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April 26, 2011

Maybe Obama's Just Not That Good At Politics, Part II
— Ace

But this time from Andrew Malcolm at the LAT.

"Donald Trump says he's President Obama's worst nightmare," Jay Leno said last night. "No. Having to make a decision is President Obama's worst nightmare."

Huh. I didn't know that. I only watch like six shows on TV (Justified, The Rob Mariano Vote-Out Show, Top Shot, Top Chef, Doctor Who and the comedies on a certain network I don't want to name because the network is a leftwing propagandist outfit), so I usually only hear of this stuff later.

So Fallon thinks he's screwing up and doesn't know what he's doing, and Jay Leno thinks he's incapable of making a decision?

Evidence. You know what comedians are really good at? Being funny, sure. But humor is right on the edge of acceptability and offense, reassurance and shock: Comedians know how to read the room and find that edge.

I was going to quote Malcom's piece more extensively but since it's a litany of Obama's bad optics and bad choices, I think you should just read it.

BTW: Sorry for stopping posting. As you can probably tell, that last post really interested me, and I was learning stuff left and write as I wrote it (or, as I wrote what people were telling me about).

Posted by: Ace at 01:17 PM | Comments (178)
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1 >> I only watch like six shows on TV

Please tell me you just left out Archer by accident. It's AoSHQ Lifestyle™-approved.

Posted by: Andy at April 26, 2011 01:20 PM (5Rurq)

2 That piece was a work of sheer beauty. When you're losing the LAT....

However, some of the commenters are still waiting on their unicorns to arrive.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 26, 2011 01:21 PM (UOM48)

3 Not to mention
Top Gear on BBC America
The British version, not the lame American copy

Posted by: Dastardly Dan at April 26, 2011 01:21 PM (Xu4oo)

4 Archer is one of those shows I keep meaning to watch but I forget to.

Posted by: ace at April 26, 2011 01:22 PM (nj1bB)

I don't watch late shows either, but better late than never I spose.

You couldn't get within a 100 miles of a funny/or even not so funny OWaffle joke during the campaign.

Posted by: Delta Smelt at April 26, 2011 01:22 PM (dWPyO)

6 I was learning stuff left and write

You sure that's right?

Posted by: momma aka corpse man at April 26, 2011 01:23 PM (penCf)

7 Yeah, Archer is pretty awesome.

Showing Krieger to be a Rush fan that last episode had me in stitches.

Posted by: Waterhouse at April 26, 2011 01:23 PM (Hiaja)

8 From a lib commenter at the LAT:

More whining from the Envious Right. Waaaa, he's flying around in an air plane, waaa, he plays golf, waaa, he rides in a limo. Waaa, he's making faces at me. Waaa, only Republicans should ever be president...

Jeez...

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 26, 2011 01:23 PM (UOM48)

9 It's an excellent article. I was shocked it was published in the LA Times.

Is Andrew Malcolm their pet conservative or something?

Posted by: Ed Anger at April 26, 2011 01:23 PM (7+pP9)

10 And with only 560 days left until the voters' next verdict,

"Only"...not sure we can hang on that long.

Posted by: DrewM. at April 26, 2011 01:23 PM (dXPup)

11 Archer is unfit for human consumption, but I have the whole series to date on DVR.

Posted by: Grim at April 26, 2011 01:24 PM (gyNYk)

12 Archer is one of those shows I keep meaning to watch but I forget to.

Posted by: ace at April 26, 2011 05:22 PM (nj1bB)

If AoAHQ morons could write a show, it would be Archer.

Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2011 01:25 PM (XwuF2)

Someone needs to find Barky's Magic 8-Ball and pry off the "Appoint A Bipartisan Commission" answer.

Posted by: Cicero at April 26, 2011 01:25 PM (QKKT0)

14 Archer is nearly as funny as The League (sorry I inexplicably love Jon LaJoie)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 26, 2011 01:25 PM (SB0V2)

15 Ace,

Those same comics were eviscerating Bush because he was so stupid and ignorant and said "nukular." I'm not sure that this means anything more than that the wedding is over. But that happens to every president; they just don't get a two-year honeymoon like Obama (pbuh).

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 26, 2011 01:26 PM (LH6ir)

16 Obama's favorite movie? The Write Stuff.

Posted by: Dr Spank at April 26, 2011 01:27 PM (GC5/b)

17 "Only"...not sure we can hang on that long.

Posted by: DrewM. at April 26, 2011 05:23 PM (dXPup)

I'm thinking that's about ten years in Obama-time.

Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2011 01:27 PM (XwuF2)

18 From link:
It's one thing to attend church with your family on that Easter holiday and nod in agreement during the sermon. It's another to leave that service a half-hour early, purportedly to avoid disrupting the service by waiting until the end.

I hadn't heard that. He cut out of Church early?!

Who does that?!

Posted by: momma aka corpse man at April 26, 2011 01:28 PM (penCf)

19 Maybe Obama's Just Not That Good At Politics, Part II AnythingDamn. He'd be all butthurt if he read this blog today. Good thing they still tell him he's full of the awesomesauce.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 01:28 PM (pLTLS)

20 o/t but nice of Sony to wait a week before they told anyone what info the got

Posted by: The Dude at April 26, 2011 01:29 PM (Ig1Wo)

21 One day, all of America will agree with me.

Posted by: that guy that doesn't read all the comments at April 26, 2011 01:29 PM (GTbGH)

Meh, Archer is fine, but it's no Venture Brothers.

Posted by: Darth Randall at April 26, 2011 01:30 PM (O/onO)

23 Archer is one of those shows I keep meaning to watch but I forget to.

Posted by: ace at April 26, 2011 05:22 PM (nj1bB)

Same here.

