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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 01:41 PM
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Conservatives don't understand the difference between poking fun and just poking
Example: Republican pollster Frank Luntz stated, "I always use the line for Nancy Pelosi, 'You get one shot at a facelift. If it doesn't work the first time, let it go.' "

I hate to repeat the line, but I heard Luntz quote it in an interview on Fresh Air. He accused bloggers of not having a sense of humor or fairness. He complained that left wing bloggers poke fun at Bush but cried foul when he coined the above phrase. There is a difference between mocking someone's attitudes and actions and labeling someone ugly. Calling someone ugly is not funny.

For the record, I should look as good as Nancy! I suspect Nancy looks good because of years spent in the San Francisco fog. It moisturizes the complexion while preventing sun damage!

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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 01:43 PM
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1. you mean people don't call Jr. a Smirking Chimp?
Edited on Tue Jan-09-07 01:45 PM by cryingshame
edit- i'm not too keen on calling people out on their looks.

But Jr. does look like a Smirking Chimp, Pelosi HAS had too much face work done and Luntz looks like an impotent schmuck.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 02:34 PM
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5. Calling Bush a chimp describes his attitude and demeanor, not his looks.
Calling him a "childish drunken frat-boy who wouldn't be able to tie his shoes or wipe himself if left on his own" doesn't say anything his looks either.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 02:34 PM
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6. Even at that, we mock Bush for smirking. Not many here would complain
about his looks if he gave the least sign of connecting to other human beings!
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specimenfred1984 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 01:54 PM
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3. Rethugs don't recognize humor at all
They just use it to advance their own sick and selfish agendas. There's a million diagnosees out there ranging from sociopathy to narcissistic personality disorder that helps explain their behavior but even if the rethug isn't sick, there are many that are simply so uninformed that they can't connect the logic in a joke.

For example, I loved the WH presscorp response to Stephen Colbert's routine at the last "roast", the presscorp whores just sat there silent and stunned.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 02:11 PM
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4. Well, you gotta admit, if they're going to attack us it has to be on looks
because they can't get any traction attacking policies.
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