House on Verge of Global Warming Vote

So says Reuters, and the rest of the Internet. Which is mostly a pretext to run this photo, which virtually screams out "Caption Contest!" The only caveat: The winning entry must refrain from working explicitly blue.

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Comments

[SugarFree]

The winning entry must refrain from working explicitly blue.

OK, I'm married so I used to not winning...

"Yes, that is Tipper you smell on my breath."

[R C Dean]

The winning entry must refrain from working explicitly blue.

Can't we have a R and an X rated winner.

Because some of the posters have a real gift for working dirty.

[B]

Gore: Pass this thing and you can become irrelevant as me in a few years.

Seriously, this thing is going to pass the house by a handful of votes at most. This bill has absolutely no chance, at all, of passing the Senate.

[Oakie]

Goodness, Al. I'd almost think I was cupping MY junk.

[MNG]

I realize it was probably chosen for this reason, but holy mercy that picture is gay!

[SugarFree]

"Strange... you can almost not feel it. NO, DON'T MOVE! The knife is still in you. The blade right between the kidney and spleen. Just a twitch..."

[MNG]

I don't care what the rules are, SF wins.

[B]

Christ the amount of people who put this over the top in the House will be small enough to fit in the back of a taxicab. This thing is going to be a double whammy for the Democratic Party. Not only will it not pass the Senate, but any Democrats in conservative districts who vote yes on this will be unemployed, like the other 10% of the country, come 2010. Why is it every time the Democrats in this country get a majority, they fucking shoot themselves in the foot by passing economy-killing bullshit like this?

[24AheadDotCom]

And, here's how to stop Cap and Trade the smart and effective way.

If you really want to stop it, you taking part in that plan is the only way. Don't expect Reason to come to your rescue.

P.S. In case anyone replies to this, their responses will almost assuredly be ad homs delivered through sockpuppets, thereby conceding my points and showing the cowardly, childish, anti-intellectual nature of libertarians.

[cynical]

Finally, some quality trolling.

[Ska]

I'll see you in Argentina next week.

[kinnath]

Why is it every time the Democrats in this country get a majority, they fucking shoot themselves in the foot by passing economy-killing bullshit like this?

We can only thank G*d that both major parties have serious suicidal tendencies.

[SugarFree]

Lonewacko, that is the worst fucking caption ever. It's like you weren't even looking at the picture at all.

[Timmy]

Dat's some fine weed, bro!

[Joshua Holmes]

Obama: "I loved your head in Futurama."

[Lamb Chop]

P.S. In case anyone replies to this, . . .

911 Operator: How may I help you?

Lamb Chop: I want to report a rape . . .

[prolefeed]

Damn SugarFree, a threadwinner in the first post!

[prolefeed]

Ummm, try "Damn, SugarFree ..."

Frickin' missing comma ...

Preview!

[domoarrigato]

Can Sugarfree win twice?

[Ska]

"I thought your portrayal of ManBearPig was pure genius, Al."

[? is not about winning]

"I want it dry."

[Ska]

And does Gore always look like the Penguin?

[kinnath]

Al Gore accepting Man of the Year from NAMBLA.

[Episiarch]

Gore: Bring my car around, won't you, boy?

[Tony]

Wouldn't want any of those alternative energy "schemes." Dependence on polluting energy sources imported from hostile states, for freedom!

[Oakie]

"Why is it every time the Democrats in this country get a majority, they fucking shoot themselves in the foot by passing economy-killing bullshit like this?"

It's just what adolescents do. They can't help it.

[SugarFree]

Is Tony's caption supposed to be Obama or Gore? I'm confused.

[Episiarch]

Tony's caption is the narrator, NutraSweet. Like Fight Club.

[Fascitis Necrotizante]

"Why is it every time the Democrats in this country get a majority, they fucking shoot themselves in the foot by passing economy-killing bullshit like this?"

I think I saw this in Aesop 6: Scorpion vs. Frog

[Alan Vanneman]

"latest blowout piece" ho, ho, ho. Would that be you, Matt?

[ChrisH]

"Ebony and I-vor-eee...."

[...]

Call me coon one more time and we'll see where the cap and trade bill ends up.....

[Team America]

"See? Just because I'm black, doesn't mean I'm well-endowed."

[Chad]

"Why is it every time the Democrats in this country get a majority, they fucking shoot themselves in the foot by passing economy-killing bullshit like this?

Yes, because the whopping five to six dollars I spend every month to purchase 100% renewable electricity, if pushed upon everyone, would clearly crush the economy into tiny bits and pieces.

Duh.

[Invisible Finger]

"Is it Global Warming or is it you?"

[Tricky Prickears]

Gore: Good Boy! Now, here's your Scooby Snack

[FrBunny]

"All your issues are belong to me."

[Timmy]

Yes, because the whopping five to six dollars I spend every month to purchase 100% renewable electricity, if pushed upon everyone, would clearly crush the economy into tiny bits and pieces.

Go fuck yourself Chad.

[juris imprudent]

Al: I don't care how good your hand feels down there I am not giving you the microphone.