I always say I'm going to watch it, but after Justified, I'm always spent.

Posted by: momma aka corpse man at April 26, 2011 01:30 PM (penCf)

24 I hadn't heard that. He cut out of Church early?!

Who does that?!

Posted by: momma aka corpse man at April 26, 2011 05:28 PM (penCf)

The same guy that hands off his press conference to Bill Clinton.

- as Jane D'oh reminded in the last thread...

That was the ultimate, I'm not into this job or what goes with it, move.

Posted by: Canadian Infidel at April 26, 2011 01:30 PM (GKQDR)

25 There are people that still watch TV? Really?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2011 01:32 PM (7BU4a)

But here's a selection of other Obama activities scheduled this week: Wednesday he and wife Michelle fly to Chicago on Air Force One. They will be there for three hours. The sole purpose: to tape an Oprah show. Obama will then fly to New York City. The sole purpose: a political fundraiser.

Air Force One costs the government $181,000 an hour to operate.

Andrew Malcolm obviously doesn't care if he keeps his job at the L.A. Times for very much longer.

Posted by: Cicero at April 26, 2011 01:32 PM (QKKT0)

27 This is why Leno is superior to Letterman. Sure, they're both lefties, but Leno is willing to skewer his own for a laugh, and he knows his audience still has plenty of conservative Carson holdovers. Leno wouldn't go out of his way to alienate one half of his potential audience in service of his own personal politics.

Letterman is the opposite, though not consciously. He just honestly believes that anyone who doesn't agree with him must be stupid and probably shouldn't/wouldn't watch his show anyway. I, of course, am happy to oblige him, even if I disagree with his premise.

Posted by: Rod Rescueman at April 26, 2011 01:32 PM (HwE/1)

28 Who does that?!

Posted by: momma aka corpse man at April 26, 2011 05:28 PM (penCf)

Assholes.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 26, 2011 01:33 PM (LH6ir)

29 So, Camelot isn't striking your fancy?

Posted by: toby928™ at April 26, 2011 01:34 PM (GTbGH)

30 More proof Boehner's an idiot. He gives Obama the green light, and allows Dems to put the blame of $4.oo gal. gas at the feet of the oil companies, all the while taking it away from Dear Leader!

Obama pounces on Speaker's remarks, urges end to oil subsidies

In a letter to the leadership of both chambers and both parties, Obama used House Speaker John Boehner's words against him, referencing the Ohio Republican's criticism of the oil companies in an interview with ABC News.

"I was heartened that Speaker Boehner [Monday] expressed openness to eliminating these tax subsidies for the oil and gas industry," Obama wrote. "Our political system has for too long avoided and ignored this important step, and I hope we can come together in a bipartisan manner to get it done."

The president also urged Congress to get behind his energy plan even though he acknowledged that Republicans won't agree with much of it.

"I hope we can all agree that, instead of continuing to subsidize yesterday's energy sources, we need to invest in tomorrow's," Obama said.

...

"Gas hitting four dollars per gallon seems to have finally caused Speaker Boehner to see the light on the insanity of providing subsidies to profit-soaked big oil companies," Schumer said in a statement released minutes before Obama's letter.

Posted by: momma aka corpse man at April 26, 2011 01:34 PM (penCf)

31 I welcome the comic crowd to backwaters, but please, how about actually saying something really funny about Obama. Can't make a decision. Har har. Very Leno-esque. How about this: Obama pulled a muscle trying to get to the head of the parade on Egypt. Or this: Obama is such a great basketball player who should be in the NBA. WNBA, that is. Or maybe: Obama's such a stud athlete ... his bowling score is no 127. Wait a minute, that's his golf score. Or let's see ... What do Obama and Gary Gilmore have in common? They were both one-termers. Okay, I'm not funny. But I'm not a pro either and I know some of these arse-kissers can do better than they've been doing.

Posted by: MaxMBJ at April 26, 2011 01:34 PM (6SIms)

32
speaking of Justified...

Notice how gaunt Kirk looks? (The guy from Dear John who was really funny on that show.)

Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2011 01:34 PM (uFokq)

Everything I told you on that last thread, Ace, was a lie.

That's because my GRE score translated to a superior 155 IQ.

Posted by: TexasJew at April 26, 2011 01:34 PM (u33Mv)

34 20 o/t but nice of Sony to wait a week before they told anyone what info the got

Sony has got some issues. Watch for people to leave the Network en masse.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at April 26, 2011 01:36 PM (c0A3e)

35 You know, it really wouldn't surprise me if Obama's grades were terrible. I mean, if "stupid really is as stupid does", the man isn't very bright.

Now we know why Obama never worked in private industry. Based upon his grades, no one would hire him.

Posted by: Bill Mitchell at April 26, 2011 01:38 PM (Er/am)

36 Ace, thanks for telling me about Justified last year. It is now one of my favorites. I really think Mags is Helen Thomas. I love ole Raylan.

Posted by: ChristyBlinky at April 26, 2011 01:39 PM (FnRYN)

37 OT: We've printed a shitload of money in the last few months. a shit. load.

Posted by: Truman North at April 26, 2011 01:39 PM (8ay4x)

38 I think Letterman hates his audience, including the Leftys.

Posted by: AmishDude at April 26, 2011 01:39 PM (T0NGe)

39 23 Archer is one of those shows I keep meaning to watch but I forget to.Posted by: ace at April 26, 2011 05:22 PM (nj1bB)

"Can't or won't?"

"Either?"

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at April 26, 2011 01:40 PM (UvFnc)

Cannot believe this article was in the LAT.

Posted by: ChristyBlinky at April 26, 2011 01:40 PM (FnRYN)

41 LA-Times:

"The former state senator may, in fact, be slaving away on 18-hour policy days."

