This Fucking Big. At best. I'm Dead Serious.

Feb 15, 2008 in snark

(AFP/Gettty Images/File/Brendan Smialowski)

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“Comptroller General, David Walker, describes in precise terms the size of the box that the Bush Administration confined him to during his tenure with the Government Accountability Office.”

{David Walker, Government Accountability Office Comptroller General, testifies during a Senate hearing in 2007. Walker announced his resignation Friday, citing “real limitations” on what he could do.}

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They're MINE, now!

Feb 15, 2008 in snark

(AFP/HU-HO/File)

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“Please pass all your fetuses to the inner aisle.”

{The new US ambassador to the Holy See, anti-abortion Harvard law professor Mary Ann Glendon, seen here in a 2004 Harvard University(HU) handout, arrived in Rome on Friday to take up her post, a mission spokeswoman said.}

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Republican fear-mongering

Feb 15, 2008 in snark

(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

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BOOOO!!!!

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Always Read the Warning Labels

Feb 12, 2008 in snark

(REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

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“Danger. The Surgeon General has determined that the consumption of Mad Dog leads to impaired cognition, slurred speech, and platform inconsistency.”

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Howzat feel, Mitch?

Feb 11, 2008 in snark

(REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

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“Oh, heavenly, sir. But don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll find yours in a minute!”

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Buh-Bye!!!!

Feb 07, 2008 in snark

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Later, Creepshow. It’s been real, it’s been fun. And from time to time, it’s even been really fun. Here’s hoping you’ll continue to provide more inane banter throughout the rest of the campaign. Maybe you could even “balance” Karl Rove on Faux News!

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Right here, Joe.

Feb 07, 2008 in snark

(Christopher Morris / VII for TIME)

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“John McCain reminds the not-so-Independent Senator from Connecticut exactly where his forehead belongs for the remainder of the campaign season.”

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Behind her back

Feb 07, 2008 in snark

(Christopher Morris / VII for TIME)

photo credit: Christopher Morris / VII for TIME

While Cindy McCain’s back is turned, Rudy searches her handbag for lipstick.

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Double your pleasure…

Feb 07, 2008 in snark

(Shaun Best / Reuters)

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“…on the Sit-n-Spin Express!”

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ballot initiative

Feb 07, 2008 in snark

(Joe Raedle / Getty)

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“I’ve got a box of these in the dog carrier on top of my car. Everybody grab yourself a stack, and remember, my name’s not Huckabee!”

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Republican Voter Turnout

Feb 06, 2008 in snark

(Preston Keres - The Washington Post)

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“…apparently reflected the overall interest of Republican campaign staffers.”

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Meet the fifth generation…

Feb 05, 2008 in snark

(Mario Tama / Getty)

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“…of McCain Family supporters. And just like great-great-great Grandpa McCain, they can’t tie their own shoes.”

(not that i’m saying he’s old or anything) oh, and VOTE YOUNG AND VOTE OFTEN, FOLKS!

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I'm lost.

Feb 04, 2008 in snark

(Jim Young US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008/Reuters)

photo credit: Jim Young US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008/Reuters

“Have you seen me lately?”

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Rudy Moves to Rio

Feb 04, 2008 in snark

(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

photo credit: AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo

The former “Savior of New York” apparently has landed himself a temporary gig in Rio for Carnival.

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Living in the past…

Jan 31, 2008 in snark

(Robert Galbraith/Reuters)

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“…is now proven to get you nowhere. Thank fecking Gawd.”

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STFU

Jan 29, 2008 in snark

ooops. my bad. that was SOTU. (the link is to the full SOTU text as posted by Think Progress)

{by the by, some of the “fun” in this post is in the image mouseovers. just sayin’….}

indeed. the last-and-final SOTU by Preznut Chimperator was yet another exercise in “Shut The Fuck Up, Chimpy”, flavored overmuch by the inherent sense of melancholy and dread that accompanies unbiased critical thinking as applied to careful consideration upon the actual state of the Union. in my humble opinion, it really couldn’t have been:

  1. more depressing
  2. more predictable
  3. more embarrassing
  4. more unremarkable

probably the most telling synopsis of this SOTU, as with any other, is the US Presidential Speeches Tag Cloud. i have this separately bookmarked in my browsers, because it encompasses all major presidential speeches, not just the SOTU/STFUs, and is a simple way to compare the focus of past speeches, and past presidents.

as usual, Think Progress has a great series of rebuttals to assertions and declarations made in this most recent SOTU. they even went so far as to provide separate tags for two different forms of capitalization: State of the Union and State Of The Union. either way you do it, the posts there are, as usual, a great window into how stupid he is.

personally, i think his opening lines were the most telling (and thus ensues the quotational cherry-picking!):

Seven years have passed since I first stood before you at this rostrum. In that time, our country has been tested in ways none of us could have imagined.

yeah, no shit, Chimpy. first of all, it’s really uncool to rub in the fact that it’s been SEVEN FECKING YEARS since you stole the preznutty. and “tested in ways none of us could have imagined” means far more to the average, every-day American than a coked-up fuckwit like you can likely fathom.

