Kneel Before Rod!

The cover of the current Hartford Advocate shows Hillary warming up her eye-lasers. (Hat tip: reader Jeff Patterson)

Comments

[Jennifer]

Just when I thought my state couldn't get more embarrassing. . .

[mk]

Wow. That is a profoundly disturbing image.

[smacky]

OMG! It's Rodzilla! The creature is attacking the city!

[SPD]

Apparently, the preparation involves increasing Mrs. Clinton to several thousand times her normal size. "Big Government" becomes literal, and Rush Limbaugh and Bill Clinton suddenly find something in common to fear.

[gaius marius]

she's looking at the earth like its a creme-filled donut or something. yikes! is this supposed to be a complimentary article on her?

[Jennifer]

Gaius-
I haven't read this week's Advocate yet, but based on former articles I'm guessing it's supposed to be a compliment. I know they have an online presence, but i don't know the address.

[quasibill]

definitely not an attractive picture of her.

She looks buck-toothed and fat (the rolls of skin created by tilting her head forward). And the lighting highlights the high forehead and nose.

And that's not even getting to the somewhat creepy imagery involved.

If I were Hill, I wouldn't be happy about that cover.

[wellfellow]

That has to be the single most frightening thing I've seen in ages.

[Eion]

Link to the full story

[kwais]

H&R does pictures now?

(other than the sweaty bald guy and his friends on the side)

[metalgrid]

Just curious how many will be voting for the loony LP guy when the 2008 race will be between Hillary and McCain?

[Brian Hawkins]

She looks like Galactus.

[Mo]

That's it. In order to save the world, I will need to recruit thoreau to help me build Mecha-Rodham to defend the earth.

[Eric the .5b]

"Of course she's presidential material. She's huge."

[Jeff]

I tried to find the famous Kelly Freas pulp cover with the tentacled alien head looming over the earth for comparasion. If anyone finds one, please link it.

[the regulator]

Just curious how many will be voting for the loony LP guy when the 2008 race will be between Hillary and McCain?

That's preferable to Hillary and Frist.

[David]

Or Hillary vs. Jeb.

[metalgrid]

Scientists have long warned of an object heading towards earth, causing an impact and leading to the extinction of mankind. Debunked as quackery and junk science by Reasonoids, today that theory was confirmed when the head of Hillary Rodham Clinton was seen headed for earth, impact - 2008.

[kevrob]

At least Ursa was hot.

Kevin

[Mark Borok]

This is all just another scare tactic by Republicans to distract us from the real story: what IS happening on Plainville Avenue?

[Isaac Bartram]

In order to save the world, I will need to recruit thoreau to help me build Mecha-Rodham to defend the earth.

You know, thoreau left this out of his Future History of the U.S. a couple of days ago. Does the fact that he failed to foresee this discredit the rest of his narrative? Or can we be confident that this is just another false alarm? 🙂

[ralphus]

Where's the Silver Surfer when we need him?

[Douglas Fletcher]

As scary as this is, that's her benevolent look.

[Chris]

I doubt we see McCain 2008. He tries to play Mr Good GOP, but he is not smarmy or Born Again enough to win the GOP primary. As a "pragmatic" libertarian, I would love to choose between McCain vs Feingold/Dean vs Ventura in 2008, but I suspect the Democrats and GOP will run to the extremes and we'll see Hillary vs Frist.

[Mac Daddy Hoon]

Chris, I think you are only half-right. Once McCain gets blown out in the GOP primaries, I think he is going to become Hilary's running mate on the Democratic ticket.

That is my hope, anyway, so I can vote against both of them.

[metalgrid]

As a "pragmatic" libertarian, I would love to choose between McCain vs Feingold/Dean vs Ventura in 2008

I have not quite recovered from the shock of seeing Dean listed shortly after Badnarik but way ahead of Bush and Kerry on the liberty scaling when I took the electoral quiz.

[NoStar]

If this is the Friday Fun Post then color me disappointed.

[phil]

I think that Ann Coulter and her supporters were recently complaining that only conservatives are given unnatural cover shots. Apparantly that isn't the case.

[linguist]

"If this is the Friday Fun Post then color me disappointed."

No Star: Really? I find this freaking hilarious! Come on, just look at that picture! HAHAHAHAHA!

[saw-whet]

The cover reminds me of the Teletubbies' baby in the sun.

[joe]

"I suspect the Democrats and GOP will run to the extremes and we'll see Hillary vs Frist."

