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| The Day After Hope Died: Day One Of a World Without Jeff Gannon »
February 10, 2005
Top Ten Conservative Reactions to the News That They "Got" Jeff Gannon10. "No! Oh my dear sweet God, no!" 9. "Surely you must have mis-heard! You couldn't possibly mean the Jeff Gannon!" 8. "Oh the humanity!" 7. "This is sadder than that story of that little girl forced to live in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam."* 6. "My Beloved Wife, I apologize for taking the coward's way out. But I fear I cannot go on living in a world in which Jeff Gannon doesn't have White House press credentials. PS, I'm sorry, but if I'm going to hang myself in the garage, I might as well be masturbating while I do it. Try to keep the kids away until you've cleaned things up." 5. "We've fought and fought for a conservative majority, and just when we think we've finally broken through... THEY TAKE JEFF GANNON FROM US! FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING HOLY, THEY TOOK JEFF GANNON!" 4. "Well, that's it for me. I'm moving to Canada." 3. "This is like when they killed JFK, and RFK, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon, all rolled into one, except it's even worse, because it's JEFF FUCKING GANNON!" 2. "J-J-J-eff G-G-G-annon? Are you sure?" (seizing your lapels) "MY GOD MAN, ARE YOU SURE?!!" ...and the Number One Conservative Reaction To the News That They "Got" Jeff Gannon... 1. "Errrmm... Jeff who, now?" A Chill Wind Stifling Dissent Update! Prof. Shade pre-emptively comes clean and makes a full disclosure before the Internet Detectives at the Daily Kos can out him. Okay, before this goes any further-- Lynne Stewart? Yeah, I tapped that. The Real Mystery...
...is how the bassist from Right Said Fred got into journalism. There's your Pulitzer, baby. Just waitin' for the takin'. *Credit Where Credit's Due: "That little girl forced to live in an attic" line swiped from Ari. posted by Ace at 07:43 PM
CommentsSorry to go off-topic, but I have to make sure: you are planning to caption the photos at Gawker of Glenn and Sullivan hobnobbing with NYC's leftist douchebag media elite, aren't you? Posted by: Allah on February 10, 2005 07:56 PM
It will be interesting to see how the media covers this story compared to the Jordan scandal. By the way- is Jeff Gannon that race car driver or is he the bad guy from all those Zelda games? Posted by: a-a on February 10, 2005 07:58 PM
why have a link to your blog when all thats on it is a note saying your not going to blog anymore? If your too cool to blog now just say so and get it over with. Dont drag it out just so people can say "Man you are so funny" "Why dont you start blogging again?" Just so you can be all hip and say "Hell no! - Im too good to blog. Blogging is for farmers and retards." At least put some porn up if you insist on adding links to your comments. You know what Amish likes. Posted by: indignant amish on February 10, 2005 08:12 PM
Damn, all that and not a single Daniel Snyder joke? Posted by: someone on February 10, 2005 08:17 PM
I'm not "too good" to do it. I just have nothing to say that people like Ace haven't already said in a more entertaining manner. I'm keeping the site up because it's not costing me anything to do so and because something might happen (e.g., a terrorist attack, god forbid) that will make me want to blog again. No porn, either. My stash is private. Posted by: Allah on February 10, 2005 08:18 PM
How about we talked about Rich Gannon? Radiers QB with the busted neck. Is he done forever or will he lead the Raiders to another sub-.500 season? I love the guy, but if a head-first slide is going to end your career, at least pick up the 1st. Posted by: Josh Martin on February 10, 2005 08:20 PM
Oops. I was picturing a hybrid of Jeff George and Rich Gannon. Er, nothing to see here. Posted by: someone on February 10, 2005 08:23 PM
So your saying is that the only thing important enough for the Mighty Allah to come down from his Mountain and deign blog about is a major terrorist attack? So thousands of innocent people have to die before you will lay one finger on your golden keyboard and bless us, the ignorant and filthy masses, with your knowledge and wisdom? YOU-MAKE-ME-SICK you egotistical bastard However...if you were to change your mind about the porn-you know where to find me. None of that softcore "couples" stuff either.
