• February 13, 2012
HMM QUITE YES INDEED

by Jim Newell

4:41 pm October 30, 2008

MAGAZINE ABOUT WEALTH ENDORSES OBAMA: Sarah Palin’s favorite — dare we say, “favourite,” tut tut — magazine, rich & sexy British global-money pamphlet The Economist, has endorsed Barack Obama, who is more likely to save all of their money than John McCain, who’s just nuts. [The Economist]

{ 41 comments }

Lionel Hutz Esq. October 30, 2008 at 4:44 pm

Well, they are Brits, so they are already gay, socialist Muslims.

Cloudman October 30, 2008 at 4:44 pm

IN THE TANK

MARCdMan October 30, 2008 at 4:45 pm

I can haz stimulus check?

Larry Fine October 30, 2008 at 4:46 pm

Beaver Magazine endorsed Sarah Palin.

El Topo October 30, 2008 at 4:46 pm

WHO CARES LIBRUL TERRIST GREENSPAN’S BOOK ENDORTSED MCCANE!!!1!

rambone October 30, 2008 at 4:47 pm

Typical elitist gotcha media. The magazine of the Joe the Plumbers of the world (Stormfront) endorsed Palin last week.

facehead October 30, 2008 at 4:47 pm

So these assheads were undecided until now? What were they waiting for? Colbert’s endorsement?

magic titty October 30, 2008 at 4:51 pm

Yes, but McPalin was endorsed by the Chattanooga Chitlin Post-Dispatch.

nurple October 30, 2008 at 4:51 pm

I’d hit that, if it’s been dewormed.

BillyClubb October 30, 2008 at 4:52 pm

Sara Palin reads The Economist? Oh seriously Jim, how gullible can you be? Or are you being sarcastic? Can’t tell..

Anyway, The Economist is one of those highbrow publications with big words, so very few people read it (just too tough to figger out what they’re writing’ about).

nurple October 30, 2008 at 4:52 pm

F.E.D.S. endorsement surprisingly tardy.

grendel October 30, 2008 at 4:53 pm

They just want Obama to completely tank Capitalism because they’ve been stockpiling gold and in the post-apocalyptic economic disaster they will be our new Feudal lords and masters. They will have to battle Paultards for control of the Earth, but one step at a time.

Cherry Garcia October 30, 2008 at 4:53 pm

The Financial Times endorsed Hopey earlier this week. Who do these bloody Brits think they are telling us who to vote for? Just wait until their medieval plumbing goes on the fritz and they need a plumber.

MargeSimpsonsBlackFriend October 30, 2008 at 4:53 pm

[re=156682]facehead[/re]: Colbert endorsed Obama last night, so it’s not that.

Maybe they are waiting until after the election.

Gopherit October 30, 2008 at 4:53 pm

Nothing but a bunch a commie pricks at the Economist. Heil Marx!

magic titty October 30, 2008 at 4:54 pm

[re=156703]nurple[/re]: Well done, sir. Also, Black Tail.

iwillsavethispatient October 30, 2008 at 4:54 pm

[re=156668]Lionel Hutz Esq.[/re]: Actually, it’s more that we’re sexually repressed, socialist and Godless. But you were close enough.

Gopherit October 30, 2008 at 4:55 pm

And that picture is begging for a pithy alt text.

spencer October 30, 2008 at 4:56 pm

This is all part of the UKs secret plan to get all their Mussulmans to move to the US.

Constitutional Riots October 30, 2008 at 4:56 pm

I wish to thank The Economist for teaching me a new word/phrase today.
“Cack handed”….
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cack+handed
For more cultural tidbits:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-cac1.htm

AnnieGetYourFun October 30, 2008 at 5:01 pm

[re=156668]Lionel Hutz Esq.[/re]: Who endorsed Bush the first time around. That’s when the Economist lost their elitist status in my view. Sure, they might hate taxes, but the least they could do is promote literate leaders.

problemwithcaring October 30, 2008 at 5:06 pm

I imagine people will pay as much attention to this endorsement as they did when The Economist predicted the US Housing Bubble Crash in 2003, and by listen I mean, what the fuck is The Economist?

tootsieroll October 30, 2008 at 5:11 pm

Hey, does anyone know anything about the “Cory the well driller” email letter spam now all over the bloggerworld? My husband sent it to me, and I wanted to thoughtfully call it a piece of propaganda bullshit, but it does purportedly come from a real person with a business and everything. But, I’m thinking he’s a repubtard troll and really has a “B” carved into his ass and wrote this with the intent to smear Hopey economic plan, yo.

Chief Grinning Eagle October 30, 2008 at 5:12 pm

McCain is now speaking in Defiance, Ohio. You’d figure based on his and Palin’s economic plan, next stop should be intercourse Pennsylvania, perhaps followed by Truth or Consequences New Mexico.

SayItWithWookies October 30, 2008 at 5:15 pm

It’s good to see that class betrayal is still a popular hobby among rich British elitists. They’re the equivalent of America’s trust-fund hippies.

Crazybroad October 30, 2008 at 5:18 pm

The only poll I am watching now is the Economist’s world-wide electoral vote count. It makes me all warm and fuzzy.

Beef Supreme October 30, 2008 at 5:20 pm

I’ve been waiting for the endorsement from Sir Leopold T. Whiskers, the Aristocat.

TGY October 30, 2008 at 5:25 pm

Hey, The Ecounoumist has endoursed Oubama!

TGY October 30, 2008 at 5:26 pm

Also, USA! USA! USA!..oh, wait.

nurple October 30, 2008 at 5:27 pm

If Cory is a WATER well driller, I have no sympathy whatsoever. People are totally at their mercy, because they can just say “oops, gotta go down another 50 feet!” and there’s NO WAY you can tell. How far down is your potable water? How much money you got?

Itsjustme October 30, 2008 at 5:43 pm

[re=156674]MARCdMan[/re]: Okay, yes. But this time, those of us without children get the bigger check.

Lazy Media October 30, 2008 at 5:57 pm

[re=156723]Gopherit[/re]: OK, whining about Jim’s lack of alt text has jumped the shark. From now on, you has to suggest an alt text, or hush.

Lazy Media October 30, 2008 at 5:59 pm

Alt text: Obama just wants me, loose shoes, and a warm catbox.

Lazy Media October 30, 2008 at 6:00 pm

Alt Alt text: I can has preznit?

palmerdawg October 30, 2008 at 6:04 pm

Awwwww, cute kitty.

nurple October 30, 2008 at 6:05 pm

Magic: Thanks! I see it for sale in my neighborhood and I think “Well, isn’t this interesting!” in my Episcopalian way. I wonder what people would think if a whitebread like myself was reading it on the subway.

swarm of bees October 30, 2008 at 6:17 pm

NEDM can make McCain’s campaign cool!

I hate myself, and you should too if you get my stupid joke.

Min October 30, 2008 at 6:20 pm

The Brits are not only in the tank, they’re making tea.

Myrna the Minx October 30, 2008 at 7:33 pm

How did you get my cat to dress up in a tuxedo?

The Axe October 30, 2008 at 8:15 pm

Well, we all know now that Katie Couric reads The Economist, so no surprise here:
http://www.tmz.com/2008/10/06/katie-couric-swats-palin-with-the-economist/

nuckingfutz October 31, 2008 at 2:34 am

I can haz monocled wearin’ kitty now?

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