In the Los Angeles suburb of Bell, California, several hundred angry citizens showed up at a city council meeting to demand that four of their five council members resign for earning exorbitant salaries and letting the town become an “epicenter of corruption,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Many people in attendance shouted and waved their arms around, but the highlight was a patriotic circus clown who took advantage of the moment to tell jokes about rattlesnakes and lawyers, or rattlesnake-lawyers. (It’s hard to hear him, what with all the yelling.)
According to the WSJ, Bell’s local government has been overcharging the fuck out of its citizens in property taxes to cover high pensions, those crazy-high salaries (more than $800,000 for the city manager of a place with about 40,000 residents?!), and who knows what else. Attorney General/former governor/future governor? Jerry Brown is now investigating Bell’s finances, and state lawmakers are trying to pass legislation to dissuade future Get Rich Quick government schemerisms.
Speaking of getting rich, you have probably considered becoming a Patriot-Clown comedian at some time in your life. If you ever decide to take that plunge, here’s a Very Important Style Tip to follow: Do not wear an American-flag clown suit like the Bozo of Bell did. The print is far too busy and will distract your audience. Stick to solid red, white, and blue for your outfit, and choose a wig in a matching color. This will help you look put-together and professional, which will maybe help convince your local teevee news to run the punchlines of your jokes, if they’re gonna broadcast your jokes at all. (BTW, your Wonkette learned at Glenn Beck Joke College that the difference between rattlesnakes and lawyers is that most lawyers have arms and legs.) [Eyeblast.tv/Wall Street Journal]
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The Patriot-Clown Party is the future of America.
Clown positions are fully staffed, thank you very much… Sarah, Steele, Beck, Limbaugh, et. al. are holding down these positions very effectively for the present.
That’s how Reagan and the Bushes got elected; clowns showed up.
That clown doesn’t belong there. He’s from Hawaiian Gardens.
I prefer the silent mimejority.
Juggalos are most at home in riots.
To think, here in Philly we’re having a problem with city council members exploiting the pension system for a couple hundred thousand, and it seems pretty fucking bad; but the council of a tiny small town can actually outdo that of a city of one and a half million on the graft scale, it’s just amazing.
The Patriot-Clown Party is the future of America.
The future is now.
You’ve mis-named that school, Ms. Apple. It’s the Glenn Beck Kollege of Komedy Knowledge, because the letter “k” is funny.
If we were all patriot clowns today, would that mean we were all Sarah Palin today?
The muu muu is the new power suit for the grassroots types, so get involved, people.
I wear one under my slanket during the wintertime, when I refuse to accept Hugo Chavez’s commie oil donations for poors.
So what IS the difference between a rattlesnake and and lawyer?
Every city council needs an evil party clown
“Robert’s Rules of Order”
The voice of reason: “It’s not such a big thing, just you guys stop being corrupt and lower our taxes.”
The voice of conscience: “We’ll be really mad if you don’t stop being corrupt and lower our taxes.”
The voice of Binky: “Throw them out the window.”
(with apologies to Roz Chast)
[re=640879]bfstevie[/re]: Cucamonga! Or is it Kukamonga?
[re=640900]Prommie[/re]: I’ll have to kall Kay Kyser and then get back to you.
This payaso damn well better have his union card up to date or there will be hell to pay. The clown union simply does not cotton to impostors.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-News/El-Salvador-Clowns-Protest-After-Two-Impostors-Shoot-Man-In-Botched-Robbery-On-Bus/Article/201006215647551
Does anyone know the difference between a rattlesnake and a lawyer? The rattlesnake is comparatively benign! (honk) Lawyers suck! (honk honk)
Maybe the clown and Tila Tequila got their bookings mixed up. Hey, it happens.
Bell hath no fury like a clown scorned.
Heard about this a month ago on The Bob and Tom Show. Even if the City Council, Mayor, and City Manager resign, they have it set up that they will earn 80% of their current salary in retirement. Kind of makes you wonder why it took so long for the residents to figure out what was going on.
Little known fact: the clown was actually irate Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi, who finished his routine by whipping his floppy shoes at beleaguered councilman Oscar Hernandez.
He may be the Bozo of Bell, but there’s only one Bell of Bozo.
Funny none of these hundreds of protesters showed up while the city counsil was voting for these pay raises… in open meetings… scheduled publically… I guess no one really cared when their home values were increasing 300% a month…
Hmmmm. Wasn’t Bob Bell the original Bozo the Clown on WGN-Chicago?
[re=640867]Buzz Feedback[/re]: Or Maywood.
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