What do you say everybody, should we try it again? (your big brag is that you share a skill with a muppet)

January 2003

“The GOP chaos in the House of Representatives was pretty fun to watch. Kevin McCarthy and the GOP were full of bravado about how they would seize the gavel as a show of Republican power and confront Joe Biden and the Democrats. Instead, we got this split screen: feuding Republicans in utter chaos on the House floor while Joe Biden was eating peach cobbler at a barbecue joint in Cincinnati. While Biden’s chowing down on cobbler, Republicans are melting down before our eyes and proving to our nation they just can’t be trusted to govern. McCarthy ultimately lost 11 straight votes as of Thursday evening. And the crazy thing is, because nothing else can happen until a speaker is elected, McCarthy just has to sit there losing votes over and over. It’s like getting all the way up to the altar and then your fiance says ‘I don’t’, and instead of going home the priest says ‘what do you say everybody, should we try it again?’” —Seth Meyers

“After four days of drama, a far-right inter-Republican rebellion and 15 votes, Kevin McCarthy was finally elected speaker of the House at 12.29am on Saturday morning. Generally speaking, that is not the sign of a healthy democracy. Nothing good happens after midnight on a Friday. If you’re that old and you’re up after midnight, you’re probably drunk and buying something real dumb off QVC.” —Seth Meyers

“Oh? Can you? Because the only person in that chamber that I trust to count is this lady, the House clerk, Cheryl Johnson, who presided over all 15 votes. It’s not exactly confidence-inspiring when you’re trying to become second in line to the presidency and your big brag is that you share a skill with a muppet.” —Seth Meyers

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2022/08/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and.html

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth 

and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

Admirable punctuality for a group of kids who were always high (Far out, man)

April 2021

“And this April 20 is the big one, because today, 4/20 turned 50. Fifty! That means it’s old enough to sneak off into the garage while the kids are at soccer practice and smoke half a joint, but then it has a panic attack, so it spends the afternoon on the couch drinking water and watching QVC. Far out, man.” —Stephen Colbert

“This is the 50th anniversary because, back in 1971, a group of California high school students used to gather to smoke pot every day at 4:20 p.m. Admirable punctuality for a group of kids who were always high.” —Stephen Colbert

“Not really as edgy, is it, as it used to be? Do you know what I mean? Now that marijuana is legal in California, you know? Sort of feels like the equivalent of White Wine Day.” —James Corden

“I hope we don’t get caught up in the commercialism of 4/20 and forget the real meaning of 4/20, you know?” —James Corden

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html 

“A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic. 

A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

Like when he walked in, he asked to see the maitre d' (The two classes are coming together)

February 2012

“Donald Trump has now endorsed Mitt Romney. Imagine that, a billionaire reaching out to a millionaire. The two classes are coming together.” –Jay Leno

“This week, Mitt Romney went to a McDonald's restaurant to show that he's a normal American... just a regular guy. You can tell he hasn't spent a lot of time there. Like when he walked in, he asked to see the maitre d'.” –Jay Leno

“There are signs that Newt Gingrich’s campaign is starting to run out of money. He’s dropped Tiffanys and he’s buying all of his jewelry on QVC now.” –Jay Leno

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2016/06/john-hulse-collected-poems-1985-2015.html

“A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic. 

A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night On Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

He’s buying all of his jewelry on QVC now

“Donald Trump has now endorsed Mitt Romney. Imagine that, a billionaire reaching out to a millionaire. The two classes are coming together.” –Jay Leno





“This week, Mitt Romney went to a McDonald's restaurant to show that he's a normal American... just a regular guy. You can tell he hasn't spent a lot of time there. Like when he walked in, he asked to see the maitre d'.” –Jay Leno



“There are signs that Newt Gingrich’s campaign is starting to run out of money. He’s dropped Tiffany and he’s buying all of his jewelry on QVC now.” –Jay Leno 

John Hulse photography