Did the author REALLY just refer to a black president as SLAVING away? Really?

Lol.

Posted by: Bill Mitchell at April 26, 2011 01:40 PM (Er/am)

Everyone can breathe easier. The local NBC Detroit affiliate just had their story saying that the Chevy Volt passed its crash tests. And the local reporter was pretty impressed that he's driven it 1000 miles and hasn't had to fill it up yet.

If coverage like this keeps up, they might start selling 500 a month..

Posted by: Canadian Infidel at April 26, 2011 01:40 PM (GKQDR)

43 Sony has got some issues. Watch for people to leave the Network en masse.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at April 26, 2011 05:36 PM (c0A3e)

luckily I canceled my CC that's connected to PSN on Thursday but fuck, They got EVERYTHING. Biggest security breach ever (on scale and not on importance). People who linked to their bank accounts is royally fucked

Posted by: The Dude at April 26, 2011 01:40 PM (Ig1Wo)

44 I hadn't heard that. He cut out of Church early?!

Who does that?!

Ahem. Your True Messiah.

Posted by: Barry the Magnificent at April 26, 2011 01:41 PM (UOM48)

I hadn't heard that. He cut out of Church early?!

Who does that?!

Well, if you can cut out of a press conference 'cuz you don't want to keep the old ball 'n chain waiting to attend a Christmas party, and right before you run off stage you have a former President take your place to answer serious policy questions......why is anyone surprised ?

Posted by: Cheri at April 26, 2011 01:41 PM (oiNtH)

I only watch live TV. News and sports. That's it. And The Good Wife. It seems super-lefty, but it's super-smart and fair to both sides.

My wife likes true crime documentaries, legal dramas, and wildlife shows.

Posted by: Truman North at April 26, 2011 01:41 PM (8ay4x)

47
loose shit: "left and write"

Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2011 01:42 PM (uFokq)

OT: "Champions of Nuance"

It's an email from the DCCC promoting their smears against the budget.

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at April 26, 2011 01:42 PM (170sK)

49 BTW: Sorry for stopping posting. As you can probably tell, that last post really interested me, and I was learning stuff left and write as I wrote it (or, as I wrote what people were telling me about). That's ok. I don't expect anything more from a 115 IQer.

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at April 26, 2011 01:43 PM (zpByr)

Also: Let me say again, I haven't seen any evidence that Obama is "smart." I think he's likely a 80-90 IQ. People without native intelligence have trouble using the correct word. They blurt things out sometimes. They don't know how to behave in social situations no matter how much they're instructed and how much they practice.

These are the hallmarks of dumb people. Obama is dumb people.

Posted by: Truman North at April 26, 2011 01:43 PM (8ay4x)

51 Breitbart AND ace read the comments == Wow

Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 26, 2011 01:43 PM (UqKQV)

52 Barky's had a bad week.

I think he's unwinding right now by listen to 'Judas' by GagGag on repeat on his iPod.

I think he's a got a guy just to update his iPod. Then they leak his playlist to Rolling Stone so we get to hear how gr-oo-vy he is. Or sumthin'.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 01:43 PM (pLTLS)

53 ALERT: Creator of the teleprompter dies at 91, White House in mourning. Obama seen balled up in a corner weeping in Oval Office. Calls for National Day of Mourning.

h/t to jammie wearing fool and weasel zippers

Posted by: mpfs at April 26, 2011 01:44 PM (iYbLN)

54
the last thread was just getting good

Posted by: Soothsayer at April 26, 2011 01:44 PM (uFokq)

55 ace, don't even drink another gulp of Valu-Rite until you've seen Archer.

It's that good.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 01:44 PM (5qj58)

56 I absolutely love The Middle. It is so my life.

My hubby calls Justified 'foreplay in a box'

Posted by: momma aka corpse man at April 26, 2011 01:44 PM (penCf)

57 Ace - You left "Oprah!" out of your list. We all know you are a devoted Oprah follower.. especially those cute shows where Oprah pretends she's a real person and does funny shit with her girlfriend. Hilarious!

And hey.. I thought you watched Survivor. Boston Rob is having some fun this season.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 26, 2011 01:44 PM (f9c2L)

Oh, hey, I mentioned to my social democrat professor that Andrew Breitbart reads the blog comments on the blog I comment on. He was nice about it, but you could see the blood vessels come up on his forehead at the mention of Breitbart.

So, you know, more evidence in favor of Breitbart.

Posted by: Truman North at April 26, 2011 01:45 PM (8ay4x)

59 Maybe Obama's Just Not That Good At Politics

Well he seems pretty good at the Polit (politis) part, but where the ics hits the road and he actually has to do something or lead, yeah, not so good.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose at April 26, 2011 01:46 PM (0q2P7)

60 That's unpossible, there's nothing funny about the One!

Posted by: joeindc44 at April 26, 2011 01:46 PM (QxSug)

61 > 40 Cannot believe this article was in the LAT. Posted by: ChristyBlinky It wasn't. It was in their blog. That is, it's not in the PRINT edition.

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at April 26, 2011 01:46 PM (zpByr)

62 North Truman now happily and will post diligently in this good happy website by the suitable stimulation!

Posted by: Jin Ming Wu, who just bought up Truman North at April 26, 2011 01:47 PM (8ay4x)

63 Wow, just read the whole article. Damn that is surprising that made it into the LA Times. Maybe the editors decided they needed to sell some papers after all.

Posted by: Bill Mitchell at April 26, 2011 01:47 PM (Er/am)

64 'Archer' is very good. All the good shows are NOT on the 'legacy' networks

"Southland"'s second season wasn't as good as the first, but it was better than almost anything on the newworks--and it goes to TNT?

