• May 26, 2012

Radical New Political Strategy: Not Looking Like A God-Damned Clown

by Josh Fruhlinger  

After and, uh, before?Some Republican nobody running for Senate in Missouri has stopped wearing his shockingly awful toupee, for “transparency.” Also, if the photos above can be believed, he has also stopped dressing like a Old West brothel owner. Still showing a certain detachment from reality, he says “I’ve removed my hair” (dude, it is not your hair, it is a monstrous slab of petroleum-based artificial fibers) and floated the possibility that he would auction it off “if there are any offers” (from Japanese perverts). [Fox]

{ 78 comments }

dum librul June 9, 2010 at 12:24 pm

Robin Williams?

Dolmance June 9, 2010 at 12:24 pm

I’m sure there are people out there who would be happy to jack off on his rug. Please keep us updated.

Mad Brahms June 9, 2010 at 12:24 pm

Robin Williams, nooooo!

JMP June 9, 2010 at 12:25 pm

I did not know Sam Donaldson was running for Senate; he looks very different without his piece.

Terry June 9, 2010 at 12:26 pm

Oh, bless his heart.

Mad Brahms June 9, 2010 at 12:26 pm

[re=595350]dum librul[/re]: You win *this time*, dl.

It’s pretty uncanny.

the problem child June 9, 2010 at 12:27 pm

“Bald joke-littered coverage followed the announcement — it remains to be seen whether the senator’s new look will offer a plug to his race or whether he’s going “toupee” for his decision.”

Okay, Fox has pretty much laid this one bald.

dum librul June 9, 2010 at 12:28 pm

[re=595359]Mad Brahms[/re]: We’ll know for certain if at the first debate he plays himself, his opponent, and the moderator.

Way Cool Larry June 9, 2010 at 12:28 pm

ACTING like a god-damned clown, still okay for the GOP though

Katydid June 9, 2010 at 12:28 pm

Ugh, I was eating. We need a NSWE – Not Safe While Eating – warning.

Gratuitous World June 9, 2010 at 12:29 pm

Congratulations! you transformed from shady used car dealer into divorced HR rep. Good for you!

fictional character June 9, 2010 at 12:30 pm

who’s the lesbian on the right?

BigDupa June 9, 2010 at 12:32 pm

At least he’s not a homo.

slappypaddy June 9, 2010 at 12:33 pm

well this change makes all the difference now, doesn’t it

freakishlystrong June 9, 2010 at 12:33 pm

I’ll comment when I stop laughing at the tags.

memzilla June 9, 2010 at 12:34 pm

Why would anyone think it was a good idea to wear a ShamWow® on your head?

ph7 June 9, 2010 at 12:35 pm

Mr. Haney Goes to Washington

El Pinche June 9, 2010 at 12:36 pm

Yeah, he did look like an employee at Tombstone’s Bird Cage Theater

nappyduggs June 9, 2010 at 12:39 pm

Someone should gently break it to him that while he has taken care of the problem on top of his head, the problem on the front of it persists unabated.

JMP June 9, 2010 at 12:39 pm

[re=595361]the problem child[/re]: Fox has a bad male pattern of bare puns; their articles should be combed over to find them and they should be thrown under the rug.

SayItWithWookies June 9, 2010 at 12:40 pm

Considering that he’s contesting the seat of Roy “Medicare has never done anything to make people more healthy” Blunt, maybe the clown getup was more apropos.

Come here a minute June 9, 2010 at 12:40 pm

So now he wears a transparent toupee?

Hemp Dogbane June 9, 2010 at 12:42 pm

He’s wearing all that stuff ironically. Photographer made him take off the trucker hat.

Slattenpat June 9, 2010 at 12:44 pm

Just don’t start talking about your carpet, dude, please.

the problem child June 9, 2010 at 12:45 pm

Aw, his prize-winning guinea pig died. http://darkel.tripod.com/CavyMandarin-801abf.jpg

smitallica June 9, 2010 at 12:46 pm

I haven’t really cared for him since he left “Life Goes On.”

Red Zeppelin June 9, 2010 at 12:47 pm

Why is the the wingers all look like walking Amber Alerts?

memzilla June 9, 2010 at 12:47 pm

I know who this is — he played Mr. Wint, the patchouli cologne guy, in “Diamonds Are Forever.”

Slattenpat June 9, 2010 at 12:48 pm

Also: Can we see a deathmatch between this guy’s Moe toupee and the roadkill on James Traficant’s head?

