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* From Joe Walsh’s Twitter feed…
* The Question: Caption?
Best comment wins a ticket to my election night party, co-sponsored by Google.
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:21 pm
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When did everyone turn away? I don’t understand!
I feel soo alone…
Comment by Wensicia Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:43 pm
Generally the Method Man method involves herbs
Comment by OneMan Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:44 pm
A toast, Rich Miller, to love on my terms. Those are the only terms anybody ever knows - his own.
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:46 pm
“So far it appears I haven’t lost yet”
Comment by one day at a time Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:47 pm
[In case you were wondering, I reset the site’s clock during the lunch hour, so comments are appearing out of order.]
Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:47 pm
After tomorrow you can reach me at Otto Engineering.
Comment by too obvious Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:48 pm
Sorry, rich, I guess I setn the same one twice during your reset … and it isnt even worth of it being up there once, let alone twice!
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:50 pm
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Comment by Ivory-billed Woodpecker Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:52 pm
“They will be coming here for me soon. Tell them … tell them … it was only business …will ya? …It was just … business.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:52 pm
While sitting, swinging his feet, contemplating his future, Joe Walsh muttered this poem, and I thought it was very telling;
“It’s easy to grin,
When the votes come in,
And you got Melissa Bean beat,
But the Man worthwhile,
Is the man who can smile,
When his campaign is close to defeat.”
Yikes!
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:56 pm
Almost blue…
Almost doing things we used to do…
Almost blue
Flirting with this disaster became me
It named me as the fool who only aimed to be
Almost blue…
Not all good things come to an end now it is only a chosen few…
Comment by Carl Nyberg Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:56 pm
A moment of silence, please, while I determine who I’m going to channel …
Comment by RNUG Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:58 pm
Sure wish I had a teleprompter …
Comment by RNUG Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 12:59 pm
I knew I should have gone with the Denim Jacket too, The Canadian Tuxedo always looked good on me when I ran against Schoenberg and Yates
Comment by I'm Just Saying Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:00 pm
Jim Durham just passed away
CaribouBarbie just endorsed ROmney
What is the 3rd bit of bad news?
Comment by CircularFiringSquad Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:02 pm
“Congressman Walsh, do you think the child support issue, something you could have stopped, hurt in the long run?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:02 pm
Walsh practices his slump speech.
Comment by anon sequitor Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:05 pm
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall…
Comment by jjkk Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:05 pm
It’s not easy being green. Or teal perhaps.
Someone consult Aaron Schock for an opinion.
Take it away Kermit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4ZxxHbJGbY
Comment by IrishPirate Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:06 pm
More bad news, Joe … You are the last Caption Contest subject for Rich Miller this season … sorry.
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:06 pm
Internal monologue — “How could I have lost?” “I did everything right…”
Comment by Apple Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:07 pm
I’ve been a bad, bad boy and I must be punished.
Comment by Anon in Chicago Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:09 pm
Courtesy of the other Joe Walsh
My Victry party will last until four
It’s tough to leave when you can’t find the door
It’s tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody’s so different, I haven’t changed
train111
Comment by train111 Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:10 pm
Can I get a blanket, this folding table is going to be a lot harder to sleep on than my comfy taxpayer couch.
Comment by more of the same Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:11 pm
(Joe Walsh addressing the empty chair): “Tammy, why don’t you just step aside and let me take over? I will still let you live in the District…”
Comment by I don't want to live in Teabagistan Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:14 pm
(Very quietly, to himself …)
“Well I’m gonna to go then! And I don’t need any of this. I don’t need this stuff, and I don’t need you voters. I don’t need anything. Except this table I am sitting on.
