Bush And McCain: Photo-Op Friends Forever
By on Mar 5th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Bush And McCain: Photo-Op Friends Forever
At the White House today, President Bush will officially anoint Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as his chosen successor with a carefully orchestrated photo-op. At noon, Bush will greet McCain “at the North Portico — a grand formal entrance at the front door” of the White House — before hosting a lunch for the senator in the private dining room. Afterwards, the two “will appear together in the Rose Garden for the official embrace.”
Here’s a trip down memory lane of Bush and McCain’s previous embraces:
As MSNBC’s Chris Matthews noted last night, McCain is “the man who represents the least change” from the failed policies of the Bush administration. With the President’s official blessing, McCain is now set to carry on his legacy in a “third Bush term.”
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As MSNBC’s Chris Matthews noted last night, McCain is “the man who represents the least changeâ€.
hard to believe but he meant it as a compliment.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:12 amdamn... a sick old man will likely be installed
March 5th, 2008 at 11:14 amas the next "Leadless Fearer"...
I've said it before, but...
this has GOT to help McCain's campaign... right?
March 5th, 2008 at 11:17 amWhat we need is an ad with McCain, that slow-morphs into Bush, with an announcer listing Bush's policies that he wants to continue.
"Republicans are against human cloning, yet they want a clone of George Bush in the White House."
March 5th, 2008 at 11:17 amhey, c'mon TP... why twist shite around?
it's - at the North Portico -- a grand formal entrance at the front door of the mansion.
not - ...will greet McCain with “a grand formal entrance..."
jeez...
March 5th, 2008 at 11:18 amThose are some pretty scarey pics.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:20 amEw. I just threw up in my mouth a little bit...
March 5th, 2008 at 11:21 amKeep in mind, McCain was among the first in Congress (Republican and Democrat) to insist to Bush to set up an independent commission to investigate 9/11.
The Bush administration dragged their feet. Initially only $3M was alloted for this.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:23 amHere's a question to all Republicans and those considering voting for McCain. Why would someone vote for McCain when, back in 2000, he was considered a worse choice than George Bush?
Please make an argument for McCain but include how it sets with his failed run for the White House in 2000.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:23 amMcLame and GDumbya . . . BFFs. I think I am going to be sick, too, annie.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:23 amThat's just sweet! Well if Primary voter turnout is any indication of the coming avalanche of Democrats finally voting this hobbled Republican party into obscurity McCain will soon have plenty of time on his hands for barbeques and sleep over parties with his new BFF. They can even go RVing cross country in that old gas guzzler "The Straight Talk Express" while working on their bucket lists together. They can invite Dick along too just for shits and giggles.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:24 amI thought human cloning had been banned..........
March 5th, 2008 at 11:25 amLeadless Fearer. That sums it up so well. Fantastic Katy!!!
March 5th, 2008 at 11:25 amMcCain is Bush.
Electing McCain is like giving Bush a third term. Its almost like how Dmitry Medvedev is nothing more than Putin's puppet.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:25 ampoor Juan Son of Cain.....so close and so far away.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:25 amWhich one is McCain ?
March 5th, 2008 at 11:26 amOk, the last pic really creeps me out. Did they just exchange class rings?
March 5th, 2008 at 11:26 amooops, I should really read prior posts, tip of the glass to you, barfly!
March 5th, 2008 at 11:26 amHey, the more pictures, the better. It has been pointed out that Bush isn't running this time. Yet if we see his face with McCain's often enough, it will appear that he is.
Surely even McCain realizes he can't win with only 19% of the vote.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:27 amAbout that series of photos.........
cough, cough, gag, gag, barf, barf.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:27 amAnd every vote for Clinton halps bring a McCain presidency that much closer.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:29 amJ-Mac: "W, you sonofawhoreson biatch! I wish I knew how to quit you!"
March 5th, 2008 at 11:29 amhelps too
March 5th, 2008 at 11:30 amHow so RantingTommy? facts would be appreciated.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:30 amNopw they're fast friends.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:30 amand LIEBERMAN to that mix and the world is DOOMED
March 5th, 2008 at 11:30 amcaption, bottom row left:
"And, during the televised debates, the little black box will be taped right here between the shoulder blades.........."
March 5th, 2008 at 11:34 amHow so RantingTommy? facts would be appreciated.
