Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Get the jokes? If not, you might be a ReThuglican!

Tip of the tam to Bill Diamond at Pearl Swine for the link to (just clicking image will not work) Walt Handelsman's NSA Wiretapping.

This "Mean Girls" post by the divine Digby is wonderful and ties in with the above. Here are some portion of what Digby serves up in tackling the right wing "humor" and "whining" and ...

... The right specializes in schoolyard taunts and sleazy gossip because they must attract the stupid vote in order to get elected and that's the only humor stupid voters understand. But it's also because it's what the media prefers --- they too have to attract the masses. We have tried their comic book insult method on occasion, but it has always seemed to backfire. The Republicans, having shrewdly capitalized inherent rightwing insecurity, are remarkably successful at parrying. ...

We could play their game too, but it's very difficult for liberals over the age of twenty to get in touch with their inner seventh grade asshole. I'm not sure why, but we seem to prefer a more subtle form of humor. I suspect it could be because of this ...

Read Digby's post! Again, "Not all Republicans are stupid people but most stupid people are Republicans." seems accurate. Peace ... or War!

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