Archive of entries posted on 22nd June 2009

Capitalist Propaganda: “Yankee Dood It”

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From 1956, a Looney Tunes piece that ends up slipping in a plug for capitalism, “Yankee Dood It“:


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After a good five minutes of goofy cartoon antics, the Shoemaker eventually pops the question:

“But I want to stay in business. How can I do it?” Whereupon the helpful elf gives him an earful of free-market know-how.

Were this cartoon made today, I fear the answer would be “give a few hundred thousand dollars to Barack Obama in the form of ‘campaign donations’ that don’t trigger the reporting requirement, don’t give your executives bonuses that are ‘too big’, and for heaven’s sake, DON’T GO TO VEGAS!”

Obama is so useless and ineffective as president that…

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…while Iranian protesters were being murdered, he went out for ice cream.

Obama Loves His Ice Cream

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Found this image from Jim Treacher of Obama enjoying his ice cream while Iran burns.


Obama sure loves his ice cream. And the other day he swatted a fly and tied his own shoe. He’s a big boy. Isn’t he adorable?

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Useless

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Obama is kind of a useless ninny. In America, we like our president to stand up for freedom and democracy, but Obama felt like he couldn’t even be bother to make a mildly forceful statement about Iran until people were being shot in the street because he didn’t want to appear “meddlesome.” Of course, with the economy and health care, its full speed ahead on being meddlesome despite that he obviously had no idea what he’s doing.

Yes, by making the wrong statement, Obama might have made things worse. So he kept silent and he’s done nothing. Some call that prudent, I call it being a coward. Just because you can do the wrong thing standing up for what’s right doesn’t mean you should be too afraid to do anything. At least not if you’re the leader of the free world.

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House of Payne of House of Payne International has honored IMAO with the “The Mitt Romney Honorary Suspected Arsonist Award – presented to IMAO by House of Payne International” Award.

As much as we at IMAO enjoy playing with fire, we generally discourage the combustion of non-terrorist property. Yes, we know how compulsively entrancing those pretty, pretty flames are, just as we are familiar with the dark and secret longing for the near-erotic thrill of watching the magic embers fly to the heavens as the filthy earth below is cleansed and purified.

That’s why we live in America, where the National Anthem celebrates rockets and bombs, and children are encouraged to play with explosives every summer.

Although I think this year we’ll try setting fire to a pile of over-taxed tea bags. Napalm may smell like victory, but burning tea smells like independence.

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Random Thoughts

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The biggest threat to Obama’s popularity seems to be him doing anything more complicated than swatting a fly.

Obama isn’t actively harming the Iranian protestors; how much do we expect from him?

The way Obama got wall to wall coverage of him swatting a fly, it’s a bit like the media are proud parents doting over their newborn.

When wife asked me to do the dishes last night, I refused saying I didn’t want to appear meddlesome.

OW! A neutrino just shot right through me! ow ow ow ow ow

Does La Raza still want California? It might be less trouble for us to just get rid of it at this point.

I will start a new country to support democracy: Democrator. I will be its dictator.

Most of the time I can be okay with an Obama presidency, but sometimes I just can’t take what an unprincipled, ginormous sissy he is.

Has anyone been able to reach the Iranian protesters to let them know whether Obama enjoyed his ice cream?

Why would we want Obama to do something about Iran anyway? We’ve seen what happens when we tries to do something about the economy.

Wouldn’t we be better off if, instead of spending trillions on “stimulus”, Obama just went out for ice cream?

Some presidents like standing strong on issues of right and wrong and some like ice cream. That’s just the way the world is.

Even more than the socialism, I can’t stand America’s leader being such a gigantic sissy.

I guess Obama won’t be completely useless if he one days makes a good cautionary tale.

Why did they put lead into paint? Fear of Superman looking into houses?