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(Some Guy)   By the time 2004 rolled around, MoveOn's presence in any political controversy was a certain bellwether of failure: Whatever side MoveOn is on, the other side wins   (donkeycons.blogspot.com) divider line
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NikolaiFarkoff [TotalFark]
2006-03-09 4:08:49 PM  
I wish I could move to suspend greenlighting of blogs and op-eds on fark.

Seriously, fark IS the op-ed/blog. Bantering about someone else's rants is like fondling a dead dog.

carry on
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2006-03-09 4:10:08 PM  
NikolaiFarkoff: Bantering about someone else's rants is like fondling a dead dog

Fondle a lot of dead dogs, do you?
 
ChairmanKaga
2006-03-09 4:10:13 PM  
NikolaiFarkoff

I second that.
 
NikolaiFarkoff [TotalFark]
2006-03-09 4:11:41 PM  
Crane
Fondle a lot of dead dogs, do you?

Many of the things I do are solely for the purpose of expanding my analogy repetoire :D
 
vernonFL
2006-03-09 4:12:12 PM  
fondling a dead dog.


*fap*fap*fap**fap*
 
stevarooni
2006-03-09 4:13:36 PM  
Bantering about someone else's rants is like fondling a dead dog.
It's a lot of fun, and with 30% fewer fleas?
 
Blues_X
2006-03-09 4:17:36 PM  
stevarooni: with 30% fewer fleas?


but 30% more flies.
 
stevarooni
2006-03-09 4:18:21 PM  
...and that's why I had the frog on my shoulder. See? Aren't you glad that you asked?
 
bdub77
2006-03-09 4:19:17 PM  
NikolaiFarkoff

Thirded.

/we're talking about fondling dead dogs, right guys?
 
albo
2006-03-09 4:19:54 PM  
i guess this greenlight is to balance out the ann coulter two minutes hate greelighted earlier
 
stevarooni
2006-03-09 4:21:41 PM  
That's pretty much the topic of this thread, yes, bdub77. What, did you want to talk about clavicles?
 
TheKnownUniverse
2006-03-09 4:24:53 PM  
i guess this greenlight is to balance out the ann coulter two minutes hate greelighted earlier

You mean the one with a HERO tag?
 
jarrett
2006-03-09 4:27:27 PM  
Last year, MoveOn endorsed the Jon Corzine for Governor of New Jersey (who won), Tim Kaine for Governor of Virginia (who won), and rallied against Governor Schwarzenegger's ballot measures in California's special election (which were all defeated).

On the other hand, that "LoseOn.org" headline is pretty damned clever.
 
themeaningoflifeisnot
2006-03-09 4:28:00 PM  
I'm a liberal and even I find MoveOn's positions juvenile at times. MoveOn is a fine example of a group marginalizing itself because no one in it would make the effort to package its message for a wider audience.
 
El_Swino
2006-03-09 4:28:23 PM  
Meh. Once it hits the main page, it's guaranteed to fan the flames, which keeps the page view count nice and high. Let us not forget that Fark is supposed to be a money-making venture.
 
tarrant84
2006-03-09 4:28:59 PM  
"All they do is take money from liberals and waste it on hopeless left-wing causes -- it's like a tax on stupidity."

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

That line made my day.
 
Kyosuke
2006-03-09 4:31:09 PM  
Looking at the big picture, I'd say every American is losing at the moment.

\unless you work for Haliburton, of course.
 
Guy Incognito
2006-03-09 4:54:19 PM  
Perhaps this is a paid link for a book advertisement, which this "blog" clearly "is."

Riddle me this, Boy Blunder: How is bantering about someone else's rants like fondling a dead dog? Answer: Because if you do it long enough, everyone starts to smell bad.
 
Crosshair
2006-03-09 5:05:02 PM  
[image from gra.midco.net too old to be available]

/I'm getting out of here before this hits the main page.
 
Clavis
2006-03-09 5:13:01 PM  
The article makes a good point. We should all just give up and start parroting GOP talking points like good little sheep.

[image from aged.ces.uga.edu too old to be available]
 
rocinante721
2006-03-09 5:15:39 PM  
MoveOn started as an advocacy group to "move on" past the Clinton Impeachements.

Then they had the nerve to drive the 2000 election results months, if not years, past the SCOTUS ruling, independant recounts, etc.

MoveOn indeed!
 
VibeRader
2006-03-09 5:25:52 PM  
Crosshair

Awesome photo. Quite apropos to your username.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2006-03-09 5:27:01 PM  
jarrett: MoveOn endorsed the Jon Corzine for Governor of New Jersey (who won)

Meh. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
 
Watchman
2006-03-09 5:35:48 PM  
Guy Incognito: Riddle me this, Boy Blunder

Spot on Frank Gorshen. You rock.
 
jarrett
2006-03-09 5:36:52 PM  
The CraneMeister: Meh. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

So, the point is that MoveOn is always on the losing side, except when they're not?
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2006-03-09 5:43:28 PM  
jarrett: So, the point is that MoveOn is always on the losing side, except when they're not?