And that’s the only thing I need is this table. I don’t need this flag or this poll sheet. Just this table… And this campaign button and this table and that’s all I need… And this remote control. - The table, the campaign button, and the remote control, and that’s all I need… And these matches. - The table, and these matches, and the remote control, and the campaign button… And this lamp. - The table, this campaign button, and the remote control, and the lamp, and that’s all *I* need. And that’s *all* I need too. I don’t need one other thing, not one… I need this. - The campaign button, and the chair, and the remote control, and the matches for sure. Well what are you looking at? What do you think I’m some kind of a Crazy Congressman or something! - And this. That’s all I need.
[walking outside]
The table, the remote control, the campaign button, and this magazine, and the chair.
[outside now] And I don’t need one other thing, except my dog.
[Dog growls at him]
I don’t need my dog”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:14 pm
Can I get a blanket, this folding table is going to be a lot harder to sleep on than my comfy taxpayer owned couch.
Comment by more of the same Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:14 pm
Joe Walsh victory party, not sponsored by Google.
Comment by Modest proposal Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:19 pm
Congressman Joe Walsh just learns he lost his own precinct 320 to 235 …
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:21 pm
“Congressman … you want me to print … the ’second’ speech … you know …THAT one … now?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:24 pm
“Thought Cloud” above Joe’s head.
He’s gotta be pleased with that! The crowd is just on its feet here. He’s a Cinderella boy. Tears in his eyes, I guess, as he lines up this last shot. He’s got about 195 yards left, and he’s got a, looks like he’s got about an 8-iron. This crowd has gone deadly silent… Cinderella story, out of nowhere, former greenskeeper, now about to become the Masters champion. [swings, pulverizes yet another flower] It looks like a mirac- it’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!
Comment by IrishPirate Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:24 pm
And Ms Duckworth was such a bad candidate.
Comment by Downstater Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:25 pm
Reprising Clint Eastwood’s stellar performance at the Republican National Convention, Joe Walsh spends the last hours before Election Day talking to an empty chair.
Comment by And I Approved This Message Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:25 pm
A pensive Joe Walsh wonders whether Fox News has a dress code.
Comment by Robert the Bruce Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:26 pm
my mommy said I have to sit here for 2 more minutes before I can get out of time out.
Comment by in the know Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:27 pm
“Actually … (Walsh sits, slumps) …sorry everyone … (sigh) …I don’y really have anything more to say …”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:28 pm
For a limited run, Joe Walsh in his stunning, one-man version of “Waiting for Godot”. I laughed, I cried: it was much better than CATS.
Comment by Newsclown Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:28 pm
Sorry folks. I’m all out of yell.
Comment by siriusly Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:29 pm
(Walsh sits on table, slumps and sighs, looks up)… Now what? (looks down at his swinging crossed legs)
Well, I guess it’s the University of Illinois …(sigh)
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:29 pm
“If I had just starting sitting on my hands 12 months ago I might still have a job. Now back to dodging the child support collectors”
Comment by CircularFiringSquad Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:31 pm
Alright… I’m going to close my eyes and count to three. And when I open my eyes, I want to see a plan for winning this election sitting on this chair, okay?
One… Two… Two-and-a-half… Two-and-three-quarters…
– MrJM
Comment by MrJM Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:32 pm
Joe Walsh closes his eyes and happily daydreams about all the zeroes in the salary when he inks his conrtract to be a pundit for Fox News
train111
Comment by train111 Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:33 pm
“Mr. Walsh, you may want to sit for this …I have the numbers for the 1st reporting precints, and you are down at a 2 to 1 clip … your yard signs have been taken down from most polling places, and ther is a rumor the few GOP precinct captains have you off their palm cards. We tried call the RNCC and they said they will get back to you … that was 3 hours ago…National Fox News has decided to ask another GOP congressman comment on Election Results … and finally … your car was double-parked and you got a ticket … you OK Joe … want some coffee … maybe an herbal tea?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:34 pm
“I’m so ronery!”
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEaKX9YYHiQ)
Comment by Colossus Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:34 pm
I’m sorry Mr. Walsh, but that is *not* the time out corner. Go stand in the corner and we’ll re-start the clock. It’s a minute for each year in your age.
