Teabagging and Such


First: is all of this venom directed at Obama over health care particularly nasty because he’s black? I’m not sure I agree with this one, because Clinton got dragged through the mud on this too, but it’s an interesting thought.

Here’s a rather amusing look at some of the Great Americans who showed up at the teabagger rally on Saturday. (nod to Milo, whose facebook page I found this and the above thing on.)

Fiscal conservative Andrew Sullivan had this to say about teabaggers a few months ago: These are not tea-parties. They are tea-tantrums. And the adolescent, unserious hysteria is a function not of a movement regrouping and refinding itself. It’s a function of a movement’s intellectual collapse and a party’s fast-accelerating nervous breakdown.

On 9/11, Obama suggested a Day of Service to honor the dead. In response, Rush Limbaugh said “Community service is one of the baby steps towards fascism.” Wow, you can’t really argue with insanity.

On the other side of the coin, here’s something I don’t quite get: if Obama is doing this for all the right reasons, why won’t he even consider tort reform?

Quizzo Power Rankings

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  1. Steak Em Up. For the first time in a while, no controversy around First Place. A 29 win on Tuesday followed by a 5th straight Thursday night win. They are committing armed robbery on the competition. Last week: #1.
  2. The Jams: Back on top with a convincing win on Wednesday. Will this be the start of another hot streak? Last week: #3.
  3. Duane’s World: Two 2nd place finishes drop them out of the top spot, and they barely edge out the #4 ranked team. Last week: #1
  4. L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics: Win one for the Armour seemed to be the refrain from L. Ron this week, as they won in their first week without team leader and pink pen provider Molly. Last week: #8
  5. Axis of Evil Knieval: While one of their players is trying to break Vegas, they hit the jackpot on Wednesday, emerging with an impressive win. Last week: #10
  6. Narcotyzing Dysfunktion: Blasted by the Steak Em Up Crew on Tuesday, they drop two spots. Last week: #4.
  7. The Ear: Not Your Typical Orifice. Nothing classier than ordering champagne after your first ever victory. Nothing. Last week: NR
  8. Why’s John’s Rum Gone: Most of the team takes a week off, but one member teamed up with a member of Savage Henry to finish 2nd at O’Neals and keep them on the board. Last week: #5
  9. Quiz on Your Face. A 3rd Place finish at the Vous. Gonna need to do better than that this week to stay on the big board. Last week: #6
  10. My Dog Peed on My Eagles Jersey: Apparently wiped out by Labor Day, they take a week off and drop a spot. Last week: #9

Also receiving votes: Lambda, Hurtin Bombs, 1022, Magnus ver Magnusson, Same Name as last Week, Death Panel II, Marty Doesn’t Foul, Kibbles and Vick, Tooth Wind and Fire, Unusual Suspects