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65. I love "Blazing Saddles" and

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 07:41 PM

Jan 2013

Cleavon Little was outstanding in the role of the sheriff! This shot is from what is definitely one of the funniest movie scenes of all time ... even when its not so subtle subtext is the tragedy of race relations in the US of A.

But the self-annihilation of today's - and it is exactly that - is not funny at all. If the RW nihilist nutcases would just go off somewhere or fade away quietly, we would all be the better for it. Instead, they are so deluded and delusional that they actually take themselves seriously and try as hard as they can to wreck the whole country with their downright meanness and constant poutrage.

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Boehner: Obama Wants To ‘Annihilate’ The GOP [View all] DonViejo Jan 2013 OP

I think the GOP is trying to annihilate itself first. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #1

Agreed Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #13

Got that right DFW Jan 2013 #23

Like always they attribute their own behavior to their opponents. Kablooie Jan 2013 #89

Nobody does it better! lebkuchen Jan 2013 #104

Sounds good to me. And they seem to helping quite a bit. n/t woodsprite Jan 2013 #2

They don't need any effing help libodem Jan 2013 #3

+100! n/t Lugnut Jan 2013 #16

+2000 AsahinaKimi Jan 2013 #32

It's nice to see you back, Kimi. yardwork Jan 2013 #62

hi hi AsahinaKimi Jan 2013 #90

Boehner hates competition. bluedigger Jan 2013 #4

Touche! Cha Jan 2013 #22

Ha! Good one. bitchkitty Jan 2013 #98

shove us into the dustbin of history Flashmann Jan 2013 #5

Projection------thy name is republican thelordofhell Jan 2013 #6

Eeeeyup! GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #77

Fucking useless party BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #7

suicide by *g*op? n/t eggplant Jan 2013 #8

Check us out 1:33pm libodem Jan 2013 #9

It's happening - he's just looking to shift the blame. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #10

He could be Syracuse University's new basketball mascot George II Jan 2013 #43

Their problems wouldn't have anything to do with their own deficiencies. Cary Jan 2013 #11

Is there any hope for conservatives? Downtown Hound Jan 2013 #15

The only hope I have for conservatives is that they go away quietly like Mitt did George II Jan 2013 #46

I would call that DJ13 Jan 2013 #12

Here's hopin'... n/t Downtown Hound Jan 2013 #14

Oh, yeah. The President is the hostile one. narnian60 Jan 2013 #17

The single most important thing we want to achieve,"is to annihilate the GOP" Blue4Texas Jan 2013 #18

Ditto to that! RiverNoord Jan 2013 #107

Where's a Michelle Obama eye roll when we need one? Blue Owl Jan 2013 #19

THANK YOU OBAMA!!! Skittles Jan 2013 #20

Hey Bonehead adieu Jan 2013 #21

Here's the GOP being threatened with annihilation... Richardo Jan 2013 #24

Ha! Cary Jan 2013 #25

I feel bad posting that pic in this context... Richardo Jan 2013 #28

Written by Richard Pryor....oh how I miss that man! nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #29

At first, Richard Pryor was supposed to play this part. Brigid Jan 2013 #40

I think Mel was right--have the writer and actor different, for some perspective and msanthrope Jan 2013 #45

Well, Cleavon Little was very funny in the role. Brigid Jan 2013 #48

I love "Blazing Saddles" and BlueMTexpat Jan 2013 #65

You nailed it decrepittex Jan 2013 #83

Repukes don't need PBO to annihilate them meow2u3 Jan 2013 #26

^^^ This. (nt) apnu Jan 2013 #39

Sounds like a plan to me. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #27

Not annihilate. Just... hobble it a little. /nt Ash_F Jan 2013 #30

Why stop at annihilate? Dago T Jan 2013 #31

No, he wants to work with them FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #33

me too. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #100

G.O.P. -- God-awful Old Pricks lastlib Jan 2013 #34

More total, complete nonsense from the right wing. mwb970 Jan 2013 #35

If only it were true Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #36

Works for me. n/t Earth Bound Misfit Jan 2013 #37

OT, love your sig pic! Pool Hall Ace Jan 2013 #97

I'm Still Waiting For Your Apology Speaker Boehner DallasNE Jan 2013 #38

That is patently untrue. Liberal Veteran Jan 2013 #41

"Annihilate" is a strong word, I think he just wants to squash them like the cockroaches they are! George II Jan 2013 #42

