Jindal Spokesman Fires Back (AP)

[H2O Man]

Jindal Spokesman Fires Back

(AP) A spokesman for Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal fired back at critics during a Thursday morning press conference. Hector Peabody, who is identified as the senior partner at WABAC, a Louisiana think-tank, charged that political opponents of "the rising Republican star" were engaged "in a coordinated ethical disturbance aimed at his response to Mr. Obama’s dangerous plans."

"We need look no further than MSNBC’s Christopher Matthews coverage for evidence," Mr. Peabody told reporters. "He said – and I quote – ‘Oh, God’ when Governor Jindal approached the microphone on our carefully prepared set. The liberal news media is involved in an under-handed, left-wing attack upon the religious institutions our country was founded on." …….

When asked about Jindal’s voting record, which was reportedly 100% in support of President George W. Bush while Jindal served as a US Representative from his state’s 1st Congressional District, Peabody replied, "You are purposely looking to the past. There are no ‘time machines’ that can change what previously may or may not have occurred. Governor Jindal’s vision is one of the future. The republican party is proud to have a hero who risked his life in a bipartisan effort to save human lives during Katrina. The media avoids the obvious comparisons between this and John Kennedy PT 109." ……

"Those democrats in the belt way are preoccupied with volcanoes," Peabody answered. "The federal government is not supposed to spy on any citizen’s religion. Governor Jindal has requested time on The O’Reilly Factor to detail this phase of the war on Christianity. He notes that in Exodus 19: 16 and 18, we read, ‘So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. …Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.’ Surely, the American public needs a leader like Governor Jindal to protect our rights." ……

more at:
jindalspokesmanspeaksout/2.26.09/AP.com

[Richardo]

1. There's something you don't hear every day: "Louisiana Think Tank"

:)

[Ron Green]

39. Wasn't that a rock and roll song by John Nitzinger?

Oh, wait ... that was "Louisiana Cock Fight."

[merh]

67. There are several

they are mostly located along Bourban Street.

[KamaAina]

77. Actually, I'd kind of like to start one

focused on New Orleans and its recovery.

And it would by no means be a one-man operation.

meanwhile, outside think tanks, like Brookings and RAND, have set up shop in town, at least for the duration.

[Richardo]

2. .

pwned :blush:

[Occam Bandage]

3. I'm ashamed to say you had me until the fourth paragraph.

[DevonRex]

19. You must have read right over PT109. hee hee

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

21. Actually, I believed that.

[DevonRex]

24. ...

:rofl:

[Occam Bandage]

22. No, I believed that, actually. I was thinking, "what the fuck, how is that even..."

[DevonRex]

29. Well, in your defense, any republic who could bring up Katrina like he did

might also believe he is comparable to Jack Kennedy in PT109.

:rofl:

[firedupdem]

4. Attack on religious institutions?

Holy Lord! these people are crazy!

[firedupdem]

68. I am ashamed and embarassed......you got me!

Damn, why couldn't this have been real?

:rofl:

[H2O Man]

86. Oh, there is

no reason to be either ashamed or embarassed. The truth is that the "article" was more real than 75% of what the corporate media reports, and sounded 110% like the right-wing republicans. Also, as my wife frequently notes, only a very few people think what I find to be giggle to be funny, at all. (I was surprised that people didn't recognize "Mr. Peabody." Old Hector was among the best cartoon characters I used to watch when skipping school.)

[Beetwasher]

5. WTF??? Is This For Real??? It's A Crazy, Disjointed, Loony Rant!

Holy cow. If this guy is Jindal's spokesperson, he should keep his mouth shut. What a total nutter!! :wow:

:shrug:

[depakid]

26. Impresssive, isn't it?

While Jindal came across as ...strange amateurish and almost childish- this guy just seems cognitively disturbed, unable to string together coherent thoughts.

[DevonRex]

31. YBH.

Otherwise known as "You've been had." hee hee

[Beetwasher]

33. Aww Shit, I Suspected, I Was Hoping It WAS Real

The really funny thing is, is that it IS totally believable!! That's how whacky the Repub party IS these days. It would NOT be outside the realm of possibility that they WOULD say shit like this.

[DevonRex]

35. Yep...

H2O Man's brilliance outshines everybody else because it's just believable enough until he zings you.

[Number23]

57. Well, either "brilliance" or the fact that he had an (AP) tag in the first line

[H2O Man]

40. Right.

It's as "real" as 95% of what republican politicians and their ilk say. More, I think it shows how a person could, if they so desired, manipulate the news media.

[depakid]

44. With respect to what's said and done in America these days

I think most people's satire and parody meters are way out of calibration.

I had a dificult time believing what I was hearing and seeing from Jindal on Tuesday night, so this sort of deal seemed par for the course.

[BonnieJW]

37. What do you expect

from someone named Hector Peabody from Louisiana? It sounds like a cartoon character.

