With the elevation of young mr. Ryan, Bill Kristol is now two for two in picking veep nominees for the GOP. He must feel so proud.
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.
A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires
After roe, women are no longer free.
A consequence of cucumbers
In my day, never was longer.
Good lord, these people are nuts.
They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.
As long as McCarthy is Speaker, the House will never be in order.
The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.
“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”
Black Jesus loves a paper trail.
Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.
The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.
Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.
Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.
If you are still in the GOP, you are an extremist.
if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.
Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.
Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.
Tick tock motherfuckers!
Happy indictment week to all who celebrate!
Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.
Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?
Fani Willis claps back at Trump chihuahua, Jim Jordan.
Anya
Let’s hope Ryan implodes as fast and as furious as snowbilly grifter. But I am not holding my breath since he’s way much smarter than her.
Rathskeller
Within the circle of epistemic closure, he’s done pretty well.
His paychecks will continue.
anibundel
Sigh. I suppose I shall now settle for an official Obama Bumper Sticker. Game Changer indeed.
Spatula
I know all the Bots here want to talk about today is how evil Paul Ryan is and what a joke, etc., and how this will indeed make it so easy for Obama to win.
Please keep in mind however, that the Mittbot and the Paulbot together make a very handsome ticket, and that Americans are incredibly stupid. That visual handsomeness is probably worth a couple of very important points.
dmsilev
I’m sort of reminded of a sign I saw this morning. A restaurant near where I live was closed a while back by the city for health code violations. Today, there was a big sign in the window saying ‘Opening soon under SANE management”.
The GOP badly needs to put up that sign.
anibundel
@Spatula: The real question is will Ryan force Mitt to start parting his hair the other way so they match?
ET
Apparently Romney & Ryan aren’t a new combo – this ad for some Salt Lake linotypers from 1910 means someone got there first.
jl
@dmsilev:
” A restaurant near where I live was closed a while back by the city for health code violations. Today, there was a big sign in the window saying ‘Opening soon under SANE management”.
The GOP badly needs to put up that sign. ”
But they would lose three quarters of their customers.
Baud
@anibundel:
And thus the plot of Single White Male is hatched.
geg6
Am I mistaken about the Village crush on Ryan? Other than the orgiastic reception to Ryan among the Glibertarians and the Teabaggers, all I’m seeing is that this is a desperate move on Mittens’ part and that he will not be allowed to run away from the Ryan budget plan. Are they not as mesmerized by those
zombieblue eyes as we all assumed? Hmmmm.As for how “good looking” our friend spatula tells us they are and how we should be leery of that, pshaw. My mom always said pretty is as pretty does (not that I find either of them remotely attractive, mind you). By that standard, they are two of the ugliest creatures on earth.
JenJen
Only two?
Wasn’t Bill Kristol also once famously dubbed “Dan Quayle’s Brain”?
Bruce S
Clarification from Weakly Standard – “No mater how it looks, a desperate, rudderless Mittens is not groveling at the feet of fucktards like us.”
IMHO perhaps the biggest advantage for Romney’s campaign in this Ryan choice, is that for the next couple of weeks the hyperventilating, rage-mongering, spittle-inflected harpies Ann Coulter and Michelle Malkin will calm the fuck down on FOX News and Andrea Saul can keep her job.
gbear
@Spatula: Ryan isn’t handsome and Romney is a clod. Metrosexual Obama has it all over both of them in the appearance and demeanor departments.
They do excel in the extremely white men department though.
maya
All they need now is Lauren Becall to do the voice overs for their pol ads.
jl
@Bruce S:
We have to take Mitt’s word on everything, no matter how implausible, so why did they bother to print that?
geg6
@JenJen:
Yup. That’s three strikes for that asshat.
Hill Dweller
@Spatula: Romney has the looks and charisma of a manikin.
Ryan is another in a long line of Republicans who has been pumped up by the feckless Village hacks, in their never ending quest for “balance”. He has never faced the kind of scrutiny he is about to face.