Posted by: SantaRosaStan at April 26, 2011 01:48 PM (UqKQV)

65 Archer is eleventeen kinds of awesome. It's a combination of JamesBondparody and office politics/hi-jinks. Oh yeah. And it got renewed for a THIRD SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at April 26, 2011 01:49 PM (zpByr)

66 Maybe the editors decided they needed to sell some papers after all.

Posted by: Bill Mitchell at April 26, 2011 05:47 PM (Er/am)

Philistine!

Posted by: The L.A. Times at April 26, 2011 01:50 PM (QKKT0)

67 Anyone notice who's starting to pull a Bernie Goldberg ... and by that I mean, switch sides? Michael Kinsley. Two recent columns rejecting tenets of liberalism. Very, very interesting.

Posted by: MaxMBJ at April 26, 2011 01:50 PM (6SIms)

68 Obama was trained by Nikolai Jakov.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 01:51 PM (5qj58)

69 People without native intelligence have trouble using the correct word. They blurt things out sometimes. They don't know how to behave in social situations no matter how much they're instructed and how much they practice.

Social ineptitude with symptoms you describe populates all regions of the intelligence spectrum.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose who happens to be an Engineer at April 26, 2011 01:51 PM (0q2P7)

70 Not just the article - look at the pic they used!! The ones that have him with his feet up on the desk. You never see that in the Lamestream. Wow.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 01:52 PM (pLTLS)

Posted by: Truman North at April 26, 2011 05:39 PM (8ay4x)

Kick ass link. Added to my DOOM folder. Thanks.

Posted by: Canadian Infidel at April 26, 2011 01:52 PM (GKQDR)

72 Plus, he couldn't roll a joint worth a shit.

Posted by: TexasJew at April 26, 2011 01:54 PM (u33Mv)

73 Or maybe: Obama's such a stud athlete ... his bowling score is no 127. Wait a minute, that's his golf score. Posted by: MaxMBJ at April 26, 2011 05:34 PM (6SIms) 127 . . . *opens envelope* What is the average of Obama's golf & bowling scores?

Posted by: Carnac at April 26, 2011 01:55 PM (DnwNL)

Since we're talking tv and I'm still relatively new here

Is Ace is going to be liveblogging the royal wedding?

Posted by: Canadian Infidel at April 26, 2011 01:55 PM (GKQDR)

Oh yeah, he's good at politikin' all right: accusing his opponents of the same thing he's guilty of, misrepresenting the facts, lying, demagoggin', all that stuff.

But making the country a better place for us? Improving the economy? Putting more money in our pockets? Insuring a bright future for our kids? Not so much.

I coulda swore that's what we elected them to do. The latter, not the former.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at April 26, 2011 01:56 PM (d0Tfm)

76 Does Pat Robertson have a mental problem?

I've read this quote three times and I'm not understanding it...

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 01:56 PM (pLTLS)

Is Ace is going to be liveblogging the royal wedding?

Posted by: Canadian Infidel at April 26, 2011 05:55 PM (GKQDR)

oh God I hope so

Posted by: The Dude at April 26, 2011 01:56 PM (Ig1Wo)

78 and I was learning stuff left and write as I wrote it The deuce you say.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 26, 2011 01:56 PM (FI38b)

79 So the official Royal Wedding list is out and yep, just as suspected, the Obama's are NOT on it...what a surprise.

Posted by: Mike at April 26, 2011 01:56 PM (C6f7T)

80 German chick video from our sidebar on Beck.

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at April 26, 2011 01:56 PM (qIHlG)

81 Screw the wedding.

I want to liveblog the honeymoon.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 01:58 PM (5qj58)

82 The stuff in that article? Never heard of it.

Posted by: Charles Gibson at April 26, 2011 01:58 PM (9kPCo)

83 Back In The Day, the court jester / king's fool was the only one who could speak truth at all times, because, well, he was a fool, you see...but the smarter folks at court paid heed to what the jester said. (I imagine a number of spymasters made full use of this; probably cannier monarchs did, too.)

The jesters are starting to point out King Barry's a failure. The true believers remain in denial. Who's the true fool?

Posted by: AoSHQ's worst commenter, DarkLord© at April 26, 2011 01:59 PM (GBXon)

84 I still have a hard time believing that Ace's babysitter let him stay up to watch SNL at the age of 5.

Posted by: garrett at April 26, 2011 01:59 PM (81NMx)

OT: Boehner on converting Medicare to premium support:

"I'm for it," Boehner told the news channel. "It's our idea. Right? It's Paul's idea. Other people have other ideas. I'm not wedded to one single idea, but I think it's Â— we have a plan."

The Dems pounced on this one, too. I know the Speaker was wary of doing entitlement reform and didn't give his approval for months, but is it too difficult to ask that he support the House plan?

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby's head hurts at April 26, 2011 01:59 PM (170sK)

86 The deuce you say.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 26, 2011 05:56 PM (FI38b)

It was full of facts and stuff..

We found out which commenters were National Merit scholars and so qualifiy for the new Master Race parallel website that Ace is secretly setting up.

Posted by: TexasJew at April 26, 2011 01:59 PM (u33Mv)

87 Plus, he couldn't roll a joint worth a shit.

Posted by: TexasJew at April 26, 2011 05:54 PM (u33Mv)

Also he never could find the vein when he needed a fix.

Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2011 02:00 PM (XwuF2)

88 Also he never could find the vein when he needed a fix.

*nods*

Posted by: ubiquitous skel at April 26, 2011 02:01 PM (GTbGH)

We found out which commenters were National Merit scholars and so qualifiy for the new Master Race parallel website that Ace is secretly setting up.

