To those of you that aren't keeping up with your Drudge, there was recently a flap at the Connecticut Democratic convention where liberal activist Ned Coll, referring to Republican Governor John Rowland, said, "In fact, I know things about him that I don't choose to bring out in public today, that I have observed with my own eyes. He is a snake!" and then "Death to the prince of darkness!"

I know practically next to nothing about Rowland other than the basics (governor, Republican, Connecticut, Bushie) and only remember his name from speculation about who he might appoint to the Senate in case Lieberman had become VP. Nonetheless, look at the picture of this guy. I mean really look at it. Imagine for a moment that you are in a comic-book like world where demons walked the Earth in human form. Isn't this the first guy you would expect to sprout horns, grow red skin and a black goatee and use his giant bat wings to fly off into the night with a pitchfork in hand. Maybe it's the smirk or the evil looking squint in his eyes. Maybe I'm more overworked than I had previously imagined. [note: the original picture I used to illustrate the point was removed from its original source and I didn't have local hosting at the time, so I replaced it with another picture in which he, I must admit, does look slightly less evil. He does, I should still add, look eerily reminiscent of one of the bad guys in Fox's 24]

On a similar note...



In 1998 and 2000, Congressman Ron Paul drew a challenger by the name of Loy Sneary. Loiy. Sneeeeeary. From what I remember about him, he seemed like a pretty decent guy and I wouldn't have minded too much if he had won. Nonetheless. Loy. Sneary. Isn't that name of the character Christopher Walken played in Batman Returns? If not, it should have been. The name just screams out "corrupt" of "powermongering." I actually looked around on the net for a picture of the mild-looking man, only to discover that the only picture I could find he is holding a dangerous weapon!

Geeze Louise, politicians need to learn not to look like and have names of demonic characters.

And I, quite apparently, have been working too much and need to go home and take a nap. Catch y'all later.

UPDATE: Yet another one!


Edmund Stoiber

Is that Edmund Stoiber, candidate for German Chancellor, or Edmund Stoiber, Anime supervillain??

[Thanks to Warliberal for this one]