Discussion: Conservative Writer Explains Why White House's 'Game Of Thrones' Photo Was 'Disturbing'

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Dear Mr. Lofti,

Go fuck yourself.

Signed,
America

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Lofti needs to get back to what’s important . . . BENGHAZIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

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“I mean, Vladmir Putin is playing ‘Game of Thrones’ and we’re playing 'Downton Abbey,” Peters said.

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These people need to get a grip. Game of Thrones is FICTION. Also, I’m pretty sure it’s Tyrion Lannister that made the comment about kings being ruthless murderers, etc.

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Second, why the president of a constitutional republic would find such an image appropriate is beyond understanding. Could you imagine if George Bush’s administration posted such a picture?

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grow up and get a sense of humor, douche bag. Besides, at least President Obama wasn’t looking under his desk making fun of the fraudulent reason he invaded a country and led more than 4,000 US troops to their deaths for NO LEGITIMATE REASON, you partisan hack.

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Undoubtedly If George W was still in office, he would be busy checking behind the couches for those missing WMD.
Right. Not offensive.

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Some conservative in America is outraged at a little humor where a President cracks a joke with a picture making fun of himself.

The real reason this conservative is outraged: Obama is the President.

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I’m sorry but how does a photoshopped image impart anything on anyone except the photoshopper??? Did President Obama whip out the old Presidential paint program or was that duty assigned to a staffer? I seem to recall Dubya actually wearing a codpiece and then much later tap dancing before cameras while waiting for Republican nominee McCain’s late arrival…

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And that picture reminded them of it. Waaaaaah!

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Proving once again, conservatives have zero sense of humor, the things they think are funny are in reality horrible (think kid falling off bicycle and breaking arm or pedestrian getting soaked by car driving by in rain), and the things that are truly funny (Westeros Wing) they can’t understand…

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For those who missed it, the picture was part of a joke Obama told at the White House Correspondents Dinner over the weekend. Clearly Lofti wasn’t invited.

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The Obama Administration can do it because their Administration is so humerously not the kind of autocratic monarchy identified in GoT. Under the Bush Administration however; idiot egotistical leader - check; plotting monomanical Hand - check; enters into foreign wars to quell domestic issues - check. Well, the list goes on and on.

Hell, I bet most conservatives loved the photo… it shows their trumpeted beliefs about the Obama Administration aren’t just wingnut conspiracy theories… while missing the entire point as usual.

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hahaha… anybody else thinking this is exactly the reaction the wh was hoping for… just one more example of the great unhinged gop to add to the binder…

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Dick Cheney = Varys

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All that photoshop to make the Westeros pun.

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Would that it were true. There would be a lot fewer of these idiots.

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Cheney is a eunuch? Who would have thought?

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Like “Mission Accomplished”? Or looking under the desk for the WMDs that inspired a national murderous rage? Simpleton.

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