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besson3c · Jul 14, 2011, 11:21 PM

Jerry Seinfeld helps Stewart with comedy regression therapy over that a-hole Marcus Bachmann, Michelle Bachman's husband, apparently calling gays barbarians:

Comedy Repression Therapy - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 07/13/11 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

Who is going to be able to top the craziness of the Bachmann couple? I think this is even out of Sarah Palin's league...

turtle777 · Jul 15, 2011, 12:31 AM

Do you get a hard on every time you write the name Michelle Bachman ?

-t

besson3c · Jul 15, 2011, 12:50 AM

Ewww... No, Michelle Bachmann looks stupid.

Do you get a hard on every time you remind us that politicians are corrupt and we're bankrupt and stuff?

Big Mac · Jul 15, 2011, 02:56 AM

besson, how much would you pay to give oral favors to Jon Stewart?

besson3c · Jul 15, 2011, 03:31 AM

Is the attack necessary?

Big Mac · Jul 15, 2011, 03:37 AM

No.

besson3c · Jul 15, 2011, 03:55 AM

So, you like praying to Jewish God and you're into Republican stuff, I'm into the Daily Show, jazz, Unix system administration, the Care Bears, the sounds effect guy from the Police Academy movies, and other things. No big deal...

screener · Jul 15, 2011, 04:36 AM

Now the third string, defending an obvious loon.
Why they would want to lower themselves to the stupendous one's flagellation is hard to understand.
Let him do it for God's sake.

besson3c · Jul 15, 2011, 04:38 AM

Well, they aren't defending him... Yet.

I'm not going to do the "you implicitly support this guy because you don't condemn him" thing, cause that's just annoying.

Besides, Big Mac is not into regular God, he's into Jewish God.

screener · Jul 15, 2011, 05:18 AM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Well, they aren't defending him... Yet.

...Yet.

lpkmckenna · Jul 15, 2011, 06:44 AM

It's fun to watch the ultraconservatives squirm when yet another of their bombastic ********* idols gets stomped for being a deceitful hate-monger.

Dork. · Jul 15, 2011, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Do you get a hard on every time you write the name Michelle Bachman ?

-t

No, you're confusing him with someone else.

Maybe it's time to get our the Crazyometer again. You would think Marcus Bachmann would rate high, but he loses points off for lack of creativity. I'd say he measures .57 Bachmanns.

(When it comes to crazy, Michele wears the pants in that family....)

turtle777 · Jul 15, 2011, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

It's fun to watch the ultraconservatives squirm when yet another of their bombastic ********* idols gets stomped for being a deceitful hate-monger.

F*cking strawman.

Who are those ultraconservatives here that think Bachman & Co are "bombastic" ?
Who here "idolize" Bachman ?

Stop projecting.

-t

lpkmckenna · Jul 15, 2011, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Who are those ultraconservatives here that think Bachman & Co are "bombastic" ?
Who here "idolize" Bachman ?

I think you're confused. "Bombastic" is not a compliment.

The fact that a crazy woman like Bachmann could even be elected to public office is worrying, but being the current frontrunner is terrifying. The conservative movement in the US is fncking broken when someone like that is so popular.

turtle777 · Jul 15, 2011, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

I think you're confused. "Bombastic" is not a compliment.

The fact that a crazy woman like Bachmann could even be elected to public office is worrying, but being the current frontrunner is terrifying. The conservative movement in the US is fncking broken when someone like that is so popular.

I don't know who you are preaching to.

I and many other conservatives here have never said that Bachman would be a viable choice.

Are you naive enough to believe the media hype ?

-t

lpkmckenna · Jul 15, 2011, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by turtle777

I and many other conservatives here have never said that Bachman would be a viable choice.

When you and Big Mac tried to derail the thread immediately, that's the "squirming" I was talking about. If you say you don't like her, fine I believe you, but why squirm and derail a perfectly appropriate thread about someone you don't even like?

