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Wonkette : Romney Campaign Has Sad

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:47:38 +0000

Well past McCain/Palin territory and lurching* into McGovern/~~Eagleton~~ Shriver territory. *see what I did there?

Wonkette : Fun With Christianists: Things You Can Learn in a Christian ‘World History & Cultures’ Textbook

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:05:25 +0000

All of 'em, Katie.

Wonkette : Tampa Totally Going To Cancel Republican Convention Just Because Of Tiny Little Act Of God

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:42:46 +0000

Too right. An apposite quote from Little Miss Sunshine: Grandpa Hoover: Let me tell ya, don't do [drugs]. When you're young, you're crazy to do that shit. Frank: Well what about you? Grandpa: What about me? I'm old. When you're old you're crazy not to do it.

Wonkette : God Due To 'Stand His Ground' Against Tampa's Republican Convention, With Hurricane Maybe

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:55:25 +0000

My condolences. I lived in that "barren sandspit, unfit for human habitation*" for 20-odd years (and they were indeed odd [rimshot]) before escaping in 1995. I live in Ohio now. It ain't great, but it ain't Florida, and that's something. *in the immortal words of Ponce de Leon

Wonkette : Koch Brothers' Brother Builds Old-Timey Western Town In Which To Properly Go Galt

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:56:13 +0000

Err, aren't *all* chaps "bare-assed"? If they weren't, they'd be pants.

Wonkette : Anti-Gay Group Leader Frothing Over 'Hate Group' Label Was Totally Gay-Married To David Duke

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:49:08 +0000

"(Apologies to Marilyn) " And Shirley, too, also.

Wonkette : Did The Secret Service Thank This Wingnut Baker For 'Standing Up'?

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:13:25 +0000

I think VW13 was talking about telemarketers, not help staff. I'm kind to both: I don't abuse help desk people for what is after all not their fault, and I hang up on telemarketers without even letting them get to the end of their introduction. Why waste their time?

Wonkette : Mitt Romney Went Back And Looked at His Tax Returns For Us!

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:36:52 +0000

This is somehow reminiscent of the 2000 Presidential election aftermath in Florida, when precincts were told to recount their ballots, but instead they just resubmitted their totals.

Wonkette : Paul Ryan Tricked By Fox News Into Admitting He Does Not Know When the Romney Plan Would Balance the

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:14:16 +0000

The debates are going to be fun! Biden: "Mr. Ryan, your budget plan cannot work." Ryan: "Yes it can." Biden: "Prove it." Ryan: "Uh, well, we haven't run the numbers yet..."

Wonkette : A Children's Treasury of Donald Trump Hollering At Former Wonkette Writers

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:19:37 +0000

Damn you, DI, that link is gonna give me nightmares.

Wonkette : Barack Obama Is One Of Those Annoying People Who Can't Stop Talking About His Home Brew

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:24:42 +0000

I'm sure everyone has heard the joke about Coors Light being like sex in a canoe... because it's fuckin' near water.

Wonkette : Vogue Profile of Chelsea Clinton Reveals Her Shocking Coffee Habits, 'Magnetism'

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:15:56 +0000

So is Amy Carter.

Wonkette : Newsroom Recap, Season 1 Episode Something: It Is Long Past Time To Fire Maggie

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:36:54 +0000

Exhibit A: Cokie Roberts' sycophantic puff piece about Paul Ryan on NPR's Morning Edition today.

Wonkette : Caption Contest! Paul Ryan Is Your New Mr. Cool Disguise

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 18:03:54 +0000

Good point. To fit Ryan's personality it would need to be a Snidely Whiplash 'stache.

Wonkette : Caption Contest! Paul Ryan Is Your New Mr. Cool Disguise

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:12:07 +0000

"Whaddaya mean, Adam Yauch won't let us use the video for "Sabotage" in our campaign ads? " eta: "It describes our plans for America perfectly!"

Wonkette : NYT's Mitt Romney Beat-Sweetener Story Curiously Skimpy On Heart-Warmth

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:05:09 +0000

Oh dear. No Dream Act for me?

Wonkette : Chicken Lady With Gun Teaches Little Girl Valuable Lessons About Private Property, 2nd Amendment

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:09:59 +0000

But isn't there a really famous gay guy from there? 'Cause I'm always hearing about the Staten Island Fairy.

Wonkette : NYT's Mitt Romney Beat-Sweetener Story Curiously Skimpy On Heart-Warmth

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:08:20 +0000

"Wonkers are all media elites and State Department retirees..." Uh oh. I'm neither; should I self-deport?

Wonkette : Chicken Lady With Gun Teaches Little Girl Valuable Lessons About Private Property, 2nd Amendment

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:36:25 +0000

When I saw "Chicken Lady" and the KITH photo, I thought this was going to be a story about Callista Gingrich.

Wonkette : Newt Gingrich: It Is Okay For Mitt Romney To Lie If It Is In A Political Ad, Yeah Sure Why Not?

Thu, 9 Aug 2012 14:55:37 +0000

I read that as "Become a Socialist Worker", and figured it for a triumph of targeted advertising.