August 24, 2009

"Watch These Terrible People Yapping At Each Other."

A Wonkette headline that I tried to read out loud and said: "Watch These Terrible People Lapping At Each Other." Ah, remember the original Wonkette? Everything was sexy somehow. Now... I don't read it enough to know what the point is, other than to make everything sound funny, though in this case the headline has nothing to do with what is supposed to be so hilarious: Al Sharpton is really skinny now.

Rush Limbaugh is skinny now too.
He looks like this:



Ironically, Al Franken is quite fat.

Isn't it sweet that Rush posed in front of a picture of his kitty cat's bowl? Does Al Franken have a cat? Google image search suggests no:

51 comments:

Anonymous said...

Was Rush's kitty lapping at its Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 gal., 128 fl. oz.?

VW: remiact. Al Franken has been consuming mass quantities lately.

Bob said...

Rush looks as if he had a facelift at some point, also.

word verification: nards. I'm not joking.

Jeremy said...

What makes you think Al Franken is fat?

Randy said...

Jeremy: Maybe it was seeing a picture like this one.

Jeremy said...

Randy, That picture isn't representative of him being "fat." I also have no idea when it was even taken.

Do YOU?

What is it with you idiots...you appear to despise anybody who doesn't agree with your politics.

And by the way...do you really believe the fat leader of the GOP will remain at the weight he touts today?

Hoosier Daddy said...

Fat or skinny, Franken is still a moron.

Bushman of the Kohlrabi said...

What is it with you idiots...you appear to despise anybody who doesn't agree with your politics.


LOL. This was just too funny to pass up.

Bissage said...
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Hoosier Daddy said...

LOL. This was just too funny to pass up.

Jeremy wouldn't recognize irony if it smacked him upside his head.

Bissage said...

That Punkin sure is one good-looking cat!

garage mahal said...

I bet if Al Franken had a maid, he would never send them out to a Denny's in West Palm with a cigar box full of cash to have it filled up with Oxycontin.

Was in Vegas for 5 days, did you guys miss me?

Randy said...

Jeremy, Here's another one, published 6/30/2009

Hoosier Daddy said...

Was in Vegas for 5 days, did you guys miss me?

You were gone?

ricpic said...

Wow, Rush looks great! Wish I could take a mere 10 lbs off and keep them off. Looks like he's taken 80 lbs off. He'll probably regain a good deal of weight but what an achievement so far.

SteveR said...

Randy, which chin are you calling fat?

I'm Full of Soup said...

If I had a maid, I'd send them to Denny's to bring me back a Grand Slam breakfast.

Hoosier Daddy said...

Jeremy, Here's another one, published

In fairness to the duly elected clown from Minnesota, I wouldn't call him 'fat'. I'm watching a couple walking down the sidewalk now who are probably a biscuit short of half a ton combined so looking at Franken, no, I don' think he's fat.

A moron yes.

I'm Full of Soup said...

Garage:

No not really. :)

Hoosier Daddy said...

If I had a maid, I'd send them to Denny's to bring me back a Grand Slam breakfast.

Well mine would be wearing a French maid outfit with visible garters and 4 inch heels and I wouldn't be sending her anywhere.

That's what Pablo the pool boy is for.

John said...

"I bet if Al Franken had a maid, he would never send them out to a Denny's in West Palm with a cigar box full of cash to have it filled up with Oxycontin."

Yeah because as a 1970s and early 80s SNL allum he never snorted any coke or popped any pills. Considering his former line of work, I dare say Frankin has popped a lot more pills than Limbaugh ever dreamed of.

Wonkette was only interesting for like a week back in 2004 when Anne Marie Cox was hooking on Capitol Hill. After that, it was all down hill from there.

garage mahal said...

Garage:

No not really. :)


C'mon man!

Randy said...

Hoosier Daddy: There's a difference between "fat" and "obese."

Hoosier Daddy said...

Hoosier Daddy: There's a difference between "fat" and "obese."

Agreed. Yes Franken can probably afford to drop 20lbs as could probably 75% of the country but I still don't consider the guy fat. Just my opinion.

AllenS said...

Somewhere, someone, maybe more than one place, and maybe more than one person, is saying: "Man, that was a long 5 days."

Just kidding, garage.

WV: nutele

Wouldn't you know it.

Randy said...

Hoosier Daddy: Oh, neither do I. I was just providing pics that reinforce the impression that he's fat. There are others out there that don't give that impression.

(IOW, it was just an exercise in bear-baiting ;-)

bearbee said...

Ironically, Al Franken is quite fat.

Other than being part of the usual senatorial dead weight, Franken appears in the Limbaugh weight range.

Hoosier Daddy said...

Interestingly enough Rush eschews exercise as a method to losing weight and I'm rather surprised he shed as much tonnage by diet alone.

wv coodizes = What Obama thinks you get from shaking hands with wee weeed Republicans.

William said...

On their radio shows, both Franken and Limbaugh were inclined to go over the top--Limbaugh in a funny, inventive way, Franken with more harshness and less humor. It is instructive to note that although the Democrats like to portray Limbaugh as the voice of the Republican Party, they actually elected their drivelmeister to the Senate. Franken is an example of how Democrats fail upward......I like Limbaugh infinitely better than Franken. I am therefore pained to report that within the next five years Franken will be still be chunky and Rush will again be fat.

