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The Enemy Of My Enemy Is Still My Enemy

By Joanna Robinson | Posted Under Pajiba Love | Comments (58)

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Contrary to that headline and photo, I’m not going to get uber politico in here today. I’m guessing you don’t read Pajiba Love for the scintillating political insight. No? Good, because I’m pretty sure I don’t have any. I just have these two arms to keep you warm. Oh and bunch of links. Here’s another installment in the Great Showdowns series featuring one of my favorite movie lines. (Great Showdowns)

That link was sent to me by one of my favorite Pajibans, Patty O’Green, who has gone and gotten herself all sprogged up. Congratulations! Thanks to Lauren, I already know what I’m bringing to the baby shower. (Etsy)

Patty is a supreme nerd, so I can imagine any future baking projects with her little ones will resemble these fabulous “Star Trek” cookies. Look at Kirk’s smirk! Too cute too eat. (Bakingdom)

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America’s Sweetheart (no, no, not Sandy…the other one…the blonde one) was hit by a car while jogging yesterday. Exercise is bad for you, folks. Better to stay inside and gorge yourself on little Sulus. (Celebitchy)

Aw hell, maybe she just didn’t have the right shoes on. Which would you prefer, these kermit the frog Adidas sneaks, or the Nikes from Back To The Future which are finally being released for general consumption. That’s nice and all…BUT I’M STILL WAITING ON MY HOVERBOARD, ZEMECKIS. (io9)

Speaking of nerdish things, the folks from “Mythbusters,” “Survivor,” and “Amazing Race” are developing a reality show for geeks which will be hosted by Revenge of the Nerds stars Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong. Casting call going on…NOW. (Blastr)

As much as I’d love to see a Pajiban on TV, I’d much prefer Pajibaaaans Innnn Spaaaaaace. Melody sent me this contest. Enter now!!! (Space Needle)

Speaking of space, I would nominate deceased astronaut Alan Shepard to this list of Bangable Dudes (and Lady!) in History. I love a man in a shiny, bulky uniform. This list is great because, looks, charts and graphs! Science! Thanks, Captain Tuttle! (Bangable Dudes)

Ah, but in terms of bangable dudes who walk amongst us, few are higher on my list this week than Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy who wins ALL the things with these Black Eyed Peas covers. I watched the “My Humps” video and then I died. (Evil Beet)

I know I said I wouldn’t talk politics too much, and I won’t, but I am curious what you thought of the GOP debate last night and whether you are as delighted as I am when Ron Paul (the lesser of many prime evils) snipes at his opponents. It’s like watching my grandpa fight. Not the nice Werthers Original grandpa. The meanish one. Check out Paul deride Bill O’Reilly and his smarmy little toady, Jesse Watters.

And finally, still a little politicklish, here’s travel writer Rick Steves defending the private and judicious consumption of marijuana. I love Rick Steves, he’s the reason I went to Bruges before Colin Farrell did.

Joanna Robinson has maybe been living in hippie country too long. . .man.









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Comments

Fucking Bruges!!!

Yeah, that's . . . that's all I have this morning.

Posted by: Lauren at September 8, 2011 1:25 PM

Those Kermit Adidas Superstars? LOVE! And I have just the perfect tracksuit to go with them. What? Stop snickering. I'm from Central Europe*; we are constitutionally bound to own several tracksuits of various colours.

*we don't call it Eastern Europe anymore

Posted by: Scully at September 8, 2011 1:26 PM

But are you owning several gold medallions?

Posted by: peanutbutterjellytime at September 8, 2011 1:28 PM

In high school, we had a gym teacher (female) with an astonishing and endless array of velour track suits. At the time, we thought it funny. Now, I see her as a woman of great common sense and vision.

(imagine the stuff I chose not to post)

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at September 8, 2011 1:31 PM

Oh, and also, Ron Paul is a fucking moron. A cute, mean old grandpa moron. But I enjoyed his responses last night. Not in an insightful, reflective, inquisitive kind of way, because he’s fucking crazy. But it's nice to hear his passion. Romneybot 2000 is so full of shit it's painful to watch. And after 8 years of W's twang, listening to Perry instigates pure venomous rage in me.