Posted by: TexasJew at April 26, 2011 05:59 PM (u33Mv)

I thought Empire of Jeff was starting the master race?

Posted by: robtr at April 26, 2011 02:02 PM (MtwBb)

'Cuz I was late to the party on the other thread:

We have so much contemporary evidence of his ineptitude and unfitness for this office, I don't see why we'd waste a second on a speculative set of facts from 20 years ago. - Posted by: DrewM. at April 26, 2011 04:41 PM (dXPup)

You do it for the voters who might be "on the fence" about how they are feeling deep down inside about Obama. The ones who voted for him because it made them "feel good" to pull the lever for an "articulate black man". The ones who don't want to be called raaaaacists because they're starting to think that maybe Obama isn't "all that", after all.

If they find out they were LIED to about his academic credentials, that permission has been "given". They can rant and rave about all of the stuff that has been holed up inside of them the past couple of years (and don't think it hasn't been). All of the politically correct things they have been saying because they didn't dare diss a black man can now fly out the window because the man is a liar.

And that will give them license to vote for someone else. If they're mad enough, they might even work a campaign and/or man a voting station come election time, just to make sure his campaign doesn't try and get away with any shenanigans - especially if they worked for his campaign the last time around.

THAT is why you bring this stuff up. You know as well as I do that if he had the stellar grades he insists he had, they would have plastered them all over the front page of every newspaper from one coast to another....

Posted by: Teresa in Ft. Worth, TX at April 26, 2011 02:02 PM (kErjl)

91 79 So the official Royal Wedding list is out and yep, just as suspected, the Obama's are NOT on it...what a surprise.>>>>>> Speaking of the RW...any interest in laying bets on when Princess Kate develops an eating disorder? I know it'll be after William takes a mistress, but will it be this year? I'm guessing she weighs 80lbs by Christmas. Oh, sorry, they're Brits. Make that 36.36kg....

Posted by: Joejm65 at April 26, 2011 02:02 PM (BDB5n)

92 O/T

Funny stuff. Brett Baire came out of the box on the 6 o'clock news saying that "patron saint of the Tea Party, Ron Paul, is announcing his presidential run."

Patron saint of the Tea Party, huh? Somebody should've told me.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2011 02:02 PM (usvhr)

93 We found out which commentersÂ were National Merit scholars and so qualifiy for the new Master Race parallel website that Ace is secretly setting up. Master Race?! If he's posting pics of my kids without permission he better have his tiny coffin picked out.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 26, 2011 02:03 PM (FI38b)

I thought Empire of Jeff was starting the master race?

Posted by: robtr at April 26, 2011 06:02 PM (MtwBb)

Well, they won't give you a National Merit scholarship if you have a peanut allergy.

They hate those whiny fuckers.

Posted by: TexasJew at April 26, 2011 02:03 PM (u33Mv)

95 know they can only be considered funny if (at absolute bare minimum) 51% of the audience finds them funny.

If 20% of viewers find someone so hilariously funny they can't not watch then the show will be a huge success even if the other 70% think teh funny is absent.

_{This is how Bill Maher remains on TV...other than pity.}

Posted by: MikeTheMoose who happens to be an Engineer at April 26, 2011 02:03 PM (0q2P7)

No, The Pellet with the Poison's in the Flagon with the Dragon...

Posted by: The Court Jester at April 26, 2011 02:04 PM (81NMx)

97 German chick video from our sidebar on Beck.

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at April 26, 2011 05:56 PM (qIHlG)

Something all of us should be doing everywhere Dear Leader (or any leftist, for that matter) speaks.

Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2011 02:04 PM (XwuF2)

OT: Video from Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL)'s town hall, which was infiltrated by MoveOn.org

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby's at April 26, 2011 02:04 PM (170sK)

99 Michelle? Have you seen my slightly graying obama anywhere?

Posted by: Empty Suit at April 26, 2011 02:04 PM (IXLvN)

100 81 Screw the wedding.

I want to liveblog the honeymoon.

Why? All they are going to do is drink tea and play Scrabble (the Winston Churchill version) in some swank resort at an island paradise,

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at April 26, 2011 02:04 PM (c0A3e)

101 93:

awww Someone wrote a funny for Brett to say on the TV. That's precious.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:05 PM (5qj58)

102 Sigh.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 02:05 PM (pLTLS)

103 On Sunday morning there were free copies of the LA Times in the lobby of my building. All were still there on Sunday evening. LA Times can't even be given away!

Posted by: Soetoro Zero at April 26, 2011 02:06 PM (6NuwH)

104 I just love it when the left d-bags make comments about all of the crying over JEF's flying on airplanes and golfing and going to rib places to eat and going on lots of vacations, etc. I want to ask them, no, I mean SCREAM at them, to tell me they weren't one of the yappers about President Bush every time he went golfing (far fewer times than O) and for going to his ranch.

JEF doesn't want to BE president, he wants to have the perks one gets from being president.

Posted by: Theresa D at April 26, 2011 02:06 PM (5axVp)

105 93 O/T Funny stuff.Â Brett Baire came out of the box on the 6 o'clock news saying that "patron saintÂ of the Tea Party, Ron Paul, is announcing his presidential run."Â Patron saint of the Tea Party, huh?Â Somebody should've told me.>>>>>>> I do appreciate FOX, but only because they suck less than the other networks. I mean that in a nice way...

Posted by: Joejm65 at April 26, 2011 02:06 PM (BDB5n)

106 Oh, and read ol' English literature about billion times. The Canterbury Tales never gets old for some people.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at April 26, 2011 02:06 PM (c0A3e)

107 There is an anti christian genocide happening in Nigeria. Several hundred bodies strewn all over the place.

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at April 26, 2011 02:07 PM (qIHlG)

108 @43 or so
Okay checked the sidebar article re PSN. Is there anything I should do? Assuming it's still down, I can't get in to the account to change the password. I haven't seen anything from Sony about it, either.

