Jenny Ballantine Made Me Barf

Some conservative should make a campaign button with that remark - Jenny Ballantine Made Me Barf. Via Opinion Journal via Limbaugh. Remember the clown in the pony tail who was looking for his daddy in a President, what, four or eight years ago? Well, he has nothing on young Jenny Ballentine. Maybe Edwards plants these mopes to come out to his townhalls and give out with this sort of a muppet's meaningless existential groan.

What a freaking mope. One might almost imagine sleeping with this chick in college and waking up from a drunken stupor to the nightmare of realizing she actually has a voice.

SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jenny Ballentine: I need to be able to look to my leader and see words of encouragement, words of hope. I need to be able to trust that person. I need to be able to know that I'm going to be grow [sic in transcript] in a world that's not going to be full of hate and prejudice and racism and to know that I matter, that I wasn't just dumped in this world for no particular reason whatsoever.

I'm busting my ass in school, I work 25 to 30 hours a week, and it's just me and my dog. So what can you do for the people that are in my situation, that are trying their damnedest in school, wanting to go to grad school, is going to be hit with the loans--and, uh, I have no idea what I want to do when I grow up. I don't know what I want to be when I'm an adult. But I'm 22 right now, so people are like, "Honey, you are an adult." You know what? It's about me. It's about me voting for you or supporting somebody who's going to be the next president. So it's all about me right now. Just give me something.

Here is how the Edwardses responded:

Mr. Edwards: God bless you. If I were choosing a president, uh, that's what I'd be doing. I'd be looking for the specifics of what they want to do, because that matters, but I would also be judging them personally, because we need to trust our president.

Mrs. Edwards: I want to say something, too. I was really impressed with you, Jenny Ballantine, and I think probably everybody in this room was, and I want everybody in this room who believes that Jenny Ballantine is going to be able to do it to give her a round of applause.

According to Foster's Daily Democrat of Dover, N.H., the audience gave Miss Ballantine not only a round of applause but a standing ovation.

Comments

[bloodrage bob]

so what's the big deal? the fuhrer...er, "leader" ordered them to stand und clap, so the dems obediently rose and did as they were told. dems are big on obedience to the leader. following orders. not questioning the party-approved dogma.

the wonder is they didn't shoot her for her insolence. speaking to the leader as if she were his equal!

[templar knight]

bb, it's all about Jenny. She doesn't know what she wants to do, she says, but intends to go to graduate school, for what? To spend more more of her money, maybe, my money, for sure, and doesn't know what she wants to do when she grows up. A woman of 22, mind you. What an infantile bunch of whiners we are rasing. Ziffy, Victor and their crowd of do nothings fit into this same category. You owe me, give me...blah..blah..blah. A swift kick in the ass is what they need, and kicked off the government tit. Jesus, what a bunch of losers these liberals are.

[Zifnab]

Did I mention you guys are going to get totally schooled in '08? Cause you are going to get totally schooled in '08.

"Whaaa~! Why do cute, innocent, happy children flock to the Edwards campaign talking about honor and family values and responsibility and faith? That's our tag line!"

Edwards: "HES IN UR BASE TAKIN UR VOTES!!!"

hahahaha. So good. Thanks Dan.

[Dan Riehl]

Well, at least Ziffy Lube cops to being a weak loser who wants a daddy as president. The libs were sayingthe same thing over that pony tailed guy when he let out his bleat. Fortunately, most voters are a little more mature than these idiots.

[templar knight]

Yeah, Dan, a liberal college puke doing nothing but goofing off, and living off the fat of the land(the taxpayer) is bound to vote Republican. They have in the past, but now, Dan, the Breck girl is siphoning off all the Republican base.

Not likely. This is just another of Ziffy's stupid scenarios.

[Zifnab]

"Fortunately, most voters are a little more mature than these idiots."

Yeah, they voted for Mr. Cowboy President last time. Then they fell for Swiftboating in '04. I'm sure the general public will totally swallow whatever swill the Thuglicans are planning to piss down their throats in '08.

