"The Smurfs" Predicted Trump in 1981

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Wednesday October 11, 2017 · 5:06 AM PDT

2017/10/11 · 05:06

I never thought I'd say "This brilliant episode of The Smurfs predicted our current political predicament back in the 80s", but DAMN... Watch it yourself and see if you agree:

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The parallels are uncanny:

An orange-topped, egomaniacal, power-mad tyrant who surrounds himself with gold and lives in a tower.
He think's he's intelligent but it's immediately obvious he ain't.
He doles out government positions to his friends no matter how unqualified they might be.
He detests comedians who dare to mock him.
He almost destroys his entire country by ignoring certain environmental catastrophe and instead focuses on building a wall.

So, America, where's our Papa Smurf to save the day before it's too late?

Should I Watch the Debates or "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"? (With Poll!)

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Wednesday October 19, 2016 · 10:36 AM PDT

2016/10/19 · 10:36

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Should I watch the Great Pumpkin or the debates tonight?

On the one hand, there's an immature, delusional cartoon character with weird hair, wasting his time on a something that everyone knows isn't going to happen, while all of his so-called friends are calling him nuts and abandoning him left and right, and even when the whole thing is over you know he's going to yell and scream about how it'll all be different next time.

And on the other hand, there's Peanuts.

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What to watch?

109 votes Vote Now!

What to watch?

Great Pumpkin (where the scary orange head is fictional)

67 votes

The Debate (where the scary orange head is real)

18 votes

There's gotta be something in the Netflix queue I've been putting off...

24 votes

Marcel Marceau Does Not Speak For Me

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Friday May 27, 2016 · 12:24 PM PDT

2016/05/27 · 12:24

Marcel, is Trump gonna win this thing?

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My thoughts exactly.

Yikes! The Freepers Know Me By Name (UPDATE: AN APOLOGY)

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Tuesday February 11, 2014 · 10:35 PM PST

2014/02/11 · 22:35

When I left work this evening, I texted my wife to let her know I was on the way home and ask if there was anything she needed me to pick up. As I closed out of the SMS window, I noticed my twitter notifications were showing unusually high numbers.

That's when I realized, I was on the radar of... THE FREEPERS...

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Monday September 28, 2009 · 2:07 PM PDT

2009/09/28 · 14:07

I spent most of the day today arguing the nerdly technical aspects of the Facebook Poll Incident -- wherein some numbnuts posted the poll question "Should Obama Be Killed?" using a third-party poll generation application on Facebook -- in Cory Bantic's excellent diary.

And while my responses tended to focus on the intricacy of database design and cross-server application interaction, I've been pondering the greater question of why someone would do something so dumb. The internet tends to bring out the worst in people, the thin veil of anonymity (which is not as real as some think) gives people the stones to say things dumb, hurtful, sometimes illegal. But beyond that, there is an inescapable conclusion.

For anyone asking for/praying for/encouraging others to facilitate the death of our President, the only possible excuse is racism.

The proof is in the answer to this question: "Then What?"

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Tuesday August 25, 2009 · 10:38 PM PDT

2009/08/25 · 22:38

Ted Kennedy, the Lion of the Senate, has touched so many lives throughout his long career. I had a strange, very brief encounter with the Good Senator from Massachusettes a few years ago, and it's a story that will always be close to my heart.

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Monday June 02, 2008 · 6:31 PM PDT

2008/06/02 · 18:31

I have two vents!

Obama may already have my vote, but he doesn't have my vents. Here's one of them.

Dude, look at that vent. Yeah, it's got some dirt in it, but I think it's awesome. The dirt makes it kinda... I don't know... edgy, no?

The other one is below the fold.

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How many vents do you have?

52 votes Vote Now!

How many vents do you have?

No vents. They allow the government radio waves that control peoples brains to easily enter my dwelling.

11 votes

1-4 vents.

1 vote

5-10 vents.

7 votes

11-20 vents.

13 votes

20-500 vents.

5 votes

I have negative vents.

3 votes

What the hell are you smoking and/or drinking?!?

12 votes

Let Michigan and Florida Revote! (in Pennsylvania and North Carolina)

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Tuesday March 25, 2008 · 10:04 PM PDT

2008/03/25 · 22:04

I solved the whole thing. You can thank me later, don't worry.