Annihilate HA obama2terms Jan 2013 #44

LOL Boner boy is doing a great job of helping him. LOL nt Javaman Jan 2013 #47

They can do that themselves. santamargarita Jan 2013 #49

Dustbin of History Sounds Lovely otohara Jan 2013 #50

Laughable. Laelth Jan 2013 #51

O Please reps are committing suicide abelenkpe Jan 2013 #52

Excellent. damnedifIknow Jan 2013 #53

Oh, the things they'll say for money....... Burma Jones Jan 2013 #54

Actually, I don't think he does, John. tanyev Jan 2013 #55

To quote the immoral The Wizard Jan 2013 #56

I don't see that at all. It is clearly the other way around. The GOP wants to annihilate our PRES. olddad56 Jan 2013 #57

Works for me. truebluegreen Jan 2013 #58

Rocktivity: Boehner wants to ‘Annihilate’ Obama rocktivity Jan 2013 #59

Obama's successful Presidency gives the nation a comparison with which to judge randr Jan 2013 #60

The GOP loses evertime they open their mouths! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #61

I hope that he is correct. nt ladjf Jan 2013 #63

Well of course, payback is SteveG Jan 2013 #64

They just cannot accept responsibility for their own behavior, lifesbeautifulmagic Jan 2013 #66

I hope Obama succeeds. Luschnig Jan 2013 #67

No John, the gop is doing a bang-up job of self-annihilation. Dont call me Shirley Jan 2013 #68

If he did...so what? Ken Burch Jan 2013 #69

Funny, So do I. IrishAle Jan 2013 #70

the gop SemperEadem Jan 2013 #71

Sorry Boehner you and your republican cohorts are doing the job yourselves by being kimbutgar Jan 2013 #72

Projecting Much? Phlem Jan 2013 #73

"The dustbin" would be a step up. gkhouston Jan 2013 #74

Obama Third Doctor Jan 2013 #75

That is laughable considering how hard Obama tried to work with them. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #76

Now why would a 2nd-term president ever want to annihilate the political party whose job #1 was indepat Jan 2013 #78

If all it takes is a nug to push the clowns over the cliff.. and-justice-for-all Jan 2013 #79

Sore. Loser. BadgerKid Jan 2013 #80

Someone tell Boner . . . OldRedneck Jan 2013 #81

I'd like to tell John decrepittex Jan 2013 #82

Paranoid Politics as Unusual as Usual. You go John, your rhetoric is helping with the annihilation. Coyotl Jan 2013 #84

I'm a Dalek when it comes to the Republican Party Cobalt-60 Jan 2013 #85

Instead of annihilation, why don't we just drown it in a bathtub? (n/t) Jim Lane Jan 2013 #86

In my dreams (and Boehner's drunken ramblings) Tom Ripley Jan 2013 #87

more fearmongering olddad56 Jan 2013 #88

He says this as if it's a bad thing. King_Klonopin Jan 2013 #91

I was under the impression they xxqqqzme Jan 2013 #92

More like he's allowing them to commit suicide. tclambert Jan 2013 #93

How can you push someone who is already in mid-swan-dive? JHB Jan 2013 #94

Corporatists want Democrats and Republicans to hate each other woo me with science Jan 2013 #95

Who has been hostile for the last 3 1/2 years? davidpdx Jan 2013 #96

Boner is right, for once! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #99

The GOP never take responsibility for anything they do wrong. Like abusers, it is always someone appleannie1 Jan 2013 #101

It was the republicans Madmiddle Jan 2013 #102

Hopefull my earnest prayers will be answered. Maybe there is a just God after all. olegramps Jan 2013 #103

If only. KamaAina Jan 2013 #105

Boner and his party are self destructing SmittynMo Jan 2013 #106