Comment by hellinabucket — March 5, 2008 @ 11:30 am
Well, Clinton is the best GOTV machine the GOP has. Their Neanderthal base has been trained to hate all things Clinton and will turn out to vote against her, as they turned out in Texas and Ohio to ensure that they wouldn't have to face Obama in the general.
On top of that, she will bring out lots of Republicans that will vote R in every downticket race on the ballot. Possibly even turning control of one or both houses of congress back over to the Republicans.
I really have no problem with Clinton being POTUS, but I am a realist and the reality is, she will bring the Republicans out in droves.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:35 amHey, where's the picture of the 2000 Bush campaign machine utterly attacking McCain for being to old, to mental, to middle of the political spectrum to run this country?
March 5th, 2008 at 11:38 amAnd every vote for Clinton halps bring a McCain presidency that much closer.
Comment by RantingTommy — March 5, 2008 @ 11:29 am
scared of girls? hate your mother? no facts, just your foolish, frightened opinions. nice job. coward.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:39 amPeople let me tell you 'bout my best friend,
He's a warm hearted person who'll love me till the end.
People let me tell you bout my best friend,
He's a one boy cuddly toy, my up, my down, my pride and joy.
People let me tell you 'bout him he's so much fun
Whether we're talkin' man to man or whether we're talking son to son.
Cause he's my best friend.
Yes he's my best friend.
**gag**
March 5th, 2008 at 11:40 amA good campaign commercial would include McBomb and Chimpy celebrating McBomb's b-day while ignoring Katrina...
March 5th, 2008 at 11:40 amMmmmm, sorta handsy there fellas, geez, get a room.
Bush/Cheney
March 5th, 2008 at 11:41 amHague Trials '09
I'll beg to differ, Tommy.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:41 amThere are enough sensible Republicans who do care about America, and look upon the horrors of the Bush administration with dismay; who will either stay home in November, or quietly cast their votes for the Democrat once they have entered the voting booth.
The specter of another bumbling old man twitching on the strings of the oil and arms industries will be too much to stomach.
You have valid points RantingTommy. If Clinton is the Democratic nominee I do think that will be the divisive push the Republicans are looking for. What they will also get is someone who fights a lot harder than the Democratic candidates of the past.
I would rather see Obama as the candidate. Just so any baggage from the ghosts of president's past isn't a campaign issue. But if it's not to be I don't believe all's lost for the Democrats.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:41 amJeez, there aren't this many lovey-dovey, hug-and-kiss photos of George and Laura. Maybe it's more that just BFF - maybe it's BFWB.
(Last row, first picture - George is trying to find the ventriloquist's hole.)
March 5th, 2008 at 11:41 amMaybe Bushboy thinks he can run for V-P this time. I mean some folks have told him some big time stories before and still gets up tries to tell thats the way its gonna be.
just saying folks.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:43 amThis country and the world are doomed if it's McWar/LIEberman...
March 5th, 2008 at 11:43 amThe Republican President is endorsing the Republican candidate for the Presidency. Alert the media!! This is not a drill. Breaking news, people!
March 5th, 2008 at 11:43 amIt's just a thread feltcher. relax.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:45 amI would rather see Obama as the candidate. Just so any baggage from the ghosts of president’s past isn’t a campaign issue. But if it’s not to be I don’t believe all’s lost for the Democrats.
Comment by hellinabucket — March 5, 2008 @ 11:41 am
Its not as if Hillary is unpopular. Clearly she has support, a lot of support, and if she is determined to be the nominee, Obama will throw all of his weight behind her.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:45 amAnyone that wants to vote for that needs an intervention.
But there are actually people who will vote for that, and that kinda makes me think America is already over no matter who wins what or when.
The Founders sleep a troubled sleep, knowing how low their heirs have sunk.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:46 amThis is funny. The morning after Clinton rises from the grave and threatens to tear her own party to shreds, NO mention of it is made in Thinkfast and a entire thread is devoted to McCain and Bush getting their picture taken together.
I would think that topic A-1 among progressives would be looming civil war in the Democratic party. Clearly, whoever eventually wins the Dem nomination will try to paint McCain as no different than Bush, but everyone here already believes that, anyway. It is the independents the Left is going to need, especially after the Kitchen Sink strategy goes on for six more weeks at least.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:49 amYou are so right dim wit. We are all wrapped up in the primaries now. And an historic one at that. When the dust settles (hopefully lawers aren't involved) the democratic party will have a united front with goals. That is to place a Democrat in the White House and to increase their majorities in the House and Senate.