[Parker CA]

6. Well, Mr. Peabody definitely isn't helping Mr. Jindal's case AT ALL. This has to be the Onion.

[grantcart]

45. no it is local grown

[dave29]

7. please please please say this is a joke

please?

[crimsonblue]

8. Do they really think religious extremism is the way to go?

First of all, our country was founded as a SECULAR nation full of religious people. Second, those bullshit quotes from Exodus are "purposely looking at the past". Why should we be enslaved by the writings of people from 1900 years ago? Finally, nobody is spying on anybody's religion. Nobody gives a shit about Bobby Jindal's religion, except where it malignantly influences his horrible policy views. I have a right to know why he is vehemently anti-choice and anti-science, even as he was a Harvard Med school accepted Biology student!

[Fleshdancer]

9. So it's Tweety's fault, Democrats are preoccupied with volcanoes....

and the government is spying on people's religion???

:wtf:


Is the strategy to say a bunch of batshitcrazy stuff to take the heat off of your batshitcrazy Governor? LA think tank indeed. :crazy:

on edit: :rofl: you got me

[DevonRex]

17. Heh. This was a good one, wasn't it? PT109 was when it sank in for me.

[Egnever]

10. woa

The liberal news media is involved in an under-handed, left-wing attack upon the religious institutions our country was founded on.

just wow!

I retract anything I ever said about jindal being a bright guy. This stuff from his spokesman is batshit crazy.

[opihimoimoi]

11. That smoke and shit was a VOLCANO

Read WHEN GOD WAS A WOMAN by Merlin Stone

[DevonRex]

H2O, this is my all-time favorite. :)

[Aloha Spirit]

25. me too!

[H2O Man]

38. I assume that

you, too, watched Bullwinkle cartoons years ago. Those who did may have thought they saw Sherman at the microphone earlier this week, and had fond memories of Mr. Peabody and his WABAC machine.

[DevonRex]

41. Those were the days. Mr. Peabody!!!!! :)

[Me.]

56. Hey Now

Sherman was a good hearted fellow and smart enough to hang around with Mr. Peabody, nor did he spend his time hectoring anyone. Maybe Dopey would be a better fit as the gov can't seem to stop talking about, or even visiting, Disneyworld.

[Happyhippychick]

12. Those democrats better get out of the beltway before they get killed by a car!

(I'm a DC'er - the proper expression is "inside the beltway", not "in the beltway")

[lldu]

13. Got me

Delete

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. was Mount Sinai a volcano

sorry!

[ErinBerin84]

15. what a fucking dink

It's so lame that they have to use the Chris Matthews thing as a crutch. Right and left, it was a clunker.

[Cha]

16. Scarey..you had me!

In other words..jindal is still in hiding.

[truebrit71]

18. Wow...this is about as batshit crazy as the loon he represents...

..

[rvablue]

20. I know we aren't supposed to mock names, but, tee-hee-hee, Hector Peabody???

And on top of that his argument makes no sense...

Check the second paragraph.....er, I hadn't realized that Gov. Jindal was a "religious institution."

:eyes:

[Spazito]

23. LOL! I am not sure what it says about me or the repubs....

but I read this as being that same old crazy crap the repubs spew, didn't question whether it was real or not, sounded just like them!

:rofl:

[DevonRex]

27. Huge, huge, HUGE K&R.

[PA Democrat]

28. I'll read this later. I'm too busy right now worrying about volcanic eruptions.

OMG......

Jindal's guy is comparing him to JFK's heroism during his command of the PT 109? I....am.....speechless.

[PA Democrat]

30. LOL. After a more careful read....

al I can say is....

:spank:

[DevonRex]

34. H2O is the best. Just the best.

I swear, I read that comparison between Jindal and Kennedy 5 times. And thank God I did.

[damonm]

32. Paging Mr. Rod Serling -

Not even Rod could've made THIS shit up.

"You're traveling through another dimension..."

[NJmaverick]

36. How exactly did he risk his life???

[grantcart]

42. Dewey Cheetham is so very envious

[H2O Man]

43. Mr. Peabody

has FIVE GEDs.

[grantcart]

50. lol I can't stand it. lol

Well Dewey has 120 of the 121 merit badges

[KamaAina]

78. And Howe!

:rofl:

[TwilightGardener]

46. It wasn't HIS fault he sucked! The LIBRUL MEDIA and DEMOCRAT PARTY made him suck!!

[TwilightGardener]

48. Ahh, you got me!!

[noiretextatique]

47. please...make...it...stop

:hurts:

[Blue_In_AK]

49. Another thing that Jindal has in common with La Palin...

It's NEVER their fault, and there's always someone else to blame. And if you can throw in a few Bible quotes, all the better.

