mat catastrophe: Probably nothing you'd understand.

We should probably have you understand how to use a quote button first.

So in 20 years the nation is farked? Were you the guy I saw on the side of the road 20 years ago that said in 20 years the nation would be farked?

Good call Nostradumbass.

whidbey: You know, as an aside from the derp in the article I thankfully didn't read, it occurs to me that in an enlightened 21st century we really should be doing away with bullsh*t like beauty pageants.

Who cares? If you don't like them, don't participate or watch.

It's not like the toddlers and tiaras nonsense, where little girls are forced to dress up and put on makeup by mommies. The contestants in miss USA/America are all grown women.

Debeo Summa Credo: whidbey: You know, as an aside from the derp in the article I thankfully didn't read, it occurs to me that in an enlightened 21st century we really should be doing away with bullsh*t like beauty pageants.

Who cares? If you don't like them, don't participate or watch.

It's not like the toddlers and tiaras nonsense, where little girls are forced to dress up and put on makeup by mommies. The contestants in miss USA/America are all grown women.

They might have started on the sexy tot circuit though, which is kind of sad.

HotWingConspiracy: whidbey: HotWingConspiracy: The bigger question is - who the fark watches the Ms America pageant?

And who shows up to events because "ms america" is there?

Link

TV ratings indicate that not only did the 2011 Miss America Pageant on ABC enjoy a whopping 47 percent increase in viewers over last year, but in the battle of the beauty contests, Miss America also decked Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant last year by more than 1 million viewers. Both contests took place at Planet Hollywood.

A lot of idiots are still stuck in the 20th century. This shouldn't be shocking to either of us.

I know I'm jaded and maybe mildly ADD, but I really can't fathom sitting down and watching that.

Ice skating is really big, too. Maybe we'll have our first Triple Axel President in the next decade or so.

Karac: Gretchen Carlson, a national level violinist who graduated cum laude from Stanford and then went to Oxford, and ended up getting a job acting the part of a barbie doll so dumb she had to google the meaning of the word ignoramous.

Which goes to prove that ivory tower 'elites' are just as dumb as everyone else, so vote republican.

HotWingConspiracy: Debeo Summa Credo: whidbey: You know, as an aside from the derp in the article I thankfully didn't read, it occurs to me that in an enlightened 21st century we really should be doing away with bullsh*t like beauty pageants.

Who cares? If you don't like them, don't participate or watch.

It's not like the toddlers and tiaras nonsense, where little girls are forced to dress up and put on makeup by mommies. The contestants in miss USA/America are all grown women.

They might have started on the sexy tot circuit though, which is kind of sad.

Yeah I suppose. Send me a petition to ban underage pageants and I'll sign it. Once they're of a certain age they should be able to do this if they want.

Debeo Summa Credo: whidbey: You know, as an aside from the derp in the article I thankfully didn't read, it occurs to me that in an enlightened 21st century we really should be doing away with bullsh*t like beauty pageants.

Who cares? If you don't like them, don't participate or watch.

It's not like the toddlers and tiaras nonsense, where little girls are forced to dress up and put on makeup by mommies. The contestants in miss USA/America are all grown women.

Yes, they're all grown women who think that, for themselves at least, an integral part of the path to success and being recognized as a role model is to walk around on national television in a bikini and heels.

Debeo Summa Credo: whidbey: You know, as an aside from the derp in the article I thankfully didn't read, it occurs to me that in an enlightened 21st century we really should be doing away with bullsh*t like beauty pageants.

Who cares? If you don't like them, don't participate or watch.

Because we should turn a blind eye. not suggest progressive change for outdated antiquated practices.

That attitude worked great for slavery, BTW.

If your primary skill is looking pretty, then I can offer you a position on my penis... I mean staff!

Seriously, though, pro models are worthless wastes of life.

whidbey: Debeo Summa Credo: whidbey: You know, as an aside from the derp in the article I thankfully didn't read, it occurs to me that in an enlightened 21st century we really should be doing away with bullsh*t like beauty pageants.

Who cares? If you don't like them, don't participate or watch.

Because we should turn a blind eye. not suggest progressive change for outdated antiquated practices.

That attitude worked great for slavery, BTW.

It's not comparable to slavery. Participation in pageants like Miss America is entirely voluntary.

Things like Toddlers in Tiaras, on the other hand...

Totally thought this was Mitt Romney from just reading the headline.

qorkfiend: That attitude worked great for slavery, BTW.

It's not comparable to slavery. Participation in pageants like Miss America is entirely voluntary.

Well someone missed the point.

What most strongly influenced your decision to vote for this candidate?

[ ] He/She has strong policy positions that I truly believe will benefit this country.

[ ] He/She demonstrated high moral character.

[X] I LIKES HER BOOBIES!

Infernalist:
So, that's a resounding 'no' on further insights?

/instigator

What exactly do you need cleared up about my initial post? What did I leave out that makes it hard for you to understand?