The congressional seats are going to be a bigger gain than the white house. In my opinion.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:49 amMy personal favorite is the hugging on shoulder with Bush doing the SEIG HEIL!
March 5th, 2008 at 11:51 amKeltoi, care to look at the thread just prior to the ThinkFast thread?
didn't think so.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:51 amComment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 11:49 am
nice try toll.
funny.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:52 amComment by RUCerious — March 5, 2008 @ 11:51 am
It's as if Bush is comforting a scared McCain. Or a serious mancrush.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:52 amMy personal favorite is the hugging on shoulder with Bush doing the SEIG HEIL!
Comment by RUCerious — March 5, 2008 @ 11:51 am
"mein fuhrer, i can walk!"
– dr. stangelove, 1964
March 5th, 2008 at 11:54 am"I really have no problem with Clinton being POTUS, but I am a realist and the reality is, she will bring the Republicans out in droves.
Comment by RantingTommy "
Remember 2006. We did it once we can do it again. the problem is that the PePUGs don't have anything else happening, no gay votes in states, nothing else to draw them in except their hatred for the Clintons. I know that 2006 was an off year, but I will cast my vote with fingers holding the nose for Hilliary, and wish it was John Edwards instead, but demos can't have every thing at once.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:55 amRelax Kelty, Obama's delegate lead still stands at 100 or so. Lots of posts on the ThinkFast thread if you'd care to read it.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:56 amhellina ~ just plain pathetic. Bush the comforter. Gag...
March 5th, 2008 at 11:56 amthat top photo on the right doesn't do justice to the context.
st john the tortured was standing at the foot of the steps -- with cake in hand -- awaiting his warrior prince to descend.
this was right after katrina hit; while new orleans was drowning.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:57 amI really have no problem with Clinton being POTUS, but I am a realist and the reality is, she will bring the Republicans out in droves.
Comment by RantingTommy @ 11:35 am
i agree... and that's why i begged her not to run...
- Hussein Katy
March 5th, 2008 at 12:00 pmcaption, bottom row, last picture...
"I'm pregnant......"
March 5th, 2008 at 12:00 pmKeltoi, care to look at the thread just prior to the ThinkFast thread?
didn’t think so.
Comment by hellinabucket — March 5, 2008 @ 11:51 am
Whoops, my bad, I normally start my morning with Thinkfast and don't look at yesterdays threads.
nice try toll.
funny.
Comment by joe cantwell — March 5, 2008 @ 11:52 am
As if I could possibly derail TP from bagging on McCain. It ain't gonna happen. But seriously, a willingness to discuss the Democratic primaries has been largely underepresented as Thread topics; it happens in the commentary section because posters insist on talking about it, not just me.
It is like the Center for American Progress is a kid hiding their head under the pillow, not wanting to look at the monster in the closet. HRC is going to do whatever it takes to win, including destroy her own party. That is interesting politics.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:04 pmreally, no matter what the D candidates do, they could not hope to be as glaring an emblem of failure as the R's now are - fielding a candidate none of them wanted in the first place - a man who can't speak or campaign well, who has 40 years of skeletons in his closet, marginal health, and nothing but war to campaign for. Clinton and Obama could have fistfights every day from now til July and not approach the state of ruin the gop finds itself in.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:05 pmI would think that topic A-1 among progressives would be looming civil war in the Democratic party.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 11:49 am
Another attempt to manufacture an intraparty "war". Sorry to disappoint you, but we're not really all that split (although many of us aren't enamored of Hillary's tactics and would prefer to see the mudslinging stop).
I'll illustrate my point. CALLING ALL DEMOCRATS/PROGRESSIVES/LIBERALS ON THIS THREAD:
Do you love one Democratic candidate and hate the other? To the point that if your favorite doesn't get the nod, you would vote for McCain, a third party candidate, or stay home in November? Or do you plan to vote for the Democratic candidate no matter who it is?
I'm curious to see how "splintered" we are at this point.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:06 pmK - I admire the amount of effort you're putting into morphing the Primaries into a "catastrophe for D's" but it just doesn't hold water.
mountains from molehills - the alchemy of the "concern troll" caste.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:07 pmI can see them now, going to Bohemian Grove to do those perverted rituals they do. Only men are allowed. After reviewing McCain's history as a "maverick" it sickens me to see him fawn all over Bush. McCain is the ultimate sell-out. He'd blow Bush or anyone else to have the chance to be president. These photos are only the outer fluff. And just as sickening.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:09 pmI will vote for who ever is the Democratic Candidate no matter what, the regressive repukes have got to go.
