Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Donald Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

Oppose, oppose, oppose. do not congratulate. this is not business as usual.

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

We’re watching the self-immolation of the leading world power on a level unprecedented in human history.

You know it’s bad when the Project 2025 people have to create training videos on “How To Be Normal”.

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

This chaos was totally avoidable.

“Loving your country does not mean lying about its history.”

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

We will not go back.

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

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

Dear Washington Post, you are the darkness now.

Republican also-rans: four mules fighting over a turnip.

This must be what justice looks like, not vengeful, just peaceful exuberance.

You are here: Home / Open Threads / The Blind Leading the Stupid

The Blind Leading the Stupid

by | 96 Comments

This post is in: 

Ladies and Gentlemen, Sarah Palin’s ethics advisor:

The Alaska Supreme Court has suspended the law license of former U.S. Attorney Wevley Shea, finding “clear and convincing evidence” that he violated professional rules of conduct.

The high court on Wednesday adopted the recommendations of a disciplinary board, which called for Shea’s Alaska license to be suspended for 25 months. The board also said Shea must demonstrate that he is “mentally fit” to return to practicing law before applying for reinstatement of his license.

Beyond spoof, this woman.

(via)

Reader Interactions

96Comments

  1. 1.

    jo6pac

    Yep and in sarahs world nothing to see, please move along. Then it’s the liberal media fault this happened.
    Then it’s, well you get what next line every one but me is at fault the normal repug or demodog line.

  2. 2.

    Tickraw

    And somehow Sully will argue that this makes Palin the clear front runner for the GOP nomination.

  4. 4.

    mr. whipple

    God, I wish she’d run.

    And somehow Sully will argue that this makes Palin the clear front runner for the GOP nomination.

    Nah, but this is clear and convincing evidence that Trig(or Track or whoever the fuck) isn’t Palin’s kid.

  5. 5.

    El Cid

    You forget that it’s time to hate Chris Matthews for saying that Palin was “profoundly stupid”.

  7. 7.

    Cat Lady

    I’d love to know how he’s going to prove his mental fitness. If he were smart, he’d state that he now understands that Sarah Palin is an ignorant vindictive user and he let his little head do all the thinking. And starbursts! Also.

  8. 8.

    scav

    But with the way he sees and the way she acts, it’s a perfect match!

    Tradition!

  9. 9.

    The Dangerman

    I’m not sure putting “Ethics Advisor To Sarah Palin” should go on his resume.

  11. 11.

    ruemara

    People advise Sarah Palin on ethics?
    That’s like advising amoebas on spinal injuries.

  13. 13.

    Warren Terra

    How’re the house-cleaning and staying-away-from-the-internets coming along?

  14. 14.

    fasteddie9318

    Over on Sadly, No! they’re following a story broken by the intrepid Debbie Schloshel: MOOOOSLEM TERROR ICE CREAM CAMEL TRUCK DRIVERS FREEZING THEIR OWN URINE TO SELL AS POPSICLES TO WHITE CHILDREN!!!! DEVELOPING…

  16. 16.

    Warren Terra

    @fasteddie9318:
    That story is pretty incredible. Not the original story – that’s a sad but basically uninteresting story of a guy whose cruddy job offers him neither the time nor the facilities for pit stops – but the response of Schlussel and her fellow Islamophobes, who’ve seen the situation so much more clearly than I ever could.

    Oh, and since you didn’t include one: a link to the story (to the S,N! shorter of the story, not to the Schlussel, so my link doesn’t take you Out Of The Boat)

  19. 19.

    Violet

    Doesn’t something like this actually improve Sarah’s chances to win the nomination? She can express her disappointment, distance herself and Facebook some word salad about “people should be held to the highest standard” and “rule of law.” She walks away looking like a winner. Villagers get to say she “passed a test” and “holds her staff to high standards” or some pablum, and suddenly her name’s back in the media. Win.

  21. 21.