I'm predicting a huge surge of support next electoral cycle. Republicans aren't losing the war at home. These are just victories that haven't happened yet. Total turnover of the Senate and House next year. No problem. Turning that corner. Republican sweep. They'll be calling it the New Reagan Revolution. Romney and Co will be greated with flowers and candy, as liberators.

Hahahaha. Any day now.

[Hard Right]

Now you now the type of woman that marries a guy 25-30 years her senior. Sounds like daddy coddled her too much and now she can't handle the real world...like every other liberal.

[Doc]

Actually I have on idea how the elections will go. Our choices will surely be between bad and worse, and whoever is elected will preside over a wicked people. Jenny B is only one relatively mild, mindless example of this. Given the continuingly legal status of abortion, and our apparent unwillingess to defend ourselves, we may not deserve to survive as a nation.

That being said, the question they should ask Edwards, as well as every other candidate, with no waffling/weaseling accepted, is the following:

"They wake you up at 3 a.m. and say, 'Mr President, a nuclear device just went off in Manhattan. Best estimates are 500,000 people total will be killed between the blast and the next few days' radiation and fires. Every nation has disclaimed responsibility. 3 Muslim terrorist organizations have claimed responsibility, including Al Qaeda. Half of the Muslims in every nation are dancing in the streets. What do we do now?'"

If they don't have an answer, they don't deserve to be president.

[Zifnab]

"If they don't have an answer, they don't deserve to be president."

What happens if they answer, "I'd finish reading My Pet Goat"? Do we get to impeach him?

[scarshapedstar]

"One might almost imagine sleeping with this chick in college and waking up from a drunken stupor to the nightmare of realizing she actually has a voice.

SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I love it when Dan makes weird non-sequiters about how he feels sex and respect are mutually exclusive, don't you? If he weren't married, I might suspect he's got some issues.

Hey, wait a minute...

[Buzzy]

She's 22, going to college, working a whole 25 - 30 hours a week and doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up. Perfect

[Righty-Tighty]

Why is it the Dems/Libs look to government to be their God?

[BobInStamford]

"One might almost imagine sleeping with this chick in college and waking up from a drunken stupor to the nightmare of realizing she actually has a voice."

is that 'one' or 'you'? If 'you' I seriously doubt you could imagine it. Surge on, blog-stud!!!

[Doc]

No, Ziffy, we only impeach presidents who lie under oath or otherwise break the law. Wrong decisions are not impeachable offenses. Granted, I wish this nation's response to 9/11 had been more vigorous, including declaring war on any nation in which a substantial portion of the populace was cheering the sight of the towers falling (doesn't mean we'd actually have to attack any particular nation, mind you, just declare war. Keep them on their toes), but one takes what one can get. We did better than the Brits response to an attack, anyway.

Love the way you avoid actually responding to the point, btw; are you a politician?

[Buzzy]

If they don't have an answer, they don't deserve to be president.

Posted by: Doc | Monday, April 09, 2007 at 05:53 PM
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Actually I'd suggest that if at that point they decide to enter into a dialog or anything that involves talking rather than action they don't belong in the White House.

[JammieWearingFool]

That was my initial reaction, Rush had her on and talked some sense into her. Check out Taranto from Friday and Rush's site for the transcript.

[Patriot]

http://archive.licd.com/strips/20070407.gif

See if you can spot the patriotism.

[Dan Riehl]

"I love it when Dan makes weird non-sequiters about how he feels sex and respect are mutually exclusive"

Sure, scar. And I bet your sexual experience in college was limited to mutual masturbation ... with your roomies.

[templar knight]

Dan, scar is probably still hanging around in college(slacker is what their hero called them), and is probably....well, what you said, Dan.

[scarshapedstar]

Hey, I wish I didn't have a year left (not for lack of drama, but for lack of sleep) but my college experience is still very much ongoing. I'm sorry to hear that yours was apparently unsatisfying... unless you're into that sorta thing, not that there's anything wrong with it. ;)

[Dan Riehl]

unless you're into that sorta thing,

"that sorta thing"? This from the friends with benefits generation? lol Maybe it'll get better after your face clears up, scar.

[Phoenix]

That stupid girl believed TIME magazine's choice for Person of the Year.

