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You are here: Home / Humorous / Red State Brings The Funny

Red State Brings The Funny

by John Cole|  June 2, 20084:19 pm| 20 Comments

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Every now and then, the folks at Red State say something that has me laughing with them, and this is one of those times. Dan McLaughlin, reacting to this claim by a Bishop that those who avoid climate change are as bad as the Austrian “Horror Dad”:

People Who Use Bad Analogies Are Just Like Child Rapists

Heh.

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  1. 1.

    Nikki

    June 2, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    Ok, that was clever. And the Bishop should just be ignored.

  2. 2.

    DFD

    June 2, 2008 at 4:39 pm

    Definitely an attempt to make a powerful, topical point that went awry.

  3. 3.

    wasabi gasp

    June 2, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    I don’t know Dan. So, I really don’t know if he’s just like a child rapist or not. But, I’ll take his word for it.

  4. 4.

    Davebo

    June 2, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    Well, I’ve gotten word that there is a video showing Larry Johnson fellating a 8 year old so anything is possible.

  5. 5.

    Grand Moff Texan

    June 2, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    a video showing Larry Johnson fellating a 8 year old

    That was part of his training.

    He failed, btw.
    .

  6. 6.

    Zifnab

    June 2, 2008 at 5:04 pm

    There should be a license to make analogies, much in the way that we issue licenses to people who carry concealed weapons. They are just too harmful in the hands of inexperienced or reckless individuals.

    That said, I do applaud FOX News for coming as close as they are physically capable of to talking about Climate Change. A shame they have to take such a mean-spirited and offensive swipe at people of faith.

    /Concern Troll Shows Concern

  7. 7.

    The Other Steve

    June 2, 2008 at 5:06 pm

    Well, I’ve gotten word that there is a video showing Larry Johnson fellating a 8 year old so anything is possible.

    Not that I’m claiming Larry Johnson is a pedophile, but did I mention he kind of reminds me of one?

  8. 8.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    June 2, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    He failed, btw.

    Sounds like you were a pretty discerning eight year old.

  9. 9.

    El Cid

    June 2, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    If you’re not with us, you’re against us.

  10. 10.

    Jake

    June 2, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    It’s hard for me to get past the fact that, lately, TalkLeft makes RedState look like a model for sanity and moderation.

  11. 11.

    PeterJ

    June 2, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    OT, I don’t really read Drudge, but this from Politico is interesting, the republicans are losing Drudge?

  12. 12.

    gex

    June 2, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    I thought bad analogies were one of the founding principles of internet discussion threads. I’m pretty sure a thread cannot exist without at least one.

  13. 13.

    DFD

    June 2, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    Seems that Godwin defined the archetype of bad analogies.

  14. 14.

    The Commander Guy

    June 2, 2008 at 5:47 pm

    The Austrian Guy was really fucked up.Link.

  15. 15.

    PeterJ

    June 2, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    The Austrian Guy was really fucked up.

    Maybe he just wanted to make sure that she couldn’t get an abortion?

  16. 16.

    demimondian

    June 2, 2008 at 6:14 pm

    Hey, John, speaking of teh funny…Dick Cheney bringz teh funny, too.

  17. 17.

    Tom Hilton

    June 2, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    Well, I’ve gotten word that there is a video showing Larry Johnson fellating a 8 year old so anything is possible.

    But will RedState let Larry Johnson write for them when he becomes a Republican (about 3 months from now), or do they have some standards?

  18. 18.

    JGabriel

    June 2, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    RedState:

    People Who Use Bad Analogies Are Just Like Child Rapists

    It is a pretty good line. The problem is, I suspect RedState real belief is:

    People Who Aren’t Right Wing Neocons Are Just Like Child Rapists

  19. 19.

    TenguPhule

    June 2, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    People Who Use Bad Analogies Are Just Like Child Rapists

    So the Entire Rightwing Blogathon should be on the National Sex Offender Registry list?

  20. 20.

    stinky mcgee

    June 3, 2008 at 9:30 am

    Good one. I laughed.

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