# I Pit Obama and his Kool Aid Drinking Puppets **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 22, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845 "2008-06-22T22:56:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/21 "2008-06-22T23:55:02Z")
Let me translate into McCaininite: “Hey you! Obama! Get that Kool-Aid stand offa my lawn!” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/22 "2008-06-22T23:58:50Z")
[QUOTE=Rael] Yep I know. But most people don’t get the reference. [/QUOTE] You’ve been on the wrong boards. I even have the unedited transcripts in which Wilford Brimley expressed his contention at [Flavor Aid](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7371812&postcount=95) (and [part 2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7371816&postcount=96)). ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/23 "2008-06-23T00:00:03Z")
[QUOTE=Snarky\_Kong] I think you have to make a claim first. [/QUOTE] Well, he did. He claimed he was capable of setting his own thermostat. Me, I’m dubious. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/24 "2008-06-23T00:00:49Z")
[QUOTE=Rael] It’s a Pit, not a research paper. If you have any cites or statistics to prove me wrong, feel free to add them to the thread. [/QUOTE] Based on my research, there’s a 100% chance that you are a tool. There is, however, a 2.5 percent margin of error, so you could be a slightly bigger tool than what I have already calculated. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/25 "2008-06-23T00:15:17Z")
[QUOTE=Ravenman] Based on my research, there’s a 100% chance that you are a tool. There is, however, a 2.5 percent margin of error, so you could be a slightly bigger tool than what I have already calculated. [/QUOTE] Based on my research there’s a 95% chance Rael is a tool (plus-minus 3%) which added to your research means that it’s a 195% chance (give or take 5%). There’s a 2% chance that Rael is an Inuit activist with green eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_Stream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/26 "2008-06-23T00:27:03Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] I like Obama. I think I’m going to vote for him. [/QUOTE] I don’t like Obama. I think I’m not going to vote for him. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/27 "2008-06-23T00:29:07Z")
Oh dear, is it summertime _already_? So we can see more of this from kids on break? FTR, **Rael** , I’m not voting for Obama. But not for the reasons you list. Hell, a blind monkey can come up with a more reasoned argument. But take your best shot…you’re swimming in the deep end of the pool now. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/28 "2008-06-23T00:33:14Z")
[QUOTE=Carol Stream] I don’t like Obama. I think I’m not going to vote for him. [/QUOTE] Since you’ve effectively nullified your vote by voting against **Giraffe** , I’m now going to vote for Obama. Obama +1. Election’s over for you; you lose. Might as well stay home this year. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/29 "2008-06-23T00:33:19Z")
[QUOTE=Carol Stream] I don’t like Obama. I think I’m not going to vote for him. [/QUOTE] :: beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep :: Sorry, gotta go set my humorstat. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/30 "2008-06-23T00:35:15Z")
I already cancelled you out, \*\*Q.E.D. \*\* 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/31 "2008-06-23T00:35:49Z")
[QUOTE=levdrakon] How is this different than most political threads around here these days? What, the OP was supposed to link to some news article and misinterpret it? Isn’t that pretty much how it works around here? [/QUOTE] I also hear tell he’s a negro. [QUOTE=jayjay] Let me translate in to Middle Right-Wing Talking Pointese: Obama liberal! Liberal bad! We’re scared of Obama! He’s popular! Our candidate is 145 years old and can’t tell a Sunni from a Loonie! We’re gonna LOOOOOOSE!!! [/QUOTE] You forgot “He’ll take your guns and let fagz fuck yer kids! And he gonna reise taxes but that shouldnt aughta be a surprise becuze he a librul, LOLROfL!!!” -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/32 "2008-06-23T00:41:00Z")
[QUOTE=levdrakon] What, the OP was supposed to link to some news article and misinterpret it? Isn’t that pretty much how it works around here? [/QUOTE] That still would have been a step or 3 better than what the OP offered. These vague “wah, a demmy-crat!” complaints that just parrot the same talking points against non-conservatives that we’ve heard every election, without bothering to list even a single point of support, are even more worthless. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_Stream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/33 "2008-06-23T00:43:55Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] I already cancelled you out, \*\*Q.E.D. \*\* 😛 [/QUOTE] Perfect. Now you’re at -1 QED. ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/34 "2008-06-23T00:44:18Z")
[QUOTE=Ravenman] Based on my research, there’s a 100% chance that you are a tool. There is, however, a 2.5 percent margin of error, so you could be a slightly bigger tool than what I have already calculated. [/QUOTE] To be fair, he/she could also be a slightly smaller tool than what you calculated. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/35 "2008-06-23T00:46:36Z")
[QUOTE=Carol Stream] Perfect. Now you’re at -1 QED. [/QUOTE] That’d be 0, Einstein. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/36 "2008-06-23T00:48:52Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] Well, he did. He claimed he was capable of setting his own thermostat. Me, I’m dubious. [/QUOTE] Yeah. Afraid I’m gonna have to call “cite” on that one. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_Stream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/37 "2008-06-23T01:04:04Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] That’d be 0, Einstein. [/QUOTE] How so? QED-ivylass=0. My vote is -1 for your side. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/38 "2008-06-23T01:07:50Z")
[QUOTE=Carol Stream] How so? QED-ivylass=0. My vote is -1 for your side. [/QUOTE] Giraffe +1 Obama CS -1 Obama QED +1 Obama ivylass -1 Obama =0 ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/39 "2008-06-23T01:10:15Z")
Let’s see, a complete lack of founding for his assertions, a completely incoherent level of rage (that anyone over twenty should be far too fatigued to maintain this close to an election), poor arguments, non sequitours, repetition of tired talking points, assertation of great self-worth and self-importance . . . Gentlemen, I’m forced to conclude that we’re in the Pit, on the Straight Dope. I’m sorry. There’s nothing I can do. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_Stream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845/40 "2008-06-23T01:10:25Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Giraffe +1 Obama CS -1 Obama QED +1 Obama ivylass -1 Obama =0 [/QUOTE] Giraffes can’t vote! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama-and-his-kool-aid-drinking-puppets/453845.md?page=3)