    Mnemosyne

    @Reality Check:

    Wait, you mean that a guy who never liked Obama still doesn’t like Obama?

    Wow, that is news. Which other people who never liked Obama still don’t like him?

  25. 25.

    SFAW

    So, Reality Chick, how’s that “Hey, kids, let’s kill Medicare!” plan working out for your boys? Looks like smooth sailing, eh?

  26. 26.

    Svensker

    @cbear:

    Isn’t he a partner in Smedley, Wevley & Muttley LLP?

    Nope. Wevley, Smegma, Spasmodic and Phrogg, LLC.

  27. 27.

    Suffern ACE

    @mr. whipple:

    says West, the Class of 1943 University Professor of African American Studies and Religion at Princeton University.

    If that’s the base, I’d like to see what the elite looks like.

  28. 28.

    Reality Check

    @SFAW:

    We’re not “destroying” Medicare, we’remaking sure that it’s there for the next generation. It’s going to go bankrupt on its current course.

    Ryan’s plan may not be perfect, but he had the courage to offer a solution to the problem. What’s ‘Bam’s solution?

  30. 30.

    Reality Check

    @stuckinred:

    You could tell me what the Democrat proposal is. Or, you could childishly curse at me and stomp off like a toddler.

  31. 31.

    Ash Can

    Looks like someone figured out the password to the parents’ online account.

  34. 34.

    lamh34

    @Reality Check:

    Here’s some harsh reality for ya:Presidential Job Approval

    BO has a 91% approval rating amongst Black folk.

    he has an 88% approval rating among LIBERAL Democrats, and 83% approval rating among moderate Democrats, and a 73% approval rating conservative Democrats.

    What base are you talking about????

  35. 35.

    Warren Terra

    Losing the affections of Cornel West is hardly a badge of shame. Having once had those affections is a bit embarrassing, but you’re not responsible for every person who claims to like you (heck, Ann Althouse claims she voted for Obama). In this regard (and others, albeit with differing political orientation and prejudices), West is like Andrew Sullivan – only without quite as much reticence, humility, or sound judgment.

  36. 36.

    Frankensteinbeck (The ex-Uloborus)

    @Reality Check:
    It’s called the Affordable Care Act. It’s already passed and signed into law and provisions come into affect in a graduated fashion over the next 3 years. The mandate seems to get the most attention, but in the long run the system of cost controls and insurance and health care regulations it contains may be even more important.

    We not only have a plan, we’ve passed it. Oh, and not including our cost controls (which the CBO doesn’t count because it’s impossible to figure out hard numbers for those) it already saves as much as Ryan’s plan to ensure that the elderly don’t get medical care at all.

  37. 37.

    SFAW

    We’re not “destroying” Medicare, we’remaking sure that it’s there for the next generation.

    Sure. And War is Peace.

    You can keep repeating the Rethug talking points until you faint from hypoxia, but the truth value of your statement will remain at zero. {I know, I know, it’s more likely you’ll faint from being confronted by SCARY Dems.)

    But, thanks for playing! What do we have for THIS loser, Johnny?

  38. 38.

    gwangung

    Ryan’s plan may not be perfect, but he had the courage to offer a solution to the problem.

    It takes no courage to propose a plan that doesn’t even try to do what it says it does.

    Now, try again. And try not to be so lame in your trolling.

  39. 39.

    Gravenstone

    @Reality Check: The Democratic (spelling is important, little boy)plan (not simply a proposal lie) is to address the costs of medical care overall via the ACA (as a starting point). That has the added benefit of reinforcing Medicare, Medicaid and the economy as a whole. But then you’d obviously rather cling to your side’s disastrous attempt at destroying Medicare in the name of “saving” it. Typical Republican Orwellian inspired framing.

  41. 41.

    Fred

    @Violet: Jebus fucking christ. When are you people gonna realize Palin is not running. She NEVER had any intention of running. She can earn more money by keeping that question out there. That is ALL!

