Images from that Republican Rally Yesterday

[JONJONAUG]

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The people in the 57 states are crying out against the government!

This wise man has discovered the greatest threat facing our nation today. Pot smoking, homosexual, witches.

These brave people are alerting the nation to the fact that their president is a Kenyan, Marxist, racist, socialist, terrorist.

So everyone, do the country a favor. Glen Beck 2012!

 

[Kitty Sinatra]

I need a hobby like that. They look like they're having fun.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Everyone there was terrible

where were these people when bush was going to war and spending trillions

 

[Kitty Sinatra]

Everyone there was terrible

where were these people when bush was going to war and spending trillions

They were drinking and driving. And various other evil things that Republicans do or don't do in their living rooms, bedrooms and board rooms.

 

[Espy]

You know it's nice to know that no matter how kooky one side seems the other is right there to show you they can go above and beyond.

 

[Armadillo]

You can play the kook game with any political rally. In a crowd of tens of thousands, there's bound to be a few loose screws. Also, the "57 States" is in reference to Obama talking about "visiting all 57 states" during the campaign.

In any event, maybe we'd get further in terms of dialogue and consensus if we actually listened to other people and got to the bottom of their discontent rather than cherrypicking the loons in an attempt to discredit an entire ideology, hmm? This goes for righties as well as lefties.

 

[Shegokigo]

You can play the kook game with any political rally. In a crowd of tens of thousands, there's bound to be a few loose screws. Also, the "57 States" is in reference to Obama talking about "visiting all 57 states" during the campaign.

In any event, maybe we'd get further in terms of dialogue and consensus if we actually listened to other people and got to the bottom of their discontent rather than cherrypicking the loons in an attempt to discredit an entire ideology, hmm? This goes for righties as well as lefties.

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[Espy]

In any event, maybe we'd get further in terms of dialogue and consensus if we actually listened to other people and got to the bottom of their discontent rather than cherrypicking the loons in an attempt to discredit an entire ideology, hmm?

Here here.
That being said we can still laugh at them.

Hell, I spent 8 years laughing at the kooks on the left with their "bush r hitler" signs... now the right is doing the same thing but with an extra helping of mullet.
That's gold there Jerry, GOLD!

 

[North_Ranger]

I'm taking bets on when you fellas are going to have Civil War II: The Reckoning. Considering how bitterly divided and inflamed your political climate seems to be...

 

[AshburnerX]

I'm taking bets on when you fellas are going to have Civil War II: The Reckoning. Considering how bitterly divided and inflamed your political climate seems to be...

Have YOU ever tried to get an American motivated about anything? We're a pretty lethargic bunch when it comes to politics, because of the continued impression of nothing we do mattering at all. Voter rates are abysmal for even our presidential elections!

 

[Krisken]

I'm taking bets on when you fellas are going to have Civil War II: The Reckoning. Considering how bitterly divided and inflamed your political climate seems to be...

Have YOU ever tried to get an American motivated about anything? We're a pretty lethargic bunch when it comes to politics, because of the continued impression of nothing we do mattering at all. Voter rates are abysmal for even our presidential elections![/quote]
As Gabriel Iglesias said, we don't vote for things like President, we vote for American Idol.

When people like Limbaugh, Beck, and O'Reilly have such high rating spouting nothing but barely disguised hatred and open division and get such high ratings, it's hard to take seriously the 'those people are the fringe element' argument.

 

[Espy]

Let me get this straight then Krisken, just so I'm clear: The "fringe" on the right is, the mainstream to you?
That is what you are saying right? I'm not asking to be antagonistic, I'm just going for clarification here.

 

[GasBandit]

I'm taking bets on when you fellas are going to have Civil War II: The Reckoning. Considering how bitterly divided and inflamed your political climate seems to be...

Have YOU ever tried to get an American motivated about anything? We're a pretty lethargic bunch when it comes to politics, because of the continued impression of nothing we do mattering at all. Voter rates are abysmal for even our presidential elections![/quote][/quote] Wasn't that a Garfield strip? Why it's good to be lazy? "What if war were declared and nobody showed?"

As Gabriel Iglesias said, we don't vote for things like President, we vote for American Idol.

When people like Limbaugh, Beck, and O'Reilly have such high rating spouting nothing but barely disguised hatred and open division and get such high ratings, it's hard to take seriously the 'those people are the fringe element' argument.

