August 22, 2012

Romney Drops a "Bless His Heart" On Obama
— Ace

"Bless his heart" being among my favorite obscenities, and one I only realized was an obscenity this past year.

It's the nicest-sounding f-you in the world.

In Iowa, Romney dropped the b**** h** h****.

"President Obama, bless his heart, has tried to substitute government for free people, and it has not worked.”

Now, "bl*ss h*s h**rt" is a Southern coinage, right? And it's a very stealth-condescending put-down, right? Like "He tries so hard. Bl*** h** h****."

So... You know. A week of "racism" claims. "Dog whistles."

Chris Matthews is going to eat his own face over this outrage.

Sarah Palin Deployed It... against Akin.

Then again sometimes a "bl$ss h&s h%^rt" is an actual "bless his heart."

Posted by: Ace at 10:51 AM | Comments (379)
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1 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at August 22, 2012 10:52 AM (6o4Fb)

2 Chris Matthews having a heart attack in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .

Posted by: The Q at August 22, 2012 10:52 AM (B/yDO)

3 in Iowa? do they speak bless his heart-ese in Iowa, too?

Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 10:52 AM (G/zuv)

4 Being a Southern gal myself, I've elevated "bless your heart" to an art form.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 10:52 AM (UOM48)

5 R&R -- Racist and Racister

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at August 22, 2012 10:53 AM (GRvW4)

6 By "bless his heart",he meant "fuck him with a rusty can opener."

Posted by: steevy at August 22, 2012 10:53 AM (6o4Fb)

7 Screw Mr. Sweetie.....

Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 10:53 AM (LRFds)

8 Take a bow, D'oh.

Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 10:53 AM (QupBk)

9 Toure is spinning in his grave right now.

Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 10:53 AM (G/zuv)

10 And yes, "bless his heart" will be deemed.....RAAACISSST!!111!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 10:53 AM (UOM48)

11 In between outbursts of righteous indignation, I will no doubt collapse laughing over the course of the next few days as everyone and their granny in the media actually follow through and attempt to paint this as a hint-hint wink-wink nudge-nudge racist secret code.



Good golly Miss Molly.

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at August 22, 2012 10:53 AM (LMHSz)

12 Obama, bless his heart, is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: DangerGirl AKA Ellke Deadly at August 22, 2012 10:53 AM (dfp3p)

13 oh no he didn't JEF is gonna be pissed all country folk know that, but JEF is gonna have to have it explained to him

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 10:54 AM (Dnbau)

14 Wait a minute, Mitt is a Yankee, can he use that phrase?  Isn't that a violation of the Appomattox Courthouse terms of surrender?

Posted by: Warthog at August 22, 2012 10:54 AM (WDySP)

15 OK, so I'm only versed in Italian-American. Where does "bless his heart" fall on the scale between "with all due respect" and "I mean that in the nicest possible way"?

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at August 22, 2012 10:54 AM (4+LTj)

16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BfqouJvpCk

Here is a commercial from Dallas that pretty much explains what "Bless Your Heart" means.

Posted by: RoyKarrde at August 22, 2012 10:55 AM (yE7cQ)

17

That there was some fine bloggage.

Bless your heart, ace.

 

Posted by: garrett at August 22, 2012 10:55 AM (dZMkH)

18 >> "Bless his heart" being among my favorite obscenities, and one I only realized was an obscenity this past year.

Hahahaha. Yeah, we Southerners are subtle like that.

Posted by: Andy at August 22, 2012 10:55 AM (5Rurq)

19 It took me about 2 years to figure out why T was saying byh to me when she was annoyed She's from Tennessee

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 22, 2012 10:55 AM (gLXfE)

20 "Bless his heart" has even travelled north of the Mason-Dixon, although it appears to have been carried across the river by my Kentuckian forbears, we southern Ohioans have been know to whip it out from time to time. My grandma was a pro with it

Posted by: Miller at August 22, 2012 10:55 AM (ET6+B)

21 Yeah, I heard it, too. http://tinyurl.com/8vu823n

Posted by: Thorvald at August 22, 2012 10:56 AM (1V6Pv)

22 Who are you patronizin' BOY!?

Posted by: Maureen Dowd now with more Byrd! at August 22, 2012 10:56 AM (r2PLg)

23 Bless his heart, this president certainly is special isn't he?

Romney during the debates: "My, aren't you precious?"

Posted by: Book at August 22, 2012 10:56 AM (oxqtW)

24 <i>Wait a minute, Mitt is a Yankee, can he use that phrase? Isn't that a violation of the Appomattox Courthouse terms of surrender?</i>

Wasn't his family in Mexico during the War?

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at August 22, 2012 10:56 AM (4+LTj)

25 Actually, "bless your heart" said in a truly heartfelt way means you sympathize with the person.

However, "bless your heart" said with a slight smile takes it to the f-you level.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 10:56 AM (UOM48)

26 We would use this to call Romney a racist if we didn't have Aiken around to imply Republicans like to denigrate women being raped.

Posted by: The MFM at August 22, 2012 10:57 AM (A2NqZ)

27 FYI,

On Greta last night Sarah Palin several times said "bless his heart" when talking about Todd Akin's decision to stay in.  I didn't realize it was an insult at the time.

Posted by: Serious Cat at August 22, 2012 10:57 AM (zrpqj)

28 If ya'll (is this Yankee saying it right) got to claim a Yale and Harvard educated son of Connecticut privilege as a badass Texan Commander in Chief, we can steal "Bless his heart" for a bit.

Especially when the subject of it is a SCOAMF

Posted by: The Q at August 22, 2012 10:57 AM (B/yDO)

29

 >>Ohioans have been know to whip it out from time to time

 

DO tell.

Posted by: Anthony Weiner at August 22, 2012 10:57 AM (dZMkH)

30 16 OK, so I'm only versed in Italian-American. Where does "bless his heart" fall on the scale between "with all due respect" and "I mean that in the nicest possible way"?

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at August 22, 2012 02:54 PM (4+LTj)


From Lv.1 to Lv.3:


"I mean that in the nicest way possible" = "You're an idiot, but I like you anyhow."


"With all due respect" = "You're a bloody fool, sir, and have no place here."


"Bless his heart" = "You are a laughingstock, thank you for the chuckle."

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at August 22, 2012 10:57 AM (LMHSz)

31 Obama and Biden, two precious little snowflakes.

Posted by: Book at August 22, 2012 10:57 AM (oxqtW)

32 Ace,

"Bless [his/her] heart" is a very polite, Southern way of saying "stupid fuck".

Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 10:57 AM (GQ8sn)

33

Didn't Ann Richards use it on Bush?

Posted by: SH at August 22, 2012 10:57 AM (gmeXX)

34 >>>Where does "bless his heart" fall on the scale between "with all due respect" and "I mean that in the nicest possible way"? What it means is basically "he tries so hard, but he is so ineffectual, weak, useless, and doomed to a life of failure, *bless his heart* for still trying." Imagine all the other words in there, but you're only saying the bless his heart part.

Posted by: ace at August 22, 2012 10:58 AM (fxHyG)

35 Who will be first at MSNBC to claim that "bless his heart" is racist?


Posted by: Gerry Studds at August 22, 2012 10:58 AM (frbyY)

36 >>>28 We would use this to call Romney a racist if we didn't have Aiken around to imply Republicans like to denigrate women being raped. That's how you know your gaffe is epic...when the Dems pass up on 'racist!' to focus on it.

Posted by: El Kabong at August 22, 2012 10:58 AM (n62eX)

37 Romney just grandma-ized Obama.

Posted by: Dang at August 22, 2012 10:58 AM (Ky1+e)

38 it's the semi-polite way of calling someone a tard


as the shoe fits.......

Posted by: Josef Djugashvili ( call me Stalin ) at August 22, 2012 10:58 AM (Dll6b)

39 bless your heart in this context means you have done something so stupid, so beyond repair, so idiotic, and you are too dumb to know it.

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 10:58 AM (Dnbau)

40 I don't hear Bless His Heart here in NJ. Do hear folks saying God Bless Him in a very similar fashion though. Ex. Obama, God Bless Him, is an idiot.

Posted by: Big T Party(on vacation) at August 22, 2012 10:58 AM (eDr4W)

41 >> However, "bless your heart" said with a slight smile takes it to the f-you level.

Head slightly cocked, fingertips on the forearm of your victim ... I've seen it a million times.

Posted by: Andy at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (5Rurq)

42 Chris Matthews is going to eat his own face over this outrage.

UGH. NO WAY. F*CKING GROSS DUDE.

Posted by: Fear Factor Champion 2012 at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (buaco)

43 Bless your heart.  The nicest way possible of saying that someone is so dumb that it's becoming entertaining.  Very true in this case.

Posted by: ConservLady at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (olczy)

44 it's a very archly condescending put-down, like you're congratulating a child for being able to tie his shoes. it's actually a very neat little insult.

Posted by: ace at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (fxHyG)

45 27 Jane d'oh, In Louisiana at best, unless kin or close friend softly it means " poor fool" , and hard "f bomb" .

Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (LRFds)

46 do they speak bless his heart-ese in Iowa, too? I'm from Iowa, and I never heard it used as an insult before reading the comments of our fine Southern belles here on the HQ.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (B/VB5)

47 I liked what they used to call me.

Posted by: I'm just slow at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (wUFaM)

48 Romney refers to Obama's massive display of stimulus spending as "tacky" while eating a cucumber sandwich. 

Posted by: jgs at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (fhY3d)

49 There you go again=Shut the _____ up!

Posted by: Ronnie Reagan Republicanese at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (r2PLg)

50 Can't we just clean these campaigns up and get back to n*ggerizing everything?  I'd feel so much better and so much less dirty.

Posted by: © Sponge at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (UK9cE)

51 Bless his heart is the best thing you can say to a complete fool...

Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (wcDoh)

52 So what Romney actually said was, ""President Obama, the stupid fuck, has tried to substitute government for free people, and it has not worked."

Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (GQ8sn)

53  Actually, "bless your heart" said in a truly heartfelt way means you sympathize with the person.

However, "bless your heart" said with a slight smile takes it to the f-you level.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 02:56 PM (UOM4

**

Ah yes its all very nuanced and very toned. SP was dropping the "bless his heart" on Akin last night while on Greta. I was laughin my ass off, Greta i don't think got it(birm)

 

 

Posted by: dananjcon at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (eavT+)

54 I always took it be a variation of 'world's tiniest violin.' Basically, sarcastic pity, usually because you have no one to blame but yourself for your situation.

Posted by: El Kabong at August 22, 2012 10:59 AM (n62eX)

55 I always said  "Nice Tie". 


That is Arkansas for fuck you.

