Bombshell: “Newt is from the swamp,” claims … Kermit the frog
posted at 9:57 pm on December 1, 2011 by Allahpundit
Via Mediaite. Yes, this actually happened on CNN today. Some of us cope with slow news days by tossing up atheist traffic bait, others pass the time by interviewing a man’s hand inside a green sock. I don’t judge, my friends. We do what we need to do to get by. My only regret is that they didn’t work the obvious Mitt Romney/Guy Smiley joke in there. Too obvious, perhaps?
In the interest of redeeming an irredeemably dumb post with actual news, here’s what Pew found when it tried to gauge the potential impact of Newt’s “humane” plan to legalize long-time illegals. The assumption has been that it wouldn’t matter much because there just aren’t that many illegals who have been here for many years. Fact check:
Gingrich drew the line at 25 years’ residency to qualify for legalization, but there ain’t no way no chance no how the bar would stay that high once Congress went to work on it. Coming soon to a Romney attack ad near you?
Exit quotation from Karl: “Next on CNN: Gingrich calls ‘Rainbow Connection’ profoundly socialist, destructive idea.”
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Et tu, Kermie?
Kermit could beat Wolf in Celebrity Jeopardy, FWIW.
Pasalubong on December 1, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Kermit’s mistaken about Newt’s positions. He heard that Newt is against green energy, and thought it was a personal threat.
Good Solid B-Plus on December 1, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Damn. Missed my first tonight.
nukemhill on December 1, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Wow, two Muppets in one scene, Kermit and Wolfe.
carbon_footprint on December 1, 2011 at 10:09 PM
O/T…a tad,ahem,speaking of Sesame street!!
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Award-Winning Sesame Street/Disney Composer Busted For Child Pornography
Nov 28 2011
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An Emmy and Grammy Award-winning composer who has written songs for PBS’s Sesame Street as well as the Disney Channel was arrested for child pornography Monday.
The Charleston Post and Courier shockingly reported Tuesday:
A man who composed music for “Sesame Street” and the Disney Channel and who started a jazz program for students at Porter-Gaud School appeared in federal court Monday, accused of making and sending child pornography.
[Fernando] Rivas’ resume lists ties to Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper, Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. In 2006, Disney hired him to compose the music for “Handy Manny,” a children’s animated TV program about a bilingual handyman and his talking tools.
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canopfor on November 28, 2011 at 6:21 AM
canopfor on December 1, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Alright, then Wolf Blitzer is from the Nether Region, that 25 or more years as an illegal isn’t gonna fly, Newt, and it looks like illegal aliens seem to think the V-jay jay is a Pez dispenser.
Did I miss anything?
HornetSting on December 1, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Where are the missing posts?
sharrukin on December 1, 2011 at 10:10 PM
did you know that that song from the muppets actually came from a lesbian soft porn thing from Europe? don’t believe me, check it out. Safe
ted c on December 1, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Journalistic Integrity!!!
*Puke*!
canopfor on December 1, 2011 at 10:12 PM
…..So Kermit gets a chance to interview any politician and look who he doesn’t pick…..President Obama.
Swamp crack or not…..this President is so irrelevant that even frogs want to talk to somebody else.
….and if Kermit wants to talk to Newt about the “swamp”….he may not get the result he is looking for with so many democrats biting the dust over the last few years and Obama in up to his neck on K-Street.
Baxter Greene on December 1, 2011 at 10:13 PM
….uhhh
……………safe.
Then why would I want to check it out???
Baxter Greene on December 1, 2011 at 10:15 PM
what a pathetic fuzzy-chinned puppet. But enough about Wolf Blitzer…
rayra on December 1, 2011 at 10:15 PM
All the action is in the adverbs. One of my problems again with Newt is like he’s bursting with ideas that sound all as if they are coming from a self-help manual.
InkyBinkyBarleyBoo on December 1, 2011 at 10:17 PM
Good Solid B-Plus on December 1, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Newt’s against green energy? Just last month at the Reagan dinner in IA, Newt was singing the praises of ethonal. The video’s at Right Scoop.
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on December 1, 2011 at 10:17 PM
did you know that that song from the muppets actually came from a lesbian soft porn thing from Europe? don’t believe me, check it out. Safe
ted c on December 1, 2011 at 10:12 PM
ted c:Most Excellent,Intell scoop,there seems to be an agenda,a
pattern,if you will,especially,with 2 postys linky’s with a
pornagraphic vibe(sorry for da pun)!:)
canopfor on December 1, 2011 at 10:18 PM
check it out. Safe
ted c on December 1, 2011 at 10:12 PM
….uhhh
……………safe.
Then why would I want to check it out???
Baxter Greene on December 1, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Baxter Greene:Mahna Mahna(sarc):)
canopfor on December 1, 2011 at 10:20 PM
The Rainbow Connection is a perfect example of the libertine atheist propaganda raping our society. But that Guy Smiley crack was spot on.
abobo on December 1, 2011 at 10:20 PM
C’mon. That was kind of funny. The man’s name is Newt for goodness sakes.
vcferlita on December 1, 2011 at 10:22 PM
Puppets……that’s about Blitzer’s level.
