tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post214474417861312061..comments2023-08-05T07:24:04.413-05:00Comments on Hope n' Change Cartoons: Auto-Man EmpireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-3226614277846611742011-06-05T11:10:17.110-05:002011-06-05T11:10:17.110-05:00@RightKlik- Good catch! I thought of putting in th...@RightKlik- Good catch! I thought of putting in the mirror image but got lazy since I figured no one would notice. Oops.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-69685904738877135252011-06-05T02:53:33.397-05:002011-06-05T02:53:33.397-05:00"What's wrong with this picture?"
W..."What's wrong with this picture?"<br /><br />Words in teleprompter at top and at bottom not mirror images.RightKlikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04475874038428195332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-77397996600505894962011-06-05T02:52:40.122-05:002011-06-05T02:52:40.122-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.TickedMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973588048874466367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-20620261857196121562011-06-01T08:02:56.506-05:002011-06-01T08:02:56.506-05:00@DavidD- I believe that in 2005, a legal opinion w...@DavidD- I believe that in 2005, a legal opinion was issued that the autopen <i>could</i> be used, but no president has actually done it until now - and the procedure certainly hasn't had to stand up to a legal challenge. Which is now overdue.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-87867864335409556622011-06-01T05:06:02.522-05:002011-06-01T05:06:02.522-05:00Has any other (alleged?) president ever had an aut...Has any other (alleged?) president ever had an autopen used to sign a law? Is an autopen signature legally binding?DavidDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483763917313497742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-27681744653392918322011-06-01T00:56:00.827-05:002011-06-01T00:56:00.827-05:00@Stilton, Obama does a little work in the office n...@Stilton, Obama does a little work in the office now and then. Too bad the little work he does is so wrong for America.JustaJeepGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-90548451508510675992011-05-31T16:46:38.900-05:002011-05-31T16:46:38.900-05:00@Pryorguy- If an autopen is as good as the real si...@Pryorguy- If an autopen is as good as the real signature, then why not a rubber stamp? Or a ream of pre-signed sheets of paper which can have laws added to them later? I know we live in a high-tech world, but couldn't we send the president (I can't capitalize it either, and haven't for over two years now) a facsimile which he could sign wherever the heck he is? It just feels like too much of this presidency is on autopilot (or autopen), and the ground is coming towards us <i>awfully</i> fast.<br /><br />@Suzy- I agree. I think the reason the president should actually be present (ha!) to sign laws into being is so he can give the bill a last read if he wants. Or if he <i>doesn't</i> want to read it, at least he can be held responsible for ignoring the details. But this strikes me as the next automated step up (or down?) from the Obamacare bill that <i>nobody</i> read. If laws are created that no one has read, including the politicians who vote for them, or the president who signs them...then why should the <i>rest</i> of us be forced to live with the arcana they've created? What representative can truly say that his/her constituents want him/her to support legislation they've never read?<br /><br />Maybe if we could teach the Autopen how to golf, it would free up more time for Obama to do a little work in his office...Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-56556318019897915962011-05-31T16:31:06.294-05:002011-05-31T16:31:06.294-05:00Pryorguy...if the law isn't important enough t...Pryorguy...if the law isn't important enough to be present to sign, its probably not important enough to sign...in my opinion, anyway!Suzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-26933090979239017262011-05-31T14:41:26.255-05:002011-05-31T14:41:26.255-05:00This is surprising to me...in a way I guess...I ca...This is surprising to me...in a way I guess...I can see where it would be handy to be able to 'sign' a bill into law in absentia, but I can also see the downside to that. Guess I just don't have enough faith in our 'president'...(can't even bring myself to capitalize that word!)pryorguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-88392293361305464362011-05-31T13:34:47.777-05:002011-05-31T13:34:47.777-05:00@JustaJeepGuy- Think of it like an old diamond in ...@JustaJeepGuy- Think of it like an old diamond in a beautiful new setting.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-22462643645132696872011-05-31T11:49:57.272-05:002011-05-31T11:49:57.272-05:00The TelePrompter said, "...But SYRIAsly,...&q...The TelePrompter said, "...But SYRIAsly,..." That's an old joke. I read that in National Lampoon 35 years ago!JustaJeepGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-35452890839508049872011-05-31T11:14:45.705-05:002011-05-31T11:14:45.705-05:00@Mike- I didn't say it was a hard pop quiz.