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George Will: A star was born tonight. (Original Post) ZX86 Jan 2015 OP
More like the person chosen to play her on SNL. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #1
Pretty much ZX86 Jan 2015 #3
Holy crap. joshcryer Jan 2015 #14
I'm picking Kate McKinnon as the favorite to play Joni Ernst on SNL LynneSin Jan 2015 #27
lol Cha Jan 2015 #50
. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #51
Oh Pulease.....THAT is what passes for stardom on the Right.....woooo doggies...they are scraping VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #2
I assume that Will is joking. nt ladjf Jan 2015 #4
He wasn't. ZX86 Jan 2015 #12
I doubt he beleives a single word he says. So disingenous, like all Republican mouthpieces. N/T emulatorloo Jan 2015 #53
I know! It was just like Disneyland! blogslut Jan 2015 #5
We have a winner shenmue Jan 2015 #18
*snort!* nolabear Jan 2015 #49
last time Rethugs thought they got a Rethug star she landed a reality show ... SummerSnow Jan 2015 #6
Holy crap. Ineeda Jan 2015 #7
Is this a joke? grasswire Jan 2015 #8
You've got to be fucking kidding me gopiscrap Jan 2015 #9
Coming from him, she flopped. nt arthritisR_US Jan 2015 #10
oh yea a real star... SummerSnow Jan 2015 #11
"She wants women barefoot and pregnant and living in poverty" lunasun Jan 2015 #24
On the bright side those women might be given breadbags to cover their feet LynneSin Jan 2015 #29
HAHAHAHAHAHA! AndreaCG Jan 2015 #13
Shrill, stiff and stupid - kind of like you, George. Guess that explains it . . . . hatrack Jan 2015 #15
Well in all fairness, George Will thinks he is an intellectual. Rex Jan 2015 #16
Say it ain't so BeyondGeography Jan 2015 #17
Is Chri$tie pigeon toed? yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2015 #39
Surely Luke russert will say the same tomorrow. Beaverhausen Jan 2015 #19
I am reminded of a young Sarah Palin. Autumn Jan 2015 #20
Rye humor? pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #21
That's funny but it could get stale BlueJazz Jan 2015 #32
Her TV career is toast Roland99 Jan 2015 #33
For right now though, she a rising star. BlueJazz Jan 2015 #36
She represents the best of the enriched white Roland99 Jan 2015 #38
Very true but she does bring along quite a bit of bag-gage. BlueJazz Jan 2015 #40
We should stop talking about her. We sound like a pair of heels. (And I'm sleepy) BlueJazz Jan 2015 #43
Wheat! Wheat! Doughn't go Roland99 Jan 2015 #44
!! I woke up to see that. Funny ! BlueJazz Jan 2015 #55
hehe...better responses here than with my wife Roland99 Jan 2015 #61
I hereby formally declare that to be the finest post in the thread. Orrex Jan 2015 #58
Any way ya slice it, it does fit, doesn't it? Roland99 Jan 2015 #60
It's a thing of Wonder. Orrex Jan 2015 #65
I honestly think I was fair-minded in making my assessment of her performance. StevieM Jan 2015 #22
I agree. I think they made the speech up ahead of time (not knowing what BO's speech would include) Frustratedlady Jan 2015 #34
Well...plenty of people believed her lies in 2014. But after 6 years I think she will be shown StevieM Jan 2015 #42
George Will delivered a non-sequiter Generic Brad Jan 2015 #23
He's delusional. I checked out a right wing site ecstatic Jan 2015 #25
I checked out a thread in freeperville AndreaCG Jan 2015 #48
Poor George. He is slowly losing it. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2015 #26
I haven't seen him on the tube in... elias49 Jan 2015 #31
Nice to know the "ooh shiny!" messiah complex isn't solely a thing of the left (nt) Recursion Jan 2015 #28
she is a buffoon. no star. george will is a moron trueblue2007 Jan 2015 #30
+1000. "Buffoon" captures it perfectly in a single word. n/t Tanuki Jan 2015 #59
George Will is an idiot Gothmog Jan 2015 #35
This is the lady who castrates hogs for fun, isn't it? elias49 Jan 2015 #37
Really? All the DU threads I've seen suggest she went over like rocktivity Jan 2015 #41
He should go back to apologizing for rape. 6000eliot Jan 2015 #45
Probably said the same about Bob McDonnell. moondust Jan 2015 #46
And, Bobby Jindal. and Ted "let me start over" Cruz.. lol Cha Jan 2015 #52
Lol onecaliberal Jan 2015 #47
Yes Stephen Retired Jan 2015 #54
After plowing the fields, working construction, biscuit line at Hardees she had to wear bread bags B Calm Jan 2015 #56
George Will? I remember when he existed. Orrex Jan 2015 #57
Poor George. Loneliness and 200 mg of Viagra can cloud one's judgement. 11 Bravo Jan 2015 #62
Columnist for sale to highest bidder. Orsino Jan 2015 #63
Wingnuts are so desperate for that xx factor Tom Ripley Jan 2015 #64