I like Obama the most because he is campaigning like a gentleman, I do not like Hillary's attacks, but it will not make me stay home if she wins.
Bush/Cheney
March 5th, 2008 at 12:11 pmHague Trials '09
It is like the Center for American Progress is a kid hiding their head under the pillow...
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 12:04 pm
Beats hiding yer head up yer own rump, like you do...
March 5th, 2008 at 12:11 pmDubbie hugs on that McMaverick like he was Saudi royalty or something.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:11 pmMcSame...I like it.
Same Shit, Different Day should be his motto.
Amazing how many (R)'s now claim to have supported McSame from day 1
March 5th, 2008 at 12:21 pmMcSame from day 1
Comment by Zimzone — March 5, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
Howzabout "McSHame"?
March 5th, 2008 at 12:23 pmComment by missmolly — March 5, 2008 @ 12:06 pm
My choices have gone like this: Biden, Edwards, Obama, Dodd, Clinton,Richardson, Gravel, Paul, Nader, McCain. (There are probably 5 to 10 more between Nader and McCain like Colbert and Lewis Black but let's not get silly).
March 5th, 2008 at 12:23 pmComment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 11:49 am
nice try, moron. it's the GOP that's going to self-destruct.
not a moment too soon.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:27 pmK - I admire the amount of effort you’re putting into morphing the Primaries into a “catastrophe for D’s†but it just doesn’t hold water.
mountains from molehills - the alchemy of the “concern troll†caste.
Comment by tombaker — March 5, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
Fine, I will quit, but TP is one of the few places on the Net where the reality of this situation is not being discussed. The Bush=McCain theme and how many different ways can we beat that dead horse bit seems rather dry to me, but whatever rows your collective boat.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:27 pmMcCain for Sacrificial Lamb '08!!
Two-Way Talk Express
March 5th, 2008 at 12:28 pmwhatever rows your collective boat.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
You can't have it both ways, twit. You come here and sneer, sneer, and sneer when you think you can, then act all nicey when you have to, then go back to sneer, sneer, sneer the first chance you get.
Bugger off, ya phony little tosser.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:31 pmI'm so sick of watching the Idiot smiling and waving as if he had done a great job as President! This guy is a total failure, yet he acts as if he is the greatest thing that ever happened to this country. What an idiot! His legacy reeks of failure. Failed war, failed economy, failed policy. America is doomed, way past the point of no return! What a great job you've done alcoholic war criminal FREAK!
March 5th, 2008 at 12:31 pmComment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 11:49 am
Another attempt to manufacture an intraparty “warâ€. Sorry to disappoint you, but we’re not really all that split (although many of us aren’t enamored of Hillary’s tactics and would prefer to see the mudslinging stop).
IComment by missmolly — March 5, 2008 @ 12:06 pm
Good eye, missmolly.
There are some progressives here who staunchly oppose Hillary, sure. Just like there were many, many conservatives who could not abide the though of a McCain nomination.
BFD.
It's a party primary. Most progressives I talk to would be happy with either Obama or Hillary. I'm not too worried about November.
For what it's worth, I don't recall GHWB's "Voodoo economics" in the 1980 primary doing too much damage to Reagan in the general, even though it was both memorable and accurate.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:32 pmWhat a great job you’ve done alcoholic war criminal FREAK!
Comment by DaTruth — March 5, 2008 @ 12:31 pm
Whoa... now, are you sure that's what you wanna say?
March 5th, 2008 at 12:33 pmTP is one of the few places on the Net where the reality of this situation is not being discussed.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
Just because it's the way you see things, Keltoi, doesn't mean it's "the reality".
I have a slight concern along the lines you're pushing, but I'm pretty confident that, once the nomination is settled, the Democratic Party will unite and beat the living snot out of the Republicans in November.
It think the economy IS "the reality". I think the nationwide dissatisfaction with Bush IS "the reality". I think McCain's struggle to raise money, and his desperate overtures to the Far Right IS "the reality of the situation".
