[Kentucky Politics ... a battle is brewing!]
Mitch McConnell Has a Challenger—and She Could Win
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(by Mark Joseph Stern) *
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McConnell's office congratulated Grimes on her announcement with a hilariously backhanded jab:
Accepting the invitation from countless Washington liberals to become President Obama’s Kentucky candidate was a courageous decision by Alison Lundergan Grimes, and I look forward to a respectful exchange of ideas.
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A sampling of Slate readers' comments ...
GG1000:
Countless?
Vampa:
Did you mean chinless?
Enkidu:
Oh yes, Mitch
McConnell. That's the self-righteous prig who put the whole country through 2 years
of total BS over Monica Lewinski. That head would look better sitting on a pole.
Ray - Cleveland:
Unfortunately for
the nation another mean and absolutely hateful man has made a mark. Let's hope she
wins. This man, or this saggy faced sad sack, has those saggy, and awful looking cheeks
because he spends his time thinking of how to make life nasty for citizens. Why
don't we put him, Boehner, and Scalia in an elevator for 3 days and see how badly they
claw each other before getting out.
PatIowa:
Good for her....!
McConnell's ONLY goal was to make Obama a one term President...and the country
be damned! He failed at one, and is succeeding in dragging the country down the
tubes. Hope they vote him out in 2014.
Max:
Our goal should be to send this lying
polecat back to his hunting lodge
with his tail between his legs. Alison Grimes will get a donation from
me.
with his tail between his legs. Alison Grimes will get a donation from
me.
a chouette:
This gives polecats a bad name.
CU:
"Kentucky
Woman" isn't just a Neil Diamond song. Maybe they'll wake up enough - in
enough numbers - to explain it to Mitch McConnell - one of the few remaining
artifacts of congress not yet recognized by anthropologists studying the
"era of, just say no to the negro in the white house."
Joel:
Hopefully the
left pours millions into Kentucky to support Secretary Grimes. Otherwise she
doesn't stand a chance.
Atreus:
Mitch McConnell
looks like the Ogre form Pan's labyrinth... does he eat children? :P
Ddnn:
The number of people making fun of
McConnell's looks is really
something to be proud of.
something to be proud of.
Atreus:
I have no idea what you mean by that; but
he DOES look like the Ogre
from Pan's labyrinth nevertheless Smile... Does he eat vegetables?
from Pan's labyrinth nevertheless Smile... Does he eat vegetables?
Snotboogie:
Pelosi gets it at least twice as bad. Sh!t
on him.
Ddnn:
We need to double down then! Woohoooo!!!!!
GG1000:
"At age 50, every man has the face he
deserves."
Vampa:
He is a chinless
wonder.
Harold:
A lipless wonder!
Ddnn:
I am convinced! I will vote for the Dem.
Joel:
Republicans never vote based on
appearance.
Ddnn:
When they do, they should be mocked.
PatIowa:
Really Joel...is that why they support
Palin and Bachman...other then
looks there really isn't much else to vote for!
looks there really isn't much else to vote for!
Ddnn:
You need to work on which of us are
being sarcastic and which are
being defensive.
being defensive.
Joel:
To be fair, I fall for Internet
sarcasm all the time.
la chouette:
Alas, even without lips, he talks too
much.
marcos509:
Then there was
that unfortunate "transcript of a court martial" that went missing as
well as most all the records of Mitch's 6 months in the military during Viet Nam.
marcos509:
http://www.30yearsistoolong.com/
http://campaignmoney.org/mcconnell/filibuster
la chouette:
You go, Goshawk.
MRL:
"... and I
look forward to a respectful exchange of ideas." Considering the first
part of his statement, my comment to the senator would be, "Too
Late".... and....if that's his idea of "respectful", I would be
happy to place a dump truck full of respect on his front lawn.
Ddnn:
You are a clever one. Maybe you should run
her campaign.
Doh!:
Oh, is this where you argue that Mitch's
comment really was
"respectful"?
"respectful"?
Ddnn:
No, the comment was kind of funny (as the
author says). It also made a
political point. I see it as a comment well within the
norms of a
campaign, no?
campaign, no?
Bill in NH:
We need to get
rid of the old fossil!
Doh!:
Do you mean Mitch specifically or the GOP
in general?
Ddnn:
More jokes about old people. This is
awesome!
Brian Mellblom:
Yes.
LD Splitter:
Campaign ad of
the year would be just to show Mitch proudly proclaiming that his 1 priority would be
to make Obama a 1 term President, followed by footage of Obama's re-election, and
then a big CAPS lock FAILURE over a still shot of McConnell.
Kentucky won't
vote for a Democrat, but they can't enthusiastically support a failed republican
either. Got to make them want to stay home on election day.
Matt Watterson:
I would just go with a looped recording of
Mitch McConnell defiantly
filibustering Mitch McConnell, myself.
LD Splitter:
Oh wow I forgot about that. Man, that
was just incredible.
Matt Watterson:
I'm surprised it doesn't get
mentioned more often. It was like
watching a liberal's straw man
interpretation of Mitch McConnell
brought to life, like Pinocchio.
Steve Rogers:
Tortuga Man
sounds a little worried.
Felonious Monk:
Would it be in
bad taste to serve turtle soup at fundraisers?
Nihilicious:
What a lovely,
non-turtle-faced woman. The best of luck to Alison.
John:
I can't stand his
ugly mug. What a tool.
Guy Lafleur:
I'm pretty sure
my 92 year old Mom could kick Mitch's butt, she's good to go but is concerned he's
got a little Zimmerman in him........
Michael Strickland:
All she has to do is get in close enough
to flip him over onto his back.
Have a nice day, Senator Turtleman.
Have a nice day, Senator Turtleman.
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