We have never heard of this “Thaddeus McCotter” character who snuck out of To Kill a Mockingbird to run for president. All we know about him is that he an obscure elected representative with a weird name who is “hawkish on foreign policy and sympathetic to labor unions,” which basically makes him sounds like white Barack Obama any time Obama drops another bomb on Libya, Yemen, or now Somalia. So good luck with that. And this will be our “Thaddeus McCotter” picture from now on:
[WSJ]
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T-Paw, Mittens, Santorum and McCotter sound like the worst fucking superhero team ever, and I'm not even going to speculate on their stupid powers.
Collapsing bridges, squirting goo out of his ass and having a shield of arrogance so dense that nothing, not even light or facts can penetrate.
"This will surely affect my inheritance. Nya!"
McWelcome McBack.
Horshack is his campaign Manager.
Horshack is his running mate.
What about Whoresac McPalin?
Meh, we can just wait for the twitter nakkies to Hotsey Totsey and we can count this guy out in 5…4…3…..
Wow, Manchu, Owls, and Barb. I feel good about a comment when the Wonkette royalty see fit to respond!
That's very sweet of you to say Grief_Lessons, thanks.
Hah. Wonkette Royalty.
I demand that I be called the Duke of Weird Al..
Sounds a bit maverick-y to me. And we all know how well that worked out for the GOP last time.
McCotter has a love for Israel that transcends mere human emotion; his fervor is pure and unsullied by side issues like rational thought. He can't stand Romney but that just puts him in the same group as 80% of Amerikkka.
Does his love for Israel include the Jews?
Just those in Israel, I believe.
He also has a burning hatred for the Palestinians, saying the U.S. should defund the UN if the Security Council acts on the PA nationhood proposal.
Wait, they're moving the Palestinians to Pennsylvania?!
When Pamela Geller hears that even more Muslims are moving to the US, she's going to go into meltdown.
So he's another dominionist christian?
Is he also gay? If not, I will still be voting Karger.
So he's basically waiting for the End Times like all the other GOP candidates (except maybe Ron Paul) – ISRAEL IS KEY!
Sympathetic to labor unions.
Do you mean for a republican i.e. he would just send them to reeducation camps. Because if you mean he is pro union doesn’t he know Ronnie will bar his entrance to heaven?
"Next. Crucifixion?"
"Yes."
"Good. Out of the door. Line on the left. One cross each. Next! Crucifixion?"
"Yes."
Heh, heh, heh. Ronnie was pro-union while he was an actor. In fact, did he ever get out of the actors union?
Wasn't this guy a chemist or something in those Harold Potter tomes of which I have heard?
As a Republican office-seeker, he must be schooled in Defense Against the Dark Populace.
In that regard, is "¿Dónde está su carte verde?" be number one in Michigan these days, or does "Assume the position" still hold sway?
Those are the Muggle strategies. Hogwarts-educated Republicans favor the "Deportatio Curse."
This is good news for Sen. Spunky Bendystraw Sullivan!
Ah yes Thaddeus, a man so committed to fighting evil, he once followed that "pretentious fuck" of a family cat around the house for an entire day, ignoring it the whole while to prove he could be more aloof than the beast if he so chose.
While the cat never seemed fazed by it, Thaddeus still marks it as a victory.
The cat's name was also Thaddeus. So there's that.
I hear tell that the cat came back, the very next day.
They thought it was a goner, but no.
economics question. when we bomb all these countries, is that considered an export?
depends on whether there's enough shrapnel left behind to recycle.
Scrap metal is srs bizniss.
It's called exportin' democracy.
It's more of a market-making pre-export activity.
"We don't need a new bridge" [BOOM!!] "OK, we need a new bridge."
#1 export for Murka-usa!!! : implements of destruction.
War profiteers are kings.
Actually weapons and bombs are one of our biggest exports. That's not even counting the ones we give out for free at high velocity.
The ones we drop on people are more of a tax write-off
…and sympathetic to labor unions
Will FAUX even invite Thaddeus to the next gooper "debate"?
