I was so conflicted watching this.

I mean, Sanchez has constructed for himself a niche in my mind as one of the more buffoonish members of CNN’s douchebag caucus, but watching this smackdown, I got a little bit of a stiffie for him. 

Is it possible to think someone’s a douchebag and still want to reward his good deeds with some hot monkey lovin’?  I’m torn…

Right message, wrong messenger.

That was a thing of beauty. Calling Unjoe a Commie ought to put a few creases in that blunt object he carries on his shoulders.

Sanchez should remember he’s a journalist more often.

Is it possible to think someone’s a douchebag and still want to reward his good deeds with some hot monkey lovin’?

Allan, congrats, you just described my whole adolescence. And twenties. And thirties.

Lol, Mrs. P!  Sounds like you and I may have shared a similar upbringing.

Sanchez gets a bye for the next few days from me wishing a redux of his taser lesson.

It was a great smackdown although I wish he’d elaborated just a bit more on why it is necessary for the media to cover wars.  Joe clearly doesn’t get it and I think there are a lot more like him out there.  But all in all, well done Rick Sanchez.

Gotcha journalism beotches!

Yikes! I guess that after eight years of President Bunnypants, we’ve grown intolerant of ineptitude.

About fucking time.

Mar in Denver-

I wish he’d elaborated just a bit more on why it is necessary for the media to cover war

Right he just went right for the emotional crap, never stopped for the reality check, right to the widows and orphans then off to the boogie-man.

But what do you expect from Fox News?

I mean CNN.

I loved it when Joe said it should be like the old days when you’d go to the movie theater to see news reels.  Propaganda Films Joe?  He really just doesn’t get it.

mimi-

Joe would have made excellent WWI cannon fodder…

“Wurzelberka, it’s easy, fix your bayonet, up over the top, then run toward the machine gun”

@Betty Cracker

Speaking as a former special ed volunteer (back in the day when there were no PC designations other than “special,” and nothing at all enlightened about the “ed” part), I have to object to the characterization of Wurzelbacher as a “mongoloid.”

Those kids are smart, loving, loyal, not easily fooled and—unlike Joe—they are utterly disinclined to chew the hair off their own ass.

A smackdown is a smackdown.

Kathleen Parker woke up (although I don’t really follow her so she may have gone back to sleep).  so maybe Sanchez has finally snapped.  Time will tell.

I have to object to the characterization of Wurzelbacher as a “mongoloid.”

I see your point, but in my opinion, the word has been so thoroughly disassociated from its original target that it can now be reclaimed and applied in an Ignatius J. Reilly sense, which is the spirit in which I used it.

I liked Unattributable’s piece on this.  Snarky. 

Yeah, I think this is pretty great, but it also probably falls into “takes one to know one” territory.

it can now be reclaimed and applied in an Ignatius J. Reilly sense

Perfectly understandable, and no real objection intended. I was just trying to do something novel with a more-or-less-predictable “unfair to assholes” one-up.

I’m actually delighted that the messenger is himself such a douchebag. The ass-whipping packs a far greater punch that way.

Oh look, it’s the Year of the PUMA!

From that PUMA post:

(Note: This post will remain at the top of the page until we reach our goal. The main discussion and updated blog posts are immediately below this notice.)

Classy. That statement is the sure-fire sign of greed (and has been posted by PUMAs elsewhere before).

Tom65,

Darragh is not one, but (now) two repors behind.  She must file her October quarterly electronically (she sent them a handwritten one and they won’t recognize), and she has yet to file the post-general report.

Yipes!  Scroll down to the next posting:

(which I can’t even link to because of the language employed)

This might be it, folks.  This might be the one where puma has officially jumped the shark.

@ gimmeabreak

Thank Christ. I never want to have to cheat that hard again!

From the fundraising headline

“If you believe in Puma PAC and our mission — if you want us to continue being the most effective group of political activists in a generation — will you help us reach our goal today?”

EFFECTIVE?  tea = monitor.

Well, how did Kevin describe it at Wonkette? Something about the PUMA boomerang effect? So in the sense that whatever they set out to do always renders exactly the opposite outcome, they are extremely effective!

Well, how did Kevin describe it at Wonkette? Something about the PUMA boomerang effect? So in the sense that whatever they set out to do always renders exactly the opposite outcome, they are extremely effective!

The Bush doctrine?

Kerry - great point!  So what we need to do is figure out a way to get them to oppose ratifying the ERA!  We’d have it passed in no time.

Are you referring to

“Sl*t, C*nt, B*tch, P*ssy, Sweet*e?”

I think I saw Darragh being hauled away in a straightjacket chanting that refrain about a half-hour ago.

And I thought she would make it until January 20th before she snapped.

And the IT administrators at tens of companies across America are referring female employees to HR for inappropriate web-surfing at work in 5.. 4.. 3..

Well, I’ll have you anti-woman boiz know that Hambest ... errr…. Jenni was soooo scared her family would see her being mocked by you woman-hating paragons (wonkette too)) that she hid out for days and days and days (no doubt surviving on pork rinds, Diet Tab and ding-dongs) but now she is back!!!!! ROAR!!1!!!1!11!!!!

All praise the HAMBEAST!!!!

