Can we all have a pity party for U.S. Congressman Eric Massa? Mostly because you’ve probably forgotten the New York Democrat by now.
But hey! In 1986, nobody knew anything about the 14th-seeded Cleveland State Vikings basketball team, and they knocked off Indiana and St. Joe’s that year before losing to David Robinson’s Navy squad by a single point. Will Mr. Massa be this tourney’’s “Mouse McFadden”? It’s probabaly going to depend on how much you love alternative-fuel vehicles and SUVs.
Massa famously drove a hydrogen fuel-cell car to Washington to be sworn in. Sort of. The publicity stunt was foiled when it emerged that he had to switch cars halfway to DC when the first one reached its maximum driving range. And both cars ended up getting towed back home by a monster SUV because there wasn’t anywhere along the route to fill-er-up with “H.”
I almost hate to tell you all of that about Massa, because he’s squaring off against England’s über-hypocrite Prince Charles. Which reminds me of a little verse that Simon Scowl wrote:
Carbon footprint
Big as Wales;
When it comes to “green”
He always fails.
This poll — and today’s seven other Round 1 matchups — will be open for 24 hours. Updated Brackets will be posted tomorrow.
Deceiver Madness '09 Round 1 (Politicos bracket): Pick the bigger hypocrite
- Prince Charles (3) (56%)
- Eric Massa (14) (44%)
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Massa all the way. At least you can excuse the royal family for idiocy being that they are so inbred.
Prince Charles support quack cures and phony medicine. This might allow him to register a body-count. This is worst that a carbon footprint so he get my vote.
Inbred has an endless supply of hypocrisy (and on a larger scale) than some lamo congresssman.
Thanks for the Mouse McFadden recall. But I have to go with Chuck for pure scale.
I think Massa should have had to push that car the rest of the way to Washington. Now that’s dedication to green politics!
The Prince of Wales.
BTW, Simon’s verse should be sung to the tune of Love Shack.
Anybody who can kiss Camila Parker Boles and keep their food down, gets my vote.
What?! Massa is in the lead? Now I KNOW you’re all high. Massa’s little stunt in no way compares to ol’ horse face’s scoldings on eco-crap while cruising the seven seas on a 200 foot yacht. The “seven seas”? AAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH That’s right I’m a pirate now. Avast you land lubbers, etc.
Chronic Malanga is reading my mind today, or vice versa.
“Anybody who can kiss Camila Parker Boles and keep their food down, gets my vote.” Haha, hear hear. But I think that’d be a good reason NOT to vote for Prince Charles. Ya know, to spare him from more damage.
But, I voted for Prince Charles anyway. Massa’s mishap seems harmless.
Prince Charles. I will never ever ever forget or forgive him for trying to use tampons in his dirty talk to Camila. There is not enough bleach in this world to scrub that image from my head.
Massa just cause it is the same “do as I say, not as I do” mentality. Prince Charles was an idiot to cheat on Diana and to tell us how to live, but Massa is one of our own and is a bigger douchebag to me. He can cause us more harm than the Prince.
I flipped a coin and landed on Massa.
Swede, that made me cackle like Witch Hazel. HAH!
Massa, hands down.
When you POS alternative fuel car has to be towed home by an SUV getting less than 10 miles a gallon… FAIL.
Massa. Royalty should never be expected to behave like the commoners! Prince Charles always looks pretty befuddled anyway…
Charles wins this round in my book
Massa, cos this fool was elected.
as stated above, my vote was decided since Massa was elected. When you’re born into position you don’t need to do silly things like learn and be consistent. There’s much more room for hypocrisy when your job depends upon how well you pull it off.
Prince Charles has been an idiot for so long (mostly by promoting “alternative medicine”) that I can’t help voting for him.
Anyone who has lives an opulent and extravagent lifestyle that is paid for by tax payers, then has the nerve to tell those people they are living the wrong way wins hands down.
Does anyone object to a monarchy over here? I am starting to think maybe he is not as stupid as I originally thought.
In 1993 a magazine published the transcript of a telephone conversation between Prince Charles, heir to the British crown, and his lover in which the couple made joking references to tampons in an erotic context. The story quickly spread around the world and became a source of embarrassment for Charles and the Royal family.
