This weeks Golden Flotus Award goes to … AnnieCarmel! Congratulations! What? Oh yeah, chiron actually got a few more votes:
SNARK ATTACK OF THE WEEK - 3 (Poll Closed)
1. AnnieCarmel: “…snakes in human form” 24%
2. chiron: " …And no Menorah? No, no, no, six glow sticks, a flashlight & a lava lamp" 45%
3. bettyann: "I'm burning all my cardigans. Right now." … 10%
4. CricketGal: "...and he's wearing GLOVES!..." 7%
5. bettyann: "Watchout Rahmbo, for "Feats of Strength", my money's on the Wookie." 13%
You probably thought, as did I, that we were about to have our first historic double winner in chiron. But just as I was going “to press” from my undisclosed location on the road, I received a tweet from Toes, and another from Ax-man, saying that we were going to employ full Chicago rules this week. Apparently they had just received a bag of absentee ballots (all cast for AnnieC) from the Chicago Acorn office. So those votes aren’t reflected in the final tally from our official polling unit yet. But if anyone wants to review the results, they’re all stashed in a bag behind my little desk in the back of Lady M’s closet, along with the hanging chads.
And please, let’s not have an unsightly replay of that nasty business with Algore. Nobody stole the election. I’ve been advised that it was all bought and paid for through normal channels.
In some of the previous administrations I’ve been honored to serve in, this sort of thing probably would not have been tolerated. But that’s because they never really grasped the wisdom of Obamanomics: Sometimes, you’ve just got to spread the wealth around.
So congratulations AnnieC! Don’t let the circumstances surrounding your win spoil it for you. And chiron, congratulations to you too. In Obama-nation, being number 2 is often just as good as being number 1,3, 4 or 5.
So thanks to all of you for participating in our contest by voting the Chicago way. And thanks to the other candidates too, for submitting your losing comments.
(Oh and by the way – for the sake of full disclosure – I voted for AnnieC. Twice.)
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well, I never! I am sure Barack is used to being No.2. I'll just have to go take Toes for a long walk in the bushes with a secret service agent or two, ( No those are not guns in their pockets ) Hope he speaks a 'negro dialect'.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you voted for me twice, MOTUS! As you probably know, I voted for me many times so that bag of ACORN votes is a real surprise. Like you said...early and often.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to revel in my "win" anyway, so don't try to spoil it. In any case, although chiron is quite creative, a win everytime would begin to be really suspicious, n'est pas? I hope you don't mind my practicing a 2nd language (as POTUS suggested)...feeling quite chic with my statue and all. Glad I checked in one more time before climbing into my nitey...guarantees happy dreams!
Gosh, I'm too excited to sleep!
ReplyDeleteMOTUS, I believe Al Franken set the latest standard for funny elections...for votes found in automobile trunks, right?
Yeah but I'm Sicilian. The next time they look in Franken's trunk they could find Franken.
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Annie!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you, too, chiron, for picking up the Hillary Clinton consolation prize for best achievement in a supporting role.
Congratulations to AnnieC, a well deserved win of the coveted Snark Attack Award. It was a clean and articulte win.
ReplyDeleteIt's all so very exciting when there is so much going on behind the scenes that us little people do not understand. A win for the same old "majority vote" is such a bore, anyway.
Snark on, Annie. You are Queen of Snarkism!
Not surprised at all!!
ReplyDeleteYou should read her posts at NO QUARTER!!!
Congratulations,
(((AnnieC.)))
OT -
ReplyDeleteRemember "Fly Away Home"? Well, in spite of the horrendous weather conditions, our little
flock made it HOME - AGAIN:
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Whooping crane flock makes it to Florida - finally
By Barbara Behrendt,
Times Staff Writer
Posted: Jan 11, 2010
CHASSAHOWITZKA
- The 20 whooping cranes that make up the Class of 2009 have finally made it to Florida.
The ultra-light led migration of rare cranes flew the 43 miles from Decatur County, Georgia to Jefferson County early this morning, completing 1,085 miles of the 1,285-mile trek. At that stop, the flock was divided in two so that half the birds can be lead to St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in the Panhandle and the remainder to the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge.
The timing of the arrivals depends on the weather. "I hope it stays cold because that means a north wind,'' said Liz Condie, spokeswoman for Operation Migration.
This is the ninth group of whooping cranes to be reintroduced to the eastern United States and taught the migration route behind ultralight aircraft.
For more information on the reintroduction and the fly over viewing event at the Dunnellon airport as the birds reach Marion County, visit
http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html.
Well, thanks everyone. I'm humbled, really. I'd like to thank my family and many friends for helping me formulate my snarkisms. What options remain open to a woman who is surrounded by 0zer0 cultists, children and grandchildren who disrespect and don't mind her anymore when told how to vote?
ReplyDeleteGot a zinger in the other day at W. Foods though when cornered by a Dim Sarah Hater (are there any other kind?). When I got through with her she was backing away with a look or horror on her smug face and was last seen running for the wine section. She had all her talking points from Joyless Behar, who as you know, is a raving lunatic. I, on the other hand, have been honing my knowledge with insider news from MOTUS. So thank you all again. I couldn't have done it without you.
Ready for my close-up MOTUS.
AnnieC, I had a similar encounter with a Sarah hater. I predicted she would run in 2012, and announced she had my vote (bold of me, as such proclaimations earn the proclaimer instant scorn, with scathing looks of horror). The hearer went on a verbal rampage about her, which I will not repeat. In fact, it was all nonsense, just ugly.
