It’s almost Thanksgiving, so let us give thanks.
Our government is rapidly becoming a joke; it’s turned into a punchline. You’ve got George Bush making jokes about the TSA’s new policy of sexually assaulting nearly every person who comes within an eight mile radius of the airport. (And yes, in my view, it is sexual assault. I don’t want some random stranger groping my twins and caressing my lady areas. I mean, hell. If you’re going to feel me up, at least take off the gloves… and then call me the next day.)
Sadly, this is the post-9/11 hellscape we live in. But there’s a bright side. Well, a dim side, really. We can be thankful for one thing: Sharron Angle did not win the election. If she had, this country would have been confronted with so much stupid that our bowl of stupid would figuratively have runneth over.
Check out this campaign video that Sharron Angle put together but that her handlers decided was too ridiculous to release to the public:
I’m sorry.
You’re welcome.
[via Talking Points Memo]
[cross-posted here at Angry Black Lady Chronicles]
shortstop
Clearly you have lingering self-esteem issues. Demand that these guys buy you dinner first. You are worth it.
Snayke
Words fail.
Karen
The first thought I had while watching that?
“I wonder how much those actors are getting paid? Because they suck.”
Alex S.
I was expecting the name Randall Flagg on that letter.
JPL
I’m thankful that the mean girl of the north is not mentioned on this thread.
licensed to kill time
This post title is really funny in the ‘recent comments’ sidebar.
Redshift
Nice comment on the YouTube page for that vid:
BGinCHI
I just watched it with the sound off and the stupid really came through in the visuals nicely.
It was supposed to show that old people in Nevada who are wandering around in an area behind a shopping mall are crazy, right?
Am I missing something?
Faux News
How come the only Brotha in that Geriatric Flash Mob had to play “The Angry Black Man”?
The Dangerman
I don’t get the controversy over the TSA; you only get the groping if you turn down going through the full body scanner machine and the same people complaining about the full body scanning machine are those that went ape shit over the Christmas Day bomber. Cmon, make up your minds, you can’t bitch over both.
(Full Disclosure: I haven’t flown since before 9/11; I like Terra Firma)
frogspawn
And it’s oh dear, what can the matter be
Seven old ladies stuck in the lavatory
They were there from Sunday till Saturday
Nobody knew they were there
I don’t know why that popped into my head watching this.
Faux News
@ Alex S: were you thinking about the scene where Las Vegas becomes ground zero after The Trashcan Man “accidentally” nukes Vegas? :-)
BGinCHI
@Faux News: Because of his bully pulpit.
agrippa
They already have.
Belafon (formerly anonevent)
Can I call you first? (Had to be asked.)
Mogden
Accurate commercial was produced cheaply.
Alex S.
@Faux News:
Well the background music sounds like the end of the world and I was sure that one of these old people had to be Mother Abigail. But I’m also reading the Dark Tower at the moment so I see it everywhere ;-).
General Stuck
We dodged a big crazy bullet with Angle going down to defeat. Harry Reid must think he is immortal for his good luck.
My fav of recent Angle nutbug quotes was this one. Apparently, her staff was terrified it would get out to the public, but it didn’t/ Rand Paul seems like an wise elder statesman compared with this loony tune.
dopey-o
aren’t these doddering old coots in nevada the same ones who smirked when al gore wanted to put social security’s funds in a lockbox?
what would be REALLY SCARY would be: old codger cracks open the lid, and out pops caribou barbie!
JAHILL10
@dopey-o: With her pockets stuffed full of the last of the SS cash.
Hal
Barbara Bush disses Sarah Palin, ha!
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/barbara-bush-i-hope-sarah-palin-stays-in-alaska-video.php
gogol's wife
I needed a laugh today. ABL cracks me up. I love the commentary and the titles. And this ad is priceless!
Citizen_X
@The Dangerman:
Then, um…how shall I put this nicely?…please shut up.
eemom
@Hal:
yeah, I saw that earlier…..hilarious.
I’d pay to see a
catfightum…..debate, between those two. I kind of think the Bargoyle would stomp Princess Sarah into itty bitty pieces. Or feed her a poison apple, or something.Also, notice that Mommy and Poppy both think little Georgie’s book is really GOOD. He might even get that South American country he asked Santa to bring him for Christmas.
MTiffany
I won’t call the next day, but I will at least buy you a couple of drinks first.
Richard Fox
I will miss seeing her run from reporters. Now she will have to chase them. And no Demint juice to be had. Tragic.
TooManyJens
Is that what they use to make DeMint Juleps?
Angry Black Lady
@MTiffany: That’ll work. Scotch. Single malt. And none of that cheap crap, either!
MBL
I need to find my inner teatard so that I can channel it.
I refuse to believe that ad is real.
Even if someone manages to prove it is real.
I’m just not going to believe it.
DonkeyKong
My first reaction was “Hey, the first rule of zombie movies is zombies don’t talk!”
debit
I think that commercial would have been hysterical if the box had contained Gwyneth Paltrow’s head.
ETA: I mean, even more hysterical.
Jay in Oregon
@DonkeyKong:
No shit.
Where is Bruce Campbell and his chainsaw hand when we need him?
debit
@Jay in Oregon: “This is my boomstick.”
I have to find my copy of Army of Darkness.
jcricket
We won’t be laughing in 2012 when Sarah Palin ups this ad a notch by having all the seniors shot by black-clad “UN one world gov’t” soldiers carrying out an Obamacare-authorized death-strike
DonkeyKong
That’s right… who’s laughing now… who’s laughing NOW?
Yutsano
@jcricket:
Oh yes we will. And I have zero doubt the teatards mocked the Thirteen from the future ad MoveOn.org made too. Because absurdity should be humorous. It’s just, well, we tend to get the jokes.
Jay in Oregon
@debit:
Hey, My Name is Bruce is on Netflix streaming!
I know what I’m doing tonight…
jcricket
@Yutsano: OK, fine, we’ll be laughing, the kind of nervous laughter that indicates we’re all about to be turned into soylent green by the inevitable Republican economic deathstrike caused after Sarah Palin and her Teabagging acolytes return us to the gold standard, cut all non-defense spending and eliminate taxes + regulations for the rich/corporations.
Joel
@licensed to kill time: I’m responding just to see what you’re talking about.
Michael
@jcricket:
Sadly, I think I’d like that alleged fakery to happen for real.
trollhattan
On the plus side, that ad made me feel young and sprightly. It’s like they rounded up my MIL’s retirement home and made them, uh, act for their salsbury steak.
I noted this one during the campaign, and now it gets some deserved love. Not quite the LBJ daisy commercial but it had the needed effect. Goddamn Jerry still has it.
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/washington-posts-cillizza-jerr.html
DougW
@Citizen_X: Actually, YOU should shut up… Unless you have anything to contribute to the discussion…