“It’s never okay to use that word. Unless you’re black, it should never come out of your mouth.”
I guess he’s not my president, after all.
update: Yes, we know it’s a put on. Just so’s you know that we know. That it also happens to be an actual trend is either incidental or metaparodic.
Cut ’em some slack, people. It’s hard out here for a President.
You have got to be shitting me, First Lady.
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen anything so mind-bendingly absurdist before.
Selling a Cook County hack as the Messiah wasn’t absurdist?
Post-racial post-partisan hoo-ha
You’ve got a point, my . . . nigger?
Please tell me that last guy was joking.
Language is a convention.
Will we soon be unable to say president?
It’s opposed to be funny I think. I just don’t the funny to be real honest. People patronize black people a lot I think, especially on the tv. I don’t know why they do that. Maybe it’s cause our president is black and very patronizey. But the tv people were patronizing people way before Baracky, especially Viacom. UPN and all. Very cringey, most of it, I thought.
oh. I just don’t *get* the funny I meant. I’m hungry. Too hungry to proof the rest of that.
Oh, phew. The last guy was joking. Ha ha ha … [nervous laugh]
I think that the whole thing is a put-on, Carin. And the funniest one I’ve seen in awhile.
I disagree, hf. I think that it’s cool that they can joke about themselves like that.
Whateves. Saying “president” is probably better than using the other word, but the fact is, a word (or sign) simply stands in for some meaning. The signifier is applying the meaning. So, really, has anything changed at all here? They could call each other “kitty” or “puppy” or whatever, and it would be the same.
The coolest thing, though, would be if someone at Fox could show this to Eric Holder and get his take.
If it’s a joke, then well, whatevs.
Clearly a parody.
It is a parody, but apparently (if you follow links) it is a “real trend.”
Though you might get farther if Holder would read the Declaration I think. Or at least acknowledge its existence.
You know, I was thinking last night that they could do a great GREAT SNL skit about the stimulus bill not having any pork.
Did they ever do anything with Chriss Thrill-up-my-leg Matthews?
Got to be parody. Holder has informed us we’re all cowards when it comes to race matters, right?
I’m a big fat coward on race. It’s just not worth it. They asked me why I didn’t look at racial trends for my report thinger this week and I said oh sure like J did last year in NY? Not even. They made him write a letter after. Jeez. You have to specifically request that stuff and tell me exactly what you want the story to be or I just don’t go there anymores.
Apparently I’m a moron, then, and not in a good way.
That doesn’t make you a coward, hf, that makes you prudent. Most people to not have the luxury of fighting for the truth because that basically puts you out of work.
Attempting to establish some street cred, House and Senate Republicans have taken to calling each other “Too Late with a Spine Socialist Enabling Girly Brats.”
All except Arlen Spector who is hailed as “Treasonous Shit Stain.”
“Hey, Treasonous Shit Stain! Is Barry still your daddy? Woof!”
Camel’s nose? ** Could be. h/t Drudge
We know it’s coming, Sdferr but those numbers were severly affected by declining refinery production. Give us 3-4 more consecutive months of numbers like that and Bernanke’s head explodes.
It’s almost worth it…
oh. That’s scary. I know Baracky’s printing money as fast as he can to ward off inflation. Let’s just cross our fingers it works.
Lines like that are an unintended joke, I guess. I’m feeling kinda hatey towards much of the press these days.
I’m switching over to tulip bulbs. Much more stable currency.
So, they think you cannot have a depression and inflation at the same time? Wow, how dumb can you get?
Me and NG are using a buy one entree get another one of same or equal value for half off coupon for our favorite mexican place what we found on the back of our Ralph’s receipt yesterday. That’s savvy lunching I’m sure we can all agree. I will get the combo with the chicken and carnitas and NG will get either a combo or maybe a wet burrito. If she gets the combo she lets me have her tortillas but if she gets the wet burrito or sometimes the pozole I have to order extra tortillas. We will talk about getting guac and then decide against it cause we’ll remember that it just turns out to be too much food.
#Comment by cranky-d on 2/19 @ 1:16 pm #
c.f., Carter, Jimmy
I don’t think you’re being a coward, hf. I just think that the parody goes mostly to the anthropological ambitions of the interviewer.
But why are gasoline prices up? They have jumped .40/gallon here in NorCal in the last month.
In Re: AG Holder.
The reason that there isn’t a ‘discussion’ or ‘conversation’ on race is that too many people know that what you call a ‘discussion’ a normal person would call a ‘lecture’; and frankly speaking, I think too many people are tired of the lecture that runs from slavery to Selma and back in a never-ending loop.
