# Political joke of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 26, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288 "2004-10-26T19:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/1 "2004-10-26T19:32:36Z")
It’s political, it’s not a debate, so it ends up here because I think it’ll end up here eventually… [http://www.dailykos.com/images/user/3/jesusbush.jpg](http://www.dailykos.com/images/user/3/jesusbush.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/2 "2004-10-26T19:38:47Z")
Weak, **rjung**. Really weak. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/3 "2004-10-26T19:46:09Z")
I thought this one from some Farker was good. What’s the difference between Vietnam and Iraq? Bush had a plan to get out of Vietnam. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/4 "2004-10-26T19:48:45Z")
That’s how I think it would happen if Jesus were running against the Republicans (if no one knew it was him and for some reason he got involved in politics). That Jesus looked scary. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/5 "2004-10-26T20:39:58Z")
**rjung** , are you getting some sort of kickbacks from **reeder**? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/6 "2004-10-26T20:50:13Z")
I thought it was great. That’s exactly what Bush has done to Kerry. And to Jesus, for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/7 "2004-10-26T20:54:28Z")
I laughed. And I’m forwarding that link around. ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/8 "2004-10-26T20:58:38Z")
I usually don’t hesitate to condemn partisan stupidity… But that was pretty funny and spot-on. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/9 "2004-10-26T23:01:42Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > I thought it was great. That’s exactly what Bush has done to Kerry. And to Jesus, for that matter. I liked it also. But I will say that John Kerry is no Jesus Christ. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/10 "2004-10-26T23:37:48Z")
> [@vetbridge](#): > > I liked it also. But I will say that John Kerry is no Jesus Christ. 😉 I feel like David Ortiz with a 3-0 count: “But unlike Bush, at least he’s not the Antichrist.” The crowd roars. David points to the heavens as he rounds the bases. ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/11 "2004-10-27T14:14:02Z")
Pretty funny, IMO. But the bible quote “Do not resist one who is evil. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other.” is misinterpretted. From the statements structure, it appears that turning your left cheek is in a way defiant to evil; i.e., “don’t do this, BUT do this”. This is how it was explained to me: In biblical times, one tried to avoid using the left hand to do most tasks, as it was considered sinister or evil. But to strike someone on _their_ right cheek you would need to use either a left hook or a right backhand. Since they wouldn’t use their left, the strike that Jesus speaks of is a right backhand. But backhanding someone was a sign of a superior admonishing a lesser. Then, to offer them your left cheek, your asking them to hit you again. But again, since they wouldn’t use their left hand, they would have to hit you with a right hook. This type of hitting was only done among social equals. So what the original quote is saying is: “If someone treats you as an underling, insist that they treat you as an equal.” ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/12 "2004-10-27T14:33:58Z")
> [@AWB](#): > > In biblical times, one tried to avoid using the left hand to do most tasks, as it was considered sinister or evil. The _Left_ is sinister and evil? More proof that lessons of the Bible are not applicable to modern times. ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/13 "2004-10-27T14:40:31Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > I thought this one from some Farker was good. > > What’s the difference between Vietnam and Iraq? > > Bush had a plan to get out of Vietnam. > > 😛 Ahahaha **World Eater** , thanks for that one…I will be telling everyone who will listen… I’m still laughing 😃😃😃🙂 I gotta stop though so I can call my mother and make her day!! ---
**Author:** ![Polerius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/14 "2004-10-27T15:40:28Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > [http://www.dailykos.com/images/user/3/jesusbush.jpg](http://www.dailykos.com/images/user/3/jesusbush.jpg) I got this in an email a while back and thought it was hilarious and oh-too-true. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/15 "2004-10-27T16:22:44Z")
> [@smartini](#): > > The _Left_ is sinister and evil? > > More proof that lessons of the Bible are not applicable to modern times. Ayuh, it ain’t just a biblical thing, though – look up the etymology of “sinister” some time. It’s a bit of a giggle. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/16 "2004-10-27T16:24:37Z")
> [@AWB](#): > > So what the original quote is saying is: “If someone treats you as an underling, insist that they treat you as an equal.” That’s a fascinating interpretation, and I admit it’s not one I’ve heard before. How do you reconcile that with the Christ’s lauding of meekness and servanthood? ---
**Author:** ![Malodorous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Malodorous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malodorous)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/17 "2004-10-27T16:33:46Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > What’s the difference between Vietnam and Iraq? > Bush had a plan to get out of Vietnam. > > 😛 In a similar vein: Q: Whats the difference between Jane Fonda and George Bush. A: At least Jane Fonda went to Vietnam I’ll try to remeber some more jokes to lighten up this thread before the theologians take hold 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/18 "2004-10-27T16:37:30Z")
> [@smartini](#): > > The _Left_ is sinister and evil? Actually “sinister” means “left”. So does “gauche”. ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/19 "2004-10-27T17:05:16Z")
If you guys are looking for blatantly partisan, very funny anti-Bush comedy, might I recommend [Tom Tomorrow?](http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=17961) His best stuff is his recurring parallel earth theme: [The 2000 American election on parallel earth](http://archive.salon.com/comics/tomo/2000/10/23/tomo/index.html) [A quirk in the election laws accidentally elects a cute little dog to the parallel American presidency](http://archive.salon.com/comics/tomo/2001/10/29/tomo/index.html) [Cute little dog decides to invade Liechtenstein](http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=14791) [Cute little dog beginning to lose popularity](http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=16115) [Beginning of Parallel America’s 2004 election](http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=17611) [Cute little puppy performs badly in 2004 presidential debate](http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=17850) ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288/20 "2004-10-27T17:10:18Z")
So \*\*rjung[/bn] advocates for a theocracy in America? Whodathukit? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-joke-of-the-day/271288.md?page=2)