If Romney wins Michigan there is a God.

Thor?

meh, honestly I think it’s just that out of all the presidential candidates Romney gives off the vibe of being a complete tool. Edwards is a close second.

Makes sense, considering that they ran together in 2004.

… Hm? What do you mean that wasn’t Romney? Who the bloody hell is “John Kerry?” I’m so confused.

Aimed at any other candidate, it’d just be mean-spirited and typical of the Onion-MoveOn nexus. With Mitt as its target, it’s … vaguely plausible, isn’t it? More than vaguely, in fact.

So, Allah agrees that Mitt Romney is going after the “bigot vote”, or do I misunderstand his analysis? I am far more irritated by that than I am by the parody itself- which wasn’t particularly funny, but at least we understand that it comes from the Onion, not a respected conservative blogger.

And speaking of parodies, this paragraph from the Boston.com story sounds like a parody of the perpetually outraged:

Local gay activists who are battling Romney over the governor’s push to ban same-sex marriages also reacted harshly to his comments. Marty Rouse, the campaign coordinator for Mass Equality, which supports gay marriages, said he was offended by Romney’s jokes to the socially conservative crowd. He pointed to the governor’s comment that as a conservative Republican in Massachusetts, he felt like a “cattle rancher at a vegetarian conventions.”

“Shame on him for making our families, which are part of the Massachusetts family fabric, the laugh line in his undeniable quest for the White House,” Rouse said.

That is like so vile.

/sarc.

And he does not support Mike Huckabee, either :-D

And I also thank him for that.

If Romney wins Michigan there is a God.

CABE on January 14, 2008 at 11:03 PM

And he does not support Mike Huckabee, either :-D

yeah, but I mean gays are just GROSS! Do you know what they do to each other behind closed doors?!?!

Yeah, the GOP should get over it. They aren’t planning to fly planes into buildings. Better uses for our tax dollars.

Some people view divorce and remarriage as wrong but don’t prioritize the fight against it as high as the GWOT or the upcoming recession. The GOP will do a lot better if it focuses on its inherent advantages on foreign policy and managing the economy and stops talking about modifying the Constitution on account of gays.

dedalus on January 14, 2008 at 11:52 PM

yeah, but I mean gays are just GROSS! Do you know what they do to each other behind closed doors?!?!

I’m curious why the jousters like David Letterman and The Onion want to make Romney the butt of their jokes. Why Romney? He’s not the front runner in Republican party, at least not yet. He doesn’t get as much media attention as Obama, Hillary, or McCain. So why Romney? Why not other Republicans, like Huck?

terryannonline on January 14, 2008 at 10:12 PM

meh, honestly I think it’s just that out of all the presidential candidates Romney gives off the vibe of being a complete tool. Edwards is a close second.

a thinly veiled evil and INTOLERANT attack on conservatives who view homosexual marriage as wrong

Some people view divorce and remarriage as wrong but don’t prioritize the fight against it as high as the GWOT or the upcoming recession. The GOP will do a lot better if it focuses on its inherent advantages on foreign policy and managing the economy and stops talking about modifying the Constitution on account of gays.

Every story they do is a tacit send-up of the MSM. But here, specifically, they’re making a joke about Republican voters being bigots.

The Onion itself is a parody of the MSM. For what you said to be true, you should be able to subsitute any other candidate (don’t all the Dems oppose gay marriage?) and it shouldn’t change the joke.

Spolitics on January 14, 2008 at 10:44 PM

Ah but it isnt the candidates saying stuff its the Reporter and MSM talking head. They seem to be the parody here

I really think its the MSM being mocked in this short

William Amos on January 14, 2008 at 10:35 PM

The Onion itself is a parody of the MSM. For what you said to be true, you should be able to subsitute any other candidate (don’t all the Dems oppose gay marriage?) and it shouldn’t change the joke.

So do I. But the Onion also gets in its subtle shots on Republicans in the process. I still think this kind of thing would also work with Hill or Silky.

malan89 on January 14, 2008 at 10:40 PM

MSM Onion Reporter “I have to ask you Obama supporter is Obama sexist for attacking Hillary ?

Obama Supporter “No Obama has been strongly for Women’s rights all his life its just that Hillary is a dumb Bitch”
/ONN out

I just don’t think it should be a concern of the gov’t. I’m morally against it, but I don’t care if you do it as long as its not all up in my grill.

Makes a lot of sense.

I really think its the MSM being mocked in this short

So do I. But the Onion also gets in its subtle shots on Republicans in the process. I still think this kind of thing would also work with Hill or Silky.

I really think its the MSM being mocked in this short