Posted by: Methos at April 26, 2011 02:07 PM (uqJo6)

109

Funny stuff. Brett Baire came out of the box on the 6 o'clock news saying that "patron saint of the Tea Party, Ron Paul, is announcing his presidential run."

It wasn't Brett Baier that said it. Brett isn't there today. It's the old leftist/RINO fuck that fills in when he's gone.

Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2011 02:07 PM (XwuF2)

110 108 There is an anti christian genocide happening in Nigeria. Several hundred bodies strewn all over the place.

Can't a man eat his wagyu beef in peace? Infidels.

Posted by: Barry the Magnificent at April 26, 2011 02:08 PM (UOM48)

111

Can we make this German woman President?

Saw it on Beck - this is from RightScoop

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at April 26, 2011 02:08 PM (jx2j9)

112 I do appreciate FOX, but only

The best of a bad lot.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose at April 26, 2011 02:09 PM (0q2P7)

113 The Canterbury ~~Tales Tails never gets old for some people. A tribute to your Skinemax days ...... of yore .~~

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at April 26, 2011 02:09 PM (npr0X)

114 html fail

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at April 26, 2011 02:10 PM (npr0X)

115 There is an anti christian genocide happening in Nigeria. Several hundred bodies strewn all over the place.

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at April 26, 2011 06:07 PM (qIHlG)

It's called muslim nuance.

Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2011 02:10 PM (XwuF2)

116 101:
Don't want to crash their relaxing vacation.
They can do whatever they want to do after I get the princess pregnant.

It's time for some redneck genes in that royal family. And some of us are generous enough to help out.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:10 PM (5qj58)

117 Saw it on Beck - this is from RightScoop

Could have seen it on the AoSHQ sidebar yesterday there Judas.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose at April 26, 2011 02:10 PM (0q2P7)

118 It wasn't Brett Baier that said it. Brett isn't there today. It's the old leftist/RINO fuck that fills in when he's gone.

Dayum if you aren't right. I just switched back to it. Coulda swore I heard his voice. Nonetheless, some fill-in douche did say it.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2011 02:10 PM (usvhr)

119 105 I just love it when the left d-bags make comments about all of the crying over JEF's flying on airplanes and golfing and going to rib places to eat and going on lots of vacations, etc. I want to ask them, no, I mean SCREAM at them, to tell me they weren't one of the yappers about President Bush every time he went golfing (far fewer times than O) and for going to his ranch.

Bush quit playing golf during Iraq. Also, he and Laura spent every Christmas in the White House, so the secret service and AF One pilots and crew could spend the holiday with their families.

JEF doesn't give a shit. He's like a Honey Badger, without the balls and stuff.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 26, 2011 02:10 PM (UOM48)

120

It's time for some redneck genes in that royal family

Prince Charles already looks inbred. Poor Will. I think he hit his peak at 25 and it's been all downhill from there.

And poor Kate. She'll have to shag that for the rest of her life.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 02:11 PM (pLTLS)

121 Hmmm,, I love Archer, its on my record list..

Posted by: TheGarbone at April 26, 2011 02:12 PM (KUjSN)

122 quick of Dick Blumenthal to condem Sony

http://tinyurl.com/43as8xl

Posted by: The Dude at April 26, 2011 02:12 PM (Ig1Wo)

123 JEF doesn't give a shit. He's like a Honey Badger, without the balls and stuff.

Go on.

Posted by: Cobra in Kal Penn's pants at April 26, 2011 02:12 PM (GTbGH)

124 It's called muslim nuance.

multiculturalism?
democratic uprising?
religious sensitivity and tolerance?

Posted by: MikeTheMoose at April 26, 2011 02:12 PM (0q2P7)

125 >>People without native intelligence have trouble using the correct word. They blurt things out sometimes. They don't know how to behave in social situations no matter how much they're instructed and how much they practice. I do that too but it's because I have BALL CHEESE tourettes.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2011 02:12 PM (TMB3S)

126 Long Blows or Crossed Swords?

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at April 26, 2011 02:13 PM (81NMx)

127 121:

She only has to shag that until the lawyers get past the prenup. Then she's moving in with me.

I have spoken.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:13 PM (5qj58)

128 Danger in the shape of somethin' wild
Stranger dressed in black, he's a hungry man-child
No one knows who he is or what his name is
I don't know where he came from or what hir game is

Snot child in the city
Snot child in the city

Posted by: The Robot Devil at April 26, 2011 02:14 PM (g3OU+)

129 It's time for some redneck genes in that royal family. And some of us are generous enough to help out.

lol. Hey, at one point, all of European royalty was related to one another, and often to their consorts as well. They could use some fresh genetic material IYKWIMAITYD.

/I'll leave that task to other far more worthy morons than myself.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at April 26, 2011 02:14 PM (c0A3e)

130

This President is nothing more than a slick talking, low-life get-over artist. And he's pulled off the greatest con job in the history of mankind.

I will never forgive the 52%. Or the media for allowing this con.

Posted by: LGoPs at April 26, 2011 02:15 PM (lHn6+)

131 I'm late to the conversation about TV shows, but anyway, if you can get antenna tv shows with your cable or whatever, RTV (Retro TV) has Alfred Hitchcock Presents at midnight. Great shows. And you even can pick up on the way he filmed, the camera use. I'm no film nerd, and even I see these great shots that he takes. Much better quality shows than the crap we get today.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2011 02:16 PM (seRb5)

132

And poor Kate. She'll have to shag that for the rest of her life.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 06:11 PM (pLTLS)

She'll be shaggin' it knowing she has a closet full of free diamonds she can hock if it all goes sour. Either that or knowing she's got a whole barracks full of royal guards.