Posted by: Ole Bill Clinton at August 22, 2012 11:00 AM (3ZjAP)

56 "President Obama, bless his heart the fucking idiot , has tried to substitute government for free people, and it has not worked.”



FIFY

Posted by: BCochran1981 at August 22, 2012 11:00 AM (da5Wo)

57 I am legion.

Posted by: Racist Dog Whistle at August 22, 2012 11:00 AM (wUFaM)

58 Romney's even quoting Smokey Robinson lately, which made the SCOMAF reveal his ignorance.

Link to the outrage in the name. Link to the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBJ_sG-OdlU

Posted by: The Q at August 22, 2012 11:00 AM (B/yDO)

59 yeah I heard "god bless ya" from a Massachusetts thuggish dude.

Posted by: ace at August 22, 2012 11:00 AM (fxHyG)

60 >>>It's the nicest-sounding f-you in the world.

It's kinda worse than an F-you. It literally means, your intentions are good but you are so stupid you do much more harm than good when you do anything. It's a "nice" way to say completely F*king incompetent.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 22, 2012 11:00 AM (0q2P7)

61 37 ace, Bingo

Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 11:00 AM (LRFds)

62 "President Obama, cocksucking motherless fuck, has tried to substitute government for free people, and it has not worked."

Posted by: El Kabong at August 22, 2012 11:00 AM (n62eX)

63

 

You know, with Sheriff Joe stopping traffic,  Obama would make a hell of a watermelon salesman.

 Bless his heart.

Posted by: Dan Rather at August 22, 2012 11:00 AM (dZMkH)

64 38 Who's on right now, cause I'm betting on him/her/it.

Posted by: Big T Party(on vacation) at August 22, 2012 11:00 AM (eDr4W)

65 Sound of the Presidential sphincter tightening like a forging hammer in 3...2...1...

Posted by: JEM at August 22, 2012 11:01 AM (o+SC1)

66 Ace, just imagine Raylen Givens saying it to Boyd Crowder.  You know what he really means!

Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 11:01 AM (GQ8sn)

67 Well, I've been saved by the grace of southern charm
I got a mouth like a sailor and yours is more like a Hallmark card
If you wanna pick a fight, well, I'm gonna have to say good night
I don't have to be hateful, I can just say, "Bless your heart"

Posted by: Miranda Lambert at August 22, 2012 11:01 AM (5Rurq)

68 Teh funneh.  The JEF loathes Mitt and Mitt knows it.  Getting under Obama's skin will be easy.  Going to be a fun ride.

Posted by: eureka! at August 22, 2012 11:01 AM (1qHOu)

69 Oh yes, when you hear a woman in the South start a sentence with the phrase, "Bless her heart...", you are about to hear the most complete bitchiness in the two universes delivered in a soft, soothing voice and with nary an obscenity to be found.  When same woman says, "Bless his heart", he will find his manhood root and stalk left on his lap in in small hand stitched pouch that was super glued to his trousers.

Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 11:01 AM (kXoT0)

70 Chris Matthews is going to eat his own face over this outrage. Ohhh when when! I have to dvr the hell out of that. And, yeah, bless his/her heart is the ever so polite ever so genteel way of saying fuck you. It's kind of like how on Big Bang Theory Sheldon discusses how Penny uses sweetie. http://youtu.be/asRi49khe1k

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 11:01 AM (VtjlW)

71

In Louisiana, "bless his heart" is what you use when you mean "he can't help failing due to his serious mental deficiencies."

 

It's more genteel than saying, "Because he's a drooling retard" he has tried to substitute government for free people.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 22, 2012 11:01 AM (BatdI)

72 Love Miranda lambert... Love love love

Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 11:01 AM (wcDoh)

73 My sweet Mama was  a kind and genteel lady. She used BYH when she was referring to stupid fucking assholes but she was far too decent to call  them such.

Posted by: Sgt. Fury at August 22, 2012 11:01 AM (Q500N)

74 Yes, I think the most direct translation is something like "that clueless bastard".

Posted by: JEM at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (o+SC1)

75

"Bless his heart." Awesome.

 

Most of the mushy "undecides" will appreciate civil tone of the criticism without getting the subtext. Bless their hearts.

Posted by: CJ at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (9KqcB)

76 Oh my, I just heard that Akin called on Romney to resign based on this outrageous statement. How can we win in November if we keep screwing over our own sides??212/12

Posted by: joeindc44 says choom on fuckers at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (QxSug)

77 Wouldn't be prudent = Huge Cockup!

Posted by: Republicanese at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (r2PLg)

78 Romney may have said "Bless his heart," but I heard "Hang the Mandingo high."

Posted by: Maureen Dowd at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (mg08E)

79 "Why, bless his heart, that young man in the White House can't run anything but his mouth, can he?"

Posted by: Keith Arnold at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (Jdtsu)

80

Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 02:52 PM (G/zuv)

 

Thats Iwoa!

Posted by: Romeo13, starting a meme at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (lZBBB)

81 Wait!  Didn't Genius Joe Biden say, after "Stand up Chuck, let 'em see ya!"  "Oh, God bless ya!"

???

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (UOM48)

82 Love Sheldon too

Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (wcDoh)

83 Obviously, Romney was talking to racist White Southerners in code.

Oh wait ... Palin used the same term when talking about Akin:

“Bless his heart, I don’t want to pile on Todd Akin, because in some respects, I understand what he’s trying to say here, in standing on principle, that he doesn’t want to be perceived as a quitter, but you got to know when to hold them and know when to fold them,” Palin said, adding, “Missouri is a must-win state.”

Posted by: Gerry Studds at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (frbyY)

84 God help Romney if there's ever been a picture of him dressed up as a ghost for Halloween.

Posted by: El Kabong at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (n62eX)

85 isn't that kinda like the prayer the 'minister' would say before they strung up the darky for looking at a white woman? Romney needs to hire Naomi Wolf and Whoopie Goldberg to vet his speeches before he gives them.

Posted by: mallfly at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (bJm7W)

86 Undecideds = Dumn **cks

Posted by: Republicanese at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (r2PLg)

87 But my mom says "Bless your heart" all the time.


.....HEY!

Posted by: Anony at August 22, 2012 11:02 AM (qiXMt)

88 Lol Jane Yes Biden did.

Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 11:03 AM (wcDoh)

89 44 "I don't hear Bless His Heart here in NJ. Do hear folks saying God Bless Him in a very similar fashion though"

See, Jersey (especially close to NYC) is where I'd expect to hear "with all due respect"

Posted by: The Q at August 22, 2012 11:03 AM (B/yDO)

90

I'm not sure I get the "has  tried to substitute government for free people."

 

Sounds awkward, but Bless Romney's Heart, he is trying to go after Obama.

Posted by: SH at August 22, 2012 11:03 AM (gmeXX)

91 Ace, Obama wears slip-ons

Posted by: Jean at August 22, 2012 11:03 AM (elbGQ)

92 dumb oops! Isn't that special.

Posted by: Republicanese at August 22, 2012 11:03 AM (r2PLg)

93 I'd heard that phrase referred to as "the great Southern disclaimer" - you can get away with saying anything about someone, as long as you end it with "Bless his heart." So how AWESOME of Mitty to adopt it.

Posted by: The Publicist at August 22, 2012 11:03 AM (PjcZv)

94 Nothing like a joke explained again..

and again
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Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 22, 2012 11:03 AM (Q/1Jp)

95 "President Obama, bless his heart the fucking idiot , has tried to substitute government for free people, and it has not worked.”

imbicile is closer than idiot. You can be stupid, so long as you know your limitations and refrain from F*king sh*t up you won't get B*H*H*ted by southerners. You'll get "good boy"ed instead.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 22, 2012 11:03 AM (0q2P7)

96 Something you say to some sweet kid who can't even spell O-H-I-O correctly.
Give the little guy an award for participation!

Posted by: Lizzy at August 22, 2012 11:04 AM (hSm+F)

97 Yes, "bless your heart" is southern. VERY condescending...except when used by the occasional grandma or aunt who will drop it on you while you are a little kid (and sometimes after you're an adult), usually while pinching your cheek painfully, and means it sincerely.

Posted by: davidinvirginia at August 22, 2012 11:04 AM (qEkGZ)

98

And, it has the added benefit of sounding true. A guy who went from lawyer, to community organizing, to career politician can rightfully be described as being 'well-intentioned but out of his depth.'

 

That should play well with the independents, bless their hearts.

Posted by: CJ at August 22, 2012 11:04 AM (9KqcB)

99

Sounds like something my Grandmother would say:

Well, bless his heart, he tries. But he's a little slow.

Posted by: Boomer at August 22, 2012 11:04 AM (2cfUo)

100 It's amazing that the right keeps using these 'racist codewords' and 'dogwhistles' that the media always figures out and brings to light. We need to get a better coding machine, guys.

Posted by: El Kabong at August 22, 2012 11:04 AM (n62eX)

101 The silver lining of the Akin debacle, is that the DNC now feels the need to ad more and more shrill feminists to their speaking lineup.

Yeah, that's going to work out great for them.

Lecturing the American public about how important killing babies, and young women being able to fuck like rabbits without getting pregnant is going to resonate so well with people who are unemployed.

And they call us the stupid party?

Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 22, 2012 11:04 AM (Suq+u)

102 and again
and again
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and again
and again
and again

One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer?

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at August 22, 2012 11:04 AM (4+LTj)

103

Hey, he didn't say....."Bless his little pea-pickin heart".

 

Now that woulda been raaacist.

Posted by: wheatie at August 22, 2012 11:04 AM (mtRB0)

104 That sent a thrill up my leg.

Posted by: dogfish at August 22, 2012 11:04 AM (N2yhW)

105 Clintonian= Shit weasle

Posted by: Republicanese at August 22, 2012 11:05 AM (r2PLg)

106 "Bless his heart" being among my favorite obscenities, and one I only realized was an obscenity this past year. I shall step up my campaign for further front page usage of oh my stars and garters.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 11:05 AM (VtjlW)

107

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 22, 2012 03:00 PM (0q2P7)

 

Yup.... Bless his Heart is often used when speaking of the "special" folks who ride the short bus...

