Day by Day: Ed 2.0, with no hotness
posted at 8:46 am on June 1, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
My friend Chris Muir at Day by Day features me in his daily cartoon, after reading my post about Norman Eisen’s attempt to keep a broad range of people from “influencing” the process of Porkulus by essentially denying them access to the government. It also picks up on the DHS’ vague report on right-wing “extremists”, as well as the predicted attempt by the Obama administration to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. How will they do it? Ed 2.0:
OK, OK, so I lack a certain “hotness factor,” a fact that people pointed out (repeatedly!) on Twitter. At least Ed 2.0 is hotter than Ed209. Right? Right?:
Well, maybe not …
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Maybe not as hot as ED 209, but much more reliable.
cozmo on June 1, 2009 at 8:49 AM
Ed 209 wasn’t a Steelers fan, you win on that point alone.
Bishop on June 1, 2009 at 8:52 AM
Congrats Ed, your fifteen minutes are never ending. I do wonder about our constitutional (scholar) in chief’s view about outlawing dissent on porkulus spending projects. Perhaps he needs to review the first amendment? Perhaps he ought to talk to his leftwing buddies again about…what was their phrase?…yeah, dissent being the highest form of patriotism (or is it murder being the highest form of love, i get confused with the koolaid flowing from liberals’ mouths).
eaglewingz08 on June 1, 2009 at 8:52 AM
Michelle’s hotness factor only lasts two more years? I’m sure she’ll be glad to know that.
Welcome to 40, Michelle.
BigD on June 1, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Ed 2.0 has too much hair.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 1, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Who has more political firepower… Ed209 or Ed.M?
E L Frederick (Sniper One) on June 1, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Wow Ed, you have truly achieved celebrity status now…. You’re practically a Rock Star… or something… ;p
doriangrey on June 1, 2009 at 8:57 AM
I think the implication is that it would take two more years to duplicate the hotness factor.
Vic on June 1, 2009 at 9:00 AM
ROFL!
Keep up the good fight Ed, Chris and that other oddball!
eforhan on June 1, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Ed 2.0 has too much hair.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac
Chris was previewing Ed’s new comb-over.
SKYFOX on June 1, 2009 at 9:01 AM
hehe, I can see the day soon when Our Ed becomes “The Worst Person In The World.” Then, you will TRULY have arrived. I see it any day now….
JamesLee on June 1, 2009 at 9:01 AM
“Please surrender your anti-stimulus talking points. You have 20 seconds to comply.” – Ed2.09
You better do what he says.
BohicaTwentyTwo on June 1, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Can Ed 2.0 walk down a flight of stairs?
embittered redleg on June 1, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Ed 209 had machine guns and homicidal tendencies..
Ed Morrissey.. What do we REALLY know about EM anyway.. :)
DaveC on June 1, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Okay, I’m a little slow on the uptake this morning, Vic. It’s my non-tech orientation.
BigD on June 1, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Ed,
You’re so audited… :)
Keemo on June 1, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Ed, that cartoon almost looks like you. Keep it up.
manwithblackhat on June 1, 2009 at 9:09 AM
Ed,
You’re so audited… :)
Keemo on June 1, 2009 at 9:08 AM
LOL!
qestout on June 1, 2009 at 9:09 AM
I want my very own hot Michelle Malkin, and I don’t want to wait 2 years. She got any twin sisters with really bad taste in men?
Daggett on June 1, 2009 at 9:10 AM
They are both more alpha than Allah 2.0.
Disturb the Universe on June 1, 2009 at 9:10 AM
So the Internet Czar will just be a figure head?
katablog.com on June 1, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Nice to see that Chris doesn’t agree with Charles Johnson’s dismissal of your position (Emphases Johnson’s)
Nothing wrong? I have trouble with the government placing restrictions on people commenting on government actions (other than military and intel ops that have to be kept secret).
The Monster on June 1, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Who needs hot when you’re way cool? :-)
sissywillis on June 1, 2009 at 9:12 AM
All publicity is good. Ed, when are you going to be in the Limbaugh Letter and do you have to be a member to get it? It used to be sold with magazines but it’s been a long time since I have looked.
Cindy Munford on June 1, 2009 at 9:13 AM
The Monster on June 1, 2009 at 9:12 AM
I’m so not surprised Charles Johnson is for this.
Did he offer to lend them his banning stick?
Disturb the Universe on June 1, 2009 at 9:15 AM
We love ya just the way you are, Ed. Any political enemy of BHO is a friend of mine.
jgapinoy on June 1, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Ed, there is no such thing as bad publicity anymore.
-Dave
Dave R. on June 1, 2009 at 9:18 AM
AH-HA!!!
Obama’s “Axis of Confabulation”.
So… who is the third member?
Yoop on June 1, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Poor Allah!
But I did laugh at the strip when I saw it last night. The idea that it’ll take an extra two years to match the hotness factor of Michelle just had me rolling on the floor.
A good way to start the last week of school.
