• February 22, 2012


Here they are, America’s presidents — all of them! All of them. What in the name of “Leo Smoot” is going on here?

As a reward for sitting through that, here’s the android Lincoln at Disneyland having some troubles:

Thanks to Wonkette Operative “Eric G.”

{ 137 comments }

Sophist [APPLESAUCE] February 14, 2011 at 5:54 pm

Unknown? Is that like Other?

Also, no president Palin? For shame!

Chet Kincaid February 14, 2011 at 5:57 pm

That V.O. voice is what makes it.

Radiotherapy February 14, 2011 at 8:58 pm

Maybe it was that homeless guy with the golden voice.

BlackRhino February 14, 2011 at 5:58 pm

Here’s the list…

1. George Washington
2. John Errinson
3. Terry Montrose
4. Hudson McLavoie
5. Jim Stand
6. Bruce K. Tedesco
7. Jimmy Goose
8. Lucas Brokus
9. Plugman M. Tucks
10. Alan Diamond
11. Tex O’Keef
12. Nolan Shack
13. Angus W. Crowe
14. Gepetto Corrigan
15. Liam F. Stitches
16. Jackson Graft
17. Houston van Austin
18. Doug Wobble
19. Geoffrey Risenburg
20. Geoffrey Savinkus
21. Geoffrey Dolby
22/24. Geoffrey Stuckmeyer
23. Geoffrey Simms
25. Governor Mark Whitford
26. Buddy Knox
27. William Jefferson Clinton
28. Joe Montannuk
29. Unknown
30. Daniel Flintstone (Boo!)
31. Bernard H. Stuckey
32. Christopher Tigus
33. Limpton Quick
34. Jonathan T. President
35. Leo Smoot
36. Steven W. Spooner Junior
37. Roy Wizzle
38. Charlie Angel
39. Arck Ack
40. Neill K. Sputterman
41. Oliver Paltrow
42. Sweeney Patch
43. Gary Question
44. Mark Ruth

Worthly Wokette Skum February 14, 2011 at 6:43 pm

Good to see Bubba (#27) is getting some work again. Keep him out of trouble.

deelzebub February 14, 2011 at 7:11 pm

This reminds me of John Hodgman's list of hobo names in his book.

BarackMyWorld February 14, 2011 at 7:21 pm

I really thought he said "Licked Her Quick" instead of "Limpton."

HurricaneAli February 14, 2011 at 8:15 pm

Thank you so much for that list – I thought #38 was "Charlie Daniels," but my son was positive it was "Charlie Angel." We had a steak dinner riding on THAT one.

not that Dewey February 14, 2011 at 9:42 pm

You won't have old Roy Wizzle to kick around, anymore.

transfatz February 15, 2011 at 7:00 am

Tippecanoe and Plugman M. Tucks too!

PristineODummy February 15, 2011 at 1:43 pm

There's way too many Jeffreys in there, all spelling their name wrong.

american__mutt February 15, 2011 at 1:49 pm

These are officially the most bad ass names every. I'm using each of this as my performance monicker.

Negropolis February 15, 2011 at 11:05 pm

Arck Ack sounds like a dry, painful, hacking cough.

AngryBlakGuy February 14, 2011 at 6:00 pm

…I have a feeling that one of the teenage kids that run that ride accidentally downloaded the weekly staff schedule into the wrong computer.

AngryBlakGuy February 14, 2011 at 6:17 pm

…hmmmm, I wonder why "George Washington" is scheduled for 40 hours this week and Im not even on the schedule?!?!?

Mumbletypeg February 14, 2011 at 6:01 pm

I'd take April Fools' over Valentine's to occasion a weak joke, but this seems beyond the usual tomfoolery.

emmelemm February 14, 2011 at 6:42 pm

It is close to Presidents' Day…

OC_Surf_Serf February 14, 2011 at 6:47 pm

…us hooligan youths and the pranks we pulled on President's Day!?

emmelemm February 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

I just meant, funny to mess up the Presidents on President's Day! But it's not President's Day, so my point is not actually made.

Wit, humor AND sarcasm fail. In my defense, it is Monday, so I'm not at my best.