    Fuck me why are people so dumb. Just like the Chump is running bullshit. Anyone with half a brain knew with 100% certainty he was not running.

  43. 43.

    maus

    @Reality Check:

    West says the betrayal occurred on two levels.

    “There is the personal level,” he says. “I used to call my dear brother [Obama] every two weeks. I said a prayer on the phone for him, especially before a debate. And I never got a call back.

    Oh no, Obama is so ARROGANT!

    #shitnobodycaresabout

  45. 45.

    Mnemosyne

    Sorry, that story I linked to above was from April of 2010 — I now have a story from January of 2010 where West rakes Obama over the coals. So, again, what exactly is the breaking news here?

  48. 48.

    SFAW

    Oh no, Obama is so ARROGANT uppity

    Please make a concerted effort to use the appropriate racially-tinged language in the future.

  50. 50.

    Martin

    Wow, laying down a new standard in douchiness:

    A son fathered by Arnold Schwarzenegger with his housekeeper was born less than a week after Maria Shriver gave birth to another Schwarzenegger son, according to birth records obtained Wednesday by CNN.

    No wonder the GOP wanted him to be able to run for president. He’s the perfect Republican!

  52. 52.

    Martin

    @Fred: She won’t run for president. Too much scrutiny. Too many debates. She’s waiting to be the VP candidate again.

  54. 54.

    Lolis

    @Reality Check:

    In 2000, I saw Cornel West at a play in San Francisco with his wife. This woman was so white her hair was translucent. She looked of Nordic decent and was pretty stunning. In the context of him bashing Obama as a slave to white culture and calling himself a free black man it makes you think. I mean he practically called Obama an oreo.

  55. 55.

    scav

    OT but tangentially linked through eyes. Finally figured out one thing that was worrying me about Newt’s armed sheep. Their faces looked familiar but the MO had changed. Carly Fiorina’s demon sheep are now armed!

  56. 56.

    Slowbama

    I really would like more no-brainer, red meat posts about race which require little critical thinking to read and respond to. Thx in advance.

  57. 57.

    SFAW

    I mean he practically called Obama an oreo

    That’s OK, it’s better than his original plan of calling Obama a “honky”.

  60. 60.

    SFAW

    Finally figured out one thing that was worrying me about Newt’s armed sheep. Their faces looked familiar but the MO had changed. Carly Fiorina’s demon sheep are now armed!

    Aye, but can they fly? And is Harold their leader?

  63. 63.

    SFAW

    yawn Pawlenty

    Ya know, they said the same thing about Harold Stassen, but HE showed ’em!

  66. 66.

    SFAW

    “Baa-a-a-a-a-a-a”…[thud!]

    They do not fly, so much as plummet …

    ETA: I guess, technically, it should be “floy”

  67. 67.

    Ken

    @Reality Check: Courage, uh huh. For Republicans, that may pass for courage. Oh, and you can look it up yourself, no need for ‘stuckinred’ to spoon feed you.

  68. 68.

    Reality Check

    Paul Ryan has already won. We’ve moved to overton window to the right successfully again!

  69. 69.

    Reality Check

    I also like Hermain Cain very much. The more I see him speak, the more I like him. He would make a great VP.

  70. 70.

    sneezy

    @Reality Check:

    [Ryan] had the courage to offer a solution to the problem.

    The “solution” is a little like cutting off your leg because you have a headache.

    Also, too, offering stupid solutions to problems does not qualify as “courage.” It’s just stupid.

  71. 71.

    fasteddie9318

    @Reality Check:
    Hey, I can do word salad too!

    Bathroom opened rider. Check car escaped red flea to one craft, egg listened in polar bear gum. Of traffic, cloud journeyed from cards into vanilla yogurt.

  73. 73.

    Rihilism

    @Reality Check: LMAOROF. Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh…(dabbing the tears from my eyes), thank you SO much! I was having a trying day and really needed a chuckle. Thanks for brightening my day!

  74. 74.

