Comments on: Vermin Supreme: strong teeth for a strong America

By: Mikko Tuomela

Mikko Tuomela — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:14:00 +0000

Dear Jakeh, I do not assume you’d get a free pony from nazis (that are a separate group from fascists, I would say). Communists might give you one, though. However, in order to really implement the policies enabling a pony-based economy, you would need to be a dictator. As you know, the Nazi Germany also implemented strange measures with the power of dictatorship.

Actually, socialism and national socialism have a lot in common (in the way they were actually implemented), which made USSR and Germany great allies in 1939-41.

The most important reason for calling somebody a nazi is because you disagree with their opinions, especially political ones. I have noticed that many have called Barack Obama both a nazi and a communist because they did not approve of Obama’s health care plans.

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:20:00 +0000

isn’t Vermin either a communist or a nazi

Hmm… still sounds better than most republicans and many democrats.

And….. I want a FREE pony, ya hear?

By: Jakeh

Jakeh — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:49:00 +0000

I think your confusing terms if you throw in communists with a fascist group that started out, if anything, fighting communists. They are nearly ideological opposites (even though both have been taken to an extreme that was detrimental to say the least).

By: Vinnie Tesla

Vinnie Tesla — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:33:00 +0000

God, do I love C-Span

By: Mikko Tuomela

Mikko Tuomela — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:37:00 +0000

Well, do you think that Mr. Supreme has chances of winning the Democrat nomination?

By: zyodei

zyodei — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:14:00 +0000

Wow. If Ron Paul doesn’t make the GOP ticket, I’ve got my candidate for sure.

This is really very good.

By: JhmL

JhmL — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:07:00 +0000

So this is what Dustin Hoffman gets up to when he is not making films…

By: D Wyatt

D Wyatt — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:28:00 +0000

Im hoping everyone is getting the analogies he makes. Equating the ponies to the “real id” card, and the ridiculousness of the mandatory brushing of the teeth to mandatory healthcare and/or mandatory vaccines. He calls himself a tyrant and evil because he mocks the other candidates. I find him very entertaining and hope he keeps up the informing…

By: Drew from Zhrodague

Drew from Zhrodague — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:22:00 +0000

I will pray to my cats that Anonymous changes every single electronic vote in America for this guy.

By: Mikko Tuomela

Mikko Tuomela — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:31:00 +0000

One thing that most people do not realize is that you do not need the government to give you a free pony. You can buy it right now with your own money, or you can pay the local riding club for riding lessons and ride one without owning it.

So, isn’t Vermin either a communist or a nazi for promising free ponies? (I know that in USA everyone is a communist or nazi if he/she says something others don’t like.) A true American patriot buys a pony right a way, supporting the local pony-growing industry and creating jobs, nourishing the economy etc.

By: Mikko Tuomela

Mikko Tuomela — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:25:00 +0000

It is no surprise that while looking at video, many people think “this guy makes much more sense than most of the GOP candidates”. And I do, too.

I know that Vermin Supreme is a comedian and a performance artist of sort. At the same time, he seems like an intelligent person who has ideals and courage, he is not just a one-dimensional clown. I hope he gets elected to some office one day.

By: MrEricSir

MrEricSir — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:15:00 +0000

I would honestly take this guy over Rick Santorum.

By: BombBlastLightingWaltz

BombBlastLightingWaltz — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:39:00 +0000

Dick Francis writes about chomping at the bit.

By: BombBlastLightingWaltz

BombBlastLightingWaltz — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:35:00 +0000

Nice lid.

By: sugarsails

sugarsails — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:46:00 +0000

I need to watch more C-Span.

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:44:00 +0000

@boingboing-047120fa7417b3d37a0573e8a24c9e43:disqus , quit dodging the question!
Did you or did you not receive a pony via Vermin Supreme?

Because I want one, dammit!!!

By: Tyler Strause

Tyler Strause — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:35:00 +0000

Wow.

By: m0nkyman

m0nkyman — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:30:00 +0000

RIP Cornelius the First. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_Party_of_Canada_(1963%E2%80%931993)

By: haineux

haineux — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:20:00 +0000

BoingBoing has two mottoes I love:
1) Happy Mutants
2) A directory of wonderful things

This qualifies as both. And it’s a moment of joy amidst the usual sad reality.

By: haineux

haineux — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:09:00 +0000

Why the British are WAY ahead of us, in this department: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screaming_Lord_Sutch

By: Paul Renault

Paul Renault — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:07:00 +0000

“…in spirit and incisors..” The Rhino Party lives!

What is the “addictive yet inoffensive substance”? Water?

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:57:00 +0000

Finally, a candidate who’s not afraid to speak the truth about both moral and oral decay.

By: Ashen Victor

Ashen Victor — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:46:00 +0000

This is the man I would vote for sure…

…if I lived in the USA.

By: petite poubelle

petite poubelle — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:34:00 +0000

I’m a closed captioner for the hearing impaired and I had the honor and privilege of trying to keep my shit together while captioning Mr. Supreme. After weeks of captioning CSPAN’s Iowa carcasses coverage with all the Santorum speeches, Romney rallies and whatever the fuck it is Michele Bachmann does when her mouth opens and closes, it was a genuine pleasure. But it was really hard not to laugh.

By: scav

scav — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +0000

This is inevitable: a 2-party system (a.k.a. lesser-of-two-evils system) is a race to the bottom. Sooner of later, a joke candidate is going to look pretty good by comparison.

By: Dean Putney

Dean Putney — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:23:00 +0000

I don’t know about Vermin, but I did.

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:21:00 +0000

I’m pretty sure I’ve eaten worse.

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:05:00 +0000

Sad and terrifying.

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:04:00 +0000

@boingboing-047120fa7417b3d37a0573e8a24c9e43:disqus Did Vermin float you a pony for that post?

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:53:00 +0000

I want a pony.