Posted by: righteous amish on February 10, 2005 08:28 PM
None of that softcore "couples" stuff either. No worries there, pardner. I find the softcore . . . gobsmackingly vile. Posted by: Allah on February 10, 2005 08:37 PM
Funny how the left uses homos@xuality and pornography to condemn and embarrass him... i thought homos@xuality was NORMAL? and Pornography was ART? guess not?? i had to change the e to an "@" becuase this message came up Comment Submission Error
Your comment could not be submitted due to questionable content: s@x only the moderator can curse like a sailor Posted by: nerdwallet on February 10, 2005 08:43 PM
Re: the Gannon photo -- slap a black cowboy hat on him and you can do a remake of "Westworld." Co-starring Kos and Atrios in the Richard Benjamin/James Brolin roles! Posted by: Allah on February 10, 2005 08:43 PM
WTF? Posted by: Iblis on February 10, 2005 08:55 PM
The Left thinks they've accomplished something because Jeff Gannon and his question were mentioned on the Rush Limbaugh program a few weeks ago. Rush was exuberant because Gannon used his characterization of the Democrat view of America in a question. They must have decided, consciously or not, that this Gannon guy was a real "mover and shaker" on the Right. These folks are in total disarray. They can't even figure out the difference between a high-profile target and a low-profile target. They're like 6 year olds bragging about how they beat some older kid in a spitting contest on the playground. Posted by: PlacidPundit on February 10, 2005 09:04 PM
Jeff Gannon will get way more coverage than Eason Jordan.This story has a political angle, it could embarrass the White House, it makes conservative journalists look bad, and to top it all off it has hot man on man action. Eason Jordan on the other hand makes the media look bad. Which one do you think will get more press? Posted by: MSM Amish on February 10, 2005 09:11 PM
I went to Yahoo News and checked how many stories came up for "Jeff Gannon" and "Eason Jordan". Gannon: 124 news stories (all in the last two days) Eason Jordan: 46 news stories (some going back to January). Oh, that liberal media! Posted by: Pat Curley on February 10, 2005 09:30 PM
I guess this means the vaunted "Gannon Revolution" has come to an abrupt end. A damn shame too...I was so looking forward to Peggy Noonan's book about it. Posted by: senator philabuster on February 10, 2005 09:31 PM
If this is a major story for the libs, shouldn't we be gloating more often? In my case, gloating more often simply isn't possible. Posted by: McGehee on February 10, 2005 09:39 PM
Im not going to gloat too much(unless its about my gigantic package) until this Gannon thing plays out. If it turns out that if in any way, no matter how remote, that this involves people in the White House we are going to see the MSM proclaim this to be a major victory for the blogospere. You will be seeing Wonkette and Kos all over the news. This is a blog revolution the MSM can get behind. Posted by: unsure amish on February 10, 2005 09:47 PM
Who is jeff gannon? Posted by: french-checker on February 10, 2005 09:51 PM
I, unlike others, often enjoy a good gloat. I believe that "grasping for straws" is an appropriate description for this kerfluffle. Whoopee, the guy asked a bunch of softball questions when he was on the WH beat. Whoop-dee-freakin'-doo. Now, how about something NEW, hmm? It's the worst case of everyone reacting with a resounding "Meh." Posted by: CollegePundit on February 10, 2005 09:51 PM
Damn, Ace. Who spiked the Robitussin? You've done what, like 17 posts today? Posted by: Ron C on February 10, 2005 09:53 PM
College Pundit - Posted by: on February 10, 2005 09:55 PM
I hate to give my fellow law and order types a double dose of bad news, but it's confession time: my real name was William Conrad. And for what it's worth, there's some horrible porn shots of me floating around on the Internet too. Posted by: Frank Cannon on February 10, 2005 10:24 PM
Holy Shit I love Cannon! He was the best tv detective ever. The coolest thing about Cannon was that he was too fat to chase a criminal down like Magnum or Rockford so he would just take two steps and start blasting away. He had the classic fat man car to- a huge Ford LTD. Cannon was such a low budget show you could always tell when a car was about to crash during a chase scene. The car would have whitewalls all through the scene and then just before it crashed they would disappear. I guess the studio was to cheap to waste good tires. He was the narrater on Rocky and Bullwinkle and he was also the original Matt Dylan on Gunsmoke. To sum up...i like William Conrad. Posted by: amish dick on February 10, 2005 10:32 PM