Posted by: Romeo13, starting a meme at August 22, 2012 11:05 AM (lZBBB)

108 I'd be happier if something else other than a blessing happened to his heart.

Posted by: Adam at August 22, 2012 11:05 AM (/YJYi)

109 You are smarter than anyone else. You are.  You are the one they've been waiting for.

Posted by: Self Esteem Counselor at August 22, 2012 11:05 AM (wUFaM)

110 Dood!  What up.  This is soooo ez foo.  Bless ur hart.

Posted by: Romney txt msg to McCain at August 22, 2012 11:05 AM (N2yhW)

111 It's not proper to use "bless his heart" about a criminal and a menace, even if one is trying to be condescending.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 22, 2012 11:05 AM (X3lox)

112 Doom The Choom 2012!!!!!

Posted by: Minnfidel at August 22, 2012 11:05 AM (bp/sa)

113 Bless his heart, cos his brain ain't worth a damn.

Posted by: Hagbard Celine at August 22, 2012 11:06 AM (+/VIS)

114 And that Joe Biden....bless his heart.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 11:06 AM (UOM48)

115 Obviously racist

Posted by: ShoNuff at August 22, 2012 11:06 AM (jo0fs)

116 Obama, bless his heart, needs to go.....

Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 11:06 AM (wcDoh)

117 Here's a 1992 poll showing Clinton 15 points ahead of Bush in September without Perot. http://www.people-press.org/files/legacy-pdf/19920917.pdf

Posted by: Reality Check at August 22, 2012 11:06 AM (hvzWz)

118 time for a meme Bless his heart, math is hard for some people

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:06 AM (Dnbau)

119 I brought cupcakes for everyone,  but bless my heart,  I walked all the way over here with them in my underwear.

Posted by: Joe "Cuppy Cake" Biden at August 22, 2012 11:06 AM (Ky1+e)

120

Posted by: The Publicist at August 22, 2012 03:03 PM (PjcZv)

 

Hmmmm... modern equivalent is 'just saying...'?

Posted by: Romeo13, starting a meme at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (lZBBB)

121 It's hard to bless hearts when their chests are wrapped in chains, ya'll!

Posted by: Smilin' Joe Biden at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (B/yDO)

122 bless reality checks heart, he just can't help it

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (Dnbau)

123 Bless his heart.  Presidentin' is hard.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (UOM48)

124 Dogs everywhere are howling because someone keeps blowing that damn WHISTLE!!!!

Posted by: © Sponge at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (UK9cE)

125 Romney is in Iowa? Huh. The pinko rag out of my old county seat, which published 30 pages of SCOAMF visiting town last week, doesn't mention him.

The DSM Pravda makes him sound creepy.


This entertains me:
Layoffs begin at Cedar Rapids wind planthttp://is.gd/hOyQkh

There's a downturn in the wind market. People can't afford wind AND groceries, hard choices are being made...not to mention wind is free in most states.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (/kI1Q)

126 @109 -  Dave.  Yes lost in the shuffle is that the Dems party platform on abortion is arguably worse,  nay  much worse.  I'm with Rush.  Let them try to use this in their favor.  It will  blow  up  in  their faces.  I'm not sure Planned Parenthood is an organization I  would want to trot  out in my defense at this time.

Posted by: SH at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (gmeXX)

127 you won't get B*H*H*ted by southerners. You'll get "good boy"ed instead. Isn't it he's a good boy/she's a good girl with a possible she's a sweet girl alternative?

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (VtjlW)

128 On which side of the Mason-Dixon line was RMoney when this was deployed?

Posted by: Fritz at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (/ZZCn)

129 Bless my heart!

Posted by: Joe Biden at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (UOM48)

130 imbicile is closer than idiot. You can be stupid, so long as you know your limitations and refrain from F*king sh*t up you won't get B*H*H*ted by southerners. You'll get "good boy"ed instead.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 22, 2012 03:03 PM (0q2P7)



Eh, family owned construction business and only a couple gens removed from Alabama. Polite language isn't our forte. "Fucking idiot" amongst our family and construction friends covers pretty much every type of dumbassery.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (da5Wo)

131 This is offensive on more than a racist level you crazy Xstianists!!!111!!11!!

Posted by: Atheist Loon at August 22, 2012 11:07 AM (96M6e)

132 Bless his heart, math is hard for some people

 

 

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 03:06 PM (Dnbau)

 

 

and so is spelling?

Posted by: Romeo13, starting a meme at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (lZBBB)

133 It's a semi-condescending way of noting ineffectual attempts at something by someone you consider to be subordinate to you. For example, a nice southern lady may something like "Mary's son Chester spent all day trying to mow her 5 acre lawn with that weed eater, bless his heart." But in this context (man speaking about a man) it's a thinly-veiled insult to establish superiority (alphaness) over a beta male. This is genius because it gets the lapdog media talking about this instead of that moron Akin. Romney knows this will be seen as "racist" but it's being done to establish a sort of subconscious dominance. It can be played off as earnest condescension.

Posted by: Highsmith at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (uwaMU)

134 I think it's also said about four year old doing the dumb sh*t four year olds do.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (buaco)

135 bless slow joes heart, he had the strokes ya know

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (Dnbau)

136 128 I brought cupcakes for everyone, but bless my heart, I walked all the way over here with them in my underwear.

Posted by: Joe "Cuppy Cake" Biden at August 22, 2012 03:06 PM (Ky1+e)

---

I'd still eat it.

Posted by: Meggy McMuffins at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (+/VIS)

137 Ohio, hell most farmland culture has a form of it. Comes from a few generation ago settling things with guns if things got wobbly. My fave from the rural germanic areas is, "God bless his merry soul." That is everything from well he tried to poor idiot takes glee in failing.

Posted by: sven10077 at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (LRFds)

138 97 We got that to. It's a nice blend of folks in Jersey. If it wasn't for the damn taxes it would be a really nice place to live.

Posted by: Big T Party(on vacation) at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (eDr4W)

139 Romney will insist that his family only uses white sheets on the beds... but someone from Bain Capital told me in confidence...

Posted by: mallfly at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (bJm7W)

140

It must be spoken by a woman to have the true effect, the bluer the hair the better.

Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (JxMoP)

141 Let me explain further, when you start a sentence with BYH, it is the moral equivalent of alerting the listener to the fact that the person so blessed is lower than dog excrement, harder to scrape off your shoe, and more detrimentally fragranced.

Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (kXoT0)

142 The media is clearly onto our racist codewords and whistles. Perhaps we should use hand signals or semaphore flags.

Posted by: El Kabong at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (n62eX)

143 In Louisiana, "bless his heart" is what you use when you mean "he can't help failing due to his serious mental deficiencies."

It's what you say about the good natured, neighborhood retarded kid.  As in: That poor boy keeps confusing the jar of glue with the jar of mayo; bless his heart.

Posted by: wooga at August 22, 2012 11:08 AM (vjyZP)

144 "Bless his heart" is a get out of jail free card for any insult:

"Your baby is so ugly, bless his heart."

"That was the dumbest person I've ever met, bless his heart."

Posted by: rdbrewer at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (Iyg03)

145 Bless his heart, math is hard for some people

Because math is racist.  Bless its cardiod functions.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (/kI1Q)

146 That's the perfect attitude to have with Obama.

Posted by: Lea at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (lIU4e)

147 If the JEF does lose in Nov. How long before some pundits and the JEF himself ponder that it was due to racism? My guess says within 24 hours of his loss. Any other bets?

Posted by: Minnfidel at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (bp/sa)

148 I always thought "b**** h** h****" meant behaving Bidenesquely... which is to say "dunce-cappedly despite the most earnest and deliberate efforts."

Is that obscene? Not really. Insulting? Hells yeah.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (eHIJJ)

149 I don't get it. None of my lib very rich conservative friends that aren't donating to the RNC because they're pissed use that term.

Posted by: The Commentor Who Smells Like Cat Piss at August 22, 2012 03:04 PM (OWjjx)



Corrected for accuracy.

Posted by: © Sponge at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (UK9cE)

150 bless his heart, he tries so hard to know all his states

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (Dnbau)

151 I recently heard a church lady say, "She brought that casserole and it was over-cooked.  Bless her heart."

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (UOM48)

152 We still Hate and Blame Bush for this mess that Presdant Obama inherited. He deserves 3 more years to fix these problems.

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro,Vt at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (48wze)

153 I shall step up my campaign for further front page usage of oh my stars and garters.


Well, there went any chance of getting any more work done today.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (da5Wo)

154 Dood! What up. This is soooo ez foo. Bless ur hart. Posted by: Romney txt msg to McCain at August 22, 2012 03:05 PM (N2yhW) Gave me a chuckle

Posted by: HoboJerky, profit of DOOM! at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (MrM2k)

155 "You really fucked that up bad, bless your heart."

Posted by: rdbrewer at August 22, 2012 11:09 AM (Iyg03)

156 ...because the listener is expecting an unusual reason for a chicken to traverse a highway.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 22, 2012 11:10 AM (Q/1Jp)

157 When Mitt says "bless his heart", only I know what that really means.  Bwhahahahahaha.

Posted by: Mitt Romney's Cancerous Magic Underwear at August 22, 2012 11:10 AM (/YJYi)

158 It's a nice blend of folks in Jersey. If it wasn't for the damn taxes it would be a really nice place to live.

Sounds like parts of California. Other parts could stand a carpet bombing, bless their hearts.

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at August 22, 2012 11:10 AM (4+LTj)

159

OK, so I'm only versed in Italian-American. Where does "bless his heart" fall on the scale between "with all due respect" and "I mean that in the nicest possible way"?
 

 

With  all  due respect -  about a 2

Nicest possible way -  around a 5

 

Bless his heart -  34.

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:10 AM (5npD/)

160 bless his heart he was never that good at spelling

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:10 AM (Dnbau)

161 "Bless his heart....he keeps ending up in the closet."

Posted by: wheatie at August 22, 2012 11:10 AM (mtRB0)

162 Now wait just a cotton pickin' minute!

Posted by: Minnfidel at August 22, 2012 11:10 AM (bp/sa)

163 I'd still eat it.
Posted by: Meggy McMuffins

Sure is hot today.  Hey,  where'd all the frosting go?

Posted by: Joe "Cuppy Cake" Biden at August 22, 2012 11:11 AM (Ky1+e)

164 bless his heart, you know his mama never really raised him

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:11 AM (Dnbau)

165

I'd hit it like a retard on a drum set.

oops, bless my heart, wrong thread

Posted by: Chippa at August 22, 2012 11:11 AM (2cfUo)

166 You can't spell "jug-eared sh*thead" without "bless his heart".

Posted by: The Mega Independent at August 22, 2012 11:11 AM (buaco)

167 Hmmm.  Paula Dean uses Bless Your Heart a lot.

Posted by: CUS at August 22, 2012 11:11 AM (84pE9)

168 Stephanie Cutter, Obama deputy campaign manager: Well, I think that worker probably has a good understanding of what's happened over the past four years in terms of the president coming in and seeing 800,000 jobs lost on the day that the president was being sworn in, and seeing the president moving pretty quickly to stem the losses, to turn the economy around, and over the past, you know, 27 months we've created 4.5 million private sector jobs. That's more jobs than in the Bush recovery, in the Reagan recovery





Stephanie Cutter is a lying POS. Bless her heart.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 22, 2012 11:11 AM (1Jaio)

169 This reminds me of that scene in Requiem For A Dream,

Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 11:11 AM (G/zuv)

170 Bless his heart....he just didn't look both ways.

Posted by: wheatie at August 22, 2012 11:11 AM (mtRB0)

171 @30 - It's y'all.

