# What, no pitting for Alex or Jon? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 9, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680 "2011-12-09T23:44:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Batfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Batfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batfish)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/41 "2011-12-10T15:10:57Z")
Jon/John Corzine/Corsine/Corslime is a Hero of the American Left? I. Did. Not. Know. That. Apparently I missed that issue of the Politburo Newsletter. In fact I think I just assumed he was a Republican because of his past association with Goldman Brothers or Lehman Sacks or whatever. Now Alex/c Baldwin, I get that. See, he was on that show with Tina Fey, and she made fun of Sarah Palin. So of course The Liberals worship him. But then I never watched that show, and my most recent memory of him is the aforementioned tape of him verbally abusing his daughter. In fact in **Otis** ’s defense I have been a little bewildered of the complete rehabilitation of his reputation based on the success of that TV show. **Otis** of course is a shining example of the American Right. Stupid, smug and jousting at imaginary opponents on the Left. What’s the matter **Otis** , you get bored with The War On Christmas? Tired of constantly moaning how a White Christian Man can’t get a break in this country? Death Panels too 2009? The Overwhelming Threat of Sharia Law not making your saliva froth anymore? ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/42 "2011-12-10T16:25:27Z")
> [@OtisCampbellWasRight](#): > > You guys have inadvertantly made my point for me! Well done, you are to be commended for your consistancy. > > My work is done here. > > P.S. I could not care less how the Giant Tool spells his name. Alex is fine for me. I recall a similar strategy that surfaced when it finally became obvious that the Vietnam war was a complete clusterfuck. At the time it was called “Declare victory and get out.” Works just about as well now as it did then. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/43 "2011-12-10T16:50:40Z")
So we’re liberal excusers for not pitting these two? But you couldn’t be arsed to pit them either. So I guess you’re no better, right? ---
**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:** [December 10, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/44 "2011-12-10T16:57:04Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > A second reply to the OP: you misspelled the names of both people you’re outraged about… He did? I think we need a new forum for outrage over lack of outrage. We could call it the Outhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/45 "2011-12-10T20:07:36Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > So we’re liberal excusers for not pitting these two? Hmmm. I failed to pit these two, so I guess I’m a liberal now too. I feel…dirty. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/46 "2011-12-10T20:38:54Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Hmmm. I failed to pit these two, so I guess I’m a liberal now too. I feel…dirty. And when’s the last time you pitted Janeane Garofalo or Michael Moore? ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/47 "2011-12-10T20:51:08Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Hmmm. I failed to pit these two, so I guess I’m a liberal now too. I feel…dirty. Liberalism is only dirty if it’s done right. ---
**Author:** ![heatmiserfl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@heatmiserfl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heatmiserfl)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/48 "2011-12-10T20:55:49Z")
> [@Batfish](#): > > Jon/John Corzine/Corsine/Corslime is a Hero of the American Left? I. Did. Not. Know. That. Why, yes, yes he is. Watch this clip of Jon Stewart praising his hero - https://www.youtube.com/embed/JrZRU7HpgUY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/49 "2011-12-10T20:58:57Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > He did? On top of calling Baldwin “Alex” twice, he spelled Corzine “Corsine” at the beginning of his second paragraph. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/50 "2011-12-10T21:24:48Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > On top of calling Baldwin “Alex” twice, he spelled Corzine “Corsine” at the beginning of his second paragraph. Ah, missed that. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/51 "2011-12-10T22:18:58Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > On top of calling Baldwin “Alex” twice, he spelled Corzine “Corsine” at the beginning of his second paragraph. Intentionally misspelling or mispronouncing a name is how the really stupid righties give a call out to their bros. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/52 "2011-12-10T22:26:37Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Intentionally misspelling or mispronouncing a name is how the really stupid righties give a call out to their bros. You don’t want to go there. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/53 "2011-12-10T22:40:33Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Intentionally misspelling or mispronouncing a name is how the really stupid righties give a call out to their bros. It’s how really stupid people on both sides call out their bros, in my experience. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/54 "2011-12-10T23:10:04Z")
If you’re going to pull the douche move of making a shitty thread title that only refers to the subjects being pitted by first name, requiring more effort on the reader to find out wtf the thread is about, you really should at least use the correct first name. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/55 "2011-12-12T18:08:11Z")
I thought Baldwin handled it well: [http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/weekend-update-capt-steve-rogers/1372901/](http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/weekend-update-capt-steve-rogers/1372901/) ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/56 "2011-12-12T18:17:48Z")
I’m outraged to RedFury’s brim. I hope this is sufficient enough to make the OP like liberals again. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/57 "2011-12-12T18:22:35Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Alec Baldwin is a pompous ass. But **Alex** Baldwin is a pretty cool guy, eh fights flight attendants and doesn’t afraid of anything. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/58 "2011-12-12T19:04:12Z")
> [@OtisCampbellWasRight](#): > > The fact that no one has said a word about the recent activities of Alex Baldwin nor Jon Corzine is very, very telling here. > …snip… > And Alex Baldwin, whose self-centered childish antics wasted hours of innocent peoples time, because he’s so special, and couldn’t stop playing his silly game on his iphone, then has the audacity to tweet about it, letting everyone know what a self-important, entitled egotistical twat he is? Not a peep about him? Alec Baldwin’s still around? I thought he left the country in a huff after Bush got re-elected. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/59 "2011-12-12T19:08:16Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Alec Baldwin’s still around? I thought he left the country in a huff after Bush got re-elected. Nope, that was Alex Baldwin. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680/60 "2011-12-12T19:29:09Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Alec Baldwin’s still around? I thought he left the country in a huff after Bush got re-elected. He got better. [/python] Any chance you’ll leave the country if Obama is re-elected? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-pitting-for-alex-or-jon/605680.md?page=4)