What exactly did this guy do wrong? CBS/Rather? Put forged memos on the air as a politically motivated hit. Jordan Eason? Slandered the US military with unsubstantiated (and almost certainly false) rumors of assassinations. Jeff Gannon? He is a journalist who goes to press conferences and has gay porn sites registered in his name. I'm not sure where the horrible problem is. I'm not exactly a gay porn consumer, but it isn't illegal or unethical for a journalist to be involved in that. I think. Posted by: Alex_fs on February 10, 2005 10:40 PM
Always glad to hear from the fans. The coolest thing about Cannon was that he was too fat to chase a criminal down like Magnum or Rockford so he would just take two steps and start blasting away. I could outrun Ironsides, though, at least until he got that friggin wheelchair. Posted by: Frank Cannon on February 10, 2005 10:54 PM
To sum up...i like William Conrad. Yeah, me too. Heart of Darkness effing rawked! Oh, wait...nevermind. Posted by: Sean M. on February 10, 2005 11:03 PM
Ironsides was a racist gimp. Always having that black dude pushing his fat ass around and loading him into that crappy van of his. No wonder somebody shot him in the back. p.s. Joseph Conrad wrote Heart of Darkness...or was he on Wild Wild West? Posted by: I am Iron Amish on February 10, 2005 11:09 PM
The Kosians are probably clueless that we're all over here laughing at them. I'm trying to figure out why they would think they've gotten hold of such a big story, and all I can think is that they imagine dishonesty, secrecy, hypocrisy, insincerity, inauthenticity, pseudonymity, and such things to be some great, shameful sin. Imagine the extent to which they must have to lie to themselves in order to suppose themselves free of the most ordinary and necessary human social practices--or how awful it must be to be around the ones who don't know how to apply their social cosmetics. Posted by: Jacarutu on February 10, 2005 11:27 PM
No, no, no. Not Cannon. Ganon. Didn't you guys ever have an NES? If you did, you would realize that this is a much bigger deal than just some gay-porn-registering house-plant in the White House Correspondents' Corps. Gannon stole one of the triforce with power! Zelda had to hide one of the triforce with wisdom, and divided it into "8" parts. Not sure how to display a picture in the comments, but click here and you'll see what I mean. The libs had to find the missing triforce to vanquish Ganon and rescue the Princess. Perhaps now you understand their exultation. Posted by: See-Dubya on February 10, 2005 11:54 PM
Sorry See-Dubya-youre princess is in another castle. I done beat ya to Ganon/Zelda in the second post dude. A link To the Past is the second best game ever. Posted by: Legend of Amish on February 11, 2005 12:03 AM
Umm, that wasn't me but rather my brother Jimmy-Dubya, the Shadow Boss. He kidnapped my girlfriend Marian and assumed my identity. Posted by: See-Double Dragon on February 11, 2005 12:19 AM
Dont worry man. I saved Marian back in 87. There wasnt much i could do for her in the sequel though ...sorry. "This Time Theyve Gone Too Far!" By the way-you owe me about 50 bucks in quarters. Posted by: Cap. A. the Gamemaster on February 11, 2005 12:31 AM
I don't even get credit for it, huh? F**ked up. Posted by: on February 11, 2005 12:47 AM
Ace needs to do another entry ala drudge with the spinning light, no TWO lig.., no THREE lights over 40 point type "THEY GOT GANNON!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Followed by a story choc-a-bloc with despondent quotes from heatbroken children, disillusioned by conservatism itself, parents unsure how to explain this to them. The horror.... the horror.
Posted by: Ray Midge on February 11, 2005 12:57 AM
Oh, and sound effects too. Loud ones. Prefereably that "woot, woot" submarines make in tehmovies when they crash dive. Except bigger. This is GANNON after all! Posted by: RAy Midge on February 11, 2005 01:02 AM
I know ace is all about the '80s, but would a Craig Gannon reference be too obscure at this juncture? Posted by: Sean M. on February 11, 2005 01:31 AM
Ray Midge returns (he weeps soft, masculine tears.) Gannon!!!!!!!!!!!! They got GANNON!!!!!! (Deep breath. A light glistens across his drying cheeks. A change has come over him) "By the blood of my conservative forefathers, I will avenge those leftist bastards who've took you down Jeff. My precious, sweet, innocent Jeff." (Calmly now, to the gathering crowd:) "We will not let your passing be without meaning.... Our conservative movement may perish this day, but your name will live on!" "Our children will cry your name, Jeff, as they pick up the gun from our fallen hands, they will cry out: GANNONNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!" "Your name will live on as our battlecry!" "GANNONNNNN!!!!!!!!!!! GANNONNNNNN!!!!!" (The crowd joins in, slowly at first) GANNONNNN!!!!!!! (They are as one. United. A movement.) Posted by: Ray Midge on February 11, 2005 01:42 AM
Ace probably likes the Smiths. We just had Frank Cannon and Billy from Double Dragon posting comments- im pretty sure Craig Gannon will fit in. Posted by: Hatful of Amish on February 11, 2005 02:04 AM
