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July 26, 2013 11:31 AM UTC
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So do you find the Stewie image offensive in of itself, or only when view in conjuction with Hillary? If only the latter, would you find it offensive if it was put next to an image of the Ravens beating the Broncos?
only when viewED. Stupid typo
How about it'd be tatseless and stupid in either case, but even more so coming from group fronted by a public servant?
Do you think it's okay, or are you going to stick with "I have no opinion, I'm just asking questions?"
My opinion is that I always thought it was CONSERVATIVES who were trying to decry Family Guy/South Park. I'm shocked, SHOCKED that it is progressives here who now think their humor is too insensitive for the masses.
/slight sarcasm
So, in other words, you posit a question for the rest of us, but refuse to take a position and answer it yourself. Got it.
If I took a position here Curmudegeon we'd spend all day debating what I think and why. While that might be interesting, what I think is frankly not at issue here. What is at issue is what Ted Harvey thinks and what ColoradoPols thinks about what Ted Harvey thinks.
But thanks for playing…oh look – SQUIRREL!
So, if you don't have the guts to take a position, where do you get off asking other people about theirs?
I'll go first. I don't think it's a very good idea. This is not because I'm shocked. I just don't think it makes Ted Harvey or his organization look the way a public official probably wants himself or his organization to look while opposing a powerful potential candidate with a very good chance of winning. After all, it will only resonate with those who already would vote for anybody, including the Devil himself, but Clinton and may needlessly offend some with serious agendas, such as preventing suicide among the young, and not much of a sense of humor about it.
On the other hand, it might be a good, catchy fund raiser. So reasonable people can certainly disagree on whether this was a smart move or an unwise one without resorting to pearl clutching or changing the subject to hypotheticals about conservatives and progressives in general.
For the record, I'm progressive, as you've probably noticed, and I don't find Family Guy very amusing. I used to prefer American Dad but I got tired of that one long ago, too. Also wish The Simpsons had quit years ago before they completely.
I got those lines again for no reason. Didn't click on anything. Just typed my comment. Tried something to fix it.. Here goes.
weird
Also meant this as a reply to Eliot. Weird stuff today.
Tricky question, counselor, …
I guess I'd probably find it funnier if they had used a picture of Gessler or Brophy with a gun in their mouth …
(… and, maybe, … big maybe … Stewie with his hand on the trigger. That's just me, though, YMMV.)
And that is the point. The issue isn't that this is involves a suicidal picture of Stewie for many…its that it associates it with a partisan image they disagree with.
I thought said you weren't making a point, or taking a position? But thanks anyway for biting at my joke — I guess now we know where you stand …
(And, if you're gonna' generalize the "many," from this one, satirical lil'-ol'-me few, well then, your "logic" is nearly about as thin as any point you were trying to make …
@ El–
Conservatives trying to look cool and failing amazingly. Yawn. Not even worth reaching for the popcorn. Lame, just lame. I'm not shocked at all, this is the buffoonery I expect from the Repubs.
South Park could loosely be described as conservative…but in the punk libertarian sense. Beyond that I agree that there is a coolness gap between conservatives and liberals.
The Stop Hillary crowd is pretty much the Fox News crowd…white, over 65, and very, very ill-informed. It seems doubtful that a Family Guy reference resonates much with them. This ad raises the question in my mind as to whether Harvey knew the picture was from Family Guy (and alienate or bewilder, or both, the target audience), or whether it was just the only baby with a gun in its mouth picture available.
Or maybe, since Stewie is an asshole and a douchebag, the GOP is just trying to solidify its standing with its core constituency.
Ha!
Eisenhower was no douchebag. But – like the party, he's ded.
I do find it funny that it's only 2013, and they're already shitting-their-pants scared of trying to find someone to run against her.
I think it's a grift–raising money from the rubes to spend on themselves.
That seems most logical to me. Politics is merely the art of self-enrichment to these pin-heads, since money is their god.
I think it's a combination. Fund raising while looking in the rear view mirror and seeing HRC coming after them, scaring them to death.
Just out of curiosity, how come I havne't seen this article get discussed here?
http://www.5280.com/magazine/2013/08/Dudley-browns-war?page=0,0
We're going to shortly. It's a big story with a lot to digest.
Yup, a good article. One of my favorite quotes from Dudley, referring to his buddy Randy Lee Baumgardner:
Reminds me of the gun debate I attended months ago in Denver, at which Baumgardner proclaimed hammers kill more people than guns do (a "bullet" no doubt fed to him by Dudley sitting on the same panel). Randy appeared genuinely surprised at the loud groan from the audience.
It also explains why ArapaGOP's services as Information Minister for the local GOP are no longer desired:
While the "Guns Over People" Party haven't changed their position, they now realize who is sucking away contributors, and hurting their fundraising efforts.
Could this mean the internecine war has begun in earnest? I see a number of Republicans wading into the Rubicon. I wonder if they have the cajones to cross it.
Certainly not Shorty:
If somehow Brophy was elected Governor, I'm sure he'd find a cabinet spot for Dudley.
And you are a supporter of Dudley Do-Wrong..or not?
Well – since we're threadjacked anyway…
Eli Stokols has game.
Governors Maes, Tancredo and McGinnis, Senator Buck and Dud Brown are missing the point.
Maybe Mr. Brown should run for governor. And request to keep his current job. As long as he's not plagarized anything for fee, nor been an uncercover cop in Kansas, he's a lock.