As we’ve seen in the last two Presidential contests, Obama can drive the narrative without any help from the media during an election year. Ryan has personally written legislation that would privatize Social Security, turn Medicare into a voucher program, and completely gut Medicaid. The Obama campaign is going do to Ryan what they’ve done to Willard.
jacy
I suggest we rename Mitty’s campaign the “Why do you keep hitting yourself?” campaign.
Hill Dweller
@efgoldman: Drum seems to have forgotten about ’08. When The Maverick picked Caribou Barbie, the Obama campaign went after McCain’s judgement for picking Palin, not Palin per se.
I suspect they’ll hit Romney for bringing in Ryan to write his economic policies, which will destroy Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
Violet
@geg6: I think part of the problem is that the MSM hates Romney. They liked McCain and would be more liable to give him the benefit of the doubt because of that. They loathe Romney and the pick of Ryan falls under that cloud.
bemused
@geg6:
Hell, I heard a Republican woman in her early 50’s get gooey over Fred Reverse Mortgage Thompson when he was pretend running for Prez.
Tehanu
@bemused:
Gag me with the proverbial spoon. Better yet, gag Ryan.
The Thin Black Duke
I can’t wait until the next ad from those cold-blooded snipers working for the Obama campaign hits Ryan right between those “dreamy” blue-eyes.
bemused
It’s a head scratching mystery.
dogwood
There’s more than a little bit of misogyny and bigotry among media and internet commentators who seem to think Romney/Ryan’s “handsomeness” will sway a significant block of voters. It suggests women are swayed by this shit, and it seems to suggest that only white guys are considered handsome. As a middle-aged white woman, I can assure you if I were voting for the most handsome candidate, I’d vote for Obama.
Anyway, John Edwards’s handsome school-boy charm was supposed to sway voters as well, and we all know how that turned out.
Shawn in ShowMe
@Bruce S:
That is, until Mitt sends Andrea back on the talk show circuit to de-fang the Ryan budget. She’s a hired mercenary anyway, so I’m sure she already has some feelers out for her next job.
Xecky Gilchrist
@dogwood: There’s more than a little bit of misogyny and bigotry among media and internet commentators who seem to think Romney/Ryan’s “handsomeness” will sway a significant block of voters.
Exactly. I’m trying to decide if this is more or less offensive than the whole PUMA thing, and it’s kind of a tossup.
PurpleGirl
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Paul Ryan reminds me of Eddie Munster. I do not consider Eddie Munster as handsome or cute or anything.
On the other hand, using an old saying I learned from my mother, President Obama could put his shoes by my bed anytime.
Lyrebird
@gbear: Yeah, and the new Wonkette editrix ain’t the only voting American female who’s entranced by Biden. (What does she call him, world’s sexiest grandpa or something?)
He’s funny, he’s authentic, and he *adores* his *very* smart and accomplished wife… I think that I actually want to watch the upcoming debates!
Edited to add — @Xecky: THANK YOU!
The other magic enhancing Mr. Biden’s adorableness is his (ahem) his responsibility for getting women in ALL STATES not just lucky states some legal protection from abuse and violence. Love you Mr. Biden!
gogol's wife
@PurpleGirl:
Agreed. Yesterday there was a full-page ad in the New York Times for some documentary that’s going to tell us how horrible Obama is. They featured a photograph of Obama that was supposed to look scary, but it looked incredibly handsome to me. The man just can’t look bad. (And as I often say, when I saw him in person I literally almost fainted.)
beltane
@PurpleGirl: The only people who find Paul Ryan remotely handsome are the ones trapped in the conservative movement’s hothouse of suppressed homoeroticism and thwarted manhood. As a straight woman, all I see when I look at Ryan is a skeevey, smarmy visage that practically begs to be punched.
bemused
@Lyrebird:
I think it comes through that Biden is authentically crazy about his wife and family. He’s the real deal. Sane women find that very attractive.
bemused
@beltane:
To me, he looks like a young punk from The Sopranos or The Godfather.
Bruce S
@Shawn in ShowMe:
Like this?
Wolf Blitzer clone: “Some say Paul Ryan’s plan will gut Medicare.”
Andrea Saul: “But if seniors just moved to Massachusetts where Governor Romney mandated universal coverage, they wouldn’t have to worry about Paul Ryan – or Bain Capital, for that matter – taking away their health care.”