GarandFan on December 1, 2011 at 10:23 PM
THIS is funny….
THIS is someone’s preferred candidate polling at 4% in a southern state. Give it a rest already. Sheesh.
HornetSting on December 1, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Time to unleash Miss Piggy.
HIIIII-YAHHH!!!!
Oops, Mitt Romney just complained that Miss Piggy’s approach was uncalled for.
Always Right on December 1, 2011 at 10:24 PM
But would Newt taste as good as froggy legs in butter and garlic?
katy the mean old lady on December 1, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Kermit totally stole this from me. I said the other day that Newt is like Shrek.
SouthernGent on December 1, 2011 at 10:25 PM
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canopfor on December 1, 2011 at 10:27 PM
That was pretty hilarious.
John the Libertarian on December 1, 2011 at 10:27 PM
Kermit is against Interspecies Dating!?
Wouldn’t Obama be for it?
To pander for the chimaera vote.
Kermit is a conservative and traditionalist!
profitsbeard on December 1, 2011 at 10:29 PM
Indeed. I can’t believe this joke has to be explained to people.
Caiwyn on December 1, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Rainbow Connection was the first son my son sang as a baby. :(
Connie on December 1, 2011 at 10:37 PM
That song is forever ruined for me because when I hear it, it reminds me of Rainbow PUSH Coalition that takes me to Jesse Jackson and his son, Jr., and my head explodes.
HornetSting on December 1, 2011 at 10:41 PM
I dedicate my own song to Newt
Hey Newt, don’t make it bad
Take your record and make it better
Remember forget what’s it your heart
‘Cause when you lie you make it better
Hey Newt, don’t be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you found a younger one
You were ready to just forget her
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Newt, refrain
Don’t carry your guilt upon your shoulders
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool
Believing his world is getting colder
Na na na, na na, na na na na
Hey Newt, don’t let me down
You once like Nancy, but things are better
Remember when you admit mistakes,
Your sordid deeds no longer matter
You loved the Fairness Doctrine, hey Newt, begin
You wanted someone to impose it.
And don’t you know that it’s just you? Hey Newt, you’ll do
Although Conservatives oppose it.
Na na na, na na, na na na na, yeah
Hey Newt, you are so nice
You charge so much to make things better
Remember to say that your advice
Is all they need to make them better
Better, better, better, better, better, oh!
Na na na, na-na na na
Na-na na na, hey Newt
Na na na, na-na na na
Na-na na na, hey Newt
Igor R. on December 1, 2011 at 10:49 PM
What?
You-Eh-Vee on December 1, 2011 at 11:02 PM
Igor needs a girlfriend. Bad.
HornetSting on December 1, 2011 at 11:05 PM
Personally, I sick to death with surrogates doing the attacking. It just shows that the candidate is cowardly.
Mitt, just like Obama, is a punk and a coward.
J_Crater on December 1, 2011 at 11:13 PM
But then I won’t have time for my beloved Newt.
Igor R. on December 1, 2011 at 11:14 PM
In other news: Newt promises to make frog the national food of the US if elected. Sarkozy has a heart attach.
Igor R. on December 1, 2011 at 11:19 PM
Clearly. I give you a 10 for creative integrity.
HornetSting on December 1, 2011 at 11:19 PM
Thanks Hornet. That’s what I told the nice officer when they caught me with that funny looking bill “Creative Integrity is what I’m all about”.
Igor R. on December 1, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Doesn’t matter if the threshold is 25 years or 50 years. Illegals will forge documents to show they were hear 25 years and a day or 50 years and a day.
angryed on December 1, 2011 at 11:41 PM
To begin with, it’s a patently ridiculous idea. How can someone here illegally reliably document their presence for 25 year? “Look here, these are my fraudulently filed tax returns under a stolen social security number going back 25 years. It’s all in order! And here’s a statement from my aunt Maria that she prepared the returns every single year. Look, you see the dates next to her signature? They are for every year from 1986.”
Even on a practical level, this is an example of idiocy Newt generates day in and day out.
Igor R. on December 1, 2011 at 11:51 PM
In 2006 the evil Newt sang a different tune on immigration:
http://aei.org/files/2006/04/26/20060428_PATRIOTICIMMIGRATION.pdf
And now Romney is labeled as a flip-flopper. Newt, as a deceiver, can ALMOST put Obama to shame!
Igor R. on December 1, 2011 at 11:53 PM
Maybe he was born a newt. Then kissed by a princess, he “got better.”
listens2glenn on December 2, 2011 at 12:29 AM
You all do realize that Wolfy wasn’t wearing any pants in that “skit”…
… and Igor R. shares lotion with Spathi, don’t you?
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Seven Percent Solution on December 2, 2011 at 12:35 AM
We’re screwed until 2016.
Can someone in the RNC set up like some presidential grooming courses so we can get some decent candidates?
I really don’t see why the average dumb voter would trust any of these GOP candidates over Obama except for the fact that they are not, in fact, Obama.