SexySmurf February 14, 2011 at 6:03 pm

George Jefferson
Harold Washington
Lincoln Log
Harold Stassen
James Taylor
William "The Refrigerator" Perry
Cleveland Steamer

themcwow February 14, 2011 at 9:34 pm

George Clinton

DoktorZoom February 14, 2011 at 9:50 pm

Mojo Nixon

Negropolis February 15, 2011 at 3:23 am

Dwayne Carter

bagofmice February 15, 2011 at 4:56 am

Not Dwayne "Long, hard, and full of seamen" Carter?

transfatz February 15, 2011 at 7:07 am

Cleveland Steamer never quit smoking.

lulzmonger February 16, 2011 at 2:43 am

Dwight D. Yoakum

Bonzos_Bed_Time February 14, 2011 at 6:03 pm

William Jefferson Clinton did it for me.

Terry February 14, 2011 at 9:01 pm

Joe Montana and Unknown

metamarcisf February 14, 2011 at 6:04 pm

I hate to burst your bubble, but I've watched this stupid show four times now and I've yet to spot Ben Franklin.

V572625694 February 14, 2011 at 7:16 pm

"The only President of the United States who was never President of the United States." See? All I know is, everything you know is wrong!

metamarcisf February 14, 2011 at 8:08 pm

Franklin's phantom presidency was confirmed not only through the work of the Firesign Theatre but also in a singularly absurd episode of "The Office" in which Michael Scott gets into an argument with a Ben Franklin impersonator on this very subject.

Mahousu February 14, 2011 at 9:04 pm

Hey, I haven't found Waldo yet, but you don't see me complaining.

PeaceWithHonor February 14, 2011 at 6:04 pm

Carter rates a belch.

Extemporanus February 14, 2011 at 6:04 pm

♪♫ "Jefrey", with one 'f', "Jefrey"… ♪♫

HELisforHEL February 15, 2011 at 1:19 pm

First a Mojo Nixon reference and now this. Ahh Pixie-licious!

edgydrifter February 14, 2011 at 6:09 pm

There are few finer experiences in all of creation than witnessing a teenage Disney employee go wantonly fuck-all on his last day on the job.

prommie February 15, 2011 at 10:00 am

This, this right here, this phrase "go wantonly fuck-all," this is my phrase of the day, this will become a permanent part of my repertoire. Thank you, sir.

DoktorZoom February 14, 2011 at 6:09 pm

Definitely fake. Quonsett T Blivens wasn't in there.

Crank_Tango February 14, 2011 at 6:13 pm

Dude, they bogarted at least four of my porn names. Houston van Austin is fucking copyrighted, trademarked, and patented, doncha know.

Radiotherapy February 14, 2011 at 7:19 pm

Houston van Austin™.
Done.

Negropolis February 15, 2011 at 3:24 am

We get it; you figured out how to do the trademark dealie.

edgydrifter February 14, 2011 at 6:15 pm

30% of all Americans–and 80% of Real Americans–wouldn't be able to point out a single error in that presentation.

ulTIMum February 14, 2011 at 6:32 pm

That first one – isn't he a dollar bill?

GOPCrusher February 15, 2011 at 10:22 am

Dollar Bill Wirtz? Former owner of the Blackhawks?

savethispatient February 14, 2011 at 6:32 pm

That's not true: the video shows the current President is Black, and we all know that's against the constitution!

OneYieldRegular February 15, 2011 at 1:03 pm

"*I* am the Tea Party Leader."

PristineODummy February 15, 2011 at 1:45 pm

There's a error?

SorosBot February 14, 2011 at 6:16 pm

Ah, I remember the Hall of Presidents as a young boy; most boring "ride" in all of Disney World that wasn't in Epcot (It's a Small World wasn't boring so much as painful).

ulTIMum February 14, 2011 at 6:35 pm

On National Irony Day they were forced to shut down the ride to dredge the channel as the boats were scraping keels due to all the fat keesters. It's a small world, after all.

nounverb911 February 14, 2011 at 7:03 pm

Before it was installed at Disney, it was at the NY World's Fair for two years.

HistoriCat February 15, 2011 at 2:42 pm

It has one great feature – air conditioning. Sure, it's not the most exciting ride but you get to sit in air-conditioned comfort for a nice little stretch.