"Hatful of Amish." Heh--subtle. Me likee. Posted by: Sean M. Here We Come on February 11, 2005 02:38 AM
Ooooh, snap! Conan O'Brien just (here on the Westside) made a joke about the Gannon thing (without mentioning Gannon by name). Kos has arrived. Posted by: Sean M. on February 11, 2005 03:43 AM
cannon - are you unnecessary noise? Posted by: Self on February 11, 2005 06:16 AM
Jeff's a fine young man. I know him from his wrasslin' days when he wore a mask and was known as "The Pseudo-White-House-Pool-Reporter-Who-Registers-Porn-Sites Stomper." Posted by: Vince McMahon on February 11, 2005 08:39 AM
very funny post! gannon was a complete loser. i do wonder why he had to use a pseudonym. Posted by: milowent on February 11, 2005 09:35 AM
You guys can go ahead tiliting at your windmills and throwing your lives away for nothing, but I'm done. You can call me a coward if you want, but I'll be around at least. Don't you guys even get it? They got Gannon, man! Game over! Posted by: spongeworthy on February 11, 2005 09:44 AM
Wow, you guys really need to co-opt some comedy writers from the left... Does the wacko-right outsource their bloggers to India in addition to their campaign workers, or what? Very lame.... Posted by: John in Chicago on February 11, 2005 09:46 AM
That's really rich, Dipshit in Chicago, considering that one of the multitude of reasons that the Leftards lost this last election was that Republicans used volunteers from the local area, whilst Dimocraps bussed in out of staters. But you go on living in and maintaining your safe little cocoon. I can live with 70 more years of Republican political domination. 70 MORE YEARS! 70 MORE YEARS! Posted by: Mr. Bowen on February 11, 2005 10:40 AM
Why this man say blog humor is outsourced to India? And claim to be "in" Chicago. Maybe *he* is in really India, no? Or that Vishnu-forsaken Pakistan. Signed Reggie "In good old USA" P. Nathan. (No relation to Rajani Padmanathan, by the way.) Posted by: Reggie P. Nathan on February 11, 2005 11:04 AM
Last night I heard the story on my way home from work on National Commie Radio. I couldn't believe it. Well Really I can but.... So It inspired yet another you are a bunch of pravada partisian hacks email to them @ atc@npr.org... Posted by: Greg on February 11, 2005 11:07 AM
Its notjust the Liberals screaming about this: The situation "begs further investigation," says James Pinkerton, a media critic for Fox News who has worked for two Republican White Houses. "In the six years I worked for Reagan and Bush I, I remember the White House being strict about who got in. It's inconceivable to me that the White House, especially after 9/11, gives credentials to people without doing a background check." Posted by: Ryan on February 11, 2005 11:19 AM
this is devastating. I...can't believe it. Noooooooooooo Posted by: lauraw on February 11, 2005 11:35 AM
Yes, Pinkerton is certainly screaming. Why, I can practically see the spittle flying from his mouth as I read his virtiolic rant. But wait, I thought Faux News was just the media arm of the White House and thus anything that comes from them is automatically dismissed as partisan rhetoric. (Except, apparently, when it suits the Left's needs.) Posted by: zetetic on February 11, 2005 11:39 AM
I think we're all missing the point of this. The moonbats don't have a problem with any of the facts in principle. For example, if it came to light that Kos was sitting at home one night and decided to register ilovetorapefurrieswithapipewrench.com things would be kosher. If Wonkette was having a Champagne cocktail* and decided to register mygenitalwartscamera.com again, everything is cool. Now if the person happens to be a conservative and working for an EVIL CORPORATION then it's big news. * - Name that movie. Posted by: Dave@fat kid's AKA the anti-Amish on February 11, 2005 12:04 PM
Sorry I missed all the comments on this earlier - going WAAAAY back to the first few comments with Amish and Allah, why do I get the feeling these two would be into Furries? After reading that SA article, I'm hereby introducing legislature that will allow euthanasia... Posted by: fat kid on February 11, 2005 12:11 PM
Wow. Ryan the Useless quotes a Faux News employee. This, plus the fact that they got Gannon. Shit, the world really is coming to an end. I'm going out to buy some ammo folks. Don't forget, .22LR is the currency of the new millenium! Posted by: hobgoblin on February 11, 2005 12:22 PM