But I thought, according to democrats since 2003, that dissent was the new patriotism?

 

[Krisken]

Let me get this straight then Krisken, just so I'm clear: The "fringe" on the right is, the mainstream to you?
That is what you are saying right? I'm not asking to be antagonistic, I'm just going for clarification here.

Not so much the mainstream, but they certainly aren't shunned.

The left leaning media laughs at Code Pink along with the right.

The right leaning media hails Birthers as heroes.

What I see is a marked difference in how the media and leadership treats the various fringe elements. I expect some pandering, obviously, but there comes a point when pretending it's really not that bad only hurts the people who they pretend to represent.

The Republican party needs a real voice, clear direction, and real ideas. Not deviding, hateful speech.

 

[Espy]

Fair enough.

 

[Bonhomme Richard]

Krisken, what's a Birther?

 

[Tinwhistler]

Krisken, what's a Birther?

People who believe Obama was born in Kenya.

Equal parts conspiracy theory, racism, and paranoia.

A good Urban Dictionary definition which cuts to the heart of the absurdity:

A racist sore loser who can't deal with having a black president so they make up absurd conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birth certificate.

These nutjobs actually believe that there has been a conspiracy going back 48 years to fake Barack Obama's birth certificate. Apparently they had a crystal ball and knew that this black child (born in the days of segregation) would someday run for President.

 

[GasBandit]

None of the right wing "pundits" I check up on have ever had anything but contempt for the birther crowd...

 

[Bonhomme Richard]

Didn't know that was their title. Good to know.

 

[Covar]

I love this post. Random selection of random images, including my favorite of the bunch the 57 states poster.

watching the mocking of that is like watching the Barack the Magic Negro story all over again.

 

[Krisken]

I love this post. Random selection of random images, including my favorite of the bunch the 57 states poster.

watching the mocking of that is like watching the Barack the Magic Negro story all over again.

Wow, you think the selection of those images was random? Even I have more faith in the Republican party than that.

 

[Covar]

I love this post. Random selection of random images, including my favorite of the bunch the 57 states poster.

watching the mocking of that is like watching the Barack the Magic Negro story all over again.

Wow, you think the selection of those images was random? Even I have more faith in the Republican party than that.[/QUOTE]

random in that they did not come from any one rally. certainly not on saturday.

 

[JONJONAUG]

I just started the thread because I saw these images and thought "hey this is some funny shit right here". Fact checking was not high on the list of things to do before posting.

 

[MisterSteve]

Krisken, what's a Birther?

People who believe Obama was born in Kenya.

Equal parts conspiracy theory, racism, and paranoia.

A good Urban Dictionary definition which cuts to the heart of the absurdity:

A racist sore loser who can't deal with having a black president so they make up absurd conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birth certificate.

These nutjobs actually believe that there has been a conspiracy going back 48 years to fake Barack Obama's birth certificate. Apparently they had a crystal ball and knew that this black child (born in the days of segregation) would someday run for President.

[/QUOTE]
Excuse me, did you just play the race card? ave you been living under a rock? Nobody plays that card anymore.







Because YT got tired of it.

 

[sixpackshaker]

Krisken, what's a Birther?

People who believe Obama was born in Kenya.

Equal parts conspiracy theory, racism, and paranoia.

A good Urban Dictionary definition which cuts to the heart of the absurdity:

A racist sore loser who can't deal with having a black president so they make up absurd conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birth certificate.

These nutjobs actually believe that there has been a conspiracy going back 48 years to fake Barack Obama's birth certificate. Apparently they had a crystal ball and knew that this black child (born in the days of segregation) would someday run for President.

[/QUOTE]
Excuse me, did you just play the race card? ave you been living under a rock? Nobody plays that card anymore.







Because YT got tired of it.[/QUOTE]

I see that as he was pointing out that the Birthers are playing the race card.

For the OP, I'd love to start going to these events. Go and act like a true believer and carry absurd placards.

 

[Iaculus]

Krisken, what's a Birther?

People who believe Obama was born in Kenya.

Equal parts conspiracy theory, racism, and paranoia.

A good Urban Dictionary definition which cuts to the heart of the absurdity:

A racist sore loser who can't deal with having a black president so they make up absurd conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birth certificate.