[FrBunny]

"I'M IN UR OFFICE, PASSIN UR LAWZ"

[Your Majesty]

"Let's celebrate! Wanna buzz Manhattan in Air Force One?"

[stuartl]

Yes, because the whopping five to six dollars I spend every month to purchase 100% renewable electricity, if pushed upon everyone, would clearly crush the economy into tiny bits and pieces.

Trust in Chad. He knows the best uses for your money and labor.

[juris imprudent]

Obama & Gore, ManBearHug

[SugarFree]

I love how the collective liberal consciousness has managed to completely suppress the fact that the current economic downturn, while driven by the housing bubble and the shit derivatives market, was precipitated by a simple $2 rise in the price of gasoline.

Doesn't fit the script, I guess.

[SugarFree]

Anyway, you beautiful bastards have a nice weekend.

[Chad]

Timmy | June 26, 2009, 4:57pm | #
Yes, because the whopping five to six dollars I spend every month to purchase 100% renewable electricity, if pushed upon everyone, would clearly crush the economy into tiny bits and pieces.

Go fuck yourself Chad.

Nice argument. It clearly refutes my argument that green electricity is simply not that much more expensive, and its purchase won't make a noticable impact on our economy. But the proof is in the pudding...almost everyone can buy it today, from almost all of the major electric companies, for a 15-20% premium. That's not even a wart on your SUV payment and is dwarfed by your Starbuck's bill.

[Peter]

"50 bucks says I can get a BJ from Hillary."

[Peter]

Nice argument. It clearly refutes my argument that green electricity is simply not that much more expensive, and its purchase won't make a noticable impact on our economy. But the proof is in the pudding...almost everyone can buy it today, from almost all of the major electric companies, for a 15-20% premium. That's not even a wart on your SUV payment and is dwarfed by your Starbuck's bill.

And you have every right to pay that premium to feel better about yourself, but if you're going to tell me that I have to, then you can, in Timmy's words, go fuck yourself, Chad.

[Tony]

The world is only worth saving if it doesn't cost anything! I mean not a goddamn cent!

[Tricky Prickears]

I was watching some of the debate on C-SPAN. What I didn't see was thoughtful, well-meaning, civil servants discussing the best course of action for the country. What I did see, was a bunch of lawyers, arguing their cases, for their clients in the action Exxon/Mobile v. GE in front of the US House of Reps.

[BeesInTheBrain]

I nailed Tipper and there ain't nothing your broke ass can do about it.

[Peter]

You wanna hit up Harold's Chicken Shack later? I'll bring the blunts.

[Episiarch]

Obama: "I totally pulled the wool over the eyes of dopes like Tony and Chad...I totally conned them, dude!"

[Stretchy]

Far from melting, your antarctic glacier seems to be growing.

[Silentz]

Obama: "If you help me get this power grab passed, next time, I'll use more than my thumb"

Gore: "Mmmm...that's nice...wiggle it a little bit"

[juris imprudent]

Obama: Feel the power of the dark side growing inside you.

[juris imprudent]

[VOICE: If you pass it, he will come]

Gore: It was you...
Obama: No Al, it was you.

[Mike]

"OK, Al, you invented the internet, invent global warming. You could be the expert on the matter!"

[Ed Wahlgren]

"When this vote is over pick me up on your private jet and we'll fly out to Prague for a celebratory glass of water."

[Aaron]

"Hey, after this, you want to go do some Cap and Trade at my place?"

[mark]

Hey Chad I replied to your other post.

[Rich]

You can't fool us *Americans* with that crappy photoshopping!

[juris imprudent]

Al: You'll pry this microphone out of my cold, dead hands.

[Tim Cavanaugh]

Al Gore found frozen in White House freezer: President finds sets body next to energy-efficient radiator.

[Tim Cavanaugh]

finds

[MXWest]

Wow, you actually appear to be aging and adding paunch! Those guys at Cyberdyne Systems are really something.

[Adam]

Well Al, the Republicans call it "hiking the Appalachian Trail" nowadays.

[Michael Ejercito]

TTAPS

[Mike]

Obama: "It's like I'm huggin a tree and a tree-hugger at the same time."

[Mike]

Does Al really need to hold more than one phallic object at a time?

[Mike]

"What is that intoxicating smell?"
"You like it? It's Oval Office No. 5."

[Either one:]

"So, are you up for a little Kerry/Edwards action?"

[Pro Libertate]

"You complete me."

[Phillip Laibe]

Barack Obama-"Al, I know how using the environment as an excuse to raise taxes excites you but that better be a noble prize in your pocket." Al Gore-"It isn't, Sigh."

[juris imprudent]

"I wish I knew how to quit you"

[John]

"Barry, can you feel the economic stimulus?"

"Al, that's not the invisible hand of the market that I feel."

[Ratdog]

At first glance the photo looks as if Obama is pumping a knife into Gore's groin, until you notice the T -10 seconds to lift-off look on Gore's face and realise it's Gore's blade Obama is pumping.