Survivor: GOP Edition | 05/06/2009 7:35 am
DNC 'Survivor' Ad Pokes Fun at Republican Party (Video)

In the wake of Arlen Specter’s party shift, is the Democratic Party feeling the slightest bit overconfident?
A new video parodying the hit reality television show "Survivor" — and sponsored by the Democratic National Committee — insists the Republican Party is in need of a leader, or members may continue to leave their island.
The ad starts off with a quote from Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, who likened moderate Republicans to participants on "Survivor" — the same contestants who ostracize fellow members and cast them off. "Being a Republican moderate sometimes feels like being a cast member
of ‘Survivor’ — you are presented with multiple challenges, and you
often get the distinct feeling that you’re no longer welcome in the
tribe," Snowe wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times.
The video goes through 16 Republicans competing to win "the heart and soul of the GOP." The 16 Republicans include:
Mitt Romney, John Boehner, Sarah Palin, Karl Rove, Mark Sanford, Jeb Bush, Eric Cantor, John McCain, Bobby Jindal, John Cornyn, Mike Huckabee, Dick Cheney, Mitch McConnell, Michael Steele, Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh.
"Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. Survivor: GOP Edition" even has the iconic "Survivor" jingle, emblem and exotic wildlife …
Watch below - via Huffington Post - and tell us what you think:























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Wow…internal polling must just suck over at the DNC? A parody…someone (Governor Palin? Mr. Limbaugh?) is under the skin and pressing some big time buttons. What’s funny is ‘this’ isn’t funny. Franken write it?
The only, and I do mean only faint attempt at humor was the Olympia Snowe!?!?!?!?! ‘quote’…ya, know the one Ann Coulter hit out of the park with "that’s why there is no ‘stop Olympia Snowe’ movement…"
Oh WOW, I would love to see those numbers…(snort).
Survivor Obama Cabinet…The IRS Building. Who will be banished for failure to understand the tax they wrote? Rangel? Geithner? Sebelius? Holder? This episode sponsored by Turbo Tax. Next week, Survivor Obama Supreme Court…who will be voted out of Committee for Tax Code, Green Card, wonky real estate dealings? To be brought to you by CITI Financial and Kinder (hey our Nannies are legal!) Care.
MQC — You forgot Janet "Nippletonia" and "I’ll look into that for you" (Gibbs). And, the idiot in charge of the Air Force One Flyover. And, if we’ve left anybody out — tune in tomorrow for more of
"When the stomach turns".
This crew in this administration could be made into a soap opera! sponsored by "Shamwow".
LOL Lady G,
Only thing is, is that a Shamwow could never soak up as much as we the American people have gotten soaked for with this debt!
Lady G,
One of my best friends who is also my flying partner sent me this……….To funny, thought you would enjoy! :)
Politicians… Yes, They Walk Among Us……
A DC airpor ticket agent offers some examples
1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat so that
her hair wouldn’t get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!)
2. I got a call from a candidate’s staffer who wanted to go to Capetown. While I started to
explain the length of the flight and the passport information, she interrupted me with,
”I’m not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts " Without trying to make
her look stupid, I calmly explained, ”Cape Cod is in Massachusetts. Capetown is in Africa ”
Her response - click.
3. A senior Vermont Congressman called, furious about a Florida package
we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando .
He said he was expecting an ocean-view room.
I tried to explain that is not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He
replied, ‘Don’t lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state!”
(OMG)
4. I got a call from a lawmaker’s wife who asked, ”Is it possible to see England from Canada ?”
I said, ”No.” She said, ’But they look so close on the map. (OMG, again!)
5. An aide for a cabinet member once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas
When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas .
When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, ”I heard Dallas was a big
airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.”
(Aghhhh)
6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was possible
that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 a.m., and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m. I
explained that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois , but she couldn’t understand the concept
of time zones. Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that.
7. A New York lawmaker called and asked, ”Do airlines put your physical description on your
bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?” I said, ’No, why do you ask?’
She replied, ”Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said (FAT),
and I’m overweight. I think that’s very rude!” After putting her on hold for a minute, while I looked into it
(I was dying laughing), I came back and explained the city code for Fresno , CA is
(FAT - Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.
8. A Senator’s aide called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii .
After going over all the cost info, she asked, ”Would it be cheaper to fly to
California , and then take the train to Hawaii?”
9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman who asked, "How do I know
which plane to get on?” I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied,
”I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have numbers on them.”
10. A lady Senator called and said, ”I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola , Florida .
Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?” I asked if she
meant fly to Pensacola , FL on a commuter plane. She said, ”Yeah, whatever, smarty!”
11. A senior Senator called and had a question about the documents he needed
in order to fly to China . After a lengthy discussion about passports,
I reminded him that he needed a visa. ‘Oh, no I don’t. I’ve been to China
many times and never had to have one of those.” I double checked and sure
enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said, ”Look, I’ ve been to China
four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!”
12. A New Mexico Congress woman called to make reservations, ”I want to go from Chicago
to Rhino, New York .” I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, ”Are you sure that’s the name of
the town?” ”Yes, what flights do you have?” replied the lady. After some searching, I came back with,
”I’m sorry, ma’am, I’ve looked up every airport code in the country and can’t find a Rhino anywhere.’
”The lady retorted, ”Oh, don’t be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!’
So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, ”You don’t mean Buffalo , do you?
” The reply ”Whatever! I knew it was a big animal.”
Now you know why the Government is in the shape that it’s in! Could anyone be this DUMB?
YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED!
HA BIBI — "Yes, they walk among us, are in politics, and they continue to breed"!
I am on the floor! Thanks for posting this - made my day! Another interesting thing to add……
NOT ONLY DO THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE POLITICIANS AND CONTINUE TO BREED — THEY ALSO STILL VOTE ON LAWS FOR THIS COUNTRY!
Now THAT is scary!
Nanchan….sooooooo funny…"Survivors of Obama’s Cabinet"….SO TRUE. Instead of throwing rocks…they had better be protecting their house of glass….
Their ugly attacks are doing nothing but awakening the conservative that were in denial about how radical and liberal this country was headed. Talk about awakening a sleeping Tiger…..
Poor Olympia. She must be lonely. She’s the one true moderate Republican still standing. After her, they will go the way of the DoDo.
I’ll put money on Cheney. He was President for 8 years and still has many tricks up his sleeve.