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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Politics / Teh Internets It's Cute When Republicans Try Comedy

Posted by on Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 2:16 PM

The GOP has made some hi-larious internet cards for St. Valentine's Day:

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Ha HA, Republicans! Good one! Total burn!

Dorks.

h/t xom.

 

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Julie in Eugene 1
I had this thought the other day about the Tebow commercial. I mean, in the end, it ended up being pretty innocuous and not-that-offensive, content-wise, but the attempts at making it funny (the tackle, the "I'm tougher than my football playing son"), were kind of pathetic. Whatever the cause, it was actually a pretty lame ad.
Posted by Julie in Eugene on February 9, 2010 at 2:21 PM
2
This one's my favorite:

http://www.gopvalentine.com/default.aspx
Posted by Rahm on February 9, 2010 at 2:24 PM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 3
I don't get it. (Hmm. Maybe that was your point.)
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on February 9, 2010 at 2:28 PM
Enigma 4
The Rahm card and Reid card were actually pretty funny I have to say.
Posted by Enigma http://approvereferendum71.org/ on February 9, 2010 at 2:31 PM
Drawmark 5
GOP = irony deficient.
Posted by Drawmark http://drawmark.squarespace.com on February 9, 2010 at 2:37 PM
leek 6
A couple of them were mildly amusing. I'm impressed that most were spelled correctly and that they had enough taste not to do one from Teddy beyond the grave. (I bet it was debated.)
Posted by leek on February 9, 2010 at 2:38 PM
sirkowski 7
That's seems like the kind of joke he would make, so as an insult, that's a big fail.
Posted by sirkowski http://www.missdynamite.com on February 9, 2010 at 2:38 PM
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I think a lot of those are surprisingly nuanced and funny coming from the "1/2 Hour News Hour" side of the political spectrum. I like the Rahm and Party Crasher cards the best. The Specter one only reminds me of Mark Sanford.
Posted by Lumpmoose on February 9, 2010 at 2:41 PM
Dee 9
I don't get it (no idea who that dude is) but I still laughed, because it's so stupid looking. YEAH, YOU HEARD ME, CARD. STUUUUPID.

Sorry, but seriously... I hope these become a big hit out of pure irony. Bad Photoshop + Politics + Ugly disclaimer = win?
Posted by Dee on February 9, 2010 at 2:45 PM
10
These cards are so hilarious I'm going to vote Republican in every race from now on.
Posted by That's How Funny They Are on February 9, 2010 at 2:45 PM
11
@9 It's Al Franken...
Posted by kersy on February 9, 2010 at 2:56 PM
Matthew Richter 12
@6, you KNOW it was debated. ah, to have been a fly on that wall
Posted by Matthew Richter http://www.xomonline.com on February 9, 2010 at 3:01 PM
LogopolisMike 13
Actually the Party Crasher one is fairly amusing to me. Might just be my mood or I might just be impressed by the simplicity. Still, I'm surprised -- I haven't laughed at anything Republican related since that joke about Sarah Palin's vagina.

Posted by LogopolisMike http://logopolis.typepad.com on February 9, 2010 at 3:14 PM
14
Even funnier: Brendan Kiley trying to write without screwing up subject/verb agreement.
Posted by y'all on February 9, 2010 at 3:35 PM
15
I have quietly corrected that and am going to pretend it never happened.
Posted by Brendan Kiley on February 9, 2010 at 4:20 PM
DOUG. 16
I object to Zapf Chancery. And Capitalizing The First Letter In Each Word No Matter What.
Posted by DOUG. http://www.dougsvotersguide.com on February 9, 2010 at 4:30 PM
17
Never mind the Dems. Valentine's Day totally needs Governor Hiking-The-Old-Appalachian-Trail Mark Sanford!
Posted by Brooklyn Reader on February 9, 2010 at 4:41 PM
18
Does anyone get the joke?

Seriously guys, help me out here.
Posted by shabadoo on February 9, 2010 at 4:49 PM
Timmytee 19
Only looked at about a half dozen of them--none made any sense or were even remotely funny (I'll admit not knowing who most of the pictures are of.)
Posted by Timmytee on February 9, 2010 at 5:08 PM
Lee 20
@18: It refers to a tiff between Franken and McCain during a senate session in which Franken was leading the meeting. Franken objected to something McCain said or did, but wanted to make it clear that he was objecting as Senator from Minnesota, not as the chair of the meeting (where an objection would indicate that he was accusing McCain of a violation of parlipro). I don't remember the exact details, and I'm not going to look it up, but that should give you enough to go on if you want to.
Posted by Lee on February 9, 2010 at 5:12 PM
21
@ 20. Actually:

In a fun bit of drama on the Senate floor today, Sen. Al Franken cut off Sen. Joe Lieberman during a speech, angering Lieberman's good friend Sen. John McCain.

Here's what happened; Lieberman was giving a ten-minute speech on health care reform. Franken, who was presiding over the Senate, cut him off when his ten minutes were up. When Lieberman requested unanimous consent for an extra few minutes to finish his speech, Franken, in his capacity as a senator from Minnesota, objected. And, in his capacity as presiding officer, Franken honored the objection.

After a brief moment of tension, Lieberman laughed and said he didn't take it personally, and requested that the rest of his speech be put in the record.

Then McCain took the floor to defend his friend, saying he'd never seen anything like it.


It should be added that Franken supports the provisions Lieberman was talking about. Making this whole thing extra pointless.
Posted by Brendan Kiley on February 9, 2010 at 5:28 PM
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@20,

So Franken, as a junior Senator, already knows a great deal about Senate procedure and the Republicans are *trying* to make fun of him for it. Why doesn't that surprise me?
Posted by keshmeshi on February 9, 2010 at 5:29 PM
23
put that gif of michael steele on the page somewhere and you're golden.

http://img.wonkette.com/wp-content/uploa…
Posted by lilzilla on February 9, 2010 at 5:29 PM
24
Rarely do they have a sense of humor, and always are they in desperate need of getting laid.

Hey, what a perfect convergence of these two inadequacies!
Posted by Oscar on February 9, 2010 at 7:23 PM
25
Does anyone else think the hearts in the background look like a cock and balls and some jizz flying out? No, seriously?
Posted by Tom is Anon on February 9, 2010 at 11:41 PM

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