tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post1697917878575357097..comments2023-10-29T04:37:38.277-04:00Comments on snarkopolitan: Mrs. Pollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956900875123042354noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-29029296664505247302009-01-11T15:03:00.000-05:002009-01-11T15:03:00.000-05:00Thanks, Dr. Monk! We had a name for them too when ...Thanks, Dr. Monk! We had a name for them too when I was a kid, we called them "Edna".<BR/><BR/>Long story.Mrs. Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956900875123042354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-17266704140295931862009-01-11T14:07:00.000-05:002009-01-11T14:07:00.000-05:00Brillaint job of dissecting those inane insane peo...Brillaint job of dissecting those inane insane people. We had a name for those people when we were kid, we called them sore losers.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-23916749131837981992009-01-08T12:33:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:33:00.000-05:00Anonymous: " An accusation that is pat, easy, inte...Anonymous: " An accusation that is pat, easy, intellectually lazy. You see anyone around Snarkopolitan wishing rioting and starvation or mass death on anybody? Or writing mash notes to John Hinckley? A hard look at a bunch of people indulging in illogic and rumor-spreading isn't hate. I'm going to flatter myself immeasurably by quoting Harry Truman, who said, "I never gave'em hell, I just told the truth and they thought it was hell."<BR/><BR/>Grep Agni: I would really like to think that the woman who used "Ojingo" was referring to Korean Spicy Fried Squid, but as it was but one of a torrent of slurs based on the foreignness of Obama's name, I'd have to say it wasn't a clever reference to his love of Asian cooking. <BR/><BR/>The more common understanding of the word "jingo", obnoxious nationalism, is one fault the PUMAs have not discovered in Obama, so it makes no sense. It also has to be considered in combination with the rest of the names, which run from silly to deeply ugly. The hatred expressed in the pidgen-African employed is plain.Mrs. Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956900875123042354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-69426759708222364462009-01-08T09:28:00.000-05:002009-01-08T09:28:00.000-05:00Somewhat off topic, but I don't see what makes Oji...Somewhat off topic, but I don't see what makes <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingo" REL="nofollow">Ojingo</A> racist. See also <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=ojingo&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1" REL="nofollow">Google</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-33631341845552230922009-01-08T08:35:00.000-05:002009-01-08T08:35:00.000-05:00Yes, there is plenty of hate on the PUMA sites, as...Yes, there is plenty of hate on the PUMA sites, as there is also plenty of hate here. You are each equally guilty of spreading hate. Enough already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-44037304646472269492009-01-08T06:44:00.000-05:002009-01-08T06:44:00.000-05:00Please pardon me for being off topic here but even...Please pardon me for being off topic here but even though Puma blogs are losing other right wingers blog are still ahead since last time i checked.<BR/><BR/>Those blogs are The Anchoress for Best Individual blogger, Savage Politics for Best Up And Coming Blog and Jammie Wearing Fool for Best Major Blog.<BR/><BR/>So please vote for Driftglass, The Stupid Shall Be Punished and The Agonist to counter them respectively.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-9128231906229419532009-01-08T02:45:00.000-05:002009-01-08T02:45:00.000-05:00Darragh's world of infinitely massageable concepts...Darragh's world of infinitely massageable concepts has just one solid object as its core: EVILNOBAMA. Every word is extruded through a PUMA-shaped mold and loses its meaning in the over-PUMA-processing. <BR/><BR/>Lynching is different from most attacks against women. My American Heritage dictionary has lynching as "execution without due process of law, esp. to hang, as by a mob." Lynching is done in public. It's meant to be witnessed; sometimes whole towns turned out to see a lynching, photographed with smiles on their faces. The object is only partially to hurt the victim; the black folk trembling behind their doors were being sent a message of intimidation.<BR/><BR/>Attacks against women are almost always done in secret, in private. They are also much more everyday occurrances. One of Darragh's more odious "facts" compared numbers of women attacked to black men lynched in the same time period. Of course the number of attacks against women was much higher. The motives and opportunities for the two different crimes are just that: different. <BR/><BR/>Lynching is more of a, well, special occaision. Getting together a mob, hunting down the victim, dragging him/her to a place where everyone can get a good view, well, it's just not for every day. And anyone in town can view a lynching; there were women in many pictures of lynchings, there under the trees, smiling. And children. <BR/><BR/>I don't see why anyone should have to determine which is worse, to be lynched or simply beaten to death. Darragh thinks misery can be quantified, and she wants to make sure women come out on top in the suffering sweepstakes. That is one twisted take on feminism.Mrs. Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956900875123042354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-59058702937491876852009-01-08T00:54:00.000-05:002009-01-08T00:54:00.000-05:00As to retiring Hillary's debt - After they decided...As to retiring Hillary's debt - After they decided she wasn't "The One" after she betrayed them by supporting Obama and the party, they commenced asking for their donations back.<BR/><BR/>On "Women Lynching" - In her December 31 post entitled "Jackass" , Murphy said "Oh, and for the record Bobby — NOT supporting a black man appointed to the Senate because he was named by a governor under indictment for fraud and corruption is NOT A LYNCHING". She went on to post links to pix of actual lynchings. <BR/><BR/>How does this square with her contention that any violence done to women is a "lynching?" She has an entire section of her site devoted to such lynchings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-64858227869795334102009-01-08T00:42:00.000-05:002009-01-08T00:42:00.000-05:00Mrs. Polly - Kudos to you on a very well-written p...Mrs. Polly - Kudos to you on a very well-written post on the PUMAs that flows very well. I really loved your supporting illustrations too!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you and Douglas on your views on the PUMAS. To those that say let them just fade into obscurity...well, gee...I wish they would and hopefully they eventually will. But leaving them alone? ...no...I don't think so. On one hand, I too think they are a borderline hate group and as long as they incite and promote unhinged members such as Jennifer4Hillary, I DO think they need to be closely monitored. <BR/><BR/>True, they fit the very definition of "couch-potato warriors", but I'm sure, like with every blog, they have their own small following of lurkers, some which are actually incited and inspired by them, instead of their to marvel at the unbelievable bat-shit craziness of it all. Much damage can be done by the inspired "lone wing-nut"...so I do support having them closely watched, and squashed down whenever possible.<BR/><BR/>Besides, all their useless and stupid PUMA PROWL spammings are damn annoying and therefore they are a pox to the internet and deserve to be smacked down for their sheer ass-hat-i-tude whenever possible, which is why I champion the efforts of such sites, such as RumpRoast (which led me to here).<BR/><BR/>Again, well done Mrs. Polly...and this also led me to check out and enjoy Problem With Caring's blog too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-25925674113668745992009-01-08T00:36:00.000-05:002009-01-08T00:36:00.000-05:00I've reported them to the Secret Service myself wh...I've reported them to the Secret Service myself when Purplvette86 proudly announced she would be attending am Obama rally with a gun concealed in her PUMA (seriously) costume.<BR/><BR/>She reported back that she tried to walk near Obama's bus and was stopped by the SS. She was quite angry at being stopped from walking down a public street. Why should SHE be inconvenienced by That One? (paraphrased).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-20345518736938250532009-01-08T00:21:00.000-05:002009-01-08T00:21:00.000-05:00You have ventured deep into the PUMA's lair and we...You have ventured deep into the PUMA's lair and we applaud your bravery. And you raise a good point about the Hillster's campaign debt. If the PUMAs really do think they're 18 million strong, why didn't each one of them kick in a few bucks? They could have had it handled, and instead they left their dear sister hanging? It's disgraceful.<BR/><BR/>There must have been a collective PUMAgasm when that Jon Favreau photo turned up. <BR/><BR/>And Douglas, we think the real <A HREF="http://www.guerrillagirls.com/" REL="nofollow">Guerrilla Girls</A> would be both amused and horrified by Dr. Long's suggestion.THE EVIL SLUT CLIQUEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123136759394345810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-21184752912591417572009-01-08T00:14:00.000-05:002009-01-08T00:14:00.000-05:00HTP, the S.O. can't get here too soon. I was just ...HTP, the S.O. can't get here too soon. I was just chipping last night's casserole out of the Corningware when I read your post. Though I fear he might find us a little wanting in the tidiness department. Mr. Polly is very fond of pistachios, and our floors get a little crunchy. But I appreciate the groveling.<BR/><BR/>Douglas, how much Dramamine will I have to take to get through one of Dr. Long's shows? I'll add her site to my list of carnival attractions, but for some reason audioPUMA gets me queasier than just reading it.