It's Hard to Know Who's the Bigger Tool When it Comes to Lizard King Stories: Charlie Crist or The Media
Let's say you're a reporter and you've got to file copy and you got bupkus in your reporter's notebook. Why not call up outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and ask him about whether Jim Morrison, a.k.a. the Lizard King or Mr. Mojo Risin, deserves to be pardoned for possibly letting his peace frog out during a Miami concert some 41 years ago. Here's what Crist said:
"Candidly, it's something that I haven't given a lot of thought to, but it's something I'm willing to look into in the time I have left," said Crist. "Anything is possible."
Somehow, that doesn't seem to be much of a story, much less one that gets headlined, "Crist willing to consider Jim Morrison pardon before leaving office." While technically true, there's gotta be something better to fill the news, doesn't there?
Snoop Dogg, take me away!
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Yet if I mock that for being pointless crap bereft of skill, I’m racist…
This is my tan,
Beautiful tan.
This is my tan,
My only friend, the tan.
My governor went from hero to schmuck in a heartbeat. This is what happens when you have no soul.
His predecessor was a decent governor, and Crist briefly acted like he was a mere extension of Bush. That didn’t last long.
But he’s very tan.
His mama left him in the oven too long.
Not long enough.
That’s cold. Wait, that’s hot.
I’ve never voted for Crist and never will. I enjoyed his humiliation during the senate race immensely. The best part was when he trashed his entire political future by going independent, weeks after saying publicly that he’d never do such a thing. I knew he’d get slaughtered by Rubio.
He’s one of those pure opportunists that we should never tolerate in local office, much less state or federal office.
Crist managed to plunge from an A to an F is Cato’s review of the fiscal performances of governors.
I don’t think there’s any conclusion other than he thought that Obama’s election represented a political tide that he had to join.
You say that like we have to decide if one is a bigger tool than the other. Why can’t we just conclude they’re all tools, and walk away?
Yes, why not post a Doors video? I object and demand a retraction.
The bigger tool is Jim Morrison. See how easy that was?
You err.
OK, the biggest tool is you for liking The Doors.
Whether I like the Doors or not is irrelevant to my undying contempt and disgust for Hamiltonian Crist.
Q: Why do blacks hate The Doors?
A: Because they suck.
Blacks or The Doors?
Name a more overrated band than The Doors. I fucking challenge you.
The Beatles
The Beatles are underrated if anything.
Aerosmith
+1 to that. I’ve never been able to figure out the basis of Aerosmith’s popularity.
The Bee Gees?
Their only redeeming quality is the ability to sing in annoying falsetto.
U2. I can’t stand Snoop, but can I get why people like him. U2? Just don’t get it.
Screw it, I like several Doors’ songs.
This Summer, I discovered that my lawn mower runs in the same key as L.A. Woman. No lie.
But…but…but…what about the important issue: Ozzy and the Alamo?
peace frog?
c’mon…there should be some phallic imagery, otherwise the whole penis euphamism thing….er, allergory shrinks…er, becomes meaningless. You might as well say he exposed his campbell’s mushroom soup can…
“”Everyone thinks that anyone with a brain must agree with them–liberals, conservatives, libertarian–you name it.
They are all equally convinced that anyone who disagrees with them is a worthless excuse for a human being.
Any participation on my part won’t change the political system in any way or how others choose to participate.
Why should I care about politics at all?””