Goonies, Cronies, Waffles or Pancakes?

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Those gun-toting fascist liberals were at it again, promoting free speech and not turning people away from their rallies due to race or political affiliation. A handful of Republicans have been spotted over the past few days at Kerry events, carrying signs that read ‘Flush the Two Johns’ and ‘Waffles are for Breakfast, not for President’.

The Waffler, a credible source named Brian who allegedly attended a Milwaukee rally last evening and held the purposefully hunger-inducing Waffle sign, told Rush Limbaugh earlier today that they were not confrontational with anyone. ‘Again, we were not confrontational with anyone,’ Brian recalled, ‘but we did have several of these compassionate liberals ask us if we wanted to have our legs broken.’

While all the conservatives were left physically unscathed, thank goodness, it is the notion of this quiet threat that troubled me most. I would have thought the conservatives, who are now used to hearing compassionless and inane questions at rallies, the kind that end in, ‘Which boat did you come over on?’ and ‘Will you sign your name here, for privacy’s sake?’ would be ready for some back and forth, some good ol’ trash swapping. Yet the idle threats seemed not to deter Brian, who remained aggressive in his freedom, and passive with his tongue.

From the Rush transcript:

RUSH: So they threatened you. Did they imply or state that you would be safer if you just leave?

CALLER/BRIAN: Absolutely, sir, to which I just stood my ground and remained silent.

RUSH: And are you walking today or are you in a wheelchair?

CALLER/BRIAN: I’m absolutely walking, and believe me, I’ll walk down to plenty John Kerry rallies.

Other GOP members could not contain their freedom of restraint, and despite continued intimidation by the liberal extremists, began to chant ‘Four more years! Four more years!’ Yet it was the Kerry camp that would ultimately have the last word, and the first overplayed sound byte. It was Mr. Kerry’s wife, Mrs. Kerry, who turned the crowd against the protestors, crying, “They want four more years of hell! Three more months! Three more months!”

Later, to democratic cheers, John Kerry took his turn on the podium, and turned lemons into a lemon juicer. ‘These guys have to get megaphones and they want to drown out people in America. We don’t want to be drowned out. We got our individual voices and we’re going to speak for America. I want to thank George Bush for sending the goons here tonight to excite us to do a little more work.’

(The Kerry campaign could not be reached for comment, but Sean Astin’s publicist confirmed that in fact Goons was in no way a pop-culture reference to Astin’s 1985 hit, ‘The Goonies’. When pressed, his publicist did concede that John Kerry bore a slight resemblance to heartthrob Josh Brolin, but declined to publicly endorse either candidate.)

Despite a ripper of an opening, the remainder of the evening was fairly uneventful. There was no mid-game breakout, no Republican vs. Democrat smackdown, and no one was served in the political dance-off, save the Constitution. It was all policy issues, state of the union chatter, plans for America’s future, blah bidi blah blah. At the end of the long rally, all attendees must have felt something missing. If only both sides could have sat down that evening over a good plate of waffles and hashed it all out. I know they’re only for breakfast, but…

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  1. 1)
    Paul said on 8/4/2004 @ 5:38am PT: [Permalink]

    For years, the liberals showed up at Republican stuff. Remember the cigarette man? I am glad to see that conservatives are using their freedom of speech too. I think filming one of those rallies, and especially a gay parade, would make for an interesting documentary.

    Every day I feel even better about the November elections. But no matter who wins, my happiness and joy will not depend on who the president is. My economic situation will not depend on who the president is.

    My dad has always said and he is right "A Democrat president is never as bad as I thought they would be, while a Republican president is never as good as I thought they would be."

  2. 2)
    Brad said on 8/4/2004 @ 7:12am PT: [Permalink]

    Unfortunately, it sounds like the apple doesn’t fall nearly as close to the tree as they say.

    Too bad. Your father sounds like a smart man. So what happened to the son? 😉

  3. 3)
    Paul said on 8/4/2004 @ 7:56am PT: [Permalink]

    My dad is a conservative and votes for anyone who is a conservative, including any conservative Democrat. My parents, like your parents, will vote for Bush.

  4. 4)
    Brad said on 8/4/2004 @ 8:05am PT: [Permalink]

    Wanna bet?

    Last I heard from them they were "seriously considering things".

    Now that Bush has lost his previous 17% in Missouri (where they are from) you may be outta touch with what’s going on in your country. Particularly if you only listen to and read the things that you only listen to and read 🙂

    (P.S. You still didn’t answer Johnhp’s question in the "President Obama" topic. I’ll assume you know how to find it at this point.)

  5. 6)
    Brad said on 8/5/2004 @ 8:13am PT: [Permalink]

    No. You haven’t. But it doesn’t look like you are going to and/or are capable of it. Point noted (though, obviously, known before hand).

  6. 7)
    Paul said on 8/24/2004 @ 4:57am PT: [Permalink]

    Your answer:

    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ne...TICLE_ID=39627

    The Democratic Socialists of America Political Action Committee is officially urging its members to work for the election of John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.

    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ne...TICLE_ID=34890

    The Communist Party USA will not run a candidate for president, will not support progressive third-party bids but will instead throw its support behind the Democratic Party in an all-out effort to defeat President Bush and the Republican Congress.

    http://www.iht.com/articles/535387.html

    The North Koreans made it very clear, politely, that they want Mr. Kerry to win the election," said Kenneth Quinones, a former U.S. diplomat who was in Pyongyang this month for a Korean studies conference.

  7. 8)
    Paul said on 8/24/2004 @ 5:04am PT: [Permalink]

    My answer:

    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ne...TICLE_ID=39627

    The Democratic Socialists of America Political Action Committee is officially urging its members to work for the election of John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.

    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ne...TICLE_ID=34890

    The Communist Party USA will not run a candidate for president, will not support progressive third-party bids but will instead throw its support behind the Democratic Party in an all-out effort to defeat President Bush and the Republican Congress.

    http://www.iht.com/articles/535387.html

    The North Koreans made it very clear, politely, that they want Mr. Kerry to win the election," said Kenneth Quinones, a former U.S. diplomat who was in Pyongyang this month for a Korean studies conference.

  8. 9)
    Paul the beloved said on 8/24/2004 @ 5:30am PT: [Permalink]

    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ne...TICLE_ID=39627

    The Democratic Socialists of America Political Action Committee is officially urging its members to work for the election of John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.

    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ne...TICLE_ID=34890

    The Communist Party USA will not run a candidate for president, will not support progressive third-party bids but will instead throw its support behind the Democratic Party in an all-out effort to defeat President Bush and the Republican Congress.

    http://www.iht.com/articles/535387.html

    The North Koreans made it very clear, politely, that they want Mr. Kerry to win the election," said Kenneth Quinones, a former U.S. diplomat who was in Pyongyang this month for a Korean studies conference.

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