Has Joe Barton stopped apologizing about his BP comment and letting himself be paddled by Republican leaders and come back around to knowing he was right when he said it? Dave Weigel. SHOOK DOWN (looked at) Joe Barton’s Twitter account, and it would appear so! This tweet directs “readers” to an American Spectator article that argues Joe Barton was right. Thank God the American Spectator is around to defend Joe Barton’s honor! Now the American public can resume its love affair with Congressman Joe Barton.
The tweet has been taken down, however. Joe Barton’s Twitter account is not actually (surprise!) Joe Barton, but an automated thing for sending out news clips his office thinks are relevant, according to his spokesman.
Is Twitter nothing more than a joint conspiracy by the Chicago political machine and the Internet to get Joe Barton to do and say stupid stuff? Yes.
Get Joe Barton off the Twitter and into a tanning bed so he can be our next Speaker of the House. [Dave Weigel.]
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For a while every message from Smokey Joe may be routed to some of Boehner’s minions. Since he might try to ‘stump’ someone with a simple question.
Hey, look, I found an article on twitter that says I was right. That proves it.
Now apologize to BP. I also want an apology from the families of everyone who died, and that guy who was shot by Cheney just for good measure. Trot him out in front of the cameras again.
This fukker will get re-elected till he dies happy, in bed, at age 102. Further proof that if there is in fact a deity it is actively malevolent and wishes us only harm.
Goddamned italics.
In any event, Austin should make clear that its famously refreshing Barton Springs are indeed named after Joe Barton and not some other Barton by rechristening it “Shithead Springs.”
fuck this petulant walking sack of dogshit. fuck him in his fat fucking stupid ass.
Looking back over some of the old posts on the Congressman who thinks he tricked a Nobel-prize winning physicist by asking where oil comes from, Joe Barton is a conspiracy to get Joe Barton to say stupid stuff. Much like Jack Stuef is a conspiracy to make our comments all italicy.
I’m waiting for him to apologize to us for our not understanding his previous apology.
“The tweet has been taken down, however.” It’s like these idiots (see also: Palin, Grifter) don’t realize that you can’t erase the Internet.
The only thing worse than someone who has to remind others that he was right is someone who can’t admit they are wrong.
[re=604977]norbizness[/re]: Never fear…from http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/bartonsprings.htm
“In 1837, William “Uncle Billy” Barton, built his rustic cabin on a tract of land which included the springs. Since he owned several adjoining tracts, the area came to be known as the “Bartons”. He named the three springs after his daughters Parthenia, Eliza and Zenobia. The largest spring became known as the main spring at Barton Springs Pool.”
Man, I bet his daughters were real lookers.
Not only is the tweet gone, but the article it linked to has been “disappeared”. So, essentially David Weigel’s story is now completely without conventional linky support.
And BP has removed the cap.
Why are Wonkette comments leaning right? Is it Weigel’s fault?
I think he said “The Sheriff Is Near.”
It was too a shakedown, and unconstitutional, too! All my friends say so, so it must be right!
Oh, the fact that the president didn’t compel, expropriate, or demand anything doesn’t change the fact that even talking to BP is wrong. We, the politicians, don’t talk to them. They talk to us.
[re=604977]norbizness[/re], [re=604986]Texan Bulldoggette[/re]: Just a good heavy rain and, with the high coloform count Barton Springs quickly becomes ‘shit springs.’
I will not be given a rightward slant!
The American public can resume its love affair with Congressman Joe Barton and Joe Barton can resume his affair with his sister the ferret.
We actually should apologize to all corporations for the existence of any taxing authority and regulatory oversight. While we’re at it, let’s reverse the roles of taxable and non-profit corporations. BP will get all its profits tax-free in recognition of the outstanding charitable work it is doing by adding additional liquid content to the ocean; UNICEF will get taxed as a penalty for giving away for free what a charitable entrepreneur could sell to haitian earthquake, indonesian tsunami, LA hurricane etc. victims. That’ll teach those so-called “do-good” organizations a lesson.
[re=604986]Texan Bulldoggette[/re]: Petticooooooooat JUNCtion!
