The Final Countdown to the Government Shutdown!

The following video contains shocking scenes of the dire consequences of a federal government shutdown. Viewer discretion is advised.

Produced by Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie.

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For more on life during government shutdowns, go here and here.

Comments

[Warty]

Dun-nuh nuh nuh
Dun-nuh nuh nuh nuh
It’s the final countdown!

It’s better than “Friday”, I guess. Still, fuck you.

[mr simple]

I thought for sure they would link to this.

[Name Nomad]

Or at least this.

[Almanian]

NN, that is spectacularly awful. Bravo!

[Fist of Etiquette]

This is shorter and just as relevant.

[capitol l]

I keep reading your ditty as the old school People’s Court theme music.

Remember Doug Llewellyn(sp? fuckit)? A lipless human being if there ever was one.

[Pro Libertate]

I dare the government to shut down. I double-dog dare the government to shut down. In fact, I triple-dog dare the government to shut down.

[Nick]

Well, now they have to!

[Pro Libertate]

I created a slight breach of etiquette by skipping the triple dare and going right for the throat!

[Old Mexican]

We’re such dorks…. You, for bringing up that reference, and I, for getting it at first glance.

[Pro Libertate]

I’ll be highly dubious if anyone here claims not to have gotten the joke right away. The movie only plays EVERY Christmas for 24 hours, after all. And has for quite some time.

[JW]

Had I gotten here in time, I would have told you that “your old man is full of beans.”

[Almanian]

You’ll put your eye out!

[Fist of Etiquette]

In the heat of battle, my father wove a tapestry of obscenities that, as far as we know, is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan.

[Rock Action]

Fra-gee-lay…that must be Italian.

[Danny]

U.S. Soldiers: unpaid.

…funny how that didn’t make the cut.

[Nick]

It is stupid since they are still working. Anyone still working should be paid or it’s slavery, assuming they have to keep working. Anyone not working should not be paid, even retroactively.

[kilroy]

THIS^^

[iamtheeviltwin]

Technically paid, just payment is delayed…sucks, but a far cry from unpaid.

[steven wright]

yeah no kidding, robert gates isnt mentioned at all! 🙂

god i cant believe most people didnt see this! danny, we’re screwed!

[ola]

Fuck this shit, where is the birth certificate?

[Hobo Chang Ba]

Whose birth certificate? And what does that have to do with the budget?

[sailshonan]

I was reluctant to click on the vid because I thought it may use that crappy Eighties song. I convinced myself I was being paranoid…I…hate…that…song

[PantsFan]

You will love this song

[Old Mexican]

National Parks, closed???

Nooooooooo!!!!!

I’m going to Disneyland, bitches!

[Belgium]

Welcome to our world

[Montani Semper Liberi]

This video conveniently left out the part where thousands of people will be killed when the planes they are flying in suddenly disappear due to the FAA shutting down.

[ChicagoSucks]

Can we at least get a ball drop or something? I’ve got the champagne ready.

[Brett L]

I’ve been telling my friends to buy ammo. Wait, is BATFE shutting down? Because I might have to make some gun purchases this weekend.

[lunchstealer]

It’s a “continuing resolution”, Michael. A “trick” is something a Congressman does for money.

[Pro Libertate]

For congressing with you?

[Stop NationalDebt]

I think we need to start talking differently about the size of the debt and unfunded liabilities so it sinks into the general public to whom numbers in the $trillions are too abstract.
Federal government will need >$1 million per household to pay its IOUs!
> $116 trillion =”official” debt plus money  short for future social security, medicare, etc
Even its “official debt” of $14.2 trillion  is $123,754 per household!
Details at http://StopNationalDebt.com
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/…..0177811775

[Almanian Bot]

LOL! Makes a lot of sense when you look at it that way!

wwww.fuckoffanddie.de.fuk

[Stop NationalDebt]

Please go to http://www.votizen.com/ which lets registered voters contact their congressmen. Tell them to balance the budget *now*, that $1million per household to pay federal IOUs is too much! http://www.StopNationalDebt.com links to it, and another site that lets you find their contact info (I can only put 2 links in a post so I can’t put the other link here) so tell everyone to visit there!

[Libertard]

War a thumbs up? Statists

[Almanian]

Yes, I was disappoint.

[Dois Mos]

Shut er down already. Lets start saving some money dude.

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[Rock Action]

Oh, that “essential” TSA worker. That’s just beautiful. Laughter, deep breath, exhale.

[P Brooks]

Just imagine the hordes of Islamofascist terrorbombers waiting patiently, boarding passes clutched in their sweaty shaking little paws, in line at Middle Eastern airports RIGHT FUCKING NOW. They’re coming. Who will stop them?

WHOOOOOOOOOOO????

[Oh Yes]

I knew Social Security checks would continue because SS is a self-supporting program.

[barfman]

*barf*

[AlmightyJB]

If you were dead or still alive. I don’t care. I don’t care.

[Big pony]

Thanks for your share,thanks a lot.Good luck!

[Bakugan]

Yes, I was disappoint.

[Bakugan]

Yes, I was disappoint.

[Bakugan]

Yes, I was disappoint.

[candy toy]

Makes a lot of sense when you look at it that way!