Sure, I'm an instigator. But it's only because most of the people around here are completely caught up in their own nonsense to think about anything. For instance:

NateGrey: mat catastrophe: Probably nothing you'd understand.

We should probably have you understand how to use a quote button first.

So in 20 years the nation is farked? Were you the guy I saw on the side of the road 20 years ago that said in 20 years the nation would be farked?

Good call Nostradumbass.

No, I'm the new guy. The old guy thinks the nation's already farked. He's pretty sure he was right. He's watched an entire generation of people with no critical thinking skills elevate themselves to positions of power.

And now, we're watching people with even less sense pull insane shiat out of comments that isn't there. I like how you wanted to pin me as a sub-Republican bot spewing the "both parties evil, vote Republican" meme. But that's not what I said.

What I said is that both parties have their own interesting problems with cognitive dissonance in how they approach certain problems that we've got in how we function as a society these days. I never advocated one view over the other, merely that both are inherently internally inconsistent.

Sorry you missed it.

whidbey: qorkfiend: That attitude worked great for slavery, BTW.

It's not comparable to slavery. Participation in pageants like Miss America is entirely voluntary.

Well someone missed the point.

The public should agitate for a change in outdated, antiquated practices like beauty pageants like they did for slavery? Why on earth would we do that, since the only people affected by these beauty pageants are people who want to be affected by them?

mat catastrophe: Infernalist:
So, that's a resounding 'no' on further insights?

/instigator

What exactly do you need cleared up about my initial post? What did I leave out that makes it hard for you to understand?

Sure, I'm an instigator. But it's only because most of the people around here are completely caught up in their own nonsense to think about anything. For instance:

NateGrey: mat catastrophe: Probably nothing you'd understand.

We should probably have you understand how to use a quote button first.

So in 20 years the nation is farked? Were you the guy I saw on the side of the road 20 years ago that said in 20 years the nation would be farked?

Good call Nostradumbass.

No, I'm the new guy. The old guy thinks the nation's already farked. He's pretty sure he was right. He's watched an entire generation of people with no critical thinking skills elevate themselves to positions of power.

And now, we're watching people with even less sense pull insane shiat out of comments that isn't there. I like how you wanted to pin me as a sub-Republican bot spewing the "both parties evil, vote Republican" meme. But that's not what I said.

What I said is that both parties have their own interesting problems with cognitive dissonance in how they approach certain problems that we've got in how we function as a society these days. I never advocated one view over the other, merely that both are inherently internally inconsistent.

Sorry you missed it.

You took my self-labeling as an instigator as a charge of instigation? My my, you 'do' have a guilty conscience.

qorkfiend: whidbey: qorkfiend: That attitude worked great for slavery, BTW.

It's not comparable to slavery. Participation in pageants like Miss America is entirely voluntary.

Well someone missed the point.

The public should agitate for a change in outdated, antiquated practices like beauty pageants like they did for slavery? Why on earth would we do that, since the only people affected by these beauty pageants are people who want to be affected by them?

You might go through my posts and see what you missed. I'm not in the usual mood to repeat myself a bunch of times in a thread.

Infernalist:
You took my self-labeling as an instigator as a charge of instigation? My my, you 'do' have a guilty conscience.

No, I'm just touchy today.

I have nothing to feel guilty about.

Those cookies were gone when I got here.

"More beauty queens than ever before are running for office. Is the pageant getting smarter or our political culture getting dumber?"


Because all their lives straight guys have been acting like they had anything of value to say, and pretending like they cared what they thought and that the were the greatest thing ever in order to get into their ladyparts, which has led to a legion of vapid, stupid twats who are convinced they somehow have the intellect and ability to hold an office.

whidbey: qorkfiend: whidbey: qorkfiend: That attitude worked great for slavery, BTW.

It's not comparable to slavery. Participation in pageants like Miss America is entirely voluntary.

Well someone missed the point.

The public should agitate for a change in outdated, antiquated practices like beauty pageants like they did for slavery? Why on earth would we do that, since the only people affected by these beauty pageants are people who want to be affected by them?

You might go through my posts and see what you missed. I'm not in the usual mood to repeat myself a bunch of times in a thread.

I did. You don't have a point other than "beauty pageants are bad", which I agree with, but I'm not going to pretend that a voluntary contest is a matter of economic or social justice that the public should demand be stopped.

qorkfiend: I did. You don't have a point other than "beauty pageants are bad", which I agree with, but I'm not going to pretend that a voluntary contest is a matter of economic or social justice that the public should demand be stopped.

Voluntary or not, you continually miss the point about how we are turning a blind eye to an ingrained, institutional sexism by saying "don't watch or participate in it."

It is the EXACT same attitude as I pointed out earlier about slavery.

At what point do these woman convince themselves they are anything more then a pretty face? At what point do they think they actually have an sort of talent or make the world a better place? They have been so sheltered they think what they do actually matters to anyone besides their immediate family.

coco ebert: I honestly thought that was a quote from Mitt Romney.

