crazy political analogies

Discussion in 'Politics & Current Events' started by superdave, Aug 1, 2012.

  1. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We've had fun with some other threads like this. I saw this article, and thought, you know, there are aLOT of these. Let's collect them in one place and laugh at politicians.

    Contraception Mandate is Like Pearl Harbor or 9/11

    http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/...raception-911-pearl-harbor.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

    I don't think this was a money blurt. I think this was insanity. But maybe you can convince me otherwise. ;)
     
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  2. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    Remember the early days when the Tea Party was portrayed by the media as everyday Americans who had lost their patience? We later learned that the Party was for everyday Americans who had lost their minds ... the Tea Party has been a gold mine for crazies.

    Here's Allen West channeling Joe McCarthy -

    http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/n...ears-cheers-jeers-at-town-hall-meeting/nN24X/
     
  3. QuakeAttack

    QuakeAttack Member+

    Apr 10, 2002
    California - Bay Area
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Communism is so 50s. Couldn't they find a newer boogie man?
     
  4. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Socialism. Sharia Law. Muslim Brotherhood. Reverend Wright.
     
  5. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    Allen West is hipster.
     
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  6. Crimen y Castigo

    May 18, 2004
    OakTown
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    One of my favorite political analogies -- while not so crazy -- was Colin Powell's gem as quoted by Bob Woodward, warning President Bush that invading Iraq would produce a “Pottery Barn rule -- you break it, you own it.” (Although Pottery Barn vehemently denied such a rule exists.)

    Less an analogy and more of a simile -- but way, way more crazy -- was of course the Cheney classic: "We will be greeted as liberators."

    >Mwah!<
    C'est Magnifique!
     
  7. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
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    Allen West, right, was into this Anti-Communism stuff before it got huge...
     
  8. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Of course there was the whole Republican spin machine a few weeks ago:
    "These wildfires are Obama's Katrina."
     
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  9. MasterShake29

    MasterShake29 Member+

    Oct 28, 2001
    Jersey City, NJ
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Killing 16 year old American citizens is fighting terrorism.
     
  10. HerthaBerwyn

    HerthaBerwyn Member+

    May 24, 2003
    Chicago
    Beware of Republicans waving lists. One ray of hope is that they cant go full-McCarthy without a Roy Cohn to perch on a shoulder. Orly Taitz is a lawyer. But, I dont think she is evil enough to play the role.
     
  11. That Phat Hat

    That Phat Hat Member+

    Nov 14, 2002
    Just Barely Outside the Beltway
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    A black guy wearing a hoodie is like a young woman wearing a short sk- wait, I thought of that one. And it's pretty apt.
     

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