March 4, 2015

Matt Drudge really wants us to talk about how cool Martin O'Malley is.

This trio of images has been up at Drudge for so long that I feel like it won't go away until we talk about it. So here it is:



Have at it.

1. What's that Obama hand signal?
The “hook ‘em Horns” sign is not to be confused with the shaka sign — another hand gesture frequently used by Obama. That’s when surfers and, especially, people from Hawaii extend their thumb and smallest finger as a way to say “hang loose.”
2. Remember when Hillary banged her head and had to wear sunglasses? Then she looked at her phone and it made her seem like someone annoying from L.A. 

3. Why is Martin O'Malley showing his arms while playing guitar? "Your basic semi-pro, rebel song-singing, reel and jig-playing Celtic rock band, it’s the sort of act that has more enthusiasm than skill, more heart than polish…O’Malley — looking quite buff, thanks to a sleeveless T-shirt that showed off his muscular arms…"

4. The 3 images together? Is it a coolness contest? A youth comparison? A specific argument against Old Lady Clinton?

52 comments:

Paul said...

Too bad O'Mally can't show off his rain tax

Michael K said...

The drunk Hillary theme is about to take off. Kerry has hopes, as shown by his separation from Obama on Netanyahu but O'Mally is the only young face in the Dims with any possibility. Warren is not that much younger than Hillary (66).

Dad said...

The Obama hand signal is sign language for I Love You. It is composed of the alphabetic signs for I, L, and Y.

Brando said...

Ugh, "celtic rock." We get it, Martin--you want to be proud of a heritage, but are too ashamed to be proud of your whiteness!

Not that anyone should be "proud" (or "ashamed") of their race, considering it was something you were born into and didn't achieve.

Big Mike said...

Based on his tenure in nearby Maryland, I can only assume that if Martin O'Malley were President we'd all be facing tax rates of 110%

PS, Paul and Michael K, there's an 'e' in O'Malley.

traditionalguy said...

O'Malley is unusually attractive for a political creature. He seems to be cultivating a Bruce Springsteenian look for votes.

As Hillary's VP he could help her with her walker.

Hagar said...

We kind of have a personality cult going. The policies are all gentry left, but any opposition is claimed to be due to racial animus against Obama. The left has no rational explanations for their policies?

And now it seems like the only Democrat candidate for a third Obama term is Hillary!, who is not exactly an Obama-like candidate.

Not much confidence for the 2016 election, is there?

Ignorance is Bliss said...

What's that Obama hand signal?

Laslo will be along to explain shortly...

Tank said...

Zero is a Texas Longhorn fan?

Loser.

Laslo Spatula said...
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Laslo Spatula said...

Ignorance is Bliss is already there.

Obama is giving the Presidential version of the 'Shocker'.

Notice the use of the thumb and the finger-spacing: brace yourself, people.

I am Laslo.

MikeR said...

Some people have trouble doing the Vulcan salute.

Michael K said...

"Michael K, there's an 'e' in O'Malley."

I know but autocorrect didn't like it.

Cynicus said...

The Obama picture is the cult of celebrity picture.
The Hilary picture is her phoning it in rather than campaigning.
The OMalley picture makes him look like a lazy playboy, not serious.

Laslo Spatula said...

The 'Huma' is Hillary's secret 'handshake'.

If by 'handshake' you include Hillary putting her fingers in Huma's vagina.

I am Laslo.

Laslo Spatula said...

How old is Hillary?

When she puts her fingers in Huma's vagina she pretends to dial a rotary phone.

I am Laslo.

Laslo Spatula said...

"When she puts her fingers in Huma's vagina she pretends to dial a rotary phone."

When it is really dirty she pretends it is an early-Seventies rotary pay-phone and she keeps checking the coin-return.

I am Laslo.

Laslo Spatula said...

I wouldn't mind viewing some Hillary-on-Huma P0rn.

Provided they pixellated Hillary to the point where it looked like Huma was receiving cunnilingus from a random collection of Legos.

I am Laslo.

Heartless Aztec said...

Never throw a shaka without the accompanying Hawaiian phrase "Howzit brah?".

Douglas B. Levene said...

The most important thing you need to now about O'Malley is that he was the inspiration for the character of Mayor Carcetti on The Wire. 'nuff said.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

Those are three different voicings of the same guitar chord.

Some sort of augmented 13th, perhaps.

traditionalguy said...

Why is O'Malley giving us a bimbo man.

This is all adding up to Elizabeth Warren Time.

Drudge must be enjoying being Drudge with so many clowns out there.

Rumpletweezer said...

O'Malley raised the sales tax from 5% to 6%. He's dead to me.

Laslo Spatula said...

"4. The 3 images together? Is it a coolness contest? A youth comparison? A specific argument against Old Lady Clinton?"

5. Three people you cannot trust.


I am Laslo.

madAsHell said...

The hand signal???

One in the pink, and one in the stink.

Sky said...

What happens if Hillary is nominated and then has a serious stroke (that can't be concealed)?

Does the VP nominee take over the Presidential nomination, in the way that he or she presumably would if the nominee died?

I know about RFK, but (a) he was dead and (b) that was before the convention.

RLB_IV said...

The Narcissist, the Bitch Goddess and the Rock Star

Laslo Spatula said...

The Bill Clinton 'Shocker': Two in the Stink and a Cigar in the Pink.

I am Laslo.

JSD said...

Irish music, as performed in America, requires only drinking and shouting lyrics. The guitar is optional, but don’t touch the fret board. It will approximate something in the key of G/E’ish, which is appropriate for most songs. The sleeveless shirt acceptable, but should have a Drop Kick Murphys logo. However, the sunglasses on the forehead would get you punched out at the Hibernian Club.

bleh said...

