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Suicide of the Vest

The viciousness of this primary season is getting totally out of hand:

Rick Santorum’s Sweater Vest Slammed by Scarlett Johansson

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   02/09/12 09:51

The proper look for Rich Santorum? . . . hmm . . . I've got it! White shirts -- only *white shirts* -- collar buttoned, always buttoned, uni-color necktie, and -- here's the key -- sleeves rolled up two exactly two turns each. Now you're lookin' presidential!

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Diane in WA
   02/09/12 09:53

Sad to say, but given the statistics on Hollywood relationship longevity, I think the sweater vest will be keeping Santorum warm much longer than the guy beside Scarlett will be warming her.

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   02/09/12 09:54

Does that make the garment a suicide sweater vest?

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   02/09/12 09:54

I'll take a person wearing a sweater vest over an empty suit any day.

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   02/09/12 10:03

I'll take the sweater vest over the elitist getting his shoes shined...this reminds me of John Edwards and the $400 haircut.

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Also, Willard has no idea of what's to come with attacks from the Left, the "I ride inside" facebook campaign is growing, the dog on the top of the car incident will be a part of the campaign, why do you think BO had a picture released of BO and Bo in the limo?

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   02/09/12 10:35

RE: "elitist getting his shoes shined"

Even though I wouldn't elect Romney to mow my lawn, I'm hoping you're not referring to that picture that turned out to be Mitt getting TSA wanded prior to boarding a flight on the tarmac. That would be awful silly of you.

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   02/09/12 10:35

"I'll take the sweater vest over the elitist getting his shoes shined..."

Ummm.......you do realize that he was being wanded by the TSA, right? That one is dead and buried.

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   02/09/12 12:35

@CarolG and @Order66 OK, my bad, thank you for pointing out my error. Next time, I will hit the coffee first before posting. I will stand by the comment that Mitt comes across as an elitist. The commoners have to stand in line to go through the TSA screening / groping. Of course, any candidate running for President will not go through the TSA line with the common folk but he could at least stand like the rest of us.

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   02/09/12 10:10

I see Rick has a brilliant strategy to get this story out of the news though. Today he claims that Obama will soon start decapitating religious people. RUN FOR THE HILLS!

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WillDD
   02/09/12 10:16

Here's the quote Mr. Steyn describes as "vicious": "Oh gosh, so sad," the We Bought a Zoo actress said. "My dad wore them, and, I mean, they're charming for family photos I guess, and dinner with the grandparents. I think there's an ironic way to wear a sweater vest but other than that I'm not sure!"

"Vicious"? Really? Does Mr. Steyn run in fear from toy poodles.

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   02/09/12 10:29

i·ro·ny  [ahy-ruh-nee]noun, plural -nies.
1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

It's a joke, son.

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   02/09/12 10:34

Man, are you serious? Are you that closed off from the thought process? Reading is fundamental, but reading comprehension is also.

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   02/09/12 10:24

First they came for the magic underwear but I was not a Mormon, so I did nothing
Then they came for the sweater vest but I was not a Dork, so I did nothing.....

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   02/09/12 10:25

I guest the "vest" is not one of the Avengers. Seriously, beauty <> brains. I love looking at her, but she really needs to do a lot less political talking. I am not quite ready to give up seeig her movies, but she is quickly moving into Babs or Matt Damon territory.

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   02/09/12 10:54

Moving? She established a homestead claim their some time ago. Do you not remember how she was email penpals with Obama back in 2008?

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   02/09/12 10:55
   02/09/12 11:01

Did not mean that she was not as bad politically, just that she has not become quite as annoying to me so that I would not see her movies. There is a little more to it than, how politically active one is and has more to do with the combination of talent, beauty and ability to annoy with what they say. Babs, has no beauty (physical or internal) Matt is a condescending guy who thinks he is smarter than everyone else, where Scarlett just says dumb things and has strong leftist opinions and she is good to look at....maybe as she gets older and more strident like Babs, I will rethink it, but it is not a straighforward equation that saying dumb leftist things means I won't watch your movies. I like movies and there are too many leftists in Hollywood for it to be a hard and fast rule.

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   02/09/12 10:36

So much beauty; so little brains. (Scarlett, not Rick.)

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   02/09/12 10:45

Actually, the book is that the broad is fairly bright.

In fact, Woody Allen has said Scarlett Johansson is wittier than he. Strangely, though, he followed up the complement with an offer to adopt her.

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   02/09/12 10:43

Let me get this straight...

The chick who (Wikipedia...) "hosted a fashion launch of pro-Obama clothing, bags and accessories, with proceeds going to the President's re-election campaign" doesn't like a GOP candidate's attire.

In other news, Ronald McDonald put out a press release that "Whoppers taste and smell like feet"...

Usually celebritard commentary is unworthy of attention because of its utter pointlessness. This case, however, reveals a self-interested marketing effort. Nice

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