Still Hating America.

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
His petulant and self-indulgent little ploy may be fun for him; it's just a drag for me. Au Revouir. For now.

Is this ironic?

S_A_M

[Spanky]

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Spanky

Atrios:

• [C]onservative political humor these days involves referencing an alternative reality that they've created. They don't need jokes, they just need to point to the fantasy world they've created ("Nancy Pelosi's big plane! ahahahahaah!") so they can have a shared chuckle about it. There's no wit needed, just an invocation of pre-existing laugh lines based on their manufactured reality.

[Spanky]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Atrios:

• [C]onservative political humor these days involves referencing an alternative reality that they've created. They don't need jokes, they just need to point to the fantasy world they've created ("Nancy Pelosi's big plane! ahahahahaah!") so they can have a shared chuckle about it. There's no wit needed, just an invocation of pre-existing laugh lines based on their manufactured reality.

Ty quotes a blogger. There is a surprise.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Spanky
Ty quotes a blogger. There is a surprise.

Don't tell me -- you drew those cartoons yourself.

[SlaveNoMore]

Spanky
Ty quotes a blogger. There is a surprise.

A very bad one, I might add.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
A very bad one, I might add.

When it comes to politics, is there such a thing as a good one?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Spanky
Ty quotes a blogger. There is a surprise.

I guess he couldn't muster the sheer brilliance it takes to post yet another set of variations-on-a-theme cartoons.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by taxwonk
When it comes to politics, is there such a thing as a good one?

Slave likes outrage.com.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Conservative political humor these days involves referencing an alternative reality that they've created.

the same could be said for the leadership of the Dems. "bush is an idiot! and he ummm, hoodwinked me into voting for the War!"

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
:td:

That being said, you left out the Ivory Tower of academia, whose sole goal these days appears to shut down each and every dissenting viewpoint

Subsumed in my second criticism. Pardon my overgeneralization. Any time I use "Strident Left" it includes the Ivory Tower.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ironweed
Damn straight. I much prefer the asinine maneuvering toward Dystopia we've been seeing from the strident Right.

As you well know, I loathe this pack of waterheads we have running the country who run around calling themselves Republicans.

I generally want the same thing you do - sensible, pragmatic people in charge. The differences we have on whether those people should lean a little left or a little right are minor and I can appreciate yours and you can appreciate mine.

Unfortunately, moderates don't have jack shit in the way of clout these days, so I'm stuck where I surmise I'll be for the rest of my life politically - angry, with no constructive avenue for my venom.

As long as good people can't get elected because of absurd litmus tests from idiot single issue voters, we're fucked. Some professor explained why our multiple candidate system screws 70% of voters every time back in the 60s. I'll find it and post a link. It'll make you have one drink more than you might usually...

[SlaveNoMore]

sebastian_dangerfield
Unfortunately, moderates don't have jack shit in the way of clout these days, so I'm stuck where I surmise I'll be for the rest of my life politically - angry, with no constructive avenue for my venom.

You can always grab the nearest bottle of whatever and just type out angrey missives to guys like Sidd, Weed and Ty.

I hear that works like a charm for some folks.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
You can always grab the nearest bottle of whatever and just type out angrey missives to guys like Sidd, Weed and Ty.

I hear that works like a charm for some folks.

Geez -- this coming from you?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
the same could be said for the leadership of the Dems. "bush is an idiot! and he ummm, hoodwinked me into voting for the War!"

Brilliant! Nicely done.