At least with Chuck Norris, Huckabee is trying to get my generation interested (we have an unhealthy preoccupation with Chuck and his super human abilities). McCain is basically saying he doesn’t give a rats ass if the whippersnappers vote for him. No one my age even knows who the hell Wilfred Brimley is, other than that pompous bastard on the Liberty Medical commercials. The picture we have of him in our minds is him sitting his obese ass upon some poor horse, talking about how he gets his diabetes (he pronounces it DIA-BEAT-US) meds from Liberty Medical.
Oh right, he was in the Civil War movies… you know how popular that movie was with my generation; we TIVO-d the shit out of it. How could John McCain think that Wilfred Brimley is his ‘answer to Chuck Norris’? Yeah, that’s like pitting Steve McQueen against Andy Dick. I could understand if John McCain had McGuyver, at least he’s pretty kickass and my generation could relate to him (if he can build a bomb with a paperclip, stick of chewing gum, and cigarette filter, he could save the campaign with his mullet and smooth fragment sentences). As it is, if I was a republican (perish the thought!) I would vote for Huckabee JUST BECAUSE of Chuck Norris. My generation is superficial like that.
Whoever told John McCain Wilfred Brimley was a good idea must have not checked into popular culture since 1960, but even then, was he EVER a sensation among the youth? If I was 80, then this would totally get me on board with the McCain campaign. As it is, this is the political turn-on equivalent of genital warts for anyone under 40.
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Hurry, spike his coffee with 1/2 a bag of sugar!!!
*snicker*
Popped your comment cherry :P
What are you talking about?! I love Wilfred Brimley, he used to do the Quaker Oatmeal commercials! Of course we were too poor to afford Quaker Oatmeal so my mom just fed us mashed up styrofoam peanuts that people were disposing of. I guess that explains why my colon acts the way it does...
None of them give a rat's ass about our generation anyway, we don't vote.
If I ran for office I would have a bunch of porn stars stand behind me while I was speaking. I know that nobody would really be listening to me, but that would fine cause I would just be bullshitting them anyway. I wan to give the people something to look at ya know.
I would also have cheerleaders. I think people like cheerleaders. Oh and free lap dances for both women and men at all my rallies. I think I would draw big crowds.
VOTE FOR JAY!!! Oh wait, he's not running is he? You know Brimley could probably kick Chuck Norris's ass, I think he's a crafty little bastard.
Wilfred Brimley has been 80 since the day he was born. Maybe McCain wanted to appeal to the terminally old.
Wilfred has done a lot for Ewok-Human relations. Gotta give him credit for that. Well, I'm off to eat some oatmeal.
I don't know what you are talking about. Willyfreddy is so hot.
I would vote for anyone who has his support.
Wilfred Brimley is as warm and inviting as a greasy pedophile!
Good luck Mr. McCaine
I'm terminally old and Wilfred doesn't appeal to me one bit. The oddest thing about him is he looks just like my dad did right before he died.
Wow. I could have SWORN that old fart had died.
Since the majority of Americans are age 48 and older Brimley might not be a bad choice.
Wasn't he in cocoon?
Didn't notice Wilfred.
I was checking out his double-cougar wife (extra points because she's LOADED by the way) and her daughter.
Wilfred Brimley.
Great...now I want oatmeal.
As landon pointed out...his oatmeal endorsement sold me as a kid...especially after adding two cups of brown sugar to it...that's how he draws you in; hooks you on sugared oats and the next thing you know your shooting insulin.
We geezers really liked "Cocoon", OK?
I'm just in awe that someone actually got paid to poorly photoshop Wilfred fucking Brimley. Good God! Couldn't they find one interesting cat picture to put a pithy misspelled campaign message on?
Now I wish Liberty Medical would send that poor sway-backed horse that Wilfred rode some Quaker Oats. I just hope Chuck Norris doesn't steal them.
PS. I don't think McCain could use MacGuyver because MacGuyver would've busted out of that POW camp.
LOL! I don't know... I watch a lot of TV Land, and they show plenty of Liberty Mutual commercials.
Hi, I'm Captain Corky and...
I'm voting for Jay.
Didn't Wilford have a TV show for a while...yes, I'm old.
tippy canoe and Brimley too. When mcCain was being tortured at the hanoi Hilton he had lot's of time to think about nothing but a big, heaping serving Brimley. mmmmmmmmm so sweet and diabetic.
Wilfred is a freak
i think i may be the only republican in the blogosphere. oh, tequila. will you still love me tomorrroooooooooooooow!!!!!!!? *that was meant to be sung*,wait you're very young you may not be awares of that song.
anyhoo, your take on all this rocks my world. i actually don't give a flying rip about any politics but i do enjoy reading your commentary!
wait a second... we can vote?
If I have to look at McCain or Wilfred in a swimsuit, I'm moving to Canada.
I live in Canada, and believe me the news is forever full of U.S. election stories. When you're a mouse living with an elephant, you keep an eye on the elephant. Etc.
I read this post yesterday afternoon. All evening and again when I woke up this morning, the picture of Brimley's eyeless face, threatening to give me DIABETUS, kept appearing in my mind's eye, unbidden. I laugh, but I'm also slightly terrified.
Don't get Wilford Brimley angry!
McCain may be counting on Brimley's alien connections from his movie Cocoon. I'm waiting to see which political candidate
Stallone stands behind and the setup for a death match between him and Norris.
I've heard of Steve McQueen and Chuck Norris but apart from that I haven't a clue what's goin' on.
....no change there then
Big Mistake for McCain. Chuck Norris will rip Wilfred Brimley's head off and use his spine for a toothpick.
Which would be fine with me, actually. I can't wait to see the video on You-Tube.
HA! I'm old - I remember he played a grandfather on some divorced mom tv drama...And I too thought he was dead.
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