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I told you they were insane


So I locked myself out of my voicemail today. I called the helpdesk for a reset but they were swamped and asked me if they could call me back. I agreed. I walked away from my desk for a minute and heard the phone ringing when I came back. I missed the call but naturally....they left a voicemail. Some days I feel like I'm being drawn by Scott Adams.

Sean Hannity has lost his mind. I was in the car yesterday listening to him recant on virtually everything he's been saying for the last 8 years. Suddenly, drilling in ANWAR is a bad idea, Guantanamo Bay is a bad idea, we need to update Conservatism, John McCain is a good, honest guy, a wall on the border isn't the answer. On and on and on. He's either a naked partisan who's sucking down McCain flavored Kool Aid at record rates or he's literally lost his mind. Either way it's not good.

The win/win of the Democrat ticket: Hillary wins the nomination there's no way she wins the general election. Nothing will galvanize the right more than the possibility of her in the White House. Obama wins and we can turn a page on racism in this country.

But they support the troops MCMXLIII:

"I believe in the Code Pink cause. The Marines don't belong here, they shouldn't have come here, and they should leave," said Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates after votes were cast.



Quote of the day:

"My credentials in the black community are solid"

Who is granting Black Community Credentials (TM) these days? Is there a filing fee? How do I get a form? Aside from "Solid" what other ratings are there?


Interesting comment from Bubba to a 9/11 Truther:

"..we look like idiots, folks, denying it when they are continuing to murder people all around the world."


He's seriously straying from the Party Line that "There is no terrorist threat" (c.f. Michael Moore et al.)

Comments

Anonymous said…
Sean Hannity has lost his mind.


you just now came to this conclusion?
3:50 PM
The Last Ephor said…
Hey if he's at least consistently a partisan hack he's sane. I think Terry McCaulliff and James Carville are partisan hacks but they're sane. If Carville came out tomorrow and said "I was wrong. We need smaller government, strong defense, lower taxes for everyone etc" I'd think he'd lost it too.
8:07 AM
a most peculiar nature said…
"but naturally....they left a voicemail...."

That's cracking me up. Sadly, I truly believe it.
2:38 PM
mkfreeberg said…
It was parody. Really, really good parody. I thought he lost his mind too, and about 45 minutes in he finally 'fessed up to what he was doing.
1:31 PM
The Last Ephor said…
MKF: Yes, I only heard part of it so I missed the "payoff" as it were. I couldn't imagine he'd back anyone but Mitt. If Mitt loses, he'll back McCain despite his protestations.
2:54 PM
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