My survey says no.
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This is good news for Jon Huntsman, no longer the most obscure candidate.
Who??
But that was his one distinguishing characteristic! POOF!
He still hopes he can win as all the polls show Generic Republican in the lead.
I've heard of Gen X and Gen Y voters but never Gen Eric.
I would guess they are fans of Eric Roberts.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000616/bio
You mean, Emma's dad?
Thaddeus McCotter, gotta be Reince Priebus's kissin' cousin.
Rinse Prepuce sounds, well, kinda dirty, don't you think?
I suppose there must be Fromunda Prepuce in the family, as well. They remind me somehow of the Frank and Fannie Farkle family. But kinkier.
"McCotter is the proud owner of a star-spangled Telecaster that he plays as lead guitar for the Second Amendments, a bipartisan rock band of House members that performs for U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. McCotter has also been known to quote rock lyrics while on the House floor. "
and
McCotter asked fellow members of Congress to join him in supporting H. R. 3501, the Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years (HAPPY) Act. The bill proposes to allow pet owners a $3,500 annual tax deduction for "qualified pet-care expenses."
The other rabid bandicoots will attack his soft white underbelly. He won't make it out alive.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/8-things-…
I, for one, am firmly in support of tax deductions for pets. (Having only a dog and no children.) I've spent $2,500 easily on that little fucker this year – granted, he's old and in poor health.
But yeah, Thaddeus McCotter is a nutbag.
I like that tax deduction as well. Basically Thad is an 'Uber Rino' though. I don't understand why he is even bothering to pretend to run in this political climate.
He is not a RINO by any means where it really counts. He's just odd, so every once in awhile, he'll find an obscure issue in which his views agrees with those across the aisle, but let you not be fooled, this guy is an arch conservative.
I mean, even Hitler loved cute little animals.
Yeah, I totally went there…again. Always. Also.
Of course you are right, but he has enough stances that are off their usual message that they will happily accuse him of being one.
So far I like the unknown cartoon candidate better than any of the other pigfuckers.
And I would certainly welcome an overlord who understands that pets are part of the family…particularly as somebody who doesn't breed humans, but would mortgage my already-morally-bankrupt soul for my dog. I wonder if prescription kibble would count. That shit costs me $150/month. Sadly for Thad, I'm neither a rethug nor a single issue voter.
Sadly, I too would mortgage my worthless soul for the dog, and have. I've been needing a lot of health services that aren't covered by my insurance (and I'm fortunate to have *fairly* decent insurance), but I've still spent more money on my furry senior citizen dependent. He takes more pills than my Grandfather on a daily basis.
Always kindred spirits to be found at Our Wonkette…I think I'm still paying off a 5-figure year in 2009. Every penny of the ass-rape usury is worth it, although I wish I could've borrowed some non-usury-sharia money.
Another plus: Keep in mind that, should the economy continue to get worse, you can't eat your grandpa.
Since he plays a Tele, how about a tax deduction for "qualified arts expenses"? Maybe a new amp to drive the neighbors nutz, or part of the cost of making an artistic statement with your house, like I get to enjoy ~ once a week here in C'Addle.
He's got the rockist vote locked up. Darn, Obama and his smooth R&B/AOR choice in music.
Be honest. Wouldn't you rather fuck to your 8-track of The Archies or SSgt Barry Sadler than, oh, say Barry White or Curtis Mayfield? I mean if you could still support Organized Labor also. (Not the kind of organized labor like the Palin uteri engage in)
i think the key question here is WHOSE rock lyrics.
You made me look. Google says he has quoted White Stripes and Led Zeplin and the Who. (7 Nation Army, Dazed and Confused and I Can't Explain?? Just guessing)
I figured him for a Ted Nugent guy. Huh.
Thad is crazy, but he ain't Ted Nugent crazy. Thad fancies himself something of an elitist intellectual.
"Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years"
"Partnering" with pets?! Pet weddings?! Exchanging pet vows?! Marriage is between a man and a woman, not a man and a Weimaraner!!