@Mike- I didn't say it was a <i>hard</i> pop quiz.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-12060753638983722382011-05-31T10:52:21.889-05:002011-05-31T10:52:21.889-05:00What's wrong with this picture? Durn near eve...What's wrong with this picture? Durn near everything as far as I can tell.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12377962123190780101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-25537160345116662942011-05-31T09:22:28.498-05:002011-05-31T09:22:28.498-05:00As an Irishman, I wish he would STAY long lost. P...As an Irishman, I wish he would STAY long lost. Permanently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-83861270277044019382011-05-31T09:02:41.910-05:002011-05-31T09:02:41.910-05:00Are ye sayin' the robot cannot horse around on...Are ye sayin' the robot cannot horse around on the golf course pretending to play golf? Or is it ye be sayin' the robot cannot eat Kobe Beef?Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-85997336155981554722011-05-31T08:59:44.491-05:002011-05-31T08:59:44.491-05:00@Angry Hoosier Dad & Suzy- "Getting frisk...@Angry Hoosier Dad & Suzy- "Getting frisky?" Michelle was obviously referring to the fact that Obama can <i>shake a can of paint</i> that needs to be mixed, but the little robot can do it even better. What did you <i>think</i> I meant?Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-53568854520256522902011-05-31T08:34:46.468-05:002011-05-31T08:34:46.468-05:00But I REALLY like the letter of resignation idea!But I REALLY like the letter of resignation idea!Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-73269886829559462112011-05-31T08:33:47.522-05:002011-05-31T08:33:47.522-05:00I agree with Angry Hoosier Dad: no chance of a Con...I agree with Angry Hoosier Dad: no chance of a Constitutional crisis when everybody in D.C. seems to think of the Constitution as more of a suggestion than anything actually binding or limiting. And, sad to say, that seems to go for the right almost as much as the left!Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-29169670404827874572011-05-31T08:17:18.966-05:002011-05-31T08:17:18.966-05:00Laws? Where we're going, we don't need la...Laws? Where we're going, we don't need laws...John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-57731289493609487432011-05-31T07:57:18.091-05:002011-05-31T07:57:18.091-05:00I read that Bush refused to use the autopen for si...I read that Bush refused to use the autopen for signing laws for fear there would be a lawsuit over the validity of it. Which there WOULD have been...because it was Bush. Of course nobody cares since its Obama.<br /><br />And yeah...I'm with Hoosier. Yuck, Stilt. haha.Suzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-74886195794039754392011-05-31T06:54:27.756-05:002011-05-31T06:54:27.756-05:00The question *I* have, is the 'autopen' st...The question *I* have, is the 'autopen' strictly a remote device, or does it have 'capture' technology...Pete(Detroit)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-12899499611562960902011-05-31T05:31:44.901-05:002011-05-31T05:31:44.901-05:00I don't see the autopen instigating a constitu...I don't see the autopen instigating a constitutional crisis. That tired, old document isn't even a limiting factor for this regime.<br />Stilton: For the love of all that is holy...no more allusions to the Obama's getting frisky. Ewww!Angry Hoosier Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-45023974101511899902011-05-31T05:26:59.373-05:002011-05-31T05:26:59.373-05:00I suppose the president has had to resort to the a...I suppose the president has had to resort to the autopen to sign all the checks to spend trillions of dollars on say, auto companies, and banks, and cronies, and green industries, and assorted sycophants for government largesse. At the rate the mans signs checks there's no way he'd have the time to sign them all. <br /><br />And actually, in our Republic, in fact, the president is not really that necessary -- his job is to guard the borders and run the military, and a few other minor tasks -- and the rest of the behemoth should be dismantled and given back to the states and the people. Congress can be part time too. Then they can all go golfing and leave us alone.Jim Hlavachttp://www.thedailymush.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-23365813217461684112011-05-31T01:18:48.930-05:002011-05-31T01:18:48.930-05:00Haha, the idiocy of the whole idea of the autopen ...Haha, the idiocy of the whole idea of the autopen is almost funny enough to make me forget the punchline to today's comic.<br /><br />Almost.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-59061338498769746742011-05-31T00:55:02.725-05:002011-05-31T00:55:02.725-05:00Why shouldn't the president have an autopen? T...Why shouldn't the president have an autopen? The push button on those manual ballpoints can be so hard to figure out!Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.com