There should be a thread for Dennis Perrin tweets.

Never knew he had shown up on The McLaughlin Group once.

Like so many before him, Qaddafi was an imperial speed bag. To be pummeled when needed. Qaddafi helped in his own demise. His personal flamboyance owed more to Siegfried and Roy than Mussolini. His violations of human rights were rewarded and played down until he had to be Hitler again. Then he was the worst ruler on the planet. Beyond civilized norms. A mad dog loose among peaceful nations. There's only one way that narrative ends. As we've seen.

A nagging concern must be, Who do we get to replace Qaddafi? Not in geopolitical terms, but as a propaganda savage. Syria's Assad seems like the next target, though that would be a tougher production.

http://dennisperrin.blogspot.com/2011/10/creeping-wreck.html

"Imperial" is a pretty righteous name for a fitness equipment manufacturer.

Qaddafi hadn't been used as a "propaganda savage" in decades. It's not a "nagging concern" for anyone.

He was used as one in, oh, the last 4 months for the prez to do his usual unconstitutional thang.

Tiger Woods is the Master of filling 18 holes.
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hold on now!!!

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i loved Mr Mike but posts like the above make perrin seem like a clueless tool.

― Republicans voiced concern about young pages hearing the word uterus (stevie), Monday, April 25, 2011 10:27 AM (5 months ago) Bookmark

but no enemies on the left these days, i suppose.

James Wolcott likes him, good nuff eh

He was used as one in, oh, the last 4 months for the prez to do his usual unconstitutional thang.

― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 22 October 2011 19:20 (2 hours ago)

The Obama administration never had to bother with any wartime propaganda because they experienced almost no resistance from the right or from the media w/r/t the intervention. The idea that they used Qaddafi to advance some political agenda and that now they need some new scapegoat is really silly.

mmmm, yer really silly

DennisThePerrin
Sort of like JFK lying in state -- except that JFK killed far more people than did Qaddafi. http://tiny.cc/anvw3

"Unconstitutional Thang" sounds like an Infinity Within b-side.

Can we add Ruth Buzzi to Morbs faves?

LIFE WOULD BE BETTER if our career politicians were limited to two terms: one in office and one in prison.

only if Arte Johnson is silent

He's doing standup in NY soon! All you fans should come out.

http://dennisperrin.blogspot.com/2011/11/soon.html

if that poster is a preview of the kind of lulz on display...

I wonder if he'll do the Black Muslim Acid bit.

Tina Fey on Jimmy Fallon is as authentic as Bob Hope on Johnny Carson.

man i hate when talk show interviews lack authenticity

She should be KEEPING IT REAL for great social justice.

"so how have you been tina"
"oh not so good, jimmy, what with all these drone strikes"

u guys don't fucking understand, but it's the world we've made for you so eh

Admit it: if you were pinned down by sniper fire, you'd follow Tim Tebow to safer ground.

if YOU were pinned down by sniper fire it would probably be tebow behind the scope

Mr Perrin Goes to the Kennedy Center

http://dennisperrin.blogspot.com/2012/01/get-sprung.html

lol @ url

I usually counter with, What about Dulles? I've never heard a liberal denounce that airport's name.

lol i have.

Gingrich's ex-wife says Newt wanted an open marriage. Who knew the GOP had two Mormons running?

.........

they already had two mormons running

two mormons run into a bar

Watched All The President's Men last night with someone who hadn't seen it. It'd been ages for me, so the film felt fresh as well. Not only is ATPM a time capsule in style and subject matter (remember investigatory journalism?), it reinforces how imperial corruption has sharpened.

"Jeez, that Nixon was a piece of work."

"He was a brutal, paranoid fuck," I replied. "Sad thing is, Obama's worse."

Oh man is he ever. Difference is, Obama's smoother. No self-pitying rants from him. Obama makes you feel good about awful things. If you're predisposed to it, that is.

The past four years will do little to dampen liberal spirits. They're already revved up, intent to keep fascist Republicans out of the White House. That no Repub running can match Obama's authoritarian record is beside the point. If anything, it deepens liberal love for Their President. As the year slogs on, this mindset will intensify. By election day, the only way decent Americans can forestall a Nazi putsch is to give Obama another term.

Again, it's a great system for those who own it.

http://dennisperrin.blogspot.com/2012/01/do-creep.html

Thanks Madonna, for keeping the queer imperial vibe going.

Thanks Morbius, for keeping the queer imperious vibe going.

Tina Fey on Jimmy Fallon is as authentic as Bob Hope on Johnny Carson.

Assuming Perrin's point is that Fey-on-Fallon is inauthentic (which wasn't necessarily obvious to me), I wonder what about her recent appearance made him say this. I realize that there's an element of theatre in all talk-show appearances, but Fey and Fallon seem to have such an easy, genuine camaraderie.

Social justice is slow, halting, boring, and decidedly unsexy. Fuck it. I'll just vote Democrat.

http://www.bravotv.com/media/images/persons/dish-111011-housewives-tell-it-like-it-is-promote.jpg

Mitt Romney was a violent bully as a teen. Clearly he's unqualified to be Commander in Chief.

The reason why liberals don't march against Obama is that pavement hurts their kneecaps. #Obama2012

the kind of laughter that comes from hearing someone say something you could've posted to an ilx politics thread

nuthin better

Dennis Perrin ‏@DennisThePerrin
Obama on Vietnam sounds worse than Nixon. Which means that liberals were wrong about Nixon. Right? #Obama2012

I heard some of O's Memorial Day speech and repressed vomit. How about you?

this is Dr M, not DP. Glad you've become a follower, Mordy!

i don't listen to presidential memorial day speeches

Liberal icon Woodrow Wilson jailed and deported labor activists. Obama ignoring them must be an improvement.

Justice John Roberts, who cast the vote that made liberals ecstatic, was appointed by George W. Bush. Thanks again Ralph Nader!

A white corporatist Mormon gets booed by the NAACP? Next you'll tell me that a Black corporatist Christian won't bother to show up. ‪#NAACP‬

"There is never any justification for violence." Preach it, Mr. President! #NobelPrize

I haven't seen this much of Big Bird since 5th grade. If only Romney would attack Bruce Lee.

I dreamed that liberals tried to make Ann Coulter relevant again, but clearly it's my fevered imagination.

is it this guy's schtick being ironically hacky?