suggest to John that he nail the offender. If you are not being spoofed and are playing us, then you must be severely punished. A tax increase would be in order, for example.

    So, is that or is that not a spoof of you operating on the Open Thread this morning?

  27. 27.

    Church Lady

    Well, look at it this way. If Obama wasn’t the President, he’d be right next to Ayres on the protest line.

  30. 30.

    Midnight Marauder

    @Church Lady:

    Well, look at it this way. If Obama wasn’t the President, he’d be right next to Ayres on the protest line.

    Right. Except for the fact that he wouldn’t. But other than that small point, yes.

    I see what you did there.

  31. 31.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    RE: “Ayres”

    Clearly, whoever is spoofing BOB is also doing Church Lady.

    I threw up in my mouth a little on the last part.

  32. 32.

    Brick Oven Bill

    #120 Open Thread was an imposter AngusTheGodOfMeat. I enjoy sex with women, not goats.

    If you see ‘Brick Oven Bill’ expressing sexual feelings towards animals, or family members, this is a clear sign that the post was written by an imposter.

  33. 33.

    Hunter Gathers

    @Church Lady:

    If Obama wasn’t the President, he’d be right next to Ayres on the protest line.

    No he wouldn’t, because protesting is lame. You never know who is going to show up with a Nazi poster and ruin it for everybody else.

  34. 34.

    Brick Oven Bill

    All of those recent posts on the previous thread bearing my name (post #137, which was me) are also imposters.

    That is kind of chicken-shit.

  35. 35.

    Ash

    You do realize that Ayers is only saying this to throw people off the scent, right?

    I, for one, am not surprised that you fell for it, JC.

  36. 36.

    Brick Oven Bill

    Another way to tell the imposter from me is that his/her comments are funny and interesting and my comments are stupid, tired and predictable.

  39. 39.

    AngusTheGodOfMeat

    @Brick Oven Bill:

    I enjoy sex with women, not goats.

    Well, beggars can’t be choosy.

    And also, once you have had goat, you might not go back.

    Before you respond, I would remind you that I am a hoofed animal, and we stick together. We have a special bond.

    They take our milk and our meat, but the can’t take our dignity.

  42. 42.

    Little Dreamer

    @Brick Oven Bill:

    Hey, I agree with Bill Ayres.

    I’m holding this in my Kill Bill file. Thanks for such a juicy tidbit that I can use on day in the future.

    For the record, I have never agreed with Ayers on anything.

  43. 43.

    eemom

    OMG people. First you said BoB was a spoof-troll. Now you say he’s being spoofed by a non-troll. The multi-dimensionality is getting out of hand.

  45. 45.

    AngusTheGodOfMeat

    @eemom:

    Bob is a spoof troll, and he is being spoofed. Both of these are fairly common, not just on the ‘Tubes, but on BJ.

    Not the first time, won’t be the last.

    You have to pay attention around here, things are not usually what they seem.

  46. 46.

    Ed Drone

    Has anyone gone to get Rev. Wright’s comment on Ayers’ comment on Obama’s actions?

    Well, why not?

    Ed

  54. 54.

    Midnight Marauder

    @Church Lady:

    They tried, but he was too busy goddamning America to respond.

    You really are just absolutely terrible. But at least you’re consistent about it, so Mazel Tov to you!

  56. 56.

    Church Lady

    @Midnight Marauder:
    “You really are just absolutely terrible. But at least you’re consistent about it, so Mazel Tov to you!”

    And you really are just absolutely unable to recognize a joke. Skin thin much?

  59. 59.

    Zuzu's Petals

    @dr. bloor:

    Ayers has seen this story before. AFAIC, he can choose to speak about it anyway he likes.

    So have I. So you won’t crtique my opinions, right?

  64. 64.

    Colette

    How can we distinguish the circularity from the wingularity? It’s like a Möbius strip of spoofiness.

  66. 66.

    AngusTheGodOfMeat

    @Corner Stone:

    Uno.

    I don’t do intentional handle flipping. What does happen sometimes is that, since I move around a lot between computers, the stored handles are not all the same and I accidentally use one of my old handles, but I usually catch and correct it within a post or two.

    And those old handles are all familiar to you, I’m sure. LoveMonkey, DanSmoot’sGhost, etc.

    Try to pay attention, man. It’s more fun that way.

  67. 67.

    Corner Stone

    @AngusTheGodOfMeat: I figured you are the one spoofing BoB and having a little fun besides.
    The other day when you went into moderation for using the word Vay-gah$ Caceeno, there were several posts that looked like you from handles I didn’t recognize.
    Makes no never mind to me in any event, I was just curious not getting all Schmuckier-than-thou.

  69. 69.

    Midnight Marauder

    @Church Lady:

    And you really are just absolutely unable to recognize a joke. Skin thin much?

    Nope. It’s just tough to distinguish a “joke” from some your other comments.

  73. 73.

    Batocchio

    He’s just trying to throw the Red State Strike Force off the scent! And McCarthy can pray on his copy of Going Rogue for the answer…

  74. 74.

    Corner Stone

    @Little Dreamer: Well, I guess I agree.
    I’m assuming that you are in fact two separate people.
    But for you to speak up and say you know he’s only been on one computer all day leaves you open to a couple assumptions as well, unless you’re in the same physical location.
    And I’m not assuming it’s a Thursday afternoon. So, replace “home” with “same place”.
    You’re both in the same place, on a Thursday afternoon?

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