Comments on: IRONY

By: Charlene McIntee

Charlene McIntee — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:08:55 +0000

Yer hot!!! rowww meow I wanna canna da can we please get it on?

By: PH

PH — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:34:03 +0000

russian star /:)

By: Russian

Russian — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:43:21 +0000

I fail to see the irony.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:11:56 +0000

As someone who is proud to be a conservative, I must say that just because I supported my president, doesn’t mean I supported all his methods. People make mistakes, it’s up to the voting public to make sure that those mistakes don’t become the way of life.

Bush was not blameless, but neither is Obama. It’s human nature to screw up every once in a while.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:54:29 +0000

Just want to clarify on this apparent “landslide” win that Obama had.

I’m not sure you’re familiar with the electoral system, but it’s pretty
basic. Each state has it’s own set of electoral votes that are based
upon population. If you win the state, you win all the electoral votes
of that state. It was actually a really close election because, believe
it or not… 43 out of every 100 people voted for McCain.

So in actuality, it was not a landslide win for Obama. The electoral
system just appears that way.

By: Liberal Intellectual

Liberal Intellectual — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:00:16 +0000

The things that each party says are flawed. Each side of the argument argues a philosophy, a perfect theory. This is reality people. Some things about each party are good, some things are bad.

Try to stop bickering about dogma, roll up your sleeves, and get dirty to help everyone out. Plus, talking and arguing about what is happening doesn’t ever change anything. Do something if you don’t like it. Else, shut up, move out of the way, and let people who are willing to work do so.

By: Mitch Snider

Mitch Snider — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:30:13 +0000

Wow, now that says something about the people we have running our country. Some might ask what that is, well her it is They are all MORONS.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:20:39 +0000

The video voice-over says that Bush’s limo was hit with eggs, but there’s no corresponding footage. My source describes the scene differently. The dramatic tone of the voice-over and the creative editing are not convincing to me. Smells like rotten eggs, in fact.

As to the rest, the difference in Obama’s landslide win and Bush’s controversial win would largely account for the difference in hostility levels. Considering the non-violent nature of the crowd on Bush’s departure, I would venture to guess that they didn’t want to delay the exit. The boy’s not known for planning those very well…

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:14:22 +0000

It’s not Socialism, it’s corporatism.

By: Anniee451

Anniee451 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:24:48 +0000

Oh – link. Now the next time someone tries to whine that it’s SO SOON for Obama lols – let’s get fecking real, shall we? The man made history (not the kind you think, apparently) in his first month, passing the most enormous bills that have ever existed without giving anyone time to read them. It would be extremely strange if no one had a problem with this.

And yes, what they did to Bush was far worse. You compare that crowd with the adoring crowd on the White House Lawn this last time around and tell me “Well, not until they earn it, you know.” That’s simp0ly bullspit. And that video shows this with absolute clarity.

By: Anniee451

Anniee451 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:19:37 +0000

Oh, so if I lob dozens of tomatoes and BOTTLES at Obama, it’s ok so long as he doesn’t get hit? Wtf?

By: Anniee451

Anniee451 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:16:46 +0000

Rhorho I believe I’ve made it a very distinct point that I spend more time among the leftist sources than the conservative ones. Unfortunately it’s almost impossible to find much else but those two. So really, your comment there made no sense.

Steve, for any of the people I know who use the term, it’s far from the lobbing of a brevity bomb. There is a reason the term is used.

“I’m sorry, but a government owning non controlling stake in a business does not mean socialism.”

Oh my. Yes, some people try to make the distinction these days between right-wing totalitarianism and left-wing totalitarianism; economically, that’s sh&t, and to the liberty of the people living under them it’s sh*t. Hitler’s party were called the National Socialists because they knew what the economic system was; it wasn’t some term they used with irony. Granted they went at it in a new way, but in the end the results are the same – shortages, hunger, starvation, death camps, gulags, SS, KGB, secret knocks on the door.

