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Kathleen Parker: Obama & Edwards are Teh Gay!

When it starts looking bad for them, count on conservatives to making ridiculous smears that show how bigoted they are.  Fresh from the “liberal media” pages of the Washington Post, courtesy of our friends at Sadly, No!:

Welp, here’s yet another low reached by Fred Hiatt’s allegedly prestigious op-ed page:

The Democrats Hug It Out

By Kathleen Parker

Well, at least they didn’t kiss.

I was bracing myself for the lip lock Wednesday when John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama.

Don’t look at me. David “Mudcat” Saunders, Edwards’s former rural adviser, came up with the idea, saying Obama should kiss Edwards on the lips “to kill this 41-point loss,” referring to Hillary Clinton’s landslide victory in the West Virginia primary.

Instead, the two men exchanged a manly air-hug to commemorate the moment when Edwards threw Clinton under the upholstered sofa on his grandmama’s front porch.

As Edwards gave what amounted to a stump speech highlighting his favorite subject - John Edwards - Americans were reminded of why the North Carolina son-of-a-millworker won’t be their presidential nominee.

Enraptured by his own message, Edwards seemed reluctant to hand over the microphone. He finally relinquished the stage, after describing, yet again, the “wall” that he says divides Americans: “There is one man who knows in his heart that it is time to create one America, not two. And that man is Barack Obama.”

The “wall” refers to the one Edwards erected in the hearts and minds of Americans who hadn’t yet realized they were miserable, disenfranchised and seething with rage - not the wall that used to run through Berlin.

It’s tough to list all the things that make this column so mind-crushingly stupid, but let’s give it a shot:  Read on…




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General_Rennenkampf Says:

The first man to have sex with Kathleen Parker will officially inaugurate the end of the world.

And, for the record, when it comes to politicians, Vladimir Putin is teh Hawtness.

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Orangutan. Says:

Eff Kathleen and Thank You Nicole.

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Chicken “Hussein” Little - Not!! Says:

Wow, the inmates are currently running the asylum. That may change soon. Thanks John.

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joed Says:

Thank goodness there are no pics of Bush and McCain hugging…

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dadams Says:

i believe the gop reichwingneocons have proven beyond a doubt
they are the biggest group of sexual perverts and bigoted diviates.

let me count the sex scandals in the gop, running around 50 to date.

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Attila the Appeaser Says:

She looks like this guy I went to high school with. I wonder if she blows like he did

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ashton Says:

Amazing, another dumb blonde heard from. Sometimes I wonder how they select what appears on the Op-Ed page. Paper, Rock, Scissors perhaps.

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General_Rennenkampf Says:

dadams @ 5:

i believe the gop reichwingneocons have proven beyond a doubt
they are the biggest group of sexual perverts and bigoted diviates.

let me count the sex scandals in the gop, running around 50 to date.

It’s the usual corollary of being a True Believer. The Stalinists and the Nazis were full of pervs, so were the Imperial Japanese government and even, it seems to judge by the news out of the UK, the Prime Ministerial governments.

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Ruthless People Says:

If Obama and Edwards kissing would undo all the damage the GOP has done to our nation, bring back our budget surplus, bring back 4000 plus dead US soldiers, bring back the hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians, bring back our constitutional freedoms and the rule of law as well as our moral standing in the world, I would personally push their two heads together and force them to kiss!

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Lothian Says:

If Kathleen Parker wants a kiss, she need look no further than President Flight Suit’s lip lock with Joe Lieberman

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Terrible Says:

Why does the Republican party hate North Carolina millworkers? Oh yeah! That’s right! Their elitists right? snark ~ Thank gawd for millionaire salt of the earth corporatist Republicans protecting the average American from teh evil working class! ~ /snark

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Orangutan. Says:

“Tell the Children the Truth Right Now” ~ Robert Nesta Marley.

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pinkobait Says:

You go KP you air brushed cup cake.

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jwf Says:

General_Rennenkampf @ 1:

The first man to have sex with Kathleen Parker will officially inaugurate the end of the world.

And, for the record, when it comes to politicians, Vladimir Putin is teh Hawtness.