Comment by Cheryl44 Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:35 pm
“I will give you your own mantra. But remember this is a personal mantra, and you mustn’t tell anyone else what it is. Your secret mantra is ‘Un Yellyman.’”
Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:35 pm
“What I’ll miss the most, really, is all the yelling. I was so good at it.”
Comment by Jar Jar Binks Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:35 pm
“Maybe I could be like, an announcer. Like a color man. You know how I always make those interesting comments during the game.”
Comment by Pleading the Fifth Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:36 pm
“I’m Joe and I have anger management issues.”
Comment by Skeeter Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:36 pm
(I know Rich says he reset his clock, but I prefer to think that he ran my post through the secret Google time-machine.)
Comment by MrJM Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:37 pm
“Tammy Duckworth is taking the podium. This wiil be the first words she will speak as Congressman-Elect. The Crowd is going crazy as she signals ‘victory’ with her fingers … this must be a tough time for Joe Walsh. It is reported Congressman Walsh congratualted Ms. Duckworth, and promised a smooth transition… It must be a lonely feeling for Joe Walsh …”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:37 pm
As he looked at the floor and sighed he thought…
“well at least I can go get some pie when this is all over, win or lose, there will still be pie”
Comment by OneMan Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:38 pm
But Speaker Boehner! Just because I lost the election doesn’t mean Santa should skip my house on Christmas!
Comment by jsg Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:38 pm
“I got a great idea”.
Former conservative congressman hosts newsprogram in the morning with a hot blonde cohost.
I can see it now. “Morning Joe”. Genius, pure genius.”
Comment by IrishPirate Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:39 pm
With the election lost, Walsh gets back to his main love, i.e. meeting women and not paying his bills.
Comment by Skeeter Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:39 pm
Uh Joe, if I’m the only one who’s going to show up, can I go home now?
Comment by Ready To Get Out Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:39 pm
Hank Williams said it best.
Hear the lonesome whiperwill
He sounds to blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I’m so lonesome I could cry
Did you ever see a robin weep
When leaves begin to cry
That menas he’s lost the will to live
I’m so lonesome I could cry
Your 15 minutes of fame is over.
Comment by mokenavince Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:39 pm
“Joe .. Joe? …We still have some pie … Apple pie, Joe… ala mode …Joe?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:39 pm
How do I tactfully tell Rich Miller to reset the clock? Hmmmm……..
Comment by Darienite Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:40 pm
Like Circular Firing Squad’s best, but here’s my crack:
A glum, defeated Joe Walsh, cheered only slightly as the first to receive a 2014 Schock for Governor field staff button-down, is consoled by a distraught Fran Eaton, already busy at work composing in her mind an IR post about who has betrayed this righteous embodiment of strong family values.
Comment by Willie Stark Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:40 pm
Generally, Method acting combines the actor’s careful consideration of the character’s psychological motives and personal identification with the character, possibly including a reproduction of the character’s emotional state by recalling emotions or sensations from the actor’s own life.
Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:41 pm
“Everyone … just …leave the lights on … take the Cannoli …k?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:41 pm
Well they are not going to have Joe Walsh to kick around anymore…
Comment by OneMan Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:42 pm
Cong. Walsh, realizing that after he loses he is going to have to pay for his own health insurance and thinking that all the effort he put into destroying HCR is sure going to bite him if Romney wins.
Comment by Skeeter Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:43 pm
“i knew i’d lose. i just thought i’d make it interesting!”
Comment by bored now Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:43 pm
Howard Beale, the first network news anchor to be shot for low ratings.
Comment by Esquire Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:46 pm
“She wouldn’t hurt a fly . . . “
Comment by Anonymice Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:46 pm
Come January, I’ll just be an ordinary average guy.
Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:48 pm
Haiku
Election ends soon–
Quiet descends at last, sound
of one hand clapping.
Comment by Earnest Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:50 pm
Guidance counselor Joe Walsh imagines his life as a politician .
Comment by M Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:56 pm
@47th at 1:48, FTW.
Comment by Wensicia Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 1:59 pm
I’m losing my government funded capitol fax subscription!
Comment by shore Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:03 pm
Can I get a blanket, this folding table is going to be a lot harder to sleep on than my comfy taxpayer owned couch.
Comment by see ya Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:04 pm
And I was so sure Hank done it this way …
Comment by RNUG Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:06 pm
Let’s see…”Stages of Grief” by Joe Walsh…
1. DENIAL - really can win in the 8th District.
2. ANGER - not any angrier than the usual.
3. BARGAINING - did alot o’ that with the ex-wife so she would wear a WALSH campaign button for a photo op…..
Comment by Anonymoose Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:07 pm
I coulda been a contender
Comment by Bluefish Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:09 pm
Walsh: Hello, my name is Joe, and I’m a member of Congress.
Audience: Hello, Joe.
Walsh: It’s been 63 days since my last trip to D.C. I miss it. I miss it so much. I’m so scared I won’t be able to make it back. What will I do?
Comment by huh Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:10 pm
Like him or not, Walsh has made more of an impact than most. Democracy is an interesting beast.
Comment by Hacks Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:10 pm
Yeah……well…..it’s been a ride.
Comment by zatoichi Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:18 pm
If I close my eyes, be quiet, and sit very very still perhaps I’ll be invisible to the media if I lose … .
Comment by Anyone Remember? Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:18 pm
“You’re right. Breathing through the nose does help.”
Comment by Quicknote Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:21 pm
Lone audience member - “Mr. Walsh, I support you. Really, I do.”
Walsh - [silence]
Lone audience member - “Mr. Walsh, you ok?”
Walsh - [silence]
Walsh staffer out of frame - “Ma’am, I’m sorry. Mr. Walsh has been instructed to not speak to anyone until after the election. In fact, he sold the rights to all his words to some super PACs to pay some debts.”
Walsh - [takes large gasp of air]
Lone audience member - “Is he holding his breath now?”
Walsh staffer - “Yeah, that’s a new one. That’s all him…heh. Crazy Joe, kind of a wild card.”
Lone audience member - “Ok, well, mind if I just stick around and see how this turns out?”
Walsh staffer - “By all means. He’ll probably pass out around the time his face matches his outfit, then we’ll call it day.”
or
The lonely life of Walsh’s DCCC tracker.
Comment by One Blue Man Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:22 pm
His sole remaining female supporter gives Joe Walsh some late advice on getting in touch with his feminine side.
Comment by phocion Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:28 pm
“Good question… Why am I wearing a Canadian tuxedo when this is America! Which is actually why I went with a blue shirt but not denim.”
Comment by WAK Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:28 pm
Hmmm, I wonder why nobody wanted to sit in the front row? Is it something I said?
Comment by Skeeter Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:32 pm
“At least this chair is still with me.”
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:32 pm
When asked about bi-partisanship if re-elected, Walsh stated, “I’ll sit on my $%^&*#@ hands another entire term before even thinking about extending a hand across the aisle.”
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:34 pm
Mistakes, I’ve made a few…
Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:36 pm
So this is life in the fast lane.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:36 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDyb_alTkMQ
Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:39 pm
===Mistakes, I’ve made a few… ===
I laughed out loud so loud, someone asked if I was “ok” …
Priceless!
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:39 pm
Hi, my name is Joe and I’m a rageaholic.
Comment by M Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:40 pm
- And I Approved This Message - beat me to it. My first thought was, the chair thing worked for Clint.
Comment by Norseman Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:40 pm
“Where’s that Green Party spoiler when you need him?”
“One and done. Gonna be tough to pay off that child support now.”