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, believe me, after this,I am thoroughly, thoroughly, sick of PUMAs and will be moving on. I know there will always be a little knot of rabid PUMAs, and the sooner I don't hear them HAKAing in my ear the better. When Geo. W's heliocopter rises from the White House Lawn where he used to hawk his presidential loogies, the PUMAs will recede into a low-grade infection and we can all get some damn rest. <BR/><BR/>But you want to keep an eye on it. Really. Because the outbreaks are really painful.Mrs. Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956900875123042354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-82102447972385727042009-01-07T20:08:00.000-05:002009-01-07T20:08:00.000-05:00I think that you can't stop haters like these "pum...I think that you can't stop haters like these "puma" people from hating. Acknowledging them simply validates and encourages them to reach for more and more attention. They are a very small and fairly insignificant group and the Secret Service probably monitors them because of their threatening over- and undertones, so I think the rest of us can safely withdraw our attention and stop feeding them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-40103449422248603572009-01-07T19:20:00.000-05:002009-01-07T19:20:00.000-05:00Very good insight on the PUMA crowd. I see the sa...Very good insight on the PUMA crowd. I see the same sort of comments posted from self-described PUMA's. I still don't even understand how they could just throw away basic idealogical belief's after their candidate lost the primary. How does one do that? <BR/>---NotPumaMeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-75356827887164044152009-01-07T18:34:00.000-05:002009-01-07T18:34:00.000-05:00Fantastic post! PUMA is the ridiculous gift that k...Fantastic post! PUMA is the ridiculous gift that keeps on giving! <BR/><BR/>A site (and blogtalk radio show) i've been keeping an eye on is that of Dr Lynette Long. The PUMA "psychologist" and intellectual pivot point of choice she is mostly featured on the likes of No Quarter for her "coverage" of the so called Texas Caucus fraud (A favourite of J4Hill) and stoking the fires of hate and paranoia with stories of violence and misogyny (much like Murphy). Each week she also hosts a fumbling amateur hour of idea sharing and commentary on important issues such as "Why there aren't more women on the money", "Why are there no statues dedicated to women in Washington DC and "why don't I get a statue?" at her show "Sins Of Omission". Drop in some ill timed 60's feminist folk music bumps, call ins from the same three women every week (who all seem to either conveniently experience a great level of misogyny on a daily basis or hark back to the halcyon days of the early 70's for their outrage) and it's a clusterfuck of greatness you can't look away from. <BR/><BR/>In regards the point about separating violent fantasy to physicality. The last few weeks in an effort to stay relevant post election and in a hair on fire response to the Jon Favreau cardboard cut out outrage of the week, Dr Long has been advocating the organization of a group of women "the guerrilla girls" to go out in uniforms (pink camouflage) and "surgically strike with military style precision" selected targets of their rage eg: picketing Jon Favreau's mother's house, Jon Favreau's house, his church, his girlfriend, his workplace etc release his personal information on the web and generally fuck with people until their names and the guerilla girls names household.<BR/><BR/>The rhetoric, funnily enough, and with not even an ounce of irony reminded my very much of The Weather Underground's. <BR/><BR/>And as we know that went from "we're angry and want our voices heard so lets protest", to "lets smash shit up" to "let's make bombs". <BR/><BR/>Am i suggesting that this is where Dr Lynette Long sees the "Guerilla girls" going? At this stage no. But these things unchecked in their own echo chamber evolve. <BR/><BR/>As far as i can tell to this point and as evidenced by Dr Long's frustration a couple of weeks ago, she hasn't had much of a response to her call out for dedicated women to the cause. Which is about standard for PUMA. All talk. <BR/><BR/>When it comes to it, the reality of low numbers and the commitment it takes to get out of your chair and physically get involved other than furiously typing your bullshit out anonymously in a blog comment section, is a gulf they've yet to really breach successfully. <BR/><BR/>That said i absolutely agree that they need to be kept an eye on. You should add Lynette to your radar. It only takes one. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post!Douglas Holgatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855754472208419067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-32784128585040246512009-01-07T18:24:00.000-05:002009-01-07T18:24:00.000-05:00OK, you've coverted this woman lynching cardboard ...OK, you've coverted this woman lynching cardboard groping vile sac of testosterone into a tame little man-beast. Let me make you casseroles for the rest of your life!<BR/><BR/>[Grovel grovel grovel]<BR/><BR/>Although, the S.O. is a much better cook. <BR/><BR/>And insists on a level of cleanliness I didn't think possible outside of the Pearly Gates. <BR/><BR/>And he knows his way around the inside of a car's hood. <BR/><BR/>Hell, I'll just box him up and send him to you.