With everyone carrying on about the mess caused by the Michigan and Florida legislatures' impasse regarding how to seat their unwelcome delegates, the answer is staring us right in the face:

Let residents of Michigan vote in Pennsylvania, and let residents of Florida vote in North Carolina.

I'm sure you have some questions, because you look like the sort of troublemaker who would dare question my wisdom. Let me ask them for you and answer them in a Rumsfeldian kinda way, below the fold.

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The solution put forth in this diary is...

69 votes Vote Now!

The solution put forth in this diary is...

Brilliant!

6 votes

As good a solution as anything else I've heard.

21 votes

A surefire way to make sure the terrorists win.

8 votes

Nothing more than the ravings of a crackhead who should be given a reality show on VH1

15 votes

Just what those Obama lovin' bastards would have us do!

1 vote

Just what those Clinton lovin' bastards would have us do!

5 votes

All of the above

13 votes

Animated Gif Candles: Time to Snuff Them Out (w/poll)

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Friday August 10, 2007 · 10:59 AM PDT

2007/08/10 · 10:59

If someone you knew passed away, would you send their family and friends a photocopy of a condolence card?

Of course you wouldn't.

But in diaries all over this site, the passing of someone dear is almost always followed in the comments by the obligatory posting of an animated .gif of a flickering candle.

It's time to end the practice of copying and pasting a heartless html tag as a substitute for genuine, emotional response that these friends and fallen heroes deserve.

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Gif Candles...

183 votes Vote Now!

Gif Candles...

... are cliche, lazy, and should be avoided at all costs. I totally agree with you!

44 votes

... are a traditional way of showing remorse online. Get over yourself, you insensitive bastard!

62 votes

... something I don't really even think about. Why are you making a big deal out of this?

77 votes

Will Bush "Recess" Gonzo's Successor? w/poll!

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Monday March 26, 2007 · 6:01 AM PDT

2007/03/26 · 06:01

This possibility came to me while watching Sen. Specter on MTP talking about coming back from easter "recess"...

As we've already seen scores of times, as with Judges Pryor and Pickering, as well as our favorite mustachioed villain and amateur architectural critic John Bolton, Bush has had no qualms about using his presidential privilege of Recess Appointments.

One scenario that might play out is Gonzo resigns during this, or more likely, a subsequent recess (depending on how long the Administration thinks they can stall), and the President appoints a new "loyal bushie", bypassing congress' advise and consent hurdles.

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How likely is a Recess Appointment?

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How likely is a Recess Appointment?

Certain. Those fuckers will do it immediately.

69 votes

Probable. Maybe not this recess, but maybe this summer.

60 votes

Unlikely. The backlash would be too great.

20 votes

Impossible. They would never use that kind of strategery.

0 votes

Daily Kos Cooties Survey (With Poll)

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Friday October 21, 2005 · 9:39 AM PDT

2005/10/21 · 09:39

When I was in kindergarten, it was rampant. You couldn't walk down the hallway without fear of catching it. And back then, there was no medicine to take. If you weren't "on base", you were a sitting duck.
People were afraid to admit they were infected. I doubt anyone reported it. Who would you tell? The nurses? They had their own agenda. They didn't want to hear it. If you tried to get help, you were laughed at. The stigma was worse than the disease.

This is from a conversation I had with my father about perhaps one of the least talked about public health issues confronting our nation: Cooties

If you think it can't happen to you, you're wrong. In fact, chances are, you're infected. But there is hope. I should know, I'm a Cooties Survivor. More below the fold...
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Coach Quits Over Pre-game Prayer (or "The 2-Point Conversion")

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Friday October 14, 2005 · 9:44 AM PDT

2005/10/14 · 09:44

My hometown high school football coach has quit:

A veteran central New Jersey high school football coach has resigned after being told by school officials he could no longer lead his team in pregame prayer.
East Brunswick coach Marcus Borden was told last Friday by Schools Superintendent Jo Ann Magistro that some parents had complained about prayers Borden initiated at pregame meals and before the games.
After being told he would have to stop leading or taking part in the prayers, Borden stepped down from his position, just hours before his team's 21-0 loss to Sayreville that evening.

As expected, some in the blogosphere have been leapt to his rescue. But HWJR? (How Would Jesus Resign?) I submit to you, humble readers, that He wouldn't have.

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Daily Kos Cooties Survey (With Poll)

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