ManchuCandidate February 14, 2011 at 6:17 pm

Some poor dummy just got an F on his preznits of the US Americuhs.

LionelHutzEsq February 14, 2011 at 6:28 pm

Disney has hired Sarah Palin as a consultant? Also?

HELisforHEL February 15, 2011 at 1:23 pm

The grifter would never do it–too many of The Gheys working there, what with that health plan that allows for Their Kind and all. And all those 'Try not to become a fat lazy slobs, kids!' PSA's they run with The FLOTUS on their outlets.

weejee February 14, 2011 at 6:28 pm

Charlie Angel but none ménage à trois with gals who have legs that run all the way up to their ass?

alzronnie February 14, 2011 at 6:30 pm

Getting the names wrong could happen to anyone, sometimes I forgot my own name when I was president.

OC_Surf_Serf February 14, 2011 at 6:33 pm

This was fundie Disney ferchristsakes…where is President Jesus??

The utter silence 'cept for the sniff at the end is only frosting on the cake….

harry_palmer February 14, 2011 at 6:35 pm

Lincoln bending over backwards was a nice change from Obama bending over forward while the Repigs give it to him up the ass.

Giveusabob February 14, 2011 at 6:41 pm

Actually, I was rather terrified that either an Aliens-style chestburster was about to emerge through Abe's sternum, or Abe was gonna have to peel off his corneas so he could see you better with his red laser eyes of doom. Uncertain which would have been more freaky.

johnnymeatworth February 14, 2011 at 6:35 pm

Where's the part where they have to battle Kiss for control of the amusement park?

crybabyboehner February 14, 2011 at 6:37 pm

Last night I saw Lester Maddox on a TV show with some smart-assed New York Jew.

DoktorZoom February 14, 2011 at 7:10 pm

Well he may be a fool, but he's our fool.

mourningnmerica February 14, 2011 at 8:09 pm

If we think we're better than him we're wrong.

crybabyboehner February 15, 2011 at 12:41 am

they, but same idea

Beowoof February 14, 2011 at 6:40 pm

That anyone would still sit through this creepy show amazes me.

BornInATrailer February 15, 2011 at 10:23 am

I just sat through it with the wife about a month ago!

(I'm not kidding btw. I was especially interested to hear if there would be any boos or hissing for W or Obama. None. People viewing the robot presidents (<- no apostrophe) were very respectful.)

trondant February 14, 2011 at 6:41 pm

Domo arigato President Roboto.

Redhead February 14, 2011 at 6:43 pm

No President Ben Dover? No President Anita Dick? No President Ima Weiner?

emmelemm February 14, 2011 at 7:06 pm

Dickwad Hams? Harry Baals?

metamarcisf February 14, 2011 at 8:14 pm

President-elect Matt Stirbait

bumfug February 14, 2011 at 9:03 pm

Yeah, where's Heywood Jablomie?

thebeatgoeson08 February 14, 2011 at 10:49 pm

Mike Hunt? Jack Meyhoff?

Ken Layne February 14, 2011 at 9:29 pm

The beauty of this stunt is all in the pure dadaism of the names. I have the strange suspicion they were made up on the spot.

Negropolis February 15, 2011 at 3:28 am

No President Amanda Huggenkist, Dick Tador, Yvonne N. Orelle?

GOPCrusher February 15, 2011 at 10:32 am

Richard Smoker? Seymore Butts?

Worthly Wokette Skum February 14, 2011 at 6:49 pm
V572625694 February 14, 2011 at 7:49 pm

Whoa, way creepy. Nice!

gvvt February 14, 2011 at 8:12 pm

We ALL needz moar robot hedz. That was truly truly awful. Triglets deserves better.

DoktorZoom February 14, 2011 at 10:04 pm

If I were to make a hyper-real robot, I'd name it "Rudy." Then it would be the Uncanny Rudy Vallee.

DashboardBuddha February 14, 2011 at 6:50 pm

Uh Clem seems to have been busy.

metamarcisf February 14, 2011 at 8:15 pm

"Cause he broke the president"

nounverb911 February 14, 2011 at 6:55 pm

What about President Merkin Muffley? or Head of State Mr. Thompson?

Come here a minute February 14, 2011 at 6:58 pm

I wanna Seymour Butz here!

