In the spirit of Halloween and the idea of dressing up as something you’re not, we’ve decided to pay tribute to the five best political poses from the other 364 days of the year.
Without further ado, here they are, in reverse order:
5. Fred Thompson as Ronald Reagan
Sure, they’ve got Hollywood in common, but for all his faults we just can’t imagine Ronald Reagan fizzling the way Thompson has in the campaign. What’s the opposite of a big splash? Still, that hasn’t stopped the candidate from promising to boldly lead us right back to the 1980s. What a visionary.
4. Hillary as a Thug
History has shown Hillary Clinton to be more interested in health care than warfare, so why does she keep talking about how tough she is?
3. Romney and Giuliani as Social Conservatives
These two deserve special mention. It takes a lot of chutzpah to flip-flop in the age of the Internet. We don’t just have a public record, we have YouTube. Seriously, did either of them think they were going to get away with their blatant flip-flopping? Wait a second, they are getting away with it.
2. The Democratic-Controlled Congress as Anti-War
We know the Democrats have accomplished a lot in Congress, just not that one thing Americans sent them there to do. Sure, it’s hard to pass legislation with a slim majority and a hostile president, but enough pretending to be trying to bring the troops home while passing “emergency” war funding bill after “emergency” war funding bill. Of course they’re afraid of being painted as anti-troop by their political enemies, but that’s why it’s called leadership.
1. Bush as a Top Gun
OK, so it’s not exactly a current get-up, but how can we resist this oldie but goodie: the president who ditched the Air National Guard striding across a carrier deck in that flight suit to claim “mission accomplished.” Of course he was only a passenger on the jet that landed, but that’s the power of make-believe. Besides, you have to be competent to fly a plane.
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By Bushwacked, December 1, 2007 at 3:59 pm Link to this comment
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By rodney, November 1, 2007 at 1:40 pm Link to this comment
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Just let the Republicans be themselves, Rudy as a drag queen,Foley as Chester the Child Molester,Rice as Mammy,Craig as the wide stance gay bathroom stalker,Cheney as Pol Pot,Jeff Gannon as Jeff Gannon,Bill O Racist as himself,Hannity,Limbaugh, and Coulter as nobody,Bush as Elmer Fudd and the rest of the Republican Congress as the Village People.
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By Bushwacked, December 1, 2007 at 3:59 pm Link to this comment
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or G W Bush as the idiotic war-criminal at large.
Report thisBy rodney, November 1, 2007 at 1:40 pm Link to this comment
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Just let the Republicans be themselves, Rudy as a drag queen,Foley as Chester the Child Molester,Rice as Mammy,Craig as the wide stance gay bathroom stalker,Cheney as Pol Pot,Jeff Gannon as Jeff Gannon,Bill O Racist as himself,Hannity,Limbaugh, and Coulter as nobody,Bush as Elmer Fudd and the rest of the Republican Congress as the Village People.
Report thisBy waxman, November 1, 2007 at 12:33 pm Link to this comment
WHAT ABOUT SEAN HANNITY SOMETHING OTHER THAN A BI-SEXUAL ??
Report thisBy anonymous, November 1, 2007 at 6:10 am Link to this comment
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what about Barbara Bush as a woman?
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