Posted by: Tired of the SCOAMF at August 22, 2012 11:11 AM (dL9LY)

172 bless his heart, he tries so hard at sports, thats why he keeps practicing

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:12 AM (Dnbau)

173 well I'm just kidding about it being obscene. But it does sort of mean "f*** that moron."

Posted by: ace at August 22, 2012 11:12 AM (fxHyG)

174 Another one: "That's lovely". If a woman who is outwardly friendly, but you suspect secretly despises you, tells you, "That's lovely", you're being insulted.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 22, 2012 11:12 AM (Qzk6N)

175 or maybe it reminds me of the other day when every other comment was "Phyllis Diller is dead."

Posted by: soothsayer at August 22, 2012 11:12 AM (G/zuv)

176 I'm gest gonna sit here an glory in the new civility.

Posted by: Jayne Cobb at August 22, 2012 11:12 AM (wUFaM)

177 Bless his heart is usually intended as an insult. It is occasionally intended as a gentle way of pointing out someone is clueless. I've never heard it used in any other way. I suppose someone's grandma might use it that way, but a politician? Nope.

Posted by: Y-not, ginger eskimo at August 22, 2012 11:12 AM (5H6zj)

178 No, I'm still going with Fuck Face is a stupid know nothing motherfucker.

Posted by: General Woundwort at August 22, 2012 11:13 AM (06lNq)

179 My guess says within 24 hours of his loss. Any other bets?

Posted by: Minnfidel at August 22, 2012 03:09 PM (bp/sa)


24 seconds. And I'll take the under on that.

Posted by: davidinvirginia at August 22, 2012 11:13 AM (qEkGZ)

180 176 Hmmm. Paula Dean uses Bless Your Heart a lot.



It's not always an insult.  Depends totally on body language and vocal inflection.


My grandmother used to hug me when I'd do something nice for her and say "bless your heart, honey."


It's in the Southern Style book.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 11:13 AM (UOM48)

181 In Louisiana, "bless his heart" is what you use when you mean "he can't help failing due to his serious mental deficiencies."

But you don't use it for criminals, do you?

It is far too nice a term to apply to the Indonesian Dog-Eating Retard who is an enemy of America and the most dangerous person this nation has ever seen in power.

I find it ineffective and a bit counter-productive.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 22, 2012 11:13 AM (X3lox)

182 Remember Obama giving out all those stealth middle finger up, to Ryan, Hillary.

Posted by: madamex at August 22, 2012 11:13 AM (Unx03)

183 He smoked a lot of choom, bless his heart

Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at August 22, 2012 11:13 AM (wcDoh)

184 Corky shit his pants again but this time he made it to the bathroom door, bless his heart.

Posted by: ErikW at August 22, 2012 11:13 AM (j7/E9)

185 30 If ya'll (is this Yankee saying it right) got to claim a Yale and Harvard educated son of Connecticut privilege as a badass Texan Commander in Chief, we can steal "Bless his heart" for a bit.
Especially when the subject of it is a SCOAMF
Posted by: The Q at August 22, 2012 02:57 PM (B/yDO)


Move the apostrophe: y'all == contraction of "you all"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at August 22, 2012 11:13 AM (7GfKM)

186 Pit Girl from Monday Night Combat says BYH when talking about the Assassin.

"She uglier than a tree full of possums....bless her heart."

Coincidentally, Combat Girl is a spitting image of Sarah Palin.

Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 11:14 AM (GQ8sn)

187 bless his heart, he didn't know his daddy

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:14 AM (Dnbau)

188 If the JEF does lose in Nov. How long before some pundits and the JEF himself ponder that it was due to racism? My guess says within 24 hours of his loss. Any other bets?

You misspelled "seconds".

Posted by: Hollowpoint at August 22, 2012 11:14 AM (SY2Kh)

189 Awwww....Look at that little boy that just ate that piece of cat shit from the sand box, bless his heart.

Posted by: © Sponge at August 22, 2012 11:14 AM (UK9cE)

190 Romney should drop this though--you don't want a President that sounds like an old lady at a tea party.

Posted by: Republicanese at August 22, 2012 11:14 AM (r2PLg)

191 I can't wait for Chrissy Matthews and Debbie Wassermann Shultz to publicly show their outrage at this racism.
(Bless their hearts ...)

Posted by: jwb7605 at August 22, 2012 11:14 AM (+KHIt)

192

He almost figured out that umbrella, bless his heart.

Posted by: Lurking Canuck at August 22, 2012 11:14 AM (BrQrN)

193

Then he spelled 'Ohio' wrong...but bless his heart, he's trying hard.

Posted by: garrett at August 22, 2012 11:14 AM (dZMkH)

194 I've always associated that phrase with Ann Richards.  Can still hear her saying it in my head too.  She thought she was so clever.  Gosh it was so nice of that dumb  Bush guy to unseat her after one term. 

Posted by: SH at August 22, 2012 11:15 AM (gmeXX)

195 Awww.....Barry threw a lousy opening pitch again....bless his heart.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 11:15 AM (UOM48)

196
I'm safe in assuming that "Bless his little pea-pickin' heart!" turns the raaaaacism(!) up to 11, am I not?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at August 22, 2012 11:15 AM (7GfKM)

197 He thinks they speak Austrian, bless his heart.

Posted by: Grandma Canuck at August 22, 2012 11:15 AM (BrQrN)

198 bless his heart, he never really had a real job

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:15 AM (Dnbau)

199

I'm pretty sure the New England version of BYH is "God love 'im."

 

Not as effectively insulting, but roughly  in the  ballpark.

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:15 AM (+hPIb)

200 "Bless his heart... he looks black."

Posted by: NBC Nightly News at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (buaco)

201 A man saying it to another man (or manchild, in this case) stings all the more. Oh, Mitt, you sweet honey badger.

Posted by: mano y mano at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (IPhbB)

202 Bless his heart....he tried real hard.

Posted by: wheatie at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (mtRB0)

203 >>>Isn't it he's a good boy/she's a good girl with a possible she's a sweet girl alternative?

If you've got good intentions, not too bright, but accomplish what you can accomplish fairly well, even if it is small, you will be (by elders) called a good boy. If you are accomplished you will just get your most laudable accomplishment.

e.g. Jack he's got a degree and is a good engineer. Vs. Bob he's a good boy.
Jack has accomplishments.
Bob really doesn't have any but takes care of what he needs to take care of.

If sweet is what they are trying to convey they will use "nice"
So saying "Bob is a nice good boy" is saying Bob is sweet, reliable, but otherwise unaccomplished.


Posted by: MikeTheMoose Regular With Full Stomping Power! at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (0q2P7)

204 It must be spoken by a woman to have the true effect, the bluer the hair the better. The bluer the hair, the more well pressed the clothes, the more genteel the accent, the more rings on the fingers, the more said while sipping tea, the meaner it is. The single bitchiest usage I've ever seen displayed was at a high tea at the Ritz in Buckhead and was said by an immensely regal Grand Dame in head to toe Chanel and was about a 20 something trophy bride who was pretty obviously taking the new rack out for a spin. She looked over, sipped her tea and drawled out "Well, bless her heart, she really should have gone to Dr. Watkins." Do you know how hard it is not to spew tea all over the table at the Ritz?

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (VtjlW)

205 During the debates he should also avoid-- "Nice try." I don't think that worked for him.

Posted by: Republicanese at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (r2PLg)

206 Hmmm. Paula Dean uses Bless Your Heart a lot.

Posted by: CUS at August 22, 2012 03:11 PM (84pE9)



I'm pretty sure she used it a lot when the First Mao was on her show not long ago.

Posted by: © Sponge at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (UK9cE)

207 bless his heart, he had to get help all through school

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (Dnbau)

208
Bless his heart, his momma posed for pictures nekkid

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (7GfKM)

209 Awww, Barry mispronounced "corpsman," bless his heart.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (UOM48)

210 Moron horde, I have a question.

The other day, I asked Dr. Jill how she was doing, and she said, "Fine."

No problems, right?

Posted by: Smilin' Joe Biden at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (B/yDO)

211 bless his heart, I heard he had a lot of help writin that book

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:16 AM (Dnbau)

212 172 I'd still eat it.


Posted by: Meggy McMuffins

Sure is hot today. Hey, where'd all the frosting go?

Posted by: Joe "Cuppy Cake" Biden at August 22, 2012 03:11 PM (Ky1+e)

---

I dunno, but that chocolate mini-muffin was kinda nasty.

Posted by: Meggy McMuffins at August 22, 2012 11:17 AM (+/VIS)

213 Because math is racist. Bless its cardiod functions.

ISWYDT

Posted by: Waterhouse at August 22, 2012 11:17 AM (xr29d)

214 It's excellent. Keep needling him in a way he's not used to and will especially bother him.

Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at August 22, 2012 11:17 AM (yxz7s)

215 you don't want a President that sounds like an old lady at a tea party.


I'm cool with a President who sounds like any of the ladies I heard speak at Tea Parties.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at August 22, 2012 11:17 AM (/kI1Q)

216 217 You guys are a bunch of barking pigs.
Posted by: Joe Biden at August 22, 2012 03:16 PM (60GaT)

Cincinnati barking pig, he's the barnyard Mr. Big!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at August 22, 2012 11:17 AM (7GfKM)

217 If the JEF does lose in Nov. How long before some pundits and the JEF himself ponder that it was due to racism? My guess says within 24 hours of his loss. Any other bets?

This was already addressed during the 2009 inauguration when the official benediction prayer - the OFFICIAL one - had everyone "pray for the day when ... white will embrace what is right".

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 22, 2012 11:17 AM (X3lox)

218 "Bless your heart" = "Poor dumb sh*t"
At least that is what it means where I grew up.

It really isn't a slur so much as a term of sadness and pity for the person who is just plain too stupid for their own good and the good of others. They just keep making pitiful decisions that end up hurting themselves and/or others.

Examples:
"Bless his heart... he should have known Joe Biden was as smart as a box of hammers before he picked him. I don't know what he was think'n."

"Bless her heart... poor ol' girl still run'n around tell'n everybody she's Cherokee. I sure feel sorry for her family. They ought to pull her aside."

"Did you see Biden talk'n about 'putting people back in chains'?!? Bless his heart, he doesn't even know what state he's in half the time!"


