# Michael Barone wins douchiest post election comment of the week award **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 12, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355 "2008-11-12T15:37:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/1 "2008-11-12T15:37:07Z")
[Politico](http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15527.html). Ok, maybe that moron from Georgia that compared Obama to Hitler is worse, but Michael Barone has made a strong move of his own: > [@](#): > > A roomful of academics erupted in angry boos Tuesday morning after political analyst Michael Barone said journalists trashed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republicans’ vice presidential nominee, because “she did not abort her Down syndrome baby.” > > Barone said in an e-mail that he “was attempting to be humorous and … went over the line.” > > Barone was speaking at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, to the 121st annual meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, which calls itself the nation’s oldest higher-education association. > > “The liberal media attacked Sarah Palin because she did not abort her Down syndrome baby," Barone said, according to accounts by attendees. "They wanted her to kill that child. … I’m talking about my media colleagues with whom I’ve worked for 35 years.” His ridiculous, CYA emial trying to claim it was a joke is almost as ridiculous as the statement itself. I thought right wing derangemet was bad during the Clinton years, but Obama’s election – and the utter repudiation by voters of Bush era, Fox News/hate radio style conservatism that went along with it – are making these guys all but lose control of their bowels. They’re spouting more insane crap every day. Does Barone’s statement represent what social conservatives really think about liberals? Is that what righties honestly believe – that liberals actually WANT women to get abortions and are disappointed if they don’t? Seriously? That’s what they think? How many moons are there in the dittohead sky? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/2 "2008-11-12T15:46:32Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Does Barone’s statement represent what social conservatives really think about liberals? Is that what righties honestly believe – that liberals actually WANT women to get abortions and are disappointed if they don’t? Well, that’s pretty much the truth. We liberals live mainly on fetus pie. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/3 "2008-11-12T15:59:09Z")
As a fellow enthusiast of deadpan humor, I commiserate with Mr. Barone. I’ve faced a years-long battle to convince my wife that my drunken “threesome with her sister” proposal was just a joke. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/4 "2008-11-12T16:03:20Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Well, that’s pretty much the truth. We liberals live mainly on fetus pie. Oh and down’s syndrome fetus, _so tender_! ---
**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:** [November 12, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/5 "2008-11-12T16:03:26Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Well, that’s pretty much the truth. We liberals live mainly on fetus pie. Well, except for the welfare queens who make up a significant portion of our side- they can’t afford ovens, so they usually make do with fetus open-face sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/6 "2008-11-12T16:52:38Z")
Ya, it was a joke, that’s it. No? A pun then. Uh, I mean… Oh, you know, one of them things that’s the same backwards and forwards. Ya. ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/7 "2008-11-12T16:55:52Z")
Here in michigan, we’re now just cloning fetuses and aborting them over and over again for kicks. ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/8 "2008-11-12T17:04:06Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > Oh and down’s syndrome fetus, _so tender_! It’s the only kind you can use for _foetus tartare_. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/9 "2008-11-12T17:09:53Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Ya, it was a joke, that’s it. > > No? A pun then. > > Uh, I mean… Oh, you know, one of them things that’s the same backwards and forwards. Ya. Mr. Elinoff: It’s a slice of life. Elaine: No, it isn’t. Mr. Elinoff: Pun? Elaine: I don’t think so. Mr Elinoff: Vorshtein? Elaine: That’s not a word…You have no idea what this means do you? Mr Elinoff: No. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/10 "2008-11-12T17:12:51Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Ya, it was a joke, that’s it. > > No? A pun then. > > Uh, I mean… Oh, you know, one of them things that’s the same backwards and forwards. Ya. I think you’re confusing “palindrome” and “Palin-drone”, there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/11 "2008-11-12T23:20:00Z")
Oh dear Jesus on a stick, why the hell do you think it’s called pro-CHOICE? Someone needs to tell these righties that pro-choice != pro-abortion! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/12 "2008-11-12T23:35:01Z")
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**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/13 "2008-11-12T23:49:36Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > Oh and down’s syndrome fetus, _so tender_! It’s the low muscle tone. Trust me on this. I prefer trisomy gravy, and Treacher-Collins on a stick, now there’s good eating! Who’s with me? ---
**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/14 "2008-11-13T00:16:08Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > Oh and down’s syndrome fetus, _so tender_! …and tastes like chicken. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/15 "2008-11-13T00:20:50Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Oh dear Jesus on a stick, why the hell do you think it’s called pro-CHOICE? Someone needs to tell these righties that pro-choice != pro-abortion! > > :smack: To be fair, someone also needs to tell those lefties that pro-life and anti-choice aren’t synonyms. Both “anti-choice” and “pro-abortion” as phrases drive me up the wall. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/16 "2008-11-13T00:24:50Z")
What’s inaccurate about “anti-choice?” They do indeed want to remove the choice. ---
**Author:** ![Influential\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Influential\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Influential_Panda)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/17 "2008-11-13T00:26:36Z")
I like mine sauteed in a little butter and served in a lobster carapace with just a squirt of ginger-brandy sauce. _You people_ can eat it however you like. Heathens. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/18 "2008-11-13T00:27:47Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > To be fair, someone also needs to tell those lefties that pro-life and anti-choice aren’t synonyms. Both “anti-choice” and “pro-abortion” as phrases drive me up the wall. How are the “pro-life” people not “anti-choice?” ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/19 "2008-11-13T01:05:27Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > To be fair, someone also needs to tell those lefties that pro-life and anti-choice aren’t synonyms. I think you’re at odds with the vast majority of people who call themselves “pro-life”. Every single person I’ve seen to self-apply that term is indeed anti-choice. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355/20 "2008-11-13T01:18:53Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > How are the “pro-life” people not “anti-choice?” Perhaps a better term would be “pro-choice” and “anti-abortion”. Basically, you _ **personally** _ feel abortion is wrong-BUT, you feel that everyone has to make their own decision. Honestly, that’s KIND of how I feel-and besides, never having BEEN pregnant, I don’t know how I’d react even then. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-barone-wins-douchiest-post-election-comment-of-the-week-award/472355.md?page=2)