• May 26, 2012

Quitter Harold Ford Jr. At Least Gets NYT Op-Ed, Like Bono

by Ken Layne  

Good-bye America's Prince.
Famous make-believe New Yorker Harold Ford finally achieves his lifelong goal: an op-ed in the New York Times! Now he is nearly as cool as David Brooks! [New York Times]

{ 35 comments }

WarAndG March 2, 2010 at 8:54 am

Reverse carpetbagger can’t make it here? Probably won’t make it anywhere.

V572625694 March 2, 2010 at 8:54 am

Love the subhead…the Doctor is in!

StoneAge March 2, 2010 at 9:01 am

Haha, Harold still plays with Transformers. It shows in his font.

freakishlystrong March 2, 2010 at 9:01 am

And as whiny and full of horseshit as David Brooks as well!

marioninnyc March 2, 2010 at 9:03 am

He “reached the conclusion” that people considered him what we here call a “shmuck.” It took him a few weeks to realize this because being a carpetbagger he wasn’t familiar with the lingo.

Serolf Divad March 2, 2010 at 9:04 am

Harold Ford selflessly and for the better good of the Democratic Party drops out of the race once he realized that he didn’t stand a chance in Hell.

smitallica March 2, 2010 at 9:11 am

Technically, “carpetbagger” was traditionally applied only to opportunistic Northerners who went south. In this case, the proper term is “mulatto.”

Nim, ham hock of liberty March 2, 2010 at 9:20 am

So…has Harold Ford ever actually -done- anything in life, other than look like Alex Rodriguez?

It was pretty smart of him to pick that at his major, though.

sezme March 2, 2010 at 9:25 am

1. Get Op-Ed Job at NTY
2. Learn how to write.
3. …
4. Profit!

gurukalehuru March 2, 2010 at 9:28 am

Democratic insiders bullied him out of the race….Did you guys know we were Democratic insiders?

slavojzizek March 2, 2010 at 9:28 am

You lousy party bosses aren’t going to bully me out of this race! The people are clamoring for change! I’m not going anywhere! Uh, wait, sorry, I’m out of here.

queeraselvis v 2.0 March 2, 2010 at 9:28 am

Dear Harold:

It’s true what they say. You can’t go home again. So don’t even think about it (unless, of course, it’s to have Auntie Ophelia committed).

No love,

Memphis

norbizness March 2, 2010 at 9:30 am

Editorial, edited: “I.. I.. I.. I.. I.. I.. I.. I.. I.. I.. I.. I.. I.. I..”

bureaucrap March 2, 2010 at 9:34 am

Throughout the precampaign, he has shown the courage of his finance manager’s convictions.

Potater March 2, 2010 at 9:36 am

[re=522544]gurukalehuru[/re]: Must be those SEIU thugs. First Kenneth now Harold, WHEN WILL IT END?

memzilla March 2, 2010 at 9:36 am

Quitty Palin-American is a quitter.

chaste everywhere March 2, 2010 at 10:03 am

[re=522538]Nim, ham hock of liberty[/re]: Or like the love child of A-Rod and Jeter?

JMP March 2, 2010 at 10:11 am

He just quit because noted wignut goat-blower Mikey Kaus’ entry into the California Senate race meant he could now only mount the second dumbest primary challenge this year.

Mr Blifil March 2, 2010 at 10:12 am

Is this what Clinton and Obama are talking about when they say the labor force will require extensive retraining?

Zadig March 2, 2010 at 10:21 am

Does this mean he’s not coming back to Memphrica! Phew, we dodged a bullet, there.

This Cat March 2, 2010 at 10:24 am

he’s not quitting, he’s strategically un-running.

red sky March 2, 2010 at 10:30 am

Now we just need the upstate NRA hack Gillibrand to step down so we can get a real Democratic Candidate for NY.

WadISay March 2, 2010 at 10:59 am

Executive summary: Look out, Arlen Spector, I’m comin’ for you.

AnnieGetYourFun March 2, 2010 at 11:07 am

NOBODY is as cool as David Brooks. True fact.

Dashboard_Buddha March 2, 2010 at 11:43 am

Winners never quit and quitters blame everyone else for their quitting.

proudgrampa March 2, 2010 at 11:47 am

Who is Harold Ford?

Lets Go Vertigo March 2, 2010 at 11:54 am

Interesting usage of the “Batman Forever” font:

http://www.dafont.com/batman-forever.font

SmutBoffin March 2, 2010 at 11:59 am

And with that op-ed, Harry Ford rides off into the sunset, his work done, leaving all of us feeling just a little more loved.

As Pareene might say, “The End”.

Capitol Hillbilly March 2, 2010 at 12:17 pm

[re=522521]V572625694[/re]: Indeed. Howcome he hasn’t gotten one of those Kennedy Center awards?

MalcolmFlex March 2, 2010 at 12:21 pm

Well since you’re not busy now Harold, Call Me!

We’ll have a good time, and you can forget about all those reverse cartpetbagger, and not having a soul, problems. Call Me.

byproxy March 2, 2010 at 12:49 pm

SiFi called and they want their futuristic campaign bumper stickers back.

Kodos March 2, 2010 at 1:21 pm

Does this mean he won’t be a the State Fair in July?

Kodos March 2, 2010 at 1:22 pm

Make that August.

snideinplainsight March 2, 2010 at 3:02 pm

I honestly think it’s a great idea – we should each individually write an op-ed entitled “why I’m not running for the Senate” and then compare.

Army of None March 2, 2010 at 3:43 pm

Gets pedicures out of concerns for his wife’s reaction to his severe athlete’s foot. That was the best campaign issue ever unleashed on New York. How long will it take me to forget it? I want that image out of my mind, soon.

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