But really, we appreciate your concern. After all, you're only looking out for our best interests.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:36 pmK - Maybe that's because there are fewer here who are swayed by the daily news cycles, or are more impervious to the bleatings of the pundit corps and wild-eyed supporters aligned with the candidates' campaigns. In other words, there are more grownups here than at Kos.
If the Producers of Tim Russert and Chris Matthews want to turn the election into a big hysterical "blonde girl goes missing" story to keep up their ratings, there should be no surprise. However, taking their tales of trepidation to heart would be a serious mistake on the part of any serious person.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:39 pmFine, I will quit, but TP is one of the few places on the Net where the reality of this situation is not being discussed. The Bush=McCain theme and how many different ways can we beat that dead horse bit seems rather dry to me, but whatever rows your collective boat.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
What? You want us to get into a Clinton vs. Obama battle in EVERY thread? We have already had this exchange in today's ThinkFast thread (even though none of the TF topics had to do with the primaries) and the thread before it (which is why it didn't appear on the TF list).
The topic of THIS thread is Bush/McCain, which is why we are discussing that "dead horse" here. And the horse ain't all that dead -- as long as McCain continues his transmogrification into Bush, expect to hear a great deal more about it.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:39 pmMcCain is going to shoot that Bush Anchor straight up in the air a couple a hundred feet, then watch with horror as it comes straight down through the deck, punches a hole through the keel and sinks his candidacy straight to the bottom.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:39 pmbut I’m pretty confident that, once the nomination is settled, the Democratic Party will unite and beat the living snot out of the Republicans in November.
I think the nationwide dissatisfaction with Bush IS “the realityâ€.
Comment by ralph the wonder llama — March 5, 2008 @ 12:36 pm
It's just not the Democratic party specifically, ralph. It's the "nationwide dissatisfaction". I think, and hope, the entire country is going to send a message to the GOOP this fall and simply vote them out of office to an historic degree. The GOOPers have shat the bed totally over the last 8 years and the tab is coming due. It's time for some serious payback.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:40 pmFor God's sake, get a room!
March 5th, 2008 at 12:42 pmWhat? You want us to get into a Clinton vs. Obama battle in EVERY thread?
Comment by missmolly — March 5, 2008 @ 12:39 pm
And that's why I keep saying this twit's a troll, and that's all he is. Every last F-in' gap he can find, he barrels thru as fast as he can, hoping to disrupt and cause a ruckus.
Once a troll... always a troll.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:42 pmMcCain is going to shoot that Bush Anchor straight up in the air a couple a hundred feet, then watch with horror as it comes straight down through the deck, punches a hole through the keel and sinks his candidacy straight to the bottom.
Comment by RUCerious
...all the while standing with one foot inside the coil of anchor chain............
March 5th, 2008 at 12:43 pmMcCain is going to shoot that Bush Anchor straight up in the air a couple a hundred feet, then watch with horror as it comes straight down through the deck, punches a hole through the keel and sinks his candidacy straight to the bottom.
Comment by RUCerious — March 5, 2008 @ 12:39 pm
What an awesome image!
Makes me think of Rodney Dangerfield barrelling up to Ted Knight's little sloop in Caddyshack.
Even the casting works. Rodney as Bush, Ted Knight as McCain...
March 5th, 2008 at 12:49 pmHey TP, how about a thread or two about Hillary Clinton’s despicable campaign practices?
**crickets**
Comment by Zooey — March 5, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
And that’s why I keep saying this twit’s a troll, and that’s all he is. Every last F-in’ gap he can find, he barrels thru as fast as he can, hoping to disrupt and cause a ruckus.
Once a troll… always a troll.
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — March 5, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
RoS?
March 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pmComment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 1:04 pm
Yer an *sshole. I personally don't care what TP posts on the threads or not.
I can't stand YOU. Every last little edge you can find, or tiny little sore spot, you dig into. then, when you can't, it's all nicey-nicey, until the next time, and you turn back into a blood-sucking tick.
Yer a troll. You've always been a troll... you'll always be troll. You don't come here to "discuss politics". You come here to screw w/ people's heads and be disruptive, IMHO.
Bugger off, ya tosser.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pmFine, I will quit, but TP is one of the few places on the Net where the reality of this situation is not being discussed. The Bush=McCain theme and how many different ways can we beat that dead horse bit seems rather dry to me, but whatever rows your collective boat.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
and yet you always come back and why is that?
because you're a troll.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:15 pmKeep in mind, McCain was among the first in Congress (Republican and Democrat) to insist to Bush to set up an independent commission to investigate 9/11.
