Drunk wingnut bigwig plus public twitter account equals trouble (from CT Politics via The Albany Project). From Connecticut GOP chair Chris Healy’s twitter feed:
NY should taz (sic) crack and hookers and they would have a surplus
Turns out he’s just being “authentic” though. One thing I have trouble understanding is the difference between unhinged blogger profanity and Republican authenticity. There’s such a fine line between crude and authentic, evidently.
Frank
Their problem is not Twitter.
It’s twits.
Joshua Norton
If by "authentic" you mean displaying the class and breeding of a rabid, poo flinging howler monkey, I agree.
Mazacote Yorquest
"NY should taz (sic) crack and hookers and they would have a surplus"
AM I RIGHT? Huh?!! Am I right?!!
This reminds me of how Republican conventioneers acted in NYC in 04. Painfully awkward as they hailed cabs, bought hot dogs on the street, went to Broadway shows, tried to talk jive to panhandlers, they kept smiling and nodding at each other with a silent understanding of "This is how those WEIRD New Yorkers do it, uh-hyuh. We can do it too!!"
No, no you can’t actually. Please stop.
cyntax
What is with the republican cult of authenticity? Shooting from the Freudian hip, it seems as if they’re trying to compensate for some kind of lack.
Andrew
Crack and hookers? Loony Toons is going adult.
Mazacote Yorquest
And I would have chosen a different vowel, Frank, but that’s just me.
gbear
That sentence was a cruel joke to those of us with mild dyslexia.
Comrade Kevin
NY should taz crack! and hookers! In fact, forget the taz!
DougJ
@gbear
I don’t follow.
gbear
@DougJ:
Doug, that was a joke, but it took about a minute for that collection of words to stop jumping around long enough to make sense. It’s like trying to get a flock of chickadees to line up alphabetically…
Proper Gander
Taz? Taze? How do you taze crack? And why would you expect it to make money for your government?
J. Michael Neal
Why are you insulting perfectly good female genitalia like that?
Ripley
Yes. By all means, taz them. Taz them until it bleedz.
kommrade reproductive vigor
A surplus of crack and hookers? That would make Ted sHaggard happy.
This from the political party that’s been in a perpetual FauxNews/Bush/Cheney daisy chain for the past eight years.
Awesome. Moar Twitter plz!
harlana pepper
This raises and issue that, quite frankly, I’ve never thought of before until now. What would happen if you tased crack? Would it turn into a new compound?
cleek
Electro-Crack!
it’s what Superman sprinkles on his corn flakes.
Sean
I just moved out of CT, and Healy is an absolute creep.
Dave S.
Don’t taz me, bro!
itsbenj
OOOH! you’re using the "its a fine line between stupid and clever" bit I put together for youtube! yay me!
i was just going to link to it after reading the sentence, and then there it is!
scarshapedstar
In their defense, tazing crack sounds like a pretty cool way to smoke it. You know, hook up the electrodes, hit the button, wait for the "POP" and inhale!