Failed academic Jeff Goldstein, 5:47 PM:
The end is near. Americans have chosen socialism. Or, more precisely, Americans have been carefully trained, over a number of years, to chose a candidate based on the most superficial of features (age, appearance), and for the most contrived of reasons (the campaign is “historic”; the candidate represents the “ideal of diversity,” etc).
But sorry: if Georgia and Indiana are too close to call at this point, the transition to a nannystate is just about complete.
Time to regroup and prepare ourselves for the lean years.
Failed academic Jeff Goldstein, 5:48 PM:
[Send me money for blogging!]
I fear Barack Obama’s Europeanized nannystate socialism will have a deleterious effect on the American work ethic, leaving people unwilling to better their situation in lean times through an honest day’s blegging. The coming collapse of the wingnut welfare system should produce some glorious contortions.
November 5, 2008 at 12:50 am
What the fuck is this guy going to do when it is proven that this is a naked fallacy and he is a fool for saying it? Besides land a job at Hudson or AEI.
November 5, 2008 at 3:09 am
Does he even know what socialism is? Bail out of airlines after 9/11, take over of AIG, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Wall Street bailout. Public ownership of Alaska Oil.
All Republican socialism.
No wonder his wife has to support him.
November 5, 2008 at 5:37 am
Fuck it, the Obama Administration is going to buy us the most awesome bongs.
November 5, 2008 at 6:12 am
Greetings from Chicago. As part of my radical Stealth Agenda™, I would like to make a multimillion dollar grant to The Poor Man Institute. Let Freedom and Democracy and a Pony ring! Yes we can!
Who is this G*ldst**n you speak of? All I know is that my staff has advised me to type his name with these asterisks.
November 5, 2008 at 6:24 am
I am and always have been an Anti-Socialist. I have the rotted teeth, bad manners, boogery mustache, and dashboard copy of Atlas Shrugged to prove it.
Socialize ME, will ye? Might as well rehabilitate John Wayne Bobbit’s penis.
What I mean is:
EVER-bodee get offa mah lawn!
November 5, 2008 at 6:40 am
The end of wingnut welfare socialism? Hah! They are just about to enter their freakin heydey. In fact the train is about to leave the station y’all, so if’n youse was wise, you’d sign up as aneocon/Palinoid/freakin conservabot Obamabasher ASAP and get you some free gravy for a min of 8 years!
November 5, 2008 at 7:27 am
I’m missing something – he’s saying a cult of personality is a form of socialism? Wha?
And didn’t he give up blogging?
November 5, 2008 at 7:42 am
Wingnut Welfare: kind of pricey, but hey, at least it keeps them off the streets.
November 5, 2008 at 7:50 am
Remember, remember, the 5th of November,
The rout of the wingnut lot
I can see no reason
Why a rout so pleasing
Should ever be forgot.
November 5, 2008 at 8:41 am
Fauxian masks resembling Obama… hmmm.
Nevermind.
November 5, 2008 at 8:57 am
It’s been a nannystate for a while, it’s just that I’ve been changing defense contractors’ diapers for my taxpaying years.
November 5, 2008 at 9:55 am
I wish I had copied or saved the original, full-length fundraiser announcement and rationale post. Part of it was a lament about how he did not enjoy the fruits of wingnut welfare as much as others and therefore needed to seek alternative funding. Another segment was an explanation of why his product is a unique one on the market, this because he can to get to true meanings in political discourse and ideology and enjoys the special ability to convey these clearly as he is a “teacher.” In any event, the good news is that he’s announced these pleas will come twice a year, so expect another in about six months.
November 5, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Post is DOWN. Way to stick to your guns, umm, lobster knives, Jeff.
November 5, 2008 at 12:52 pm
A photograph of a turtle boxing match would also bring the awe. Please.