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|9.18.09 @ 7:10AM|#
Wow! Best thing from Bok in ages! Still not LOL, but maybe at
least smile-quietly-to-oneself.
BTW, am I the only one creeped out by what seems to be a
proliferation of online ads lately that invoke The One, as in
"Obama wants you to..." (go back to school or whatever)?
Tomcat1066|9.18.09 @ 7:45AM|#
I'm going to start prefacing shit with "Obama wants me to..."
and "Obama wants you to..." just to fuck with the liberals.
For example, "Obama wants me to kick this puppy."
It'll be fun!
Suki|9.18.09 @ 7:46AM|#
Wow! Best thing from Bok in ages! Still not LOL, but maybe
at least smile-quietly-to-oneself.
Looks like we have a chick consensus. Can we get federal funding to
make the rest of the world agree with us? ;)
Suki|9.18.09 @ 7:48AM|#
I'm going to start prefacing shit with "Obama wants me
to..." and "Obama wants you to..." just to fuck with the
liberals.
Mind if I borrow it too?
|9.18.09 @ 8:28AM|#
Yawn.
I've noticed the "Obama wants..." template, too. Many of the Google
news headlines begin with "Obama says...". That pattern's been
going on for months.
Obama|9.18.09 @ 8:36AM|#
I'm going to start prefacing shit with "Obama wants me
to..." and "Obama wants you to..."
I want you to.
Untermensch|9.18.09 @ 9:04AM|#
Passes the Marmaduke and Cathy tests, therefore it it better than average.
|9.18.09 @ 9:11AM|#
Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. There's
been a whole lot of that around here lately. Quite disturbing,
since I know the people here are smarter than that. For some reason
they feel compelled to be stupid because the right wing is going so
nuts, either you are stupid or you are liberal. Some people at
Reason feel they simply have to be a little stupid otherwise
they're just big government liberals.
It's a really bad false dichotomy that some of you really need to
get over.
There are plenty of good reasons for kids to stay in school, and
there are plenty of reasons for us to not subsidize private
religious schools which force Jesus down the throats of their young
students, being paid for by taxpayer dollars.
There's no hypocrisy or inconsistency there. I expect more critical
thinking from Reason. If reason is going to go half-stupid to prove
it's middle-ground nonpartisan, then I will sadly avoid Reason,
though I've enjoyed the ride for the past several years.
Art-P.O.G.|9.18.09 @ 9:21AM|#
Xeones articulated my reaction better than I did.
Bruce,
force Jesus down the throats
Yeaaahhhh...I don't want to see your nightmares, guy.
|9.18.09 @ 9:22AM|#
Homer: They ruined all our best names like Bruce and Lance and
Julian. Those were the toughest names we had! Now they're
just...
John: Queer?
Homer: Yeah, and that's another thing! I resent you people using
that
word. That's our word for making fun of you! We need it!
Tomcat1066|9.18.09 @ 9:27AM|#
There are plenty of good reasons for kids to stay in school,
and there are plenty of reasons for us to not subsidize private
religious schools which force Jesus down the throats of their young
students, being paid for by taxpayer dollars.
Right. Heaven forbid that a parent get to make that choice, and not
you.
|9.18.09 @ 9:28AM|#
Meh. Not even a smirk, but at least you don't have to hunt for
the punchline. Did The One say something about vouchers this week
and I missed it? I thought health care swallowed up all the
billable hours in DC.
Almost amusing
Good Point, but untimely
It's in color anyway
Grade: C-
|9.18.09 @ 9:35AM|#
Bruce,
Not all charter schools are religious, or even truly private. Here
in Richmond, VA (shoutout to Suki!) Patrick Henry Charter School is
a public charter school, but they're having trouble with the
Richmond School Board because the building (an elementary school
which they acquired from the city) is not ADA-compliant. Somehow
the city school board can gloss over the lack of ADA compliance in
their non-charter schools, and ignore the fact that they didn't
bring the PH building up to ADA compliance when they owned it. Now
that it's a charter school, the school board is holding them to a
higher standard than they do with the non-charter public
schools.