So far they've always been on the losing side in national politics. They've lucked out by backing liberal candidates or issues in three of the most liberal states in the country. Hardly an impressive record.
 
Ditto
2006-03-09 6:42:31 PM  
/pretends to be a dead dog.
 
BladBoy [TotalFark]
2006-03-09 6:54:00 PM  
The CraneMeister:

They've lucked out by backing liberal candidates or issues in three of the most liberal states in the country.


Virginia is one of the most liberal states. Virginia? The home of both these guys:

[image from i.cnn.net too old to be available][image from i.a.cnn.net too old to be available]

You're funny!!!!
 
Twigz221
2006-03-09 7:09:42 PM  
Well... many of you seem to be dreading this hitting the front page... so as the first liter posting in this thread, I wish to set the pace for all of us who have decided to not pay 5 dollars this month in a positive way.


Heh. This reminds me of that episode of south park where they wanted to change the city flag, and the KKK joined in on the argument, so Jimbo convinced the KKK to go to the other side because whoever is on the opposite side of the KKK will always win.
 
swahnhennessy
2006-03-09 7:12:02 PM  
This is like the 2nd or 3rd blog posting to be greenlit about how liberals are all losers as proven by the Cuellar primary.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2006-03-09 7:20:36 PM  
BladBoy: Virginia is one of the most liberal states. Virginia? The home of both these guys:

You mean there are TWO conservatives in the WHOLE STATE?
 
toolazy2think
2006-03-09 7:36:04 PM  
last I checked Virginia was a red state in at least the last two presidential elections.
 
swahnhennessy
2006-03-09 7:38:19 PM  
The CraneMeister: You mean there are TWO conservatives in the WHOLE STATE?


I realize you're being obtuse, but if they're such a liberal state, explain why their two Senators are Republicans, or why 8 of their 11 Congressmen are Republican.
 
mastethom
2006-03-09 7:47:53 PM  
The CraneMeister

Dear Dumbass,

Northern cities notwithstanding, we are not a liberal state. However, even the conservatives here make fun of Pat Robertson.

Sincerely,
Virginia

/Could spit on Pat from where he sits right now.
//... and just might.
 
ZipBeep
2006-03-09 7:50:18 PM  
jarrett: Last year, MoveOn endorsed the Jon Corzine for Governor of New Jersey (who won), Tim Kaine for Governor of Virginia (who won), and rallied against Governor Schwarzenegger's ballot measures in California's special election (which were all defeated).


Yeah, I guess Bush winning the Presidency is "every" to this guy.

mastethom: /Could spit on Pat from where he sits right now.
//... and just might.

DO IT!!! DO IT!! You'll be a FARK LEGEND!!!

:D
 
bkennedy
2006-03-09 7:52:08 PM  
Morans all of you.
 
milk_plus
2006-03-09 8:23:31 PM  
We have a president whose foreign relations have alienated our allies, help spread nuclear proliferation with empty threats, ruined our credibility with other nations, may lead to an Iraqi civil war, and left a terrorist breeding ground in Afghanistan.

Domestically we have record deficits, one of the most corrupt governments in US history, and a government full of incompetent cronies.

Yea, I don't think the folks at Moveon.org are the losers in this one.
 
pshaw
2006-03-09 8:27:51 PM  
Morans some of you.

But not you. See.... I like you. You'd never side with a group that sends you 28 e-mails a day.
 
FHM_dude
2006-03-09 10:11:47 PM  
MoveOn kinda lost me when they came out with that ad campaign calling Bush "Smirky McHitlerChimp".
 
Shizaad
2006-03-09 11:01:25 PM  
You folks do realize, this is the most mainstream of the left-wing netroots organizations, don't you? These are the ones who try to be a bit centrist and compromise to some degree.

Brokeback Bush Wears a Burka
 
Brubold
2006-03-09 11:28:53 PM  
Shizaad You folks do realize, this is the most mainstream of the left-wing nutroots netroots organizations, don't you? These are the ones who try to be a bit centrist and compromise to some degree.

Fixed it for you
 
Brubold
2006-03-09 11:30:42 PM  
I promised I striked netroots in that post. Don't know why it didn't work.
 
BaconatedGrapefruit
2006-03-10 4:12:46 AM  
NikolaiFarkoff: I wish I could move to suspend greenlighting of blogs and op-eds on fark.

You are welcome to join another forum, or create your own.
 
BaconatedGrapefruit
2006-03-10 4:16:03 AM  
The CraneMeister: Meh. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

A stopped clock is right twice a day. A fast clock is right more than twice a day (depending on how fast it is).
 
BaconatedGrapefruit
2006-03-10 4:21:01 AM  
<b>Brubold:</b> <i>Fixed it for you</i>

You're supposed to use <strike> </strike> on the original text, so I don't have to scroll up to see what you fixed, or <b> </b> on what you add. I'm lazy.
 
leathermidget
2006-03-10 6:00:14 AM  
Ahh, this headline just points out that to the extremist right-wing nutjobs, America's future is just a game, in which they score points against their rival team.

That's the kind of shiatty thinking that has led our nation to this sad state of in which we find ourselves.
 
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