How did the Mitt-Bot come to walk awkwardly among us? Now the fantastic origin story can be told.
Origins of the Amazing Mitt-Bot
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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0.21 light years?
I love his bendy arm.
Maybe that’s how far away it is by worm-hole.
I only wish aliens really were secretly plotting to take over the earth. At least then we’d have a good excuse for all the economic and environmental devastation being wrought by our leaders — rather than the more prosaic explanation which is that it is being done simply to serve the short-term interests of a handful of greedy kleptocrats.
I would have called him Al Gore 2.0 myself.
Maybe you should start an “Earther” movement that demands Mitt publicly demonstrate his humanity? I don’t think documents will do, those can all be fact by a clearly advanced extra terrestrial species. Maybe we need to cut off one of his arms to see…..
Very smart of the aliens to have Mitt-bot masquerade as a Mormon. No one would suspect a thing!
Examples:
Guy #1 (conversing with a friend): “Remember during that debate when Mitt Romney opened his mouth and fired a weird laser beam that stunned Newt Gingrich. What was that all about?”
Guy #2: “Did you forget that Mitt Romney is a MORMON?”
Guy #1: “Oh, that’s right. Well that explains everything!”
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Mitt Romney (speaking before an audience): “Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated into the collective!”
Audience member #1: “Say what?”
Audience member #2 (whispers): “He’s a Mormon. Haven’t you ever had one come up to you on the street?”
ahh yeah…
” At a distance to Alpha Centauri of just 0.21 ly (15000 ± 700 astronomical units [AU]), Proxima Centauri may be in orbit …”
I bet Mitt knows that!!
as in “at .21 light years away from Proxima Centuri…”
Ted, how about a comic book on this fantasy/science-fiction theme ? Would beat the hell out of Superman’s extra-terrestial origins !…
Henri
Henri,
I’ve always wanted to do a comic book. Alas–no money in it.
When was it that Moroni paid a visit???
(I really have a problem with that angel; it seems he introduced himself to Smith with broken English: “Moron – I” !!!