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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:
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michael replied:
all your statements are a discrace to the very american regions that you come from and your mom comes from and your moms mom comes from , it should be treason for you to disrespect one of our most powerful and respected president of our time,its people like you that would like our wonderful nation to crumble, and be weak.
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