Periodically, ScrappleFace editor Scott Ott writes a non-satirical column at Townhall.com. Below is an excerpt of his latest and a link so you can read more.
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About 18 months ago, I announced that I was pretending to run for the presidency. Frankly, the day-to-day responsibilities of work, church and family have prevented me from taking a very active part in my own faux campaign.
However, I did manage to participate in last night’s televised debate, moderated by former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw. This morning, I reviewed the video and published transcripts on the internet and found that most, if not all, of my contribution to this civic forum had been mysteriously deleted. So, as a public service, I here provide a transcript of the questions and my answers to help you make a well-informed decision at the polls on November 4.
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ScottOtt.Townhall.com
25 responses so far ↓
1 everthink // Oct 8, 2008 at 3:03 pm
McDuffy flops again.
ET
2 boberinyetagain // Oct 8, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Very good answers indeed. Are you sure you have a faux candidacy going there?
>> I guess that all depends on what the meaning of faux is. — Scott Ott
3 JamesonLewis3rd // Oct 8, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Fortunately, in last night’s so-called “debate”, BO showed the world he is a pathetic liar.
4 Hawkeye // Oct 8, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Excellent answers, Sir Scott. Of course you have the advantage of not doing it live on TV… but then I think you would have still done better than either of the guys out there.
5 boberinyetagain // Oct 8, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Ah “parsing” now are we Mr. Ott. You would indeed make a fine candidate.
JL3, I’d like to find something kind to say about that remark but literally nothing comes to mind…they were BOTH very poor liars and if you didn’t notice that, shame on you!
6 gafisher // Oct 8, 2008 at 4:55 pm
JL3 and Bober, I have to disagree with both of you. Obama is neither a pathetic liar nor a poor one, but in fact quite skillful at it.
I hope faux is the opposite of friend, because I’m getting really tired of hearing every other sentence prefaced with “my friends …”
7 Fred Sinclair // Oct 8, 2008 at 5:30 pm
You’re not getting much about this from the MSM (Oregon has stopped too)
Gov. Schwarzenegger Vetoes Illegal Alien Driver’s License Bill
Posted on Thursday, October 02 @ 12:58:39 CDT
I tried to post this on a prior thread but the link didn’t make it ‘live’.
btw I’ve known faux friends, they’re ok so long as you agree with them 100% but disagree or confront them with truth and you have a new worst bitter enemy!
faux |fō|
adjective [ attrib. ]
artificial or imitation; false : a string of faux pearls.
ORIGIN late 20th cent.: French, literally ‘false.’
8 Fred Sinclair // Oct 8, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Rush pointed out that Tom “Jurassic Park” Brokaw took great care in never mentioning abortion, guns and other ‘hot button’ subjects that would have sprung a leak in Obama’s boat.
9 JamesonLewis3rd // Oct 8, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Oh, I did not mean that BO was an unskillful liar. I meant that he inspires scornful pity because the Truth is anathema to him and he is proud of it.
10 mindknumbed kid // Oct 8, 2008 at 5:53 pm
This one was my favorite.
“I’ll move as fast as climate change does. I’ll sign a global warming bill that will jack up your taxes and louse up the free market just as soon my Oval Office carpet gets damp with salt water from the rising Atlantic Ocean.”
11 Fred Sinclair // Oct 8, 2008 at 6:06 pm
SCOTUS nominations and immigration were the other two subjects in addition to abortion and gun control that Tom “Jurassic Park” Brokaw carefully avoided.
Ok … now here’s a video of Obama supporters that will warm your heart! FOX news reports that the teacher who directed it just got suspended, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxJ7t3U3TDg
12 gafisher // Oct 8, 2008 at 6:43 pm
JL3, somehow I thought that was what you had in mind.
13 J. Cougar Melancholy // Oct 8, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Fredster,
If Tom’s Jurassic, McCain must be downright Triassic.
That video’s awesome! Obama instills hope and self-confidence in those youngsters and the teacher shouldn’t have been suspended! I just hope to Jebus they’re old enough to vote.
14 gafisher // Oct 8, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Good answers, Scott. Ronald Reagan would be proud.
Who would you pick for VP?
wv - Change Needed - these are random?
15 gafisher // Oct 8, 2008 at 7:24 pm
“Obama instills hope and self-confidence in those youngsters …”
At that age it’s not “instilling,” it’s “indoctrination.”
Here’s a cute followup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-2Fwx5RU0
16 mindknumbed kid // Oct 8, 2008 at 7:34 pm
They all say that “because of Obama, I’m…” How sad that they can’t be anything without someone else’s help.
17 mindknumbed kid // Oct 8, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Because of Christ, I have an eternal home reserved in Heaven. Other than that, I do for myself. Don’t put your faith in man, man is a hopeless case.
18 camojack // Oct 8, 2008 at 7:59 pm
mindknumbed kid // Oct 8, 2008 at 5:53 pm
This one was my favorite.
“I’ll move as fast as climate change does. I’ll sign a global warming bill that will jack up your taxes and louse up the free market just as soon my Oval Office carpet gets damp with salt water from the rising Atlantic Ocean.”
Yes, it was my favorite too. In a word: never. I like it!
19 Darthmeister // Oct 8, 2008 at 8:50 pm
The Donks and the Obama campaign - aided and abetted by George Soros’ millions and at least $42 million in illegal foreign donations - aren’t taking any chances. Even though they are nationally outspending the McCain campaign by a margin of 3 to 1 and in North Carolina outspending him by a margin of 7 to 1, they are still ramping up their campaign of voter fraud led by their more outstanding fraudulent voter registration organization, ACORN.
To parody a George Orwell quote: Obama supporters everywhere can sleep easier at night knowing that crooked liberal Democrats stand ready to cheat on their behalf.
20 mindknumbed kid // Oct 8, 2008 at 8:53 pm
OK, my dad’s surgery to remove the brain tumor is scheduled for noon tomorrow. The surgeon says that it looks like it is malignant, but he has been having his “spells” for about three years now, which would indicate it being non malignant. It is near the surface and the main risk other than his age is that he could lose the ability to speak, so pray for God’s hand on the event.
21 Darthmeister // Oct 8, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Hmmmm. We’ve all heard the lie about Sarah Palin being a member of the Alaska Independence Party (AIP), but there now exists documention which proves that as late as 1996, Obamessiah was a member of the socialist “New Party”.
No wonder there are huge information holes in Obama’s personal history that the liberal media refuses to investigate. It is entirely possible this is all bogus, but after looking at the various links it looks pretty legitimate.
22 Darthmeister // Oct 8, 2008 at 10:25 pm
… all right, abracadabra
23 gafisher // Oct 9, 2008 at 5:50 am
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Prayers said, mkk, for your Dad and for the surgeons.
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24 Shelly // Oct 9, 2008 at 8:54 am
mkk, your family is in the prayers of many.
25 Shelly // Oct 9, 2008 at 10:53 am
Scott didn’t get to answer a question about the Second Amendment, because Brokaw knew better than to bring it up. Obama’s history with it? Kill it…
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama-and-the-attempt-to-destroy-the-second-amendment/
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