These nutjobs actually believe that there has been a conspiracy going back 48 years to fake Barack Obama's birth certificate. Apparently they had a crystal ball and knew that this black child (born in the days of segregation) would someday run for President.

[/QUOTE]
Excuse me, did you just play the race card? ave you been living under a rock? Nobody plays that card anymore.







Because YT got tired of it.[/QUOTE]

I see that as he was pointing out that the Birthers are playing the race card.

For the OP, I'd love to start going to these events. Go and act like a true believer and carry absurd placards.[/QUOTE]

Best make sure you aren't hit too hard by Poe's Law, though...

 

[sixpackshaker]

Poe's Law - That there is a maximum desirable length for poems: "the unit of poetry must be fixed by the reader's capacity of attention, and ... the limits of a poem must accord with the limits of a single movement of intellectual apprehension and emotional exaltation". Named for Edgar Allan Poe



Just don't start identifying with the people you are infiltrating?

 

[GasBandit]

Poe's Law -

Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing.

 

[Kitty Sinatra]

Ravenpoe's got a law.
Why don't I have a law?
I want a law.

 

[MisterSteve]

I invent laws all the time.

The Law of Ignorant Motherfuckers Showing Up at Any Political Meet of Any Kind

Alien Abductees Are Always White Trash Law

Libs Will Always Scream Racism Law

Drive Real Fast in a Big Ass Circle Law

Which reminds me of

The Magazine Stand is Overflowing With ''Huntin' and Killin' Quarterly'' Law.

Seriously, how many fucking magazines can you produce that are dedicated solely to ''Shootin' mah guns while drunk as fuck''?

What is this thread about again? Oh, right, photos carefully chosen to make an entire portion of the population look like morons. Here is some news for ya; The vast majority of the world's population ARE morons. I can prove it! The other day, my cat took a huge shit. Then I went and CLEANED IT UP! I'm cleaning up dookie that a cat shit in a box in a corner! There is something very wrong with this world. Put that little fucker outside and let him crap his brains out. I am an idiot for doing this. What is wrong with me that I feel the need to allow an animal to take a dump INSIDE my house and then clean it up for him?

I feel like I am not entirely coherent here.

 

[GasBandit]

I'm imagining you standing on stage in front of a brick wall with a microphone and a 5 o'clock shadow and a 2 drink minimum.

 

[Tinwhistler]

Krisken, what's a Birther?

People who believe Obama was born in Kenya.

Equal parts conspiracy theory, racism, and paranoia.

A good Urban Dictionary definition which cuts to the heart of the absurdity:

A racist sore loser who can't deal with having a black president so they make up absurd conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birth certificate.

These nutjobs actually believe that there has been a conspiracy going back 48 years to fake Barack Obama's birth certificate. Apparently they had a crystal ball and knew that this black child (born in the days of segregation) would someday run for President.

[/quote]
Excuse me, did you just play the race card? ave you been living under a rock? Nobody plays that card anymore.


Because YT got tired of it.[/quote]

Because, sometimes, the "racist" card is a valid criticism.

A quick search of "birthers" on google, pulls up such gems:

http://politicalmisfit.instablogs.com/entry/the-bigotry-of-the-birthers/

John McCain was not born in the United States of America. He was born on a military installation in the Panama Canal zone where his father, a navy officer, was stationed. In light of the ongoing uproar by the “birthers” about the authenticity of President Obama’s citizenship, this is worrisome.

If proof of Obama’s citizenship were the only issue, the so-called “birthers” would have been just as vocal about the legitimacy questions surrounding McCain’s bid for President as they have been about the authenticity of President Obama’s birth certificate. After all, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander right?

 

[Iaculus]

A quick search of "birthers" on google, pulls up such gems:

Wonder what the other half was? Canvas? Linen?

 

[Kitty Sinatra]

Cotton

 

[Armadillo]

Someone actually brought up the McCain "controversy?" Laughable.

Now, I also think the birthers are full of crap, but to compare what they're saying about Obama to McCain's situation is just a fallacy. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, which at the time was a U.S. Protectorate. He was born to an American airman and his American wife while they were stationed at Coco Solo Airbase. According to the birthers, Obama was born in Kenya to a Kenyan man and an American woman, with his mom missing the deadline to declare him a US citizen. Again, I think there's no validity to their claims, but the two situations aren't even remotely similar.