Yeah, my paper runs this idiot’s column occasionally. Even she can’t shill for the chimp anymore and apparently has a lot of free time since Fred Thompson’s campaign imploded for lack of interest. Mostly by him. She can’t quite decide if she’s going to be Coulter Lite-less caustic but with that great wingnut aftertaste, or the heir to Peggy Noonan. Flowery, insipid praise for cons, and condescending, down to earth sarcasm directed at the Democrats and liberals. Total sellout.

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Darth Romney Says:

That’s a pretty precarious stance–no reference to Senatorand partime mens room troll Larry Craig–to take, considering it was the Bush White House that allowed part time gay hustler Jeff Gannon frequent visits, while communicating weekly with Pastor Ted “Will-you-pound-me-in-the-ass-while-I-snort-meth” Haggard for “inspiration” and “moral guidance.”

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[ deleted, sorry Roger but it was too long. Great Comment though. Site Monitor]

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Ruthless People Says:

If anybody needs to get a room it’s these two http://politicalhumor.about.co.....ainhug.htm

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Chip Says:

Ruthless People @ 9:

If Obama and Edwards kissing would undo all the damage the GOP has done to our nation, bring back our budget surplus, bring back 4000 plus dead US soldiers, bring back the hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians, bring back our constitutional freedoms and the rule of law as well as our moral standing in the world, I would personally push their two heads together and force them to kiss!

Agree, that about sums it up right there.

While they worry about what they perceive as admirations of affection, same-sex people marrying each other and dumb lapel pins, the country continues to spiral down as it looses ground on the real issues that matter. Republicans are so out of touch with reality.

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ScrewBush Says:

Kathleen, like many GOPers, might want to have her eyes checked. GOPers in general have a major problem with believing their lying eyes, but Kathleen has an issue with believing her lying imagination.

If she is looking for some humpa-humpa public male bonding rituals, Kathleen should check out Dubya walking hand in hand with Saudi Slim and I do believe they lock lips now and then. Of course as already mentioned there’s the Huggy Bear McBuch moment where McCain appears to hug and snuggle with Bush, then we have Mark Foley, Jim West, Larry Craig, and many, many more.

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MargeAggedon Says:

joed @ 4:

Thank goodness there are no pics of Bush and McCain hugging…

Or pics of shrubby holding hands with foreign visitors…
LOL XD Yeah.

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joeedugan Says:

I guess when Kathleen GROWS UP, she wants to be JUST LIKE Maureen Dowd.

Oh Kathleen, you can’t do BOTH, sweety.

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General_Rennenkampf Says:

jwf @ 14:

General_Rennenkampf @ 1:

The first man to have sex with Kathleen Parker will officially inaugurate the end of the world.

And, for the record, when it comes to politicians, Vladimir Putin is teh Hawtness.

Yeah, my paper runs this idiot’s column occasionally. Even she can’t shill for the chimp anymore and apparently has a lot of free time since Fred Thompson’s campaign imploded for lack of interest. Mostly by him. She can’t quite decide if she’s going to be Coulter Lite-less caustic but with that great wingnut aftertaste, or the heir to Peggy Noonan. Flowery, insipid praise for cons, and condescending, down to earth sarcasm directed at the Democrats and liberals. Total sellout.

Yeah. Right-Wing “Intellectualism” is bullshit, and deserves to be called such.

And I think she’s not Coulter-Lite, but Diet Coulter. She’s even worse for you than the real Coulter because she couches it in more reasonable terms instead of Joe McCarthy-is-so-awesome stuff.

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anneyhussein Says:

She writes a much worse column here, in the Chicago Tribune:

The ‘Bubba’ vote

Kathleen Parker
May 14, 2008

WASHINGTON—”A full-blooded American.”

That’s how 24-year-old Josh Fry of West Virginia described his preference for John McCain over Barack Obama. His feelings aren’t racist, he explained. He would just be more comfortable with “someone who is a full-blooded American as president.”

Whether Fry was referring to McCain’s military service or Obama’s Kenyan father isn’t clear, but he may have hit upon something essential in this presidential race.

Full-bloodedness is an old coin that’s gaining currency in the new American realm. Meaning: Politics may no longer be so much about race and gender as about heritage, core values, and made-in-America. Just as we once and still have a cultural divide in this country, we now have a patriot divide.

