Comments on: TOM THE DANCING BUG: News of the Times: Romney Admits, "I AM a Corporation"!

By: David Yomtov

David Yomtov — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:22:00 +0000

Whoo hoo!

100th “Like”!!!

:-D

By: Oland

Oland — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:29:00 +0000

The burrito passed right through him too.

By: House Carl

House Carl — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:20:00 +0000

No matter where, we’re screwed.

By: Suzanne C

Suzanne C — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:52:00 +0000

Who are you quoting here, beyond the first sentence? Or do you just write everything in quotes, to maximize confusion for the reader? Everything corporations earn goes to people. That means that corporations really are people in the same way that children really are candy, because everything my kids earn in allowance goes to buying candy. Similar logic also yields the corollary (see proof below): “Kevin Costner was nominated for the 2003 Tony Award for Best Actress (Musical) in ‘Man of La Mancha’, even though he wasn’t even in that musical.”

Good point, whomever-you’re-quoting!

[Solution: Kevin Costner was in 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' alongside Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and the theme song by Bryan Adams went, "Everything I do, I do it for you." Therefore, Kevin Costner is Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (because everything he did went to her). And Mastrantonio was nominated for the 2003 Tony. QED.]

By: Mike MacKenzie

Mike MacKenzie — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:19:00 +0000

Where does the money go? Uhm, the Government? Eventually all the money winds up there. If you extend your definition of “Corporation” just a bit to include governments, then you could just as easily say, “Everything people earn eventually goes to the corporations”. It’s the circle of life, death and taxes.

By: mothlight

mothlight — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:08:00 +0000

Murray Hill Inc. tried running for congress in the last election. They ran into the age requirement (even though they tried to get around it by adding up the ages of those on the board) and couldn’t register to run.
http://murrayhillweb.com/pr-012510.htmlhttp://badgerherald.com/news/2011/03/29/following_citizens_u.php

By: nachoproblem

nachoproblem — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:15:00 +0000

I had to cry so that I wouldn’t laugh.

By: nachoproblem

nachoproblem — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:12:00 +0000

Considering that he said, “Corporations are people,” when he meant “Corporations are composed of people,” and that he said, “I like being able to fire people,” when he meant, “I like being able to fire corporations,” then accurately: he doesn’t seem to know the difference between corporations and people.

By: ill lich

ill lich — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:11:00 +0000

“Yes, no one noticed, but… I’m totally insubstantial.”

Yeah, uhhh, about that . . . we noticed.

By: hanoverfiste

hanoverfiste — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:31:00 +0000

The last panel doubled the humor value. I laughed for 30 seconds. Then I kept laughing as I realized no matter what where screwed.

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:17:00 +0000

That was funny! I pretty much lost it on this panel:

By: Carlton

Carlton — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:29:00 +0000

Hmmm. Interesting idea. I’m going to start a corporation and file for some office. The company’s charter will stipulate that if the company wins office, all shares will be put up for auction to the highest bidder. The company would have to wait 35 years before it could run for president, though.

By: Thebes

Thebes — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:40:00 +0000

Corporatism is fascism.
Corporatism does not entail fascism. Corporatism IS Fascism.

By: thecleaninglady

thecleaninglady — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:02:00 +0000

That last panel is a blast from the past.

By: ill lich

ill lich — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:51:00 +0000

“Look, a corporation running for President was inevitable, it cuts out the middleman!”

Don’t blame me, I voted for Pepsi.

By: IronEdithKidd

IronEdithKidd — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:50:00 +0000

I don’t know, but I almost LOL’d on that little sight gag.

Almost.

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:38:00 +0000

Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to people.

If capital is reinvested in, say, R&D or expansion, it’s possible that “ultimately” might be in the far-flung future. Answering “where do you think it goes” with merely “payroll” and “shareholder dividends” is a bit simplistic.

By: MrJM

MrJM — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:37:00 +0000

“But accuracy and speaker’s meaning are less important than a joke.”

In a cartoon? No kidding?!?

By: Ted Kane

Ted Kane — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:35:00 +0000

I think Romney’s whole issue is that the meaning of what he says is invariably crystal clear.

By: Svenn Diagram

Svenn Diagram — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:22:00 +0000

“Corporations are people, my friend”“No, they’re not!”
“Of course they are. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to people. Where do you think it goes?”

But accuracy and speaker’s meaning are less important than a joke.

By: Sam Lindsay-Levine

Sam Lindsay-Levine — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:41:00 +0000

A++, would read bad pun again

By: machinelf

machinelf — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000

Tom Tomorrow, the Dancing Bug… I like it.

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:10:00 +0000

Presumably he's a holding company.

By: royaltrux

royaltrux — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:08:00 +0000

Or, wear clothes! I want my money back!

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

If things pass right through him how is he able to hold a piece of paper and a burrito?