[high density]

51. Looks good to me

:)

[nichomachus]

52. You can't write satire about these people -- because it's all so believable

You really can't tell the truth from the mockery...

As I said on another thread:

You gotta love the Republicans. Their two "brightest lights" are a self-proclaimed exorcist (Jindal) and a witch hunter (Palin) and their moral leader is a drug addicted radio entertainer (Limpballs).

They have a supporting cast of neutered members of Congress who can't take a shit without getting a fax from Karl Rove -- and even then they poop all over themselves.

Jindal blows his maiden speech so bad that even the party sycophants couldn't stomach it. Palin's own daughter calls bullshit on her mother's "abstinence only" crusade.

The party's last presidential candidate is wandering around DC shaking his cane and shouting at pigeons, thinking they're helicopters.


Seriously, how do you satirize this? It is its own satire.

[LynnTheDem]

53. Holy shit, take your child-pill, peabody!

ya know a bunch of rightwingnuts are spewing exactly this lunacy, lol!

[izzybeans]

54. Hector Peabody.

:rofl: i love that name. ...not sure why.

[Me.]

55. Full Mooners

Is how Tweety just referred to the Cpacers and why your OP had me going wait a minute, wait a minute. There are a lot of republic writers who could learn a lesson or fifty from you when writing their fiction.

[Number23]

58. And just when I was about to fuss about your sucky link not working

:)

[H2O Man]

61. Well, it

worked for me!

[Number23]

65. Looks that way, huh?? lol

:hi:

[cottonseed]

59. Oh, God

These guys are a handful.

[Orsino]

60. Note that they're already replacing Jindal with a spokesperson.

:rofl:

[Cass]

62. WTF?

"We need look no further than MSNBC’s Christopher Matthews coverage for evidence," Mr. Peabody told reporters. "He said – and I quote – ‘Oh, God’ when Governor Jindal approached the microphone on our carefully prepared set. The liberal news media is involved in an under-handed, left-wing attack upon the religious institutions our country was founded on." …….

Chris Matthews is engaging in an attack on religious institutions by muttering "oh God". What utter blathering nonsense. Don't these people know that when you find yourself at the bottom of a hole its best if you stop digging?

:crazy:

on edit: LOL, you got me!! I was thinking how much fun 2012 was going to be if this is what we could have expected from Jindal in 2012. }(

[H2O Man]

64. The curious thing

is this "article" is a preview of what they will bring in 2012.

[Me.]

76. Yeah Good Luck With That

This bunch doesn't even have the smarts to get them into "Wossamotta U.".
Jindal will be followed by HIS Katrina lie. He now has a better chance of being chosen "Fearless Leader" than any national office.

[H2O Man]

84. His chances of being elected

to the presidency are about the same as his chances of winning the heavyweight boxing title.

[Phx_Dem]

63. ROLF. You have to actually have a valid defense in order to fire back!

[merh]

66. *blush*

you got me :blush:

[mvd]

83. The whole thing seems completely plausible with these people!

I thought it was real at first, too.

[merh]

88. It really does

I mean even jindal's explanation of his lie is stretching the truth - No one who cares about human suffering after the nation's largest and most devastating natural disaster mocks efforts to minimize the deaths and destruction other natural disasters could cause. Mocking the volcano detection systems shows Katrina was nothing to him but an inconvenience that worked out to his benefit. If Bushco hadn't screwed with Blanco and ignored her needs because she was a demn and if bushco hadn't made her life hell as she tried to help her state, jindal would never have won the governor job his has.

[rainbow4321]

69. self delete

[Tatiana]

70. The problem is the wingnutters are so crazy, so far gone, that this is entirely believable.

And what's even scarier is that this is the mentality they have moving forward. They don't see their own insanity.

It's just all quite frightening to realize these people were in charge of our government for the last eight years and all the terror they have caused.

[Hutzpa]

71. Now we know where the idiotic performance came from,

another Mr Magoo...4th paragraph is a tripp

"You are purposely looking to the past. There are no ‘time machines’ that can change what previously may or may not have occurred. Governor Jindal’s vision is one of the future. The republican party is proud to have a hero who risked his life in a bipartisan effort to save human lives during Katrina.

:rofl: gotta love this guy, comedic gold.

Good Job H20

[puebloknot]

72. Peabody forgot to say that if we look over our shoulders at the past ...

...we'll be turned into pillars of salt, one and all.

"The federal government is not supposed to spy on anyone's religion." Spying on our phone calls and what we do in bed is okay, though!

Surely, the American public needs to wake the fuck up! Half of us have. Maybe in three days a very loud trumpet sound will wake up the other half of us.

I'm quakin' and tremblin' in anticipation!

Judy

[and-justice-for-all]

73. "the rising Republican star"? barf..nt

[TrogL]

74. reminder - do not read DU at work. Falling off chair LOLing attracts attention.