Posted by: From TN at August 22, 2012 11:17 AM (cv5Iw)

219

Ace, with all due respect, it isn't like Obama's "Successes" don't deserve condescention.

 

His policies ain't workin' Ace.  That don't deserve self-esteem couseling. 

Posted by: Jayne Cobb at August 22, 2012 11:17 AM (wUFaM)

220 Romney should drop this though--you don't want a President that sounds like an old lady at a tea party.

Posted by: Republicanese at August 22, 2012 03:14 PM (r2PLg)


A lot of those little old ladies are tougher than a lot of candidates the GOP nominates. Fear the blue-haired ones. If you value your life.

Posted by: davidinvirginia at August 22, 2012 11:17 AM (qEkGZ)

221 Well, at least she didn't say "cotton-picking" because, WHEW! That would have blowed up the meter good.

Posted by: ErikW at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (j7/E9)

222 Aww, they're spelling OHIO, bless their hearts...

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (+hPIb)

223 If a woman who is outwardly friendly, but you suspect secretly despises you, tells you, "That's lovely", you're being insulted. Posted by: nerdygirl


So,  you're saying my wife doesn't like it when I put a little vest and hat on my wiener.

Posted by: Joe "Puppet Show" Biden at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (Ky1+e)

224


I find it ineffective and a bit counter-productive<<<<<<

 

Oh, bless your  heart - you're not the intended audience, my friend.

 

See how it works, now?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (BatdI)

225 Now THIS is funny:

"A judge has the right to order an Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage to be forcibly shaved before his murder trial, military attorneys told an appeals court Wednesday."

via Dollard

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (Q/1Jp)

226 My grandma used to have a thing where she'd say, "shut up, shut up you stupid goddamn bastards!" and we'd just chuckle because you knew what she really meant.

Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (+lsX1)

227 There's a post in the other thread that is really bothering me. Was from "reality check" and it had to do with like ability. I think mitt is very like able...and ryan even more like able. I'm worried though that I'm in my own little world thinking this and others find him off putting. When I noticed that the networks won't be adding ann's speech I thought to myself "that's right, cut out mitt's secret weapon". Anyways, I get it, I realize that romney is serious as a heart attack and that the economy and jobs is nothing to take lightly or stop focusing on for even a second. I just hope everyone else is getting that too. Cause the prez is doing interviews where he talks about salsa and goes on the late night circuit making jokes and plays basketball with city kids while talking about student loan burdens. (the article makes the point that he hasn't mentioned the national debt though) I'm glad romney is taking this so seriously but worried that a generation who get all their information on twitter and reddit and pinterest plus 5 minute sound bites if at all and reading headlines and not clicking the article, will get who mitt romney is and why they should vote on him. The president does have a well honed, seasoned youth team....they aren't fooling around.

Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (oZfic)

228 bless his heart, he never really knew anyone in the military before

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (Dnbau)

229 I must've lost my Southern Style Book.

But I do know the plural of y'all is all y'all.

Posted by: CUS at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (84pE9)

230 "A judge has the right to order an Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage to be forcibly shaved before his murder trial, military attorneys told an appeals court Wednesday." via Dollard Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 22, 2012 03:18 PM (Q/1Jp) Will NEVER happen

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (j1gX1)

Posted by: Blacks for Romney at August 22, 2012 11:18 AM (jfWE9)

232

>>Do you know how hard it is not to spew tea all over the table at the Ritz?

 

I like the Mini-Ritz the best.  Though I sometimes get them stuck in my nose.

Posted by: Joe Biden at August 22, 2012 11:19 AM (dZMkH)

233 At some point during the debate, after Obama finishes up a stream of conscious that makes absolutely no point, Mitt should just turn and look into the camera, and say  "Folks,  bless his heart,  he's trying.  Maybe, its time for the grown-ups to take charge."

Posted by: SH at August 22, 2012 11:19 AM (gmeXX)

234 So if "Joe, bless his heart" is really an insult, then "Joe, you fucking retard" is really a compliment!

I'm catching on quick

Posted by: Smilin' Joe Biden at August 22, 2012 11:19 AM (B/yDO)

235 What is Bless His Heart code for? Bless = right wing religious kook His = sexist (s/be Bless His or Her Heart) Heart = inciting violence

Posted by: mano y mano at August 22, 2012 11:19 AM (IPhbB)

236 Being a Southern gal myself, I've elevated "bless your heart" to an art form.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 02:52 PM (UOM4

 

 

--------------------------------------------

 

 

My mom and my grandma (on her side) used to say that every time they caught me doing something that I shouldn't.

 

"Bless your heart"  is defined as "you're  little fanny is going to be red as a beet after the willow branch".

Posted by: Soona at August 22, 2012 11:19 AM (dPkOm)

237

"I'm cool with a President who sounds like any of the ladies I heard speak at Tea Parties."

 

Aaaand it's a clean shot headed  straight  for out-field...it's back, way back, it's....it's....OUTTA HERE!  And the crowd goes wild!

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:19 AM (+hPIb)

238
The president does have a well honed, seasoned youth team....they aren't fooling around.

Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 03:18 PM (oZfic




Awwww.....bless your heart.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 11:19 AM (UOM48)

239 The president does have a well honed, seasoned youth team....they aren't fooling around.

Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 03:18 PM (oZfic)



This HAS to be the greatest sock ever.  I mean seriously.  Bless her heart.

Posted by: © Sponge at August 22, 2012 11:20 AM (UK9cE)

240 you don't want a President that sounds like an old lady at a tea party.



Of course not.  We want a president who plays golf three times a week, slow jams the news on late night tv, hangs our with Hollywood celebrities, goes on half a dozen vacations a year, has no respect for the law or the constitution, and is a complete hypocrite when it comes to almost every single national security issue.  That's the guy we want.

Posted by: Adam at August 22, 2012 11:20 AM (/YJYi)

241 Was that a legitemate "Bless his heart"? Only about 5% are legit.

Posted by: RioBravo at August 22, 2012 11:20 AM (eEfYn)

242 Oh, bless your heart - you're not the intended audience, my friend.

See how it works, now?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 22, 2012 03:18 PM (BatdI)



I understand exactly how it works.  It's too nice and assumes a certain nice quality in the person being spoken about.  As I said, people don't use it when they're talking about a criminal, unless they want to make him out to be some sort of bumbling, lovable criminal.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 22, 2012 11:20 AM (X3lox)

243 Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 22, 2012 03:18 PM (j1gX1)

A barber can dream!

Posted by: Sweeney Todd at August 22, 2012 11:21 AM (2b4yb)

244 "199 Romney should drop this though--you don't want a President that sounds like an old lady at a tea party. Posted by: Republicanese" I don't agree, it shows contempt.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 22, 2012 11:21 AM (Qzk6N)

245 you don't want a President that sounds like an old lady at a tea party. Dude. Old ladies at tea parties will fuck your shit up and you won't even realize the blade went through your heart until you're bleeding out on the floor.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 11:21 AM (VtjlW)

246 Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 03:19 PM (UOM4

ISWYDT     ;-)

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 11:21 AM (sbV1u)

247 Bless his heart, he's never really had to work hard before

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:21 AM (Dnbau)

248

"The president does have a well honed, seasoned youth team....they aren't fooling around. "

 

And every morning, seeing them come in the back gate, I nearly get the vapors...

Posted by: Noted Pederast Harry Reid at August 22, 2012 11:22 AM (+hPIb)

249 Math is racist.  So is logical thought.

Posted by: Cornel West at August 22, 2012 11:22 AM (wUFaM)

250 I never believed O's grandmother died before the election, I think she died weeks before and they thawed her out the night before election.

Posted by: madamex at August 22, 2012 11:22 AM (Unx03)

251

In the south you can get away with saying anything you want about anyone as long as you follow it with "Bless his heart".....

Obama is so brainless his HEAD had a triple bypass.....Bless His Heart!

Obama put his dog on a diet today because it was becomming obvious to the media that the family was fattening him up as the main course for the feast of Ramadan.....Bless His Heart.

Michelle wanted Barak to shut up during an argument so she turned his teleprompter off....Bless His Heart.

The Pentagon is petitioning Congress for a Commander in Chief saying they havn't seen one since January 1, 2009.....Bless His Heart.

Barak is concerned about unemployment benefits because he knows he's going to have to apply for them, starting January first.....Bless His Heart.

 

Posted by: MrObvious at August 22, 2012 11:22 AM (t4++D)

252 Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 22, 2012 03:20 PM (X3lox)

I see your point, but it is also demeaning and infantilizing.

I hope it infuriates the JEF.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 22, 2012 11:22 AM (2b4yb)

253 Romney's top contributors: Goldman Sachs $676,080 JPMorgan Chase & Co $520,299 Morgan Stanley $513,647 Bank of America $510,728 Credit Suisse Group $427,560 Citigroup Inc $363,015 Barclays $349,400 Wells Fargo $320,025 Kirkland & Ellis $309,042 Deloitte LLP $286,110 PricewaterhouseCoopers $266,650 UBS AG $259,200 HIG Capital $220,495 Blackstone Group $219,525 Bain Capital $172,500 Elliott Management $172,475 General Electric $158,800 Ernst & Young $156,425 Marriott International $154,837 Bain & Co $145,800

Posted by: Reality Check at August 22, 2012 11:22 AM (hvzWz)

254 Old ladies at tea parties will fuck your shit up and you won't even realize the blade went through your heart until you're bleeding out on the floor.

My grandmama must be a fuckin' ninja.

Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 11:22 AM (GQ8sn)

255 He's gotten everything he ever wanted thanks to affirmative action, and bless his heart, he considers himself a success.

Posted by: garrett at August 22, 2012 11:22 AM (dZMkH)

256 Posted by: Jayne Cobb at August 22, 2012 03:17 PM (wUFaM)


I know this topic has come up before. Is this just someone having fun with a sock or.....?

Posted by: BCochran1981 at August 22, 2012 11:22 AM (da5Wo)

257 "Bless your heart" is the new "Now there you go again" ala Reagan

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:23 AM (Dnbau)

258 Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 22, 2012 03:18 PM (j1gX1)
A barber can dream!Posted by: Sweeney Todd

Who ordered the three expressos?

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 22, 2012 11:23 AM (Q/1Jp)

259 racist.

Posted by: MikeD at August 22, 2012 11:23 AM (p8QOg)

260 The other day, I asked Dr. Jill how she was doing, and she said, "Fine."

No problems, right?

---

No problems at all, Joe.  In fact, I think it might be a good time to ask for that blow job she's been promising you.