Posted by: Soona at April 26, 2011 02:16 PM (XwuF2)

133 And poor Kate. She'll have to shag that for the rest of her life.

Never thought Wills was especially handsome. And now it appears he's getting very thin on top and quite a young age. He has a nice voice though, so there's that.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2011 02:16 PM (usvhr)

134

And poor Kate. She'll have to shag that for the rest of her life.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 06:11 PM (pLTLS)

Bloody hell, Kate, just strap the thing on and pretend you're a bloke!

Posted by: William, Fresh Prince of Big Ears at April 26, 2011 02:16 PM (QKKT0)

135 The Peace of Islam descends on Nigeria. Graphic. Not for the squeamish or those dining.

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at April 26, 2011 02:17 PM (qIHlG)

136 So wait, is he good at anything, then? I mean, being a politician was something he was supposedly supreme at. He can't convince people, he can't persuade, he can't handle pressure, he doesn't lead, he can't do politics...

So what is this guy good at, again?

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at April 26, 2011 02:17 PM (61b7k)

137
Archer ... It's AoSHQ LifestyleÂ™-approved.

Indeed. Woodhouse! were the hell is my bourbon? I need to build up my strength for this evening's NCISfest!

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at April 26, 2011 02:17 PM (1hM1d)

138

And poor Kate. She'll have to shag that for the rest of her life.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 06:11 PM (pLTLS)

No she won't. She's getting married to him.

Posted by: garrett at April 26, 2011 02:18 PM (81NMx)

139

The word 'shag' is fun, no? So is 'bloke'. They get all the cool words.

Trade off for the bad teeth I suppose.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 02:18 PM (pLTLS)

140 Meh, Archer is fine, but it's no Venture Brothers.

And they both suck. Unless you're 19 and in a frat I guess.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at April 26, 2011 02:18 PM (61b7k)

141 140:

She's soon to recieve a good, sound rogering!

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:19 PM (5qj58)

142 "I hadn't heard that. He cut out of Church early?! Who does that?!" Catholics. At least here in Michigan they do.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2011 02:20 PM (seRb5)

143

She's soon to recieve a good, sound rogering!

Next comes The Buggering!

Posted by: garrett at April 26, 2011 02:20 PM (81NMx)

144 141:

Jeez. What do you laugh at?

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:20 PM (5qj58)

145 144:

pics or it didn't happen.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:20 PM (5qj58)

146

I know, I know, granted you will be even busier very soon. After all, golf season kicks into high gear shortly. NBA and NHL brackets await. Summer vacations and that all-consuming campaign whistle stop tour will no doubt slam you. But I would ask, while the rest of us are also busy working, saving, planning ahead, fighting to protect our Constitution, and trying to keep up with where and why youÂ’re spending our Department of Defense funds Â– IÂ’d ask that you find time to tell Americans the truth about the state of our union and what you are doing to find solutions to our challenges.

Say what you will, but someone doesn't have a problem telling it like it is.

Posted by: Steph at April 26, 2011 02:21 PM (AkdC5)

147 Back to the topic:

Obama still sucks at being President.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:22 PM (5qj58)

148 And not to avoid causing a disruption. To avoid the traffic congestion getting out of the parish parking lot. Catholics aren't particularly saintly.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2011 02:22 PM (seRb5)

149 136 The Peace of Islam descends on Nigeria. Graphic. Not for the squeamish or those dining.
Posted by: FlaviusJulius

Oh pleeeze, how can that possibly compare to the death of a great man today? The inventor of the teleprompter passed away. All that happened in Nigeria is some black folk got torched to death by some Muslims. No contest.

Posted by: President Hrvaaaaard Magna Cum Loudly at April 26, 2011 02:22 PM (iYbLN)

150 Motherfuckers hacked PSN? I aint worried. My Brick_Hardchest I'd doesn't have my correct info. Props to Dr. Rev. Buzz E Miller.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 26, 2011 02:22 PM (Y0wFY)

151 She's soon to recieve a good, sound rogering!

Ah, bring out the She-Wolf of the SS attire.

Posted by: toby928™ at April 26, 2011 02:23 PM (GTbGH)

152 ...and if a British chick asks you to 'knock her up' in the morning - keep your pants on.

Posted by: garrett at April 26, 2011 02:24 PM (81NMx)

153 151:

Pretty bad when Microsoft can keep from being hacked and Sony can't.

They'll crack XBox within a week if they haven't already. These things happen in waves. Too much duplication.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:24 PM (5qj58)

154 I aint worried. My Brick_Hardchest I'd doesn't have my correct info.

Props to Dr. Rev. Buzz E Miller.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 26, 2011 06:22 PM (Y0wFY)

shit may or may not stop me from drunk buying stuff on PSN

Posted by: The Dude at April 26, 2011 02:24 PM (Ig1Wo)

155 148 Back to the topic: Obama still sucks at being President. Maybe he's just not that into America.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 26, 2011 02:25 PM (Y0wFY)

156

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2011 05:56 PM (pLTLS)

I've really gotten to like Pat Robertson and the 700 Club. That's honestly the BEST news source on television with regards to the upcoming financial collapse and Islamic brutality. Pat knows his stuff.

And up until a few years ago, I was major agnostic, anti-theist, etc.

As to the quote, I'd like to see the entire episode in context.

