Posted on 12/29/2010 4:37:59 PM PST by Charles Henrickson
So there's this thing called "No Labels," an astroturf "movement" that has as its theme, "Not Left. Not Right. Forward." They just had their No Labels Founders Meeting a couple weeks ago, and get a load of some of the people involved: Michael Bloomberg, David Brooks, David Gergen, Joe Lieberman, Evan Bayh, Charlie Crist, Michael Castle. . . . What a collection of warmed-over milquetoast! Moderate liberals from both parties, united against what they call "hyper-partisanship." (BTW, this "No Labels" thing may be just a front for a Bloomberg presidential run.)
These folks have even got a "No Labels Anthem," written and performed by some rap guy named Akon. And of course this is just crying out for a parody, and since yours truly, Charles Henrickson, is the wag tailoring the doggerel, here goes. Click the music link and sing along!
MOD-LIB'RALS
Tune: "No Labels"
We may not understand this whole "government" and how it grows
I'm just a namby-pamby man tryin' to be nice and not know
See a man who's a Blue Dog
See a man who's a RINO
So how about we muddle in the middle and do it dumb
Hold our hands, singin' Kumbaya
All we ask from you is uncertainty
And moderation, give up all that you believe
I'm only one man with No Balls, a eunuch who's gotten neutered
Need a Moderate, then look at me
Sorta Moderate, sorta Liberal
Not a spine in your back, invertebral
Put your core beliefs aside, don't take a stand
'Cause we need more mushy people who are bland
I wish we all could be Mod-Lib'rals
We'd get along as Mod-Lib'rals
Jello to hold on to, lukewarm, you'll throw up too
Wouldn't you like to see us say that we're for good hospitals and good schools
Don't wind up in those juvenile hostilities
Or fighting over constitutionalities
But all this time you go beyond intentions
And you decided to ask how we'll do it, are you kiddin' me
'Cause all we ask from you is uncertainty
And moderation, give up all that you believe
I'm only one man with No Balls, a eunuch who's gotten neutered
Need a Moderate, then look at me
Sorta Moderate, sorta Liberal
Not a spine in your back, invertebral
Put your core beliefs aside, don't take a stand
'Cause we need more mushy people who are bland
I wish we all could be Mod-Lib'rals
We'd get along as Mod-Lib'rals . . .
Now I can see that this "No Labels" movement has already succeeded in bringing the Left and the Right together: We all hate it! DUmmieland, KOmmieland, and HUffieland on the Left, FReeperville on the Right--all have had threads mocking the Mod Libs! For today we'll just pick one, this KOmmieland THREAD, "The No Labels Party: No Soul Just Pure Elitism." Bolshevik Red, [brackets], you know the drill:
The No Labels Party: No Soul Just Pure Elitism
[Yes, but it's MODERATE elitism.]
Just what we need; another multibillionaire running for president with no particular agenda but self glorification.
[The Bloomberg Boomlet.]
the most boring political movement of all time.
[zzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........]
I wont need the Chamomile tea to help me to sleep tonight, thanks No Labels!
[The Chamomile Tea Party.]
I'll tell you what; you bring the campfire music since I already have the bipartisan marshmallows roasting.
[Maybe we should chug on over to Kamp Kumbaya and sit around the campfire and get our marshmallows slightly warm.]
elevator music
[Barry Manilow for the Soul.]
What seething mass of bipartisan mushiness are these astroturfers going to coopt?
[Gergen's Baby Food: No teeth needed.]
About No Labels logo: "Not Left. Not Right. Forward." . . .
[Not Left. Not Right. Stupid.}
No Label Tee Shirts?
[No Left Arm. No Right Arm. One Forward Arm.]
"We Stand For...Not Standing For Things!"
[Would a No Labels member who actually takes a stand on something be a NoLINO?]
bipartisanship = castration?
[The No Balls movement.]
The group’s theme song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jr9hPbYmBo
Excuse me now while I go clean my ears out with acid.
No labels?
How stupid.
Will there be a platform? A speech? Campaign promises?
Any attempt to hide what you really are is not something to gloat about.
Second Zapp Brannigan quote of the day.
“What makes a good man go neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?”
Hey PJ, did you see on TLC tonight is a show called “extreme couponing”?
So horrifyingly shitty, I could hardly believe my ears. It made me want to break something.
Amazing- although in many years of rhetorical combat with liberals, 'don't label me' has always been their thing. I've never heard a conservative complain about being labeled a conservative.
Watching it NOW. Thanx for the heads up. Missed the first part but I set my DVR to record the later broadcast. BTW, I have a much cleaner way to get tons of coupons than the dumpster diving the woman in the show did. Also I had a good laugh about all the Ragu sauce she bought since that is what I did last summer. It might have been filmed then which means she used the same coupon as me.
Anyway had a nice coupon run today. Picked up 2 Red Baron delux pizzas, 2 cans of Select Harvest soup, and a 6 oz tube of Colgate toothpase for...$1.76. Also had another sweet deal going where I essentially got PAID $8 for buying 4 boxes of Nyquil liquicaps. Did that many times over and am about to pop a couple in a few minutes.
AXE BOGO!!! I just saw the lady on the show going through her booklet and it showed the Axe BOGO coupon. I used that today also. Picked up about 40 Axe shower gels...FREE!!!
LOL! I notice the woman admits she profiles the cashiers. And that she avoids old lady cashiers like the plague in favor of young guys. Exactly right except I also pick young female cashiers that have a friendly look. I really HATE those old lady cashiers. What really drives me NUts are their scowls accompanied with their annoying sermonizing about how what I am doing is not “right.” I usually reply with something like “Spare me the sermonette and just go by the rules.”
The guy from Kentucky who got Dial dishwasing soap for 30 cents? I got Dawn soap for FREE just a few weeks ago. Also, unlike him, I keep a low profile. One thing I do is make several trips into the store instead of one trip getting tons of stuff that would draw attention to myself. One technique I have is to wear disguises so each time I enter the store, I look different.
I wonder if this show discusses Walgreens where you get some INCREDIBLE deals with their register rewards?
Admin Moderator is very funny!
I talked to an idiot at work who thinks just like this the other day. She stands for nothing one way or the other, and yes, she votes. Hates taxes, hates regulation, hates the higher gas prices, but loved
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in 2008. Still, she votes for the straight (D) ticket.
No labels, no speech, no campaign promises, just a group ((((((HUG))))))))).
I'm writing a letter to the Starbucks CEO. Do you mind if I use this? It's funny.
Go for it, heck, I don’t even remember that one.
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