# "How's that hopey-changey thing workin' out for ya?" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563 "2010-04-01T12:18:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/81 "2011-10-13T20:15:34Z")
How’s that hopey-zombie thing workin’ out for ya? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/82 "2011-10-24T13:58:22Z")
Seems pretty clear to me **msmith537** is just mocking Palin as being a laughing stock. Odd to post it in a zombie, but inspired: should Palin ever develop a political career it will indeed be a zombie. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/83 "2011-10-24T14:01:13Z")
Well, she clearly needs _braaaaains._ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/84 "2011-10-24T14:10:26Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Well, she clearly needs _braaaaains._ Yes, but a zombie is actually _looking_ for them. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/85 "2011-10-24T15:53:55Z")
Someone has to cater to the zombie vote… ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/86 "2011-10-24T19:31:58Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Pretty well, it would seem, as she has a best-seller, is “writing” another book, and has TV and speaking commitments that will leave her financially comfortable for the rest of her life. The next book written about her should be titled: In The Right Place: From dimwit to diva overnight. A-Moral: The Torpor and Tragically Fragile Veneer of Sarah Palin ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/87 "2011-10-25T01:23:35Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > What’s the best response to Palin’s ill-conceived rhetorical question you’ve heard or imagined? It wasn’t ill-conceived, nor was it really rhetorical. An honest answer to the question would be along the lines of “Well, I’ve never been butt-fucked by someone wearing a sandpaper condom, but I can’t imagine too much difference between that and what Obama’s been doing to the entire country.” At least that’s how I would answer it. I wouldn’t expect an honest answer from you, though; whether that’s because you’re a liberal or you can’t answer no to the sandpaper condom issue, I can’t really say. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/88 "2011-10-25T01:30:07Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > It wasn’t ill-conceived, nor was it really rhetorical. An honest answer to the question would be along the lines of “Well, I’ve never been butt-fucked by someone wearing a sandpaper condom, but I can’t imagine too much difference between that and what Obama’s been doing to the entire country.” > > At least that’s how I would answer it. I wouldn’t expect an honest answer from you, though; whether that’s because you’re a liberal or you can’t answer no to the sandpaper condom issue, I can’t really say. You have two problems: 1. You’re stupid. 2. You have numerous layers of misinformation that have been heaped upon you by the biased news sources you favor. Because of 1, there is no chance that you’ll see through 2. What I’m trying to say, is sit the fuck down and let the smart people talk, kay? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/89 "2011-10-25T01:36:08Z")
Sorry, kinda busy at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/90 "2011-10-25T13:58:46Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Someone has to cater to the zombie vote… I thought the zombies were for Gore. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/91 "2011-10-25T14:42:51Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > “Well, I’ve never been butt-fucked by someone wearing a sandpaper condom, but I can’t imagine too much difference between that and what Obama’s been doing to the entire country.” How often DO you imagine being buttfucked with a sandpaper condom? You really ought to see a psychologist about that, once we pass real universal health care so you can afford the sessions. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/92 "2011-10-25T14:58:06Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > It wasn’t ill-conceived, nor was it really rhetorical. An honest answer to the question would be along the lines of “Well, I’ve never been butt-fucked by someone wearing a sandpaper condom, but I can’t imagine too much difference between that and what Obama’s been doing to the entire country.” > > At least that’s how I would answer it. I wouldn’t expect an honest answer from you, though; whether that’s because you’re a liberal or you can’t answer no to the sandpaper condom issue, I can’t really say. What particular actions of Obama’s have damaged the country? He’s mostly been trying to fix the mess Bush & his handlers made; it’s not easy. Oh, and congrats for being a Republican in Houston–one of the few outside Bush the Smarter’s gated community. Just how far out in the 'burbs _do_ you live? ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/93 "2011-10-25T14:59:30Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > It wasn’t ill-conceived, nor was it really rhetorical. Wow! A Palin-defender, in this day and age! Don’t you know, **Clothy** , that all the cool dumbasses have moved on to defending Herman Cain’s brainless positions, after having defended and then abandoned Trump’s, Bachmann’s, and Perry’s? Your precious Sarah has been lapped in the “I can out-dumb you every day of the week and once on Sunday” sweepstakes, mainly though a lack of effort on her part. Soon as she shakes that pretty little tail of hers, or we run the gamut of dumb Republican posturing, though, it will be her turn again, and your position will be fashionable again in dumbass circles. Why you don’t get when you’ve been disgraced would be beyond me, except that you don’t get much of anything, so why should I be surprised at any position you take? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/94 "2011-10-25T15:01:53Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > What particular actions of Obama’s have damaged the country? Clearly, it was the tax cuts. If Obama is for them, tax cuts are bad. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/95 "2011-10-26T02:35:54Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > Wow! A Palin-defender, in this day and age! Don’t you know, **Clothy** , that all the cool dumbasses have moved on to defending Herman Cain’s brainless positions, after having defended and then abandoned Trump’s, Bachmann’s, and Perry’s? Your precious Sarah has been lapped in the “I can out-dumb you every day of the week and once on Sunday” sweepstakes, mainly though a lack of effort on her part. Soon as she shakes that pretty little tail of hers, or we run the gamut of dumb Republican posturing, though, it will be her turn again, and your position will be fashionable again in dumbass circles. Why you don’t get when you’ve been disgraced would be beyond me, except that you don’t get much of anything, so why should I be surprised at any position you take? Geez, PRR, you really are a dumb shit. And Sarah Palin just scares the living hell out of you because she’s smarter than you are or ever will be. It really gets annoying and old beyond belief to hear libs like you squawk the same brain-dead crap over and over and over and over like parrots on crack. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/96 "2011-10-26T02:50:58Z")
The only thing remotely scary about The Palinatrix is that she might peak and fade before she’s done sufficient damage to the Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/97 "2011-10-26T03:42:00Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Sarah Palin just scares the living hell out of you because she’s smarter than you are or ever will be. I’m pretty sure Sarah Palin scares the living hell out of him because she says things like “hopey, changey” in public, and yet you and dozens of others still take her seriously. Your theory is interesting too, though. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/98 "2011-10-26T08:37:18Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Geez, PRR, you really are a dumb shit. And Sarah Palin just scares the living hell out of you **because she’s smarter than you are or ever will be**. I had no idea that PRR was a lump of moldy wienerschnitzel. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/99 "2011-10-26T10:33:43Z")
How’s that quitty losey thing working out for ya? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/100 "2011-10-26T10:38:21Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > What particular actions of Obama’s have damaged the country? He’s mostly been trying to fix the mess Bush & his handlers made; it’s not easy. > > Oh, and congrats for being a Republican in Houston–one of the few outside Bush the Smarter’s gated community. Just how far out in the 'burbs _do_ you live? Perhaps it was adding 50% to the Dow Jones index? Perhaps it was assassinating Osama bin Laden? Perhaps it was helping depose Gadaffi? Perhaps it was averting another worldwide recession? Perhaps it was the tax cuts? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563.md?page=6)