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
27. I'm picking Kate McKinnon as the favorite to play Joni Ernst on SNL
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:19 AM
Jan 2015

McKinnon has one of the best ranges for impersonations doing some amazing ones including Justin Bieber, Tilda Swinton, Jane Lynch and Angela Merkel. But lately Cecily Strong has been doing some great impersonations so I would pick her as the underdog for the skit.

It'll be interesting to see who gets the nod but you know SNL won't let this one slide.

Cha

(297,275 posts)
50. lol
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:58 AM
Jan 2015

Anti_Intellect @Anti_Intellect
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And now for the Republican response. #SOTU
5:28 PM - 20 Jan 2015 336 Retweets 296 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/01/20/chat-on-72/


 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
2. Oh Pulease.....THAT is what passes for stardom on the Right.....woooo doggies...they are scraping
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:00 AM
Jan 2015

bottom!

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
6. last time Rethugs thought they got a Rethug star she landed a reality show ...
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:01 AM
Jan 2015

and joined with Twitter at the hip

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
7. Holy crap.
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:01 AM
Jan 2015

We know he's a RWNJ, but blind and deaf, too? How sad. But I'll resist the temptation to mock the afflicted.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
24. "She wants women barefoot and pregnant and living in poverty"
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:15 AM
Jan 2015

Looks like she will push for bread bags over barefoot as of tonight

hatrack

(59,587 posts)
15. Shrill, stiff and stupid - kind of like you, George. Guess that explains it . . . .
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:05 AM
Jan 2015

Oh, and let's not forget the same old bullshit about heavy-handed regulations, and the miracles that more tax cuts and one pipeline will produce, if only that mean ol' Obama wasn't in the way!!!

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
16. Well in all fairness, George Will thinks he is an intellectual.
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:06 AM
Jan 2015

I think I deserve a solid gold unicorn that farts rainbow sprinkles! We all think crazy shit at times; like George Will is someone important and knows what he is talking about.

StevieM

(10,500 posts)
22. I honestly think I was fair-minded in making my assessment of her performance.
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:12 AM
Jan 2015

I understand that swing-voters and independents don't always look at things the same way that I do.

But I thought her response was preposterous. She didn't come across well IMO nor did she make her party look impressive.

She may be a star to Republicans but not to the mainstream.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
34. I agree. I think they made the speech up ahead of time (not knowing what BO's speech would include)
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:25 AM
Jan 2015

so she could rehearse ahead of time. It sounded rehearsed...actually, it sounded like her campaign speech in many places...and had echoes of the Koch bros in it.

She will always be known as the castrator who wore bread bags on her only pair of shoes. I call BS on those bags. In fact, I don't believe the majority of crap she puts out. She's been caught lying so many times, why believe anything she says?

StevieM

(10,500 posts)
42. Well...plenty of people believed her lies in 2014. But after 6 years I think she will be shown
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:36 AM
Jan 2015

the door in 2020.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
23. George Will delivered a non-sequiter
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:14 AM
Jan 2015

Two random statements: A star was born tonight. Joni Ernst.

Not quite sure what those two statements have in common.

ecstatic

(32,705 posts)
25. He's delusional. I checked out a right wing site
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:17 AM
Jan 2015

and the reaction to her "speech" ranged from polite to outright hate.

AndreaCG

(2,331 posts)
48. I checked out a thread in freeperville
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:51 AM
Jan 2015

Split about 50/50. Quite a few comments about her hairstyle, or lack thereof. A couple had the insight to pick up that jokes will be made about her shoes.

 

elias49

(4,259 posts)
31. I haven't seen him on the tube in...
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:21 AM
Jan 2015

months and months I think. Being reminded of him didn't help my mood.

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
56. After plowing the fields, working construction, biscuit line at Hardees she had to wear bread bags
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 08:06 AM
Jan 2015

for shoes. LOL

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