AND he has his finger to his lips, telling the wimmins to shut up and get back in the kitchen. Perfect!

Ha ha, “Reclusive Leftist” Dr. Socks wrote something similar, probably on her laptop in a coffee shop in a major metropolitan area.

Prometheus in that painting looks a bit like Paul Krugman, so I move that we adopt Krugman’s economic policies in toto. (And his little dog too.)

Before there can be a third party, Democrats will have to really reclaim the “second” party (ranked in terms of fealty to the corporate war machine.) That’s what some of us were trying to do in ‘08, and believe me, we’ll keep at it. President Obama may yet turn out to be a lot of what we hoped he’d be, despite all the setbacks thus far.

But some efforts are not worth keeping at. I didn’t mean to “stalk” or “troll” your little circle-of-gush here. Don’t worry about me, I won’t post after this, I’m leaving—like so many readers this site attracted during the election, back when it was worth reading.

Was it the codpiece, Pete? I was afraid that might be a tad too outré.

pete can’t be real. I call shenanigans on some Rumproaster.

Don’t worry about me, I won’t post after this, I’m leaving—like so many readers this site attracted during the election, back when it was worth reading.

Is this our first Jenni-like defection?

I’m not sure I remember pete ever being here.

Unfortunately, this is all part of the party-building process. People are going to have to take a stand, and that means we’ll inevitably lose a few folks who don’t have the heart to share in the heavy lifting…like choosing a typeface and coming up with a “high sign” we can flash at other cars when we’re driving to FoodClown.

We should do a “prowl” and email each other.

Len, one thing I’ve learned from other blogs is that talking to ourselves is the most important thing we can do.

...and cupcakes. Don’t forget the cupcakes.

I don’t recall Pete ever being here, and he should remember that we can see if he was ever here, using our admin superpowers.

He flounces like a pro, though! Extra points for the imaginary choral flounce! These variations are what keeps flouncing evergreen.

I solved the pete mystery! I suspected it wasn’t shenanigans, since a) I wasn’t doing it and b) I saw the name and said “Hmmm. pete. I have a vague sense of not taking his comments seriously in the past.”

Oh, I remember him showing up from time to time. The only thing vaguely memorable about his contributions was their stupefying obtuseness, which did seem exaggerated enough to qualify as outright trollery. In any case, buh-bye.

Wow, Rubbernecker. Pete is one bent buckaroo, with a serious reading comprehension deficit.

BTW: Just out of curiosity, where do I go to join an “ilk” with an admirable reputation? They seem to be in short supply.

In any case, buh-bye.

I’m trying to be a “Big Tent” here, Betty—at least till I shake out some contributions from the groundlings. Let’s not be too quick to banish prodigals who may yet return home, repentant and laden with cash.

Don’t forget to start deleting any comments that don’t agree with you.

Len, you should see all the shit I have trapped in moderation.

The good news is that all that hatred is a good indicator of how much the other Third Party Movements fear us. That means we’re really connecting with the rank-and-file, and that we have the best free, classical clip-art party symbol going!

Let’s “Turn Up the Torch,” and make the Codpiece Promethean message go viral, tonight!

Now, it’s up to the rest of you to formulate the part where we raise scads of money, recruit and cultivate viable opposition candidates in every congressional district, and totally hijack the national media narrative.

C’mon, man, you said being the chest model for the picture was all I had to do.

Do we have to wear orange? Orange clashes with my complexion. Until I get a tan. Then it matches.

HTP, visit antiduckface.com, you’ll get plenty of orange.

I think the orange is some sort of secret message. It matches one of Hillary’s pantsuits.

Will we have our own grand juries and make Promethean presentments?

And what are our feelings about eagles? Good, bad?

HTP, visit antiduckface.com, you’ll get plenty of orange.

Look, I come by my orange-osity naturally. Good God. I see ugly people. They don’t know that they’re ugly.

I’m having trouble getting the order right. Is it “First they laugh at you, then they steal your fire, then you win?”

We can accept that sequence. Plus, in Gandhi’s case, then they shoot you.