Bachmann is co-owner of a clinic that sells snake-oil to vulnerable people, then lies about it to the public, and then lies some more when the truth comes out. That is a valid issue to discuss, particularly when she is leading the race for GOP presidential candidate.

turtle777 · Jul 15, 2011, 09:26 AM

Oh shock. You are against snake oil salesmen ?

How then did Obama slip through ?

-t

lpkmckenna · Jul 15, 2011, 09:33 AM

Keep squirming.

turtle777 · Jul 15, 2011, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

Keep squirming.

Keep playing the Canuckistani peanut gallery.

-t

lpkmckenna · Jul 15, 2011, 09:44 AM

Given how many religious wingnuts like Bachmann have power and influence in the US, the
"-stani" label should be used there, not for Canada.

turtle777 · Jul 15, 2011, 11:04 AM

Well now, isn't Minnesota in Canuckistan ?

-t

ort888 · Jul 15, 2011, 11:29 AM

I don't think it was right of them to make fun of his voice or how he dances. Having a lisp doesn't make you gay. Dancing like a doofus doesn't make you gay.

Now, I do see where they are coming from, the guy clearly sounds like a stereotypical gay man, but still, sounding like a stereotypical gay man does not make you gay... and saying so on national TV seems like a backhanded tactic.

Attack him for his crap clinic and crap ideas. Not for sounding gay.

If you find out he is gay, then go after him for being a hypocrite, but until then, attack his ideas.

screener · Jul 15, 2011, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Oh shock. You are against snake oil salesmen ?

How then did Obama slip through ?

-t

I know the turtle can't see this, being on his ignore list and all, but trying the Obama gambit like another stupendous one does is idiocy.

And then try to minimize a poster because of where he's posting from and doesn't agree with.

Hell, why doesn't he just ignore everyone that isn't a born and bred god fearing American.

screener · Jul 15, 2011, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by ort888

I don't think it was right of them to make fun of his voice or how he dances. Having a lisp doesn't make you gay. Dancing like a doofus doesn't make you gay.

Now, I do see where they are coming from, the guy clearly sounds like a stereotypical gay man, but still, sounding like a stereotypical gay man does not make you gay... and saying so on national TV seems like a backhanded tactic.

Attack him for his crap clinic and crap ideas. Not for sounding gay.

If you find out he is gay, then go after him for being a hypocrite, but until then, attack his ideas.

The full segment started with michelle leading in Iowa and her position on gays being a big factor.
Then on to her husband and the barbarian line.
Comedy gold handed to Stewart and you think it wasn't right?
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck and quacks off like a duck, you're fair game.

besson3c · Jul 15, 2011, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Oh shock. You are against snake oil salesmen ?

How then did Obama slip through ?

-t

What was your definition of trolling again?

besson3c · Jul 15, 2011, 01:57 PM

Your apology has been accepted Big Mac!

ort888 · Jul 15, 2011, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by screener

The full segment started with michelle leading in Iowa and her position on gays being a big factor.
Then on to her husband and the barbarian line.
Comedy gold handed to Stewart and you think it wasn't right?
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck and quacks off like a duck, you're fair game.

No, I saw the whole show. I guess I just don't think it's fair to draw the conclusion that he's gay based on how he talks or a 10 second clip of him dancing.

I think it's insulting to gay people more than anything. It's time to leave the stereotypes behind and move on.

Assuming someone's sexual orientation based on how they talk is somewhat barbaric. If the man says he's straight and he's married, then you take him at his word. If some sort of proof comes out that he's gay, then fine, go to town on his hypocrisy... but just because he displays some gay stereotypes doesn't make it fair to jump to that conclusion, no matter how "gay" he sounds (pretty damn gay) or how horrible his ideas are (pretty damn horrible).

As a comedy bit, I admit that I found it funny... but something about it still rubbed me the wrong way.

screener · Jul 15, 2011, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by ort888

No, I saw the whole show. I guess I just don't think it's fair to draw the conclusion that he's gay based on how he talks or a 10 second clip of him dancing.