But this Huntsman fella? I like him. Quite a bit.

Posted by: Scully at September 8, 2011 1:32 PM

I can respect Ron Paul for one reason. He correctly stated that the true conservative position is anti-war. (War = lots of government spending = bigger government) That was during the Republican debates in 2008, and those who saw it mostly laughed it off. But I can still respect him for going out and saying it and calling out all the other more hawkish candidates on what war means to government budgets.

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 8, 2011 1:34 PM

Not gold, no. I do have a silver chain necklace which really ties my whole stereotype look together.

Posted by: Scully at September 8, 2011 1:36 PM

I think the high point has to be the resounding cheers for Perry when he mentioned his execution record. Am I right?

By high point I mean I weep for humanity.

Posted by: Helen at September 8, 2011 1:36 PM

I assume high point mention everyone watching on TV went "Are they high?"

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 8, 2011 1:48 PM

Watched the whole debate last nite. I was actually surprised some of the candidates (mainly Perry & Romney) went after each other as much as they did, despite Gingrich's futile attempts to make the media the enemy and label any critique or explanation of his record as a "gotcha question".

It was obvious that behind those smiles, Perry and Romney both came loaded up with facts to shoot down their opponent's criticisms. Romney faces a lot of conservative backlash for his healthcare mandates and lack of tea party credentials. Perry is accused of taking credit for job growth he had nothing to do with, and cutting school funding despite having some of the worst records for education in the country.

Herman Cain seemed to do ok, but given the fact that no one in their right mind ever believes he'll get the nomination, you have to wonder where he's still getting money from.

Huntsman showcased himself briefly as one of the only non-religious-nutjobs on the panel. Then he doubled down by pointing out his belief in science when it comes to evolution and global warming. It's obvious he's foregoing the primaries appeal to social right wing conservatives, and skipping straight to the part where you swing back towards moderate and try to win over swing voters and independents. Is it a good strategy? I think so, but is it implemented too early? Only time will tell.

Everybody knows Gingrich is only hoping to raise his speaking fees and sales of his future books, I'll be shocked if he even hangs on for the rest of the debates.

I'd have to say, the only point of the night that disgusted me was when the audience cheered at the record number of people executed by the state of Texas. I thought these were God loving Christians. Something tells me Jesus would not rejoice in the killing of his enemies, let alone those who committed sins against society. Nobody will agree that a person who kills a child, police officer, etc. deserves the punishment of death. But that wasn't the question posed to Perry, the question was if he had any sleepless nights wondering if an innocent man was ever put to death. His answer was no, and he never admitted that it was possible an innocent man was put to death, only that he though enough precautions were put in place to allow an innocent man to appeal. I guess that answers the question of how he feels about his actions towards Cameron Todd Willingham...

Posted by: sean at September 8, 2011 1:49 PM

I'm guessing that someone nerdy enough to make those "Star Trek" cookies has a pile of broken, stale, and discarded trial run versions that are all red shirts.

Posted by: branded at September 8, 2011 1:51 PM

My already irrational love for JoRo just got more irrational with her inclusion of the Tweedy clips. Well played, Joanna. Well played.

Posted by: Rob at September 8, 2011 1:51 PM

Woot! Gestation validation COMPLETE! And that Dalek wall mural made me hum a joyful tune at my desk. Did you see my Etsy wish list of nerdery? Because I sure am about to add that Dalek...

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NzI2MTA3Nnw0NDYxOTk0NTU/nerd-baby-wish-list

Oh, and Perry makes me want to pack up and move. My husband studied psychology, and every time Perry is on TV Hubs mutters, "The very definition of narcissism..."

Posted by: Patty O'Green at September 8, 2011 1:52 PM

And if those precautions prevent you from putting someone to death, just reappoint some new parole board members and do it anyway!

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 8, 2011 1:52 PM

I thought I was your favorite Pajibian... no more morbidly obese women photos on YOUR FB wall.

Posted by: snapnhiss at September 8, 2011 1:52 PM

You needed to sit closer to the TV Socrates and breathe in the heady combination of Jesus, small government and tax cuts. It went straight to my head. Which brings me to a great story about being stoned a friend told me that I really wish was actually about me.