See, I don't get this. Hillary Clinton is a centrist - she supported the war resolution, doesn't push gun control particularly hard, and rejected single payer when she was in charge of the health care initiative.

What makes her an extremist in the Democratic party? She used to wear headbands? She kept her maiden name for a little while? She's to the right of Kerry, Dean, Gore, Dukakis, Mondale and Carter, and was an early DLC member.

She's extremely hated, I guess that's it.

[General Zod]

Bah! This Rod is no match for General Zod! Kneel before me, and click on my name, residents of Planet Houston!

[Deluded Princeton Man]

Perhaps she's a centrist now, Joe.

Which either makes her a hypocritical, political opportunist more interested in power than principle or she's just trying to be 'lectable so she can unveil her original principles in office.

Either way, still a carpet-bagging Yale bitch.

Which reminds me that the tyranny of Yale must be ended. Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton? I don't think so ...

If I wanted to be ruled by Elis, I'd move to New Haven.

Yale delenda est

[Isaac Bartram]

Which either makes her a hypocritical, political opportunist more interested in power than principle....

You have, for all practical purposes, described every politician,...well...in the entire world. 🙂

[SPD]

Is this our Friday Fun Link, or our Friday "Holy Shit, What The Fuck Is That?!?" link? Just so I'm clear.

[Jeff]

The good general forgot to plug his website

http://www.generalzod.net/

[Jeff]

This one's funnier

http://www.weathergraphics.com/zod/

[Jason Ligon]

"doesn't push gun control particularly hard"

Eh, huh? Do you mean, now that the whole party is afraid to push it hard? She was right up there with Boxer and company when hubby was running the show.

"rejected single payer when she was in charge of the health care initiative"

This is to make us think that the final proposed form of Hillary Care was centrist?

[joe]

"This is to make us think that the final proposed form of Hillary Care was centrist?"

If she had pushed a British-style national health system, it still would have had majority support. Actually, it probably would have had even broader support, since more people would have understood what it was. Instead, she tried to fashion a system that relied heavily on a private component. That doesn't scream "Dennis Kucinich" to me.

Princeton,

She was clearly a lefty when she was in college. But hell, I don't hear to many people describing Irving Kristol as a hypocritical opportunist because his beliefs evolved.

[Jennifer]

Joe-
I was never a Hillary-basher (and I voted for her husband), but my main problem with her--maybe this is unfair, I'll admit--is that I have a problem with a woman who portrays herself as some sort of feminist icon when in reality, everything she has she owes to the man she married.

[joe]

She doesn't owe her Senate record to her husband. Maybe her seat, but not her record, and even that's debateable.

And if she gets the nomination, it won't be Bill getting it for her.

[Anonymous]

I'd say she owes her seat to the fact that NY voters are fucking morons. It's self-evident.

[Pro Libertate]

Is it just possible that we could come up with someone who hasn't had a family member in the White House before? I know we're only approaching a population of 300 million and all, but you'd think there'd be someone. If Senator Clinton were to win in 2008 (doubtful she'd even win the nomination, but anything's possible), then I guess we might as well skip the election and anoint Governor Bush as POTUS in 2012.

On the other hand, if Ms. Clinton can really swell to planetary size, she might be hard to beat.

[Eric the .5b]

On the other hand, if Ms. Clinton can really swell to planetary size, she might be hard to beat.

Though her giving an extinction-level-event shoulder-check to the planet might count against her...

[nmg]

From the article: In the end, the irony is that her effort is working not just because it's smart politics but also because it's largely genuine.

No, the irony is that the writer even dares to write this in an article that just described how she morphs herself as she moves from room to room.

It appears that "ideologically complex" is code-speak for "will say anything to get elected and can use fake accents in front of farmers".

Which apparently makes her a "really really good politican" (also from the article).

nmg

[Eric the .5b]

Just curious how many will be voting for the loony LP guy when the 2008 race will be between Hillary and McCain?

It's gonna be a long while before I vote for a loony LP candidate, again. Unless s/he's a particularly high-quality loony.

But Clinton vs. McCain? Yeesh. I'd have to very seriously consider voting for Hillary.

[Demented Tiger]

Anyone but an Eli.

If the last three presidents haven't convinced you of the baleful influence of Yale on American life, how about the following ...

Vice President Cheney
Attorney General John Ashcroft
Senator John Calhoun
Governor Howard Dean
Ambassador John Negroponte
Justice Potter Stewart
Justice Byron White
Paul Bremer
Paul Wolfowitz
James Woolsey

I could go on and on.

Yale delenda est

[R C Dean]

Clinton v. McCain?

