Robertson has infinitely more importance on the right than Churchill has on the left. He's not in any way a marginal figure; along with Dobson and a few others, he one of the most important leaders of Bush's core constituency -- about 30% of the electorate. Loony Armageddonists have an influence on US foreign policy. (The comforting mainstream story is that the Bush team is duping and using the Armageddonists, but there's absolutely no reason to believe that. The Bush team may or may not care about abortion, but they're sincere about Armageddon.)
Joe (in 3, ignoring later posts, as per custom): you sound to me like a righty rightist conservative right-leaning rightista. It's unfortunate that your party represents not the American MainStream TM, but instead the right-leaning far righty conservative righty righty tighty whitey interest groups that congregate in the barren stretches of waste land between the two coasts (and great lakes area).
If politicking were a stream, you would not swim in the stream, nay, you would be far up the right bank with all the other whitey righties, wearing your starched nighties and watching Mighty Aphrodite (odd in that Woody Allen is no friend of the blighted righted).
Is it wrong to do this, when the other side has won elections in like fashion?
righty righty righty righty rightist rightist rightist rightist righty rightist righty rightist rightist righty rightist righty right right right right right right right right right right right right right.
You almost have it.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 3:12 PM
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Posted by [redacted] | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 3:12 PM
I agree with you, but the rhetoric is very problematic. I imagine you recognize that, which is why the tentative post title.
But I know I get annoyed when someone or other conflates some specific personage with "The Left", which, anyway, is represented by Norbizness.
Posted by Joe Drymala | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 3:14 PM
Actually, I was inspired.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 3:14 PM
Sigh. I wish it weren't the case.
Posted by Cala | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 3:17 PM
I feel so pwned.
Posted by Joe Drymala | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 3:17 PM
You and Hindrocket, peas in a pod.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 3:18 PM
Where is the outrage on the right over Pat Robertson? That's what I want to know.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 3:19 PM
It's only a matter of time before someone claims to be outraged by the outrage.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 4:28 PM
Robertson has infinitely more importance on the right than Churchill has on the left. He's not in any way a marginal figure; along with Dobson and a few others, he one of the most important leaders of Bush's core constituency -- about 30% of the electorate. Loony Armageddonists have an influence on US foreign policy. (The comforting mainstream story is that the Bush team is duping and using the Armageddonists, but there's absolutely no reason to believe that. The Bush team may or may not care about abortion, but they're sincere about Armageddon.)
Posted by John Emerson | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 4:40 PM
The outrage is on backorder.
(Who does the clips for Answers.com? Harry Shearer?)
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 4:42 PM
Pat Rob-ert-son
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 4:52 PM
Joe (in 3, ignoring later posts, as per custom): you sound to me like a righty rightist conservative right-leaning rightista. It's unfortunate that your party represents not the American MainStream TM, but instead the right-leaning far righty conservative righty righty tighty whitey interest groups that congregate in the barren stretches of waste land between the two coasts (and great lakes area).
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 4:53 PM
If politicking were a stream, you would not swim in the stream, nay, you would be far up the right bank with all the other whitey righties, wearing your starched nighties and watching Mighty Aphrodite (odd in that Woody Allen is no friend of the blighted righted).
Is it wrong to do this, when the other side has won elections in like fashion?
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 4:57 PM
righty righty righty righty rightist rightist rightist rightist righty rightist righty rightist rightist righty rightist righty right right right right right right right right right right right right right.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:06 PM
Arguably? What's arguable about this. It's obvious.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:06 PM
Is that a new typing exercise?
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Posted by Cala | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:07 PM
My reaction to Standpipe.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:10 PM
Standpipe Bridgeplate is bad HTML!
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:11 PM
Fixed-- also not safe for work.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:14 PM
It seems also to be the case that Standpipe Bridgeplate is KF's SO.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:15 PM
Pat Roberson represents the hairy, engorged cock of the Right that is fucking America.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:16 PM
Props to 12 and 18.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:18 PM
Aw, shucks, you guys are swell.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:38 PM
This is the most labor-intensive foreplay ever.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:55 PM
You're not kidding. Ben should fuck us up a program.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:58 PM
But worth it.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 5:58 PM
(Ok, I cheated a little.)
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 6:02 PM
Dude, you cheated a lot. But it was still good for me.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 6:04 PM
It sounds of ass-cake to me, too.
In other news, we've conquered the text-to-speech problem.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 6:06 PM
Sometimes cheating is totally worth it.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 6:10 PM
I'm not sure whether to be happy or sad at finding a page full of orgasm and fart noises.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 6:10 PM
Ok, so when you guys finally get around to this threesome, can I watch?
Posted by silvana | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 6:13 PM
Sure, silvana. Bring a friend.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 6:18 PM
Totally off topic.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 6:21 PM
To 31.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 6:25 PM
The magic of the internet: I can throw my feces anywhere in the world.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 01- 5-06 6:28 PM