WhatTheHeck June 9, 2010 at 12:51 pm

No more rug-burns on his head, but in so doing, he’s got rid of one of his family heirlooms.

nappyduggs June 9, 2010 at 12:51 pm

[re=595389]Come here a minute[/re]:

Like Superwoman? That’s kind of great, actually.

freakishlystrong June 9, 2010 at 12:52 pm

Anyone read the article at FUX? I’m not kidding:

Whether Purgason’s idea was a hair-brained campaign stunt or just an attempt to give the dome some breathing room for summer, it nevertheless drew added attention to his campaign. Bald joke-littered coverage followed the announcement — it remains to be seen whether the senator’s new look will offer a plug to his race or whether he’s going “toupee” for his decision.

Fucking Lametarded rightwing what passes for humor.

Can Layne banhammer at FUX?

cockfightbarmitzvah June 9, 2010 at 12:52 pm

“Former Child Star Howdy Doody Is Bucking For Senate Seat”

Okie Dokie Dog June 9, 2010 at 12:53 pm

Is he gonna sell it on ebay or craigslist? Or just an auction at the local teabag meeting house?

Simba B June 9, 2010 at 12:53 pm

[re=595350]dum librul[/re]: damn, first comment.

freakishlystrong June 9, 2010 at 12:53 pm

[re=595399]Red Zeppelin[/re]: Because you are what you grope, Red.

Crank Tango June 9, 2010 at 12:53 pm

[re=595393]Hemp Dogbane[/re]: and his “pagernutz”

edgydrifter June 9, 2010 at 12:54 pm

[re=595401]memzilla[/re]: My thoughts exactly.

Suds McKenzie June 9, 2010 at 12:56 pm

I didn’t know James Traficant, and you Sir, .. are no James Traficant

http://estergoldberg.typepad.com/.a/6a0105349ca980970c0120a58eb43f970c-320wi

Buzz Feedback June 9, 2010 at 12:56 pm

Dude on the right is the sidekick for the world’s fastest Japanese fiddler now appearing in Branson.

ShamWow June 9, 2010 at 12:57 pm

[re=595378]memzilla[/re]: HEY!

weejee June 9, 2010 at 12:58 pm

Following up to the Nevada pronounseeayeshun war, the mostest important issue is not iffin Mr. Purgason is fond of duct taping a dead possum to hiz head, but if he’s a realz person from mih-ZUR-uh and not one of those corporate interlopers or post Jesse James assholes from mih-ZUR-ee.

sigerson June 9, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Tell me I’m not the only one who IMMEDIATELY thought of that lesbian murderer-wife on the HBO series True Love!!! The one who is married to the head of the splinter polygamist sect? The one that dresses like a man the whole time?

TGY June 9, 2010 at 1:04 pm

Today, we are all cast-off toupees.

Yes You Can Own A Piece of History June 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

[re=595428]sigerson[/re]: Yup, it’s Selma! (Roman’s sister/brother also)

One Yield Regular June 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

Bubba’s gotta big bouffant off, on the non-neon, non-neon side of town.

southern mark smith June 9, 2010 at 1:07 pm

[re=595428]sigerson[/re]: mmmmmm … Lesbian Mormon Vampires.

BOOBIES! June 9, 2010 at 1:11 pm

He should follow Sarah Palin’s lead and get a nice boob job.

Chair Man-of-the-Bored June 9, 2010 at 1:12 pm

Liked the “before” look better

Lazy Media June 9, 2010 at 1:16 pm

M-O-O-N, that spells toupee.

Oblios Cap June 9, 2010 at 1:18 pm

That’s what happens to Republicans when they campaign on Indian reservations.

ManchuCandidate June 9, 2010 at 1:19 pm

No one must know his secret… It’s not like anyone could figure it out.

Not_So_Much June 9, 2010 at 1:28 pm

Cue labored, fundamentalist, teabag Samson comparison in 3…2…1…

ph7 June 9, 2010 at 1:31 pm

I’d prefer it if he reverted back to this look.

Escape Goat Nation June 9, 2010 at 1:32 pm

I grew up in a little town in Western Nebraska (Ranching Community)and that’s exactly how the folks dress to go to Church.

biznesskommunity June 9, 2010 at 1:33 pm

[re=595428]sigerson[/re]: I too immediately thought of the Greens from Big Love. But doesn’t he kinda look more like the big guy, the enforcer, with the Three Stooges haircut?