You want to get beyond race? Then stop talking about race first thing in every situation.
oh. I had to go by the comments at SA cause they block that sort of thing here. I’ll watch when I get home, but it’s my intention to find absolutely no humor in it whatsoever.
Although this deliciously absurd piece must be tongue-in-cheek at the very least, FWIW NY 1 is a legitimate news station in NYC…
Must be like those “Mayne Event” pieces done on ESPN…
Someone linked this the other day Mr. Cabin. I didn’t read it.
LC,
Just wait until the O!ne!s EPA starts regulating carbon; then gas will skyrocket regardless of the price of oil…
They’ll put the refineries out of business…
Right after they get done issuing a joint study with Hansen on how CO2 is harmful to our nation; The Debate is Over! after all…
Slightly OT, how does it feel as a Californian to know that the state budget shortfall could have been eliminated, and racks of jobs created, if the offshore oil drilling were resumed…
Was this option even discussed in all the coverage surrounding the budgetary crisis..?
#34 LC: Refineries and Gas producers have been cutting back their production in the hopes of stabilizing prices. This in the face of demand for all energy sources down, across the board. Meantime OPEC’s cutbacks have been the proverbial drop of rain in the Ocean as world wide demand continues to tank and inventories are high.
Yup, the energy sector doesn’t make any more sense than any other part of the economy right now.
Energy policy under !O! is going to be a three ring circus on a collision course with the sun.
Here’s another shot at explanation LC, at KnowledgeProblemBlog.
My heating bill was $629 last month. That was an improvement from the month prior.
O!
Do not worry people you can all heat yourselves by the fuzzy glo of my halo.
Hey, thanks Dan. You just won a bet for me.
/metaparody
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At first the clip seemed like it might be real. Then it sort of started to seem like it was clearly parody or satire. The “nothing rhymes with “president” it’s multi-syllabic” I could take as real… the bit in the classroom, not at all. The fellow at the beginning saying that it’s not okay to pretend that n***er can be used as a positive thing seemed serious.
But really, as much as that must have been a joke as it went on and on and got sillier… would it be a bad thing? I don’t think so. Words do have power, after all.
Synova, I’ve seen so many stupid things that are real, they had me fooled, though I thought the classroom fight was odd.
JD. what are you burning, dollar bills?
Techie – I am an evil capitalist.
“I’m Rick James, First Lady!”
Subversive of you, McGehee.
*Right after they get done issuing a joint study with Hansen on how CO2 is harmful to our nation*
Those gay looking boy band brothers should keep their opinions to themselves imho. Mmmbop my ass. Fuckers.
If the Jonas Brothers and the Backdoor Boyz are on board, it must be true.
at Barry’s current pace, calling someone president in 2 years will be insulting…
Premier Barry will be the official title by then…
Backdoor Boyz… wasn’t that the DBA for the male escort service that used to be run out of Barney Franks’ house???
OTTAWA, Canada – President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper just started their joint news conference, the first such dual podium event for the new president. The newness is showing – the president began his remarks with, “It’s a great pleasure to be here in Iowa – Ottawa.”
Probability they’re recycling stump speeches on the teleprompter = 100%
Baracky is the greatest teleprompter reader EVAH !
Permanent campaign, baby!
The stupid fuck hasn’t yet realized that the campaign is over, because that’s all he’s ever done.
Nuke ’em from orbit, it’s the only… wait, have thor move in next door.
That’ll fix ’em.
OUTLAW
n.
A fugitive from the law.
A habitual criminal.
A rebel; a nonconformist: a social outlaw.
A person excluded from normal legal protection and rights.
A wild or vicious horse or other animal.
Welcome. Don’t stay long. Birch is anachronistic.
How many knew? Jeff is one, I is two.
You?
OUTLAW
I didn’t really pay attention to the Mr. White person all day cause it was a very multitasky day. alphie is smarter than him.
Remember when they used to make fun of Reagan for asking for the questions in advance?
At least Reagan could remember his fucking lines.
This Presentdent dude we’ve got right now isn’t one of the brighter ones, is he?
The consequence, hence significance, of George Lakoff isn’t what I had perceived. It had teh effect of normalizing cognitive dissonance as a legitimate response to overwhelming, rage-inducing logic and rationality.
The same cannot be said of none but facists.
Fuck OUTLAW…Too late for that. I’m going with DESPERADO
Pelosi is a xanaxed enraged chimp that would chew off your best friend’s face, what is the contoversy about that?
You forgot the wine part, Joe, but spot on other than that.
She’s about ten snakes away from being a Gorgon.
An NRO interview with Rick Santelli post viral YouTube.
president, please!
Nah, I’m betting on “Your Holeyness”, at least among the taxpayers.
I’m also betting that when the bill comes due we’re all going to be desperate.
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