I’m having trouble getting the order right. Is it “First they laugh at you, then they steal your fire, then you win?”

I’m more inclined toward:

First they laugh at you, then they set your pants on fire, then you whine.

Hey, welcoming the hatred is MY schtick. Get off my hateseeded lawn, unworthy cog in the access-bloggers’ imposed single-payer blackout machinations!

I am insufferable - I will be irate - I will be obtuse - I will not advance a single inch - and I will be absurd!

We seem to have struck a nerve, Mrs. Polly. If we’ve pissed off just one anonymous person on the internets, then we can declare victory and move on!

Oblomova, pissing off the tetchy creative class may not be particularly difficult, but we pride ourselves on it; it is our raison d’etre!

Every molecule of my being is devoted to being repellent. It has perks you cannot begin to imagine.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some tomato plants to water.

I am insufferable - I will be irate - I will be obtuse - I will not advance a single inch - and I will be absurd!

*THANKS* to everyone for their productive input to this valuable and enlightening discussion!

Not to discourage “wild-ass” brainstorming and inspired, barrier-smashing non-linear thought, but I’m hoping maybe we can “localize” this cascading “brain-reaction” of breakout strategizing and focus on what I believe to be our most urgent, near-term “must-dos”:

1. Bumper sticker slogan
2. Letterhead and proposal formats
3. Identification of imprinted lunchbox/totebag vendor-partner
4. Volunteers for 50-state flyer handout initiatives
5. Email contact list for major US opinion leaders (e.g., Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking, Hillary Swank. Feel free to add your own so we can BUILD THIS LIST!)

Please post suggestions to this thread, so we can keep all of your brilliant ideas together in one pile. I’ll be checking in throughout the day.

LET’S GO, COD-PRO!

I feel I should object to the name of this party, the handy abbreviation Strange has concocted, and all his suggestions, purely for form’s sake.

Unfortunately, I am unable to, as this is too much fun. Herewith some bumperstickers:

PROMETHEAN-AMERICAN
KARMA IN A CODPIECE

      ~~COD-PRO~~
FELLOWSHIP OF THE TRAVELING CODPIECE

  ALL FIRED UP!
CODPIECE PROMETHEANS

I hope they’ll meet with disapproval, sniping, and multiple stormings-out. Possibly a banning, that would be nice.

I am insufferable - I will be irate - I will be obtuse - I will not advance a single inch - and I will be absurd!

1. Bumper sticker slogan

IS THAT A MANIFESTO IN YOUR POCKET OR ARE YOU JUST PLEASED TO SEE ME?

Bumpersticker - In Cod We Trust.

I think a disembodied hand trying to sneak in and snatch away the codpiece animation would make the painting sing. Prometheus could bap it away with his torch every couple seconds.

Twinky P, that is the Gilliamest.

Perhaps we can have it ready by the National Convention.

I am insufferable - I will be irate - I will be obtuse - I will not advance a single inch - and I will be absurd!

And cupcakes. He should be holding a cupcake.

We could allow the codpiece could be snatched away for special occasions, revealing a Blingee cupcake.

I think a disembodied hand trying to sneak in and snatch away the codpiece

I smell Photoshop fun with Favreau!

Ooooh, a blingee cupcake! That’d be cool!

First they laugh at you, then they set your pants on fire, then you whine.

YAFB, I think they set their own pants on fire with their pathetic demonstrable lies. Such as Vile Sucking’s attempts to deny the fact that she has in fact been an ongoing presence at Whitey Tape Central. Of course, how dare anyone call her RAAACIST because of that?

YAFB, I think they set their own pants on fire with their pathetic demonstrable lies.

Sure. But it’s PUMAland, Oblomova. Everything is somebody else’s fault.

how dare anyone call her RAAACIST because of that?

I think a disembodied hand trying to sneak in and snatch away the codpiece

Or an eagle. Snatching at the codpiece. Not the hand.

WE’RE PRO-CODS AND WE HAVE NO USE FOR ZEUS!

Prometheus snatching a cupcake.

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