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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 12:46 PM
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The Not-So-Secret Political Lives of Stupid People
Edited on Wed Aug-18-10 01:24 PM by MrScorpio
I've decided to erect a scale of stupidity to identify stupid people based on their political activity.

As always, this is completely non-scientific and utterly arbitrary.

Enjoy.

So far, I've identified four types of stupid people political activities and here they are:

The lowest level of stupid person consists of a someone that I'd like to call "The Doofus". Your standard Doofus is pretty harmless and is very much non-political. If a Doofus even bothered to vote, it'd be a major scandal in Doofus circles. Most of the time, whenever this happens, it's because a Doofus was so drunk that he mistook a polling place for a titty bar. And while in a drunken stupor he pushes buttons and flips levers and before you know it, he get's an "I voted" sticker slapped upside his forehead. Doofuses are always good for a laugh, great people to hang out with when you're in need of some booze and broads. And, most of all, a Doofus doesn't have a mean bone in his body.

Most of the time, you never have to worry about the political activities of Doofuses. They don't want or have any.



The next highest level is made up of "The God-Damned Idiots". I'm sure that you remember that rant that I posted earlier in the week. These people are almost like your Doofus, except that they feel an overwhelming need to delve into the miasma that is politics. And when they do, they quickly find themselves in way over their pointy heads. The problem with God-Damned Idiots is that they're always ill-informed or uninformed... And are always too stubborn and obtuse to realize that they need to change their ways. You'll usually find your standard God-Damned idiot holding a misspelled sign in a three person protest, or calling in on the Republican C-Span telephone line to complain about how badly Obama is leading America into Nazi Germany. God-Damned Idiots do vote. But they always vote AGAINST their best interests, because they're either mean spirited or too stupid to know better, or both. Don't discount greedy as well.

Your basic God-Damned Idiot is almost always a Teabagger.



At the third highest level we have "The Shit For Brains Dumbass". Shit For Brains Dumbasses are separate from the Doofuses and God-Damned Idiots in that they're so completely paranoid that being armed and dangerous is a necessity for them. These people think that Alex Jones and Glenn Beck and perfectly rational sources of information. They think that they need to act right away and use their guns against an oppressive US Government before their guns are taken away from their cold, dead fingers. Which is usually how their guns are taken from them eventually. Shit For Brains Dumbasses are quick to fear and anger and very slow to reason. Shit For Brains Dumbasses think that shooting something of someone is the best way to address their own paranoia issues.

We usually hear about these el stupidos whenever they're conducting wild shooting sprees, where they almost always end up dead with fifty million bullets in their asses.



The fourth and final level is made up of "The Fucking Morons". These are the most dangerous of them all... For they are the public office holders. Either elected or appointed, these incompetent brain donors have the ability to harm everything and everyone in their path due to fact that they can enact fucking moronic laws and regulations. Fucking Morons are great for advancing the Doomsday Clock a few ticks forward now and again. The nature of American laws is that they're supposed to cover the lowest common denominator, so their stupidity can affect us all. Illegal wars, tax breaks for the rich, bad economic policies and kicking poor people in the balls are just some their handiwork. They have the benefit of money and power backing their elections, and once in office, they have access to all of OUR money. The Fucking Morons love both the God-Damned Idiots and Shit For Brains Dumbasses alike... It's their base, baby. Once they're in office, it takes a shitload of effort to get them out.

Fucking Morons are not in officer for long, unless of course, their representing a place that's made up of mostly Doofuses, God-Damned Idiots and Shit For Brains Dumbasses who vote for them. If they don't last long, you can find them twirling up a storm on Dancing With The Stars.



There you have it, the four levels of political stupidity.

I'd like to dedicate this OP the the hard work of the great Fucking Moron, Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas. He's an inspiration for stupid people far and wide.
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 12:47 PM
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1. Looks reasonable to me!
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 01:04 PM
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2. So, How Many People are Left to Categorize? Three?
You, me and Turbine Guy.
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 01:09 PM
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3. Four. n/t
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 01:15 PM
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6. Okay, Four.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 01:11 PM
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4. This post made me simultaneously laugh and cry.
Some things are too true to be all that funny.
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 01:15 PM
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5. What Frightens Me Is the Democratic TeaBagger Equivalent
Many of whom posting on this site I have put on IGNORE.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 07:24 PM
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11. Well, I'm glad that I'm not one of them. nt
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 07:31 PM
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12. Me Too. It's Getting Scary in Here
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 01:33 PM
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7. I'd like to create a side category for the first: the hipster doofus.
The hipster doofus watches MSNBC plus a combination of either Daily Show / Colbert and they think they're well informed but they're actuallyjust quoting comedy shows.
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 04:03 PM
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8. I don't think MSNBC has any comedy shows. n/t
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 04:04 PM
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9. Really? You watched Matthews lately?
Unintentional comedy to be sure, but comedy nonetheless.
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 04:10 PM
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10. No, but Matthews is only one show.
Rachel may have some comic relief but she has a very serious show overall. Olberman... well, that's hit or miss.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-10 09:39 PM
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13. The hipster doofus is one who thinks they're informed but they're not really informed.
Let me clarify that one.
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 12:05 AM
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14. I Have Too Many God-Damned Idiots In My Family
even one is too many, IMO. Take my Fundie Aunt, please! She keeps sending me RW crap email about politics.

The GDI know there is something wrong with the world. They just pick the theories that best suit their prejudices, instead of their experiences. And there's something fundamentally wrong with the way their hearts work, too.

So, heartless and brainless, but plenty of nerve...

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