I think it's insulting to gay people more than anything. It's time to leave the stereotypes behind and move on.

Assuming someone's sexual orientation based on how they talk is somewhat barbaric. If the man says he's straight and he's married, then you take him at his word. If some sort of proof comes out that he's gay, then fine, go to town on his hypocrisy... but just because he displays some gay stereotypes doesn't make it fair to jump to that conclusion, no matter how "gay" he sounds (pretty damn gay) or how horrible his ideas are (pretty damn horrible).

As a comedy bit, I admit that I found it funny... but something about it still rubbed me the wrong way.

Fair enough.

SpaceMonkey · Jul 15, 2011, 02:16 PM

I'm reminded of this Daily Show-era Colbert bit (Colbert Classic™):
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 07/11/01 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

besson3c · Jul 15, 2011, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

I don't know who you are preaching to.

I and many other conservatives here have never said that Bachman would be a viable choice.

Are you naive enough to believe the media hype ?

-t

Then what was all of this other stuff in this thread about my hard ons and whatever? Why not just say "yeah, the Bachmanns are douches" and leave it at that?

End of thread.

screener · Jul 15, 2011, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Then what was all of this other stuff in this thread about my hard ons and whatever? Why not just say "yeah, the Bachmanns are douches" and leave it at that?

End of thread.

The hard on bit was about himself, he just forgot he typed it out loud.

sek929 · Jul 15, 2011, 03:03 PM

If all the conservatives can muster are ignorant zealots for candidates then I would like to congratulate Obama on his second term.

ironknee · Jul 15, 2011, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey

I'm reminded of this Daily Show-era Colbert bit (Colbert Classic™):
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 07/11/01 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

awesome !!!

ironknee · Jul 15, 2011, 05:13 PM

prediction:

will Marcus have a press conference stating that he is not gay?

besson3c · Jul 15, 2011, 05:59 PM

I'll never understand how social conservatism jives with the whole freedom-loving thing.

Dork. · Jul 15, 2011, 06:52 PM

I won't believe it until I see his long-form Heterosexual certificate.

hyteckit · Jul 15, 2011, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Do you get a hard on every time you write the name Michelle Bachman ?

-t

Turtle Troll.

besson3c · Jul 15, 2011, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by Dork.

I won't believe it until I see his long-form Heterosexual certificate.

Do certificates issued from the state of Hawaii count?

turtle777 · Jul 15, 2011, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Then what was all of this other stuff in this thread about my hard ons and whatever?

Observing facts, that's it.

You know, I can see this even though I don't care about Bachman.
I'm that good.

-t

besson3c · Jul 15, 2011, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Observing facts, that's it.

You know, I can see this even though I don't care about Bachman.
I'm that good.

-t

So, if I "observe" that you have hard ons for illumination of political corruption or that we are broke this won't constitute as trolling?

Just want to make sure I understand the Turtle-verse...

Why people would be noticing my hard ons in the first place is a little bit creepy, I don't go around looking to see who has erections normally.

Dork. · Jul 17, 2011, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by ort888

No, I saw the whole show. I guess I just don't think it's fair to draw the conclusion that he's gay based on how he talks or a 10 second clip of him dancing.

I think it's insulting to gay people more than anything. It's time to leave the stereotypes behind and move on.

Assuming someone's sexual orientation based on how they talk is somewhat barbaric. If the man says he's straight and he's married, then you take him at his word. If some sort of proof comes out that he's gay, then fine, go to town on his hypocrisy... but just because he displays some gay stereotypes doesn't make it fair to jump to that conclusion, no matter how "gay" he sounds (pretty damn gay) or how horrible his ideas are (pretty damn horrible).

As a comedy bit, I admit that I found it funny...

I saw the bit last night. (I don't watch the show on a daily basis anymore.) I thought it had potential: Stewart was trying to suppress his natural tendency to mock people who look stereotypically gay, and Seinfeld was playing the counselor who tries to circumvent his natural tendencies, just as Bachmann's husband was rumored to counsel people to "pray the gay away".