Comment by reformer Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:52 pm
How could this happen? I was so careful. I picked the wrong play, the wrong director, the wrong cast. Where did I go right?
Comment by Max Bialystock Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:53 pm
Something happening here but you don’t know what it is- do you, Mr. Joe?
Comment by DuPage Dave Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:53 pm
I’m gonna win the election, and that’s the truffff!
Comment by Darrell Widen Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 2:54 pm
Walsh: “Don’t just sit on your hands folks, get out and vote!”
Comment by Say it ain't so! Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:01 pm
Mortimer Snerd sits ready to entertain people by doing his best impersonation of a congressional candidate.
Comment by Blue Dog Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:03 pm
99 comments but my shoes are fine…
Comment by OneMan Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:11 pm
“No really I can time travel, if I just close my eyes and concentrate…”
Comment by WazUp Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:16 pm
“Go ahead lady stare at me all you want Im not answering your question and if I close my eyes I can make you disappear”
Comment by WazUp Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:20 pm
“Man! Why did I leave my tinfoil hat in the car!”
Comment by WazUp Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:21 pm
I shoulda gone negative on her earlier.
Comment by DE Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:25 pm
Mr. Bean runs for election.
Comment by WazUp Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:31 pm
ALL ‘WALSH’ED UP, DUCKWORTH CLEANS UP
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:38 pm
Serenity now, serenity now.
Comment by Quizzical Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:38 pm
“All right… might as well stop payment on those checks to the kids.”
– MrJM
Comment by MrJM Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:39 pm
Lonely, I’m Mr. Lonely,
I have nobody for my own.
I’m so lonely, I’m Mr. Lonely,
wish I had someone to call on the phone.
(Bobby Vinton)
Comment by Hank Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:41 pm
Mama always said ” stupid is as stupid does”.
Comment by Bemused Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:47 pm
“… now, how did that Clint Eastwood bit work?”
Comment by carpe diem Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:47 pm
Joe Walsh meditates before giving his final eruption of the 2012 campaign season knowing his future as a Fox News commentator is riding on his performance.
Comment by ArchPundit Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:50 pm
the true expression fo a “lunchpail republican” , and “I was just learning the game of golf too”!! DANG
Comment by railrat Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:53 pm
Is it too late to switch ideology and come out as a closet liberal? Hmmm…let me meditate on that…
Comment by Wensicia Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:56 pm
===“All right… might as well stop payment on those checks to the kids.”
On the up side, the ex will have to get a new court order for child support withholding when I get a new job.
Comment by ArchPundit Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 3:57 pm
==How could this happen? I was so careful. I picked the wrong play, the wrong director, the wrong cast. Where did I go right?==
You don’t think he actually raised 100 times the cash he spent?
Comment by Anonymice Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 4:29 pm
“What don’t you understand?”
Comment by walkinfool Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 4:36 pm
As the final debate concludes, Joe Walsh is challenged to a game of infinity hide and seek.
Comment by M Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 4:43 pm
Time to change the batter.
Comment by Oak Park Rob Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 4:56 pm
“And I’ll be what I am…a solitary man..solitary man.”
Comment by Arthur Andersen Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 5:00 pm
That Thunderbird’s a mean wine.
Comment by Boone Logan Square Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 5:23 pm
I was told to sit on my hands because I cannot stop poking people with my finger when I talk.
Comment by Samurai Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 6:21 pm
Congressman Walsh replaces Congressman Flanagan as the answer to a Capitol Fax Trivial Pursuit question.
Comment by Esquire Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 7:15 pm
- Esquire -,
Michael Patrick Flanagan is a mitigated Genius!
You mock him at your own peril…
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 7:59 pm
Maybe I shouldn’t have said that?
Comment by GeezerLad Monday, Nov 5, 12 @ 11:33 pm
What the heck was the name of that guy the defeated Flanagan?
Comment by Samurai Tuesday, Nov 6, 12 @ 2:49 am