Sunday, November 15, 2009
From the archives
Bill Benzon posted this gem in comments back in April, but with each wingnut outrage over how Barack Hussein al-Obama has destroyed all the global goodwill George Bush worked so hard to establish, I keep coming back to it and finding more and more of Teh Funny. Calling on the “wrong” reporters, speaking in furren enemy languages, indulging in reverse racism, trashing the honor and dignity of the office ... it’s all there, thirty-two years before the fact. It’s almost like Richard Pryor was some kind of genius.
OK, I’m off to Marlboro College. Yes, they invited me back! That was very kind of them. And it looks like I’m staying in some very nice digs. See you all in a few days.
You are now in American Airspace.
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