Not racist at all. There is an offensive simian term, but it isn’t gorilla, which implies strength.
And globe trotting clearly preceded the Harlem Globetrotters, so that isn’t racist either.
Someone should tell the offended ones that they should stop acting lik the Republican stereotype of an easy to offend liberal. Sometimes Gorilla Glue is just Gorilla Glue.
No need to waste time arguing about Zell Miller…plenty of non-debatable raciststo discuss. When will people learn that this just is not acceptable. On the other hand, maybe it’s better to be aware of the proclivities of our politicians.
This “gorilla glue” think is nothing to really get excited about, but Zel Miller was fully aware of the ways in which his carefully composed laugh line could be interpreted. He is a veteran of a thirty-plus year political career.
This is actually a pretty clever move by Zell. Get his name out for a few days, make the winking point to his shadow constituency, and most importantly, take his lumps from the “leftist” media and spur conversation about out-of-control PC. The trifecta. But this thread is for stupid GOP moves, so it doesn’t really fit. Zell is stupid like a fox.
And apparently fox-like enough to not actually be in the GOP.
True dat. This guy is a genius.
Given that he wrote A National Party No More a few years ago, I don’t think he’s very smart at all.
You can be smart and wrong. Or you can be smart in terms of dealing with the press, but dumb in terms of making predictions. Or you could be smart and also cynical enough to know that there are a lot of people who will buy a book by a Democrat predicting the demise of the Democratic party.
Zell is not dumb, I don’t think. Just wrong.
Oh lawdy, lawdy, I’m sure grateful I live in the Bible Belt!
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/suit_pickering_chose_mistress_over_senate_seat.php
Ol Chip’s office was right down the road from mine. He was my congressman. >sniff<.
Time for a fun fact.
I worked with a guy named Adam. Adam was a member of the loony fundie church featured in the movie “Borat”. So was Chip Pickering. He was even in the movie.
At what point do these assholes lose their “I know what Jesus thinks so you should vote for me” cred?
-Joe
That guy looks like a real-life Terry Gilliam animation.
Well, that’s probably for the best. Sniffing glue isn’t good for you.
Technically, this is more of a "stupid things Republicans do every day instead of something dumb they did just today, but I figure, what the hell:
Teen pregnancy and disease rates rose sharply during Bush years, agency finds
I’m sure the pubs new “just say no to sickness” healthcare campaign will work every bit as swimmingly as their abstinence program.
Look, man, every accidental pregnancy is another warrior in the battle against commu… Islamic extremism.
If you want to surrender, go to Russi… Iran.
-Joe
He looks exactly like a guy who calls himself ‘Chip’.
Maybe a guy who calls himself “Chip” who just took a horseshoe between the eyes.
-Joe
As soon as the target audience remembers that Jesus himself said you shouldn’t trust people who claim to know the mind of God.
Submitted for your consideration as today’s nominee:
But… they *speak *to God!
And scarier even, God speaks to them. :rolleyes:
Steele’s opinion that Joe the Plumber wasn’t a worthless piece of shit aside, does anyone else think he (Steele) uses immensely out of date slang?
Tonight on Lifetime, the network for women - How The GOP Got Its Groove Back.
Word. Steele’s just a jive turkey, dig ?
What I like is that Steele seems to think that it took Joe the Plumber to remind the Republican politicians that the thing that will always work on their base is to complain/warn/scare/scream about taxes. Personally, I have never known any Republican to lose sight of that eternal principal.