DeKline and Fall!
Aug. 5th, 2008 10:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drpaisleyThe Johnson County (Kansas) District Attorney for Fetuses, Phill Kline, has been soundly defeated in the Republican primary tonight. When he was appointed (via backroom shenanigans that would put the Daley family to shame) to replace the man who replaced him as Kansas Attorney General, Kline said he would not run for a full term. The night before the filing deadline, Kline announced that he'd changed his mind; i.e., had a bunch of money from the professional Fetus Nazis thrown in his lap to convince him to continue his selfless self-absorbed assault on Planned Parenthood, reproductive rights in general, and above all the idea of women as independent entities with rights as opposed to being baby factories for Jesus. The fact that he lost 60/40 might be a considered by some as a sign from Ghod to Sit the Fuck Down and Shut the Fuck Up*. The likelihood this lesson will take is, however, minimal. I expect him to run for governor on a Full Womb platform in 2010.
On the Missouri side, the Republicans had several solidly loony candidates to replace Matt Blunt, who announced earlier this year he would not run for re-election (the usual family-based reasons were given, but a continuing investigation into mass deletion of politically-related emails that qualified as government documents protected by the Sunshine Act might have had some influence). Reliably right-wing thug Kenny Hulshof beat Kathryn Harris manqué Sarah Steelman, and was introduced at the victory rally by Missouri's own Senator Happy Hour, Kit Bond, who managed to stagger to the podium from the martini fountain long enough to slur a few words for the candidate. What I found bizarre was that as Huslhof made his way to the podium, the sound system was blaring a song sung by Sammy Hagar (whether his own or a Van Hagar piece I would not know). Seems an odd choice, but I suppose Prussian Blue was already taken. Local Channel 3 earned bonus points for having a reporter on the scene who combined a face made for radio with a voice designed for ASL.
And on the national front today, Senator John McCain (R-Depends) made an appearance at the annual Harley Davidson rally in Sturgis. During a speech that was particularly unhinged from reality, even for him, he offered his current wife, Princess Botoxia, as a potential contestant in the Buffalo Chip Beauty Contest that is part of the festivities. Her Rictusness reacted to this odd proposition by slightly twitching one eyebrow to express her shock and horror, or possibly her extreme interest in the concept.
How long until the election?
*(tm) Henry Rollins
On the Missouri side, the Republicans had several solidly loony candidates to replace Matt Blunt, who announced earlier this year he would not run for re-election (the usual family-based reasons were given, but a continuing investigation into mass deletion of politically-related emails that qualified as government documents protected by the Sunshine Act might have had some influence). Reliably right-wing thug Kenny Hulshof beat Kathryn Harris manqué Sarah Steelman, and was introduced at the victory rally by Missouri's own Senator Happy Hour, Kit Bond, who managed to stagger to the podium from the martini fountain long enough to slur a few words for the candidate. What I found bizarre was that as Huslhof made his way to the podium, the sound system was blaring a song sung by Sammy Hagar (whether his own or a Van Hagar piece I would not know). Seems an odd choice, but I suppose Prussian Blue was already taken. Local Channel 3 earned bonus points for having a reporter on the scene who combined a face made for radio with a voice designed for ASL.
And on the national front today, Senator John McCain (R-Depends) made an appearance at the annual Harley Davidson rally in Sturgis. During a speech that was particularly unhinged from reality, even for him, he offered his current wife, Princess Botoxia, as a potential contestant in the Buffalo Chip Beauty Contest that is part of the festivities. Her Rictusness reacted to this odd proposition by slightly twitching one eyebrow to express her shock and horror, or possibly her extreme interest in the concept.
How long until the election?
*(tm) Henry Rollins
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Date: 2008-08-06 12:33 pm (UTC)yeah!
Date: 2008-08-06 10:56 pm (UTC)1 more fundie righty down, just a few more millions to go...
Wish you were here, with my Sisters, big hugs all around
Re: yeah!
Date: 2008-08-09 06:49 am (UTC)Boy, do I wish I were there, as it would mean so many of our problems did not exist. My best to the Bros and the Sisters.
Let us know when you want to come visit.