Obama is using his index finger; therefore it isn't a shake, at least how you described it. It also isn't hook 'em horns since his thumb is not wrapped on his folded fingers.

David said...

It's a triad of fools, that's for sure.

O'Malley could follow in a grand tradition. Bill Clinton became president because he had the audacity to run when other Democrats were in hiding because G.H.W. Bush was "unbeatable." Today everyone seems to think that Hillary is the inevitable nominee. O'Malley could profit simply be being willing to step up.

Of course this email server thing is going to put another dent in the inevitability. It now turns out that the server for the system was in the Clinton home in New York. In addition to being nefarious, that is amazingly irresponsible.

It's clear to me that the motivation was to give Clinton control over the disclosure of information on the server. It's impossible to trust that all relevant information was given to the State Department when it was requested. From the purging of files in Vince Foster's office to the mysterious arrival of the "missing" Watergate tax files in the White House personal quarters, there is a history of tampering with the record and lying.

Will this event finally cause the establishment media to hold her accountable? There are hints that it might, but don't count on it.

chillblaine said...

Obama's hand gesture means communion with the Dark Triad.

Bob Boyd said...

Obama is giving the Presidential version of the 'Shocker'.

Gestures to self with thumb.
Says,"I'm in the pink. You're in the stink."

Mark said...

Dad's right.
For hook em horns, the thumb is not extended.
But with pinky (I), forefinger and thumb (L), and thumb and pinky (Y), you have "I love you" in American Sign.

Anonymous said...

I think every Obama hand gesture can be accurately translated to mean 'Fuck you, Amerikkka'.

Laslo Spatula said...

Can you picture Obama trying to give The Shocker to Michelle?

Like trying to put your fingers in a bowling ball where the holes have been filled with cement.

I suspect.

I am Laslo.

Michael K said...

" Bill Clinton became president because he had the audacity to run when other Democrats were in hiding because G.H.W. Bush was "unbeatable." Today everyone seems to think that Hillary is the inevitable nominee. O'Malley could profit simply be being willing to step up."

Excellent point.

The trouble is where is Perot ?

cubanbob said...

Michael K said...
" Bill Clinton became president because he had the audacity to run when other Democrats were in hiding because G.H.W. Bush was "unbeatable." Today everyone seems to think that Hillary is the inevitable nominee. O'Malley could profit simply be being willing to step up."

Excellent point.

The trouble is where is Perot ?

3/4/15, 11:03 AM

Without a Perot O'Malley hasn't got a prayer.

NorthOfTheOneOhOne said...

David said...

Of course this email server thing is going to put another dent in the inevitability. It now turns out that the server for the system was in the Clinton home in New York. In addition to being nefarious, that is amazingly irresponsible.

Did anyone happen to notice that her email username was "hdr22", as in Hillary Diane Rodham?

mikee said...

I lived in Baltimore when O'Malley was mayor. He decreased the crime rate by redefining the reporting process for criminal activity.

You can have that sort of clown as a presidential candidate if you want him, but keep him far away from me.

Bushman of the Kohlrabi said...

Provided they pixellated Hillary to the point where it looked like Huma was receiving cunnilingus from a random collection of Legos.


Lazlo, I admit I've never been a big fan of your style. However, you've definitely upped your game on this thread. Keep up the good work!

Skyler said...

That is NOT the Longhorns' "Hook 'em." That is American Sign Language, "I Love You."

Skyler said...

I'm going to repeat a rumor that I have no basis for: Hillary fell and often wears sunglasses because she's an alcoholic.

Mary Beth said...

The sleeveless shirt acceptable, but should have a Drop Kick Murphys logo.

Maybe he's afraid they hate him too.

Virgil Hilts said...

If O'Malley decides to run against Hillary, he should insist that at least one of the debates be in swimsuits --
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/59743132528984992/
(this is a polar plunge; if he wasn’t such a liberal weenie, you might mistake him for a real man)

Ctmom4 said...

I cannot stand Martin O'Malley. He is a doofus,and a nasty one at that. A doofus with a goofy face who thinks he is hot. Please.spare us. I think I'd rather hate on Hillary for two years. Maybe Biden/O'Malley - dumb and dumber.

Ctmom4 said...

Although, Andrew Cuomo as the candidate may make me want to shoot myself, also. That voice! OMG, I would wish to be deaf.

Lydia said...

About the drunk Hillary meme-in-waiting -- it was the NY Times reporter who covers Hillary no less who said on the record to ABC News on February 21:

Hmm. She likes to drink. We were on the campaign trail in 2008 and the press thought she was just taking shots to pander to voters in Pennsylvania. Um, no.

Drago said...

mikee: "I lived in Baltimore when O'Malley was mayor. He decreased the crime rate by redefining the reporting process for criminal activity"

He'd fit right in this administration:

Non-crimes Saved and/or Created!

Beldar said...

I've posted a number of comments on this blog recently in which I've cast opprobrium upon public opinion polls as being worthless facsimiles of their sponsors' wishes. Yet:

If you took a meaningful poll of American voters tonight, I doubt that 3% of them could identify Martin O'Malley's party or state of origin.

If this is the best the Democratic Party can offer as an alternative to Hillary/Biden/Fauxcahontas, then I expel my anaerobic waste gases in their general direction.

Martin O'Malley? Really?

Mitt Romney would chortle.

Todd Roberson said...

Opprobrium AND anaerobic waste gas in one comment.

Laslo ... Your move ...