And I totally agree with you that not one dollar of public funds
should go to religious schools, no matter how creatively that money
is laundered through vouchers.
And some friendly advice, buddy: When you start defining your
audience's needs, as in It's a really bad false dichotomy that
some of you really need to get over, then you've lost your
audience. Insulting your audience is also not good, ie "foolish,"
that is if your goal is effective communication.
Oh, and leave the Jesus-bashing behind. I don't want to fund
madrassas, yeshivas, or whatever the *&^%$#@! hindus call their
schools, either.
Happy Friday, All.
P Dier|9.18.09 @ 9:35AM|#
did we just travel back in time? this was an issue oh... say 5 months ago?
Michael|9.18.09 @ 9:39AM|#
This cartoon fills me with a vast and terrible
indifference.
The subject of this cartoon seems to fill me with a terrible
government vas deferens.
|9.18.09 @ 9:56AM|#
did we just travel back in time?
Did The One say something about vouchers this week and I missed
it?
It's about his stay-in-school speech to the kids (recent news) and
his consistent position on vouchers.
|9.18.09 @ 10:09AM|#
blah - not funny - sorry guys, years of bad comics has still not
lowered my expectations so low that this made me laugh.
As far as creepy Obama stuff - I think the tide is turning. he is
failing at healthcare, and calling popular rappers names on
twitter. he is about to jump the shark.
@|9.18.09 @ 10:18AM|#
Bruce | September 18, 2009, 9:11am | #
Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
So intellectual inconsistency is the hallmark of a
great mind?
Your comments demonstrate your awesomeness, Bruce.
Robert of Bruce|9.18.09 @ 10:22AM|#
It is exactly the ability to compromise his principles that makes a man noble.
|9.18.09 @ 10:32AM|#
Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little
minds.
This quote is the hobgoblin of little minds.
How insightful! Foolishness is foolish!
|9.18.09 @ 10:36AM|#
After reading and thinking "nice one, drew blood", I thought
"how will they complain about this one?"
Oh.
That's how.
Colonel_Angus|9.18.09 @ 10:48AM|#
Hahahaha! Both plates are exactly the same, except the room they are in seems to have changed color. Brilliant!
|9.18.09 @ 11:13AM|#
This cartoon fills me with a vast and terrible
indifference.
The terrible ennui of Bok. He's dangerous, I tell you.
|9.18.09 @ 11:36AM|#
I vote the Friday Funnies be permanently devoted to Lucy promising to let Charlie Brown kick the football.
Tholan|9.18.09 @ 11:50AM|#
Obama wants me to call this cartoon racist!
(The teacher/administrator is a white guy and the student is
not-white with disproportionate ears. [in case you needed me to
spell it out] Terribly racist indeed.)
Ok. Now I feel like I am 12.
...
Obama wants me to feel like I am 12!
|9.18.09 @ 11:51AM|#
First of all, I'm surprised nobody realized that was an Emerson
quote. Oh well.
And the point is that things that appear inconsistent on the
surface are not necessarily inconsistent when you actually THINK
about it for a minute.
Whether you're distinguishing something or making an exception, it
doesn't necessarily mean you're a hypocrite.
In this specific case, the accusation of inconsistency is so bad
it's laughable. If you take Bok's cartoon to its logical
conclusion, anyone who opposes vouchers also must oppose children
staying in school (or must support children dropping out of
school), otherwise they are silly inconsistent hypocrites. That
makes no sense.