Monsieur_Grumpe February 14, 2011 at 6:58 pm

Hey Pablo! He broke the president !

Tundra Grifter February 14, 2011 at 7:51 pm

Don't blame me – I voted for Summer.

transfatz February 15, 2011 at 7:13 am

Why does the Porridge Bird lay his eggs in the air?

fuflans February 14, 2011 at 6:58 pm

it would be cooler if instead of nodding they did a terrorist fist bump.

Guppy06 February 14, 2011 at 6:59 pm

Limbo lower now!

littlebigdaddy February 14, 2011 at 6:59 pm

Aw, Ken, it's cute how you just jump on any excuse for a trip to Disneyland!

G. Friday February 14, 2011 at 7:02 pm

The best part of every Disney trip was climbing out of the cars on "Journey through Inner Space" (AKA "Monsanto") and unplugging the nucleus. Or, in my brother's case, the site of his first make-out (I guess he wins).

prommie February 15, 2011 at 10:02 am

I jumped out of the car on the "people mover" and was promptly taken hostage and thrown in the secret security dungeon, it was quite frightening.

littlebigdaddy February 14, 2011 at 7:03 pm

And why isn't Nixon a neuro, like in Futurama?

Jukesgrrl February 14, 2011 at 7:08 pm

Yeah, and they all rode on the backs of dinosaurs, too, dammit.

whiterabid February 14, 2011 at 7:15 pm

President Tedesco? I thought there weren't any Italian named presidents. Or is that one of those Spanish names that sounds Italian?

V572625694 February 14, 2011 at 7:50 pm

"Tedesco" is the Italian word for "German." Don't ask why.

PristineODummy February 15, 2011 at 1:50 pm

Like Tancredo. Right? Amirite?

BarackMyWorld February 14, 2011 at 7:17 pm

"Buddy Knox
(crowd guy: 'Buddy!')"

Hey, I laughed.

Dances_For_Ham February 14, 2011 at 7:22 pm

Is the second video a Disney reenactment of the Lincoln assassination or is it just Abe showing off his limbo moves?

gef05 February 14, 2011 at 7:33 pm

Are you quite sure Android Lincoln is, in fact, Lincoln? It looks a lot like Reagan at the '92 RNC.

DrunkIrishman February 14, 2011 at 7:44 pm

I don't know why they booed Daniel Flintstone. Without him, we wouldn't have dinosaur powered anything. A true revolutionary.

rocktonsam February 14, 2011 at 7:47 pm

stupid Dizney, they forgot President Bartlett.

Tundra Grifter February 14, 2011 at 7:51 pm

They forgot Rufus Leaking, O. Blivious and Bea Fuddled.

Jukesgrrl February 14, 2011 at 8:10 pm

And our first female president Ima Hogg.

Tundra Grifter February 16, 2011 at 5:58 pm

B. Fuddled signed Ole Crazy Eyes' latest on-line petition and now he's receiving daily emails from One-L Michele Bachmann telling him what a great job she's doing.

Was it worth it?

donner_froh February 14, 2011 at 7:53 pm

Dick Nixon before he dicks you. That didn't make much sense in 1972, less so now.

mourningnmerica February 14, 2011 at 8:10 pm

That wasn't Lincoln, that was Foster Brooks.

Dances_For_Ham February 14, 2011 at 10:34 pm

Oh see, that was funny. Foster Brooks………..sheesh, he was my hero for years. In fact for about 17 years I did a pretty good imitation of him whenever I got my drank on.

HurricaneAli February 14, 2011 at 8:16 pm

They need to rename it "Hall of Geoffreys."

HurricaneAli February 14, 2011 at 8:16 pm

Best video and comment thread ever.

Radiotherapy February 14, 2011 at 9:03 pm

Go beat off to a Palin pic you assknuckle.

DoktorZoom February 14, 2011 at 9:42 pm

Radio, I think you may have mistaken hurricane here for one of the other blowhards. Scanned thru his/her/its post history, and no Breitbartian stoopidity showed up in the couple pages I looked at…

Radiotherapy February 15, 2011 at 1:11 am

But the issue I addressed in the comment is an important one, and at some point, a rational discussion and debate about it must be held.So this is a conversation that needs to take place. But based on the reaction to my comment above, Wonkette is not mature enough right now for that robust dialogue to occur. Until it is ….
Oh fuck, my bad, it's not the first time I've eaten crow.