"considering that one of the multitude of reasons that the Leftards lost this last election was that Republicans used volunteers from the local area, whilst Dimocraps bussed in out of staters." - Mr. Bowen Umm, your RNC outsourced callers to solicit donations to India, Mr. Bowen. but I'm sure you have no problem with that. Just like I'm sure you have no problem with a fraudelent war, tax cuts for the rich, outing undercover CIA agents, protecting Doctors from their mutilated patients, protecting Corporations from class-action lawsuits, selling out social security to Wall Street, torture, banning media from Dover Air Base, ignoring al Qaeda pre- 9/11, supressing said information, cutting veterans benefits, slashing education, relaxing environmental protections, 40 million dollar inaugurations, 20 million dollar presidential yachts or no-bid contracts for companies that overcharge our troops for meals they never receive. Nothing to see here, nosiree. Oh, and don't forget, you guys on the wacko-right are the "victims" in all this. Now THAT'S humorous! Posted by: John in Chicago on February 11, 2005 12:32 PM
Hyperbole alert! Hyperbole alert! Posted by: fat kid on February 11, 2005 12:36 PM
john, you forgot to add that Bush=Hitler Posted by: hobgoblin on February 11, 2005 12:36 PM
Helen Thomas better watch her back. You get one of ours, we get one of yours. You start a knife fight, we bring a gun. That's how I hear they do things. In Chicago. Posted by: Portapotty in Pittsburgh on February 11, 2005 12:38 PM
Boy howdy, ol' Johnny sure has those DNC memes down pat, doesn't he? Posted by: zetetic on February 11, 2005 12:40 PM
"Helen Thomas better watch her back. A fine example of the right-wing-whackjob disconnect with reality. Helen Thomas had her WH Press Corps credentials revoked years ago. And why would that be, I wonder? Could it have been because she was using a fake name? Nope. Maybe she had no journalitic credentials. Well, she might not have had the extensive 2-day course that comprises Gannuckart's credibility, but she has been a journolist for about 40 years... Maybe she was running a gay, military-themed male prostitution ring? Nah, not that we know of at least! :-) No, old Helen had her creds revoked because she dared to question Dear Leader. But hey, in these parts 2 + 2 = 5, so what do you folks care? Posted by: John in Chicago on February 11, 2005 12:44 PM
How fucking funny is it that a clueless sack of shit from Chicago is telling us how to "win" elections? Good job fucktard, but SCOREBOARD. Now, if you'd like to fill us in on how you guys get the dead to rise up in the Windy City and vote for you, we'd be happy to listen. Posted by: Dave@fat kid's on February 11, 2005 12:47 PM
What percentage of the deceased-American vote did Obama Osama get? Posted by: zetetic on February 11, 2005 12:49 PM
What makes me ill, is that John is probably only here to jack off to the Lynne Stewart picture below this story. Posted by: Dave@fat kid's on February 11, 2005 12:51 PM
"How fucking funny is it that a clueless sack of shit from Chicago is telling us how to "win" elections?" - Dave@fat kid's Well, considering that I haven't made a single suggestion regarding "how to win elections", I'd say it is pretty funny. What's even funnier is that you guys can't seem to refute a single thing I've said. But you are very good at personal attacks! Posted by: John in Chicago on February 11, 2005 12:52 PM
GANNON!!! They got Gannon! Okay everybody, keep calm! Posted by: Ray Midge on February 11, 2005 12:53 PM
It had nothing to do with the fact that she is suffering from dementia, and disrupts press conferences with conspiracy accusations that can only charitably be described as 'questions.' 'Questions' that made even her lefty cohorts laugh and shake their head. Nope. Had nothing to do with the fact that she is no longer competent to do the job. IT'S CENSORSHIP! Posted by: lauraw on February 11, 2005 12:55 PM
John, you know why we're attacking you? B/c you speak the TRUTH? No. B/c we FEAR you? No. It's because we just don't give a rat's ass about your stupid, vapid, factually unsupported accusations. Besides that, you're a tool. so no, it's not that "in these parts 2 + 2 = 5", it's that where YOU'RE coming from Bush=Hitler. Unless and until you get off your Dem talking poins bullshit, we'll just continue to ridicule you. But feel free to continue, it's kinda fun insulting trolls. Posted by: hobgoblin on February 11, 2005 01:00 PM
"It had nothing to do with the fact that she is suffering from dementia, and disrupts press conferences with conspiracy accusations that can only charitably be described as 'questions.'" - lauraw As opposed to Gannuckart's attributing fictional quotes about "soup lines", that he heard on the Oxy-Moron radio show? Everything I've said about Gannuckart , with the exception of the ALLEGED "pound-me-my-military-ass escort service", is fact. Your claims of Helen Thomas' dementia are pure speculation. And it's beside the point, since she had her creds revoked. Posted by: John in Chicago on February 11, 2005 01:02 PM
Ryan, Despite Pinkerton working for two Republican administrations, he is definitely not a fan of the Bush White House. He was extremely against the war in Iraq and is completely against the Patriot Act. Posted by: Karol on February 11, 2005 01:02 PM