Two guys came home stoned one night to an empty house. They were hungry so they put some frozen turnovers in the oven to bake. Later that night, their roommate came home and he kept knocking and knocking but no one came to the door. Finally, he climbed in a window and went to his roommates to ask why they hadn't answered the door. They were surprised to see him and explained that they thought the knocking was the turnovers trying to get out of the oven.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at September 8, 2011 1:55 PM

typo: "Nobody will agree that a person who kills a child, police officer, etc. deserves the punishment of death."

That was supposed to say...
"Nobody will agree MORE THAN ME that a person who kills a child, police officer, etc. deserves the punishment of death."

oops.

Posted by: sean at September 8, 2011 1:58 PM

I may seriously debate my nerd cred and look into that show... I really hate reality TV, and I don't measure up to half the nerds on this site (said with love, dorks, calm yo tits), but it would be fun to try. Plus, as a semi-hot, pregnant nerd, I could corner a market...

Posted by: Patty O'Green at September 8, 2011 1:59 PM

Congratulations Patty! You might be interested to know that Adidas makes infant-size tracksuits.

Posted by: Scully at September 8, 2011 2:00 PM

SEAN - Good correction, i was about to disagree....
BRANDED - Well done sir.

Cant we just kill all the politicians and replace them with randomly selected registered voters? How much worse could it be?

Posted by: logan at September 8, 2011 2:08 PM

That space race contest looks dangerously close to a stealth viral marketing campaign for Another Earth.

Posted by: Skyler Durden at September 8, 2011 2:09 PM

What we need, logan, is an aquatic woman in a lake distributing swords. That is clearly the best form of government.

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 8, 2011 2:14 PM

Watery Tart: 2012

Posted by: coveredinbees at September 8, 2011 2:15 PM

@logan

"Cant we just kill all the politicians and replace them with randomly selected registered voters? How much worse could it be?"

I'm guessing you never saw the movie Idiocracy...

Posted by: sean at September 8, 2011 2:23 PM

Good idea, Soc.
But then all our leaders would be in-bred and have bad teeth.

Posted by: logan at September 8, 2011 2:26 PM

Have not Sean. I was thinking about the ancient Greeks.

Posted by: logan at September 8, 2011 2:28 PM

You ever notice that Ron Paul talks like Mr. Rogers? They're both old Pittsburgh men.

Posted by: Lucas at September 8, 2011 2:29 PM

It's my greatest dream as a father that my daughter one day grow up to become the first moistened bint elected to be President of the United States.

Posted by: branded at September 8, 2011 2:35 PM

That nerd casting call requires the applicants to be between 21 and 30.

BOO!

Posted by: DarthCorleone at September 8, 2011 2:39 PM

AGEISM! There's no nerd like an OLDE nerd!

Posted by: logan at September 8, 2011 2:41 PM

It's better than lying about in ponds distributing swords branded. Why shouldn't a woman be given a mandate from the masses?

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at September 8, 2011 2:44 PM

I don't care how old they are, no self-respecting Pajiban uses the spelling "olde" or "shoppe".

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at September 8, 2011 2:51 PM

With all due respect to you Mrs. J., the guardian of all that is good and Pajiba, I merely intended to reinforce the wizened image of DarthCorleone. Pray tell me what Pajiba faux paux I have committed so I can avoid it in the future.

Posted by: logan at September 8, 2011 2:58 PM

Does this mean I have to stop calling it Ye Olde Pajiba?

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 8, 2011 3:00 PM

I think you can still call it that if you're still on dial-up.

Posted by: logan at September 8, 2011 3:03 PM

I know Curtis Armstrong! Maybe he can get me on the show (because I am not olde and crusty like DarthCorleone).

Posted by: Angeleno Ewok at September 8, 2011 3:13 PM

O'Reilly doesn't want to disrespect Ron Paul, but he's a crazy loon, no disrespect. He's read the constitution.

Posted by: John G. at September 8, 2011 3:43 PM


What we need, logan, is an aquatic woman in a lake distributing swords. That is clearly the best form of government.