WisCon on December 2, 2011 at 12:47 AM
I wonder if group projects are encouraged.
WisCon on December 2, 2011 at 12:52 AM
Shortened.
#1. Illegal aliens generally do NOT want US citizenship. Americans are very vain thinking that everybody in the world wants to be a US citizen. Mexicans, and other nationalities want to remain citizens of their home countries while obtaining the benefits offered by the United States
#2. There are no jobs that Americans won’t do. Illegal aliens are doing jobs that Americans can’t take and still support their families.
#3. Every person who illegally entered this nation left a home. They are NOT homeless and they are NOT Americans. Some left jobs in their home countries.
They come to send money to their real home
#4. Illegal aliens are NOT critical to the economy. Illegal aliens constitute less than 5% of the workforce. However, they reduce wages and benefits for lawful US residents.
#5. This is NOT an immigrant nation. There are 280 million native born Americans.
#6. The United States is welcoming to legal immigrants. Illegal aliens are not immigrants by definition. The US accepts more lawful immigrants every year than the rest of the world combined.
#7. There is no such thing as the “Hispanic vote.”
#8. Mexico is NOT a friend of the United States. Since 1848 Mexicans have resented the United States. During World War I Mexico allowed German Spies to operate freely in Mexico to spy on the US. During World War II Mexico allowed the Axis powers to spy on the US from Mexico. During the Cold War Mexico allowed spies hostile to the US to operate freely
#9. Although some illegal aliens enter this country for a better life, there are 6 billion people on this planet. At least 1 billion of those live on less than one dollar a day. If wanting a better life is a valid excuse to break the law and sneak into America, then let’s allow those one billion to come to America
#10. There is a labor shortage in this country. This is a lie. There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of American housewives, senior citizens, students, unemployed and underemployed who would gladly take jobs at a decent wage.
#11. It is racist to want secure borders. What is racist about wanting secure borders and a secure America? What is racist about not wanting people to sneak into America and steal benefits
David J. Stoddard
US Border Patrol (RET)
Hereford, Arizona
Speakup on December 2, 2011 at 1:31 AM
So, according to you, just because of that, I’m not allowed to post FACTS and the TRUTH? REFUTE what I wrote instead of attacking ME PERSONALLY, Hornet. You did not discount what I posted, all you did was shoot the messanger. You make no sense.
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on December 2, 2011 at 2:18 AM
winnah!
cmsinaz on December 2, 2011 at 6:00 AM
Which one is the puppet, Wolfe or Kermit?
tinkerthinker on December 2, 2011 at 6:57 AM
You folks do all understand it is a pun on Gingrich’s first name, which is also that of an amphibian, don’t you?
By the way, isn’t it kind of fun that a guy named Newt is an amateur herpetologist? If he debated Obama, I wish they’d mix in some questions about that. Gingrich is far more likely to have an answer to “What is the largest nonvenomous snake in the United States?” than Obama is.
radjah shelduck on December 2, 2011 at 7:13 AM
CNN credibility sinks deeper into the toilet with this ‘interview’.
zoyclem on December 2, 2011 at 7:25 AM
Kermit into heavy politics?
The next thing you know, Miss Piggy will throw her hat into the ring and poof-Newt will join the list of falling GOP stars, replaced by someone whose track record is impeccable. Who else could take down terrorists or stop street crime so quickly as Miss Piggy? Image the intimidation of her right uppercut slamming into your teeth. Why, you’d drop the 9mm or box cutter and hightail it out of there real quick.
Just when I was giving up hope on this comical election, a sterling candidate -a bright light -a knightess on a white horse, steps up to save us—-unless Rove,Coulter, Krauthammer, Noonan, and Christie decide to do a Palin number on her, and then were stuck with what’s left in the pig pen again.
Egads, these are the worst of times….
Don L on December 2, 2011 at 7:58 AM
I must have forgotten to have sharpened my claws this morning. I thought it was cute. Any little kids who watched this (I know, it’s hard to find an adult to admit to watching the Wolfman) but any little kids who may have seen this will like the fact that Newt grew up with Kermit.
I thought it was cute. When a puppet comes off more intelligent than a news reporter and goofs on that reporter about his integrity, I’m all for it.
I’m a little more disturbed by ted c’s information about the “Mahna Mahna” song. Funny but disturbing…
Fallon on December 2, 2011 at 8:35 AM
Inside job.
Miss Piggy and Michelle eat at the same high-end restaurants.
andycanuck on December 2, 2011 at 9:26 AM
And, your post….
This is a funny thread, a palate cleanser, and Good Solid B-Plus posted a joke which apparently went right over your head and buzzed a bug up your butt, Aslan’s Girl. I understand your hatred for all other candidates except Perry, trust me, we are all concerned for you when Perry finally runs out of money and drops out. My point was to lighten up and laugh at the joke. We all know the positions of the candidates and we’re all a little ragged around the edges. A joke here and there is greatly needed.
HornetSting on December 2, 2011 at 4:55 PM