Georgia Politicians: A Whole New Breed of Dumb.

[kellinator]

I've always been amazed by the amount of nationally-known wacko politicians Georgia produces. There's The Wacko on the Left (Cynthia McKinney), The Wacko on the Right (Bob Barr), and The Wacko Who Can't Make Up His Mind What He Is (Zell Miller). Not to mention oldies-but-not-so-goodies like Newt Gingrich, the bastard. (My mom left me a phone message to let me know when Gingrich resigned. I danced around screaming.)

I couldn't vote here because I'm not legally a Georgia resident, but I was flipping through channels and ended up totally fascinated by the election coverage, just like in 2000.

Barr's manners were nicer than I expected, but McKinney was a brat. The reporters seemed to want to cast her concession speech as "eloquent," but I thought it was just bratty.

So in the interest of public information... Kellinator Translates Political Speak!

A Linder supporter: "The public is saying they like John Linder's quiet dignity."
What he really means: "Bob Barr's a fucking lunatic."

Denise Majette: "I will strive to represent all my constituents."
What she really means: "My dad's not a raving anti-Semitic nut."

Cynthia McKinney: "I have not lost my dignity..."
What she really means: "...because you can't lose what you never had."

A Republican candidate defeated by Saxby Chambliss: "We'll support him."
What he really means: "I hate that sonovabitch, but I hate Democrats more."

One reporter to another: "You were in the room with Cynthia McKinney. What was the scene?"
What he really means: "Did she throw a temper tantrum?"

Comments

[mfree.livejournal.com]

What he really means: "Did she throw a temper tantrum?"

Sometimes I feel lucky I live in Tennessee... our politicians might be stupid and petty, but at least they aren't downright evil (McKinney)....

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

I don't know about that... Most politicians are borderline evil anyway, and Tennessean politicians are such fucking jackasses...

[mfree.livejournal.com]

They are fucking jackasses, no doubt, but not on the Georgian level :)

[buckthorn.livejournal.com]

Channel 2 seemed to have its own agenda going on... when they asked Denise Majette "So are you claiming a victory already" when she just said she was confident, she repeated "Well, I'm pretty excited about the outcome, I'm pretty confident" and the reporter was like, "Well there you have it, Denise Majette practically claiming victory, but we've still got a long night ahead of us." Damn I hate political reporting on the local level because it's so easy to slip in agendas and bias that you might not see for a national event.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I noticed that. Were they just trying to fan the flames?

[kanga2roos.livejournal.com]

Heh. I like your translations. :)

I actually heard clips of McKinney's loserconcession speech Wednesday morning.. I wanted to laugh. A couple of gems:

"I guess the Republicans wanted to get rid of me more than the Democrats wanted to keep me"

"I congratulate Denise Majette, even though I don't agree with the type of campaign she ran" (paraphrased)

The second one is hilarious. She just couldn't RESIST taking a shot at Majette.. AND look who's talking! :)

-kanga