Going from genius to doofus in one Big Easy step
I’m not supporting James O’Keefe’s take-down of ACORN, but I thought it was a brilliant and funny bit of political theater. As we all know, his latest ‘caper,’ to tap or otherwise mess with Senator Mary Landrieu’s phones, fizzled out as suspicious staffers called in the fuzz, turning wanna-be political thespians into political miscreants.
So how did Jimmy go from genius to doofus in a single step? First off, hubris, common plight of the young and brash fresh off a recent victory. I guess Jimmy figured he was so gifted he need give nary a thought for the gross difference in scale between pranking an overworked ACORN staffer and the staff of a U.S. Senator.
Secondly, the first prank worked well because it was funny, regardless of your political stripe – and that was especially great because as we all know, reactionaries are so rarely funny!
Maybe Jimmy had something funny planned, but by not leveling with us and telling us what he was really up to, we can only assume it was a ho-hum act of wrong-wing political thuggery. Ergo – doofus.
Stumble it!
January 30th, 2010 at 11:20 am
If convicted of what appears to be a felony, will O’Keefe loose his right to vote?
February 1st, 2010 at 6:33 am
That rascal Jimmy O’Keefe. You just know he thinks he’s God’s gift to women.
February 1st, 2010 at 7:00 am
Or, maybe men.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:59 pm
If this would have gone without a hitch he could have been a superstar in the wingnut universe. As it turns out he is just a STARD (star + retard = STARD).
I hope he packs his mudflap when he heads off to prison.
His sphicter is gonna get pounded like a harp seal.
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:22 am
Nice post; you’re right, that first thing he did, unfunny as it was to ACORN, was kinda funny.
Also funny (but not as much) Abraham Lincoln and Raging Freedom boners.
Less so still, how the Apple iPad really got its name.
February 4th, 2010 at 8:40 am
Conservatives often think they’re funny. I saw a bumper sticker that said “Get back to work! Millions on Welfare depend on you!” Because poor people are stupid and lazy leeches! Get it! Isn’t that funny! Just like ACORN! They’re also minorities! Isn’t that funny!