Yay, open thread!
About 15 minutes ago I heard this loud noise, a car had run into the light rail station in the middle of Tasman Drive here in Sunnyvale, about…100 or so feet from where I live. It was lying across the NB light rail tracks, and had run into concrete benches/electrical equipment. It looks like the drive is okay, but it obviously has everyone living here rubbernecking. Don’t take the NB light rail to Mountain View tonight if you are in Santa Clara County.
2.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
Snow Grifter and the Seven Dopeys? and are there really only seven?
3.
Poopyman
Do we get to name the Dwarves? Grumpy, Sleazy, Gropey, ….
Re Pawlenty – it’s pretty bad when you’re so indistinct in every way that you can’t be recognizably characterized by a professional cartoonist. Maybe Ohman should try making him a talking dishrag, like the feather for Quayle in Doonesbury.
@Just Some Fuckhead: You know, black guys are always after their white women.
Ouch. My head.
43.
GregB
It seemed like only yesterday when then candidate Obama was being mocked and ridiculed for being a celebrity.
Along comes Sarah of the two books, Fox News commentatin’ gigs, Discovery reality show, special guest on Dancin’ With the Stars and now the greatest film actor since John Galt.
I think you misspelled pathetic. Though in fairness, the Obama as celebrity story was pretty ineffective. It didn’t seem to convince anyone who wasn’t leaning hard in McCain’s direction already.
45.
Phoenician in a time of Romans
Objection – Sarah Palin is “Snow White” to the same extent that I am a black lesbian Australian.
46.
John Weiss
Right-brain snarkers? Don’t know about you, but I’ve two hemispheres in my noggin.
@Just Some Fuckhead: Nice work. I’m going with Frothy, Blandy, Cheaty, Scary, Goldy, Mozzarella… and Mitt.
49.
Frank W.
I really thought her fifteen minutes of fame had dwindled down… very disappointed to see her rearing her ugly head again. I honestly thought that even the right-wing was largely done with her, that she was regarded as a liability and an embarrassment. My perception was that she was appearing in fewer news stories and the discussion forums after such stories were considerably shorter than they had been, that even the discussion forum peanut gallery had said pretty much all it had to say. Yet here she is again. In the words of Bill the Cat: Pffpht!
This raises the question of why Rudolf would be included.
Giuliani.
51.
jprfrog
It’s a measure of the state of the GOP race that it’s hard to identify who the dwarves are. I got Newt (fat-face), Bachmannia (the crazy-eyed witch in the middle), Mittens (super-jaw), and Raising Cain (the mustache, but the others are too obscure.
52.
Karounie
I think the artist is trying to draw Pawlenty #2 with a mullet.
Amanda in the South Bay
Yay, open thread!
About 15 minutes ago I heard this loud noise, a car had run into the light rail station in the middle of Tasman Drive here in Sunnyvale, about…100 or so feet from where I live. It was lying across the NB light rail tracks, and had run into concrete benches/electrical equipment. It looks like the drive is okay, but it obviously has everyone living here rubbernecking. Don’t take the NB light rail to Mountain View tonight if you are in Santa Clara County.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
Snow Grifter and the Seven Dopeys? and are there really only seven?
Poopyman
Do we get to name the Dwarves? Grumpy, Sleazy, Gropey, ….
Violet
@Amanda in the South Bay:
Glad everyone is okay.
That cartoon is excellent. Who is the poor, terrified raccoon in front?
S. cerevisiae
That cartoon is fucking awesome! Gotta share…
Poopyman
@Poopyman: … Dopey, Dopey, Dopey, Fatso ….
cathyx
It looks like the 7 dwarfs are particular people. Who are they?
Omnes Omnibus
We had good new on the union front here in Madison today, but we also had an idiot trying to kill abortion doctors. Fucking dipshits.
Anne Laurie
@cathyx: Santorum, Pawlenty, Gingrich, Bachmann, Willard, RonPaul, and the Hermanator… I think.
Violet
@cathyx:
From the left:
1. ???
2. ???
3. Newt
4. Bachmann
5. ???
6. Paul?
7. Cain?
One of those must be Pawlenty. Is Mitt in there? Or is it only already-declared candidates?
Just Some Fuckhead
@cathyx: I only recognize William Shakespeare, Star Jones and Thumper.
maus
@cathyx: From right- Caine, Paul, Romney, Bachmann, Gingrich, and I can’t place the others. Pawlentey, Huckabee?
It’s a pretty good caricature job.
Violet
It’s kind of creepy that Bambi is saying, “Please don’t shoot me” given that wingnuts refer to Obama as “Obambi.”
Just Some Fuckhead
@Violet:
That’s not Bambi.
Omnes Omnibus
@Just Some Fuckhead: Rudolf?
Just Some Fuckhead
@Omnes Omnibus:
Yeah, looks like Rudolph.
Omnes Omnibus
@Just Some Fuckhead: This raises the question of why Rudolf would be included.