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 8, 2011 2:14 PM

and

Watery Tart: 2012

Posted by: coveredinbees at September 8, 2011 2:15 PM


why can't we have a voting system, like reddit, so I can vote these comments as the best???? well done.

Posted by: John G. at September 8, 2011 3:52 PM

Considering the tears Michelle Bachman must be crying after Rick Perry yoinked all of her Tea Party support, I think there may already be a Watery Tart running in 2012.

Or were you thinking more of a soaked fruit pastry?

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 8, 2011 3:55 PM

logan Once again Pajiba works itself out. Did you see how I got smacked down with the repeated Python reference because I wasn't paying close enough attention to the comments? Maybe things do happen for a reason.

And if you want to say old, I say call DarthCorleone wizened or decrepit. English has the largest vocabulary ever, live a little.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at September 8, 2011 3:59 PM

Ron Paul is just batchit crazy, amirite? I mean, don't ask me why, but everyone cool says so. I just hope the right person on my team wins.

Posted by: Every Pundit at September 8, 2011 4:03 PM

Ron Paul would be the lesser evil if he didn't want to eliminate every government program in existence, and that's not an exaggeration. He literally wants to strip everything that's not in the constitution and leave the rest to the private sector, including police, fire, medicine, education, social security, federal aid, insurance, fucking all of it. That's insane. And terrifying. There is a lesser GOP evil in the race right now, but I don't want to use the name because I don't want the GOP to realize what they have and nominate them (because he/she would totally win the general if they did).

Posted by: ChristianH at September 8, 2011 4:24 PM

Also, I'd want Perry to be nominated, just because he looks and sounds like Gov. Rob Ritchie on the West Wing, and I want Obama to pull a Bartlett and kick his ass.

Posted by: ChristianH at September 8, 2011 4:32 PM

To bring together the Belgium thread and the crazy-politics thread... Belgium hasn't even had a real government for the past few years (but seems to be doing just fine without one!)

http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/2011/09/03/fun-facts-about-belgium/

Posted by: Sara Tonin at September 8, 2011 4:51 PM

Cant we just kill all the politicians and replace them with randomly selected registered voters? How much worse could it be?

Mark Twain is quite funny along those lines in his "The Curious Republic of Gondour." They came up with a different system after noting that people who want public office are unsuited for it, and those among them able to secure public office are worse.

http://www.manybooks.net/titles/twainmaretext02mtcrg12.html

Or this:
"I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University." - William F. Buckley

Yep. That Buckley.

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at September 8, 2011 5:11 PM

I have no idea what you are referring to Mrs.J. and I used wizened in my previous comment.

Posted by: logan at September 8, 2011 5:15 PM

@EP

Oh, so true. There's polls and everything. And having never been elected to anything, or run a campaign, here's what they should each do ...

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at September 8, 2011 5:17 PM

I just have to say that I am really getting tired of this chick ruining a good section of this website. She should just find cool links for us to enjoy instead of shoving her liberal hippy crap down our throats. Oh and the republicans are going to sweep the elections next year, seeing as how the precious democrats decided to run our economy into ground.

Posted by: Justin at September 8, 2011 6:44 PM

President Huntsman FTW!

so can we just skip to the Obama-Huntsman showdown already?

Posted by: haplo at September 8, 2011 8:22 PM

Oh, those cookies will be eaten. And my ass will be fatter as a result.

Posted by: Jerry at September 8, 2011 9:56 PM

I'm choosing to believe that Justin is being sarcastic and humorous, because that way I don't have to snip off his bits with my lobster claw.

Posted by: Patty O'Green at September 8, 2011 11:01 PM

A double smiting logan! And richly deserved.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at September 8, 2011 11:13 PM

"which will be hosted by Revenge of the Nerds stars Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong"

Is that the same Revenge of the Nerds with the "hilarious" rape by deception scene whrer she totally deserved it because pretty cheerleaders are bitches and anyway she decided she liked him afterwards amirite?

Because that shit's wack.

Posted by: Ender at September 9, 2011 8:11 AM

Mrs. J., all I read here is people congratulating you on your wit.

Posted by: logan at September 9, 2011 10:01 AM

Joanna, nobody went to Bruges before Colin Farrell did.

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