It’s a good thing that his apology for apologizing to BP was so damn insincere, or he would look like a hypocrite. As it is, he just looks like a petty sophist tool of big oil, which is what got him elected in the first place.
He had me at “misconstrued misconstruction” XXXOOO
Auto-erotic whitewash twitter-porn. Hawt.
[re=604998]Nappied Hypotenuse[/re]:
“Barton can resume his affair with his sister the ferret.”
He better not forget to duct tape her first, or !pop! goes the weasel.
And somewhere, some laid off Tea Bagger is shaking his fist in affirmation as a politician finally shows balls and stands up for the rights of huge multi-national corporations.
Barton is so objectively right he twitz in 3rd person.
This is how our Founding Fathers envisioned Blog entries, All Italicized, like in Ye Old London Towne.
You should totally apologize to BP
joe barton was right: if you only just eat the corn out of your own shit, it doesn’t make you corprohagic.
[re=605015]tribbzthesquidz[/re]: JMP thinks that Joe Barton is taking inspiration from Bob “Bob Dole” Dole.
Joe Barton, Bob Dole, & Solomon Grundy like Joe Barton, Bob Dole, & Solomon Grundy.
that which does not exist cannot be defended.
Wow, I don’t think I’ll ever use italics again. It’s like being 13 and forced to smoke a whole pack of cigarettes when your dad catches you.
[re=605017]Suds McKenzie[/re]: Ye olde Wonkette had many fine and entertaining posts about Joe Barton apologizing to Pan American Petroleum during the Teapot Dome scandal.
Joe Barton: Fink
[re=604978]obfuscator[/re]: That looks even sweeter when written in italics
[re=604990]Gratuitous World[/re]: Joe Barton deserves a laurel and hardy handshake…
[re=605024]JMP[/re]: [re=605025]Hopey dont play that game[/re]: Hahaha! The Meta-Team.
[re=604986]Texan Bulldoggette[/re]: They couldn’t hold a candle to Houston’s lovely Hogg sisters.
While we’re at it we should also apologize to Osama Bin Ladin, Bernie Madoff, George W Bush, Dick Cheney, AIG, all of the banks on Wall Street, and FOX News. We are so sorry, please shit on us more.
LOL Bob Dole’s dead arm has more charisma than Joe Barton.
I apologize for causing this italic mess.Also.
Die, italics, die!
[re=604979]JMP[/re]: I forgot all about that, but when this apology story broke, I knew I’d heard his name before in connection with something incredibly stupid.
The patriarch of the Barton clan had daughters named “Parthenia” and “Zenobia?” I’d do any woman with those names, just so I would be able to tell people “I fucked Parthenia and Zenobia.”
<– an attempt to move back to the center?
Heh. Looks like Barton has deleted his tweet. (Follow the link from Weigel’s post.)
Oops. I see the “news” in my prev comment was already reported in the post. Should have read the whole thing first. Apologies.
I apologize for my inability to punch that corrupt fool dead in the face.
All those altar boys should apologize to the Catholic Church too.
Today we are alright.
[re=605063]BarackMyWorld[/re]: Looking back in time through the tags, he’s said a lot of incredibly stupid things over the years, mostly in defense of the oil industry. He’s also the one who tried to derail the energy bill (which passed the House, but has stalled in the Senate) by offering and trying to force votes on literally hundreds of amendments.
Listening to the exchange again, he also seemed to think oil couldn’t cause global warming because it’s found in Alaska where it’s cold; and has never have learned about continental drift, thinking Chu stating that the continents had moved was his “gothcha” moment.
The world owes Joe Barton an apology, but as sorry as the world is, Joe Barton is even sorrier.
First he goes all in with the BP apology. Then he takes it back, then he hears someone thinks he was right so goes all in again. Now he’s removing his tweets which means he’s taking it back again? Is that about right? let’s try and get him to do this yo-yo apology two step at least one a day. It’s boring watching oil spew from a leaky pipe.
These italics are the visual equivalent of Palin’s voice.