The only issue is that Mr. Bachmann was never really acting all that stereotypically gay to begin with. It was a bit of a stretch.

but something about it still rubbed me the wrong way.

Naw, too easy.

lpkmckenna · Jul 17, 2011, 09:24 AM

Sorry, that's the most fabulous wave I've ever seen.

BTW, can Michelle Bachmann move her eyebrows, or are they botox'd into paralysis? I've seen a few videos of her, and the entire upper half of her head is frozen in time.

Video of two uber-liberals discussing Bachmann, including the (previously unknown to me) fact that she's actually a savvy politican, until Sarah Palin.

And here's Taibbi's Rolling Stone piece on why she shouldn't be underestimated.

Dork. · Jul 17, 2011, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by Matt Taibbi

In modern American politics, being the right kind of ignorant and entertainingly crazy is like having a big right hand in boxing; you've always got a puncher's chance. And Bachmann is exactly the right kind of completely batshit crazy.

I knew I should have trademarked that.

(BTW, if that picture of that wave was in Jon Stewart's piece, it would have worked much better.

)

Wiskedjak · Jul 17, 2011, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by ort888

No, I saw the whole show. I guess I just don't think it's fair to draw the conclusion that he's gay based on how he talks or a 10 second clip of him dancing.

I think it's insulting to gay people more than anything. It's time to leave the stereotypes behind and move on.

Assuming someone's sexual orientation based on how they talk is somewhat barbaric. If the man says he's straight and he's married, then you take him at his word. If some sort of proof comes out that he's gay, then fine, go to town on his hypocrisy... but just because he displays some gay stereotypes doesn't make it fair to jump to that conclusion, no matter how "gay" he sounds (pretty damn gay) or how horrible his ideas are (pretty damn horrible).

As a comedy bit, I admit that I found it funny... but something about it still rubbed me the wrong way.

True, but it's almost become a sign of closet homosexuality to be a prominent conservative outspoken against homosexuality.

The Final Dakar · Jul 18, 2011, 10:30 AM

This is the second time I can recall besson posting a Daily Show video, and the second time I was caught off-guard by the lack of funny.

Besson, how do you manage to find the most unfunny clips of a show I find humorous on a regular basis?

And as someone else noted, the entire premise wasn't even funny or poignant.

besson3c · Jul 18, 2011, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

This is the second time I can recall besson posting a Daily Show video, and the second time I was caught off-guard by the lack of funny.

Besson, how do you manage to find the most unfunny clips of a show I find humorous on a regular basis?

And as someone else noted, the entire premise wasn't even funny or poignant.

Why don't you post some clips you find funny so that I can better cater to you, Dakar?

Dork. · Jul 18, 2011, 06:00 PM

You have a catering business now? Cool!

(I'd stay away from besson3c's chocolate pudding if I were you, Dakar....)

The Final Dakar · Jul 18, 2011, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Why don't you post some clips you find funny so that I can better cater to you, Dakar?

Oh, for Fox Sake - Stewart Eviscerates Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 06/28/11 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

Yes, it's cheating, as it's a highlight reel with no real crucial matter at it's heart (Though, did Fox News really go network wide on slamming Stewart? What a compliment!), but it's all I can recall from the past few weeks.

andi*pandi · Jul 19, 2011, 09:09 AM

The bit worked better in the full skit. I think the gay jokes were supposed to be lame, the kind of low joke he should be avoiding in his "therapy."

It was worth it just for Seinfeld slapping him, I think.

lpkmckenna · Jul 19, 2011, 03:24 PM

Is this a good time to b!tch about the licensing arraignment between Comedy Central and Canada's Comedy Network?

Almost every damn link to Comedy Central is useless to me because they won't let Canadians watch their web video content, because Canadians are expected to go to the Comedy Network to see it. It's fncking infuriating.