New theory of the day: Reality TV is good training for American politics. The situations are fake, but the stress and emotions are real. When someone snaps, there are lots of cameras—but then they edit the results so it’s fake again. For the “Apprentice” version I heard they needed 30 hours of video to get a few minutes that made him look good. But the “star” of fake reality TV is the person who can remember to look at the right camera and say something dramatic…
Disclaimer: I’ve never watched reality TV, though I did work security for all-star wrestling, which is the fake ancestor of reality TV. However my main memories are of watching to fans to keep them from throwing beer on this week’s villains.
does anyone else notice that there is now a large gap between your scroll of favorite comics and the actual comic? almost as if they coded to put an ad there and then forgot.
Wow. Now that they are discontinuing the comments on the political comments, are we gonna get all the angry douchbags and malcontents flooding the other comics? We already get enough (too much) of that here and a few other comics. I wish these people would get a clue and a life.
Everyone brings up Trumps past, and his rap sheet, preaches values that he doesn’t live. But the orange kool-aid flows and it’s laced with discrimination, womens rights lost forever, elimination of all non Trumpites. Is this to lead to the conclusion that Trumpites are illiterate and cant interpret language that is shared? Or are they all wearing orange colored glasses>
BasilBruce 2 months ago
Don’t worry, Rat, your own will stay the same too.
C 2 months ago
Seems to be the prevailing millennial interpretation
The dude from FL Premium Member 2 months ago
Let’s have one where trump is forced to tell the truth!
orinoco womble 2 months ago
Conversation does not mean “I talk you listen,” nor does it mean “waiting for you to shut up so I can talk some more.”
shanen0 2 months ago
New theory of the day: Reality TV is good training for American politics. The situations are fake, but the stress and emotions are real. When someone snaps, there are lots of cameras—but then they edit the results so it’s fake again. For the “Apprentice” version I heard they needed 30 hours of video to get a few minutes that made him look good. But the “star” of fake reality TV is the person who can remember to look at the right camera and say something dramatic…
Disclaimer: I’ve never watched reality TV, though I did work security for all-star wrestling, which is the fake ancestor of reality TV. However my main memories are of watching to fans to keep them from throwing beer on this week’s villains.
iggyman 2 months ago
Best to listen, gather all the facts, and decide!
win.45mag about 2 months ago
One of them obviously threw the plate at the other.
wongo about 2 months ago
The “stupidosity” in this country is beyond “comprendity”!
Serial Pedant about 2 months ago
That was Biden’s foolish mistake: he believed Trump was actually gonna debate-what he got was Trampspeak*.
Tramprantjonesbeltone about 2 months ago
Stupidosity……sounds like Donald.
Steverino Premium Member about 2 months ago
Is stupidosity a word?
KageKat about 2 months ago
I like to imagine Rat being smashed with a cartoon mallet (and recovering, mind you) when he gets too arrogant.
rossevrymn about 2 months ago
Not like there’s any willful ignorance permeating our planet, huh?:
HOTLOTUS1 about 2 months ago
he knows how to spell stupidosity? right?
Ellis97 about 2 months ago
That’s no debate. That’s just a really long put down.
Squoop about 2 months ago
What if one of the debaters is better at debating but everything he says is a lie? He wins anyway? Seems unfair.
DaBump Premium Member about 2 months ago
Way back in ol’ Ben Franklin’s day, he wrote: “Quarrels never could last long, if on one side only lay the wrong.”
bigheadx Premium Member about 2 months ago
does anyone else notice that there is now a large gap between your scroll of favorite comics and the actual comic? almost as if they coded to put an ad there and then forgot.
Goat from PBS about 2 months ago
Yeah, don’t debate Rat. Heck, don’t even talk to Rat.
old_geek about 2 months ago
And if you assert your differing viewpoint, then you must be a troll…
Bex Premium Member about 2 months ago
Rat needs to watch his phraseology.
Malph about 2 months ago
…insert cute puppy images here…
tvstevie about 2 months ago
Let the Goat worry about that.
Maswartz about 2 months ago
Anyone else see eyes on the end of Goat’s nose?
zeexenon about 2 months ago
Forget it and watch reruns of 60-Minutes Point-Counterpoint … ad infinitum.
[Unnamed Reader - 39ab88] about 2 months ago
Yep
Chris Nelson about 2 months ago
I really have to stop reading these comments.
mindjob about 2 months ago
Now it’s one guy talks, the other guy shoots.
wjbillthompson about 2 months ago
Agent orange told 28 lies in the debate.
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Rat is a republiCON
[Anonymous Account] about 2 months ago
Why can’t we settle political debates the old fashioned way with full-contact jujitsu steal cage death mages… What is this country coming to?
jfh0555 about 2 months ago
I remember the good old days when we were able to enjoy the comics without it devolving into name calling. But then I am old
ldmulvaney73 about 2 months ago
The overflow from the political pages has started. It’s awash with the trumpists’ deluded comments already.
willie_mctell about 2 months ago
I vote for NFL (National Forensic League) rules.
Buoy about 2 months ago
Wow. Now that they are discontinuing the comments on the political comments, are we gonna get all the angry douchbags and malcontents flooding the other comics? We already get enough (too much) of that here and a few other comics. I wish these people would get a clue and a life.
eddi-TBH about 2 months ago
No sense talking if nobody is listening.
sincavage05 about 2 months ago
Everyone brings up Trumps past, and his rap sheet, preaches values that he doesn’t live. But the orange kool-aid flows and it’s laced with discrimination, womens rights lost forever, elimination of all non Trumpites. Is this to lead to the conclusion that Trumpites are illiterate and cant interpret language that is shared? Or are they all wearing orange colored glasses>
dtercho about 2 months ago
I still have my “Despair” T-shirt from 2016
Swirls Before Pine about 2 months ago
Total Trumpian definition, neglecting the part where you ignore all the rules.
Strawberry King about 2 months ago
Rat never listens to the ignorance in his voice.