Rick Santorum – is that you?
Why do think God invented peanut butter?
Without knowing anything more than his name, Thaddeus McCotter already is 10,000% more interesting than Tim Pawlenty.
Agreed.
Let me be the first, and last, to suggest T-Mac. Catchy, no?
Just a Tad.
Tad? was that Sarah Palin's latest kid?
Thuds McCooter
I know her.
That brand rocks. If I had money I would buy it from you.
This makes me uncomfortable for some reason.
"Kościuszko?" Sounds like a communist who wants to destroy America! Has anybody alerted Fox News?
Or at least said Gesundheit?
What's his stance on corporate jet welfare?
Wide.
On the wing.
Top.
Three-point.
Let me guess.
Less taxes
Less Government
No Obama Care
No Socialism
No abortions
No common sense
No poor peoples.
No unemployed.
And a rubber chicken in every pot.
Liberal plan – a rubber up every butt
TMI. You don't have to keep sharing your fetishes with us.
Saying it like it's a bad thing. The poor dear, the self loathing/denial is strong in this one.
You did see that he was a Republican, right?
Sympathetic towards labor unions="Sorry, you're fucked."
"I'd sure hate to be you, alright."
It's funny, because in this case "sympathetic towards labor unions" only means that he doesn't consider them as completely illegitimate and unnatural organizations. lol It's crazy how far to the right we've moved. The guy isn't pro-union; he just recognizes their existence. lol
You know, that is exactly the whole problem. Three years ago I considered myself a 'moderate', and I haven't changed. But the right has pulled the graph so far their way that I am back firmly 'liberal' again. Then, the crazy right decided to jump off a cliff and is slowly dragging the rest (of the right and of us) along with them by sheer force of gravity. It is really upsetting.
Actually, the libunatics have gone to the extreme left, making moderates appear to be right.
No u.
The candidate so obscure, you can only find him on Ogle.
Is that were there's like a million searches for "Snooki?"
Or is that Oogle?
Wow, that's where I found my new 1962 Ford Galaxie!
Venture Capital – take note.
The candidate so obscure, you can only find him on a Friday night post on Wonkette.
Fred Thompson ("sitting in" for Sheer InSannity) gave him an infomercial this afternoon.
His "plan" to reform Social Security is to give each participant the present value of her or his "account," which that joker can then "invest" as she or he chooses.
Rest assured this is "privitizing" it, of course!
What a nutcase.
Social Security…I do not think it works how you think it works.
It's a ponzi scheme in the past investors are paid from current and future investments.
Clearly, he has The West Wing, where a man named "Josiah Bartlett" could be president, confused with real life. President Thad Mc Cotter? Never in this life.
Many would have said that someone named Barack HUSSEIN Obama could *never* be President. Fortunately, they were wrong.
Soetoro isn't my President.
Who would be your supreme leader if you were able to name one? I am curious.
What is a supreme leader (other than Diana Ross)?
No, President Barack Obama is your President. Yes, President Barack Obama is President even of Pungent-Americans like yourself.
Did you say the same to libunatics who said Bush wasn't their President?
McCotter wanted to pass a bill to make President Obama apologize to the cop in the Henry Gates arrest for hurting his feelings. So he should have the political correctness Sarah Palin/Andy Breitbart vote.
and with Otter-y name he's already providing steady source of job for comedians everywhere..
JOBS JOBS JOBS and he isn't event a president
What, he just gets in the club with no humiliating initiation?
You kids all get offa my lawn.
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He sounds kind of cool and eccentric…he should get British citizenship and run for election there, much more likely to get elected.
He's ready made for the Monster Raving Loony party in England. We need one of those here. Oops! Wait a minute, wait a minute…we already have the Republicans? OK by me.
I've always kind of liked the Official Monster Raving Loony Party. Both US parties are full of raving loonies and monsters, but they're not Official.
Great…more opposition to Obama because Obama is "too liberal."
I seriously want a bumper sticker that says: "Socialism? I wish."
This isn't the Socialism I voted for.
Don't Blame Me, I Voted Socialist!
