It's the start of the new year, and I'm being snarkier than ever from my skeptical left-liberal perspective.
That said, it's a lot easier with the help of Ted Rall, a master of snark.
That said, a couple of points to note.
First, in 2008, when people asked if I didn't want to help make history, or whatever, I told them I was voting for both the black and the woman, in the same person, before the Democratic primaries even ended. (I have no idea if Cynthia McKinney had or has something in the closet on her sexual preferences, and it's none of my damned business if she does.)
And, per a friend of mine, I have a new word: "Demdroids."
I define it as a lower digestive system ailment one gets on a no-fiber, all neoliberalism diet.
That said, if you don't recognize that you're being fed pablum with no sustenance in the first place, you don't realize that having a low-grade burning pain in the ass is not the way things are supposed to be.
Or, you may believe that a diet with 2 percent fiber, and the resultant Demdroids, is enough less bad than the zero-fiber GOP alternative. In that case, don't blame GOP governors for people lacking insurance, don't trot out conspiracy theories about Obamacare's website getting disrupted by wingnuts with DDOS attacks or anything else.
Look at said cartoon above, again, especially the top right panel.
I had thought about having "Be less snarky" as one of my New Year's resolutions, but I realized I'd break that in a New York minute.
Rather, mentally, I'm thinking, "Be more acccurately snarky," or "Be snarky with more precision," is what I'm looking at. New Year's resolutions, or better, goals, are supposed to be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound and, this fits all of them.
That said, looking ahead to 2016.
While Elizabeth Warren might actually do
more good in the Senate, I suspect a lot more people will run the
possibility of "demdroids" in 2016 unless someone like her enters the
Democratic race. Hell, maybe Tammy Baldwin should run, as long as its
not on a sexual identity special interest platform.
And, let's see one, just one, Kossack post this at the great orange Satan.
That reminds me of something else. Some of you may recall the whole Daily Kos kerfuffle,where Kossacks accused Rall of racism, and Rall eventually said he would draw Obama differently? What if he just doesn't draw him at all for three more years, while continuing to take potshots? Take that, Kossacks!
Sadly, instead, he went back to "just" drawing Obama like before. But, there's hope!
Anyway, in one post, Rall bankshots both Obama and Clinton, while perhaps setting the tone until Jan. 20, 2017. And, for Kossacks who are also Hillaryistas, now you know — mess with Ted Rall at your own peril, or with any cybercartoonist who buys coloration by the pixel-barrel.
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January 02, 2014
A word to both #Obamiacs and #Hillaryites via Ted Rall
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