December 10th, 2014
The box of rocks has been silent for the past two years after winning no votes in the 2012 GOP presidential primary. A spokesman for the box explained that most people just think the box is dumb and there’s not much use in debating the point.
But now we hear that Rick Santorum will be running again for the Republican nomination, and he’s proved time and again to be dumber than a box of rocks. So far, he’s off to a great start. (WaPo)
Reflecting on how a presidential campaign could be different this time around, Santorum said: “We’re just obviously in a better place right now. Our message will be a lot more focused this time than it was last time.”
Well, obviously!
For now the box is not responding; but the spokesman assures us that if Santorum runs again then the box of rocks will reignite it’s campaign, and the box is sure to benefit by comparison.
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Luke
December 10th, 2014
This give rocks a bad name. I like rocks!
Nathaniel
December 10th, 2014
“We’re just obviously in a better place right now.” Yes. Because being out of politics for a period of time always puts a politician in a better place and helps him win elections .
Timothy, I didn’t hear about the 2014 presidential primaries. Where were they held?
Timothy Kincaid
December 10th, 2014
They were held at Joe’s Waffle House in Pacoima. The Box of Rocks didn’t get a single vote.
(thanks, the date’s fixed)
Richard Rush
December 10th, 2014
It appears that Sanitarium is skirting mighty close to exhibiting symptoms of Albert Einstein’s classic definition of insanity: “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Eventually, he may need to be institutionalized.
Gene in L.A.
December 11th, 2014
As someone raised in Pacoima I’m glad my home town is getting some PR, even if only to say that even we aren’t quite backward enough to vote against our own interests.
enough already
December 11th, 2014
Given what we just saw in Arkansas, I’m not so sure but what he doesn’t have a chance.
Young women and gay men are failing to vote their own interests (sorry, Timothy, but letting laws attacking queer people be repealed is against their interests, no matter how you want to define it) and our allies staying home is a big, big problem.
Frothy bag of stones might just win.
Gene in L.A.
December 11th, 2014
Perhaps the person using the name “enough already” would care to explain how “letting” laws attacking queer people be repealed is somehow against our interests. Presumably that means preventing such repeal would be better for us, and the use of “letting” seems to indicate that such repeal will just happen UNLESS we prevent it. This is all illogical, unless “enough already” believes that laws attacking queer people are in fact beneficial to someone.
enough already
December 12th, 2014
…be ‘enacted’, not ‘repealed’…obviously…and you’re just being picky out of nastiness, Gene.
You could as easily have asked whether I’d made a simple mistake.
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