All of us were sent to Washington to carry out the people’s business. That is the purpose of this body. It is the meaning of our oath. And it remains our charge to keep.

again, no shit. it’s been SEVEN FECKING YEARS, moron. when exactly the fuck are you going to start carrying out the people’s business? ALL the people’s business. oh. never? yeah, go fig.


The actions of the 110th Congress…

now, just stop right there!

…will affect the security and prosperity of our Nation long after this session has ended.

i said, stop. gah. pinhead. yes they will, but only because they’re having to hop around cleaning up everything you’ve thrown your fetid chimpanzee feces at for the past SEVEN FECKING YEARS. do you seriously not realize that even your own party hates you? pfft.

most of us know better. even the lady with almost as much corporate baggage as you have knows better. STFU, Chimpy.

In the work ahead, we must be guided by the philosophy that made our Nation great.

exactly. thus, presuming a majority of the people vote for a Democrat for preznut, we’ll start getting better guidance in about a year.


In the long run, Americans can be confident about our economic growth.

“for the war machine and major corporations”

We have other work to do on taxes. Unless the Congress acts, most of the tax relief we have delivered over the past 7 years will be taken away. Some in Washington argue that letting tax relief expire is not a tax increase. Try explaining that to 116 million American taxpayers who would see their taxes rise by an average of $1,800. Others have said they would personally be happy to pay higher taxes. I welcome their enthusiasm, and I am pleased to report that the IRS accepts both checks and money orders.

oh, hah-hah-hah. very funny. your speech writer obviously crafted that little gem while snuggling with Jonah Goldberg in his mother’s basement. i’ll give you this, little man. you did a hell of a job reading through the cheetoh stains. anyway, STFU, Chimpy. ignorant bastard. not even “Uncle Ben” there seems to agree with you.


The people’s trust in their Government is undermined by congressional earmarks….

while that statement isn’t necessarily untrue, it misses the larger point that people’s trust in their government is undermined by the ineffectual and often embarrassing “leadership” of a “man” who is only marginally capable of communicating his own inadequacy. look, Chimpy, the idiots on the left there are the only ones who are happy with you, and they’re only happy with you when you’re not around.

Our shared responsibilities extend beyond matters of taxes and spending.

holy shit, Chimpy. it only took you SEVEN FECKING YEARS to figure that out. oh, wait. my bad. you were already hip to the “war” and “hypocrisy” squares.

The No Child Left Behind Act is a bipartisan achievement. It is succeeding. And we owe it to America’s children, their parents, and their teachers to strengthen this good law.

this, coming from The Chimpanzee Who Should Have Been Left Behind. i have yet to meet an education professional who has positive things to say about No Child Left Behind. it’s not a good law, Chimpy, and your opinion on the issue, my brave little below-average student, hardly matters.

{….skipping a whole bunch of shit because i have responsibilities….}


One of the most important tools we can give them is the ability to monitor terrorist communications. To protect America, we need to know who the terrorists are talking to, what they are saying, and what they are planning.

i was waiting for that. it wouldn’t have been a genuine Boosh Speech without a paragraph or two of fear-mongering.

America is leading the fight against global hunger.

indeed, eradicating those who follow the path of Islam, the most populous religion in the world, will certainly help make more food available for others.

America is leading the fight against disease.

except where it came to electing presidents over the past two elections, anyway.


America is a force for hope in the world because we are a compassionate people, and some of the most compassionate Americans are those who have stepped forward to protect us.

maybe it’s just a product of my own public schooling, but i didn’t think the word “compassion” was spelled I·N·V·A·S·I·O·N. or O·I·L. let alone G·R·E·E·D.

