This guy = Douche canoe

| Shelved by: val3ntinus on 2012-08-21
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Missouri Representative Todd Akin. What a tool.

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ApertureProject |
321
points | Submitted 2012-08-21 15:23:08

Upvote for title

Phalangeh |
321
points | Submitted 2012-08-21 21:14:01

I nearly imploded when I read what he said. Then I actually imploded when I found out he's leading in the polls.

Falcon_D_Storms |
654
points | Submitted 2012-08-21 22:02:12

This is why I'm going to join the Democrat Party.

In the Republican Party, if you say something stupid and asinine, you get torn a new one from both sides.

In the Democrat Party, you can drown people and get turned into a Paragon.

KidTested |
10-1
points | Submitted 2012-08-22 08:46:36

Nah, people like to make fun of politicians regardless of party.

Falcon_D_Storms |
321
points | Submitted 2012-08-22 23:37:24

Not exactly. That might fly if my 'drowning people' example was theoretical. Ted Kennedy got wasted and drove his car into a lake with a woman in it who didn't make it out and decided not to tell anybody for awhile; he just walked on home without calling the police. That not only should have ended his career but it should have landed him in prison -- instead he became one of the most respected Democrats in the nation.

Meanwhile, half the country is being tarred with the faux pas of one man whilst the Democrat Party hails a rampant misogynist like Bill Clinton as a great man.

Yeah, sometimes people will make fun a Democrat as well, but it's about 20 to 1 -- and it's either someone trying to show what an equal opportunity offender they are or a conservative trying to balance things (which is likely to end with that conservative being mercilessly attacked). Nobody would even touch Barack Obama until 2 years into his presidency.

This can probably be chalked up to the fact that comedians are entertainers, most entertainers are liberal and comedians shape our views of comedy. That and a strong helping of trying to frame the debate "for the team".

sulaco |
321
points | Submitted 2012-08-23 01:51:53

Whole reason this story took off was because they needed a quick change of subject after the several back-to-back gaffes by Biden last week. And just today, Obama misspelled "Ohio" at a campaign event--but we all remember it was Dan Quayle who was ridiculed for misspelling "potatoes."

Another example is Al Gore Sr. and Robert Byrd setting the number 1 and 2 records for longest filibuster attempt ever when they tried to block the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Somehow Gore (and now his son) and Byrd are hailed as fabled democrat icons, when they were lunatic, racist nutjobs. Byrd was actually a grand-wizard in the KKK! But we all know it was really the Republicans who were the real racists (despite 82% of them voting in favor of the Civil Rights Act)!

gigggggggg |
321
points | Submitted 2012-08-22 08:37:27

I agree, what he said was terrible. However, these posts prove Lolbrary's clear liberal bias. Where are the Joe Biden "he's gonna put y'all in chains" memes?

JimHortons |
432
points | Submitted 2012-08-22 08:48:14

This isn't an attack on republicans, it's an attack on one retarded politician.

val3ntinus |
210
points | Submitted 2012-08-22 09:51:05

Let's be fair, they're all retarded.

JimHortons |
321
points | Submitted 2012-08-28 12:42:14

God's honest truth right there.

val3ntinus |
321
points | Submitted 2012-08-22 09:50:22

Biden's repeated stupid comments are a meme. And of course there's a bias here, there's also a bias on MSNBC and FOX and CNN and on and on. Trust me, the internet empire of the Lolbrary is not furthering any agenda. "Liberal bias" simply isn't an insult anymore

Falcon_D_Storms |
432
points | Submitted 2012-08-22 23:38:38

Biden tries his damnedest to be the biggest idiot in the country and you still rarely see him being made fun of relative to other people saying less stupid things.

Ritz_Crackerton |
10-1
points | Submitted 2012-08-23 01:54:20

That's because no one gives a fuck about Biden. Jokes that make fun of him are just boring.

Falcon_D_Storms |
210
points | Submitted 2012-08-24 00:46:38

Right, people don't give a crap about hundreds of moronic comments by unimportant people like the second in line to rule the country, what we're all concerned about is "what awful thing did some schmuck in Missouri say".

No, Biden's stuff is a lot funnier than a guy being misinformed about rape and pregnancy.

Ritz_Crackerton |
210
points | Submitted 2012-08-27 23:28:33

Well that's your opinion, but I just don't find biden jokes funny. Nothing to do with my political beliefs (obama jokes can be really funny).

savy |
210
points | Submitted 2012-10-24 15:57:10

were? because mine aint got one