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, we are not worthy. The cleaning crew is giving me funny looks because I can't stop laughing at the drawing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-13487501469530713792009-01-07T17:50:00.000-05:002009-01-07T17:50:00.000-05:00Mrs. Polly - a new PUMA-post, inspired by our new...Mrs. Polly - a new PUMA-post, inspired by our new and secret plot to destroy them by soaking with publicity. <BR/><BR/>http://problemwithcaring.blogspot.com/2009/01/speaking-of-fat-ass-lazy-americans.htmlProblemWithCaringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08095117977468663616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-68743184453377779002009-01-07T15:19:00.000-05:002009-01-07T15:19:00.000-05:00Scooter: I fixed it. Thanks for the correction, an...Scooter: I fixed it. Thanks for the correction, and for stopping by. Anyone who hasn't listened to Five Minutes of Hate from the Daughters of the Democratic Confederacy (at Acksis of Evil, see under "Listen" sidebar)can't comprehend the full PUMArity that happened that night.<BR/><BR/>Also, I listened to you and Kaitlyn read the mail. Wonderful, like Bob and Ray, if Ray were Bob's daughter.<BR/><BR/>Betty: I'm honored, thank you, and I'm linking to you if you've no objection. See you on RR. Betty Cracker, everybody!Mrs. Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956900875123042354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-45203520126360598812009-01-07T14:47:00.000-05:002009-01-07T14:47:00.000-05:00That was great, I quite enjoyed that.One minor cor...That was great, I quite enjoyed that.<BR/><BR/>One minor correction. Darragh was not in the studio for the 60 minute PUMA radio extrazaganza, she was on the phone.<BR/><BR/>-scooterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-62140080365797721312009-01-07T13:54:00.000-05:002009-01-07T13:54:00.000-05:00But, just like a weeping rash, sometimes you have ...<I>But, just like a weeping rash, sometimes you have to have it looked at.</I><BR/><BR/>Best. PUMA. Simile. Evar!<BR/><BR/>And great beat-down overall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-1192551110646752022009-01-07T13:13:00.000-05:002009-01-07T13:13:00.000-05:00Excellent post! The PUMAs are waaay off the handle...Excellent post! The PUMAs are waaay off the handle.Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-85611995370034334602009-01-07T12:46:00.000-05:002009-01-07T12:46:00.000-05:00Problem, I would love to ignore them, especially a...Problem, I would love to ignore them, especially after this past thoroughly PUMA-soaked few days. But, just like a weeping rash, sometimes you have to have it looked at. Maybe just sprinkling Boric acid on it will make it go away, maybe not.Mrs. Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956900875123042354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-14406348831448213262009-01-07T12:20:00.001-05:002009-01-07T12:20:00.001-05:00My Opinion: I will be following your recommendatio...My Opinion: I will be following your recommendations and urging other readers to do the same, as well as urging them to vote for Rumproast (Brooklyn's Meatiest Blog)as best small blog in the Weblog Awards. RR is the PUMA-battling blog that REALLY roared.Mrs. Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956900875123042354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-62032038750117092582009-01-07T12:20:00.000-05:002009-01-07T12:20:00.000-05:00Ugh. Can't we just ignore them and hope they will ...Ugh. Can't we just ignore them and hope they will go away? Doesn't that always work?ProblemWithCaringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08095117977468663616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701488298149862585.post-87247311307232322302009-01-07T12:11:00.000-05:002009-01-07T12:11:00.000-05:00Anonymous:GREAT BOTOXED BALLS. "Hello Secret Servi...Anonymous:GREAT BOTOXED BALLS. "Hello Secret Service? I've got another one for you. Yeah, same group. No, not her, the other one---the one that looks like an Easter Island head. Yeah. O.K. Yeah, it is too bad we have civil rights again. Well, a mixed bag, anyway. Funny! Thanks guys."<BR/><BR/>Sean: I know, I know, the block quotes read like PUMA blank verse! This is the first and last time I will be using that feature. Blogger is fine for most Snarkopolitan needs, but it has space issues. Every time I leave a piece in draft, when I return, it looks like a junkie was tossing the place for crack: paragraphs overturned, all the quotes pulled out, sentences scattered all around and all the bulleted lists missing. I spent more time hitting the backspace key than actually writing the piece (which PUMAs might say is perfectly evident).<BR/><BR/>But thanks for the compliment and the idea. Wouldn't a book about politics break the poor little creatures' spirits early? I'll definitely be doing more pictures, though. For one thing, the Blogger spacing junkies can't vandalize them.Mrs. Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956900875123042354noreply@blogger.com