The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux) - Page 683

BarTopDancer · 09-26-2012, 03:34 PM

Mitt Romney should be the tester on new planes that have windows that go down. He's right, it's hot and stuffy and we should be able to get fresh air while sitting on the tarmac or if the person next to you is wearing too much, or not enough perfume/cologne.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-26-2012, 03:44 PM

For the record, other attendees at that event have reported that the line was delivered as a joke and received a laugh from the crowd.

alphabassettgrrl · 09-26-2012, 06:26 PM

I thought jokes were supposed to be funny.

BarTopDancer · 09-26-2012, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

For the record, other attendees at that event have reported that the line was delivered as a joke and received a laugh from the crowd.

Well they take stuff out of context all the time. So there. Or something.

innerSpaceman · 09-27-2012, 11:16 AM

Nope. Have you seen the tape? It was not delivered as a joke, and there was no laughter.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-27-2012, 01:25 PM

Umm, link please? I've heard of no such video.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-27-2012, 01:32 PM

Okay, found it.

Honestly, hard to say. He did have a smirk on his face, a self satisfied chuckle, and a bit of a shrug leading up to the line, though he kind always has a smirk doesn't he. There was some audible reaction from the audience, but with absolutely no pause to allow for a laugh, hard to tell if it was a laugh or a collective, "Uhh, wtf?"

Watched it a couple times, and I honestly can't say one way or the other. I have no doubt that he has no ability to deliver a joke, so it is very plausible that he though that was hilarious.

link. Judge for yourself.

Kevy Baby · 09-27-2012, 01:41 PM

Now why would I want to form an opinion based on fact when I can just have my own ignorant emotional position?

innerSpaceman · 09-27-2012, 03:08 PM

He was definitely not offering it up as a sober policy proposal, but - to my observation - not the same type of delivery as his other flat-on-their-face attempts at humor.

I can't go as far as "hard to tell" though. If it were a joke, I think he would have given some clue that he was telling it in the same vein of ridiculousness as it conveyed to all thinking people around the world. Also, coming directly on the heels of a rather serious (and appropriate) bit of concern for his wife's safety, there was nothing to indicate an instant segue to an entirely different tone of lightness.

Alex · 09-27-2012, 03:19 PM

Haven't seen the video but just from the transcript I read it not as asking why you can't generally roll down the windows on an airplane but why there isn't some emergency mechanism to break the seal of the airplane and allow external oxygen to flow in when the cabin is in a low oxygen situation. That there might be situations where maintaining cabin pressure might be worse than keeping it.

But regardless, I don't care much. Even if it was just a stupid thought that popped into his head, I've certainly expressed such stupidity when talking extemporaneously.

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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Mitt Romney should be the tester on new planes that have windows that go down. He's right, it's hot and stuffy and we should be able to get fresh air while sitting on the tarmac or if the person next to you is wearing too much, or not enough perfume/cologne. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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09-26-2012, 03:44 PM	#6822
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	For the record, other attendees at that event have reported that the line was delivered as a joke and received a laugh from the crowd. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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09-27-2012, 11:16 AM	#6825
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Nope. Have you seen the tape? It was not delivered as a joke, and there was no laughter.
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09-27-2012, 01:25 PM	#6826
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Umm, link please? I've heard of no such video. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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09-27-2012, 01:32 PM	#6827
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Okay, found it. Honestly, hard to say. He did have a smirk on his face, a self satisfied chuckle, and a bit of a shrug leading up to the line, though he kind always has a smirk doesn't he. There was some audible reaction from the audience, but with absolutely no pause to allow for a laugh, hard to tell if it was a laugh or a collective, "Uhh, wtf?" Watched it a couple times, and I honestly can't say one way or the other. I have no doubt that he has no ability to deliver a joke, so it is very plausible that he though that was hilarious. link. Judge for yourself. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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09-27-2012, 01:41 PM	#6828
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09-27-2012, 03:08 PM	#6829
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	He was definitely not offering it up as a sober policy proposal, but - to my observation - not the same type of delivery as his other flat-on-their-face attempts at humor. I can't go as far as "hard to tell" though. If it were a joke, I think he would have given some clue that he was telling it in the same vein of ridiculousness as it conveyed to all thinking people around the world. Also, coming directly on the heels of a rather serious (and appropriate) bit of concern for his wife's safety, there was nothing to indicate an instant segue to an entirely different tone of lightness.
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09-27-2012, 03:19 PM	#6830
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Haven't seen the video but just from the transcript I read it not as asking why you can't generally roll down the windows on an airplane but why there isn't some emergency mechanism to break the seal of the airplane and allow external oxygen to flow in when the cabin is in a low oxygen situation. That there might be situations where maintaining cabin pressure might be worse than keeping it. But regardless, I don't care much. Even if it was just a stupid thought that popped into his head, I've certainly expressed such stupidity when talking extemporaneously.
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