Who “gets” America? And who doesn’t?

The answer has nothing to do with a flag lapel pin, which Obama donned for a campaign swing through West Virginia, or even military service, though that helps. It’s also not about flagpoles in front yards or magnetic ribbons stuck on tailgates.

It’s about blood equity, heritage and commitment to hard-won American values. And roots.

Some run deeper than others and therein lies the truth of Fry’s political sense. In a country that is rapidly changing demographically—and where new neighbors may have arrived last year, not last century—there is a very real sense that once-upon-a-time America is getting lost in the dash to diversity.

We love to boast that we are a nation of immigrants. But there’s a different sense of America among those who trace their bloodlines back through generations of sacrifice.

…white Americans primarily—and Southerners, rural and small-town folks especially—have been put on the defensive for their concerns with “guns, God and gays,” as Howard Dean put it in 2003. And more recently, for clinging to “guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them,” as Obama described white, working-class Pennsylvanians who preferred his opponent.

The “guns, God and gays” trope has haunted Democrats, and Republicans have enjoyed dusting it off when needed to rile the locals. It’s an easy play.

But so-called “ordinary Americans” aren’t so easily manipulated and they don’t need interpreters. They can spot a poser a mile off and they have a hound’s nose for snootiness.

What they know is that their forefathers fought and died for an America that has worked pretty well for more than 200 years. What they sense is that their heritage is being swept under the carpet while multiculturalism becomes the new national narrative. And they fear what else might get lost in the remodeling of America.

Republicans more than Democrats seem to get this, though Hillary Clinton has figured it out.

The rest is here.

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Cas Says:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Parker
“Personal life
Mrs. Parker grew up in Florida, is the mother of three sons, and currently resides in Camden, South Carolina with her husband and one son.[1] Her mother died when she was young, and she has had 4 stepmothers, and has been a stepmother herself.”

That’s it. 4 stepmothers make you insane.

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Ruthless People Says:
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Ruthless People Says:
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ya know Says:

Absolutely nothing is beneath the Repubs. They can say anything they want and then offer up some weak ass apology. Accusations of appeasement, being gay, being unpatriotic. And to round things off, hint that Barack should be assassinated. The so called news media pretty much goes into hibernation when they say this crap.

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Laure Says:

Kathleen should have used the time she spent writing this to get her roots highlighted. What is with conservatives and bleach blondes?

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L.A. Confidential Says:

Hell even PNAC’s going down the tubes.
http://www.newamericancentury.org

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Ruthless People Says:

Bush and Jack sitting in a tree http://politicalhumor.about.co.....ffjack.htm

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Tim in Japan Says:

The GOP’s desperation is showing.
That their corporate mouth pieces would trot out the tried and true homophobic angle is not at all surprising, nor unexpected.
What gets me is that they totally missed the opportunity to take a swing at cross-racial couples.
The GOP’s fear is making them sloppy.

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DrDick Says:

OK. They wingnuts are really scraping the bottom of the barrel now. Parker is launching direct, open attacks on both racial and homophobic fronts. They really have completely run out of ammunition and have resorted to throwing their weapons at the Dems. It is really getting pathetic out there on the right.

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CONSKrates Says:

NEOcon Repugnicons might as well dive into their pathetically desperate M.O.
They know no other way of doing things, so trash away idiots,
You’ve dug a hole so deep, NOTHING is going to pull your sorry asses out

Remember to laugh at their pitiful attempt to cling to their “re-branding” strategy.

34
Rick Mack Says:

Never heard of her…….and I think I understand why. What the hell is she talking about? Someone send her a box full of gay porno - seems that is what she was thinking about - for whatever reason - during a political speech and endorsement. Throw Clinton under the what? Huh? No wall dividing America? Well, how about the one the dumbasses are forcing military personnel to put up all over Iraq, a la the Berlin Wall or the Israelis boxing in the Palestinians.

Are there any real journalists any where?

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Alice Hussein Says:

A Nit without the wit.

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General_Rennenkampf Says:

Alice Hussein @ 33:

A Nit without the wit.