ManchuCandidate June 9, 2010 at 1:35 pm

[re=595474]Escape Goat Nation[/re]:
So he wears his “church” hair as opposed to his “everyday” hair?

biznesskommunity June 9, 2010 at 1:36 pm

[re=595439]southern mark smith[/re]: Have you seen the show? Not too much “mmmmmm” about Selma Green. She’s so ugly pigs randomly attack her. For reference – if you haven’t seen the show – she’s the bartender from the Hornitos ads.

Also, for other Big Love fans, have any of you read Under the Banner of Heaven? My wife has and she tells me the Greens are based on a real Mormon sect that lives in Mexico, smokes pot, and has homo sex.

Escape Goat Nation June 9, 2010 at 1:46 pm

[re=595479]ManchuCandidate[/re]: Yep, and wears his good hooks instead of his work hooks.
(Old timer Ranchers are mangled up mother fuckers.)

chascates June 9, 2010 at 1:49 pm

Where can you buy clothes like that? St. Vincent de Paul?

Fighting Bill June 9, 2010 at 1:50 pm

BREAKING NEWS: South Carolina Governor-to-be Nikki Haley hit that, toupee version!!!

actor212 June 9, 2010 at 2:01 pm

If I had a toupe like that, I’d shave my dog and train it to walk backwards.

Wait. What?

What Fresh Hell is This? June 9, 2010 at 2:01 pm

The new face of the Republican Party?

Yep (Southernism to follow): Nikki Knickers would be all over that “like white on rice.”

Monsieur Grumpe June 9, 2010 at 2:02 pm

With that blank, slack jawed expression on his face I’m thinking that must be furry brain slug on his head.
http://futurama.wikia.com/wiki/Brain_Slug

What Fresh Hell is This? June 9, 2010 at 2:04 pm

Can we have video? I’m guessing femme.

What Fresh Hell is This? June 9, 2010 at 2:07 pm

[re=595511]What Fresh Hell is This?[/re]: Even worse. Think of red-dyed beard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXB0lN1jJzg&feature=related

assistant/atlas June 9, 2010 at 2:08 pm

[re=595424]weejee[/re]: Um, he pretty much screams Missourah, not Missouree. The saddest part is the he’s probably just about the only Republican who might be able to take the nomination from lobbyist loveslave Roy Blunt.

eyesfriedopen June 9, 2010 at 2:12 pm

Somewhere in Missouri, a village (Branson, judging from the outfit) is missing its idiot.

southern mark smith June 9, 2010 at 2:20 pm

[re=595482]biznesskommunity[/re]: I have. I was referencing the (possible) conflating of the two HBO shows.

weejee June 9, 2010 at 2:24 pm

[re=595519]assistant/atlas[/re]: wouldn’t he be easier beat?

[re=595528]eyesfriedopen[/re]: Branson’s a good guess since he looks like the vision of a love child of Minnie Pearl and a crawdaddie from Lake Tanycomo.

Naked Bunny with a Whip June 9, 2010 at 2:32 pm

Damn, another GOP furry.

proudgrampa June 9, 2010 at 2:45 pm

[re=595476]biznesskommunity[/re]: They’re getting so inbred, they probably all do look alike.

biznesskommunity June 9, 2010 at 3:03 pm

[re=595540]southern mark smith[/re]: Ohhh, I missed the “True Love” line you were responding to. Darry! Personally, I would prefer Real Big Sex or Compound Confessions.

crapshooter102 June 9, 2010 at 4:27 pm

He’s missing the Truck Nutz phone, but I’m sure he make up for it with his oratory skills.

zhubajie June 9, 2010 at 9:21 pm

[re=595424]weejee[/re]: If one of Jesse James’ descendants or some member of the Younger family were to run on a platform of killing all the investment bankers and oil execs, I’d vote him. (Remember, Jesse only robbed people who deserved it!)

Zhu Bajie

schvitzatura June 9, 2010 at 9:40 pm

Chuck P. really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan

For fucking real, Japan, MO!

Darkness June 9, 2010 at 11:56 pm

I’ll admit, with the rug he looks 20 years younger . . . and a bit like a leprechaun.

Captain Swing June 10, 2010 at 8:00 am

“I’ve removed my hair…” So said the candidate- but he didn’t tell the whole story. An un-named source close to the candidate has now revealed that the photographer actually suggested that, if he was genuinely serious about making himself look presentable, he’d also remove his head…

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