Bernie (VT) 2012!
Yes.
Wasn't Thaddeus the name of Maxwell Smart's boss on "Get Smart"? So until I see I pic of the guy, and possibly after, that's how I'm gonna assume he looks. Sorry about that, Chief.
Yes, it was the same name.
However, McCotter looking like The Chief would be a significant improvement. Think more like a ginger Gollum.
you all laugh now, but when it gets to the Misters Thaddeus Stevens and Thaddeus Young then it's Katy bar the door.
Wouldn't that be Thaddy bar the door?
Smokin' a Thaddy?
Yo, GL, up your gizzard with a rubber lizard!
–Freddie 'Boom Boom' Washington
America, you're welcome. Michigan appreciates the opportunity to formally share this state oddity with the rest of the nation. There is nothing else like old Thad in modern American politics. Nothing. A 19th century name, with a view of America from the distant dystopian 22nd century future. He's like Abraham Lincoln, but many magnitudes more odd and melancholic, if you can imagine.
Trust me, you'll love him. In fact, you can have him.
Also, he has an ungodly, other-wordly disdain and hate for Mitt Romeny, the depths of which can not be plumbed, which should make for some very interesting debates.
Oooooo, something that might make the debates interesting. Cool.
If we can get McCotter and Perry on a ticket, Michigan and Texas would both benefit from their respective absences. Sorry about that, rest of the US.
I would like to think that this and next year would make an excellent dumping ground for a few Republicans we can spare. The more the merrier.
BTW, you guys should also know that while in the state senate back in 2000, he was chosen to chair the senate committee that redrew the relatively safe congressional district that he currently occupies.
Wow … that's an amazing coincidence!
He's hoping for a reality show: Welcome Back, McCotter!
Breaker one, Breaker one, I might be crazy but I ain't dumb, Craaaazy McCooter comin' atcha, any y'all Dukes out there on the McHazzard net? Come on
Wow, that encapsulated two of the best memes from the 70's and threw in a completely new one. I will think of one for WKRP in Cincinnati and pet rocks.
Maybe he can pick Dickwad Hams as his running mate.
I get off I5 there when on winter schedule my mates & I get together once a week at the Latona. Now we are on summer schedule playing tennis plus a beer or two in the CeeDee – my stomping grounds.
What is his position on Kortney's vegetables?
He'll have to check w/ Dear Leader's Fisting Czar.
There's nothing for Thaddeus McCotter on Intrade therefore his campaign is a non-starter.
Does someone have to say "Welcome back, McCotter," or should I just STFU.
A deep, abiding love for Israel that cannot be plumbed.
A deep, abiding hatred for Mitt Romney that cannot be plumbed.
Lead guitarist for the House of Reps garage band.
Hey, admit it! This guy is kinda interesting!
We have spent more on dental care for our cats than I care to think about, especially as one of my furry angels had double dentition…2 extra rows of teeth.
oh yeah. 2008 and 2009 were bad years for vet bills (cats for us). though i'm not sure we quite reached 5 figures.
bless you for that.
I'd sooner eat my grandpa than my dog. Except not really, because, yuck.
Anyway, given the choice between saving my unpleasant, Ditto-head Beckerfucker Grandfather and my dog from oncoming death, I'd save the dog every time.
Why not? He may be old and stringy, but he's probably fuller of flavour than a stewing hen.
The Donner Party disagrees with your assessment.
Not even a close contest, really. And the horrible republicans in my family are people I love. Just not as good as our beloved dogs.
And I am such a liberal that I am for universal pet health insurance. I hope the plutocrats don't mind giving up their diamond studded john covers on their corporate jets.
Not even a question. He needs surgery? You take MasterCard? Emergency vet, ~weekly, for a month? Sure, I'll figure out that pesky rent later. More surgery? See above. Thankfully, he's been healthy since and I wouldn't trade him for all the gold in Beck's basement.