ReplyDeleteThis is how I shut him up: I asked him what the hell business it was who we republicans nominated? I asked him why do democrats beleive they are supposed to be the ones choosing our candidate? I asked him how many conservative publications he reads to help him make an informed opnion about who should run on the republican ticket? I told him to mind his own democrat business, which should be democrat exclusively, and let republicans mind theirs.
Huh.
Woohoo, ladies! I wish I'd been a witness. I can never think of the right thing to say when confronted by such willful ignorance. Those "Ishouldasaids" always occur to me later. In fact I'm that woman loading her groceries into her car who's muttering at nobody in particular. But a good general reply for any Sarah insult is usually, "She did NOT say that." I've found it covers most comments.
ReplyDeleteDon't you just hate the vitriol that pours out
ReplyDeleteof some of these brainwashed, "groupies"? They
SANK two great women last year for the 'kool
dude'.
But our beautiful Sarah has, like her dad said,
're-loaded' for bear. Look at this from the NYT:
Breaking:
Palin signs with Fox News as a contributor.
The network confirmed that Ms. Palin will appear on the network’s programming on a regular basis as part of a multi-year deal.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Ms. Palin will not have her own regular program, one person familiar with the deal said, though she will host an occasional series that will run on the network from time to time. This person would not elaborate, but the network does have a precedent for such a series.
Oliver L. North is the host of an occasionally running documentary series on the military called “War Stories.”
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I have been hoping she'd do something like this
It's a great move!!!
Good luck, Sarahcuda!
PortiaElizabeth:
ReplyDeleteYou described a real problem for most people. We have been taught to mind our manners if we grew up in decent households with parents owning decent values - making us conservatives - and one of those values is to give place to another's opinion, without interrupting, and don't argue. My family is at times appalled at my newly developed, self appointed license to verbalize. Pacifism is still the reigning virtue. Turn the other cheek, hand him your coat also, yada yada.
Just speak up. You don't have to say much. Just think of their rhetoric, they really only have about five things to say, over and over, think hard about what makes you mad about it, and then develope sincere, snippy, cutting, truthful, obvious, and most of all BOLD responses. Then, pracitce every chance you get.
I have lost several "friends" and many, many aquaintences in the last year. But, I have gained the alliance and rspect of a lot of closet conservatives, and so I don't miss the loss. I heard Rush, about a year and half ago, talk about this. Ask yourself why you don't speak up? Has the left stolen your sense of freedom of speech? In many cases, the answer to that question is YES. So take it back. You don't have to be clever or articulate, just speak up. Disagree. Stick to your guns, be right, and watch - they back down fast.
The left is rife with fallacies. Find the achilles heel of the fallacy, and rip in to it.
Like with my friend - he was taken aback at my offense (I took charge of the conversation) position, that the left feels free to pick our guys. They think they are supposed to. The fallacy is that they know best, because we too are dumb. So I evoked the mind-your-own-goddamn-business, mind your own goddamn party arguement.
Go for it. You will feel AWESOME!!!!
Many apologies for being such a terrible speller :(
ReplyDeleteBTW:
My code word was, "lions"!!!
Congratulations on being Her Snarkiness Annie! WTG!
ReplyDeleteAs for the comments from the Sarah hating gang, I had my own experience recently from a Bush hater. My car had a magnetized sign on the back with Bush's picture and the slogan, "Miss me yet?"
Said DIMwit followed me into a parking lot and parked right near me. As I exited she approached me and asked if I was a moron or just mentally challenged to put something like that on my car. She continued to berate W past the point where I began to walk away. As she wound up I said, "funny, doesn't that bumper sticker on YOUR vehicle say God Bless Everyone, Unconditionally?" Gulping, gasping, red-faced, she eventually said as I walked away, "That's blessing, it says nothing about brain damage at birth and remarking on that." I just said I was pretty sure God didn't appreciate HYPOCRITES taking his name in vain on a bumper sticker.
Not the best comeback, but considering that 5 years ago I'd have apologized for the sign on my car, I've come pretty far!
Way to go, Funky! That was an excellent comeback. Rest assured, your assailent stayed awake all night thinking of a comeback on that one!
ReplyDeleteIn any other time it would be hard to imagine someone actually FOLLOWING you for the purpose of berating you concerning your personal opinions. We live in those times no longer. Liberals really believe they know something you don't because you are too stoopid.
MOTUS should get up another contest. Some kind of warriot award. Because ladies, we are in a war!!
That would be a "warrior" award.
ReplyDeleteThat's it. I'm getting out the nail clippers.
MOTUS,
ReplyDeleteSince Sarah has signed a deal with FOX it looks as though your wish to reflect her lovely image will not be coming true anytime soon. Would you consider ditching MO and inking a deal with FOX yourself?
Not so fast, Cinderella!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a brilliant move on Lady Sarah's part. The book first, now her VOICE
and face on TV. I am sure this will do the
trick. She'll weigh the people's reaction and
then make a decision. Time is on her side.
I am sure there is a provision in her contract
that will allow her to get out in case she de-
cides to run in 2012.
Keep in mind that Fox has a larger audience than the other MSM combined! Their audience is
obviously made up of members (or former members
of ALL parties.
Yes, my Sarah hater couldn't think of anything to say but "I hate her, I hate her." I immediately asked "What did Sarah Palin ever do to you? She's never legislated her own personal positions. She follows the constitution and represents her people. You should educate yourself so you know what you're talking about. Just because the MSM has lied to you again and again. You owe it to yourself to find out and you sure won't get it from that hater Joyless." Probably wasn't a fair fight since this was with an old hippie load-o who still gets stoned. Sad, just sad.
ReplyDelete"Probably wasn't a fair fight since this was with an old hippie load-o who still gets stoned. Sad, just sad."
ReplyDeleteHa. Seems the norm in that crowd, is my observation.