And yes, we already do have socialism here, just as Battle Cry said. We have for a long time now. It wasn’t going anywhere anyway, but now we’re just headed full-bore on a rocket car to socialize the rest of it. Not surprising – as Obama said in his book, in order not to be thought of as a sell-out, he sought out the Marxist professors – between Alinsky and those professors, I believe he learned really well. It’s rather fascinating – or would be if it weren’t going to be so horribly disastrous.

By: jb

jb — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:44:13 +0000

To elaborate, someone doesn’t understand politics, economics, or the definition of irony.

By: BattleCry

BattleCry — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:53:41 +0000

Left wing? I thought you were a social anarchist….you have no wing, thus nothing to apologize for. I, however, have to apologize for my wing all the time.

By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:46:12 +0000

I’m sorry, but a government owning non controlling stake in a business does not mean socialism. More like fascism: an ultra-nationalist collusion between government and business. I wish it was socialism, but it isn’t. The regular workers in those companies have no say in how they are run. Therefore, it isn’t even close to socialism. But keep waving that big scary booga booga around if it makes you happy.

By: BattleCry

BattleCry — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:41:08 +0000

You might be one of the most thick headed idiots I have ever run across on the net.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are responsible for over 25% of all homes in the country. The Government now owns it instead of just funding it (as if a mix of socialist and capitalist concepts could ever work…especially in the banking industry)
The Governement already owns over 25% of Citibank, arguably still one of the largest banks in the nation

That’s over 2 billion dollars worth of the economy owned by the Government. If it isn’t socialism, then its nationalism, which it certainly isn’t.

Socialism is NOT a myth, it exists, and it exists live and well here in the US. Just exactly what do you call it if not what it is?

A rose by any other same would still be a stupid, braindead, listless, bumper sticker politico.

Stick that up your crack pipe and smoke it, “dear”.

By: ACSIS

ACSIS — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:56:11 +0000

You’d let me?? Why?? What did I ever do to you??
Uh, yeah, thanks, but no thanks. I have enough trouble keeping up with my own personalities…

By: ACSIS

ACSIS — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:53:25 +0000

Actually, these are just ideas too.
Japanese Americans during WWII – traitors that will take down the country from the inside
American Blacks – inferior beings who want to destroy our way of life
atheists/gays – sinners who want to destroy all that is good in this country
arabs – terrorists! who want to physically harm us.
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Communists are people too and rooting out their evil evil ways was the idea. Having a villain is a great way to achieve solidarity.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:34:25 +0000

Annie, I guess my comment went way over your head. My point was exactly that, socialist shouldn’t be used as an ambiguous one word insult.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:56:48 +0000

Strangely enough if you actually took more than a cursory glance at his policies they are government in the private and public sector economy which is socialism. Whether or not it will work, well history says no but maybe he’ll be a combo breaker.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:30:37 +0000

*hugs* Sorry! I’d let you if it were up to me!

By: Ivan The Terrible

Ivan The Terrible — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:41:29 +0000

Well Done. WIN on all levels. I wondered when someone would mention that. Remember just because you can’t find something doesn’t mean it’s not there. (How many times has someone tried finding their car keys ) The WMDs are still there but either sold back to Russia and France (who were the main ones who gave Iraq the WMDs in the first place) hence their objection to the war, as they would have been found guilty of selling WMDs to a country that wasn’t exactly stable (and to a Leader who was even less stable ) or sold or given to other countries (Iraw has or rather had a habit of this since they moved their Planes to Iran during the First Gulf War when they realised that their air force was being crushed by the allies with little effort, and so they needed a backout plan. Their backout plan was to crawl to the Iranians put back the borders after the gains in the war, and let the Iraqis land their aircraft in Iran. Same thing with the WMDs. The Iraqis knew they had to be shifted and shifted fast. Of course you’re not going to get the countries concerned giving you the full facts as they have as much to lose if they are found with Iraqi WMDs in their armories.

By: gobo

gobo — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:45:12 +0000

This caption does not qualify as irony. And It’s really crap.

