The place? The Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee.
The date? February 4 through 6, 2010.
The purpose? The First National Tea Party Conference.
Tickets? $549 each.
The speakers? Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin.
The rampant wingnuttery? Priceless.
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"From out there on the moon, international politics seem so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck, drag him a quarter million miles out, and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch!’ ” — astronaut Edgar Mitchell
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- "Look, I'm glad the economy is starting to recover but I think it's because of what Republican governors are doing in their states. Not because of the President." — Republican governor Bob McDonnell
- "Under SOPA, you could get 5 years for uploading a Michael Jackson song — one year more than the doctor who killed him." — Spy Eye
Redefinitions
- bachmann (bɑːk'mən) noun — the unit of measure of inability to perceive reality
- fleming (flɛm'ɪŋ) adjective — the inability to distinguish satire from truth
- gingrich (ɡɪŋ' ɡrɪtʃ), verb — to commit serial adultery
- hitchling (hitch'ling) (noun) — A child void of religious indoctrination who is encouraged to read broadly and to seek the truth unapologetically.
- santorum (sæntɔ́rəm), noun — the frothy mix of fecal matter and lubricant that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex
- trump (trə́mp) verb — to cheapen an effort to worthlessness
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- The brain trust that is the Santorum campaign
- I, oo, a i uaae ae
- Funny imitates life
- “Ya know, boah, somtahms reality jist grabs yuh ‘n shakes th’ livin’ daylights outtaya.”
- “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
- “I love it when a plan comes together”
- Bad romance, bad food
- Someecards hits the X-ring!
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