I thought it was Obama. He sounds like that a lot when he isn't reading prepared remarks.

mat catastrophe: It's funny that the party that wants to remove things like direct election of senators because it is too populist likes to promote candidates that are the exact definition of populist derpitude.

And the party that talks of being of "the people" is often incredibly elitist in its definition of who is fit to run for office.

Either way you slice it, we're farked as a nation. Within twenty years, almost certain of it.

Pretty much, yeah.

Karac: Governor Romney's aide: Sir, I just saw a news article that says people like the Miss America pageant!
Mitt Romney: Somebody find me a baton - STAT!
Mitt Romney's press secretary: The governor may begin appearances in a bikini, or he may start wearing a ball gown GAG; it's undetermined which at this time.

/that's better

vygramul: Our politics is getting dumber.

With the internet, any retarded idea can give morons the impression of legitimacy, and so become easier to convince to vote for the loon.

Men in the mass never brook the destructive discussion of their fundamental beliefs, and that impatience is naturally most evident in those societies in which men in the mass are most influential. Democracy and free speech are not facets of one gem; democracy and free speech are eternal enemies. - Mencken

Karac: What do conservatives Republican Bible bleaters have against strong, intelligent, talented women?

FTFY

Is the pageant getting smarter or our political culture getting dumber?

The latter.

rickythepenguin: TrollingForColumbine: [i.telegraph.co.uk image 620x400]


i think it is funny and sad how Palin was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY hotter in her mid to late 40s than she was in her breedin' prime.

Spoken like a true targeted demographic.

*coughs*

Thought this was going to be a link to this.

"My fellow Americans, the state of our union is, uh, some, uh... people out there in our nation don't have jobs and, uh, I believe that our, uh, jobs like such as in China and, uh, the India, everywhere like such as"

Teleprompter down! I repeat Teleprompter is down!

Pro Zack: "My fellow Americans, the state of our union is, uh, some, uh... people out there in our nation don't have jobs and, uh, I believe that our, uh, jobs like such as in China and, uh, the India, everywhere like such as"

Teleprompter down! I repeat Teleprompter is down!

Republican humor! Can you tell the 57 states one next?

NateGrey: Pro Zack: "My fellow Americans, the state of our union is, uh, some, uh... people out there in our nation don't have jobs and, uh, I believe that our, uh, jobs like such as in China and, uh, the India, everywhere like such as"

Teleprompter down! I repeat Teleprompter is down!

Republican humor! Can you tell the 57 states one next?

You could have taken that as Romney, if you wanted to.

NateGrey: Pro Zack: "My fellow Americans, the state of our union is, uh, some, uh... people out there in our nation don't have jobs and, uh, I believe that our, uh, jobs like such as in China and, uh, the India, everywhere like such as"

Teleprompter down! I repeat Teleprompter is down!

Republican humor! Can you tell the 57 states one next?

NateGrey: Pro Zack: "My fellow Americans, the state of our union is, uh, some, uh... people out there in our nation don't have jobs and, uh, I believe that our, uh, jobs like such as in China and, uh, the India, everywhere like such as"

Teleprompter down! I repeat Teleprompter is down!

Republican humor! Can you tell the 57 states one next?

I haven't heard the Obama Mustard Gaffe kneeslapper told in...ages, now. Let's hear that one too.

Shostie: Is the pageant getting smarter or our political culture getting dumber?



Saddly, I am quite certain that beauty queens can't fark things up any worse than the crop of politicians we have today. That being said, as for the picture you displayed above, I am almost tempted to grab a shovel and dig Reagan up to put him back in office. Because Reagan in his current condition would still provide better policies and leadership than what we're getting from that M-Word we have in the whitehouse now.

The teleprompter thing makes no damn sense, he went without one to debate the republicans on their terms and basically wiped the floor with them.

Pro Zack: NateGrey: Pro Zack: "My fellow Americans, the state of our union is, uh, some, uh... people out there in our nation don't have jobs and, uh, I believe that our, uh, jobs like such as in China and, uh, the India, everywhere like such as"

Teleprompter down! I repeat Teleprompter is down!

Republican humor! Can you tell the 57 states one next?

You could have taken that as Romney, if you wanted to.

But you are a Bush voting, Obama hating, Republican.

Why would you say a bad thing about Saint Rmoney?

Arugula!

rickythepenguin: but hey, she's farking hot.

A whole nation of Republicans agree. Thank you, Madison Avenue.

Mildot: I am almost tempted to grab a shovel and dig Reagan up to put him back in office. Because Reagan in his current condition would still provide better policies and leadership than what we're getting from that M-Word we have in the whitehouse now.

Louis Black - dead presisdent (NSFW - language)

Mildot: Shostie: Is the pageant getting smarter or our political culture getting dumber?

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words

Can you post a cartoon? You know the ones with Obama and his big ears, those are hilarious too, Republicans have the best jokes!

NateGrey: Republicans have the best jokes!

OBAMBI!

HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW....

Republicans know how to use photoshop too, but the lines seem like they were taken from somewhere else: