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Quote of the Day: Obama vs. Charlie Brown

| Sat Dec. 5, 2009 3:26 PM PST

From Russell Wiseman, mayor of Arlington, Tennessee, on his annoyance at the timing of Barack Obama's West Point speech:

Ok, so, this is total crap, we sit the kids down to watch "The Charlie Brown Christmas Special" and our muslim president is there, what a load.....try to convince me that wasn't done on purpose. Ask the man if he believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and he will give you a 10 minute disertation (sic) about it....w...hen the answer should simply be "yes"....

As Will says, this is the best conspiracy theory ever.

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I think that show is on DVD.

I think that show is on DVD. Just wanted a reason to complain.

How distressing that this

How distressing that this mindless, bigoted creep should like Charlie Brown. It's been many years, but if memory serves, the spirit of the strip and the TV specials is rueful, ironical, understated--even a tad secular, for lack of a better word--not the kind of thing this willfully ignorant, bloody-minded fanatic would be expected to like.

And there were in the same

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of Davida Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you;Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying ina manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

That's what Christmas is all about Charlie Brown

Homemade Chinese Hymens, cheap

Because nobody in Arlington....

... freakin' Tennessee would have any interest at all in what might happen to them or their loved ones who might be in the armed forces, and are very much affected by the President's decisions.

Dork probably can't find Afghanistan on a map.

Another small-town GOP mayor who is preparing to run for national office, like what's her name, the mayor of Wasilla AK.

My condolences to the people

My condolences to the people of Tennessee.

Charlie Brown Christmas is on

Charlie Brown Christmas is on that early? Who knew?

I do wish you folks would

I do wish you folks would provide a list of the most recent comments (and their threads).

In the meantime, it's easy to see where the spammers are, by checking out the way old posts that are getting tagged as "Most Active."

New upgrade, same shit.

laboratory fecal samples, christmas sale

...

...Why would they have even scheduled the Charlie Brown Christmas Special last Friday anyhow? It's not like the president's speech wasn't scheduled for weeks in advance.

He really should've known it was pre-empted.

"Mayor of Arlington,

"Mayor of Arlington, Tennessee"

Another fine product of our stellar US school system and conscientious parenting.

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