That's just Japanese-horror-movie level bad. The guy who gutted the First Amendment v. Satan's anointed representative on Earth.

I'm a die-hard voter, but I think I'd have to sit that one out. Maybe if the LP candidate wasn't a total moonbat, I'd go LP, but, man, Clinton v. McCain is harsh.

[SR]

Other than the slavery issue, what's wrong with John C. Calhoun?

[Committed Tiger]

I'll admit he had an awesome head of hair

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:JohnCCalhoun.jpeg

but Calhoun was an Eli and therefore evil.

Yale delenda est

[Jennifer]

Joe-
You seriously think that Hillary Rodham Blow, wife of Joe Blow the Nobody, would have been elected?

[MayDay72]

Hee hee!

Kneel before Zod is one of the most popular movie quotes among my friends. Though not quite as popular as...

You keep what you. It's the Necromonger way.

...And...

The slow blade penetrates the shield.

I wish I had more time, money and talent...'Cause I've always wanted to Photoshop a picture of Hillary Clinton dressed up as Number 2 from The Prisoner BBC TV series with the words it takes a village in that cool all lower case font that they used for that show.

[MayDay72]

D'oh!

You keep what you. It's the Necromonger way.

...Should read...

You keep what you kill. It's the Necromonger way.

Okay...That's enough mindless frivolity for one day!

[Ken Shultz]

If Hillary Clinton ever becomes President, I'll post a love poem about Donald Rumsfeld.

[crimethink]

I was thinking more along the lines of the end of 2001, but...

Hilary Clinton -- the only person in the universe who could make me vote for Rick Lazio ... bleeecchhhhh...

[The King of the Moon]

I'm sorry. You must address me by my full title: King of Everything. Rei di Tutto - but you may call me Ray.

[crimethink]

Election night 2008...

Space Monster Hilary: "This is going to be a piece of cake. Blue as far as the eye can see!"

Advisor: "Uh, that's because you're looking at the Pacific Ocean, Mrs. Clinton."

[MayDay72]

If Hillary Clinton ever becomes President, I'll post a love poem about Donald Rumsfeld. -Ken Shultz

Well...I'm not that talented. But what about a poem by Donald Rumsfeld?

The Unknown

As we know,
There are known knowns.
There are things we know we know.
We also know
There are known unknowns.
That is to say
We know there are some things
We do not know.
But there are also unknown unknowns,
The ones we don't know
We don't know.

Kinda frightening...Eh?

More over HERE...

By the way, Mr. Shultz...I have a pretty good memory so I'll be sure to hold you to your oath should that sad day ever come to pass. ;-P

[doctor thoreau :)]

You know, I don't think Hillary is much worse than most of the other Dems, but I agree with Pro Libertate:

Is it just possible that we could come up with someone who hasn't had a family member in the White House before? I know we're only approaching a population of 300 million and all, but you'd think there'd be someone.

I mean, really! Maybe gaius marius is right and our civilization is headed for the crapper if the only names we can come up with for President are names that have already been on the White House stationery.

[joe]

Jennifer,

Does not compute. Hillary Clinton wouldn't have been a nobody.

[Jennifer]

Joe-
Other than becoming a partner in one of the more prestigious law firms in the great state of Arkansas, what has she accomplished that had nothing to do with being the current or former First Lady of either Arkansas or the nation? Her Senate record, such as it is, doesn't count, because as I've said before, Hillary Rodham Blow of Arkansas would NEVER have been elected Senator from New York.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, and all those big time Arkansas clients hired Hill's firm and put her on their corporate boards just because of her outstanding lawyering.

Had absolutely nothing to with the fact that she was the wife of the guv. Nahh, nothing at all.

[thoreau]

FWIW, before moving to Arkansas Hillary did work as an attorney for some significant Congressional committee. I have no doubt that she showed a lot of promise back then.

But there are lots of promising young staffers in DC. They'll all go on to achieve success of some sort, but not all of them can hold high elected office. No doubt raw talent, hard work, and connections play a role, but all of those promising young staffers have talent, work hard, and have connections (they are, after all, working for members of Congress).

But there's also plain old luck. Without the luck of being married to Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham still could have gone on to become a very famous Senator. But she could have just as easily risen through the ranks, done stints in political appointments and party posts and DC law firms, and become an important figure in political circles, without being elected to high office and becoming a household name.

