The Taiwanese animators behind these weird videos sometimes know even less about an American Political Controversy than any random sack of highly paid pundits on the U.S. cable news. But that’s not really a hindrance when there are lots of comical human-sized condoms with feet dancing around while Barack Obama beats the shit out of the Pope. [NMA TV]
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I knew this'd be a shitstorm as soon as I heard Mittens call contraceptives "abortion pills" in a speech yesterday.
I knew this would become a shitstorm when there was positive economic news which the librul media and the clown show do NOT care to discuss.
I knew this would be a shitstorm when every jackass working for the WaPo started screeching about it.
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Psst, Taiwanese animators; Catholics ≠ the Catholic Church. Catholics actually use and support birth control at the same rate as the general population; it's only the celibate hierarchy that cares about this shit.
Celibate except for the sexy time with altar boys, that is.
Or with each other; I should have said ostensibly celibate.
Or with helpless/hapless nuns and novices. It's an open secret that the Bishops of the Catholic Church in Africa have long used nuns and novices as their sexual slaves. The same is also true in India, and although some of what was going on in Malabar has had *some* coverage in the press, it's never been reported in the US AFAICT.
Amen. I've never quite understood how and why a bunch of old white guys who practice enforced celibacy while embracing a fondness for nubile altar boy ass really give two shits about procreation or birth control.
What better place to store the sanctity of spermage than some young, healthy host?
Altar boys grow up. Only through banning birth control can the priests have a steady supply of fresh young boys to sate themselves with.
This is just plain true.
Facts and logic went out the window as soon as the issue got re-framed from being about women's health care to government infringement on religious freedom.
Slavery was re-framed as federal infringement on states rights. Polygamy, Blue Laws, fealty to the Vatican, honor killings, and any number of similar issues could be viewed in this way as well. But this time around the objective is to make Obama look bad. I hope he is not morally weak on this and stands up to these hypocrites.
Is there any chance this move was political genius? My understanding is that according to the Bishops there had already been a compromise of some sort before all this kerfuffle started and that now the Republicans in congress say they won’t extend the payroll tax cut until Obama compromises on this. So am I giving the Obama folks too much credit if I am thinking that they did this on purpose to give the Republicans something to “win” in the payroll tax cut fight?
Possibly, but to me it's a lose-lose then. Fuck the payroll tax cut hike — it's nothing more than a crummy bribe anyhow. Much like the $300 Bush bonus while the millionaires made billions in the long run. This time around the Bush/Obama tax cuts march on. Then if they give in to this contraception from insurance fiasco, that only adds insult to injury, on the backs of poor women nonetheless. Freedom of religion my ass. The churches don't seem to care about their tax exempt status, and reasoning prevailed in outlawing polygamy and some of the other things I mentioned.
And finally, the vast majority of Catholics practice birth control anyway — they are all a bunch of hypocrites that will do anything to destroy Obama and maintain their insane Norquist pledges.
There goes the Catholic Taiwanese-American vote.
Yes, at least seven of the fifteen will find themselves *forced* to vote for fellow-Catholic Santorum.
I come from Catholics, so I have mixed feelings about a Santorum candidacy. Obv, he's the least electable of the three guys left, because everytime he opens his mouth, he sounds like a less bright, less well informed and less likeable version of Sarah Palin.
But knowing most of my relatives are voting for the guy – because he's Catholic* – is a bit bit much.
(*although I don't think that worked out to well for John Kerry.)
I have no problem with individuals professing any kind of religious belief, even as I hate the religious institutions in which they place such belief, on the grounds that such institutions wield great power and act to benefit themselves first, whereas individuals are just looking for answers to questions we all have.
Are there really people who will vote for Santorum just because he is a Catholic? Because most of my Catholic friends are of the enlightened "social justice" school, and would find Santorum too extreme. Not so?
Ugh, I dunno. I just remember a lot of my relatives and acquaintances voting for Bush because he's "pro-life." Sometimes I countered back with, "OK, at the end of his term, I'd like you to tally up how many fetuses he actually saved and compare that to how many US soldiers and Iraqis died, and get back to me with a round number." Eye-rolling, blank-staring and subject-changing were always the results of that little jibe.
According to the video, at least Obama got the Muslims, Mormons and Hasidic Jews to come together on something.
May have been an unfortunate choice of words there.
As the Beatles sang: "Come together, right now, over me."
Eww.
That's a pretty funny looking condom, even for one that has arms and legs.
Yeah, looks like a baby bottle. May Taiwanese guys are shaped differently.
I can already see Justin Timberlake urging one and all to "Bring it on down to Condomtown.
OK Women of Wonkette, if you are tired of pale males yakking about contraception , join me in marching on Congress and showing our vaginas on the House floor because these cunts need to see what a real cunt looks like, Barb can bring her old uterus.
You can probably get Larry Flynt to sponsor your Million Minge March.
Mine will be on display this weekend. Maybe I'll take a picture and send it to Congress.
In related news, I just changed my name to Congress.
Oh, I wish I could be there.
See what you'll be missing out on by not being here? Sucks to be you!
Well I'll be with you in spirit at least.
Oh, girl! You so cruel!
On display? At the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art?
Legion of Honor, of course.
I knew it wasn't going to be at the Cartoon Art Museum. Any chance you'll be someplace where my drone can catch a glimpse?
The Palace of the Legion of Honor and Offer?
PICS OR…eh, you know the rest.
And where exactly might I take advantage of this viewing opportunity?
Signed
An appreciative audience
Cunt me in!
I would, but mine is so shy.
