I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Come back, Speaker7, Come back! (Oh you did. OK. Come back again soon.)
I watched the entire GOP debate last night and while my stomach muscles are still strained from all the dry-heaving, I felt compelled to actually write a post to share the highlights.
There were so many good things happening—so, so many. So many fantastic visionaries on one stage, so many enthusiastic audience members cheering the worst things, so many witnesses to the demise of the American democratic system.
It’s really hard to pick a favorite moment, but that doesn’t mean we can’t try.
It began with a shot of the most popular candidate at the moment, Donald Trump. I believe his face truly represents the face of the Republican Party:
There was that special time when Trump was asked about his penchant for calling woman “fat pigs”, “slobs”, “disgusting animals” and “losers who don’t appreciate megalomaniacs with Easter-grass toupees and micropenises”:
Then there was that beautiful moment when the audience…
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I did not know before this moment how empty my life as a reader of blogs had been until I read Speaker7’s summary of the debates. Thank you, thank you for making the introduction!
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Speaker7 is a brilliant satirist, isn’t she?!?
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Honestly? My favorite part was the invocation of God (frequent) and the fact they kept saying how great everyone was, how fabulous all 17 of them were. Really?
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You know, Val, I’m sure they are all fabulous… Just not necessarily in a world-leader-ish sort of way. More in a “they keep their lawns mowed” way.
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I am betting they all hire Jesus and Julio to do that, just sayin’
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Like Frank, I didn’t watch. But I don’t subscribe to cable, so it’s not like I had a real choice in the matter. The blow back is enough for me, though. All this head-shaking is making me dizzier. I wonder if, in 10-15 years, any of them will look back and feel a tiny bit regretful of their “performances?”
And the worse thing to come from this whole stain in our political history (well, maybe not the worst)? New additions to the public discourse: Trumpification/Trumpified. My spell checker doesn’t like them now, but wait a few months… 😦
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Somehow, I doubt any of them will ever feel the slightest bit embarrassed by what they said/did in these campaigns. they are all shameless, IMHO.
Trumpification? Trumpified? Oh lord. I hadn’t heard those. Why don’t WE have an academy that decides what lingo is acceptable like the French?
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Let’s start one, Elyse…
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Oh, Elyse, Donald Trump’s latest with Megyn Kelly. I can’t even. Just had to come here and commiserate with someone else who is probably throwing up in her mouth.
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Actually, I’m loving it. Not, obviously because I agree with Trump, but (1) as the leading GOP candidate, this will stick in the minds of women come Nov 2016, and (2) Fox is reaping the hate they’ve down.
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That’s true. Fingers crossed. By the way, I just sent this tweet out. I know you’re not on Twitter, but I thought you’d enjoy it: https://twitter.com/carrie_rubin/status/630138854750687233 (Hopefully you can see it since you’re not on the site.)
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That’s great!
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oh heck yeah!!!
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Watching the Republican debates is like watching frat boys have a farting contest. By the end of the night, you feel sullied and the whole room stinks.
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Oh what a beautifully crafted comment!
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What can I say? This year’s lineup is inspirational for all comedians. It’s like the Bush years on LSD.
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Let’s just hope it’s not the Bush years again!
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Can’t happen. Too many people are waxing now.
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You are razor sharp tonight!
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That was so good, thanks for re-posting!
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Isn’t it? Speaker7 is brilliant.
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Oh jeez, this is so funny. I watched some of the debate last night, and her post is spot-on. What an interesting collection of candidates. Guess I’ll leave it at that…
My Monday post does something similar (though it’s not political), and now I’m hesitant to post it. No way to top this kind of funny!
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There goes your old insecurities again … Speaker7 is a master at the political photoshop. But there is room for many different types of photoshopers. The world is waiting for yours. (It will wait even longer for mine because I don’t even OWN photoshop.)
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I bought Coral Paint. Much cheaper than Photoshop. Of course, you get what you pay for, I guess…
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I’m just cheap. I have a hard time justifying buying stuff for my blog! I’ve had it on my wish list since I started the blog, though!
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It’s nice to have for my teens too. But it’s not really user friendly. At least not for me. I’m still trying to learn things with it, and I end up using the free Windows Paint for some things because it’s easier.
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You are truly stronger than me. There was no way I was going to subject myself to that sort of torture. I get enough from every other direction, without actually having to have bile rising in my throat throughout the entire debate. Gonna be a tough season. Hang in there.
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Well, 99, I DID watch much of the debate so I get some credit. But I just capitalized on my good (long absent) friend, Speaker7’s handiwork. She is a master at Photoshop.
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I met my goal of not watching … thus relied on various media outlets for the scoop … and it seems I made the right decision. Meanwhile, so because I didn’t watch, I won’t comment about any substance.
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John sent me to the far end of the house and hermetically sealed the door so he wouldn’t hear. Me, I like to know mine enemy!
The reviews I’m reading say they appeared as cray-cray as I think they are. I found them less so. But there is such a huge difference between what a candidate says and what an office-holder does.
I sent you an email on Wed. Did it get through? Several others have not.
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Oh yes … forgot to reply … many thanks as it was wonderful. Not a good dance song for me because most was Viennese waltz – faster & more turning, thus I would require a barf bag. Nonetheless, a beautiful song!
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Good. My gmail is wonky!
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…. and glad you watched the debate …. and that’s quite the range of characters. It will be interesting to see the next few polls to see if any changes.
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I just read that the powers that be think Walker and Jeb performed poorly. Kasich did well. Who knows in an electorate that sucks up to The Donald.
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I read in multiple sources that Rubio also did well – plus Fiorina from the Happy Hour.
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She’s my bet for VP no matter who gets the nomination (unless hell freezes over and she gets it!)
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Elyse,
Sure it’s a possibility, but too early for me to call. In terms of females, there is the female governor of New Mexico (?), who is also Hispanic.
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I’m betting on Carly. They want a woman to pretend they care about us and she is an effective anti-Hilary.
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Also too early for me to bet.
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