Who has the best insults? Left or Right?

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In recent times I think we've all grown aware that there seems to be a thriving trade in insults on the political pages of Joe User. From the Right's stock phrases "Go back and look at Clinton" and "loony loopy/lopopy luddite" (Drs. Guy et Miler, 2005) to the leftist's "shut up you ignorant moron" and vitriolbot (Myrrander et al, various), I think JU is seeing a renaissance in insults not seen since the height of the pre-election fervour.

I for one applaud it. I think it's time for everyone to embrace their inner child and indulge in the good, honest fun of political name-calling. It's unimaginably cathartic. Take the death of real discussion in the style of your political foes, and let trivial disputes overwhelm your preference for unnecessary reasoned argument.

Spread the love and the word of JU as it were. With past masters like < name censored >, < name censored >, < name censored >, < name censored > and others to lead us into the dawn of this exciting new day all we have to lose are our inhibitions and our minds.

And in a world of giant waves and dancing robots, that's a small price to pay for peace of (fractured) mind.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I feel the love. And to all you lefties and righties, regardless of your question, YOUR MUM'S CHOPS!
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Cacto is givin' us permission to git down an dirty. Eeeeeehaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is gonna be good. I'm just going to start with my most favorite phrase.......................

directed at all the GUSHY BUSHY OXYMORONIC JINGOIST MORONS

Bring it on!

Now, I have to get ready for work.
Peace, love and happiness

Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
The best political insults of recent time came from former Vice President Spiro Agnew. My favorite is his comment about the press, "In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism. They have formed their own 4-H Club - the 'hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history." Source (and other good quotes) at http://mindyourownbusiness.com/famous_insults.htm

Of course Agnew, who had been mayor of Baltimore prior to becoming Richard Nixon's Vice President, was forced to resign because of a little matter of accepting bribes as mayor. He sure put the VICE in Vice President!
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
I've always like Mark Latham's (former Australian opposition leader) famous comments on John Howard and his cabinet:

"John Howard [current Australian PM] is an arse-licker" [about howard's attitude towards George Bush.]

"They're a conga-line of suckholes" [about the Liberal cabinet]

And to think he didn't win the election... unimaginable.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top

I am honored to attributed, but i think it was the other doc that came up with the Lopopy one.

I will stick with the Loony Loopy Luddite for the whackos on the left.  It has a certain Panache'.

Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top

The best political insults of recent time came from former Vice President Spiro Agnew. My favorite is his comment about the press, "In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism. They have formed their own 4-H Club - the 'hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history." Source (and other good quotes) at http://mindyourownbusiness.com/famous_insults.htm

Of course Agnew, who had been mayor of Baltimore prior to becoming Richard Nixon's Vice President, was forced to resign because of a little matter of accepting bribes as mayor. He sure put the VICE in Vice President!

I had forgotten those!  Thanks for the refresher course.  Seems the more things change, the more they stay the same!  Sure beats Bush's Clymer Comment! !

Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
I am honored to attributed, but i think it was the other doc that came up with the Lopopy one


I'll change it. Can't have misrepresentations of the truth now, can we?

I will stick with the Loony Loopy Luddite for the whackos on the left.  It has a certain Panache'.


I've always associated panache with James Bond-style cool. I can't imagine him ever saying any like it. But each to their own I suppose.
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top

the nattering nabobs of negativism


hmmmm had i seen this here first, it woulda saved me posting it on dabe's thread. 

cactoblasta, if you just build on yours a lil bit you have the insult equivalent of steve goodman's perfect country song ('you don't even call me by my name'): 'bill clinton's mum's chops'. 

Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
I was trying to make my insult nonpolitical, but you're right. I remember you saying it on that other thread whose name I can't quite recall. Or maybe...

George Bush and Bill Clinton's mum's chops! So nyah!
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
gee I feel left out cacto....is there some way I can make up an insult so i can get on the list? sniff sniff
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
How about... "heel clicking Jackbooted hillbillys"?

I'll get back to ya on the lefties...It's too early for two zingers.

Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top

I've always associated panache with James Bond-style cool. I can't imagine him ever saying any like it. But each to their own I suppose

The name is Guy, Dr. Guy.

Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top
The name is Guy, Dr. Guy.


ya had the perfect opppertunity here dr. ya should have added i'll have my liberals shaken not stirred.
Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top

ya had the perfect opppertunity here dr. ya should have added i'll have my liberals shaken not stirred.


I had to leave something for you!

Reply #17 from PolMach Forums Top
Call me old fashioned, but I like Cheney's good, old, reliable "Go F*ck yourself"

I also like Pierre Trudeau's "Fuddle-duddle"
Reply #18 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: latour999Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2005Call me old fashioned, but I like Cheney's good, old, reliable "Go F*ck yourself"I also like Pierre Trudeau's "Fuddle-duddle"


yep latour I do appreciate the simplicity of a simple go f yerself too... Oh my God we are agreeing again
Reply #19 from PolMach Forums Top
yep latour I do appreciate the simplicity of a simple go f yerself too... Oh my God we are agreeing again


This is starting to happen way too often...maybe...we're not so different, you and I...

I guess I need a new archnemisis
Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top
It was not me that came up with the "vitriolbot" -- although they appeared on one of my threads from anonymous users posing as Drs. Miller and Guy.

I thought it was amusing, though, although I'm pretty sure that neither of the good doctors actually has enough of a sense of humour to have come up with it (although Dr. Miller has been very amusing on occasion).
Reply #21 from JoeUser Forums Top
How I long for the good ole days of Hawke, Keating and Whitlam. There were some insulters with wit. Fred Daly, Mick Young, bring em on back. The best would have to go to Menzies (though some believe it to be a Churchill quote):

When a female member of the Opposition told Menzies that if she were his wife she would put arsenic in his tea, Menzies replied:

"Madam, if I were your husband, I would drink it".
Reply #22 from JoeUser Forums Top
Tiny party hats for my behind, the lot of you. In a word: Asshats.