From the comments to the aforementioned SCBPS, as it will go down in PUMAinfamy:

bqueen 01.15.09 at 3:22 pm

Murph, your post reminds me of a word I “learned” a year or so ago: sand nigger Seen in a comment posted at Haaretz. Couldn’t believe it.

murphy 01.15.09 at 3:37 pm

bqueen — yep. I considered using that term above, but decided on “towel heads” in an attempt to keep the metaphors undiluted.

I’m glad to know that so much consideration went into the penning of Ms. Murphy’s Opus.

Gotta hand it to Daragh - she knows how to get the bitters to throw money at her.

Any bets as to when/if she files her year-end report with the FEC?

Rumproast won best small blog!!! Just read the news! Woohoo!

Later in the thread, bqueen also loses what’s left of her mind:

bqueen 01.15.09 at 4:16 pm

• or do I have to walk on corn chips blindfolded?

• reach in a toilet – blindfolded again – that has a banana in it?

• sell chocolate kisses in mcdonalds?

• run around a stoplight 3x wearing a diaper?

This is fun!  Who will be the next to be committed for observation?

• reach in a toilet – blindfolded again – that has a banana in it?

What.  The.  Fuck???2?

Next time Murphy complains about us making fun of the great pumpkin, remind her of this, just one of many….

16

bqueen 01.15.09 at 3:51 pm

  WARNING: get barf bag!

  Will Smith ‘to play’ Barack Obama as US President in Hollywood movie
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murphy 01.15.09 at 3:52 pm

  well he’s got the ears for it!

  :-D

How Jonestown started…

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Flasunshiner 01.15.09 at 4:58 pm

  Murphy your latest commentary is by far the best so far !!!

  You are President-elect of PUMA Nation.

Next time Murphy complains about us making fun of the great pumpkin, remind her of this, just one of many….

Here is what Time Magazine said:

“An acronym for “party unity my ass,” this term was the rallying cry of Clinton supporters who backed her candidacy even after many party leaders called for consensus around Obama in order to ensure a unified Democratic front going into the general election. As Barrett of doubletongued.org points out, PUMAs hoped to bring the Clinton-Obama fight “to a head-to-head smackdown vote at the [Democratic] convention.” Instead, Clinton threw her support to Obama well before the convention. This word, which disproportionately described female voters, recalls TIME’s 2007 buzzword of the year: cougar, i.e., an older woman seeking younger men.”

Wow.  what an endorsement.  Right up there with courgar.

sowey.  wrong post. i shall correct.

Nevertheless, hypocritical Murphy, and Jenni4massstarvationanddeath notwithstanding, I do flinch at “Hambeast” and “Great Pumpkin.”

When it was pointed out that Scooter saw Jenny but never mentioned her appearance while compiling that hysterical PUMA mashup, which we mocked for its pure lunacy, I thought that was quite elegant of Scooter. And Jennifer’s viciousness and hatred deserved piling on.

But I think she’s a sick puppy. I save my real contempt for the cult leaders over there who are love-bombing her and squeezing her for money at the same time.

I would hate for people to feel that they had to walk on eggshells while snarking; Rumproast is a collection of good-hearted, smart, funny people. I think we can steer a course through some of these minefields of sensitivity and come out with little more than our eyelashes singed and hairbows slightly askew.

Yay, us!

Well, as an act of contrition after Mrs. Polly got all Jesuitical on us an’ stuff, I tried mighty hard and eventually failed to read this story on air without choking up.

I initially did a report on the original fire which killed the mom, but now firefighters are lauding her extraordinary bravery.

Tissue alert ....

Mrs. Polly—Murphy definitely deserves the full measure of our contempt.  It is too vile to contemplate that she may make a decent year’s income by ranting on the web and begging middle-aged women for donations.

There’s a chance the FEC may get her, but she’s probably not worth their time.  I wonder if it would be possible to sic the FTC or better business bureau on her for running a scam—there’s no way she can legitimately use $50k running a website.

if you want us to continue being the most effective group of political activists in a generation

Good God—I laughed myself silly over this at first because I thought it said “most attractive.” Then I realized it was actually even funnier as written.

There’s a chance the FEC may get her, but she’s probably not worth their time.

Au contraire (she said, jumping on the gratuitous French phrase bandwagon.)  I think the FEC, once she establishes her pattern of complete non-compliance with the regulations, will initially fine her heavily and ultimately revoke her tax exempt status, hopefully retroactively.  The privileges of being any type of tax exempt entity are just that - a privilege.  And those who abuse the privilege are not dealt with lightly, no matter how small. 

Mrs. Polly, I agree completely with you about the personal appearance comments.  There is way too much about Darragh, Jenni and the rest to criticize without needing to stoop to their level.

Humboldt, I only went Jesuitical to cover my deep shame at having been part of a team of cheating fraudsters putting down the wymnyns, and me a wymyn myself. When I get this way, the only thing to do is participate in a circle-jerk of sanctimony, followed by parenthetical hugs all around, with drinking.

BTW, Polly.

Why aren’t you fixing me a sandwich?

Why aren’t you fixing me a sandwich?

‘Cause you didn’t say sammich.

Good callout of Sam Weaselbuggerer, and the twitter at the very end is just like a cliched death: “Please tell Kyra I love…”, and then it’s over.

CAN I HAZ A MOTHERFUCKING SAMMICH?!?

Minced pickled tongue on a roll, coming right up!