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Tom Ripley

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54. He's pretending that he is Howard Roark...and that's why Ryan is humping his ass

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This was NOT photoshopped. National Review magazine cover. [View all] jillan Sep 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #1

Who the hell do those punks think they are? Rosie the Riveter? nt SusanaMontana41 Sep 2012 #38

it's a common patriotic poster motif.... mike_c Sep 2012 #2

Yeah but imagine if Obama and Biden posed like that gollygee Sep 2012 #7

Don't your remember? Confusious Sep 2012 #29

Oh, and don't forget that even his FONT is a commie plot. chalky Sep 2012 #35

also the columns on the stage of his election night... Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #62

This! Vehl Sep 2012 #32

IIRC, it is Soviet Constructivism, a well known school of art... CTyankee Sep 2012 #18

Except that they are fascists not communists malaise Sep 2012 #3

Remember the origin of Neo con ideology nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #6

+1,000. And the Koch family relations straight back to Stalin and Mussolini. Not a coincidence. freshwest Sep 2012 #48

LOL malaise Sep 2012 #50

THe art at the time was remarkably similar, even here in the US. MNBrewer Sep 2012 #9

Two sides of the same coin when it comes Cleita Sep 2012 #24

Is Romney Il Douche of the Republican Party, then? Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #36

Pretty good cover...but everyone knows Romney doesn't actually have any plans. rgbecker Sep 2012 #4

MUCH more likely. randome Sep 2012 #8

Nah,they're for Frick and Frack formercia Sep 2012 #16

Don't forget Marcus... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #49

Bad Finger paintings, Confusious Sep 2012 #31

Blue prints for the makeover of his $13 million house in Ca, ya know the one that's going to have a Fla Dem Sep 2012 #68

Neocon central nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #5

It's similar, but the Russian text is just a basic description, not an endorsement or anything. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #10

It says CCCP a socialist country for workers and christians. Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #37

Well that makes more sense. My vocabulary is a little rusty. I can read it fine, just forget words. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #58

The instrumental case for Russian nouns is tricky Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #61

Well, to be fair, I only took two years of it and that was 25 years ago. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #63

In this case it's "belongs to", not "made of" but you are close enough :) idwiyo Sep 2012 #67

Correction: workers and FARMERS idwiyo Sep 2012 #65

Thanks. I wonder if they are cognates nt Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #70

Yes, they most likely are but in modern Russian Christian is spelled differently idwiyo Sep 2012 #71

Although CCCP in the Cyrillic alphabet Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #69

Looks like Mitt is about ready to unroll an architectural scroll aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #11

first thing that came to my mind when i saw the picture madrchsod Sep 2012 #42

She had flopped earlier as a silent movie screenwriter; just imagine how she fared in a talkie... Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #56

Yes indeed (n/t) Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #55

You can't make this shit up formercia Sep 2012 #12

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Sep 2012 #13

The delivery of Pravda to their dachas has been slowed Ezlivin Sep 2012 #14

Bad comparison Navl Sep 2012 #15

Is that supposed to be a bible in Ryan's hand? YankeyMCC Sep 2012 #17

It's his highlighted version of Atlas Shrugged. progressoid Sep 2012 #19

I thought he was holding Atlas Shrugged. Proles Sep 2012 #20

It's not the Constitution, that's for sure. caveat_imperator Sep 2012 #26

Freepers and others call Romney a Communist because he is not far enough right for them. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #21

It Looks Even More STUPID Cha Sep 2012 #22

What a coincidence! liberal N proud Sep 2012 #23

Why does Mitt Romney look like Michael Palin? n/t renie408 Sep 2012 #25

better one pettypace Sep 2012 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author busterbrown Sep 2012 #28

What's with the scrolls? Kitchen paper? Has Mitt been shopping again? aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #30

Lists of people to fire and banks to hide money in. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2012 #33

He's pretending that he is Howard Roark...and that's why Ryan is humping his ass Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #54

Wow, DemKittyNC Sep 2012 #34

Plagiarism. begin_within Sep 2012 #39

Mitt "I've got my secret plans to fix the government!" Ryan "And I've got my budget plan jp11 Sep 2012 #40

R&R has no facial hair Generic Brad Sep 2012 #41

We do get a sense of "simplistic propaganda," don't we? MADem Sep 2012 #43

hahah mshasta Sep 2012 #44

They do have Ryan standing unusually close behnd Mitt aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #45

Is that Mitt's tax returns he's holding? nt Terra Alta Sep 2012 #46

More proof the conservatives simply don't understand irony. baldguy Sep 2012 #47

Terrible drawing of Mittens treestar Sep 2012 #51

(With apologies to David Letterman) Now they like a father-son architecture firm Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #52

Here's a poster for the National Review to modify for the next issue... Kurovski Sep 2012 #53

Good one aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #57

Is that a Bible in Ryan's hand, or a corporate binder on how to destroy America? -nt CrispyQ Sep 2012 #59

No, it's his under-the-bed Ayn Rand paper porn. Raster Sep 2012 #60

~lol. CrispyQ Sep 2012 #72

he's got a Bible! stuntcat Sep 2012 #66

Methinks the artist may be a subversive... porphyrian Sep 2012 #64

Kick. redqueen Sep 2012 #73

What's Leslie Nielsen doing on the cover? nt Javaman Sep 2012 #74