Fuck its silent in here.......

[Brownie]

I mean... when has this shit NOT happened?

Never.

[Brownie]

And of course, another inconvenient truth right here.

No, never happens. Never, never ever, never.

[thehawk]

It does appear, however, that Ryan's campaign didn't even get permission from the soup kitchen to hold the photo op, which is kind of wierd (I'm pretty sure Dukkais didn't break into and hot wire that tank).  Hard to beleive that the Romney/Ryan staffers couldn't find a cooperative soup kitchen in the entire state of Ohio for a photo op.  Heck, even GEORGE HUTCHINS found one (although it seems to have been erased from the Googles).

[Gilgamesh]

It does appear, however, that Ryan's campaign didn't even get permission from the soup kitchen to hold the photo op, which is kind of wierd (I'm pretty sure Dukkais didn't break into and hot wire that tank).  Hard to beleive that the Romney/Ryan staffers couldn't find a cooperative soup kitchen in the entire state of Ohio for a photo op.  Heck, even GEORGE HUTCHINS found one (although it seems to have been erased from the Googles).

Those 47%ers should be grateful that Ryan would even bother to consider cleaning dishes twice in their lousy soup kitchen.

[Brownie]

It does appear, however, that Ryan's campaign didn't even get permission from the soup kitchen to hold the photo op, which is kind of wierd (I'm pretty sure Dukkais didn't break into and hot wire that tank).  Hard to beleive that the Romney/Ryan staffers couldn't find a cooperative soup kitchen in the entire state of Ohio for a photo op.  Heck, even GEORGE HUTCHINS found one (although it seems to have been erased from the Googles).

They did get permission, they just didn't get it from the head of the charity who is butthurt about it, because he's INDEPENDENT GODDAMMIT!

According to a Romney aide not authorized to speak publicly about the event, the campaign followed its usual protocol for impromptu, on-the-road stops by candidates: A staffer was dispatched to the St. Vincent De Paul Society ahead of Ryan's visit Saturday morning and spoke with a woman in charge on site, who said that it would be fine for the congressman to stop by. The campaign did not contact Antal ahead of the visit.

Antal, as you know, is an INDEPENDENT voter, goddammit!

[R-V]

It's always fun to see Politico get kicked in the sack.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/oh-no-we-cant-let-romney-win-hell-let-lobbyists-in-the-white-house/article/2510879?custom_click=rss#.UH2mq2-gaqi

[J. Walter Weatherman]

How are any of these examples as shamelessly and transparently cynical as walking into the kitchen of a closed soup kitchen, pulling clean pans out of the cabinets, scrubbing them for a few minutes for some cameras and then hopping back on the campaign bus?

I'm not saying no one else has engaged in equally dumb staged photo ops. I'm just saying most at least strive for some sort of patina of naturalness. That's what I found funny.

This one seems like they just said, "fuck it," and just went ahead and boiled the cynical photo op down to it's purest essence.

[Quality Start Machine]

mmm...that's some tasty stickpoke.

[Internet Apex]

How are any of these examples as shamelessly and transparently cynical as walking into the kitchen of a closed soup kitchen, pulling clean pans out of the cabinets, scrubbing them for a few minutes for some cameras and then hopping back on the campaign bus?

I'm not saying no one else has engaged in equally dumb staged photo ops. I'm just saying most at least strive for some sort of patina of naturalness. That's what I found funny.

This one seems like they just said, "fuck it," and just went ahead and boiled the cynical photo op down to it's purest essence.

I don't know. It seems absolutely routine to me.

[Quality Start Machine]

I can't believe you guys forgot this:

[Gilgamesh]

How are any of these examples as shamelessly and transparently cynical as walking into the kitchen of a closed soup kitchen, pulling clean pans out of the cabinets, scrubbing them for a few minutes for some cameras and then hopping back on the campaign bus?

I'm not saying no one else has engaged in equally dumb staged photo ops. I'm just saying most at least strive for some sort of patina of naturalness. That's what I found funny.

This one seems like they just said, "fuck it," and just went ahead and boiled the cynical photo op down to it's purest essence.

I don't know. It seems absolutely routine to me.

Like jury duty?

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

mmm...that's some tasty stickpoke.

That's outstanding.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

How are any of these examples as shamelessly and transparently cynical as walking into the kitchen of a closed soup kitchen, pulling clean pans out of the cabinets, scrubbing them for a few minutes for some cameras and then hopping back on the campaign bus?

I'm not saying no one else has engaged in equally dumb staged photo ops. I'm just saying most at least strive for some sort of patina of naturalness. That's what I found funny.

This one seems like they just said, "fuck it," and just went ahead and boiled the cynical photo op down to it's purest essence.

I don't know. It seems absolutely routine to me.

Like jury duty?

NOTHING ROUTINE ABOUT  BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE ZONE WHEN BUSINESS IS BOOMING AND THE CHEDDAR'S BEING STACKED SKY-HIGH, MAN.

[Internet Apex]

How are any of these examples as shamelessly and transparently cynical as walking into the kitchen of a closed soup kitchen, pulling clean pans out of the cabinets, scrubbing them for a few minutes for some cameras and then hopping back on the campaign bus?

I'm not saying no one else has engaged in equally dumb staged photo ops. I'm just saying most at least strive for some sort of patina of naturalness. That's what I found funny.

This one seems like they just said, "fuck it," and just went ahead and boiled the cynical photo op down to it's purest essence.

I don't know. It seems absolutely routine to me.

Like jury duty?

NOTHING ROUTINE ABOUT  BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE ZONE WHEN BUSINESS IS BOOMING AND THE CHEDDAR'S BEING STACKED SKY-HIGH, MAN.

There are homeless people all over this city that need a place to park. Why fuck with my mojo, man?

[J. Walter Weatherman]

How are any of these examples as shamelessly and transparently cynical as walking into the kitchen of a closed soup kitchen, pulling clean pans out of the cabinets, scrubbing them for a few minutes for some cameras and then hopping back on the campaign bus?

I'm not saying no one else has engaged in equally dumb staged photo ops. I'm just saying most at least strive for some sort of patina of naturalness. That's what I found funny.

This one seems like they just said, "fuck it," and just went ahead and boiled the cynical photo op down to it's purest essence.

I don't know. It seems absolutely routine to me.

Like jury duty?

NOTHING ROUTINE ABOUT  BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE ZONE WHEN BUSINESS IS BOOMING AND THE CHEDDAR'S BEING STACKED SKY-HIGH, MAN.

There are homeless people all over this city that need a place to park. Why fuck with my mojo, man?

And yet they never receive summonses.

Talk about your classic catch-22.