Jenny
the new Nora Desmond
Just Some Fuckhead
@Omnes Omnibus:
Sarah Palin running would be like Christmas? I dunno. Why in the hell is William Shakespeare there?
Oscarbob
I get an e-mail update each week on newly published books. I haven’t read of this anywhere else, which shocks me. “I Am John Galt: Today’s Heroic Innovators Building the World and the Villainous Parasites Destroying It” The comments on Amazon tell it all. http://www.amazon.com/John-Galt-Innovators-Villainous-ebook/product-reviews/B004Y1N0U8/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&showViewpoin
Please shoot me.
Just Some Fuckhead
Is Romney playing with Ron Paul’s ass?
cathyx
@Just Some Fuckhead: Because the left wants to take Christ out of Christmas.
Omnes Omnibus
@Just Some Fuckhead:
Publicity for Gnomeo and Juliet?
Just Some Fuckhead
@Omnes Omnibus:
Duh!
cathyx
I see Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in the third and second to last dwarf.
boss bitch
Greta Van..should be one of those dwarfs.
Just Some Fuckhead
Why is Herman Cain the only one ogling Sarah?
BGinCHI
You know, Ron Paul actually looks pretty good as a dwarf.
I’d throw him.
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©
Run, Griftzilla, Run!
~
Boudica
1. Santorum
2. Pawlenty
3. Newt
4. Bachman
5. Mitt
6. Paul
7. Cain
Just Some Fuckhead
@boss bitch:
Greta Van Stunted?
Anonne
The eyes on Dopey/Bachmann are scary.
Fenwick
Cartoonist missed a Disney riff: The 2012 elephant should be Dumbo..
The Dangerman
Snow Whitey and the Seven (Mental) Midgets?
Anne Laurie
@boss bitch:
I think she’s the befuddled racoon with its mouth hanging open.
ETA: Which would make the baby deer David Brooks…
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©
Baby deer got lost trying to find the Applebees salad bar.
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Suffern ACE
@Poopyman: Grumpy, Grumpy, Grumpy, Grumpy, Grumpy, Grumpy, and Grumpi.
Just Some Fuckhead
@Poopyman:
Beasty
Truthy
Horny
Crazy
Sleazy
Shorty and
(drumroll)
Blac
DFS
Everything old is new again — they laid the same joke on the Dem field in ’88, I think.
Gary Hart was Snow White, then you had Dukakis, Gephardt, Bruce Babbitt, Biden, Paul Simon, Gore, and Jackson.
Cat Lady
@Violet:
Re Pawlenty – it’s pretty bad when you’re so indistinct in every way that you can’t be recognizably characterized by a professional cartoonist. Maybe Ohman should try making him a talking dishrag, like the feather for Quayle in Doonesbury.
Villago Delenda Est
@Just Some Fuckhead:
I suggest “Goldy” In place of “Shorty”.
To reflect Paul’s position on currency reform.
gex
@Just Some Fuckhead: You know, black guys are always after their white women.
Ouch. My head.
GregB
It seemed like only yesterday when then candidate Obama was being mocked and ridiculed for being a celebrity.
Along comes Sarah of the two books, Fox News commentatin’ gigs, Discovery reality show, special guest on Dancin’ With the Stars and now the greatest film actor since John Galt.
It’s fucking funny.
Roger Moore
@GregB:
I think you misspelled pathetic. Though in fairness, the Obama as celebrity story was pretty ineffective. It didn’t seem to convince anyone who wasn’t leaning hard in McCain’s direction already.
Phoenician in a time of Romans
Objection – Sarah Palin is “Snow White” to the same extent that I am a black lesbian Australian.
John Weiss
Right-brain snarkers? Don’t know about you, but I’ve two hemispheres in my noggin.
Cacti
@Boudica:
I dub them…
1. Nutty
2. Yawny
3. Sleazy
4. Crazy
5. Phony
6. Loser
7. Black
jont
@Just Some Fuckhead: Nice work. I’m going with Frothy, Blandy, Cheaty, Scary, Goldy, Mozzarella… and Mitt.
Frank W.
I really thought her fifteen minutes of fame had dwindled down… very disappointed to see her rearing her ugly head again. I honestly thought that even the right-wing was largely done with her, that she was regarded as a liability and an embarrassment. My perception was that she was appearing in fewer news stories and the discussion forums after such stories were considerably shorter than they had been, that even the discussion forum peanut gallery had said pretty much all it had to say. Yet here she is again. In the words of Bill the Cat: Pffpht!
Splitting Image
@Omnes Omnibus:
Giuliani.
jprfrog
It’s a measure of the state of the GOP race that it’s hard to identify who the dwarves are. I got Newt (fat-face), Bachmannia (the crazy-eyed witch in the middle), Mittens (super-jaw), and Raising Cain (the mustache, but the others are too obscure.
Karounie
I think the artist is trying to draw Pawlenty #2 with a mullet.
Dennis
Go Sarah!!
Quiddity
@Anne Laurie: That’s how I read it. The Santorum character looks the weirdest.