Couldn't they just look in a mirror?
Remember those obnoxious ads from some crappy "feminine hygiene" company with the talking vaginas? (It was "Hail to the V" or some such.) Well, my V says she's not about to give any of those idiots and assholes so much as a glance at her…
You'll need someone to hold your, um, panties.
I request equal time for the male Wonkette libtards. I must insist on flying my naughty bits on the winds of freedumb in front of congress along with our wonderful (and sexy and smart and funny) female Wonketteers. Nay ladies, I demand!
As soon as pathology gives me back my old uterus, I will march along with you.
Hi Darling Girl!!!! We missed you so much, are you doing well?
Hi Sis, Hi Miss Taken. I am heavily medicated right now.
As well you should be, take care and enjoying the flying unicorn show.
Yay! Welcome back!
OK, I usually love NMA, but they missed the mark on this one. Actual *churches* will still get the exemption: it's employers that are affiliated with religious groups–things like Catholic hospitals (some of which started out as non – religious ones and were later acquired) and universities–that will have to provide birth control coverage. FAIL.
I've seen quite a bit in my day but, I have to say this is some really wierd Asian fetish porn.
What's this all about???? Obama is forcing priests and nuns to gay marry and then get abortions??? That's terrible!
That makes me wonder – does the pro-life crowd realize that if ONLY gay sex were legal, the abortion rate would plumment to absolutely zero????
So the child molesters don't like contraceptibortion? Makes a horrible bit of sense. More kids equals more kids to diddle, after all.
NEEDS MOAR TENTACLES!!!
I don't get this at all. Is this like a safe sex PSA?
This reminds me, I should pick up some condoms soon.
Oh, so there *will* be some traveling and visiting and necking and other stuff.
At least the His Holiness could require priests to wear condoms while raping altar boys.
But that would prevent the time-honored Transubstantiation of Semen into Santorum! Heresy!
The best thing about American Catholics is that they don't listen to damn thing that Prada-wearing child molester in Rome says about birth control. Also, it's not an infringement on religious liberty, regardless of what that imbecile Donahoo from the Catholic League says — it's requiring the church to treat everyone employed in its secular functions the way every other secular business treats its people. That is, in fact, more in line with the first amendment than carving out an exception for every religious institution that wants to impose its will on others.
Where's Yerruh Gull?
Wearing the condom costume?
A video like that makes me want to Taiwan on about right now
I'm trying to figure out what a condom with female legs is supposed to represent, but I'm drawing a major blank. . (There's a seriously misogynistic angle, but it doesn't make sense here.) I'll try again when I'm drunk, but meanwhile … WTF? Anybody?
In nomine Patris et Filii et Rubberis Sancti.
A Benny hat!
With such a pro-episcopacy slant on this story, it's almost enough to make one suspect that Next Media's chairman and founder is in bed with the Catholic bishops.
Almost.
Following the Pope's advice on contraceptives is like asking a life-long vegan how you should prepare a steak.
I'm sure you'll be shocked when I tell you that some of the finest cooks I know are lifelong vegetarians who prepare meat dishes without a qualm, and without ever tasting them. I know I was.
these ppl are hilarious whether they know what they are talking about or not…
If only I could find the video of it, but Spittin Image did a great piece with the Pope trying to geg the Vatican ready when Jesus came back ….
"And quick, put a condom machine in the bathroom, and get the colorgul ones with the knobbly bits on the end, Penetrators…., I think they're called."
For some reason that just worked, Spittin Image's John Paul II had an American Souther acent.
Washington State is Gay-OK!
YES!!! (Grabs the Biff, dances around)
Isn't it great?
This sort of stuff gives me hope for the planet. If it was left up to people our age, gays, women, people of color, etc would be under bootheels forever. Why are human rights so hard to understand?
I dunno, baby. I'm just glad that there's Oldz like you and me and all these heah Wonketteers and a shitload of young people who don't believe the crap that got pounded into our heads when we were their age. It, yeah, gives me hope too, we're leaving a world that's a little bit better, even if we have to go out fighting every step of the way to make it better for the ones we leave behind.
Great production value and visuals but the sound was totally fucked up; I couldn't understand a single word. I give it two thumbs up Little Ricky's Rectory. Is that the right word, Padre? I thought so.
I've been wanting to do this for years!
So this is what they mean by a "rubber match".
One was an Hitler Youth. The Other is a Nazi Communist. Find out who wins at Wrestlemania XX.
catholic church, here's a thing (and speaking as a liberal and not agreeing with you about any of this):
i appreciate why you are opposed to abortion.
i appreciate why you might be opposed to gay marriage.
but condoms?
wtf?
no, seriously, wtf??!??!
get over that medieval shit. every sperm is really not sacred and we don't need that many peasants to till our fields. also, if you focused on the important things, you might actually be able to talk to somebody besides rick santorum.
It's because they're terrified of what would happen if women had actual control over their own sexuality. Women scare them, and when they think about women getting all sexytimez, they get all tingly and a funny feeling in their tummies and that scares them more. So they make shit up so that they don't have to think about that, and say it comes from God.
(wait, you were really asking, right?)
Looks like most Catholics are OK with Obama shoving birth control down our throats as the wing nutz would say.
http://www.therolladailynews.com/lifestyle/x39261...
Maybe the animators can include Obama voicing his support in a new animated version of this pro-condom ad…
I'm not nearly as cruel as it may appear!
I'm sure you're not, sweet lady. Y'all really need a wealthy sugar-daddy who will splurge on *both* of you, just to make you happy.
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