The secret of our strength, the miracle of America, is that our greatness lies not in our Government, but in the spirit and determination of our people.

again, a bit of truth shines out at the end. we’ll see how your kind fares in November. in the meantime, STFU, Chimpy.



photo credits (in order of appearance): Tim Sloan/Pool/Reuters, AFP/Pool/Tim Sloan, AFP/Mandel Ngan, Jim Young/Reuters, Larry Downing/Reuters, Tim Sloan/Pool/Reuters, AFP/File/Mandel Ngan

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Secretary of Defense

Jan 21, 2008 in snark

(Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME )

photo credit: Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

“Vote fer meh, or mah pimp here’ll kick yer goddamn ass!”

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'Good Guys' Wear Black

Jan 21, 2008 in snark

(Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME)

photo credit: Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

“Yeh know, Gwen. If he even so much as tries for Hispanic votes, Ah’m gonna break him over mah knee like a toothpick.”

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Walker, Texas Haranguer

Jan 21, 2008 in snark

(Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME)

photo credit: Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

“Respec’ Mah Authoritay, old man! Repeat after me! ‘Ah’m gonna vote fer Huckabee!’ Say it! Say it!!!!”

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Chuck-N-Huck

Jan 21, 2008 in snark

(Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME)

photo credit: Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

“Now, lookit, ya’ll. Ah’m completely drunk off mah ass, but Ah kin guarantee ya’ll that Huck here be thah Total Shit 2000™. An’ fer jist minutes a day, he’s great fer yer abs, too!”

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Thank you, Jonah!

Jan 18, 2008 in politics

i admire Jon Stewart. his willingness to play host to controversial individuals is remarkable. one of his latest guests was the Doughy Pantload himself, Jonah Goldberg, who is currently out peddling his latest intellectual diarrhea entitled Liberal Fascism. i just can’t bring myself to link to anything that full of shit, so i won’t.

however, Comedy Central has generously posted the edited interview as it was broadcast, which i do include below. if by some remote chance you were unable to view the episode and the interview in that hole under whatever rock you must live, or if you would enjoy watching Jon treat such an inept buffoon with far more respect than he deserves once again, here it is:

i seriously hope that Comedy Central will eventually make available the entire interview. 18 minutes, it was. there’s enough there for an entire half-hour episode.

this morning, over at Sadly, No!, Cliff wrote an exceptional post which goes well beyond the site’s traditional snark and acerbity. a serious piece on why Jonah Goldberg and the National Review (which employs him) are absolutely No Laughing Matter. i believe it falls in the general category of “must read”, so please do.

apparently, the new spin from the National Review, and the “right”, is to attempt to obscure the negative ground upon which they stand, rewrite history, and redefine current arguments in intellectually archaic memes. this is troublesome, and it is dangerous. and i will admit it is frustrating that such demagoguery and willful ignorance must be given the same freedom of expression as truthfulness, compassion, and other non-stagnant forms of intellect.

but at least we have people like Jonah Goldberg out there, making the self-contradicting spin so blatantly obvious. the “right” continues to support progressive ideals by virtue of its own self-deprecation. it’s kind of beautiful, in a sickening way.

so, thank you, Jonah Goldberg. you’re one of the most helpful douchebags supporting the causes i believe in today!

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Sister-Wives for Mitt

Jan 16, 2008 in snark

(AFP/Scott Olson)

photo credit: AFP/Scott Olson

“Sorry, ladies. Those are the wrong kind of mitts for supporting oven-Mitt. Now, if you really support him, go take off your shoes and get back in the kitchen where he believes you belong.”

tip of the hat for the updated title goes to Pissed in NY, from the comments. bravo, Pissed, bravo!

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No Entiendo.

Jan 16, 2008 in snark

(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards )

photo credit: AFP/File/Paul J. Richards

“Responsibilidad gubernamental? ¿Qué es esto?”

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General Disorder

Jan 12, 2008 in politics, snark

(REUTERS/Larry Downing)

photo credit: REUTERS/Larry Downing

poses with General Confusion

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Child Abuse

Jan 10, 2008 in politics, snark

(Christopher Morris / VII for TIME)

photo credit: Christopher Morris / VII for TIME

 

this kid is going to be an artist someday. i love the way she captured the red-eyed, bleary feel that basically summarizes John McCain, not to mention the way she properly represented his ego with the size of the head. however, the hair is almost Chris Doddian. i wonder if she’s confused.

ah. she must be. and to tell the truth, i believe this might actually be a cry for help. the poor girl. her parents are….republican! and the proof isn’t so much in the subject matter as it is her having the flag backwards with a select number of stars. ;-)

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