Yay for universal pet insurance. I'm long since out of grandparents, but the dog would get his fancy prescription kibble and I would live on lawn clippings and ramen if it came down to it. I just couldn't bring myself to eat my rethug parents, as they've done a lot for me (in addition to driving me batshit crazy) and they really aren't the evil bigoted no-govmint pro-fetus lunatic kind of rethugs…in fact, they're actually moderate-liberals and just don't understand that the rethugs don't run Ike anymore…which is the scariest thing about an R on the ballot; people like them think an R means somebody like them not somebody who would have had me die last week when a fetus exploded my right fallopian tube or somebody who thinks my mom's favorite cousin is the spawn of Satan and shouldn't be married.
You'll get my diamond studded john covers when you pry them from my cold, dead ample buttocks.
is that ware u got ur bs?
???
Profit!
barry is the 1 tru prophet
Cool that you think that.
Barry White is dead.
Win.
…for true believers in the religion.
…one of my furry angels had double dentition…2 extra rows of teeth.
So, like Palin's vag then.
Well, over the years you've certainly lived up to the title, Your, er, Dukeness.
I'd like to be the Duke of Cambridge, having seen a few photos of the duchess this weekend…
Anybody but Barry.
What is a malodorous idiot (other than Spanky2b)?
I laughed really hard…then felt ashamed. There should be a term for that.
Bernie Sanders it is, poopyhead.
You mean other than "reading Wonkette"?
Long live Barry!
It's going to be VERY hard to undo the mess the Democrats got us in starting when they took over complete control of Congress on January 3, 2007.
http://portalseven.com/employment/unemployment_ra…
Libunatics are only making things worse.
"Imagine that we read of an election occurring anywhere in the third world in which the self-declared winner [George W. Bush] was the son of the former prime minister [president] and that former prime minister [George H. Bush] was himself the former head of that nation's secret police [the CIA].
Imagine that the self-declared winner lost the popular vote but won based on some old colonial holdover [the electoral college] from the nation's pre-democracy past [before U.S. citizens could vote for president].
Imagine that the self-declared winner's victory turned on disputed votes cast in a province [Florida] governed by his brother [Jeb Bush].
Imagine that six million people voted in the disputed province [Florida], that the self-declared winner's 'lead' was only 327 votes, fewer certainly, than the vote counting machines' margin of error, and that the person responsible for ensuring the integrity of the vote [Katherine Harris] was a member of the self-declared winner's inner circle [she was co-chair of the election campaign for George W. Bush in Florida].
Imagine that two of the members of the nation's highest court (the Supreme Court) were appointed by the self-declared winner's father (George H. Bush) and that, instead of recusing themselves because of bias, they voted with a slim 5 to 4 majority to block a continuation of the by-hand recount of ballots ordered by the highest court in the disputed province (the Florida Supreme Court).
…and then, eight years later:
In the 2008 US Presidential election, Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes, and John McCain 173. The popular vote was 69,456,897 to 59,934,814, respectively.
One of these things is not like the other. I'll be thinking of you, Poopyhead, as we share in the celebration of President's Day on February 20th, 2012..
Pot roast on a mirepoix of veg at 100c for 24 hours, (take cover off for last hour and wack up the heat to 220 to brown the crust)….
Well, if we're self-royalizing, I proclaim myself Marquis de Noctis Tenebris.
Bear in mind though, that in my world I am known as
Sak Muut Balam.
But in honesty, to be called 'royalty'? I second Barb's sentiment that you flatter me/us. Watch for upfists flying your way, friend.
One must fall passionately in love with any neanderthal who actually knows from mirepoix.
"100c" … sounds Yurpeean.
Obama is Corazon Aquino?
That, oh that, is a Mother Superior comment, Fray Dok.
And in that theme, yes Katydid, there is a term. We call it "Catholic."
Larousse is my holy text……..
Yurp, yur right.
No, I meant that he sounds like he enjoys condoms up there minus there being another participant in the sexy-time activities. I fear I've had to explain too much. lol
Oh, my fail…that certainly is a whole different ball game.
Even the Palestinians that happen to be Xtian.
Everybody seems to forget about them.
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