I liked that Mrs. Edwards used the past tense in telling this fluff how much they appreciated her words. Why didn't she follow up with her thought and say, "Now sit the hell down, he's not your daddy."

Scar,

What is your minor? Mandibular P.E. I know your major is sociology.

[Rob Kaufman]

Aren't you still waiting for your face to clear up Danny?

[scarshapedstar]

I was referring to you jerking off with your roommates.

But, man, you guys really do have a sixth-grade mentality. I don't *care* if you call me fat and acne-riddled; I've used this screenname for a long time and the #1 google hit for scarshapedstar has a pretty obvious link to a picture of me which, while rather outdated (that hair!), reveals that neither one really applies to me.

[Zifnab]

"Sure, scar. And I bet your sexual experience in college was limited to mutual masturbation ... with your roomies."

Oh shit! Wicked burn! Snapz to the hisnapz Dan. You make the dozens look like a trio.

[Phoenix]

Hey, Scar,

I like your blog. I like the recipe section and copied down your macaroni and cheese recipe. God knows I have no need to make it for forty people, but I can figure out how to reduce it.

Thanks!

Sorry you're depressed.

[Hard Right]

No surprise the leftards defend her. She's just like them and the kind of pathetic person they want voting for Dems. She wants someone else to take care of her so she doesn't have to work hard anymore-waaaaaahhhhhh!

[templar knight]

This whole thing is hilarious. We have our resident college pukes defending the little lost college puke who just doesn't know what the hell she wants to do, but wants to go to graduate school. For what?

I have a 20-year old son in college, and not only does he not spend time posting drivel on the internet, he also knows what he wants to do. God, this liberal bunch of pukes is worthless.

[Raging_Dave]

Well, all I can say is that it's a good thing this girl isn't a gun owner, because then Mrs. Edwards would be too frightened to talk to her! She'd be one of those scary Rethuglican people!

[Victor]

"I have a 20-year old son in college, and not only does he not spend time posting drivel on the internet, he also knows what he wants to do."

Wow, what a parent. What is it that your genius son wants to do?

[Zifnab]

"We have our resident college pukes defending the little lost college puke who just doesn't know what the hell she wants to do, but wants to go to graduate school. For what?"

I suppose we should ask the resident unemployed. TK, why do you hate college?

[Hard Right]

Just saw where men in England are having their nuts cut off because they don't like ther masculinity/effect of testosterone. Looks like there will be a new trend for liberal men in the U.S. soon.

What's truly sad is that Jenny is more masculine and less whiny than most lib males who still have their testes.

[scarshapedstar]

"I have a 20-year old son in college, and not only does he not spend time posting drivel on the internet, he also knows what he wants to do. God, this liberal bunch of pukes is worthless."

What on earth are you babbling about? I'm pre-med.

[templar knight]

"I'm pre-med".

So are hundreds of thousands of others, but most don't make it, and my take on you is you don't have what it takes, bud. Number one, you waste too much time on the internet. Number two, you don't have any character, which usually means you don't stick to and accomplish goals. Need I continue.

"TK, why do you hate college?"

Who hates college? I spent 4 of the greatest years of my life in college. I met my wife in college, and still have wonderful friends I met in college. But you little pukes are not college material.

"What is it your genius son wants to do"?

Well, first of all, my son is not a genius. He is talented in math, true, but he has had to work hard to maintain a high GPA. He is finishing his junior year, and will graduate in May, 2008 with a double major in mechanical engineering and nuclear technology.

[Rob Kaufman]

Everyone please forgive temp, he can't help it that is is filled with hate. Being a scum sucking pig tends to do that to some people.

[templar knight]

If you're trying to be funny, Rob, you missed. If you're trying to be cute, sorry, you just came off as a juvenile. And if you think I care what you say, then you're stupid.

I told the truth about you liberal pukes, and YOU can't handle it. Good.

[Rob Kaufman]

You are too funny temp, you honestly think you are important enough that your opinion matters. Keep deluding yourself, it isn't your fault that you were inbred and have mental problems to deal with. Please tell us that story that you have liberal friends, that is one of your funniest.