Posted by: CUS at August 22, 2012 11:23 AM (84pE9)

261 Do you know how hard it is not to spew tea all over the table at the Ritz?

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 03:16 PM (VtjlW)

Yup, one of those old Grand Dames draped in ropes of 30 mm pearls and with hands covered in mine cut diamonds can slice a pretender to ribbons in about 20 seconds.  OTOH, they can be the most gracious and generous of people to those truly deserving of their consideration.

Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 11:23 AM (kXoT0)

262

Bless his heart is a dog whistle to ....(in about 10 seconds the real Cornel West will fill in the blank.)

 

In a whisper:  But his policies ain't working and my pension is 65% under funded. 

Posted by: Cornel West at August 22, 2012 11:24 AM (wUFaM)

263 Bless his stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure heart.

Posted by: yinzer at August 22, 2012 11:24 AM (/Mla1)

264 They talk about me like I were a dog.

Cannibals

Posted by: Kcarab Hussein Amabo at August 22, 2012 11:24 AM (B/yDO)

265 The president does have a well honed, seasoned youth team....
Posted by: cynder ella


Also known as "the room full of white kids."  Bless your heart,  you racist hater.

Posted by: Dang at August 22, 2012 11:24 AM (Ky1+e)

266 Bless Reality Check's heart, the only job he's ever had is the one Axelrod's given him

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:24 AM (Dnbau)

267 Southerners have a special way of telling others to go to Hell while making them think they'll have a nice trip.  "Bless your heart", is sorta one of those.

Posted by: Not and Artist at August 22, 2012 11:24 AM (uRumV)

268 Citigroup Inc $363,015

Didn't Obama buy Citi for us?  Even his captive socialist agencies are turning on him.

Posted by: @PurpAv at August 22, 2012 11:24 AM (WnzOT)

269 As I said, people don't use it when they're talking about a criminal, unless they want to make him out to be some sort of bumbling, lovable criminal. Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 22, 2012 03:20 PM (X3lox)

Yes, but it takes the Jane and John Q. Public's fear of being called "racist" and transforms it into pity for the SCOAMF.  In that way they can still feel good about themselves when they pull the lever to send him back to Chicago.  They can tell themselves, "I'm not a racist, he's just in a little over his head."

Admittedly, it's a rhetorical device designed to soothe the feelings of the weaker-minded among us.

But the weaker-minded among us also vote.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 11:25 AM (sbV1u)

270 "No problems at all, Joe. In fact, I think it might be a good time to ask for that blow job she's been promising you."

I always thought that was false advertising. No actual blowing involved.

Posted by: Smilin' Joe Biden at August 22, 2012 11:25 AM (B/yDO)

271

257you don't want a President that sounds like an old lady at a tea party.




Dude. Old ladies at tea parties will fuck your shit up and you won't even realize the blade went through your heart until you're bleeding out on the floor.

 

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 03:21 PM (VtjlW)

----------

 

^^THIS!!^^

 

And....make you sorry that you even opened your mouth to make them notice you!

Posted by: wheatie at August 22, 2012 11:25 AM (mtRB0)

272 Posted by: Reality Check

Good.  No fake solar companies in the bunch.  Thanks for checkin'!

Posted by: Dang at August 22, 2012 11:26 AM (Ky1+e)

273 Posted by: Reality Check at August 22, 2012 03:22 PM (hvzWz)>>

Your reality acct is overdrawn.

The Check bounced.

Posted by: Buzzsaw at August 22, 2012 11:26 AM (tf9Ne)

274 Is "bless his heart" something romney normally says? I could see him saying "we know he means well, but".... He has to have a nice phrase that he's been saying forever, that made his employees shake in their boots. Cause "bless his heart" sounds a little dated and feminine.

Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 11:26 AM (oZfic)

275 Reality Check learned how to cut and paste, bless his heart.

Posted by: Lurking Canuck at August 22, 2012 11:26 AM (BrQrN)

276 I always thought that was false advertising. No actual blowing involved.

Posted by: Smilin' Joe Biden at August 22, 2012 03:25 PM (B/yDO)



Then she ain't doin it right Joe. Go ahead and correct her technique. She'll appreciate it.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at August 22, 2012 11:26 AM (da5Wo)

277 Posted by: Reality Check at August 22, 2012 03:22 PM (hvzWz) ---------------------------------- Hey, you listed Bain twice! Reality Check: "I like Bain".

Posted by: Nukie at August 22, 2012 11:26 AM (2aO3a)

278 Posted by: Reality Check at August 22, 2012 03:22 PM (hvzWz) More please. Win at all costs.

Posted by: $ for Romney at August 22, 2012 11:26 AM (IPhbB)

279 He thinks we are important as a way of connecting to people politically, bless his heart.

Posted by: People Magazine at August 22, 2012 11:27 AM (wUFaM)

280 bless his heart he doesn't even remember his college days (the drugs ya know)

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:27 AM (Dnbau)

281

"Michelle wanted Barak to shut up during an argument so she turned his teleprompter off....Bless His Heart."

 

Zing.

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:27 AM (+hPIb)

282 Reality Checklearned how to cut and paste, bless his heart. Posted by: Lurking Canuck at August 22, 2012 03:26 PM (BrQrN)


Let's see if he can do the same for Obama's contributors.

No?

Color me surprised.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 11:28 AM (sbV1u)

283 287 Is "bless his heart" something romney normally says?

I could see him saying "we know he means well, but"....

He has to have a nice phrase that he's been saying forever, that made his employees shake in their boots. Cause "bless his heart" sounds a little dated and feminine.

Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 03:26 PM (oZfic




Bless your heart.  What do all your lib/dem NYC friends say? 

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 22, 2012 11:28 AM (UOM48)

284 CUS @ 239 - In the SE Ohio foothills of Appalachia, "y'all" is highbrow talk. The real 'billys say "you'ns" as a plural instead. Trust me, I have family down there.

Posted by: ErikW at August 22, 2012 11:28 AM (j7/E9)

285

Posted by: Reality Check at August 22, 2012 03:22 PM (hvzWz)

--

Bless your heart

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 22, 2012 11:28 AM (KwMW2)

286 hey reality, you're not being "fair and balanced".. Can you please ask your buddies at the DNC to release the list of who is footing the bill for the democratic convention ...TIA

Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 11:28 AM (oZfic)

287

"Reality Check" thinks listing a bunch of Evil Corporate Donors for Romney will somehow cool our enthusiasms for 2012.

 

Bless his heart...

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:28 AM (+hPIb)

288 Posted by: Reality Check

Bless your heart,  corporations are people.

Posted by: Dang at August 22, 2012 11:28 AM (Ky1+e)

289 Ah ah say there....... bless his heart... boys about as sharp as a bowling ball...

Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at August 22, 2012 11:28 AM (lZBBB)

290 Next, Romney should pat Obama on the head and say it.

Posted by: watch O's face explode at August 22, 2012 11:28 AM (IPhbB)

291

As the resident, deep-fried Southern Boy on this here subject,   I'll weigh in:  every instance that everybody else  in this thread   has  used of this fine colloquillalism is correct.

 

It's the very best put-down you can come up with. Useful in many social situations, it can be sincere  or biting, depending   upon how it's used and whom it's used against. If it's someone you know, it can be a term of endearment. If it's   someone you don't like, it's the ultimate  "fuck you,"  but in the nicest way possible.

 

However, when spoken  by a true Southern Belle, in the proper fashion of condescention, it takes on so much more meaning. I see it as BYH = Idiot  in political usage.

 

Kudos to Romney or Ryan, whoever used it.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at August 22, 2012 11:29 AM (d0Tfm)

292 Romney should remove the CC verifications from online donations.  Its not like Obama can complain about it if he gets foreign money pouring in since he's doing the same thing.

Posted by: @PurpAv at August 22, 2012 11:29 AM (WnzOT)

293 Just four years ago, those were all Obama's top contributors.

What happened?  Oh yeah....bless his heart.

Posted by: EC at August 22, 2012 11:29 AM (GQ8sn)

294

@TPOP,

 

He's publicly belittling Obama's intelligence.  Obama   has been made out to be this supreme intellect and Romney is casting him  as Slow  Barry who licks doorknobs.

 

Just because YOU don't appreciate or care for subtlety,  or tailoring your message to suit your crowd doesn't mean it  is not effective.

 

 

You  need  the velvet glove as often as you need the iron fist.  Knowing when to use each is a heartening sign of sophisticated politicking.

 

Relax.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 22, 2012 11:29 AM (BatdI)

295 I think the ultimate is "I love him to death, but...."

Posted by: suedenim at August 22, 2012 11:29 AM (MPIX5)

296 Dude. Old ladies at tea parties will fuck your shit up and you won't even realize the blade went through your heart until you're bleeding out on the floor.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD/Whiteboard 2012 at August 22, 2012 03:21 PM (VtjlW)

 

 

--------------------------------------------

 

 

Yup.  There's some tough old broads that hang out in those sherry klatches.  Seriously.  Ya' don't wanna diss 'em.

Posted by: Soona at August 22, 2012 11:30 AM (dPkOm)

297 Next, Romney should pat Obama on the head and say it. Posted by: watch O's face explode


Before or after Romney cuts his hair?

Posted by: Dang at August 22, 2012 11:30 AM (Ky1+e)

298

CUS @ 239 - In the SE Ohio foothills of Appalachia, "y'all" is highbrow talk. The real 'billys say "you'ns" as a plural instead.

Trust me, I have family down there.

 

Sounds like a derivative of Western Pennsylvania's "yinzer" talk.

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at August 22, 2012 11:30 AM (cgxNI)

299 "Bless his heart" aka The Southern Slap

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at August 22, 2012 11:30 AM (i330i)

300 Yes, we Southerners are unsophisticated rubes but, bless their hearts, we have been trash talking all of these more sophisticated and nuanced people to their faces since just about forever.




Posted by: Voluble at August 22, 2012 11:30 AM (qYvEa)

301 298
CUS @ 239 - In the SE Ohio foothills of Appalachia, "y'all" is highbrow talk. The real 'billys say "you'ns" as a plural instead.
Trust me, I have family down there.
Posted by: ErikW at August 22, 2012 03:28 PM (j7/E9)


That's common in the Pittsburgh area, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at August 22, 2012 11:30 AM (7GfKM)

302 Ah ah say there....... bless his heart... boys about as sharp as a bowling ball...

That kidÂ’s about as sharp as a pound of wet liver

Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn's Pappy at August 22, 2012 11:30 AM (sbV1u)

303 Obama - The Clip on Tie of Presidents

Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at August 22, 2012 11:30 AM (ovpNn)

304 it is not racist.  In fact, I don't think in all my years that I've heard "bless his heart" used to describe anything a black person did or said.

I've never heard a black person say it.

I've heard many, many white people use this comment about other white people.

