At this point, I'm pretty sure that both Cain's and Perry's campaign people have given up and decided to use what's left of the campaign funds to troll their own candidates. "Oooh, let's put him on TV spouting homophobia while wearing the Brokeback Mountain jacket! It'll be hilarious!"
He sounds so happy when he says "I'm a godless heathen and I approve this message". XD Good comeback, I say. The original video was... well it said alarming things about this world.
I refuse to watch the original ad because I don't want to up it's views, and also I have work to keep my blood pressure up already. The response vid is highly amusing.
I'm at the point with politics now that I am just covering my ears and going 'Lalalalalala, not listening' until there is a single candidate. I'm not sure I can take another 11 months of this crap.
I have no idea why your process is so long. It's INSANE. Here we have ONE month. Possibly that's not enough, but comparatively... I've no idea how you survive.
Uh-huh. It's fun from over here - like I say elsewhere, our politicians might be crap, but they're not THAT stupid, or THAT insane. (Nor as brilliant as Obama - we just get the middle-of-the-road blahness.)
It seems like every election cycle we have at least one politician who's in it for the entertainment value. This year it's... well, most of the republican contenders. Though in fairness to the democrats I suspect the only reason they've avoided trouble so far is that no one's paying them much attention at the moment.
I did not post the second one on facebook, I'd never hear the end of it. But it's a thing of beauty!
It seems like every election cycle we have at least one politician who's in it for the entertainment value. This year it's... well, most of the republican contenders. To quote one of the Dish's readers after the debate:
Maybe it's just that I'm waxing sentimental because I made my drinking game every time Sawyer speaks (and she won't shut up so I'm about 5 minutes from a crying jag. I kid I kid.) but can you imagine what it must feel like to be a Republican - a seriously life long and earnest Republican - right now? Watching this.
This is it. That is it. That's all that showed up.
Merry Christmas GOP.
Though in fairness to the democrats I suspect the only reason they've avoided trouble so far is that no one's paying them much attention at the moment. *umms and ahhs* Weeeeell, unless Michael Moore decides to run, you just don't get the same level of crazy with Democrats...
I did not post the second one on facebook, I'd never hear the end of it. But it's a thing of beauty! It really is. :)
Michael Moore decides to run, you just don't get the same level of crazy with Democrats...
You're so niave-- it's cute! The Dems typically bring just as much crazy to the table as the GOP, though in fairness the GOP have been outdoing themselves of late. Maybe it's just not well publicized in England?
IMO the bottom line is that politicians are politicians are politicians. Even my personal hero Mark Hatfield (My senator growing up) had feet of clay. When a popular governor vanishes from public life it'll likely be because he's sleeping with the 13 year old babysitter.
Or maybe I'm just a little cynical...
BTW did you see the video I linked to last night? I think you'd like it!
ETA to emphasize that it Mark Hatfeild was implicated in tuition scam I don't actually completely understand. The governor that was sleeping with the 13 year old babysitter was Neil Goldschmit.
You're so niave-- it's cute! The Dems typically bring just as much crazy to the table as the GOP, though in fairness the GOP have been outdoing themselves of late. Maybe it's just not well publicized in England? Well I've only been following along since 2008, so anything before that is pretty much unknown to me. But after Palin, everything kinda pales, y'know? Over here we'll mock anything American, although considering that even your left-wing guys are right-wing from our perspective, Republicans, generally, seem to come from a different planet. The Dems might be crazy, but at least they're crazy in a way we understand, if that makes sense? Although we're also deeply cynical and don't do the deep commitment that Americans do. That is - we generally believe in certain things and then vote for the party which seems most likely to do what we want. But we don't really like any of them, nor do we expect much. (We have nutcases, but their support is... not so much. And everyone loves ridiculing them.)
BTW did you see the video I linked to last night? I think you'd like it! It was blocked! :(
ETA to emphasize that it Mark Hatfeild was implicated in tuition scam I don't actually completely understand. The governor that was sleeping with the 13 year old babysitter was Neil Goldschmit. Ah, that makes sense, thank you.
That makes sense. We tend to only get coverage of british politics from the mainstream media when it involves the US or a politician who seems to like the US.
That makes sense. We tend to only get coverage of british politics from the mainstream media when it involves the US or a politician who seems to like the US. *nods* Yeah, that's the general impression we get. And then we laugh about it. ;)
And ooooh thank you! That was, indeed, very much worth watching! :)
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At this point, I'm pretty sure that both Cain's and Perry's campaign people have given up and decided to use what's left of the campaign funds to troll their own candidates. "Oooh, let's put him on TV spouting homophobia while wearing the Brokeback Mountain jacket! It'll be hilarious!"
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It seems the only possible explanation. :)
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As for the first video *giggle*
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And yeah, Herman Cain. Oh, it's a thing of BEAUTY!
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Hee!
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I'm at the point with politics now that I am just covering my ears and going 'Lalalalalala, not listening' until there is a single candidate. I'm not sure I can take another 11 months of this crap.
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I did not post the second one on facebook, I'd never hear the end of it. But it's a thing of beauty!
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To quote one of the Dish's readers after the debate:
Though in fairness to the democrats I suspect the only reason they've avoided trouble so far is that no one's paying them much attention at the moment.
*umms and ahhs* Weeeeell, unless Michael Moore decides to run, you just don't get the same level of crazy with Democrats...
I did not post the second one on facebook, I'd never hear the end of it. But it's a thing of beauty!
It really is. :)
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You're so niave-- it's cute! The Dems typically bring just as much crazy to the table as the GOP, though in fairness the GOP have been outdoing themselves of late. Maybe it's just not well publicized in England?
IMO the bottom line is that politicians are politicians are politicians. Even my personal hero Mark Hatfield (My senator growing up) had feet of clay. When a popular governor vanishes from public life it'll likely be because he's sleeping with the 13 year old babysitter.
Or maybe I'm just a little cynical...
BTW did you see the video I linked to last night? I think you'd like it!
ETA to emphasize that it Mark Hatfeild was implicated in tuition scam I don't actually completely understand. The governor that was sleeping with the 13 year old babysitter was Neil Goldschmit.
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Well I've only been following along since 2008, so anything before that is pretty much unknown to me. But after Palin, everything kinda pales, y'know? Over here we'll mock anything American, although considering that even your left-wing guys are right-wing from our perspective, Republicans, generally, seem to come from a different planet. The Dems might be crazy, but at least they're crazy in a way we understand, if that makes sense? Although we're also deeply cynical and don't do the deep commitment that Americans do. That is - we generally believe in certain things and then vote for the party which seems most likely to do what we want. But we don't really like any of them, nor do we expect much. (We have nutcases, but their support is... not so much. And everyone loves ridiculing them.)
BTW did you see the video I linked to last night? I think you'd like it!
It was blocked! :(
ETA to emphasize that it Mark Hatfeild was implicated in tuition scam I don't actually completely understand. The governor that was sleeping with the 13 year old babysitter was Neil Goldschmit.
Ah, that makes sense, thank you.
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It's worth watching!
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*nods* Yeah, that's the general impression we get. And then we laugh about it. ;)
And ooooh thank you! That was, indeed, very much worth watching! :)