Posted by: Canadian Infidel at April 26, 2011 02:25 PM (GKQDR)

157

Hopefully The Flapping Wrists has reached the pinnacle (or pinochle game) of his Indonesian dreams for this country that his beauteous Moochelle is not proud of. His life won't be complete until he is head of NATO or Emperor of the World with his trusty iReggie at his side.

Posted by: ChristyBlinky at April 26, 2011 02:25 PM (FnRYN)

158 Pretty bad when Microsoft can keep from being hacked and Sony can't.

They'll crack XBox within a week if they haven't already. These things happen in waves. Too much duplication.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 06:24 PM (5qj5

get what ya pay for I guess

Posted by: The Dude at April 26, 2011 02:27 PM (Ig1Wo)

159 Someone should just hand Bongodrums a t-shirt and say, "Here, you were fuckin President. Now go home."

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:27 PM (5qj58)

160 159:
If they cracked Playstation security they probably are half way with XBox Live.

Bet someone just got fired and spilled the beans to some off-shore hacker.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:29 PM (5qj58)

161 "I think Letterman hates his audience, including the Leftys." I've always had the feeling that he doesn't like people much. And it seems that as he gets older he lets it show more. I used to watch his show. Then I just watched the Top 10. Then I coudn't even tolerate that. His making nasty comments about Palin's daughter didn't surprise me at all. And of course, it never occurred to the jackass, that he was being a bit ridiculous in criticizing the Palin's for their teen daughter getting pregnant, when he, over 60, wasn't responsible enough to not knock up his girlfriend. I hope his girlfriend, whom he finally married, makes his life miserable.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2011 02:30 PM (seRb5)

162 Is it O.K to discuss Agincourt yet?

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at April 26, 2011 02:31 PM (qIHlG)

163 If they cracked Playstation security they probably are half way with XBox Live.

Bet someone just got fired and spilled the beans to some off-shore hacker.

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 06:29 PM (5qj5

still surprised Live hasn't been cracked yet. Only problem they had was a few years ago when they had a shit load of people signing up for Live and the servers kept going up and down and when it was up, shit was slow as fuck for a few weeks

Posted by: The Dude at April 26, 2011 02:32 PM (Ig1Wo)

164 I love tangy goat cheese.

Posted by: Barack rachel ray Obama at April 26, 2011 02:33 PM (le5qc)

165 I never woulda figured Jim Tressel for one of them. Nice going, sweater-ass. Way to take the ENTIRE FUCKING NATION"S attention offa tangy goat cheese

Posted by: Barack rachel ray Obama at April 26, 2011 02:34 PM (le5qc)

166 shit may or may not stop me from drunk buying stuff on PSN

Hmph. I bought extra Disgaea characters sober.

If they cracked Playstation security they probably are half way with XBox Live.

But will they bother with Wii?

Posted by: Methos at April 26, 2011 02:40 PM (uqJo6)

167 167:

Why hack the remainder bin?

Posted by: sifty at April 26, 2011 02:41 PM (5qj58)

168 Hmph. I bought extra Disgaea characters sober.

If they cracked Playstation security they probably are half way with XBox Live.

But will they bother with Wii?

Posted by: Methos at April 26, 2011 06:40 PM (uqJo6)

oh, someone loves great games.

Wii has online?

Posted by: The Dude at April 26, 2011 02:43 PM (Ig1Wo)

169 Patron saint of the Tea Party, huh? Somebody should've told me.>>>>>>>

Damn. I thought I was hearing things...
Patron Saint??? Humph. Who knew??

Posted by: antisocialist at April 26, 2011 02:44 PM (Rwudm)

170 whatever Boston Rob says.

Posted by: the Ometepe tribe at April 26, 2011 02:46 PM (b5Fdd)

171 Comedians know how to read the room and find that edge.
Unless the room's full of dykes.

Posted by: guy earle's $15,000 at April 26, 2011 02:49 PM (Y1DZt)

172 I never left Mensa, Mensa left me.

Posted by: The Jugeared Gipper at April 26, 2011 03:03 PM (AN8d5)

173

oh, someone loves great games.

Laharl FTW. I've never gotten a character to level 9999 (you don't have to to whoop Prinny Baal, and there's always a sequel to move on to by the time I'm to that point), but I appreciate knowing that I could if I wanted to.

Wii has online?

Sort of. I heard something about friend passwords and shut my brain to the concept. I guess there's some downloadable games, too.

Posted by: Methos at April 26, 2011 03:12 PM (uqJo6)

174 What people also forget is that after graduating from Harvard Law, with Honors, being on the Law Review and no one wanted to hire him.

Why didn't anyone want to hire Obama after law school? Because they saw his grades and the courses he took.

If Obama had any legal intellect he would have been a snap up for any big law firm, but he wasn't, was he?

Posted by: Jack at April 26, 2011 03:12 PM (kCT7A)

175 sons of anarchy (on netflix)

Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at April 26, 2011 03:13 PM (Cv4fQ)

176

Wii has online?

Sort of. I heard something about friend passwords and shut my brain to the concept. I guess there's some downloadable games, too.

Posted by: Methos at April 26, 2011 07:12 PM (uqJo6)

friend of mine had done it, fucker played A LOT of the second game.

If it wasn't for the fact that I've bought quite a few T-16, SNES (Ogre Battle FTW) and NES games, my Wii would have been gone a long time ago. Hope at the upcoming E3, Nintendo doesn't announce their console is an even bigger piece of shit

Posted by: The Dude at April 26, 2011 03:17 PM (Ig1Wo)

177 I might pay good money to see Ace and Andrew Sullivan liveblog episodes of Doctor Who together... What do you think of Nixon being not-quite-a-bad-guy in the current storyline?

Posted by: Tom Z at April 26, 2011 06:33 PM (Wl/F3)

178

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