    SFAW

    Bathroom opened rider. Check car escaped red flea to one craft, egg listened in polar bear gum. Of traffic, cloud journeyed from cards into vanilla yogurt.

    That one reminds me of when Jimmy James had his biography printed offshore.

    And, yours has the added benefit of making more sense than Clown-a/Reality Chick.

  76. 76.

    Rihilism

    @Reality Check:

    He would make a great VP.

    You sell the man short, sir! I’m quite certain he has the public speaking skills and business acumen that would serve him well as the PRESIDENT of pizza restaurant chain…

  78. 78.

    SFAW

    You sell the man short, sir! I’m quite certain he has the public speaking skills and business acumen that would serve him well as the PRESIDENT

    True, but he does have a big black mark on his resume … Not trying to color your assessment of him … Maybe it’s his dark humor?

    Not that the Rethugs care about certain traits. (After all, why would traitors care about traits?)

  80. 80.

    Left Coast Tom

    @Reality Check: A governor who couldn’t keep state-owned bridges from spontaneously falling down on his watch (no earthquake, no severe wind, nothing) will be “your nominee”? You do have low standards.

  82. 82.

    SFAW

    There seems to be something wrong with your banter.

    What ho, Squiffy! Cabbage crates over the briny!

  83. 83.

    Mike in NC

    @Martin:

    A son fathered by Arnold Schwarzenegger with his housekeeper was born less than a week after Maria Shriver gave birth to another Schwarzenegger son, according to birth records obtained Wednesday by CNN.

    Must be a variation on the Newt Gingrich defense: “I love my country so much I can’t stop fucking women I’m not married to!”

  84. 84.

    SFAW

    Must be a variation on the Newt Gingrich defense: “I love my country so much I can’t stop fucking women I’m not married to!”

    Actually, with Newtie, I think it’s “I love women I’m not married to so much, that I can’t stop fucking the country.”

  87. 87.

    Bill Arnold

    @Reality Check:

    Paul Ryan has already won. Weve moved the overton window to the right successfully again!

    Careful, three rights make a left.
    But in this case you’re wrong, IMO, except among die-hard Fox News viewers.
    (For instance, the Republicans are asking younger Americans to accept changes that make it very likely that their parents will move in with them and then leave them a negative inheritance, unless of course their parents are rich. Democrats have barely started to mine the talking points and arguments made possible by the RyanCare proposal.)

  88. 88.

    Left Coast Tom

    @Mnemosyne: Good catch!

    Although, I’m not fully convinced that faux-gressives aren’t actually on the political “right”.

  89. 89.

    Church Lady

    What’s up with that goofy gigantic black (silk, I assume) floppy bow Cornel West always seems to have on? It looks like something unfortunate I wore in the eighties. It’s more mockable than Tucker Carlson’s stupid bow ties.

  90. 90.

    SFAW

    It’s more mockable than Tucker Carlson’s stupid bow ties.

    But not as mockable as Princess Beatrice’s $30K (and counting) thing. (Not quite sure what to call it.)

    And Tucker doesn’t need a bow tie to be mockable, although the tie does scream “Please! Mock me!” about its wearer. I guess the only thing left for Tucker Eustace Fitzdinkle Carlson to add to his wardrobe is spats.

  93. 93.

    Xenocrates

    @Svensker: Just wanted to thank you for a brilliant Firesign Theater reference. How can we work in “the far-flung Isles of Langerhans”??

  94. 94.

    SFAW

    Maybe a monocle too.

    Wouldn’t that be overdoing it? (The ridiculousness factor, that is. Although given where Tuckie is today, well ….)

    ETA: Or was that a Eustace Tilly ref I missed the first time around?

  95. 95.

    Paul in KY

    @SFAW: Not a Eustace Tilly reference. With what Tucker generally wears, I thought he had thrown ‘ridiculousness’ out the window a long time ago.

    Tucker is the kind of guy who thinks the little dude in Monopoly is the hero of the game.

Comments are closed.