Dammit people! Nows not the time for squabbling. They got Gannon! Posted by: Ray Midge on February 11, 2005 01:04 PM
Hey, JiC, You've got some drool on your chin, there. You're welcome. Posted by: kelly on February 11, 2005 01:05 PM
Hobgoblin, Do I *care* why you're attacking me? No Do I *expect* you to see the forest for the trees? No. I'm not delusional. You know, like you folks who thought we'd be greeted in Iraq with flowers and candies? *That's* delusional. Did I *say* Bush=Hitler? No. But *you* did try to put those words in my mouth. Hell, at least Hitler was up-front about what he was doing. And just because you folks on the wacko-right don't know what to think about something until your army of pundits tells you what to think doesn't mean that I need "Democratic talking points" to tell me what to think or say. It's simply the truth. And your calling it "vapid" and "unsupported" doesn't change a thing. The right's lies have been exposed countless times, and they will continue to be exposed. And the right will continue to simply attack the people who blow the whistle on them without refuting the facts until it finally becomes enough of an albatross on their back that the party collapses from the pressure. And I will be there dancing the elephant's grave, my friend. Anyway, looking at the clock I see it's time to call it a day. Maybe next time we can talk to one another without calling each other shitheads, dipshits, tools, and other insults that only serve to weaken your already fragile arguements. Happy Friday, all. Posted by: John in Chicago on February 11, 2005 01:12 PM
I was joking about Helen Thomas' medical condition. It is purely my own amateur opinion that she is nucking futz. If you want to eliminate all the reporters who ask leading or speculative questions (particularly ideologically loaded ones), the WH press room would be empty. How exactly does this reflect on anybody but himself? And who the Hell is he? I mean, if I found out the guy was a terrorist or a member of the CheneyHalliburtonAmalgamatedMachine (lol) , that would be one thing. But as far as we can tell, he's just ....some guy. Posted by: lauraw on February 11, 2005 01:15 PM
What's the actual accusation against Gannon(!) John? Seriously. Is it that he was paid by the White House? B/c that's pretty significant, but I've seen no proof of that. That h'es a "plant" by the WH in teh reporter's pool? B/c that, while kinda low, is only unfair to the other reporters who didn't get to ask their questions. Unfair, but ---given how "reclusive and evasive" this WH is---prolly didn't amount to much. Hardly warranting the triumphalist exhultations from the leftyblogs. So really, John, please be a dear and explain to us benighted troglodytes WHY the hell we shoud care. Posted by: hobgoblin on February 11, 2005 01:18 PM
Small wonder that JiC didn't get your joke, Laura. I get the impression his tastes run more toward the rapier wit of Al Franken ("You're a big fat lying liar doodyhead!"). Posted by: zetetic on February 11, 2005 01:19 PM
Imagine the kind of traction the left-blogs will get if they manage to catch someone with >1% name recognition actually doing something wrong. If this is any indication, there will be some kind of blog/MSM multiple-explosive-orgasm. Posted by: Immolate on February 11, 2005 01:46 PM
Now that I've taken my medication, I can reduce the vitrol level a bit. John, you seem to miss the point. The reason we outsourced the callers was so that your ilk wouldn't trash their offices or flatten their tires. You all seem to have gotten your PHD's in that (Probably from UC, but I digress) "Hell, at least Hitler was up-front about what he was doing." So is Osama bin Laden, you just choose to ignore him. "You know, like you folks who thought we'd be greeted in Iraq with flowers and candies?" You're only one small step from the 'Q' word -- et tu Kennedy? "The right's lies have been exposed countless times, and they will continue to be exposed. And the right will continue to simply attack the people who blow the whistle on them without refuting the facts until it finally becomes enough of an albatross on their back that the party collapses from the pressure. And I will be there dancing the elephant's grave, my friend." As Howard Dean becomes chair of the DNC and you lose at least half of your big money contributors, keep telling yourself that. "Just like I'm sure you have no problem with a fraudelent war, tax cuts for the rich, outing undercover CIA agents, protecting Doctors from their mutilated patients, protecting Corporations from class-action lawsuits, selling out social security to Wall Street, torture, banning media from Dover Air Base, ignoring al Qaeda pre- 9/11, supressing said information, cutting veterans benefits, slashing education, relaxing environmental protections, 40 million dollar inaugurations, 20 million dollar presidential yachts or no-bid contracts for companies that overcharge our troops for meals they never receive." If those are the legs of your arguements, well it must suck to be rolling around in a "Rascal" huh? I find you contemptable at best. You are mentally defective and I suppose your email address is a clue why. john420@whatsworse.com Now you've looked at the clock and decided you must leave. (no doubt to get high and eat gov't cheese) I'm sure your parents are proud of their highly successful loser doctor hippie. Posted by: Dave@fat kid's on February 11, 2005 01:48 PM