Bob's Kid on June 1, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Day by Day is one of my favorite ‘toons. I’ve been a fan for quite awhile and it never fails to please. :)
AW1 Tim on June 1, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Is Ed 2.0′s cpu a neuro net processor?
blatantblue on June 1, 2009 at 9:23 AM
ED209 in base 10 translated to two’s complement translated to hexadecimal translated to binary translated to pig latin – ALAHP.
It all makes sense now.
MadisonConservative on June 1, 2009 at 9:24 AM
In 2009
Ed Morrissey became self aware.
blatantblue on June 1, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Good news though, if you come up short in the tax compliance factor, you may be eligible for a position in Dear Leader’s administration. Of course, it will mean that you have to denounce Rush, Hannity, Glenn Beck, etc.
rbj on June 1, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Michelle is 40?
Dayem, she doesn’t look a day over 25.
Dave R. on June 1, 2009 at 9:28 AM
God bless modern science…….except for Ed 2.0
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 1, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Weird Science!
blatantblue on June 1, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Ed, you shouldn’t aspire to be as hot as Michelle who will be hot for at least two more decades not years. Your virtues are elsewhere.
burt on June 1, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Congratulations, Ed!
If there are black vans or black Dodge chargers parked on your street, you might be on DHS’ list.
kingsjester on June 1, 2009 at 9:39 AM
I like that movie, and am in no way surprised that you like it, you little maniac.
ladyingray on June 1, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Aw, what does Chris Muir know about male hotness? Bring on the baldy love! [gives Ed a big smooch]
Speaking of baldy love … where’s she been lately? Maybe I’m on the wrong threads.
Rosmerta on June 1, 2009 at 9:41 AM
I can hear Obama now..:
“I have a guaranteed sale with ED 2.0! Renovation program, Spare parts for 25 years.. Who cares if it works or not?!”
Reaps on June 1, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Ed, as I said before, there is something about you that reminds me of Tarantino…so there is a bit of hotness there somewhere….
ladyingray on June 1, 2009 at 9:42 AM
At least you don’t suffer software glitches at the level of Ed209.
michaelo on June 1, 2009 at 9:43 AM
I’m a member. Let me check a back copy at home….I think you might be able to order a copy, but I’m not sure.
ladyingray on June 1, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Things are little more serious this time at Ed’s house.
WashJeff on June 1, 2009 at 9:44 AM
kingsjester
I’d like to think Ed rates a black helicopter or two.
SKYFOX on June 1, 2009 at 9:46 AM
Thank you I appreciate it.
Cindy Munford on June 1, 2009 at 9:47 AM
I suppose I can see it a little bit
blatantblue on June 1, 2009 at 9:48 AM
The funniest thread here in a long time.
Well done Chris Muir, Ed Morrissey, and AllahPundit. Oh, and Rowrrrrl! to Mrs. Malkin. Hotness, indeed.
Subsunk
Subsunk on June 1, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Michelle Malkin increases global warming.
The hotness factor, indeed,
You, Ed, change the climate, politically, which is what scares the progressives in the Barry bunch.
Keep cookin’!
profitsbeard on June 1, 2009 at 9:54 AM
Can’t they make a robot of Megyn Kelly?
blatantblue on June 1, 2009 at 9:56 AM
The comment about Michelle Malkin sounds to realistic for a strip that is favorable to the right side. If you are an aficionado, does Kim Rosenthal appear to mirror Michelle?
Seriously, the administration does not know how to handle Michelle Malkin. This is the second time within the last couple of weeks that I have noticed left sites and even BO taking pokes at her (and ‘Hot Air’ Ed) without much response from the left let alone U.S. Michelle must have a Teflon coating, or really is to Hot to Handle.
MSGTAS on June 1, 2009 at 9:57 AM
This is more accurate than the original post, and therefore more truly dreadful.
Something that seems to have gone largely unremarked is Norman Eisen’s blithe assumption that the men choosing projects are unbiased knowers of the merit of each possible project. That’s a ridiculous assumption that could usefully be, well, ridiculed.
Kralizec on June 1, 2009 at 9:57 AM
I believe she turned 38 a few months ago, so in two years when her hotness can be replicated, she’ll be 40.
Laura in Maryland on June 1, 2009 at 10:00 AM
We’ll be able to see whether Ed in Day By Day can beat out a front page screen cap of Mary Katharine Ham for pulling in Ed Morrisey Show viewers.
eeyore on June 1, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Well, we know they already did this to Charles Johnson.
Johnson never had a hotness factor, except for his babe Sharmuta.
Mr. Joe on June 1, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Tooned!
The one true American art form. Toons, that is ;)
Congrats, and please keep us informed on the progress of Malkin 2.0
Limerick on June 1, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Two more years to match the ‘hotness factor’ of Michelle is not a comment about her age but a projection that The One’s ideas will ultimately be rejected by the voters in 2010.
Michelle is unstoppable.
And let me tell you juveniles something; to the one person who’s opinion matters, Michelle’s hotness has no expiration date.
meci on June 1, 2009 at 10:26 AM
I’d love to have my own personal Ed209 for home defense. And lawn maintenance.
Except that they’re not very good at going down stairs.