You’ve got to wonder if she might also be on the payroll of that national campaign other than Mitt Romney’s…
PPOG Penguin
Do we have an ETA yet on “Liberals attacking Paul Ryan shows they’re scared”?
A Ghost To Most
The two of them together look like Herman and Eddie.
Vote Munster/Munster 2012 !
beltane
@bemused: He looks like the type of young punk who is found in an abandoned car in a Staten Island landfill with his (figurative) dick in his mouth.
bemused
His budget plan stuffed in his mouth would more than suffice.
dogwood
@gogol’s wife:
I’m not one to go to political rallies so I’ve never seen a big-time candidate live. But I had a cousin who saw Obama speak in Boston in ’06 and my sister met the President in Montana in ’08. Funny, that the first comment each made about him was that he was even better looking in person than he was on tv. Hell, that was Nancy Reagan’s first comment after she met the President at the White House. There’s a great story about Axelrod running a focus group among white women in Illinois in 2003. They were shown various politicians and activists speaking (both black and white) and asked to state their impressions. The women were immediately drawn to Obama, which convinced Ax that a Senate win was doable. There’s a reason uneducated, insecure white males hate the president, and it’s got nothing to do with policy.
Violet
@beltane: What’s the story with Ryan’s wife? She looked deeply unhappy to be there this morning. His kids looked bored too, but they’re young so no surprise. I was surprised by his wife, though. No adoring looks from her. What’s her story?
gogol's wife
@dogwood:
I don’t go to political rallies either — I just lucked into being at an event that allowed me to shake hands with him (it was before he had locked up the nomination, but he was getting there). I also was a couple of feet from Reggie Love (I didn’t know who he was at the time, but I certainly noticed him)! It was quite exciting.
Violet
@A Ghost To Most: I really think someone needs to put out a commercial where 70’s and 80’s TV and film characters are in the audience nodding along to a Romney speech. Gorden Gekko, Thurston Howell III. Mr. Drysdale from the Beverly Hillbillies. I think it could cut through to some folks in a way traditional ads don’t.
NonyNony
@Violet:
The problem with that idea is that
with the exception of Gorden Gekkoall of those characters are more relatable, better loved, and less of a caricature than Mitt Romney is. Having them look like they approve of Mitt Romney can only make him look better than he already looks…elaine benes
@PPOG Penguin:
I’ve already seen the “OMG Dems have started a politics of personal destruction campaign against Ryan!”
I helpfully reminded them of Vince Foster, Whitewater, Swiftboat, whitey tapes, birth certificate, McCains black baby, death panels, etc.
What a bunch of freakin’ crybabies.
Villago Delenda Est
@PPOG Penguin:
Oh, they’ve already declared that Ryan scares the hell out of the Obama people.
Yes. They’re afraid they’ll stop breathing from laughing so hard at their good fortune, they will.
Tonal Crow
@anibundel:
Meet the new Boss, same as the old Boss.
WereBear
If Ryan was such a Ball o’ Fire, he’s have set more than the Winger hearts on fire. They just love the cruelty; they don’t care who brings it.
danah gaz (fka gaz)
@geg6: “Am I mistaken about the Village crush on Ryan? Other than the orgiastic reception to Ryan among the Glibertarians and the Teabaggers, all I’m seeing is that this is a desperate move on Mittens’ part”
I’m only speculating wildly here, but maybe it’s because last time the MSM fluffers tried to sell Ryan to the public the old white geezers that still watch TV threw their canes at them.
NancyDarling
@Spatula: Neither one of them is going to send a tingle down anyone’s leg although K-Lo and possibly Nooners might get a little moist.
Keith G
@efgoldman:
That’s a great point and I am thinking that the Chicago brain trust may feel they have little to gain attacking Ryan. I think an Obama campaign assault on a VP candidate would a worrying sign.
NancyDarling
@PurpleGirl: Yeah! And he could eat crackers in my bed too.
Mr Stagger Lee
@dogwood:
Keep your eyes off the White Lady!!!!
Uncle Cosmo
Have you every seen how Ryan’s bright blue eyes can go dark gray all of a sudden?
It happens every time a cloud passes behind him…