"Maybe next time we can talk to one another without calling each other shitheads, dipshits, tools, and other insults..." or maybe not you asshat. Posted by: BrewFan on February 11, 2005 01:48 PM
It's not MSM anymore, it's MmM. Posted by: Dave@fat kid's on February 11, 2005 01:51 PM
Didn't Dems used to be for Gay Rights? I guess gays don't have the right to become Republican? No that can't be it. I get it. Only Democrats have rights. Posted by: M. Simon on February 11, 2005 02:06 PM
What you got against getting high and eating cheese? Speaking of which. Posted by: on February 11, 2005 02:12 PM
M.Simon didn't you get that memo? Andrew Sullivan declared that no gays can ever be Republicans, b/c of gay marriage(tm). Those that remain in the fold are to be subjected to outing and prissy sniping from here onwards until the Great Victory is achieved. Posted by: hobgoblin on February 11, 2005 02:45 PM
John, And you are a tool apparently. Yes a tool. That is both productive in an argument and incredible funny. Huhuh tool. Posted by: Ryan on February 11, 2005 03:46 PM
Ryan's here! Someone call the WAHHHMBULANCE! WAAHHH! WAAHHH! Posted by: BrewFan on February 11, 2005 03:59 PM
Ryan, you're not by any chance a law student at Marquette law School, are you? B/C you fit the "Ryan" I'm thinking of to a "T." Get a grip. Ace's is NOT the place for reasoned debate You're a fool for thinking otherwise. And your pal John IS a tool for coming in here out of nowhere and spewing idiotic MoveOn talking points ("fraudulent war"---fraudulent my ass, hippy). We've gotten relatively used to you, so you get more latitude (keep in mind everyone thinks your a boring, infantile jackoff, but what can you do with family?) You want debate? Go to LGF, they'll be happy to engage you. Go to Michael Totten's for some real mix-it-up. Don't come to Ace's and expect the drawing room, though. You're only showing your stupidity that way. Posted by: hobgoblin on February 11, 2005 04:19 PM
Hob, Posted by: Ryan on February 11, 2005 04:42 PM
and THAT Ryan, is why you're more acceptable than Johnny-boy there. That was . . . funny. Posted by: hobgoblin on February 11, 2005 05:11 PM
Even if "Gannon" was a GOP plant, so what? The rest of the press corp are plants for the Democratic Party. It's hardly fair that we can't have at least one of our own. Posted by: Eye Doc on February 11, 2005 06:33 PM
Yeah, and how come we have to pay ours anyway? The MSM does it for free! Posted by: zetetic on February 11, 2005 06:40 PM
If he is a GOP plant this is a huge deal. I dont want the press to give the president any soft ball questions. Im glad when the press keeps him on his toes. I just dont like it when they ask him silly leading questions like "can you think of any mistakes youve made?" Bush has very few press conferences; the very least he could do is answer a few hard questions without having some hack toss him a lifeline. Im not saying any of this happened- im just saying- if it did happen its a big deal. Posted by: a-a on February 11, 2005 06:49 PM
Sincerely, zetetic, this case IS interesting only for the fact that the press corps went instantly apeshit and started investigating the guy and harassing him for doing precisely what they do, every frickin day. We see Katie Couric on the Today show giving Hillary Clinton some hot girl-on-girl. Then we see her going pit-bull on some Republican. But nobody does more than laugh about it, because we expect her to be a willing democrat shill. Its nothing. We're used to it. But now...they... In their panic drenched fever swamps, no evidence is required that this guy is anything other than a Rove plant. It is far more likely that he's just some guy, some guy who is a conservative reporter, loading up a question with all kinds of assumptions the way the libs usually do. In a direction that they don't like. But if Dan Rather was coordinating the content and timing of his broadcasts with the DNC, well, that's just the natural course of things. I tell you, the inability of these people to see themselves in the mirror is a wonder. Posted by: lauraw on February 11, 2005 07:09 PM
"This is a guy who could not get credentialed by the House or the Senate press galleries, and yet managed to get into the White House and question the president" - Oh, those Liberals that run the House and Senate - am I right? Katie Couric "going pitbull?" Yeah, that's intimidating. You people are pathetic. The terrorists can't lose against you. Posted by: Bar Knackle on February 11, 2005 09:43 PM
