Popdose: Donkey Kong: “Michelle Obama is Hot”
ozarkmatt
· 1 year ago
"Ted: I don’t really see the same kind of “Big Government” stuff coming from Obama, but…"
Hee hee hee, chuckle, snort. I knew reading this series would be good for a few laughs.
I thought the dress looked awful against the blue background.
And I never listen to political speeches, you know what any politician is going to say. I like to just watch looking at body language cues, shots of the audience, etc. and you get a far better feel for that with sound off.
Like I said on a board last night, she hit the home run she needed, she preached to choir most effectively. I saw a lot of crying women shots and the men clapped very forcefully.
She does have the same problem that her husband does, her eyes never left that teleprompter for more than a second or two. But her arm and hand motions were Clinton-esque in conveying emotion.
As for the content of the speech? Let me guess. "Hope." "Change." "Kill Whitey." (or at least tax him back to the stone age). Was I close?
JohnHughes
· 1 year ago
Careful, your hood is showing!
ozarkmatt
· 1 year ago
Ooooh, getting called a Klansman!! Whoo hoo. I think it was PJ O Rourke that said you know you scored a point against a liberal when you get referred to as a klansman. The only higher honor would have been if you called me a Nazi.
But yeah, you don't need to hear any of these speeches for either of these conventions.
The Ds will go with McCain=Bush=Hitler, Hope and Change.
Reps will go with Obama=young punks on your lawn and 9-11.
The rest is just filler and working up the base to get out there and pound pavement.
I know you guys lapped up the "Hope & Change" kool-aid a while back (when was that Eddie Money interview first published?), so I expect nothing more here. But, I will enjoy reading these posts. I just hope you don't disappoint and bail out of the Republican one - I can't wait to read the vitriolic analysis.
And the insult is "Careful, your SHEET is showing." Sheet, not hood.
JohnHughes
· 1 year ago
So claiming Michelle Obama's speech equals "Kill whitey" isn't racist?
Explain, please.
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
Because she meant Whitey Ford. Just doesn't like baseball much.
"rac·ism - a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race"
So no, that wouldn't apply. And I did not say her speech equals "Kill Whitey." You have to look at the whole phrase/ "Kill Whitey. (or at least tax him back to the stone age)" is a over the top simplification of the standard Democrat argument, in that - most (if not all) of the problems in this world are caused by America. And most (if not all) of the problems in America are caused by a certain subset of white males. So if you can't eliminate that subset, tax the hell out of them to make them "pay their fair share" or whatever clap-trap a liberal uses to justify confiscating private property.
JohnHughes
· 1 year ago
Fair enough - actually, when I first read your comment, I was really taken aback, because I recognize your handle and thought you brought a lot to various topics. As Elaine noted above, I see that I missed a *nudgenudge* jokey reference to something going around earlier this year. Before Elaine noted it, though, I even had my own doubts that you meant what you typed as it stood out, so I deleted my original response. But since y'all called it out, I figured let's put it back up and hash it out. Glad we did!
ozarkmatt
· 1 year ago
'Tis all cool amigo . . . .
JonCummings
· 1 year ago
Man, don't bring Eddie Money into this. Though I appreciate your long memory...
Ted
· 1 year ago
You said it yourself, you never listen to political speeches, so what's the point of even bothering with what she said. Oh right, you make up you mind based on body language. You must have "read" one of Michelle's finger points as a gun pointed at your head, huh.
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
The conventions as much about self-aggrandizement as they are advertising. No, the speeches aren't going to be earth shattering and historic and memorable. Michelle's time at mic was to soften her image and it was as effective as it possibly could be - meaning little at all. Everyone who thought she was secretly, but not discreetly, radical before will feel the same way now. It wouldn't make a damn bit of difference even if she said she was a huge Faith Hill / Tim McGraw fan.
But let's not kid ourselves here. Cindy McCain sprained her hand while dealing with the unwashed masses last week. She'll probably get mic time too, and when that happens let's hope she doesn't announce that Cyberdyne's Skynet is now a go and all our base belong to her.
Elaine
· 1 year ago
(just a reminder -- removing comments doesn't delete them from the in-boxes of those of us who subscribe to rss feeds.) ahem.
I just have a request. If you guys are going to post how "hot" Hillary is tonight, please tell me now, so I can have a shot at avoiding properly. I definitely do not want.
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
Nah, Hill's about as hot as a polar bear humping an igloo. We're probably safe.
Elaine
· 1 year ago
I pray you're right. ;)
Did you see Glamour magazine's Ode to Hillary's Pantsuits? That's gotta hurt.
Elaine, just for you I'm working on building up a jones for Hillary. I don't know if it'll take, though...
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
So, what, Captain Jack will get you by tonight?
JonCummings
· 1 year ago
I don't know what you're talking about. I've never done anything like that in my whole life...
Not involving Hillary, anyway...
Elaine
· 1 year ago
::shudder::
duuuuuuude
JohnHughes
· 1 year ago
I removed it because I figured, gee, why bother?
Seems I was right.
Elaine
· 1 year ago
I'd say you would have been. Now it's just a gotcha point more than anything. But probably should have thought better of going there regardless, no?
JohnHughes
· 1 year ago
Maybe - arguing over politics via the internet on a pop culture website does seem pointless, but when something like that is put out there, my superhero side sometimes overrides logic.
Elaine
· 1 year ago
The very huge rumors earlier this summer that there was video of her condemning "whitey" didn't pan out, but a lot of people were under the impression that it did exist. Clearly his comment was as a notation of the pop culture zoo surrounding that almost-scandalous episode. Jeramiah White saying "God Damn America" doesn't help, either.
