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Will's "final thought" on Obama speech: "I don't know when men started to hug each other, but hug they do, and look at that"

February 24, 2009 11:18 pm ET

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    • Author by clams casino (February 24, 2009 11:34 pm ET)
         
      What a buffoon. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who hires this silly man to weigh in on any subject is seriously compromising whatever credibility they have. Why anybody would give him a forum to spout his lies and nonsense is a complete mystery to me. He should just move to Fox at this point.
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    • Author by mk3872 (February 24, 2009 11:53 pm ET)
         

      And I thought that real men stopped wearing bow ties 60 years ago. Will has completely ZERO credibility left after proving himself to be nothing but a right wing shill.

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    • Author by edtheengineer (February 25, 2009 12:26 am ET)
         
      When spokescreeps for the republiCANTS cannot find anything substantive to say, they fall back on the "real man" or "real men" drivel.  I get so tired of this nonsense.  I can't tell if his bow tie is a real one or of the phoney clip-on variety.  A "real man" would never wear a clip-on tie.  Why do these wingnuts always bring up something trivial?  They do it (like flag pins) and thus I have no compunction about doing the same. 
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    • Author by tman418 (February 25, 2009 5:40 am ET)
         
      What about when GWB kissed Lieberman?
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      • Author by harley (February 25, 2009 7:37 am ET)
           

        Bipartisan male-on-male tongue swapping is ok.

        Bipartisan male-on-male hugs....well, that's a concern that needs to be raised.

        Anyone want to bet the unhinged right-wing blogs (freeperville, anchor baby Malkin, LGF) will pick up on Will's theme?

         

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    • Author by MickD (February 25, 2009 8:02 am ET)
         
      We all know that Will's Pater would never hug him. The closest he came was a heartier than usual handshake when he went off to Princeton.
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    • Author by rtwmd1230 (February 25, 2009 9:18 am ET)
         
      I don't know when men started to wear such bad wigs.
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    • Author by newsjunkie (February 25, 2009 10:16 am ET)
         

      One wonders why rightwingers' homophobia gets activated when they see two men greeting each other with a hug. On the other hand, they never complain when the Bush men hug and kiss Saudi princes. Interesting.

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    • Author by mrhebert74 (February 25, 2009 12:19 pm ET)
         
      "I'm old, and I don't understand the kids these days. Back in my day, a man could just shake hands, or punch you in the gut. Now I just don't know what to expect."
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    • Author by skyreader7 (February 25, 2009 5:03 pm ET)
         
      Is Will identifying himself as a man? Just look at that bow tie. He looks like Bozo the Clown.
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    • Author by Neoconstipated (February 25, 2009 5:13 pm ET)
         
      George Swill has got to be the dumbest man allowed to blow-viate on TV.
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    • Author by smittymatt16 (February 25, 2009 5:23 pm ET)
         
      This is misinformation.  It's simply a conservative giving his opinion on what he thought to be an awkward social greeting.  Stop putting crap like this on the site, and it might be taken more seriously.  Obviously I have college buddies that I have strong bonds with that I hug when I don't see them in quite some time and we get together to catch up on what has been going on.  But this isn't at all misinformation.  It's simply not liking his thought about hugs. 
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      • Author by rtwmd1230 (February 25, 2009 6:43 pm ET)
           
        Read the sub-heading for "County Fair." It is for news links considered 'interesting," but not necessarily misinformation. Many of the clips posted here are done so because they support previous claims by Media Matters.
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        • Author by smittymatt16 (February 25, 2009 6:52 pm ET)
             

          Fair enough, I hadn't read that.  Thanks for pointing that out.  I'm still a little annoyed that this is mentioned.  If it really is something that is ridiculous, then let it go by the wayside.

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        • Author by smittymatt16 (February 25, 2009 6:52 pm ET)
             

          Fair enough, I hadn't read that.  Thanks for pointing that out.  I'm still a little annoyed that this is mentioned.  If it really is something that is ridiculous, then let it go by the wayside.

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          • Author by rtwmd1230 (February 25, 2009 8:00 pm ET)
               
            I think the distinction between the items posted here and those in the main part of the Web site could be clarified. The name "County Fair" gives some indication of the type of items that show up here.
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    • Author by pbg (February 25, 2009 5:28 pm ET)
         
      Well, I'm thinking it started with Saint Paul.

      http://members.ozemail.com.au/~moorea@ozemail.com.au/kiss_peace.html
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    • Author by shaggles (February 25, 2009 7:27 pm ET)
         

      Will is my idea of a man's man.  Him and Rich Lowery.

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