The Bush administration dragged their feet. Initially only $3M was alloted for this.
Comment by Kay
Beware of this one folks. She likes to act like she is a progressive, but then she slips things like this in. She's one of the new breed of RNC trolls where they are instructed to establish a progressive identity and then slip in little endorsements for their candidate or digs against the Democratic candidates.
This one is a troll, through and through.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:29 pmYer a troll. You’ve always been a troll… you’ll always be troll. You don’t come here to “discuss politicsâ€. You come here to screw w/ people’s heads and be disruptive, IMHO.
Bugger off, ya tosser.
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — March 5, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
Yeah, I've noticed you are not a huge fan. Feel free to ignore me and I'll repay the favor.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:29 pmwhatever rows your collective boat.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
You can’t have it both ways, twit. You come here and sneer, sneer, and sneer when you think you can, then act all nicey when you have to, then go back to sneer, sneer, sneer the first chance you get.
Bugger off, ya phony little tosser.
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity
This is what I have been saying about Keltoi for a long time. He is a troll and nothing more. I never could understand it when people here were defending him and saying he wasn't a troll.
He's just a little more skilled at pretending to not be a troll than our new resident troll Kay.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pmThe should get tattoos with each other initials, in gothic lettering, arcing over the letters "BFF".
March 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pmMakes me think of Rodney Dangerfield barrelling up to Ted Knight’s little sloop in Caddyshack.
Even the casting works. Rodney as Bush, Ted Knight as McCain…
Comment by ralph the wonder llama — March 5, 2008 @ 12:49 pm
Exactly!
March 5th, 2008 at 1:45 pmFeel free to ignore me and I’ll repay the favor.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 1:29 pm
Gee? Really? Then why do you feel compelled to reply?
Yer a troll. That's all you've ever been and will ever be. A troll.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:48 pmThis is what I have been saying about Keltoi for a long time. He is a troll and nothing more. I never could understand it when people here were defending him and saying he wasn’t a troll.
He’s just a little more skilled at pretending to not be a troll than our new resident troll Kay.
Comment by bilbobaggins — March 5, 2008 @ 1:34 pm
And yet Bilbo you break your own "talk about the troll not to it" rule with me fairly often.
What is the obsession with Troll designation? What does it mean, what does it matter? You are a smart person, I find your opinions interesting and your writing style enjoyable, what difference does it make we have conflicting opinions? You can't talk to someone you disagree with? I am not here to disrupt discussion and I often stimulate it by offering a divergent viewpoint.
I don't get it, have never got it.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:49 pmI wanna shake the hand of the MORON who advised McCain to snuggle up to Bush. This is great!!!!!!
March 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pmNow I know we are in trouble. Hillary is on Fox pandering to Karl Rove!
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Rove_participates_in_Clinton_Obama_interviews_0305.html
March 5th, 2008 at 1:55 pmAnd yet Bilbo you break your own “talk about the troll not to it†rule with me fairly often.
What is the obsession with Troll designation? What does it mean, what does it matter? You are a smart person, I find your opinions interesting and your writing style enjoyable, what difference does it make we have conflicting opinions? You can’t talk to someone you disagree with? I am not here to disrupt discussion and I often stimulate it by offering a divergent viewpoint.
I don’t get it, have never got it.
Comment by Keltoi
That was when I was giving you the benefit of the doubt. Won't happen again. This is the last time I will talk directly to you. The difference is that you are here mostly to disrupt and to push your conservative views even if they are based on lies and fantasies. It's not a matter of differing opinions. It is that you state your views as undisputed facts and rarely back them up with proof, which is what all the other trolls do.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pmComment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 1:04 pm
You cut & pasted two different comments together to make it appear TRoS had attacked me.
That's what makes YOU a troll.
Dismissed.
March 5th, 2008 at 2:19 pmbilbo, one could also deduce that Clinton isn't afraid of the Fox machine. Obama was also on Fox. Take the fight to them is a strategy the democrats need to use this time around. Attacking on all fronts. Right out of Rove's own handbook.
March 5th, 2008 at 2:39 pmFine, I will quit, but TP is one of the few places on the Net where the reality of this situation is not being discussed. The Bush=McCain theme and how many different ways can we beat that dead horse bit seems rather dry to me, but whatever rows your collective boat.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
not dry enough, i guess.