Terrorists? What 'terrorists'? Bwaa haa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Posted by: lauraw on February 11, 2005 10:01 PM
a-a, I was being somewhat tongue in cheek. However, it is true that about 95% or more of the press corps amount to nothing more than Democratic plants, who do their very best to try and make Bush look bad. If the GOP made sure there was at least one journalist in the room that wasn't out to get Bush, I hardly see how that's a big deal. Besides, you guys are the ones who love to plant ringers in those ridiculous townhall Presidential debates. You guys should have nothing to say about this. Posted by: Eye Doc on February 12, 2005 08:03 AM
haha, we wouldn't let you into Canada! Posted by: canuk on February 13, 2005 04:59 AM
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-- reportedly a genuine comment offered by a "senior Labour source" Correction: I wrote that Labour is losing 88% (now 87%) of the seats it is "defending." I think that's wrong. The right way to say it is the seats they are contesting -- that is, they don't necessarily already hold these seats, but they have put up a candidate to run for the seat. It's still very bad but not as bad as losing 87% of the seats they already held. Basil the Great
"The end of the two party system in the UK" as first the Fake Conservatives and now Labour chooses political suicide rather than simply STOPPING THE INVASION
Incidentally, the only reason this didn't already happen in the US is because of the Very Bad Orange Man (who is right on 85% of all policy calls and extremely, existentially right on 15% of them)
No political party that is NOT also a doomsday religious cult would EVER choose a cataclysmic loss -- and possible extinction as a party -- to support a toxically unpopular favoritism of NON-CITIZEN ILLEGAL MIGRANTS over actual citizen voters.
Only a cult does this.
Now they've lost 84%.
Annunziata Rees-Mogg Update: They've now lost 88% of the seats they're defending. As I mentioned earlier, I think I heard that London will not bail them out, as many of those Labour seats will probably flip to "Muslim Independent" or Green. Detroit's 5am vote will not save them.
Yup, Labour is losing 80% of its seats...
The British Patriot Wow, up to 1700-2100 seats. It's not incredible that this is happening. It's incredible that the Davos crowd is so absolutely determined to privilege Muslim "migrants" over the actual native population who elects them, no matter how loudly the natives scream that they want to be prioritized, that they will gladly self-extinguish as a party rather than simply representing the interests of their own voters. Astonishing. Remember, when they call other people "cultists" -- they are the ones so imprisoned in their social reinforcement and discipline bubbles that they will choose political death rather than dare upset the Karen Enforcement Officers of their cult. Update: Now they've lost 83% of the seats they were defending. (((Dan Hodges))) Nick Lowles
STARMERGEDDON: In early returns, Reform gains 135 seats, Labour loses 90, the Fake Conservatives lose 36 (and I didn't even know they could fall any further), the Lib Dems lose 4, and the Greens gain 6. Note that the only other party gaining seats is the Greens and they're only gaining a handful of seats.
Update: Reform now up 145, Labour down 98. Labour projected to lose Wales -- where they've ruled for 27 years. Fulton County Georgia just discovered 400 boxes of ballots for Labour Update: REF +156, LAB -107, CON -45 Brutal: In four out of five council seats where Labour is defending, they've lost. 80%. I'm sure it's not this simple, but Reform is straight taking Labour's and the "Conservatives'" seats. They've lost almost exactly what Reform gained. If understand this right (and warning, I probably don't), all of London's council seats are up for election, and Labour might lose hugely there, as their old voters abandon them for Reform, Muslim Indenpendents, and the Greens. REF +190, LAB -134, CON -56.
Updates on the Labour collapse in council elections -- which wags are calling #Starmergeddon -- from Beege Welborne. There are about 5000 seats up for grabs, Labour is expected to lose 1,800, Reform will probably gain 1,580, up from... zero. So this would be more than that.
People claim that while Labour has adopted the Sharia Agenda to appeal to the million Muslims it allowed to migrate to the country, those voters are ditching Labour to vote for the Muslim Independent Party or the Greens. Delicious. This shadenfreude is going straight to my thighs. Oh, and if Starmer loses about as badly as expected, Labour will toss him out of a window Braveheart style and replace him. He will announce he is resigning to spend more time with his Gay Ukrainian Male Prostitutes.
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