By: Wholesome

Wholesome — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:19:12 +0000

LOL! YOU WIN THIS ROUND! BUT I WILL GET YOU!….and I would have went with Clinton and Lewinsky.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:13:11 +0000

Yo, numbskulls, this is what the joke is about:

http://www.therightperspective.org/?p=1472

By: rhorho

rhorho — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:00:35 +0000

Bailout /= Socialism

We the People do not own the banks, the auto industry
or the housing market. QED

By: rhorho

rhorho — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:40:52 +0000

But what we really want to know is…

Does the Ben Gay tenderize the meat?

By: rhorho

rhorho — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:33:13 +0000

It isn’t what Ronald Reagan first said when he met Nancy?

By: Tubby

Tubby — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:41:41 +0000

I’ll be honest, I don’t know enough about the subjects to say for sure. I know that being in favor of anti-monopoly laws is a catch-22: If I support them, I enrich the free market at the expense of government oversight. If I’m against them, small gov’t wins, at the expense of a truly free market. If regulation must be used, it needs to be focused and extremely limited – none of that “Let’s chop up Microsoft” bs.

By: anniemcphee

anniemcphee — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:07:58 +0000

FWIW my daughter is lesbian and she loves Palin and thinks she’s super hawt. She’s not conservative, but largely libertarian. The more people gangpile on her the more she loves her – gangpiling does sometimes have that effect on others; I think the left should get that message more often. It’s one of the reasons people rally around Rush Limbaugh.

By: anniemcphee

anniemcphee — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:06:16 +0000

Creepy? Srsly? That’s…well, that’s weird. Did you find her that creepy before you heard her speak, or only after? Because I could get it after; often cute or attractive people get ugly to you once they talk and vice versa.

By: anniemcphee

anniemcphee — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:05:04 +0000

Casa, that’s weird, I don’t like blue eyes as a rule, but I find him oddly attractive too. Maybe I just need to hear him speak to put that to rest. It works with others.

On the other hand, I find Fred Thompson very attractive as well (for some reason I really see through age as well as other factors). Fortunately when he opened his mouth it only got better

By: Hotjoe

Hotjoe — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:47:21 +0000

Lola, Saddam had a month warning by the UN before the inspectors went in. Let me ask you, if the FBI told you a month in advance that they were going to raid your house, would you just have the dope laying around when they got there? You know thats bullshit. Saddam had plenty of time and places to hide his WMD’s , could have shipped them to Syria, Iran, or hide them in the expansive Iraqi desert…..oh and btw, the UN inspectors DID find bluprints and plans for deadly weapons and even found construction facilities. And i ask you, what did Saddam use to kill over a Million of his own people in the 80’s? The prospect of you saying GWB was lying about WMD’s is complete bullshit. the evidence the UN found supports WMD theory in almost every way without finding the physical weapons

By: Hotjoe

Hotjoe — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:40:07 +0000

when conservatives bash liberals, its a desperate hate crime filled with rediculous claims

-BUT-

When Liberals bash conservatives, its an intellectual, just way of dealing with the other side

Its pathetic. The problem with liberals is over half of them are silly little pseudo-intellectuals who think anyone who disagrees with them is some stupid uneducated hick.

Rhohor when the gov owns the banks, the auto industry, the housing market, and is pumping trillions of dollars into the economy THATS socialism “dear” And dont say just baling them out doesn’t count as socialism, if we truly worked the way a capitalist system is supposed to work, we’d let them fail

Don’t be afraid of the prospect that a rapid change in the way America works could ACTUALLY HAPPEN you are blind to the fact that that has happened countless times before in history and you are one of the types of people who let it happen.

By: Casa

Casa — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:04:57 +0000

Very simple actualy, I’ve got a thing for blue eyes and thin lips. ^^

By: ACSIS

ACSIS — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:40:28 +0000

I don’t? ;-(
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Honestly I stand by my initial comment, (which was not the first comment Annie, but the first response). The questioner didn’t understand it, I told him/her it was best to ignore it since it was a fail. I didn’t tell Annie or anyone else to ignore it, nor did I expect it would be ignored. It has too many simple flaws that people love to pick apart for it to be ignored. And yet, I stand by my initial assertion, for all the reasons others have listed up here, that it is a fail.

