MITCH MCCONNELL IS SO CLEVER . . . AND FUN!
In his CPAC speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell insisted that conservatives are more "interesting" and "fun" than liberals. Here's his proof: "who wants to hang out with guys like Paul Krugman and Robert Reich when you can be with Rush Limbaugh?"
--Sarah Posner
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Posted by: CaptBackslap | February 27, 2009 9:48 AM
Krugman's a Nobel laureate, and Reich's also pretty damned smart. I'd give a hefty contribution to charity for the opportunity to have lunch with the two of them.
OTOH, I'd pay to NOT have to listen to Rush Limbaugh.
Posted by: low-tech cyclist | February 27, 2009 9:56 AM
McConnell is basically admitting that Republicans take their policy agenda from a talkshow host with no policy expertise, whereas Democrats take form their agenda around the ideas of nobel prize winning economists.
Posted by: nirad | February 27, 2009 11:26 AM
Rush is a thrice married talk show host who flunked out of state college, has a history of substance abuse, and never registered to vote until he was 37.
I'll not take that over a Nobel Prize and PhDs, thanks.
Posted by: Jesse C | February 27, 2009 11:44 AM
Is he kidding? You can go into any bar in the country to find a Limbaugh,they are full of loud mouth, know nothing, red faced, obnoxious jerks who’ll try to stiff you the bill.
You want real fun hang out with Robin William,you want good policy and intelligent discourse hang out with Krugman or Reich.
Somebody please take that old hag (formally known as the
Republican Party) out back and put it out of its misery.
Posted by: bobswire | February 27, 2009 12:08 PM
Why hang out with smart people who know what they're talking about instead of "fun" ones who just make $#!T up?
Indeed...
Posted by: cognitive dissident | February 27, 2009 12:18 PM
I don't know about that. I think most Dominican children would much prefer to hang out with guys like Paul Krugman and Robert Reich than be with a Viagra and Oxycontin inspired Rush Limbaugh.
Though I do hear Rush pays his underage liasons very well.
Posted by: Joe Isuzu | February 27, 2009 12:35 PM
This is part of the reason why those in control of the Republican party like to nominate people like George W. Bush -- a barrel of laughs, we're all whooping it up today -- and not guys like Barrak Obama, who I'd pay huge money to have dinner with instead of George W. Bush.
Posted by: Richard H. Serlin | February 27, 2009 1:21 PM
I can hang out with fun and interesting, but would rather listen to someone who is correct. And I have my HUGE doubts about someone who is probably loud blabbermouth with low self-esteem, being fun and interesting. Although I can see why other loudmouths with low self-esteem would find him fun and interesting.
Posted by: ageofbozos | February 27, 2009 6:45 PM
Well, I I'd like to have an intelligent conversation on just about anything, I'd pick Krugman and Reich.
If I need to know which strip clubs have the best VIP rooms, or how to score a real Cuban cigar, or how to get doctor after doctor to prescribe Ocycontin, I'm going with El Rushbo.
Posted by: Bob | February 28, 2009 7:29 AM
Wow, I got moderated at the Times for suggesting that if Krugman wanted to be "interesting" and "fun" he should have smuggled some Viagra into Sweden with him. I think Krugman's moderators are pretty dull themselves.
Posted by: jussumbody | February 28, 2009 8:25 AM
Wow, I got moderated at the Times for suggesting that if Krugman wanted to be "interesting" and "fun" he should have smuggled some Viagra into Sweden with him. I think Krugman's moderators are pretty dull themselves.
Posted by: jussumbody | February 28, 2009 8:26 AM
McConnell knows his stuff:
Krugman & Reich are eggheads, a term coined by the early Nazis for their intellectual opponents. It indicated how easy it was to smash their skulls.
When mobs with truncheons roam the streets, I'll hide behind Rush Limbaugh.
Posted by: old_guy | February 28, 2009 9:56 AM
This looks like more of a jab at Obama - for the remark he made about GOP leaders listening to Limbaugh - than at either Krugman or Reich. It also shows the Republicans' affinity entertainers as leaders and inability to distinguish glibness from intelligence.
Posted by: rollotomasi | February 28, 2009 9:57 AM
The problem, old_guy, is that Rush would be the guy leading that mob. That's the problem.
Posted by: Sannity | February 28, 2009 6:38 PM
I think there's room for a lot of people to hide behind Rush....
Posted by: Shea | February 28, 2009 11:34 PM
I think fat old Rush's skull is just as thin as anyones - just more empty.
But, when the truncheon wielders come around the fat boy gets it first - if we're all standing behind him.
I'd sign up for that.
Then I could kick him when he's down.
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