Video: How to pretend you know something about politics
posted at 8:05 pm on June 26, 2008 by Allahpundit
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A few useful pointers to see you through any occasion, up to and including Election Day. Consider it part three of their ongoing series devoted to the idgit vote. A more complete treatment of this subject would have included tips for political bloggers, but trust me — there’s really no trick to that. Add one part analysis to two parts news summarization, viral video clips, “go read this” links, and quotes of the day, and you’re golden.
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All you need to know about politics.
lorien1973 on June 26, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Wow. This sounds like my hometown.
Suihei Deloi on June 26, 2008 at 8:22 PM
lorien1973 on June 26, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Cracking up at the next paragraph
Dead Hand Control on June 26, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Allah, if I remember correctly, you’ll be chillin’ on election day, right?
Splashman on June 26, 2008 at 8:45 PM
What, you mean staying home? Nah.
I’m writing in Hillary.
Allahpundit on June 26, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Ah. Much better.
Splashman on June 26, 2008 at 8:51 PM
You must admit: the cackle, the cankles, the pandering, the phony “I know you!” expressions, the tears, the shrill screech. They are all sorely missed.
Please, Hillary, don’t leave us in our darkest hours…
Et tu Brute on June 26, 2008 at 8:55 PM
“Ah, my phone is vibrating…ah there, I got you!”
lol
Dr. Manhattan on June 26, 2008 at 9:03 PM
This is great advice for all of Obama’s supporters.
chip91 on June 26, 2008 at 9:33 PM
This is dead-on. Terrifyingly dead-on. The fact is that your average Wal-Mart shopper believes that Democrats are “for the people” and the GOP is “for the rich”. Get enough morons to vote and it’s no wonder that the Dems can continue to win elections with positions that are truly, truly asinine. I’ve always been in favor of iq tests so as to be eligible to vote.
CapitalistPig on June 26, 2008 at 9:42 PM
Obama or Die white boy
Texyank on June 26, 2008 at 10:00 PM
I vote for “They’re really all the same these days” as the top political cop out line in America.
TBinSTL on June 27, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Democracy is great. People who really don’t care who wins, and people whose candidates must be ideologically indistinguishable from their own beliefs automatically remove themselves from the process.
Sorry you have a problem with Walmart shoppers Cap.
Immolate on June 27, 2008 at 6:38 AM
In a normal election year this may be true but this year we are in “The Age of Obama” and I fear that a great many of those that don’t care about politics, society or the future of the country will vote because BO represent their utopian fantasy for, well I’m not really sure because I don’t think they even know. They just “KNOW” voting for BO is the “RIGHT” thing to do and I fear that they will vote in great numbers to prove how wonderful they are. I expect to see lots of people proudly displaying their bumper stickers, buttons and flags as they proclaim “Yes I did” for a long time after BO wins. Voting for BO will be the new measure or everything they hold rightous and those that did will want to proclaim it to the whole world.
jmarcure on June 27, 2008 at 8:03 AM
Black 20 actors FTW!
Neo on June 27, 2008 at 10:08 AM
The best thing about people who don’t vote is that they give more power to those who do.
Case in point: on June 17, there was a referendum on our town budget, provoked by a taxpayer group angry about the proposed 7% hike in property taxes (after many tax hikes in previous years). The proposed budget was rejected (NO on the referendum) by 65.5% of the votes cast, which represented only 19% of the registered voters in the town.
Of course, this town holds its municipal elections in odd years (when there are no Congressional or Presidential elections), with turnout similar to the referendum, and they keep electing Democrat majorities, who repeatedly propose huge tax hikes that get voted down in referendums. And 70% of the voters don’t care. What’s wrong with this picture?
Steve Z on June 27, 2008 at 10:36 AM
I heard it said once that if democrats are for the poor people and repubs are for the rich, I want to be among the rich. Therefore I’m a republican. Why vote for somebody who’s going to keep me poor?
abcurtis on June 27, 2008 at 11:43 AM
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