MadisonMan said...

Limbaugh has a cat.

You mean Methadras is wrong about something? (Else, I guess I should add) :)

Joan said...

MM: Methadras is way wrong. I have cats. In fact, my cat acquisition coincided perfectly with my conversion to conservatism. But Methadras is wrong simply because pet ownership has nothing to do with politics.

Franken isn't fat but he does look a bit puffy. Rush looks terrific, but even he jokes about his yo-yo dieting.

I'm Full of Soup said...

Garage:

Did you win any money in Vegas?

Ralph L said...

Rush looks like he had bariatric surgery.

WV - decal - Saw one last week that said HONK (with the Obama logo in the O) if I'm paying your mortgage.

Methadras said...

MadisonMan said...

Limbaugh has a cat.

You mean Methadras is wrong about something? (Else, I guess I should add) :)

8/24/09 11:42 AM

Blogger Joan said...

MM: Methadras is way wrong. I have cats. In fact, my cat acquisition coincided perfectly with my conversion to conservatism. But Methadras is wrong simply because pet ownership has nothing to do with politics.

Franken isn't fat but he does look a bit puffy. Rush looks terrific, but even he jokes about his yo-yo dieting.


My little treatise on cat = liberal vs. dog = conservative was just an abstract from my mind on my observations of who generally tends to be a cat owner and their politics vs. who is a dog owner and their politics. It was a generality that I've observed over time, but obviously there is much overlap. It was never meant to be a right or wrong thing, but that's cool. At least it's dovetailed into this discussion quite nicely.

I never knew Limbaugh was a cat owner. Actually, I hadn't realized he had any pets at all. But I'm glad he's lost weight, but he looks kinda weird.

MadisonMan said...

BTW, to complete that ensemble, Rush really needs a nice wide white belt.

Methadras said...

MadisonMan said...

BTW, to complete that ensemble, Rush really needs a nice wide white belt.


And a glittery cape?

Methadras said...

Jeremy said...

What makes you think Al Franken is fat?


His head. Have you seen it lately?

Methadras said...

Jeremy said...

What is it with you idiots...you appear to despise anybody who doesn't agree with your politics.


IRONY!!! COME FORTH!!!

Joe said...

I don't like Al Franken at all, but I wouldn't say he's fat. He's what happens to everyone in middle-age; he's chunky. Probably overweight by the perverse BMI standard, but statistically will live longer as a result.

(By contrast, Limbaugh's yo-yo extreme dieting will probably kill him early. In other words, Limbaugh will probably kick the bucket in his 70s while Franken lives to his 80s or 90s.)

Alex said...

Interesting that people have different definitions of what "fat" means. F.e., I know Titus would think anything other then the 7% you see on fitness models is "fat", for others being close to the size of a beached-whale... Fascinating what one learns on Althouse!

VW: bewings - be like the Ewings.

Alex said...

Joe - Rush's problem is he could never resist having dinner every night at Ruth's Chris steakhouse. Usually a 1000 calorie+ meal. He's simply a glutton who sometimes loses the weight in one-last-gasp of discipline before he finally loses himself to his insatiable appetite!

WV. weadose - weirdos in Engrish

garage mahal said...

Garage:

Did you win any money in Vegas?


No, I'm down a hard $400. Friggin asian dealers, they ate me up, as always. Not sure why the hell that is either. Had a great time though, we stayed at the Mandalay this time. Awesome hotel.

bagoh20 said...

"Friggin asian dealers, they ate me up, as always. Not sure why the hell that is either."

That's the designed outcome, practiced, honed, proven. You always lose eventually.

Like socialism.

Anonymous said...

Friggin asian dealers, they ate me up, as always. Not sure why the hell that is either.

No doubt you're scrutable to them.

Freeman Hunt said...

If I buy an animal that is not a fish or ant, it will be a cat.

Rush's girlfriend set him up with his current weight loss program. He said the name of it, but I can't remember what it was. He looks good.

Jeremy said...

The secret to shrinkage, Limbaugh said, is Quick Weight Loss Centers, a Florida-based company that combines a low-calorie diet, office visits and supplements. The supplements include protein boosters, carbohydrate blockers and appetite suppressants.

SPEED.

Bushman of the Kohlrabi said...

Rumor has it Rush is now thinner than Titus.

wv hysmses - ancient Egyptian gynecologists

Alex said...

Rumor has it Rush is now thinner than Titus.

No way. Titus has 7% body fat and the physique of a Greek god - or so he tells us.

Methadras said...

Alex said...

No way. Titus has 7% body fat and the physique of a Greek god - or so he tells us.


No, that's just one of his pinched loaves.

Laura(southernxyl) said...

Hoosier Daddy, everybody ought to have a maid.

Hoosier Daddy said...

Friggin asian dealers, they ate me up, as always.

My sympathies garage. I hate friggin asian dealers too. Bastards should stick with laundromats rather then taking your hard earned money.

After all taking your hard earned money is Obama's job.

Hoosier Daddy said...

Hoosier Daddy, everybody ought to have a maid.

LOL!