RoS?
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 1:04 pm
I don’t get it, have never got it.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
more comments to come?
March 5th, 2008 at 2:53 pmDo you love one Democratic candidate and hate the other? To the point that if your favorite doesn’t get the nod, you would vote for McCain, a third party candidate, or stay home in November? Or do you plan to vote for the Democratic candidate no matter who it is?
I’m curious to see how “splintered†we are at this point.
Comment by missmolly — March 5, 2008 @ 12:06 pm
Ok, I'll bite.
Love and hate aren't words I apply to politicians per se, but I would say at this point I strongly like one Democratic candidate and moderately dislike the other. The candidate I like wasn't my first choice in the campaign, but then my first choice didn't have a whelk's chance in a supernova of getting the nod anyhow. And he has a pretty good platform on poverty reduction, trade, energy, and foreign policy - not ideal, but good.
At this point, I'm really not sure what I'll do in November if the candidate I moderately dislike gets the nomination. I really don't like the way she's been running her campaign, I really don't like how connected she is with the Washington machine, and I'm not a huge fan of her husband's foreign policy, particularly in Africa and Indonesia. If she gets the nod, she's going to need to give me a reason to vote for her other than fear of McCain.
March 5th, 2008 at 2:59 pmYou cut & pasted two different comments together to make it appear TRoS had attacked me.
That’s what makes YOU a troll.
Dismissed.
Comment by Zooey — March 5, 2008 @ 2:19 pm
Ah, Bull, I was pointing out if I say something I am called a Troll and cussed at and you can say the exact same thing and not only are you not abused for it people agree with you and post links backing up your position.
March 5th, 2008 at 3:11 pmComment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 3:11 pm
Ah, I see. But you failed to make that clear until someone called you on it -- another troll tactic.
Accept your inner troll, embrace it...
March 5th, 2008 at 3:26 pmAh, I see. But you failed to make that clear until someone called you on it — another troll tactic.
Accept your inner troll, embrace it…
Comment by Zooey — March 5, 2008 @ 3:26 pm
Sorry, I thought my intent was clear - RoS seemed to understand what I was getting at since it resulted in more insults.
But if it makes you feel better,
"I AM NOT AN ANIMAL, I AAMMM AAA TRRROOOOLLLLLLLL.....!"
There.
March 5th, 2008 at 3:46 pmI don’t get it, have never got it.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
Unless you pay for it ; typical behavior for a Republican ...........
March 5th, 2008 at 4:03 pm“I AM NOT AN ANIMAL, I AAMMM AAA TRRROOOOLLLLLLLL…..!â€
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 3:46 pm
Better now?
~Hussein Zooey
March 5th, 2008 at 4:26 pmBetter now?
~Hussein Zooey
Comment by Zooey — March 5, 2008 @ 4:26 pm
Yeah, actually.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:34 pmYeah, actually.
Comment by Keltoi — March 5, 2008 @ 4:34 pm
Good. Now, when someone calls you a troll, it shouldn't hurt quite so bad.
~Hussein Zooey
March 5th, 2008 at 5:17 pmbilbo, one could also deduce that Clinton isn’t afraid of the Fox machine. Obama was also on Fox. Take the fight to them is a strategy the democrats need to use this time around. Attacking on all fronts. Right out of Rove’s own handbook.
Comment by hellinabucket
I wasn't criticizing her for being on Fox, I was criticizing her for cozying up to Karl Rove, especially since she is starting to act like him.
Fox is probably going to be in a Clinton love fest for a while hoping that will help to get her in as the Democratic candidate. It isn't because they like her, they actually loathe her. It's because they think she is the easiest candidate to beat, and they are right.
March 5th, 2008 at 6:09 pmWell, Clinton is the best GOTV machine the GOP has. Their Neanderthal base has been trained to hate all things Clinton and will turn out to vote against her, as they turned out in Texas and Ohio to ensure that they wouldn’t have to face Obama in the general.
On top of that, she will bring out lots of Republicans that will vote R in every downticket race on the ballot. Possibly even turning control of one or both dell inspiron 8100 battery,dell inspiron 8200 battery houses of congress back over to the Republicans.
I really have no problem with Clinton being POTUS, but I am a realist and the reality is, she will bring the Republicans out in droves.
October 15th, 2008 at 4:44 am