Zack
· 1 year ago
I'm amazed at how quickly the assassination plot has fallen off the radar. I know there's a lot going on with the convention and all, but that seems like a story the news organizations would be wetting their pants over.
ozarkmatt
· 1 year ago
I agree, that should have been a big one. As well as the guy that had all the cyanide, was it last week or so ago? And I have a friend that got hit with an overshot of pepper spray last night. I haven't seen much about that either today. As usual, the stuff going on around a convention is FAR more interesting and newsworthy than what goes on inside.
I can't imagine the security tonight when Hillary takes the stage.
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
Look, I'm not one of these "Liberal Media!" screamers, but I think the news organizations... hell, anyone who has a vested interest in the First Amendment, kind of wants this convention to go on tragedy free. It's not helping them to pump up what we already know - there are sick people out there ready to revisit the school book depository.You'll get more of this story AFTER the convention, I believe.
DwDunphy
· 1 year ago
In a nasty piece of counter-programming, McCain's ad brigade are running a new one tonight, head-to-head with Hillary's speech. Only this one is a lovingly puzzled montage of Hillary's most negative slams to Obama. I wonder if this will, at all, make candidates worry once and for all about getting too rough on their own party members at primary time.
I don't like Joe Biden much. He seems like a decent, stand-up kind of guy but he's also as inside as a politician gets. His presence on the ticket lacks that 'change' dynamic. I hope I'm wrong on that one, but I can definitely see the GOP Mud Patrol having plenty to fling once the conventions are done.
I suppose it was necessary to have Ted Kennedy's speech, and by most standards it was the inspirational pass of the baton that it was intended to be. The physical effects of his surgery made me a little queasy, but that can be neatly spun - nothing was going to stop him from seeing this happen.
And in the Department Of The Ridiculous, John McCain... Daddy Yankee... Daddy Yankee... John McCain. Yeeeeaaaah, right. That's so totally his base.
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Hee hee hee, chuckle, snort.
I knew reading this series would be good for a few laughs.
I thought the dress looked awful against the blue background.
And I never listen to political speeches, you know what any politician is going to say. I like to just watch looking at body language cues, shots of the audience, etc. and you get a far better feel for that with sound off.
Like I said on a board last night, she hit the home run she needed, she preached to choir most effectively. I saw a lot of crying women shots and the men clapped very forcefully.
She does have the same problem that her husband does, her eyes never left that teleprompter for more than a second or two. But her arm and hand motions were Clinton-esque in conveying emotion.
As for the content of the speech? Let me guess. "Hope." "Change." "Kill Whitey." (or at least tax him back to the stone age). Was I close?
I think it was PJ O Rourke that said you know you scored a point against
a liberal when you get referred to as a klansman. The only higher honor
would have been if you called me a Nazi.
But yeah, you don't need to hear any of these speeches for either of
these conventions.
The Ds will go with McCain=Bush=Hitler, Hope and Change.
Reps will go with Obama=young punks on your lawn and 9-11.
The rest is just filler and working up the base to get out there and
pound pavement.
I know you guys lapped up the "Hope & Change" kool-aid a while back
(when was that Eddie Money interview first published?), so I expect
nothing more here. But, I will enjoy reading these posts. I just hope
you don't disappoint and bail out of the Republican one - I can't wait
to read the vitriolic analysis.
And the insult is "Careful, your SHEET is showing." Sheet, not hood.
Explain, please.
http://popdose.com/eight-great-ways-to-piss-off...
Whiii - Teee.
So no, that wouldn't apply. And I did not say her speech equals "Kill Whitey." You have to look at the whole phrase/ "Kill Whitey. (or at least tax him back to the stone age)" is a over the top simplification of the standard Democrat argument, in that - most (if not all) of the problems in this world are caused by America. And most (if not all) of the problems in America are caused by a certain subset of white males. So if you can't eliminate that subset, tax the hell out of them to make them "pay their fair share" or whatever clap-trap a liberal uses to justify confiscating private property.
But let's not kid ourselves here. Cindy McCain sprained her hand while dealing with the unwashed masses last week. She'll probably get mic time too, and when that happens let's hope she doesn't announce that Cyberdyne's Skynet is now a go and all our base belong to her.
I just have a request. If you guys are going to post how "hot" Hillary is tonight, please tell me now, so I can have a shot at avoiding properly. I definitely do not want.
Did you see Glamour magazine's Ode to Hillary's Pantsuits? That's gotta hurt.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5656295
Not involving Hillary, anyway...
duuuuuuude
Seems I was right.
As usual, the stuff going on around a convention is FAR more interesting and newsworthy than what goes on inside.
I can't imagine the security tonight when Hillary takes the stage.
I don't like Joe Biden much. He seems like a decent, stand-up kind of guy but he's also as inside as a politician gets. His presence on the ticket lacks that 'change' dynamic. I hope I'm wrong on that one, but I can definitely see the GOP Mud Patrol having plenty to fling once the conventions are done.
I suppose it was necessary to have Ted Kennedy's speech, and by most standards it was the inspirational pass of the baton that it was intended to be. The physical effects of his surgery made me a little queasy, but that can be neatly spun - nothing was going to stop him from seeing this happen.
And in the Department Of The Ridiculous, John McCain... Daddy Yankee... Daddy Yankee... John McCain. Yeeeeaaaah, right. That's so totally his base.