By: Mayken

Mayken — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:17:47 +0000

Nah, I’m a bi-sexual female and I don’t see it either. (Jaime Lee is cute but not hot and Sarah, well, don’t get me started on the level of creepiness she inspires.) And I really don’t get Vladimir as hot. Seriously. Why?

By: viking gal

viking gal — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:33:31 +0000

I’m not an apologist for US policy, especially social support/health care/educational opportunity. I would prefer we had a system in place more like my cousins in Denmark experience. But UF’s language in his postings on this thread really do hit me as way over the top.

By: ney

ney — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:53:57 +0000

There is a LOT wrong with the concept of it, I’m not going to keep working 60hrs a week, if my family is not going to benefit from it. The whole “all for one and one for all” is a myth. It lets lazy people benefit from someone else’s work ethic. The intelligent people and the hardworking people who are willing to bust their asses to improve their lives are penalized by the communist society who want to nuture the people who obviously can’t take care of themselves and are waiting for a handout.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:18:42 +0000

Honestly, this is the pinnacle of enlightened and respectful debating compared to what it looked like before the election.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:17:33 +0000

So ACSIS speaks for all the posters on PK now? Also, since I’ve been posting here on a regular basis for about a year I’d have to say that, yes, PK does always look like this. It’s not the quality of the lol that generates the amount of comments, but the nature of the debate. Lols about religion and gay marriage have traditionally generated more posts in the past.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:12:32 +0000

You know too much of my peccadilloes…

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:06:01 +0000

I would assume your weekend had gone as planned.

By: Danbala

Danbala — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:46:55 +0000

Hmm… I am not talking for Fester, but this question sparks thought of my own, as I really don’t like the US either*. I have not based that on my experiences of being in the US, though. What I mean is – there are so many aspects to a country/nation and “but people are nice” doesn’t change the overlaying structural aspects. Thinking that someone’s dislike for the US must be based on only seeing some bad Americans is over-simplifying (a bit like thinking that most people who dislike Christianity only do that because of people like the Westboro Baptist Crackerjacks).
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That said, “your third world hell is as good as it gets” to me indicates that it’s fecked up all over the world, not that the US is worse than other places. (Reading it as “I hate the US” seems a bit US-centric, btw. ;p)
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*) I don’t massively dislike the US either. i don’t massively like or dislike any country, but am a bit allergic to nationalism, patriotism and whatnot. It’s much more fun trying to value various aspects of different systems and their effects on society.

By: froofrou

froofrou — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:55:33 +0000

It really irritates the crap out of me when someone comes in complaining that they ‘just don’t feel good’ and can’t work. They think that because I have a desk job now that I didn’t start out as a grunt just like everyone else. As a new supervisor hired in to work on a line, I had to go to a plant that was already established and work 12 hour days on the line so that I could do every job I was expecting my people to do. I can’t tell you the number of nights I cried myself to sleep because my hands hurt so bad! But, I dragged my butt out of bed the next morning, slapped on some Ben Gay, and had at it for another 12 hours.
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Our employees are given what we call ‘work hardening’, which means that they only work 4 hours a day their first week, 6 hours their second week, and finally up to 8 on their third week, so they don’t have to go through what we as new supervisors had to deal with.
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So I find it hard to have any sympathy for people who complain about their hand being ‘a little sore’ and can’t work after only having been there for 3 and a half hours I want to grab them by the shoulders and give them my sad little story of working 12 hours a day until my plant opened.
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But I don’t, cuz I’m a nice person

By: Wholesome

Wholesome — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:47:55 +0000

I thought an “irony” was what you end up with after having a kneecap replaced.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:34:16 +0000

Does it whistle when it’s ready?

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:30:44 +0000

@Jane: Whether you do or not isn’t the real
question. The true concern is whether you
want someone going “in search of” around
here…

*darts eyes suspiciously*

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:27:05 +0000

*erases “going”*

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:26:09 +0000

I never did get the alliance, except for the abortion agenda.

The religious right and the GOP are old pals, and, although
they will be hard pressed to mend fences in time for 2010,
I can see them taking a hit then, learning a lesson, then
pulling back together in time for 2012. They need each other,
I believe.

Perhaps a relationship coach is in order?