Yeah, her argument’s lousy.

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Alice Hussein Says:

Government of the corporations, by the corporations, for the corporations… and their buddies.

Then there are the 99% of the citizens.

Then there is the wall between the citizens and the government, that one, the corporate government.

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jwf Says:

General_Rennenkampf @ 21:

jwf @ 14:

General_Rennenkampf @ 1:

The first man to have sex with Kathleen Parker will officially inaugurate the end of the world.

And, for the record, when it comes to politicians, Vladimir Putin is teh Hawtness.

Yeah, my paper runs this idiot’s column occasionally. Even she can’t shill for the chimp anymore and apparently has a lot of free time since Fred Thompson’s campaign imploded for lack of interest. Mostly by him. She can’t quite decide if she’s going to be Coulter Lite-less caustic but with that great wingnut aftertaste, or the heir to Peggy Noonan. Flowery, insipid praise for cons, and condescending, down to earth sarcasm directed at the Democrats and liberals. Total sellout.</blockquote

Yeah. Right-Wing “Intellectualism” is bullshit, and deserves to be called such.

And I think she’s not Coulter-Lite, but Diet Coulter. She’s even worse for you than the real Coulter because she couches it in more reasonable terms instead of Joe McCarthy-is-so-awesome stuff.

Good point. Diet Coke or Pepsi, or any of them is worse for you, especially your teeth, than regular soda (ask any reputable dentist). I have yet to read anything written by ANY so-called “conservative” that could be characterized as “intellectual”. Buckley is held up as some great conservative intellect, but he was in love with his vocabulary, which he used to keep his opponents looking in the dictionary while he spouted some horrendous bullshit. George Will tries so hard to be Buckley, but he’s too anal-retentive to be taken seriously, even by the right. Long story short, there ain’t no conservative intellectuals.

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anon Says:

I have just come to hate this country and its people.

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geneHUSSEIN214 Says:

Wow, this isn’t even up to high school newspaper standards. And she gets paid how much to write this bullshit???? I expect this shit from Mann Coulter, Rush Lamebrain, and the rest, but this was in the Washington Post??? This isn’t even fit for the NY Post.

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Dan Says:

You guys are too hard on Kathleen. That’s a lovely vintage oil-painting of her.

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Mike Says:

General_Rennenkampf @ 1:

The first man to have sex with Kathleen Parker will officially inaugurate the end of the world.

And, for the record, when it comes to politicians, Vladimir Putin is teh Hawtness.

zomg biest first EVAH

43
ericl Says:

Um Kathy?

I think your flop sweat is showing

Eric in Austin

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miss_kitty Says:

And Kathleen Parker is Teh Stupid

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CEO,citizens,eyes,open Says:

I was using the mens room at the Dulles airport last week, when I heard someone next to me clear their throat. As I glanced over in that direction I saw Parker standing next to me, unzipping her zipper. You can imagine my surprize when she reached inside her pants and pulled out something that looked like a penis, only much,much smaller. I became frightened and fled the restroom with some very deep fear growing in my heart, for I had stumbled onto the biggest secret of the republicans and now faced great danger of catching a rare disease, a one car accident or worse, I might commit suicide. tell everyone you can, spread the word, republicans have tiny dicks and the-the women…hav..have them too

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General_Rennenkampf Says:

CEO,citizens,eyes,open @ 45:

I was using the mens room at the Dulles airport last week, when I heard someone next to me clear their throat. As I glanced over in that direction I saw Parker standing next to me, unzipping her zipper. You can imagine my surprize when she reached inside her pants and pulled out something that looked like a penis, only much,much smaller. I became frightened and fled the restroom with some very deep fear growing in my heart, for I had stumbled onto the biggest secret of the republicans and now faced great danger of catching a rare disease, a one car accident or worse, I might commit suicide. tell everyone you can, spread the word, republicans have tiny dicks and the-the women…hav..have them too

O.o

But do the Republicans have their presidents running with their shirts off? On second thought, scratch that. Any Republican since TR with his shirt off in the White House would have produced nightmares and killed kittens.

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joeedugan Says:

Cas@24: “Four stepmothers make you insane.”

OR Wicked.

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Dana Says: