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[scriver]

This is why John Adams suggested a third chamber on Congress consisting of "the learned". John Adams was a smart guy. 

Double SIGH.

Why sigh?

[mainiac]

A couple of interesting details in the NY Times coverage:

-Clint was scheduled to speak for only five minutes, he just ignored the time cues
-Clint decided to add the chair thing right before going on

[kaijyuu]

I dearly, dearly hope he's the type that will be laughing at his mistake years down the road, and not like me who would curl up into a ball and die from embarrassment.

[darkrider2]

He probably just won't be invited to speak again... ever.

On the other hand blunders are always entertaining.

[Mego]

So I was reading through a TvTropes article when I found this:

In 2000, a ficus tree ran against incumbent Rodney P. Frelinghuysen for the 11th district New Jersey house seat... and won the election by a 4:1 ratio before being disqualified. The Ficus campaign was masterminded by Michael Moore for his TV show The Awful Truth.
Campaign ad: Rodney wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground, Ficus' ass IS a hole in the ground.

Ficas Tree for President, 2012!

Source

[Osmosis Jones]

I remember that. Good times.

They also had a mobile mosh pit, and they kept trying to get the various politicians to crowd surf it. Only one guy did, iirc.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

So I've started to hear speculation that Clint Eastwood's speech at the RNC may have, in fact, been an intentional backhand to Romney.

[Mego]

So I've started to hear speculation that Clint Eastwood's speech at the RNC may have, in fact, been an intentional backhand to Romney

Poe's Law? IN MY POLITICS?

I am impressed.

[darkrider2]

So I've started to hear speculation that Clint Eastwood's speech at the RNC may have, in fact, been an intentional backhand to Romney

Poe's Law? IN MY POLITICS?

I am impressed.

So... he was trolling?

I MUST BELIEVES.

[Nadaka]

Latest political blundering...

http://www.americablog.com/2011/12/romney-adopts-kkk-slogan-keep-america.html

I am going to give Romney the benefit of the doubt in this case and assume he accidentally adopted his "Keep America American" slogan without knowing it was a KKK slogan in the 1920's.

[kaijyuu]

Ah, I remember that. It's kinda ancient by now, unless he said it again.

[Sirus]

I sure didn't know, so I'm also gonna give Romney the benefit of the doubt. I've heard that phrase bandied about plenty of times before.

[mainiac]

Somebody finally speaks about the courage that Romney showed in '68.

(In case anyone is wondering in '68 Obama dodged service on the grounds that he was 7 years old.)

[Sirus]

Somebody finally speaks about the courage that Romney showed in '68.

(In case anyone is wondering in '68 Obama dodged service on the grounds that he was 7 years old.)

It's a wonder he survived. Poor guy must have PTSD from his ordeal.

[Nadaka]

Somebody finally speaks about the courage that Romney showed in '68.

(In case anyone is wondering in '68 Obama dodged service on the grounds that he was 7 years old.)

It's a wonder he survived. Poor guy must have PTSD from his ordeal.

Indeed, to be a young man surrounded by french girls in Paris '68 with nothing but the book of mormon to fend them off. It must have terrible.