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Geekery Today: posts from March 5th, 2004
The Spitting Image (posted 5 March 2004)
One of the great unintended consequences of the Internet is that it makes it easier than it ever has been to make fun of politicians. Thanks to the vast numbers of press photographs put online every day, and especially with the aid of Google Image Search, I have at my fingertips a nearly endless supply of photographs of prominent public figures looking like complete doofuses.
Consider one of my recent favorites. Is it just me, or does Donald Rumsfeld bear an uncanny resemblence to Evil Lord Skeletor?
Bonus points: Dick Cheney as Hordak, the ruthless leader of the Evil Horde:
And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the Joe Lieberman / Palpatine connection (as pointed out by Roderick Long):
Of course, for some people, you don’t need any snarky look-alike comparisons; it just comes naturally:
P.S.: Bill Clinton really shouldn’t have Rush Limbaugh pose his press shots for him:
P.P.S.: Donald Rumsfeld actually just shouldn’t ever consent to be photographed at all:
