tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post4313236669062100405..comments2023-12-16T16:50:25.810-08:00Comments on The Heart of the Matter: Unintentional, Self-Created, Blissfully Unaware Irony PrizeBarry Eislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-49645566620504469962008-02-08T10:26:00.000-08:002008-02-08T10:26:00.000-08:00Barry,Excellent, excellent post!I caught Mitt's "p...Barry,<BR/><BR/>Excellent, excellent post!<BR/><BR/>I caught Mitt's "preventing surrender" remark yesterday, and my only thought was, "Good riddance to bad rubbish." He may LOOK like everybody's vision of what a president should be, but he is a hollow hypocrite, a serial panderer, and man who won't hesitate to appeal to the ugliest parts of human nature if it will get him where he wants to go. Along the lines of Dan Ackroyd's old SNL character, "Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute," every time I hear Romney's voice, all I can think of is "<A HREF="http://sensen-no-sen.blogspot.com/2010/09/mitt-romney-political-whore.html" REL="nofollow">Mitt Romney, Political Whore</A>."<BR/><BR/>Speaking of a dearth of self-awareness, did you catch Bush's claim that the election of a Republican to the White House in 2008 was necessary to stop the threat to "<A HREF="http://www.newscloud.com/read/90358" REL="nofollow">peace and prosperity</A>" embodied by Clinton and Obama? <BR/><BR/>Bwah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah!<BR/><BR/>George W. Bush, National Disgrace. (Of course, it would be a lot funnier if he weren't actually the President of the United States.)<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Paul<BR/><A HREF="http://sensen-no-sen.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Sensen No Sen</A>PBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643553811799195520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-48539505816533226612008-02-08T05:38:00.000-08:002008-02-08T05:38:00.000-08:00That was brilliant, Barry, that was just frackin' ...That was brilliant, Barry, that was just frackin' brilliant, an awesome breakdown and takedown.Joshua Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239067667651048280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-27595163859340672582008-02-08T05:02:00.000-08:002008-02-08T05:02:00.000-08:00Barry, I'll second Dusty's comment ... :)Barry, I'll second Dusty's comment ... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906967600042588567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-62135567224367580162008-02-07T13:54:00.000-08:002008-02-07T13:54:00.000-08:00*Applause* Brilliant translation, Barry.*Applause* <BR/><BR/>Brilliant translation, Barry.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.com