I dislike Obama greatly for a variety of reasons, numero uno being
he is the most spineless, ball-less president this nation has ever
seen, and his audacity of compromise is an embarrassment to the
presidency. He can't decide anything and he cares more about being
liked by his enemies (who will NEVER like him) than getting
anything done. So don't accuse me of being one of those libs who
diefy Obama - I don't. I just have to point out the stupidity and
silliness (in a non-funny way) of this particular cartoon.
|9.18.09 @ 11:54AM|#
Also, don't confuse the motives of the people here who oppose obama for the same reason they opposed bush (i.e. massive spending and increase in government power) with the blatantly racist motives of the teabaggers, Glenn Becks, Bill O'Reillys, and Rush Limbaughs. They hate Obama because he's a stinking nigger. People here don't like Obama because of his big-government programs, etc. Just because you're not a racist don't presume most people yelling in the streets with guns about "getting their country back" are also not racists.
mr simple|9.18.09 @ 12:42PM|#
Bruce,
Sorry no one was impressed by your quoting the most oft quoted
Emerson quote ever. Also, your logical conclusion is completely
flawed. Some A are B =/= all B are A. It is logical, however, to
make fun of Obama for saying stay in school and get a good
education after taking away some kids in D.C.'s best shot at
it.
then I will sadly avoid Reason
Yay.
The cartoon still wasn't funny.
mr simple|9.18.09 @ 12:43PM|#
And your last post was so ridiculous I'm going to just assume it was a spoof.
Tomcat1066|9.18.09 @ 1:39PM|#
Also, don't confuse the motives of the people here who
oppose obama for the same reason they opposed bush (i.e. massive
spending and increase in government power) with the blatantly
racist motives of the teabaggers, Glenn Becks, Bill O'Reillys, and
Rush Limbaughs. They hate Obama because he's a stinking
nigger.
Really? You know this for a fact? You know what's in the heart of
the tea party protesters? You know what's in the heart of Glenn
Beck, Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh (who have also hated every
single democrat to sit in the office of President, not just Obama)?
You know what's in the heart of all these people?
Get this straight you pompous windbag, you know shit. I can't stand
O'Reilly and Limbaugh, and only occasionally find Beck amusing.
However, your arrogance in assuming that you know jack shit about
those people is astounding...except for the fact that your side has
been saying it, so it must be true, right?
As someone who used to be a liberal not all that long ago,
I'm so glad I got a brain instead.
MattXIV|9.18.09 @ 1:45PM|#
I vote the Friday Funnies be permanently devoted to Lucy promising to let Charlie Brown kick the football.
On a meta level I'm pretty sure thats what the Friday "Funnies" are
already devoted to.
MattXIV|9.18.09 @ 2:01PM|#
Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
I can only imagine how proud Emerson would have been knowing that
over a century later the most widely known part of his legacy is a
quote that is invariably used to justify not making any goddamn
sense with an appeal to his intellectual authority.
josey|9.18.09 @ 3:56PM|#
Bruce wrote: "If you take Bok's cartoon to its logical
conclusion, anyone who opposes vouchers also must oppose children
staying in school (or must support children dropping out of
school), otherwise they are silly inconsistent hypocrites. That
makes no sense."
Where I come from, we call that a straw man.
Unless the second sentence was in reference to the first, that is.
In that case, I agree completely.
|9.18.09 @ 5:12PM|#
Too blank man, you could have thrown a lot more in there. The man was obviously wounded in some war, maybe Iraq or Afghanistan, so there should be like a recruiter in the background looking at the boy and saying to himself "Yes boy, stay in public school so that your only option will be the military!" Then someone else should be taking a picture of the scene, and it will show him at walmart getting the film developed and the walmart person calls the police and is like 'yeah I have this kiddy porn picture' and it's bc the kid is at juuuust the right height for naughty shit to go down, and the walmart guy is like 'well I had to go to the police, a crime might have occurred!' And maybe somebody in the background could be waving a confederate flag, saying 'Sure, go to public school kid, you'll be worshipping Lincoln in no time! They won't teach you what I know in those gov't approved textbooks!' And Ron Paul somewhere, he is like, "I think the kid deserves a good education" and then reason writers are like "Ron Paul is lying bc he is racist, he wrote newsletters" and then somebody else is like "YOU FUCKING COSMOTARIANS!" Get on that Chip.
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