I'm not trying to denigrate Hillary Clinton's talents. And for all I know she would have found some other sort of luck if she hadn't married Bill Clinton. But let's not try to pretend that her election to the Senate was a foregone conclusion. Nobody can predict which promising young staffer will go far but remain obscure outside political circles, and which one will become a famous Senator. Nobody can predict which promising young staffer will happen to take a job in a city where the incumbent Congressman is about to unexpectedly retire, and which one will take a job in the office of a Governor who later goes down in flames and taints his entire inner circle.

There's nothing disgraceful in admitting that luck played a huge role in Hillary Rodham Clinton's rise. Just as it played a role in the rise of every other successful politician. Well, except Bill Clinton. That guy's so damn charismatic that he could run in a rigged Zimbabwe election and still finish first.

[Isaac Bartram]

I think Hillary made her bones as a lawyer working for the counsel to the Nixon impeachment committee, IIRC, thoreau. That would certainly have entrenched her in the Democrat establishment to some extent. She also wrote what some regard as groundbreaking legal papers in the 70s. There's no doubt she's a bright one. Bright enough to say she got where she is now on her own merits? That's a different story.

[Isaac Bartram]

That said, there's two chances I'd ever vote for her.

A slim chance and a fat chance. (Why do they mean the same thing?)

[thoreau]

Isaac-

No doubt she would have gone far regardless. But nobody can predict which bright young legal staffer will become a Senator and household name, and which one will become a law professor who's respected in legal circles but unknown to the general public.

[joe]

Jennifer,

She wouldn't have been a nobody lawyer in Arkansas. Hell, she wouldn't have been in Arkansas at all, she would have been rising through the ranks in DC (where she was an attorney on the Watergate committee) if it weren't for Bubba convincing her to move to Little Rock.

You talk about what she wouldn't have accomplished without him. I think it's the other way around - no way that undisciplined good old boy would have become President without her.

[joe]

thoreau,

Anything that puts "a law professor who's respected in legal circles but unknown to the general public" into an elected office that would otherwise be occupied by bullet headed backslapper with a pointy chin, can't be all bad.

[thoreau]

joe-

Fair enough. Whatever the merits of her election to the Senate, we shouldn't deny that luck played a role (as it always does).

[Jennifer]

Joe-
Hillary is definitely an intelligent woman, and it is definitely possible that in an alternate universe where she never married Bill Clinton she still went on to assume a role of national importance. I'm simply saying that in THIS universe, her role of national importance is due to who she married. And even that wouldn't bug me, if not for the fact that she acts as though she's this independent woman who earned all she has by herself. On other planes of existence, she probably has. But in this one she has not.

(Can you tell I've been reading science fiction this weekend?)

[joe]

thoreau, of course luck played a role. From being born and raised as who she is (luck) to meeting Bill to everything else. Fortuna cranks away for all of us, and we are her slaves.

Jennifer,

You want to stick with THIS universe, eh? OK, but by doing so, you're stripping the topic of all of its moral weight, and making the huffiness of your original post, with its implication that she's getting more than she deserves, of its justification.

Now then, as to this universe, in this universe, Bill became president because he had the right woman keeping him in line. I'm willing to give her a pass on the advantages she's gotten form the Bill Clinton presidency, because she was a big part of making this happen.

And not in any "always have dinner on the table," Great Man's Supportive Wifey, kind of way, either. She isn't some dumb Bush heir. I'm a little suprised that you're not willing to give her the same props that you'd give to any other inner circle White House aide who went on to the Senate, just because of who she was married to. You seem determined to cast her as the passive junior partner, the vessel filled up by his prominence, and I just don't buy it.

[kevrob]

And not in any "always have dinner on the table," Great Man's Supportive Wifey, kind of way, either. - joe.

She wasn't a lefty version of a Stepford Wife, she was Lady MacBeth. If she had stayed single or married a non-pol, she'd probably have stayed in DC and continued to work as a staffer. I could see her rising to a key position with one of the statist groups she has been connected with, like the Children's Defense Fund. No way she pulls a Bobby Kennedy and parachutes into a Senate seat from New York. Heck, she'd have had a hard time getting appointed to the Park District board in her native Cook County, IL.

Kevin

[Mr. Nice Guy]

I think the posters here are ignoring the fact that a gigantic planet-eater is currently orbiting Earth! And the look on it's face seems to indicate it is ready to feast.

Methinks Hildebeast will make Cthulhu look like a doped kitten.

[joe]

In her stone house in Westchester,
Dead Hilldebeast lay dreaming...

[Grand Moff Hilkin]

You may fire when ready.

Oh, you?re far too trusting. Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration. But don?t worry. We will deal with your Rebel friends soon enough.

Commence primary ignition.