Comments on: TOM THE DANCING BUG: Mitt Romney Plays "Santa Claus Politics" http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: jhertzli http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1532171 jhertzli Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1532171 Does this mean Paul Ryan is Krampus? Does this mean Paul Ryan is Krampus?

]]> By: 666beast1 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1531427 666beast1 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1531427 Santa doesn't like questions. He won't provide financial annual reports. It's all magic. Santa doesn’t like questions. He won’t provide financial annual reports. It’s all magic.

]]> By: Jellodyne http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1531404 Jellodyne Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1531404 It's not punishment, its a coal subsidy. It’s not punishment, its a coal subsidy.

]]> By: thecleaninglady http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1531296 thecleaninglady Thu, 13 Sep 2012 06:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1531296 I wish the media would stop. I wish the media would stop.

]]> By: Bill Costley http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1531100 Bill Costley Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1531100 It's Mitt's Tax-trick, obviously. It’s Mitt’s Tax-trick, obviously.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1531011 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1531011 Elf Helper sound like something that you'd find in a supermarket in Mordor. Elf Helper sound like something that you’d find in a supermarket in Mordor.

]]> By: MattAtDoyle http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1530984 MattAtDoyle Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1530984 Elf Helper needs bigger pectorals. Elf Helper needs bigger pectorals.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1530788 Boundegar Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1530788 Oh that's gooood. Oh that’s gooood.

]]> By: John Napsterista http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1530782 John Napsterista Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1530782 Frickin’ “Elf Helper!!”  Panel 11 sums up Paul Ryan better than anything ever written about him.  (Could also be used for: Rahm Emmanuel). Frickin’ “Elf Helper!!”  Panel 11 sums up Paul Ryan better than anything ever written about him.  (Could also be used for: Rahm Emmanuel).

]]> By: benher http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1530730 benher Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1530730 I half expect him to bellow "Elf Helper" at the next real-life heckler. I half expect him to bellow “Elf Helper” at the next real-life heckler.

]]> By: The Life Of Bryan http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1530710 The Life Of Bryan Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1530710 I prefer to think of Paul Ryan as the ironic quotes around Mitt Romney himself. But maybe that’s just me. I prefer to think of Paul Ryan as the ironic quotes around Mitt Romney himself.

But maybe that’s just me.

]]> By: James Agenbroad http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1530704 James Agenbroad Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1530704 I suspect that the real bishop Nicolas of Myria would have regarded Mormon theology with a disdain similar that he felt for Arian theology and would strike Mitt on the face. I suspect that the real bishop Nicolas of Myria would have regarded Mormon theology with a disdain similar that he felt for Arian theology and would strike Mitt on the face.

]]> By: crummett http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1530677 crummett Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1530677 Maybe if they put "plan" in ironic quotes? Maybe if they put “plan” in ironic quotes?

]]> By: An Infinitude of Tortoises http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1530635 An Infinitude of Tortoises Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1530635 AKA Grinch Politics. AKA Grinch Politics.

]]> By: SomeGuyNamedMark http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1530634 SomeGuyNamedMark Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1530634 Please don't taunt the man behind the curtain.  The Great Mitt has spoken. Please don’t taunt the man behind the curtain.  The Great Mitt has spoken.

]]> By: morcheeba http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/tom-the-dancing-bug-mitt-rom-2.html#comment-1530613 morcheeba Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180488#comment-1530613 I wish the media would stop referring to it as "Mitt's tax plan" ... it's not a plan if it isn't specific enough to implement, much less figure out where the who the extra money comes from. Can we call it "Mitt's tax improv" or "Mitt's tax hope"? I wish the media would stop referring to it as “Mitt’s tax plan” … it’s not a plan if it isn’t specific enough to implement, much less figure out where the who the extra money comes from. Can we call it “Mitt’s tax improv” or “Mitt’s tax hope”?

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