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madamesilverspurs

(16,010 posts)
Tue Nov 18, 2014, 05:13 PM Nov 2014

The Backasswardness of What Is Isn’t

When I was in 7th grade, way back in 1960, our girls’ gym class taught us the “push-up” that was deemed appropriate for us frail little flowers. I hadn’t thought of that in years, but was instantly reminded of it upon seeing this picture of Mike Coffman (R-CO) demonstrating (according to him) how rough tough Marines do it, a demonstration that prompted a couple of friends who happen to be former Marines to drop and prove him wrong (and they’re both older than me).



It occurs that Coffman provided, albeit unwittingly, a perfect illustration of the dubious reality behind the names GOPers like to affix to pieces of proposed legistlation. F’rinstance, how many “jobs” bills have as their real intent the dismantling of the Affordable Care Act? How many “for the American people” bills have, in reality, proposed gutting the middle class to the benefit of the ultra-wealthy? How many “helping the poor” bills have sought to reduce food and housing assistance? How many “support the troops” legislators have proposed bills that cut services to veterans and those still serving? How many women have come to understand that “pro-life” and “personhood” are euphemisms for the belief that women are simply worth less and need not be considered? How often do underpaid laborers who actually do the hard work hear themselves demonized while those made wealthy by the sweat of those workers are canonized as “job creators”? It goes on. The list is extensive and appalling.

Anyway, I’ll be thinking of how often we’re “coffman-ed”, and will mentally append this picture each time an insultingly mis-named bill is put forth.

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The Backasswardness of What Is Isn’t (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Nov 2014 OP
Who or what is he humping? Autumn Nov 2014 #1
He's humping his small ego Politicalboi Nov 2014 #2
his small ego Autumn Nov 2014 #3
LOL! Segami Nov 2014 #5
Ugh! That carpet needs cleaning Autumn Nov 2014 #6
I'll see your exercise wackjob and raise you an................ wandy Nov 2014 #4
He must have become confused sarisataka Nov 2014 #7
He's obviously 2naSalit Nov 2014 #8

Autumn

(45,976 posts)
1. Who or what is he humping?
Tue Nov 18, 2014, 05:31 PM
Nov 2014
Maybe it's just me but I think that dip shit surpassed the level of statesmanship held by Bachman and her foot long corn dog. What a fucking dork. I laughed so hard I peed a wee bit.
 

Segami

(14,923 posts)
5. LOL!
Tue Nov 18, 2014, 06:15 PM
Nov 2014

I thought he was trying to 'unstick' himself from something he just finished humping and it wouldn't let go of his pickle.


wandy

(3,539 posts)
4. I'll see your exercise wackjob and raise you an................
Tue Nov 18, 2014, 06:13 PM
Nov 2014
exorcise wackjob.

No, this is sadly not satire. Colorado barely held onto their Democratic governor in last night’s hotly contested election. They did, however, elect a radical, anti-LGBT, Obama-hating chaplain to their state House of Representatives.
The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that activist Gordon “Dr. Chaps” Klingenschmitt, who made national headlines last year for his attempt to exorcise a “demonic spirit” from President Barack Obama, won his position with 70 percent of the vote in the El Paso County district. The district is solid Republican, with a 2-1 registered advantage.
When giving his exorcism, Klingenschmitt described the President as a “demonic enemy of the Constitution.”

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/11/05/republican-who-performed-exorcism-on-president-obama-elected-to-colorado-state-house/

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