Political Discussion Thread (READ FIRST POST)

[Darth Fluffy 378]

Who is the most incompetent member of the current administration who is not the actual Felon in Chief himself? I'll start this off by nominating Robert F Kennedy Jr., who starved a brain worm.

[mlooney 3,839]

2 hours ago, Darth Fluffy said:

Who is the most incompetent member of the current administration who is not the actual Felon in Chief himself? I'll start this off by nominating Robert F Kennedy Jr., who starved a brain worm.

While I'll grant the RFK Jr. is the “best” choice here, a close second goes to Hegseth.

[The Old Hack 2,516]

20 hours ago, mlooney said:

While I'll grant the RFK Jr. is the “best” choice here, a close second goes to Hegseth.

This feels like being asked whether you prefer ebola to pneumonic plague. Then again RFK would happily ensure that you got both, so perhaps that answers the question.

[mlooney 3,839]

41 minutes ago, The Old Hack said:

This feels like being asked whether you prefer ebola to pneumonic plague. Then again RFK would happily ensure that you got both, so perhaps that answers the question.

Oh, the plague, no questions asked.  It responds well to modern antibotics.

[Darth Fluffy 378]

13 hours ago, mlooney said:

Oh, the plague, no questions asked.  It responds well to modern antibotics.

Ivermectin. Or inject bleach. (Dumpster isn't wrong. If you inject bleach, you will no longer have to worry about your illness.)

[Darth Fluffy 378]

Has anyone noticed that Dumpster accomplished his task; we are no longer talking about the Epstein list? Do enough stupid $#!7 regularly, and you can call the attention off anything.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,671]

5 hours ago, Darth Fluffy said:

 

Do enough stupid $#!7 regularly, and you can call the attention off anything.

That was the lesson of VP Dan Quayle. 

 

[Darth Fluffy 378]

On 8/21/2025 at 7:46 AM, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

That was the lesson of VP Dan Quayle. 

Point, but even Dan Quayle was better than what we have now. Dan Quayle gave Mike Pense good advice about, "Yes, you certify the election results, even if your side lost. No, you don't try to manipulate the result." So Trump tried to have a mob storm the capitol, prevent the certification, and kill Pense. 

Or as Dubya might say, "Miss me now?"

I never thought I would have anything good to say about a Cheney. She was adorable, standing next to Kamala, endorsing her. Even her dad was on board with condemning the Jan 6 insurrection.

[Darth Fluffy 378]

Hegseth fired a general whose agency's intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump.

"We would rather have our heads up our asses than know what is going on."

The 'good news', I guess, is that like Hitler's interference in wartime strategy, Trump is setting us up for a loss if he ever starts a war. Given what motivates him, that's probably a good thing.

[Darth Fluffy 378]

Excuse me while I go have a melt down.

Verified this was not The Onion trolling me, check.

We need a 'Totally missing the point' award; this grandly qualifies. Not the article, the thing it is reporting.

So, I say again, excuse me, need to cry into a pillow.

 

[Darth Fluffy 378]

President Felon is apparently planning on dropping dead within a year, per various medical talking heads. I want to applaud his commitment to eliminating crime. 

[ijuin 611]

Which talking heads would that be?

[Darth Fluffy 378]

5 hours ago, ijuin said:

Which talking heads would that be?

Doctor comments on YouTube, carried by Midas Touch and similar channels. Related to his bruising, his edema, and his cognitive decline, which is getting much worse. Slurring, frequent errors of identification, inability to speak, falling; Biden did a fraction of this, and the MAGAts were all over it. 

Is it considered bad form to send a thank you note to a funeral?

[mlooney 3,839]

3 hours ago, Darth Fluffy said:

Is it considered bad form to send a thank you note to a funeral?

Let me consult my Emily Post on that.  I think if it's black with gold or silver letters, it's OK.

[Darth Fluffy 378]

50 minutes ago, mlooney said:

Let me consult my Emily Post on that.  I think if it's black with gold or silver letters, it's OK.

Ooo, he would have liked gold letters!

[mlooney 3,839]

19 minutes ago, Darth Fluffy said:

Ooo, he would have liked gold letters!

I did google “Emily Post Funeral Notes,” and one important thing the Emily Post Insitute said was “Write what you really feel.” So there is that.

[The Old Hack 2,516]

On 8/26/2025 at 4:31 PM, mlooney said:

I did google “Emily Post Funeral Notes,” and one important thing the Emily Post Insitute said was “Write what you really feel.” So there is that.

I think that might get me arrested. And I live on the other side of the Atlantic.

[Darth Fluffy 378]

Bobby Brain Worm VS COVID - US looses the match.

But at lead I don't live here.

[ijuin 611]

Eww, San Jose is just the next county over from me.

[Darth Fluffy 378]

7 hours ago, ijuin said:

Eww, San Jose is just the next county over from me.

Do you know the way . . . ?

[mlooney 3,839]

/me  Just for the record, quoting song lyrics isn't a pun, even if it would be otherwise.  That assumes I know it's lyrics.

[Darth Fluffy 378]

3 hours ago, mlooney said:

/me  Just for the record, quoting song lyrics isn't a pun, even if it would be otherwise.  That assumes I know it's lyrics.

You knew enough to get the reference.

[mlooney 3,839]

44 minutes ago, Darth Fluffy said:

You knew enough to get the reference.

I'm an old fart, of course I got it.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,671]

 

We need more memorable songs about places. 

 

[Darth Fluffy 378]

5 hours ago, mlooney said:

/me  Just for the record, quoting song lyrics isn't a pun, even if it would be otherwise.  That assumes I know it's lyrics.

 

2 hours ago, Darth Fluffy said:

You knew enough to get the reference.

 

1 hour ago, mlooney said:

I'm an old fart, of course I got it.

 

Do you not see that this is inconsistent? It was a referent comment, not a pun. You, as '/me', said, "Just for the record, quoting song lyrics isn't a pun," which is relevant to what?, then "even if it would be otherwise" - which is incorrect, if it is a pun it doesn't stop being a pun because it is also a referent comment (but also not relevant, since as you said, it wasn't a pun).

Then "That assumes I know it's lyrics." Not exactly, but close enough; it assumes a portion of the audience will appreciate the reference. But (see my previous comment, "You knew enough to get the reference"), you knew it was a reference, not a pun. So why the rabbit trail?

FWIW, I know most of the way to San Jose. Drive up to I-40 and turn left. That should get me to Barstow.