Massa for making a grand display of what a big deceiver he is. Who really listens to Prince Charles anyway?
Great minds, Beige. Great minds.
Massa… The Prince at least has an excuse (in-breeding)
I’m with thegengirl… who listens that old hag-loving man anyhow?
Massa had my vote when I watched and read about the “Arrival” hoax he had going. I LOL’d loudly at the doctor’s office to many stares.
Royalty does live in this world. It’s not hypocrisy, it’s a genetic defect.
I vote for the Prince. Me and my mission to challenge Monarchy by using the democratic votey-votey to… Uh, I lost my train of thought.
I can’t really remember what it was the Prince did. But you guys named him an uber-hypocrite, so… That’s waaay worse than “just” a hypocrite, on my book.
I say Chuckles since most of our politicians are just plain stupid
I had to go with Massa. Poor bonnie Prince C is just ignorant, as most of the royal family is. They can’t help it, anyone who has never had to work a day in their life can’t be expected to be able to relate to real world issues. Massa though, is a shining example of stupidity and hypocrisy.
Charles. Because he pollutes more, but it was a close one.
Prince Charles, hands down.
HRH kinda has an excuse….primogeniture tends to lead to a decrease in intelligience due to the inbreeding genetic probs. Massa is just an elected idiot unless he is the product of the joining of 2 first cousins.
I voted Prince Charles because taking a private jet to express fear that we only have a few months before we all boil up and die really defeats the purpose. Has he not heard of video conferencing? That’d be much safer than flying privately. While I understand the security concerns, it really defeats the purpose.
Massa was just plain stupid.
Security Concerns??? The man does not do anything. He doesn’t run a country. He doesn’t have a job. He does not play a pivotal role in any industry. There is another heir and a spare and his own country thinks he is a bit of a wanker.
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I voted for the Royal Chuck.
Because I love the incongruity of voting for hereditary monarchy. Wee! That was fun.
Had to go with the Prince on this one. The monarchy is a parasite with no apparent purpose in life other than to demand its subjects pay obeisance to it.
Massa made one political blunder; Prince Charles IS one political blunder … just like his Dad.
Prince Charles latest stunt I think put him over the top with this one
HEY! unfair! you can’t post articles about Prince Charles while voting is still active! It seems like it’d skew the results… I voted for him anyway, but still.
royalty wins
Haha, I agree with Minnow… voting for royalty is fun! I also can’t stand the good prince, so dragging his name through the mud is fun.
I’ll take Charles (Nelson Reilly) for the block.
Charles. The fact that he is Royalty does it for me.
Do not mistake Massas’ ineptitude and stupidity for complete, in your face, I’m-better-than-you-because-my-Daddy-screwed-the-Queen-and-it-took royal hypocrisy on constant parade around the royal grounds as Chucky’s way of life…
Chuck wins – sorry, make that FAILS – on so many levels: Not only is he an inbred leeching on the public purse, he’s also an uber-Baby Boomer tosser, pushing dodgy quack “complementary” medicine, flaky religion and environmental hypocrisy.
That pretty much presses all my buttons.
Massa, because, well…I nominated him. Tough matchup though.
My reasoning’s the same as for voting for Pamela Anderson. I’m just hoping His Royalness will remember li’l ole me, and reward the people who put him where he is, namely by marrying me into a title and enough money to travel and not have to deal with him.
Here’s looking at you, Prince.
Massa because he’s ours.
It’s not that I voted for Prince Charles. I voted against Eric Massa much like I hope his constituents will.
Prince Charles. Just because.
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Darn! I missed out on this one. I would have voted for Massa. That whole hydrogen car thing put it over the edge for me.
No wait, I didn’t miss out! I swear the page showed the poll first, then after I submitted a comment it showed the choices. Honest!
No wait, I didn’t miss out! I swear the page showed the poll first, then after I submitted a comment it showed the choices. Honest!
(now my comment isn’t showing even to be moderated? are the poll elves mad at me???)
Massa is intentionally evil, and Windsor is just so dumb that no one is surprised. Massa.