UltimateBob on June 1, 2009 at 10:27 AM
I rather doubt that. Michelle looks at least 20 years younger than her actual age. I attribute that to conservative living :). Really. Check out all the Hollywood type women who live the lib life of drugs, partying and promiscuity who need Botox and plastic surgery at 25…
I’m 36, unmarried, and trust me, I’d far rather end up with someone between 35-40 than 20-25.
wildcat84 on June 1, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Jesse Malkin is no fool. I’ve got my very own little 99 lb. Filipina gal. Getting hitched to her is the smartest thing that I ever did.
My collie says:
CyberCipher on June 1, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Yes, the vague report which predicted exactly what occurred yesterday in Kansas.
Tom_Shipley on June 1, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Every other Michelle pales in comparison to the beautiful, intelligent and funny Ms. Malkin.
Biceps or no biceps.
Star20 on June 1, 2009 at 11:24 AM
I guarantee that the level of left wing activist violence and murder is far higher than the right wing, given the eco terrorism which is the most prevalent form of domestic terrorism.
That still doesn’t justify the murder of Tiller, and unlike the ROP, I will UNEQUIVOCALLY denounce ANY act of violence and murder done in the name of the Pro-Life movement.
Tiller didn’t need to face man’s judgement, when the One Judge who (to tweak the libs and atheists who read this) outranks even the SCOTUS AND Obama would put him and all other child murdering “doctors” on trial for a lot more than their lives…
Abortion is murder, but so is murder.
wildcat84 on June 1, 2009 at 11:24 AM
We don’t lump you and yours in with left wing loones how about the same respect.
Cindy Munford on June 1, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Ed is my hero.
carbon_footprint on June 1, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Michelle may be hot, but it’s a Stone Cold Ed Morrissey who’ll put the stunner on ‘em!
Trochilus on June 1, 2009 at 11:56 AM
That is not the way their world-view works. Always expect hypocrisy from liberals like that one and you will not be disappointed.
Shipley will work a reference, concerning that incident, into every thread on HA that he visits today. Bet on it.
Yoop on June 1, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Captain,
How can you take Chris’ assertion that you aren’t as hot as Michelle???
You gotta…uh, you gotta,… well, I’m not exactly sure what you gotta do, but whatever it is, it’s going to involve a lot of liposuction.
You mean the post-natal abortion?
unclesmrgol on June 1, 2009 at 12:12 PM
always bear in mind the difference between a concerned citizen and a gad-fly … is a fine line.
unless you are a socialist, then they are the same.
VTWaldrup on June 1, 2009 at 12:14 PM
And I’d just iike to point out as a new fan (thanks to Hot Air linking to Day By Day) that at 11:30ish last night est I pointed out this strip on the Quote of the Day thread.
And yes…I DO want a cookie.
Great work ED and Chris, it’s always fun to see 2 great tastes that go great together!
DrAllecon on June 1, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Bite me, Shipley.
You brain-damaged lefties have no sense of proportion whatsoever. Of course, that is what happens when linear logic is beyond your capabilities.
You and your ilk care nothing for the 40 million plus unborn children that have been slaughtered in this country in the name of convenience.
You also have little or nothing to say about your precious, morally equivalent (in your twisted, diseased minds) Muslim friends who strap bombs on 10 year old’s and send them running into crowded shopping areas.
You will have nothing to say about the increase in highway deaths that will result once GM and Chrysler CEO Obama start forcing people into minuscule government-issued transportation appliances when they start encountering much larger vehicles on the highways of America.
And you will have nothing to say when medical care is denied to the elderly under you precious messiah and his hideous socialized medical care plan.
Take your sanctimonious, hypocritical BS somewheres else.
-Dave
Dave R. on June 1, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Thank you for saying, what I couldn’t, in HA-acceptable prose.
The four-letter words I would have used to describe the hypocrisy of that ilk would have gotten me a “getalife” boot.
Yoop on June 1, 2009 at 1:27 PM
We’ll know Ed has been appearing too often on Day by Day when he’s wearing too little clothing.
HotWeaver on June 1, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Are you still sure you want that?
platypus on June 1, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Ack, beware the forward button BEWARE THE FORWARD BUTTON!!
- The Cat
P.S. Keep going, you’ll see what I mean.
MirCat on June 1, 2009 at 2:21 PM
GOOD NEWS!!
the aforementioned “black” vehicles will now be replaced by government motors “pelosi” model,rated at 26 hp and as visible as it gets. don’t worry Ed, you will see them a mile away, and can probably outrun them on a bicycle.
UNREPENTANT CONSERVATIVE CAPITOLIST on June 1, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Boy, this thread really does have a lot of hilarious comments!
tom on June 1, 2009 at 2:52 PM
ED 209 has trouble climbing down stairs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZMSEBREcX4&feature=channel_page
Mad Kimchi on June 1, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Congratulations Ed! Love Day by Day.
And speaking of Michelle and that “hotness” factor, well our Michelle is the featured conservative woman of the month, June 2009, on my beautiful Clare Boothe Luce calendar.
Zorro on June 1, 2009 at 7:05 PM