Posted by: kelley in virginia at August 22, 2012 11:31 AM (p3a8+)

305 Did anyone ever consider that maybe Biden is the smart one?

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 22, 2012 11:31 AM (KwMW2)

306

"Marriott International $154,837 "

 

Part of the EVIL MORMON CABAL!

 

Now how much did Albertson's give the campaign?

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:31 AM (+hPIb)

307 Whether or not it's an insult is all in the delivery.  Sometimes it's a genuine expression of sympathy, sometimes it discretely indicates that the subject is an abject moron.  It gets even more insulting if you add in an adjective, i.e., 'Bless his little heart'.  Variations are certainly acceptable -- 'Bless his pointed little head' is never anything but an insult.

Romney's comment was of the insult variety, and good for him.  Love to see a Southern staple go national!

Posted by: BrendaK at August 22, 2012 11:31 AM (iLDpP)

308 In college my sorority sister used it this way "if he thinks I'd ever date a yankee, no less ever marry one, he is sadly mistaken, but bless his heart for trying".. we all knew he was done....he didn't realized it until several dozen roses later.

Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 11:31 AM (oZfic)

309 Before or after Romney cuts his hair?

Posted by: Dang at August 22, 2012 03:30 PM (Ky1+e)



I was thinking more along the lines of a wet willy and a wedgie.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at August 22, 2012 11:31 AM (da5Wo)

310 bless his heart he's never been put in charge of anything before

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:32 AM (Dnbau)

311 With all due respect, bless his heart, he has such trouble with it, though he's a good boy, just sayin'.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, covering his bases at August 22, 2012 11:32 AM (GBXon)

312


>>You need the velvet glove as often as you need the iron fist

 

Smell the  Glove.

Posted by: garrett at August 22, 2012 11:32 AM (dZMkH)

313

Posted by: Reality Check at August 22, 2012 03:22 PM (hvzWz)

 

Most of whom were OBAMA's top doners last election... so your point?

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 22, 2012 11:32 AM (lZBBB)

314 Foxworthy had a good riff on the meaning of BHH, with examples like these:

There's Bobby, trying to feed that cute mama bear one o' his barbecue ribs, bless his heart.

I always tol' Jim Bob sumpin' was gonna happen if he wore that shirt while usin' the table saw. Now you know how he got that name, bless his heart.


Posted by: Jay Bee at August 22, 2012 11:32 AM (Xwgt3)

315 but in the South, you can say absolutely anything about someone but will get a total pass on being bitchy/snarky/snipey IF you end your nasty comment with "but he's from a good family."

Romney doesn't have the funds to research O's family so he said the next best thing.

you go Romney

Posted by: kelley in virginia at August 22, 2012 11:33 AM (p3a8+)

316 "Ex. Obama, God Bless Him, is an idiot." Oh, yeah. I've heard that in NY as "God love him."

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at August 22, 2012 11:33 AM (i330i)

317 Obama's top contributors:

Millicent Q. Figgleworthy $676,080


A. Little Donor $520,299


Mohammed Trueamerican Noreally $513,647


James E. Carter $510,728


Lefty Marxelwhomper $427,560


Guido Teamsterman $363,015


Vlad Putin $349,400


George Soros $320,025


Barack Obama $5

Posted by: filbert at August 22, 2012 11:33 AM (smvTK)

318 Did anyone ever consider that maybe Biden is the smart one? No. Bless your heart.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, covering his bases at August 22, 2012 11:33 AM (GBXon)

319 I went to the Radio City Bowl with my BILs and nephews where it was Wake vs Miss State.  Those southern girls sure are pretty.  And friendly.  They seemed to take a liking to my nephews.

I think I wanna move down there, if only they would keep those infernal bells at home.  Sheesh.

Posted by: CUS at August 22, 2012 11:33 AM (84pE9)

320 bless his heart he thinks the economy is "Just Fine"

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:34 AM (Dnbau)

321

MR:  You Sir are the most egregious example of a luggage enhanced spoiler I have ever met.

 

BO:  Thank you for recognizing my sterling qualities.

Posted by: New Screen Play at August 22, 2012 11:34 AM (wUFaM)

322 bless his heart, he thinks you didn't build that

Posted by: thunderb at August 22, 2012 11:35 AM (Dnbau)

323 "Love to see a Southern staple go national!" At Southern Staples, the dollar bin by the register has fishing tackle.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at August 22, 2012 11:35 AM (i330i)

324 Mohammed Trueamerican Noreally

Of the Boston Trueamericans?

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at August 22, 2012 11:36 AM (/kI1Q)

325 Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at August 22, 2012 03:36 PM (/kI1Q)


VERY droll.  Very witty.

I can't stop laughing.


Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 11:37 AM (sbV1u)

326

"Obama - The Clip on Tie of Presidents"

 

O/T - for  Easter, my wife picked up a new little suit for our five-year-old son.  It included a fake-tie.  I didn't look at any of it too closely until the morning-of, when I was helping him get ready.

 

Envison with me, a pre-tied tie.  The "front"  end looked normal, as did the knot, and the loop around the neck.  The "back" end was split about 3/4 of the way down with a zipper, and the actual zipper mechanism was hidden in the knot, so that as you unzipped it, the two  halves of the zipper fed out to the loop, thus  enlarging it, so you could put it over your head.  Unzip it by the knot, slip it over your head, and then retighten it by zipping it back up.

 

INGENIOUS.

 

I honestly had a moment of jealousy, where I wished that all of my manual  ties were like  this.  You would never know it was a fake-tie unless you got a close look at the zipper along the "back" end,  which is always tucked in against the reverse-side of the  front.

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:37 AM (sPO/s)

327 262 I never believed O's grandmother died before the election, I think she died weeks before and they thawed her out the night before election. Posted by: madamex

He visited her before she died...like right before.

I am going with
push down the stairs
Pillow over the face
Poison in the soup
or full on pantyhose around the neck strangulation

...cause she wouldnt reveal where she hid the birth certificate and his college records and all the thank you letters to the saudi guy who got him into and payed for harvard.

Unfortunately she forgot to contact a lawyer and let him know for release incase of untimely death....typical dumb liberal who doesn't plan ahead.

Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Wright at August 22, 2012 11:37 AM (ovpNn)

328 176 Hmmm. Paula Dean uses Bless Your Heart a lot. Posted by: CUS at August 22, 2012 03:11 PM (84pE9) It's not always used in a derogatory manner. I've always used it as a sort-of "thank you" when someone goes out of their way for me or does something nice for me. It can also be used to express sympathy for someone or to acknowledge someone's good intentions in a failure. But when I use it in the way Romney did, it's more along the lines of "what a complete and utter f*cking dumbass."

Posted by: Mandy P., long time lurker at August 22, 2012 11:38 AM (qFpRI)

329 313, 317 Maybe we should start a movement to split off and form Pennsylhio. We can all go barefoot, wear bib overalls and yell obscenities at folks who aren't from around these parts.

Posted by: ErikW at August 22, 2012 11:39 AM (j7/E9)

330 38 Who will be first at MSNBC to claim that "bless his heart" is racist? Posted by: Gerry Studds at August 22, 2012 02:58 PM (frbyY) These edumacated intellectuals have to figure out first what it means, in the true southerner sense and when they do Spittle Matthews and Tourette Toure will have a stroke on air, bless their hearts!

Posted by: Ma Bell, now R squared at August 22, 2012 11:39 AM (uVuwp)

331 CUS @ 239 - In the SE Ohio foothills of Appalachia, "y'all" is highbrow talk. The real 'billys say "you'ns" as a plural instead.


Trust me, I have family down there.
Posted by: ErikW at August 22, 2012 03:28 PM (j7/E9)

That's common in the Pittsburgh area, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at August 22, 2012 03:30 PM (7GfKM)



Dear God yes; I used to work with this kollidge educated hick (Penn State FTL) from Uniontown who used to write "y'ins" in memos going to executives.  My job was to intercept those and other gooberisms and replace them with something literate.

Posted by: Captain Hate (dagny solidarity) at August 22, 2012 11:39 AM (nmgjt)

332 we have been trash talking all of these more sophisticated and nuanced people to their faces

Our mechanics sell them a lot of radiator lube too.

Posted by: @PurpAv at August 22, 2012 11:40 AM (WnzOT)

333 Only 18 million more to go if Steph's numbers weren't made up;

Cutter: Obama Has Created More Jobs Than the Reagan Recovery

http://tinyurl.com/8grljgu

Posted by: kbdabear at August 22, 2012 11:40 AM (wwsoB)

334

317298


CUS @ 239 - In the SE Ohio foothills of Appalachia, "y'all" is highbrow talk. The real 'billys say "you'ns" as a plural instead.


Trust me, I have family down there.
Posted by: ErikW at August 22, 2012 03:28 PM (j7/E9)

That's common in the Pittsburgh area, too.

 

I thought Jeff Foxworthy established that "you'ns" was "ya'll plus three"...???

Posted by: MrObvious at August 22, 2012 11:41 AM (t4++D)

335 ""A judge has the right to order an Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage to be forcibly shaved before his murder trial, military attorneys told an appeals court Wednesday." via Dollard Posted by: weft cut-loop " They're giving him a Brazilian? Is that to make him more attractive in prison? Bubba likes the smooth look?

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 22, 2012 11:41 AM (Qzk6N)

336 Relax.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 22, 2012 03:29 PM (BatdI)



I was just offering my opinion about it, along with a detailed explanation of how I come to that opinion.  No big deal, I would think.  I have nothing further to add on the issue.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 22, 2012 11:41 AM (X3lox)

337

"Bless his heart" - when used in this context - can mean that the person in question will get a "Participant" ribbon.

 

Then again, Barky DID say that he bowled as well as someone in the Special Olympics, so I guess he knows all about those things.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at August 22, 2012 11:42 AM (P6H+d)

338 Cutter: Obama Has Created More Jobs Than the Reagan Recovery Posted by: kbdabear at August 22, 2012 03:40 PM (wwsoB)

She forgot to mention how many he destroyed.

See, it's the net gain or loss that's the issue.

Math?  How does it fuckin' work?

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 22, 2012 11:42 AM (sbV1u)

339 That was 2008.

Posted by: Javems at August 22, 2012 11:42 AM (nTgAI)

340 The folks here are complaining about some article that says that government workers, apparently a lot of government workers make over a hundred grand a year and get all those great perks and don't have to be a part of obamacare. I don't have time to search for the article but it's got them pretty pissed cause almost all of them could have gone the government worker route but instead decided to go private sector. Most, to keep their job have actually taken a pay cut or two and there haven't been any raises at all. When you go in for your yearly review you are told that you are lucky to have a job, congratulatons, we are keeping your salary the same since you already took two pay cuts to keep this job but, there will be no raise. Some one also apparently uncovered another instance of government workers having a fully expense paid vacation, they called it something else, oh yeah, a conference. so they are pissed about that. And a newly hired low level employee shrieked at their paycheck "I don't make anything as it is, how can they be taking so much tax out".

Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 11:43 AM (oZfic)

341  Maybe we should start a movement to split off and form Pennsylhio. We can all go barefoot, wear bib overalls and yell obscenities at folks who aren't from around these parts.

Posted by: ErikW at August 22, 2012 03:39 PM (j7/E9)

 

 

-----------------------------------------

 

 

Here in OK that's what we do to Texans around the middle of Oct.  It's fun.  You should try it.

Posted by: Soona at August 22, 2012 11:43 AM (dPkOm)

342

Bundlers for 2012

 

http://tinyurl.com/crfyfpz

Posted by: Javems at August 22, 2012 11:46 AM (nTgAI)

343 The corollary to "Bless His Heart" is "How Nice". 

How nice = Who gives a flying fuck? Used as follows.

"He said that?  Well, bless his heart, how nice."

Posted by: A Monkey On Crack at August 22, 2012 11:47 AM (O7Q1u)

344 Maybe romney ought to take a page from michael phelp's book....he dropped this phrase so much during the olympics we are all still making jokes about it: "it is what it is"....

Posted by: cynder ella at August 22, 2012 11:49 AM (oZfic)

345 One of my favorite "Southernisms" is "Bless her heart, I can't stand that woman."

Posted by: Tesh at August 22, 2012 11:49 AM (cnjni)

346 In my family, "bless his heart" is used toward a person you don't want to actually insult (senile old person, etc) but you think they are an idiot.

Posted by: katya, the designated driver at August 22, 2012 11:50 AM (DoZD+)

347

"At Southern Staples, the dollar bin by the register has fishing tackle."

 

...damned near choked on a cookie...

 

At Southern Staples, the guy that makes copies for you got his job because he  draws real good.

 

At Southern Staples, the cheap  little  calculators  on the end-caps are just a picture of two hands.

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:50 AM (+hPIb)

348 "Cause "bless his heart" sounds a little dated and feminine. Posted by: cynder ell" Naw, feminine would be wearing mom jeans and riding a girl's bike while wearing a helmet. Oh, and throwing a baseball like a girl.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 22, 2012 11:50 AM (Qzk6N)

349 So I'm guessing Obama won't be pulling out the ol' "just innocently scratching my nose as I flip you off" gesture during the debates.  He only does that when he's about the crush someone.

Posted by: Tonic Dog at August 22, 2012 11:51 AM (X/+QT)

350

"Bless yer Heart"....I don't get it.

 

Posted by: Megs Mac n Cheeze at August 22, 2012 11:51 AM (eavT+)

351

"It's fun. You should try it."

 

You know what's even more fun?

 

Winning the Cotton Bowl.

 

Just sayin'...

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:51 AM (+hPIb)

352 Not to mention the girly looking dog. I guess we should be relieved the commander in chief didn't go with a poodle.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 22, 2012 11:52 AM (Qzk6N)

353 I remember watching Tennesse Ernie Ford on black and white TV as a kid, he would use it with fluorishes, as in,  may the good lord bless your pea-picking heart. He was a true son of the south, and would never tell someone, that they were full of shit.

Posted by: bigmike at August 22, 2012 11:52 AM (I4ADY)

354 Our mechanics sell them a lot of radiator lube too.

Posted by: @PurpAv at August 22, 2012 03:40 PM (WnzOT)


Hell, sell 'em a few gallons of propeller wash.

Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 11:52 AM (kXoT0)

355 I did not know that "bless his heart" had a subversive meaning. Any other codes I should know?

Posted by: Justamom at August 22, 2012 11:53 AM (Sptt8)

356

"Hell, sell 'em a few gallons of propeller wash."

 

Might be a couple days...  I only keep domestic  muffler bearings in-stock.  Tell you what, though, I'll go back and check ONE MORE TIME...

Posted by: reason at August 22, 2012 11:55 AM (+hPIb)

357

"Any other codes I should know? "

 

Follow me on Twitter.  I'll let you know AS SOON AS  I HEAR ONE!

Posted by: Toure and/or Soledad O'Brien at August 22, 2012 11:56 AM (+hPIb)

358 Want to know how a woman is socially dead in the South, when the women who are supposedly trying to get a guy to go out with a young woman tell him earnestly, "Bless her heart, all us girls just love her."

Translation:  She ugly, but, sweet.  If she comes from money, they add the tagline, "Her Daddy and Grandaddy bought that jewelry, so you know it's real".

Posted by: Will Be Taking Applications and Assimilating The Love-slaves at August 22, 2012 11:56 AM (kXoT0)

359 >>"President Obama, bless his heart, has tried to substitute government for free people, and it has not worked.”<<

BWaHAHAHAHAHAaaaa!

Posted by: willy at August 22, 2012 12:04 PM (kUCQ4)

360

I seldom use bless your heart because I am not a native Southerner, only a transplant. It is code for the person is either a little slow on the uptake or downright stupid. The degree depends on how fond you are of the person. 

Posted by: snowcrash at August 22, 2012 12:06 PM (I30qo)

361 I've heard it most with reference to the mentally retarded.  Just saying.

Posted by: eureka! at August 22, 2012 12:08 PM (1qHOu)

362 86 "Why, bless his heart, that young man in the White House can't run anything but his mouth, can he?" Posted by: Keith Arnold at August 22, 2012 03:02 PM (Jdtsu). ************* Thread winner!

Posted by: Boomer Redneque thinks that Obama, bless his heart, is the dippiest of dipshits at August 22, 2012 12:10 PM (9x3x2)

363 Here in Georgia, BHH normally means 'forgive him - he's too stupid to know any better....."

Posted by: gadem at August 22, 2012 12:10 PM (bUsF0)

364 Bless my rotting heart.

Posted by: zombie rotter at August 22, 2012 12:15 PM (z9HTb)

365 #344 Mandy

Thanks for pointing that out.  Sometimes it is a purely sympathetic phrase---I've occasionally used it that way all my life.
at church:
"Charles went to the ICU last night but he is doing a lot better."
"Oh, bless his heart!  I hope he gets better soon."

at work (derogatory use)
"I just called the department head a turd."
"Well bless you're heart!"

And the always reliable spousal use:
"Honey, I'm going to have to go to Home Depot to get six more parts to fix the dishwasher."
"Oh, bless your heart, sweetie!"  (teeth gritted during delivery)

Posted by: 56 and loving RR at August 22, 2012 12:17 PM (e9kQC)

366 At least he didn't say "bless his little heart".  That would sting.

Posted by: wth at August 22, 2012 12:22 PM (wAQA5)

367 <<It's the nicest-sounding f-you in the world.>>

Actually, it's a bit closer to "He tries, but man is he fucking retarded!"

Posted by: Sgt. York at August 22, 2012 12:24 PM (Q+6UT)

368 Romney is such a RAAAAACIST! for saying "Bless his heart." to such a clean, articulate, good-looking African-American like Barack Obama.

Posted by: Joe 'The GOP wants to put y'all back in chains Biden at August 22, 2012 12:31 PM (nfb7z)

369 Also, in Brooklyn, "you have a blessed day" can mean "fuck you"

Posted by: EP at August 22, 2012 12:32 PM (T0FzQ)

370 I like Lord love him, the boy's just not right.

Posted by: toby928© at August 22, 2012 12:37 PM (QupBk)

371

We Southerners are also known for talking slowly. 

 

We do that in the hope that you Yankees can mentally keep up with us. 

 

(I can say this cuz I was born in Manhattan but have lived in the South for 44 years :-) )

Posted by: Marybeth at August 22, 2012 12:37 PM (Ks0w4)

372

"Bless his heart" and the other variations are a very powerful tool to say anything you want to about someone, or a group

Because if include "Bless his heart" it's OK, Traditionally this comes after what you said that might because for offence without the addition

That has got to be, the plug ugliest man. I have every seen, Bless his Heart.

Posted by: Dan Kauffman at August 22, 2012 01:40 PM (hxRR8)

373 Oh, no doubt, Ace. That comment is solid gold here in Middle Tennessee (land of Al, bless his heart, remember him?).

I'd say you've got it the definition and meaning of the phrase about right. But there is definitely a tinge of pity stuck away somewhere in there, too, as you would feel for a mentally challenged (retarded) janitor or something - as if you're criticizing the guy, but you'd be willing to go even further if everyone didn't feel just a bit sorry for the guy. :-) This quality of the phrase colors it (RACIST! lol) with just a tinge of "C'mon, he can't help the way he is, his mind doesn't work very well, give him a break ..."

I just love it. I also wonder if Romney has said this before, or if he was clued into it by someone recently - either way, it works in this context.

And one reason I love it is that it's the kind of thing that will make BHO livid. Cleverly couched condescension, that sounds nice but is anything but, from Romney? Obama already hates Romney lol ...

Posted by: Bill in TN at August 22, 2012 02:00 PM (nu29V)

374 Oh dear sweet baby Jesus those are fighting words. It's like calling a guy you are getting ready to punch. "son" Deploy siren. S!@t just got real!

Posted by: Simpleton at August 22, 2012 03:06 PM (za3QZ)

375 Down here in the South, "bless your heart" almost never means anything but "good job, slick. You got so drunk you crapped your pants sleeping it off on grandma's best couch."

Posted by: William Teach at August 22, 2012 03:40 PM (0GkX4)

376 Government vs. Givernment.

Posted by: Steve O at August 22, 2012 04:22 PM (Orxpy)

377 I'm in the south and hear this used OFTEN. It's definitely NOT a "f*ck you", though it can be used condescendingly, which is how Romney used it. People also use it when they CARE about the person they're saying it about and they realize that person has the odds stacked against him/her. So, it's not always even used condescendingly. It's ALSO used with love and care. Please don't think Palin used it as an FU, because she didn't. It just means the person is fighting an uphill battle.

Posted by: Kendra at August 22, 2012 08:11 PM (GnNVy)

378 You forgot to include Tommy Christopher @mediaite in the usual list of suspects. TC has super power hearing when it comes to detecting racist dog whistles. He once heard a very loud one b/c Romney had "white lettering on a black banner" that said "Obama Is Not Working"!

Posted by: Grammie at August 23, 2012 08:11 AM (9tGh8)

379 I have told my Northern friends and relations that Southerners also have a special phrase that means "Get the f**k out of my way, f*t*ss!"  It's "Excuse me."  Exactly how emphatic/insulting it can be depends entirely on inflection.  (File under "a true lady would never unintentionally offend...")

Posted by: delayna at August 23, 2012 11:33 AM (Vpydg)

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