[K8-EEE]

75. Giant Leftwing Conspiracy To Make Him Look Like A Dork

They must have used the same magical devil tricks that made Sarah look dumb! :rofl:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

79. since when has MSNBC been 'liberal news'

[MagickMuffin]

80. H2O Man, You Be Da Man, You Be Da MAN

"You are purposely looking to the past. There are no ‘time machines’ that can change what previously may or may not have occurred. Governor Jindal’s vision is one of the future. The republican party is proud to have a hero who risked his life in a bipartisan effort to save human lives during Katrina. The media avoids the obvious comparisons between this and John Kennedy PT 109." ……

"The federal government is not supposed to spy on any citizen’s religion. Governor Jindal has requested time on The O’Reilly Factor to detail this phase of the war on Christianity. He notes that in Exodus 19: 16 and 18, we read, ‘So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. …Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.’ Surely, the American public needs a leader like Governor Jindal to protect our rights." ……

Peabody quit looking to the past, the Bible IS the PAST :P


Edit: Quote from Michelle Bachmann: "You be da man! You be da man!" I left out the BE:blush:

[mvd]

81. No, Mr. Peabody, it's because your guy was not impressive.

And as for Obama's plans being dangerous, it wasn't Obama's kind of plans that brought this country to its knees. Dangerous for who? A few extra dollars the rich have?

[hileeopnyn8d]

82. It really pays to read the comments

before responding!

:rofl:

You totally had me, even with the PT 109 part. I was all set to fire off an email to Mr. Peabody letting him know that Jindal was not in the New Orleans saving lives.

[H2O Man]

85. In the

cartoon that was on the Bullwinkle Show, Mr. Peabody's WABAC time machine didn't have e-mail. However, had I thought of it, I'd have included one!

[TahitiNut]

93. The election of George W. Bush marked the day that satire died.

:rofl:

[SoxFan]

87. Well, he acknowledged there are no time machines, which is progress with these guys

[Touchdown]

89. Jindal and Peabody, his advisor.

[appleannie1]

90. This might be a spoof but it sounds just like the rw nut jobs and is totally believable. Scary

[Captain_Nemo]

91. THanks for the comment.

I tried clicking link and I thought HEctor PEabody....

[Captain_Nemo]

92. Hector Peabody is from Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon. WABAC is no thinktank

Sunday April 1, 2007
WABAC Finally Ships: It's About Time
Categories:
Emerging Tech
Tags:
April Fool's

After years of thwarted anticipation and dashed hopes, WABAC Corp. has finally announced a ship date for its onomatopoetic product, the WABAC Time-Travel Machine. Believe it or not, WABAC (based in rural New Jersey, near Wawayanda State Park) has been toiling to perfect the device since the late fifties. The WABAC will be the world's first time-travel mechanism, allowing users to skip through history and visit any time period they like, opening up myriad educational, entertainment, and revisionist possibilities.

An interesting operational bug, says WABAC CEO Mr. Hector Peabody , is that upon returning from their journeys, time travelers are apt to make groan-inducing puns. Said Peabody, "Sherman, one of our early testers, upon returning from a visit to early twentieth century scientist Ivan Pavlov, followed up every sentence with 'Does that ring a bell?' Very annoying."

When asked why WABAC Corp. couldn't simply go back 50 years and tell itself how to build the machine, Peabody growled something about the dangers of changing history, but had no other comment. Seemingly with no similar fears, President Gore released a statement to the press detailing his "Greening the Past" initiative.

http://www.gearlog.com/2007/04/wabac_finally_ship_its_about_t.php

[Captain_Nemo]

94. Wabac Machine

unday April 1, 2007
WABAC Finally Ships: It's About Time
Categories:
Emerging Tech
Tags:
April Fool's

After years of thwarted anticipation and dashed hopes, WABAC Corp. has finally announced a ship date for its onomatopoetic product, the WABAC Time-Travel Machine. Believe it or not, WABAC (based in rural New Jersey, near Wawayanda State Park) has been toiling to perfect the device since the late fifties. The WABAC will be the world's first time-travel mechanism, allowing users to skip through history and visit any time period they like, opening up myriad educational, entertainment, and revisionist possibilities.

An interesting operational bug, says WABAC CEO Mr. Hector Peabody , is that upon returning from their journeys, time travelers are apt to make groan-inducing puns. Said Peabody, "Sherman, one of our early testers, upon returning from a visit to early twentieth century scientist Ivan Pavlov, followed up every sentence with 'Does that ring a bell?' Very annoying."

When asked why WABAC Corp. couldn't simply go back 50 years and tell itself how to build the machine, Peabody growled something about the dangers of changing history, but had no other comment. Seemingly with no similar fears, President Gore released a statement to the press detailing his "Greening the Past" initiative.

http://www.gearlog.com/2007/04/wabac_finally_ship_its_a...