Humble Pie (Served November 5th)
Consider this extremely infantile but incredibly pleasing. It looks more and more like Obama is going to win on November 4th. While I believe the fight is still on, I think we should all look to the future if Obama is going to win. Namely, November 5th.
If you're like me, you've spent the past 8 years suffering the rhetoric of jackasses like Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, and Rush Limbaugh. They've had their man in the White House, they've had their special access, they had public opinion that they used as a mandate, and they used this to gloat and bully and act like a bunch of disgusting pigs. I put myself back into the day after the election in 2004, when Hannity could barely contain himself on that miserable show. How I fantasized about a day of reckoning.
So here's what I propose. And yes, this is extremely childish, but remember what you've been put through. I propose a day of trolling on November 5th should Obama win the election by a large enough margin to warrant big celebration. I propose rubbing as much salt in the wounds of the Right Wing talking heads as possible. Calling their radio shows, trolling their message boards, just having an all around gloat-fest at their expense. Remind them that their day is done, and that their era is over. Really think about these pieces of trash. Men like Limbaugh were absolutely complicit in creating a rhetoric that got us into this mess. Shouldn't they at least spend one day with the proverbial pie in their face?
It's like in those movies where you're subjected to 90 minutes of the villain getting to indulge in every naughty little impulse in his brain, only to have 30 seconds of comeuppance. Let's make sure that this is a sting that really lingers. Or, if you're not into movies and like sports, picture it like when a player gets ejected from the game and the chorus of "Hit the Road Jack" echoes from the rafters.
I suspect many will do what Nancy Grace does when things don't go her way and just not show up, but there will be others like Sean Hannity whose career as a political talk-show host hinges upon him being there after a major election. So let's get our animated gifs, our jpegs, and our ducks in a row. C'mon guys, it's spanking season. What does this accomplish? Psh, it's satisfying and that's enough.
Remember, remember, the fifth of November, the gloating, the trolling and lulz.
If you're like me, you've spent the past 8 years suffering the rhetoric of jackasses like Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, and Rush Limbaugh. They've had their man in the White House, they've had their special access, they had public opinion that they used as a mandate, and they used this to gloat and bully and act like a bunch of disgusting pigs. I put myself back into the day after the election in 2004, when Hannity could barely contain himself on that miserable show. How I fantasized about a day of reckoning.
So here's what I propose. And yes, this is extremely childish, but remember what you've been put through. I propose a day of trolling on November 5th should Obama win the election by a large enough margin to warrant big celebration. I propose rubbing as much salt in the wounds of the Right Wing talking heads as possible. Calling their radio shows, trolling their message boards, just having an all around gloat-fest at their expense. Remind them that their day is done, and that their era is over. Really think about these pieces of trash. Men like Limbaugh were absolutely complicit in creating a rhetoric that got us into this mess. Shouldn't they at least spend one day with the proverbial pie in their face?
It's like in those movies where you're subjected to 90 minutes of the villain getting to indulge in every naughty little impulse in his brain, only to have 30 seconds of comeuppance. Let's make sure that this is a sting that really lingers. Or, if you're not into movies and like sports, picture it like when a player gets ejected from the game and the chorus of "Hit the Road Jack" echoes from the rafters.
I suspect many will do what Nancy Grace does when things don't go her way and just not show up, but there will be others like Sean Hannity whose career as a political talk-show host hinges upon him being there after a major election. So let's get our animated gifs, our jpegs, and our ducks in a row. C'mon guys, it's spanking season. What does this accomplish? Psh, it's satisfying and that's enough.
Remember, remember, the fifth of November, the gloating, the trolling and lulz.
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i was actually thinking of climbing up to my favorite exposed rock face and smoking a cigar the size of a limbaugh--no matter how lousy the weather.
and where i live, in november...the weather sucks.
October 9, 2008 12:03 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ooh, I was thinking of selling little jars of liquid filled with what I'd call "Hannity Tears". It would be used as a sweetener.
October 9, 2008 12:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
As fun as that sounds, and as much fun as it would be to fantasize about it...it's not in keeping with the spirit of the Obama campaign. The whole point is to unite us, not divide us.
I respectfully submit that we should not gloat in public (too much...maybe just a minute or two) and that we start immediately to figure out how we live Obama's dream and start becoming a country that puts the best of itself forward and starts the healing. I hate to think that we're going to start our new life with the same resentments that have festered here on TPM between the Obama and Clinton camps...
I'm just sayin'.
October 9, 2008 1:16 AM | Reply | Permalink
+1 on that, although I appreciate the sentiment of the original post. It's gonna take some effort to appease the other camp let alone unite with them. I just drove 7 hours roundtrip through rural New Mexico today with mostly AM radio to listen to. I was appalled by the rancor, enmity, and general ill will from the available stations regarding "that one". Assuming an Obama victory on Nov. 4, their camp will be hating life without us invading their little enclaves.
October 9, 2008 3:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
Don't worry about the right wing. Limbaugh will go right back to his "America Held Hostage" shtick, and the others will follow suit, finding every excuse to attack.
October 9, 2008 7:33 AM | Reply | Permalink