Comments on: I Never Trusted That Rat Bastard

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:44:23 +0000

Now Obama volunteers are discriminating against muslims? http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11168.html

I guess they were trying to avoid a picture that could be used on Fox, but there is really no excuse for any campaign to treat Americans this way.

By: steve davidson

steve davidson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:02:55 +0000

“Clearly SOMETHING Must Be Done.”

I strongly urge the Department of Homeland Security to add the following to their ‘internal border security checkpoint’ protocol.

After asking “Are you a US citizen?” they should then ask

“Have you been to a Chuck E Cheese today?”

By: Jules

Jules — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:38:41 +0000

Kind-of off topic, but... that's supposed to be a rat? Huh. No, this is a rat. Rats have long pointy noses. And whiskers. And their ears emerge from the top of their heads, not the sides (unless they're dumbo rats, in which case they don't stick up at all). If that's supposed to be a rat, whoever designed it was too scared of people's rat phobias to actually make it look like one.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:17:54 +0000

Steve, I much appreciate the full lowdown with linkage. My god, it’s even sadder than I thought it was! I was at the theatre tonight for rehearsal and gave everyone terrorist fist jabs while telling them what it was…we were all terrorists tonight! And when theatre gets in on the terrorism…humanity is doomed. Seriously, you guys, do you really want another A Little Night Music? (Although since that’s the show we’re doing right now…)

By: Jeff S

Jeff S — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:41:58 +0000

On the other hand, the last time I had to go to CEC’s the damn skeeball machines were all broken and I say

SEND THE SAND RAT TO PRISON.

By: Jeff S

Jeff S — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:38:45 +0000

I’ve been laughing right along with everyone else but then had a rather sobering thought.
Fox News thinks we’re gullible enough to believe this.
No that’s not it.
There actually are people gullible enough to believe Fox News. That’s the one that just depresses the crap out of me.

I keep hoping for something better.

By: Woolcifer

Woolcifer — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:35:54 +0000

It’s a shame. Sad. I used to like C.E.C. I use to go all the time. I couldn’t wait until my nieces or nephews had a b-day, hell I’d take em just for the hell of it. Now after all this time I find out I was supporting Terrorist. I don’t know what to do. Chuck damn you for fooling me DAMN YOU and I thought you were cool.

I SAY BAN C.E.C. anyone with me (holds fist straight out)

By: Manny

Manny — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:47:05 +0000

I have doomed my sons to a life in caves and camps. We do a pair of vertical bumps, a horizontal bump, and then a high-five. I suppose that I should have sent them straight to Guantanamo myself after I taught them:

Sam. Nay, as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them; which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it. Abr. Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? Sam. I do bite my thumb, sir. Abr. Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? Sam. Is the law of our side, if I say—ay? Gre. No. Sam. No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir; but I bite my thumb, sir.

By: Steve Ely

Steve Ely — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:39:08 +0000

Ari & Julia, The "terrorist fist jab" thing seems to have originated with either Cal Thomas or a commenter on a column of his at Human Events, reading, apparently, thusly:

“Michelle is not as ‘refined’ as Obama at hiding her TRUE feelings about America—etc. Her ‘Hezbollah’ style fist-jabbing ...”

Slate originally said it was Thomas and then said it was a commenter, but the original remark seems to have disappeared (responses in the comment section remain), so it's tough to see who there originally said it. Fox News talking head E.D. Hill seems to have picked up on that. Media Matters summarizes her moment of infamy this way:

Summary: Teasing a segment on the "gesture everyone seems to interpret differently," Fox News' E.D. Hill said: "A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab? ... We'll show you some interesting body communication and find out what it really says." In the ensuing discussion with a "body language expert," Hill referred to the "Michelle and Barack Obama fist bump or fist pound," but at no point did she explain her earlier reference to "a terrorist fist jab."

She lost her show out of it but remains with the network in some capacity.

By: Julio Angel Ortiz

Julio Angel Ortiz — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:36:19 +0000

That, sir, was FUNNY! I recently discovered and subscribed because of the “Baby Mama” post, and your blog doesn’t disappoint.