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News, but not the serious kind
Stir that succotash, will ya, Newt?
Excuse me, I hate to complain and everything, but…
Yes, what is it, Governor Gingrich?
Well, I’m not a governor. I used to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives. I’m running for the Republican nomination, and I was wondering, how come I have to eat in the kitchen, standing up?
Oh, this is Iowa, Governor. Everybody eats in the kitchen.
Hang on just a minute, I can see that Rick Perry guy getting his picture taken with folks, and there’s Michele Bachmann signing autographs and what-not, and here I am standing next to some lady in an apron…
Right, Governor, I need you to reach over and stir that big vat of succotash on the stove for a minute. Mix ‘er up real good, will you?
Obama’s golden opportunity?
Okay staff, we all know we’ve got a problem. The president isn’t as popular as he used to be. His numbers are down, and the Republicans are slinging mud. Anybody got an idea?
Uh, could he save a small child from a burning runaway freight train, Boss?
Hmmmm. Not bad, Lamar, but he’s done that twice already. I think he needs something different this time.
Hey Boss, it’s just a thought, but maybe it’s time to call in Brady?
BRADY! Yes! The incredible image-boosting golden retriever! That’s brilliant! Is Brady available?
Yeah, but you know Brady, he’s still making all those demands.
If hijackers and kidnappers were as cute as Brady, nobody would want to be released….
Eat it off the stick, Rick!
Blog Guy, when Michele Bachmann came out ahead in that Iowa straw poll thing you did a pithy analysis attributing the success to eating a corn dog in public. So where does that leave the newest candidate, Texas Governor Rick Perry, who didn’t compete in the Iowa event? Is he home free?
Hardly. He had to race to Iowa yesterday for some serious catch-up.
Heh, heh, heh. You mean Ketchup?
Stop punning with my punditry. The fact remains, no candidate has ever not won the nomination without not eating an Iowa State Fair corn dog.
Can you repeat that?
I’d be surprised if I could.
Michele Bachmann, the wurst winner ever?
“I am Ioway born and bred, and on Ioway corn I’m fed…” **
Hey Blog Guy, so Michele Bachmann won that Iowa thing. What do you think swung it her way?
Are you serious? She ate a corn dog in public. How could anybody top that?
I mean, sure, Romney ate a porkchop on a stick, but nobody really put it on the line like Bachmann did.
I don’t believe I’m familiar with corn dogs. What’s in them?
I suppose it’s a mixture of corn and dog, but don’t hold me to that. It’s just a guess.
BG…Your “target demographic” would neither “get” nor appreciate the OE Blog. I guess you’re stuck with us, so maybe you should just “Let It Ride.”
@Nosmmo – No matter what else, she’s a politician, so she’s singing a medly of BTO: “Gimme Me Your Money Please,” “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” amd “Roll on Down the Highway.”
Cheese it! It’s Wonder Woman!
Blog Guy, you have a lot of inside info on politics and I’m hoping you can clear something up for me. I’ve heard that Sarah Palin may actually be Wonder Woman.
Whoa! You may be on to something there, Ace.
It all fits! Palin rides a motorcycle, just like the real Wonder Woman, and she always travels with her faithful calf, Shep, and her wise-cracking sidekick, Todd….
Um…
And what could be a better secret identity than “former Alaska governor.” Who would ever suspect that?
I mean, she’s free to go fight evil in Iowa, New Hampshire, anyplace where crime is rampant and there may be voters!
Hmm…wonder woman… nice pair…(of bracelets)!!
…seriously, what were YOU thinking?
Politicians and their pork…
Blog Guy, can you settle a bet I have with my bartender’s pedicurist?
More bets between random unlikely professions, huh? What is it this time?
That Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. Has he ever seen a porkchop?
You know, I don’t think so. In these photos from the Iowa State Fair he’s eating a grilled porkchop on a stick, and it looks for all the world like he’s about one bite away from chewing the napkin.
That would be quite a gaffe, wouldn’t it?
I suppose, although it couldn’t be any goofier than this other Iowa shot, of Romney holding an ear of corn.
Walter for POTUS! I wonder whether his relationship with the then First Lady would improve! From what I’ve seen so far, it’s not that great right now.
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Eating before speaking never a good idea…*burp*