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| Jimmy Carter's Grandson Wins Ga. Senate Seat - Besoeker eats crow. |
| 2010-05-13 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 And another fact that came out is that Johnson has been suffering from Hepatitis C and its treatment, which can affect the mind. That is true, and he wish him well in fighting the disease. But if his mind is this affected, he needs to step down from his Congressional post. No one will know the difference in that district |
| Posted by: Beavis 2010-05-13 21:27 |
| #9 Just so y'all know, that was a joke Date April 1st [ADDENDUM and EXPLANATION: Okay folks. While it’s a wonderful thing to be linked by such blogosphere luminaries as Instapundit and Powerline (I welcome new readers and old), it’s also true that the best April Fools jokes are unexplained as such. But an awful lot of readers (both new and old) thought I was being serious here, despite the date being April First, and despite my putting a reference to April Fools Day within the body of the piece in what I assumed would be a big hint. I really didn’t want to put a note in the post itself yesterday saying “ALERT: April Fools spoof!” (I thought that would ruin the joke) although such a message appears many times in the comments section. But people don’t always read the comments section, and many just didn’t remember that the date was April 1st.. I waited till today to write this explanation and place it within the body of the post, since April Fools Day is now over and now The Truth Can Be Told. So here it is: this is a spoof. Unfortunately, too many people may have already gone away thinking I’m some sort of weirdo who spreads unsourced rumors on a daily basis. Nothing could be further from the way I usually operate (hey, did you hear about…?). Perhaps the problem is that the truths that actually did appear in this piece, (1) the video itself; (2) the fact that Willard had a role as consultant and actor in the movie “Top Gun;” and 3) the fact that Johnson is one of two Buddhists in Congress—were already sort of quirky. This was especially the case with the video, which should have been a joke but unfortunately was not (at least, not an intentional one). Johnson has since said that he was offering a metaphor about Guam. I leave it to you to watch the video and judge whether that is true (I don’t think so). And another fact that came out is that Johnson has been suffering from Hepatitis C and its treatment, which can affect the mind. That is true, and he wish him well in fighting the disease. But if his mind is this affected, he needs to step down from his Congressional post. And that’s no joke.] |
| Posted by: tipper 2010-05-13 18:20 |
| #8 "which proves I'm either insane or living in some sort of strange, parallel universe or both" Go for both, B - it makes life more fun. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-05-13 17:50 |
| #7 #4 I don't know what besoeker said. Posted by chris A few weeks ago I said I didn't think he had a chance. Shows you how little I know about Atlanta area politics. Of course over 40% of the citizenry believe Barry is doing a fine job, which proves I'm either insane or living in some sort of strange, parallel universe or both. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-05-13 17:43 |
| #6 Sure she is...just a bad one... |
| Posted by: Warthog 2010-05-13 16:08 |
| #5 Just so y'all know, that was a joke. Johnson and the admiral were part of Top Gun, and they worked out a skit where some small island would tip over if they landed on an airstrip there. It was a takeoff on that, and the admiral got a kick out of it, too. Both are known for being good at deadpan humor, but it looks like Johnson got the best of the admiral for half a second there. :-) McKinney, sadly, is not a joke. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-13 10:56 |
| #4 I don't know what besoeker said but I feel sorry for him on this one i live in GA where these idiot bred myself |
| Posted by: chris 2010-05-13 10:54 |
| #3 DeKalb county home of Cynthia McKinney and Hank "Guam may tip over and capsize" Johnson.. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2010-05-13 10:17 |
| #2 He ran on the Slogan, "I knew that my grandfather was a DipSh%$, and I anint one" |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2010-05-13 09:35 |
| #1 What happened? Anti-incumbent sentiment? |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-13 01:49 |