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I checked my dictionary, and, yes, right next to the word “tool” was this guy’s picture. Webster’s should apologize.
Today, all our prose has a leftward slant.
How long before he’s arrested in flagrante in a public toilet or a public stable or dogpound or something? Being one of the dumber Congressmen can’t be his only flaw.
If the democrats somehow drop the ball and fail to capitalize on the republican PR circus this year, I am going to write-in Daffy Duck for the rest of my life to protest their incompetence.
[re=605064]Prommie[/re]: I have dibs on Zenobia!
[re=605064]Prommie[/re]: Saying “I fucked Parthenia and Zenobia” sounds more like a euphemism for “starting a war in Greek-era Central Asia” than “sexed up two ladies”
Is this an italics only game or can any old bold or underline play? Is it just me, or ya’ll all using I-ta-licks?
Sadly enough, reading the comments on the article, Joe Barton has defenders.
The stupid, it burns.
First commenter to close the italics tag wins an iPod. (Courtesy of Jack Stuef)
[re=605186]sezme[/re]: Jack is so generous! [/i]
Oh, that was a Canadian trick, wasn’t it?
[re=604978]obfuscator[/re]: “fuck this petulant walking sack of dogshit. fuck him in his fat fucking stupid ass.”
That reads much nicer in italics–more friendly.
[re=605210]Mad Brahms[/re]: Try this . Did it work?
[re=605232]Cicada[/re]: Nope.
I, for one, welcome our new font overlords.
The ultimate flip-flopper–our own Joe Barton!
BTW, I like these italics–they give a refined, European air to the Wonkette comments.
Well the final joke is on old Joe Barton because he just made CNN’s Rick Sanchez’ “The List U Don’t Want 2 B On.”
I like the way the auto-italics makes my lowly comment look like an awesome quote!
“…..and the spirit of the great American blues jam band North Mississippi Allstars, we will continue to shake ‘em on down. Thank you and God bless.”
Italics? What are you people talking about?
[re=605186]sezme[/re]: I have given myself my iPod. Everyone congratulate me!
[re=605136]Mad Brahms[/re]: Saying you fucked Parthenia and Zenobia would be saying something indeed!
My Attic Greek is rusty, but I believe it means that he’d named one “Virgin” and the other “Amazon Queen.” He was clearly planning on a faux lesbian bondage themed entertainment complex.
[re=604987]the problem child[/re]: Here you go, a little use of teh google and I found it in all its nausea-inducing glory. http://spectator.org/archives/2010/06/23/joe-barton-was-right.
Haha…you gotta leave it to this asshole Peter Hannaford to argue that with any giant fucking economic or financial problem don’t forget to blame it all on the poor, the economically least represented people and the financially most disenfranchised; it was them, not the elitist money grubbing guys in suits! I love how he ties Obama into the collapse of the American economy…no, not Senator Obama, or even state Senator Obama, no, community organizer Obama! That bastard! How dare he! Anyway, this article is such a lovely and elitist polished turd I want to mate with it. Conservatives lovingly defend redneck Joe Bob Fuckwits rights to kill thar Browns or bash teh gheys. But when it comes to economics these guys all remind me of the characters Duke and Duke from “Trading Places”. Mortimer to Randolph “you’d think I’d let a nigger take over our father’s company?” Randolph, “of course not and I wouldn’t either”. Just extrapolate that to the body politick and you’ve figured the wingnuts out, 100%
Anyway, just thought I’d dive into this article…if it’s not properly linked it’s because I’m ‘tarded so put it into your browser and enjoy. But as a warning keep many bottles nearby and get ready to vomit, it’s really that disgusting.
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/06/23/joe-barton-was-right
CXheck the author bio on the Spectator link http://spectator.org/people/peter-hannaford/all
Three pragraghs and in each a variation of “Peter Hannaford was closely associated with the late President Ronald Reagan for a number of years”
Can you say ‘ass wipe’?
So, folks, who is the dumber of the two: Crazy Eyed Michele Bachmann or Oil Douche Joe Barton?
Lucky for him someone was able to vindicate him so quickly and readily. What serendipity!
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