Troubledog February 14, 2011 at 8:34 pm

Job-killing Animatronic Lincoln is another example of oppressive Obama policy that is killing the jobs of real Americans each and every day.

If this President says he is for jobs, why hasn't he required them to use real Lincoln impersonators? You see, he only supports jobs for his ACORN friends.

quadriliton February 22, 2011 at 4:06 pm

trolf

Troubledog February 14, 2011 at 8:38 pm

You rarely see Lincoln impersonators at those festive Tea Party events. Think about it.

chascates February 14, 2011 at 8:43 pm

I hope Pres. Tex O’Keef isn't related to James O'Keefe!

DoktorZoom February 14, 2011 at 9:44 pm

Crow: How much Keefe in this movie, anyway?
Tom Servo: Oh, there's MILES O'Keefe!

DerrickWildcat February 14, 2011 at 10:07 pm

Good thing Yul Brenner wasn't up there.

Dudleydidwrong February 14, 2011 at 10:50 pm

All those years studying history and nothing I learned was right. Guess I wasted all that tuition money on the Glenn Beck University/Pancake Flipping Tech School. They even told me the present president was some woman from Alaska. I didn't see any women up there on that stage. Was one of those guys in drag?

NorbertsRevenge February 14, 2011 at 11:42 pm

Seems nutty alright but mystery solved I think: someone must have accidentally popped in the audio cassette from the exhibit: History's Greatest Popes

MiniMencken February 15, 2011 at 12:23 am

Wait, wait! Where were Presidents Michael Hunt, Ignatius Pomeroy Freeley, Harold Balls, Richard Likker, Benjamin Dover and Uriah Alston Boehner? Are we sure this was a teenage employee's prank?

PresBeeblebrox February 15, 2011 at 12:35 am

You know, Charle Angel pardoned Roy Wizzle in exchange for being appointed to the Vice Presidency. Those journalists Rupert W. Zugspitze and Jordan Finkelgruber from the Washington Chronicle-Intelligencer almost has the whole deal figured out when Wizzle up and resigned in the middle of the night.

…holy shit, that was hilarious.

Negropolis February 15, 2011 at 3:21 am

The second one is just Lincoln re-enacting his assassination, that's all.

Negropolis February 15, 2011 at 3:34 am

What, no mention of your first Jewish President, Abloe Job?

bagofmice February 15, 2011 at 5:03 am

Robo-Lincolon detests Cyber-Slavery!

HedonismBot February 15, 2011 at 6:49 am

They're really socking it to that Spiro Agnew guy. He must work there or something.

EBGrey February 15, 2011 at 8:56 am

Wonkette, you're welcome!

DaTainster February 15, 2011 at 10:42 am

NAEDS MROE JEFREFEYS

DaTainster February 15, 2011 at 4:33 pm

Mittens was too stiff to make the cut, I guess. He's Morony, Reagan, and a bag of sacrete all rolled in one.

simplyblue7 February 15, 2011 at 5:57 pm

They forgot Henry Whorehouse. Geez…

PublicLuxury February 17, 2011 at 7:41 pm

Why is it always Lincoln that breaks down?

Hurricane Ali February 17, 2011 at 9:00 pm

It has been almost five days and I still love this video.

not that Dewey November 10, 2011 at 8:06 pm

It's been 38 weeks and I still love this video.

Hurricane Ali November 10, 2011 at 8:29 pm

Ah, has it been that long? DH and I were talking about this video with a friend just the other day. Memories…

not that Dewey November 10, 2011 at 8:46 pm

Today's Nixon article made me think of this, which I linked to, and then while I was here I figured I may as well reread the comments. Memories, indeed.

Hurricane Ali November 10, 2011 at 9:18 pm

What if Nixon hadn't been pardoned? Would they still include him in the HoP's? Same for Bubba. And Andrew Jackson. Too many questions…

MinAgain February 20, 2012 at 5:42 pm

I may be mistaken, but I believe animatronic President Tedesco just pardoned someone.

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